Nuris Acosta: Spotlight on Staff
Nuris has a M.S. in entomology from Purdue University, with more than 25 years of experience. Nuris is a very enthusiastic and driven person, always ready to help others. She has an exceptional ability to grow plants and insects needed for experiments. It is like her super power. During her career at Ohio State, she has managed ecologically based research projects of major insect pests of specialty crops grown in controlled environments. Nuris supports her department with the identification of pests impacting specialty crops in controlled environments, as well as providing assistance with outreach events. Additionally, Nuris supports graduate students, staff, and faculty in the preparation of educational materials and research projects.
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.
