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Micah Gill
Subtropical Horticulture Research
Biological Science Technician (Insects)

Phone: (786) 573-7069
Fax: (786) 573-7100

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Behavioral and electrophysiological responses of the male medfly, Ceratitis capitata, to thymol and carvacrol ethers Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tabanca, N., Cloonan, K.R., Nesterkina, M., Gill, M.A., Montgomery, W.S., Kravchenko, I., Kendra, P.E. 2024. Behavioral and electrophysiological responses of the male medfly, Ceratitis capitata, to thymol and carvacrol ethers. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8324.
Building an IPM program for the invasive Hibiscus Bud Weevil Anthonomus testaceosquamosus Linell - (Abstract Only)
Revynthi, A.M., Hernandez, Y.V., Vargas, G., Canon, M.A., Ataide, L.M., Arauz, I.R., Greene, D.A., Cloonan, K.R., Gill, M.A., Tabanca, N., Yang, X. 2024. Building an IPM program for the invasive Hibiscus Bud Weevil Anthonomus testaceosquamosus Linell. Abstract. XXVII International Congress of Entmology, Ausut 25-30, 2024, Kyoto, Japan.
Development of bioassay-guided isolation of kairomones for male Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, from Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil, and fingerprinting of M. alternifolia and related species using HPTLC - (Abstract Only)
Tabanca, N., Cloonan, K.R., Gill, M.A., Schnell, E.Q., Montgomery, W.S., Vazquez, A., Paul, K.E. 2024. Development of bioassay-guided isolation of kairomones for male Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, from Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil, and fingerprinting of M. alternifolia and related species using HPTLC. Abstract. American Chemical Society , Denver, Colorado. August 18-22, 2024.
Exploring market-available commercial pheromone lures and traps for controlling the hibiscus bud weevil, anthonomus testaceosquamosus (coleoptera: curculionidae) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ataide, L.M., Greene, D.A., Cloonan, K.R., Gill, M.A., Vargas, G., Tabanca, N., Arauz, I.R., Valezquez-Hernandez, Y., Revynthi, A.M. 2024. Exploring market-available commercial pheromone lures and traps for controlling the hibiscus bud weevil, anthonomus testaceosquamosus (coleoptera: curculionidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae105.
Terpene- and alcohol-based attractants for the Mediterranean fruit fly isolated from tea tree oil - (Abstract Only)
Cloonan, K.R., Gill, M.A., Tabanca, N., Vazquez, A., Schnell, E.Q., Kendra, P.E. 2023. Terpene- and alcohol-based attractants for the Mediterranean fruit fly isolated from tea tree oil. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting.
Identification of behavior-modifying odors for the Mediterranean fruit fly isolated from tea tree oil - (Abstract Only)
Cloonan, K.R., Tabanca, N., Schnell, E.Q., Vazquez, A., Gill, M.A. 2023. Identification of behavior-modifying odors for the Mediterranean fruit fly isolated from tea tree oil. Meeting Abstract.
Identification of new attractants and behavior-modifying odors for the Mediterranean fruit fly - (Abstract Only)
Cloonan, K.R., Gill, M.A., Yang, X., Tabanca, N., Rohde, B.B., Kendra, P.E. 2022. Identification of New attractants and behavior-modifying odors for the Mediterranean fruit fly. Fruit Flies of Economic Importance International Symposium. Sydney, Australia. 13 – 18 Nov 2022.
Field Attraction and Aging Study of 2- And 3- Component Food-Based Lures for the Caribbean Fruit Fly, Anastrepha Suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae) In South Florida - (Abstract Only)
Vázquez, A., Cloonan, K.R., Gill, M.A., Mosser, L.K., Crane, J.H., Carrillo, D., Kendra, P.E. (2022) Field attraction and aging study of 2- and 3- component food-based lures for the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae) in south Florida. 103rd Annual Meeting of the Florida Entomological Society. Gainesville, FL. 20-22 June 2022
Attraction and Longevity of 2- And 3-Component Cone Lures for the Caribbean Fruit Fly, Anastrepha Suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Vázquez, A., K. R. Cloonan, B. B. Rhode, M. A. Gill, L. K. Mosser, J. H. Crane, D. Carrillo, and P. E. Kendra. 2022. Attraction and longevity of 2- and 3-component food cone lures for the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 115(4): 1231-1239.
