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Wu, S., Li, Y., Toews, M.D., Mbata, G., Shapiro-Ilan, D.I. 2023. Novel formulations improve the environmental tolerance of entomopathogenic nematodes. Biological Control. 186, 105329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105329
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Wu, S., Toews, M.D., Behle, R.W., Barman, A., Shapiro-Ilan, D.I. 2023. Post-application persistence and field efficacy of a new strain of Cordyceps javanica against the sweetpotato whiteflies, Bemisia tabaci. Journal of Fungi. 9(8), 827. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9080827
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de Sousa, A.L.V., Kostromytska, O.S., Wu, S., Koppenhöfer, A.M. 2023. Optimizing sampling technique parameters for increased precision and practicality in annual bluegrass weevil population monitoring. Insects. 14, 509. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14060509
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Wakil, W., Gulzar, S., Wu, S., Rasool, K.G., Husain, M., Aldawood, A.S., Toews, M. 2023. Development of insecticide resistance in field populations of onion thrips, Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Insects. 14(4), 376. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14040376
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Wu, S., Mechrez, G., Ment, D., Toews, M.D., Mani, K.A., Feldbaum, R.A. & Shapiro-Ilan, D.I. 2023. Tolerance of Steinernema carpocapsae infective juveniles in novel nanoparticle formulations to ultraviolet radiation. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 196, 107851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2022.107851.
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Fu, S., Huang, L., He, H., Tang, J., Wu, S., Xue, F. 2022. Differentiation of developmental pathways results in different life-history patterns between the high and low latitudinal populations in the Asian corn borer. Insects. 13(11), 1026. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13111026
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McGraw, B.A., Koppenhöfer, A.M., Kostromytska, O., Wu, S., Alm, S. 2022. Insecticidal activity of a petroleum-derived spray oil and an organosilicone surfactant on Listronotus maculicollis (Kirby) adults in laboratory and greenhouse bioassays. Insects. 13(11), 1032. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13111032
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Liliya Kotliarevski, L., Cohen, R., Ramakrishnan, J., Wu, S., Mani, K.A., Feldbaum, R.A., Yaakov, N., Zelinger, E., Belausov, E., Shapiro-Ilan, D., Glazer, I., Ment, D. and Mechrez, G. 2022. Individual coating of entomopathogenic nematodes with titania (TiO2) nanoparticles based on oil-in-water Pickering emulsion: A new formulation for biopesticides. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 70, 42, 13518–13527. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c04424
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Wu, S., Toews, M.D., Cottrell, T.E., Schmidt, J., Shapiro-Ilan, D.I. 2022. Toxicity of Photorhabdus luminescens and Xenorhabdus bovienii bacterial metabolites to pecan aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and the lady beetle Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 194:107806. doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2022.107806.
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Wakil, W., Usman, M., Gulzar, S., Piñero, J.C., Wu, S., Toews, M.D., Shapiro-Ilan, D.I. 2022. Combined application of entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi against fruit flies, Bactrocera zonata and B. dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae). Pest Management Science. 78(7): 2779-2791. doi: 10.1002/ps.6899.
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Behle, R.W., Wu, S., Toews, M.D., Duffield, K.R., Shapiro-Ilan, D.I. 2022. Comparing production and efficacy of Cordyceps javanica with Cordyceps fumosorosea. Journal of Economic Entomology. 115(2): 455-461. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac002
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Tang, J.-J., Liu, X.-P., He, H.-M., Huang, L.-L., Wu, S.-H., Xue, F.-S. 2022. A multi-year dormancy strategy in a cabbage beetle population in southeastern China. Ecology and Evolution. 12(5): e8900. doi: 10.1002/ece3.8900.
