Nuris Acosta: Spotlight on Staff
Research
I translated and trascribed taped interviews recorded in Ecuador, from Spanish to English. These tapes were part of a project between OSU and several institution in Ecuador. The main goal of this project is to develop control techniques for management of a major pest of corn (Macrodactylus). I also assist with the preparation and submission of reseach papers.
PI: Roger Williams.I am currently working on the "Habitat Characteristics and Entomopathogenic Nematode Persistence in Agroecosystems" project where I have assisted with soil surveys. The goal of the project is to look for habitat characteristics that can be related to pressence of entomophatogenic nematodes. This project involved the extraction of nematodes and various soil analyses, as well as the identification of insects found in different habitats. PI: Casey Hoy and Parwinder Grewal.
Publications
Cui, S., Cao, L., Acosta, N., Zhu, H., and Ling, P. 2021. Development of Portable E-Nose System for Fast Diagnosis of Whitefly Infestation in Tomato Plant in Greenhouse. Chemosensors. 9 (297): 1-14.
Canas, L., and N. M. Acosta. 2019. Evaluation of Trabon for the Control of Two Spotted Spider Mites, Tetranychus urticae, Infesting Indeterminate Greenhouse Tomatoes, 2017. Arthropod Management Tests 44.
Canas, L., and N. M. Acosta. 2019. Evaluation of Trabon for the Control of Sweetpotato Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, Infesting Indeterminate Greenhouse Tomatoes, 2017. Arthropod Management Tests 44.
Inocente, E, Shaya, M., Acosta, N., Rakotondraibe, L.H, and Piermarini, P. 2018. A natural agonist of mosquito TRPA1 from the medicinal plant Cinnamosma fragrans that is toxic, antifeedant, and repellent to the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Feb 1-9.
Piermarini, P., Inocente, E., Acosta, N., Hopkins, C., Denton, J., and Michel, A. 2018. Inward rectifier potassium (Kir) channels in the soybean aphid Aphis glycines: Functional characterization, pharmacology, and toxicology. J. Insect Physiol. 110 (Suppl.2) 57-65.
Williams, R., Acosta, N. and Price, M. 2008. Nitidulidae (Coleoptera) Found in Flowers of Calycanthus floridus Linnaeus (Laurales: Calycanthaceae) in Northeastern Ohio, U.S.A. Entomological News. 119 (4) 397-102.
Acosta N. M. and Robert J. O'Neil. 1999. Life history characteristics of three populations of Edovum puttleri Grissell (Hymenoptera : Eulophidae) at three temperatures. Biological Control 16: 81-87.
Ronald D. Cave y Nuris M. Acosta. 1999. Telenomus remus Nixon: un parasitoide en el control biológico del gusano cogollero, Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith). Ceiba 40: 215-227.
Acosta, N. M. 1998. Life history characteristics of three populations of Edovum puttleri Grissell (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) at three temperatures. Thesis M.S., Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, U.S.A. 50p.
Acosta, N. M, P. 1995. Castillo and A. Ciliézar. Control Biológico de fitopatógenos, pp 127-132. In R, D. Cave, [ed.], Manual para la enseñanza del control biológico en América Latina. 2do Taller sobre la enseñanza del control biológico en América Latina, El Zamorano, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Acosta N. M. and Cave R. D. 1994. Survey of parasitoids attacking Liriomyza Spp (Diptera, Agromyzidae) in southern Honduras. Revista de Biologa Tropical 42 (1-2): 203-218.
Acosta, N. M. 1992. Inventario y evaluación de los parasitoides de Liriomyza spp. (Diptera: Agromyzidae) en la región Sur de Honduras. Tesis Ing. Agr., Esc. Agric. Panamericana, El Zamorano, Honduras, 67p.