Evaluation of 29 natural and synthetic aromatic compounds provides insight into structure-function relationships of attractants for Mediterranean fruit fly - (Abstract Only)
Tabanca, N., N. D. Epsky, P.E. Kendra, J. Niogret, M. Gill, W. S. Montgomery, M. Masi, P. Nocera, A. Cimmino, A. Evidente. 2021. Evaluation of 29 natural and synthetic aromatic compounds provides insight into structure-function relationships of attractants for Mediterranean fruit fly. The 2021 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies. (Virtual). 16-21 December 2021.
Efficacy of synthetic food-based lures for detection of Anastrepha suspensa in three hosts in Florida, USA - (Abstract Only)
Kendra, P. E., A. Vázquez, M. A. Gill, L. K. Mosser, J. H. Crane, and D. Carrillo. 2021. Efficacy of synthetic food-based lures for detection of Anastrepha suspensa in three hosts in Florida, USA. 4th Virtual Symposium of the International Branch of the Entomological Society of America. 26-28 Apr 2021.
Efficacy of 2- and 3-component cone lures for Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa - (Abstract Only)
Kendra, P. E., A. Vázquez, M. A. Gill, L. K. Mosser, J. H. Crane, and D. Carrillo. 2020. Efficacy of 2- and 3-component cone lures for Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa. 67th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (Virtual). 11-25 Nov 2020.
TLC method for determination of kairomones for male Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), from tea tree oil - (Abstract Only)
Tabanca, N., Niogret, J., Kendra, P.E., Gill, M.A., Schnell, E.Q., Montgomery, W.S., Epsky, N.D. 2020. TLC method for determination of kairomones for male Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), from tea tree oil. 260th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (Virtual). 17-20 Aug 2020.
TLC method for isolation of medfly attractants from tea tree oil - (Abstract Only)
Gill, M. A., E. Q. Schnell, W. S. Montgomery, N. Tabanca, J. Niogret, N. D. Epsky, and P. E. Kendra. 2020. TLC method for isolation of medfly attractants from tea tree oil. 3rd Virtual Symposium of the International Branch of the Entomological Society of America. 27-29 Apr 2020. https://www.entsoc.org/international/chemical-ecology-posters
Potential new attractants for the Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) - (Abstract Only)
Montgomery, W.S., Gill, M.A., Tabanca, N., Masi, M., Epsky, N.D., Nocera, P., Cimmino, A., Kendra, P.E., Niogret, J., Evidente, A. 2019. Potential new attractants for the Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)[abstract]. Florida Entomological Society Annual Meeting. 21-24 July 2019.
Attraction and electroantennographic responses of male mediterranean fruit fly (diptera: tephritidae) to six plant essential oils - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Niogret, J., Epsky, N.D., Gill, M.A., Espinoza, H.R., Kendra, P.E., Heath, R. 2017. Attraction and electroantennographic responses of male mediterranean fruit fly (diptera: tephritidae) to six plant essential oils. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 5(3):958-964.
Laboratory and field age of aqueous grape juice bait and capture of Zaprionus indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Epsky, N.D., Gill, M.A. 2017. Laboratory and field age of aqueous grape juice bait and capture of Zaprionus indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 110(3):1326–1332.
