Raman Bansal
(PhD)
Commodity Protection and Quality Research
Research Entomologist
Phone: (559) 596-2768
Fax: (559) 596-2721
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Publications
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Characterization and RNA interference-mediated silencing of tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase gene in Carpophilus hemipterus (L.) (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)
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Bansal, R., Zhao, C., Burks, C.S., Walse, S.S., Hunter, W.B. 2023. Characterization and RNA interference-mediated silencing of tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase gene in Carpophilus hemipterus (L.) (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae). Insect Molecular Biology. 115(1). Article 22072. https://doi.org/10.1002/arch.22072.
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Edge effects of brown marmorated stink bug and other hemipteran pest infestations in almond orchards
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Selection and validation of reference genes for quantifying gene expression in the Mealybug, Ferrisia gilli Gullan (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
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Bansal, R., Haviland, D., Hunter, W.B. 2023. Selection and validation of reference genes for quantifying gene expression in the Mealybug, Ferrisia gilli Gullan (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Journal of Economic Entomology Biological Control. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad179.
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Baseline susceptibility and evidence of resistance to acetamiprid in Gill’s mealybug, Ferrisia gilli Gullan (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
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Bansal, R., Hunter, W.B., Haviland, D.R. 2023. Baseline susceptibility and evidence of resistance to acetamiprid in Gill’s mealybug, Ferrisia gilli Gullan (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 116(2):554-559. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad012.
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A draft Diabrotica virgifera virgifera genome: insights into control and host plant adaption by a major maize pest insect
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Coates, B.S., Walden, K.O., Lata, D., Vellichirammal, N.N., Mitchell, R.F., Andersson, M.N., Mckay, R., Lorenzen, M.D., Grubbs, N., Wang, Y., Han, J., Xuan, J., Willadsen, P., Wang, H., French, B.W., Bansal, R., Sedky, S.F., Souza, D., Bunn, D., Meinke, L.J., Miller, N.J., Siegfried, B.D., Sappington, T.W., Robertson, H.M. 2023. A draft Diabrotica virgifera virgifera genome: insights into control and host plant adaption by a major maize pest insect. BMC Genomics. 24. Article 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08990-y.
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RNA interference-mediated knockdown of tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (vermilion) in the dried fruit beetle, Carpophilus hemipterus
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Bansal, R., (April 10-13, 2022). RNA interference-mediated knockdown of tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (vermilion) in the dried fruit beetle, Carpophilus hemipterus. (Oral Presentation). Pacific Branch (Entomological Society of America) Meeting, Santa Rosa, CA.
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Updates on species composition, biology and seasonal distribution of Hemipteran pests in California almond orchards
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Bansal, R., (April 10-13, 2022). Updates on species composition, biology and seasonal distribution of Hemipteran pests in California almond orchards. Meeting Abstract (Oral Presentation). Pacific Branch (Entomological Society of America) Meeting, Santa Rosa, CA.
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The genome of Rhyzopertha dominica (Fab.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae): Adaptation for success
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Oppert, B.S., Muszewska, A., Steczkiewicz, K., Šatovic-Vukšic, E., Plohl, M., Fabrick, J.A., Vinokurov, K.S., Koloniuk, I., Johnston, J., Smith, T.P., Guedes, R.C., Terra, W.R., Ferreira, C., Dias, R.O., Chaply, K.A., Elpidina, E.N., Tereshchenkova, V., Mitchell, M.F., Jenson, A.J., Mckay, R., Shan, T., Cao, X., Xiong, C., Jiang, H., Morrison III, W.R., Koren, S., Schlipalius, D., Lorenzen, M.D., Bansal, R., Wang, Y., Perkin, L.C., Poelcheau, M., Friesen, K.S., Olmstead, M.L., Scully, E.D., Campbell, J.F., et al. 2022. The genome of Rhyzopertha dominica (Fab.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae): Adaptation for success. Genes. 13(3). Article 446. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13030446.
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Post-mating gene expression of Mexican fruit fly females: disentangling the effects of the male accessory glands
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Sirot, L., Bansal, R., Esquivel, C.J., Arteaga-Vazquez, M., Herrera-Cruz, M., Pavinato, V.A., Abraham, S., Medina-Jiménez, K., Reyes-Hernández, M., Dorantes-Acosta, A., Pérez-Staples, D. 2021. Post-mating gene expression of Mexican fruit fly females: disentangling the effects of the male accessory glands. Insect Molecular Biology. Available: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13652583?tabActivePane=undefined. https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12719.
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O Moth, Where Art Thou: tracking navel orangeworm among tree nut orchards
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Tripartite parasitic and symbiotic interactions as a possible mechanism of horizontal gene transfer
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Zhao, C., Liao, P., Miao, S., Nabity, P., Bansal, R., Liu, C. 2021. Tripartite parasitic and symbiotic interactions as a possible mechanism of horizontal gene transfer. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7550.
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Characterizing resistance to soybean aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae): antibiosis and antixenosis assessment
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Bansal, R., Mian, R.M., Michel, A. 2021. Characterizing resistance to soybean aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae): antibiosis and antixenosis assessment. Journal of Economic Entomology. 114(3):1329-1335. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab038.
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Transcriptome analysis reveals functional diversity in salivary glands of plant virus vector, Graminella nigrifrons
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Rajarapu,, S.P., Bansal, R., Mittapelly, P., Michel, A. 2020. Transcriptome analysis reveals functional diversity in salivary glands of plant virus vector, Graminella nigrifrons. Gene. 11(11):1289. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11111289.
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Brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), genome: underpinnings of polyphagy, insecticide resistance potential and biology of a top worldwide pest
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Sparks, M., Gundersen, D.E., Bansal, R., Oppert, B.S., Poelchau, M.F., Childers, C., Rhoades, J.H., Velamuri, A.S., Benoit, J.B., Chao, H., Blackburn, M.B., Johnston, J. 2020. Brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), genome: underpinnings of polyphagy, insecticide resistance potential and biology of a top worldwide pest. BMC Genomics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-6510-7.
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