Shaohui Wu

Patents

Shapiro-Ilan, D., Behle, R., Wu, S., Toews, M., Castrillo, L. 2023. Compositions and Methods to Reduce Insect Pests: A new strain of Isaria javanica isolated from a natural epizootic in the silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (biotype B). US Patent No. 11576384. Filed on April 16, 2020, Issued on February 14, 2023.

Ment, D., Mechrez, G., Karasik, L., Ramakrishnan, J., Shapiro-Ilan, D., Wu, S. 2022. Pickering emulsion for coating entomopathogenic nematodes. US Provisional Patent Application No. 63/358,387, filed on July 5, 2022. (Pending)

Publications

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Book chapters

Koppenhöfer, A.M. and Wu, S. 2017. Microbial control of insect pests of turfgrass. In L. Lacey (ed), Microbial Agents for Control of Insect Pests: from theory to practice. Academic Press, pp. 331-341.

Youngman, R., Kuhar, T., Gyawaly, S., Laub, C. and Wu, S.  2015.  Turfgrass insect management, In "Turfgrass Certification Training Manual", Virginia Turfgrass Council (http://www.turfprofessional.org/manual.html), Chapter 9, p. 1-21.

Wu, S., Reddy, G.V.P. and Jaronski, S.T. 2014. Advances in microbial insect control in horticultural ecosystem, In D. Nandawani (ed), Sustainable Horticultural Systems, Sustainable Development and Biodiversity 2, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp. 223-252.

Selected peer-reviewed journal articles (last 5 years)

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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.
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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
12. 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.
13. 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/
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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
21. 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
22. 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.
23. 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
24. 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.
25. 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
26. 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.
27. 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)
28. 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
29. 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
30. 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
31. 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
32. 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