Electroantennogram response and attraction of Anastrepha suspensa to volatiles of various sugar sources and aged sugar solutions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Guillen, L., Epsky, N.D., Kendra, P.E., Montgomery, W.S., Gill, M.A., Allen, C.L., Niogret, J., Heath, B. 2016. Electroantennogram response and attraction of Anastrepha suspensa to volatiles of various sugar sources and aged sugar solutions. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 160(3):251-258. doi:10.1111/eea.12483.
Grape juice bait for Zaprionus indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) - (Abstract Only)
Variability in leaf damage among cultivars of lychee, host of Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall adults - (Abstract Only)
Epsky, N.D., Niogret, J., Gill, M.A., Kendra, P.E. 2015. Variability in leaf damage among cultivars of lychee, host of Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall adults. Meeting Abstract. Florida Entomology Society Annual Meeting, Ft. Myers, FL. Aug 2-5, 2015.
Wine and vinegar-based attractants for the African fig fly (Diptera: Drosophilidae) - (Abstract Only)
From a nontarget to a target: identification of a fermentation volatile blend attractive to Zaprionus Indianus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cha, D.H., Gill, M.A., Epsky, N.D., Werle, C.T., Adamczyk Jr, J.J., Landolt, P.J. 2015. From a nontarget to a target: identification of a fermentation volatile blend attractive to Zaprionus Indianus. Journal of Applied Entomology. 139:114-122.
Grape Juice as an Attractant for Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Zaprionus indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Epsky, N.D., Gill, M.A., Mangan, R.L. 2015. Grape Juice as an Attractant for Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Zaprionus indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 139(1-2):114-122.
Trapping systems for Zaprionus indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) - (Abstract Only)
Trapping African fig fly (Diptera: Drosophilidae) with combinations of vinegar and wine - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Epsky, N.D., Gill, M.A., Cha, D.H., Landolt, P.J. 2014. Trapping African fig fly (Diptera: Drosophilidae) with combinations of vinegar and wine. Florida Entomologist. 97(1): 85-89.
New developments in bait stations for control of pest Tephritids - (Abstract Only)
Update on Bait Stations for Tephritid Fruit Fly Control - (Abstract Only)
Epsky, N.D., Gill, M.A., Crane, J. 2013. Update on Bait Stations for Tephritid Fruit Fly Control. Meeting Abstract. Florida Entomology Society Meeting, Naples, FL July 14-17.
Behavioral effects of plant essential oils on Ceratitis capitata males – risk versus reward - (Abstract Only)
Epsky, N.D., Gill, M.A., Niogret, J., Heath, R.R. 2012. Behavioral effects of plant essential oils on Ceratitis capitata males – risk versus reward. Tephritid Workers of Europe Africa and the Middle East (TEAM). 2nd International Symposium of TEAM
Response of Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tepritidae) to white and brown cane, coconut, date, date jaggery and panela sugar solutions with varying degrees of fermentation - (Abstract Only)
Epsky, N.D., Gill, M.A., Allen, C.L., Niogret, J., Robert, H.R., Kendra, P.E. 2012. Response of Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tepritidae) to white and brown cane, coconut, date, date jaggery and panela sugar solutions with varying degrees of fermentation. Tephritid Workers of Europe Africa and the Middle East (TEAM). Tephritid Workers of Europe Africa and the Middle East (TEAM).
Medfly Responses to Natural Essential Oils: Electroantennography and Long-Range Attraction - (Abstract Only)
Niogret, J., Epsky, N.D., Gill, M.A., Espinoza, H.R., Kendra, P.E., Heath, R.R. 2012. Medfly Responses to Natural Essential Oils: Electroantennography and Long-Range Attraction. Tephritid Workers of Europe Africa and the Middle East (TEAM).
Small-scale field tests of attract-and-kill stations for pest Tephritid fruit flies - (Abstract Only)
Epsky, N.D., Gill, M.A., Kendra, P.E., Crane, J., Heath, R.R. 2010. Small-scale field tests of attract-and-kill stations for pest Tephritid fruit flies. Entomological Society of America Regional Meetings.