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Usman, M., Wakil, W., Gulzar, S., Piñero, J.C., Wu, S., Toews, M.D., Shapiro-Ilan, D.I. 2021. Evaluation of locally isolated entomopathogenic fungi against multiple life stages of Bactrocera zonata and Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae): laboratory and field study. Microorganisms. 9, 1791. https://doi.org/10.3390/
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Wu, S., Blackburn, M.B., Mizell III, R.F., Duncan, L.W., Toews, M.D., Sparks, M.E., El-Borai, F., Bock, C., Shapiro-Ilan, D. 2021. Pupal cell antibiosis suppresses plant and insect pathogenic fungi and is associated with a bacterium related to Serratia nematodiphila. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 184: 107655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2021.107655
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Wu, S., Toews, M.D., Castrillo, L.A., Barman, A.K., Cottrell, T.E., Shapiro-Ilan, D.I. 2021. Identification and virulence of Cordyceps javanica strain Wf GA17 isolated from a natural fungal population in sweetpotato whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Environmental Entomology. 50(5): 1127–1136. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvab061
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Gulzar, S., Usman, M., Wakil, W., Wu, S., Oliveira-Hofman, C., Srinivasan, R., Toews, M., Shapiro-Ilan, D. 2021. Virulence of entomopathogenic nematodes to pupae of Frankliniella fusca (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 114(5): 2018–2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab132
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He, H., Tang, J., Huang, L., Wu, S., Peng, Y., Xue, F. 2021. Inheritance of key life-history traits in crosses between northern and southern populations of the cabbage beetle Colaphellus bowringi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research. 111 (4): 420–428. DOI: 10.1017/s000748532100002x
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Usman, M., Gulzar, S., Wakil, W., Wu, S., Piñero, J.C., Leskey, T.C., Nixon, L.J., Oliveira-Hofman, C., Toews, M.D., Shapiro-Ilan, D. 2020. Virulence of entomopathogenic fungi to Rhagoletis pomonella (Diptera: Tephritidae) and interactions with entomopathogenic nematodes. Journal of Economic Entomology. 113(6): 2627–2633. doi: 10.1093/jee/toaa209
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Wu, S., Toews, M.D., Hofman, C.O., Behle, R.W., Simmons, A.M., Shapiro-Ilan, D.I. 2020. Environmental tolerance of entomopathogenic fungi: a new strain of Cordyceps javanica isolated from a whitefly epizootic versus commercial fungal strains. Insects. 11, 711. doi:10.3390/insects11100711
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Usman, M., Gulzar, S., Wakil, W., Piñero, J.C., Leskey, T.C., Nixon, L.J., Oliveira-Hofman, C., Wu, S., Shapiro-Ilan, D. 2020. Potential of entomopathogenic nematodes against soil dwelling stage of the apple maggot Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Nematology. 52: 1-9 https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2020-079
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Koppenhӧfer, A.M., Kostromytska, O.S., Wu, S. 2020. Optimizing the use of entomopathogenic nematodes for the management of Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): Split applications and combinations with imidacloprid. Crop Protection. 137: 105229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105229
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Koppenhӧfer, A.M., Wu, S., Kostromytska, O.S. 2020. Microsclerotial granular formulation of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum and its combinations with hydrogel and imidacloprid against the annual bluegrass weevil, Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 113(3):1118-1128. doi: 10.1093/jee/toaa052.
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Wu, S., Kostromytska, O.S., Goble, T., Hajek, A.E., Koppenhӧfer, A.M. 2020. Compatibility of a microsclerotia-based formulation of Metarhizium brunneum with fungicides. BioControl. 65: 113–123. doi:10.1007/s10526-019-09983-9
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Tang, J., He, H., Wu, S., Zou, C., Xue, F., Xiao, L. 2019. Expression of alternative developmental pathways in the cabbage butterfly, Pieris melete and their differences in life history traits. Ecology and Evolution. 9: 12311–12321.
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Wu, S., Kostromytska, O.S., Koppenhӧfer, A.M. 2019. Effect of temperature on post-diapause reproductive diapause in Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research. 109: 669–677. doi:10.1017/S0007485318001025
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Koppenhӧfer, A.M., McGraw, B.A., Kostromytska, O.S., Wu, S. 2019. Variable effect of larval stage on the efficacy of insecticides against Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) populations with different levels of pyrethroid resistance. Crop Protection. 125: 104888.
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Hofman, C.O., Kaplan, F., Stevens, G., Lewis, E., Wu, S., Alborn, H.T., Shapiro-Ilan, D.I. 2019. Pheromones act as boosters for entomopathogenic nematodes efficacy. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 164: 38–42. (Selected as a research highlight in 2019 Society of Invertebrate Pathology annual meeting)
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Wu, S., Kaplan, F., Lewis, E., Alborn, H. T., Shapiro-Ilan, D.I. 2018. Infected host macerate enhances entomopathogenic nematode dispersal and infectivity in a soil profile. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 159: 141–144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2018.10.007
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Kostromytska, O.S., Wu, S., Koppenhӧfer, A.M. 2018. Diagnostic dose assays for the detection and monitoring of resistance in adults from Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) populations. Journal of Economic Entomology. 111: 2329-2339. doi: 10.1093/jee/toy167
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Koppenhӧfer, A.M., Kostromytska, O.S., Wu, S. 2018. Pyrethroid-resistance level affects performance of larvicides and adulticides from different insecticide classes in populations of Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 111: 1851-1859. doi: 10.1093/jee/toy142
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Kostromytska, O.S., Wu, S., Koppenhӧfer, A.M. 2018. Cross-resistance patterns to insecticides of several chemical classes among Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) populations with different levels of resistance to pyrethroids. Journal of Economic Entomology. 111: 391-398. doi: 10.1093/jee/tox345
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Wu, S., Kostromytska, O.S., Xue, F., Koppenhӧfer, A.M. 2018. Chilling effect on termination of reproductive diapause in Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Insect Physiology. 104: 25-32. DOI: 10.1016/ j.jinsphys.2017.11.005