Research Project: IPM Method for Control of Insect Pests and Transmitted Diseases of Orchard Crops

Location: Subtropical Insects and Horticulture Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Complete genome sequences of StopSmel and Aussie, two Mu-like bacteriophages of Sinorhizobium meliloti - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nielander, M., Maybank, M., Massimino, C., Fitzgerald, H., Blossum, H., Douthitt, C., Holland, C., Hunter, W.B., Carrol, M., D'Elia, T. 2024. Complete genome sequences of StopSmel and Aussie, two Mu-like bacteriophages of Sinorhizobium meliloti. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 22:e0123023. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01230-23.

Cross-infectivity of Vorticella sp. across genera of mosquitoes for development of biological mosquito control strategies - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Durden, S., Cruz, A., Hunter, W.B., Debboun, M., Duguma, D. 2024. Cross-infectivity of Vorticella sp. across genera of mosquitoes for development of biological mosquito control strategies. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2024.108064.

The genome of the invasive and broadly polyphagous Diaprepes root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera), reveals an arsenal of putative polysaccharide-degrading enzymes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sylvester, T., Adams, R., Hunter, W.B., Li, X., Rivera-Marchand, B., Shen, R., Na Ra, S., Mckenna, D.D. 2023. The genome of the invasive and broadly polyphagous Diaprepes root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera), reveals an arsenal of putative polysaccharide-degrading enzymes. Journal of Heredity. 115:94-102. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esad064.

Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) responses to plant-associated volatile organic compounds: A mini-review - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Santos Silva, M., Patt, J.M., De Jesus Barbosa, C., Fancelli, M., Ribeiro Mesquita, P.R., Demedeiros Rodrigues, F., Selbach Schnadelbach, A. 2023. Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) responses to plant-associated volatile organic compounds: A mini-review. Crop Protection. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106242.

Direct infusion device for molecule delivery in plants - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rhodes, B.H., Stange, R., Zagorski, P., Hentz, M.G., Niedz, R.P., Shatters, R.G., Pitino, M. 2023. Direct infusion device for molecule delivery in plants. The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE). https://dx.doi.org/10.3791/64008.

Bactericidal properties of Proline-Rich Aedes aegypti Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor (AeaTMOF) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Borovsky, D., Rougé, P., Shatters, R.G. 2022. Bactericidal properties of Proline-Rich Aedes aegypti Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor (AeaTMOF). Life. 13(1), 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13010019.

CRISPR/Cas- and RNAi-based technologies for crop improvement: Reviewing the risk assessment and challenges towards a more sustainable agriculture - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kohlrausch Távora, P.T., Santos Diniz, F.A., Rêgo-Machado, C.M., Greitas, N.C., Monteiro Arraes, F.B., Andrade, E.C., Furtado, L.L., Osiro, K.O., Sousa, N.L., Merz Henning, L.M., De Oliveira Molinari, P., Feingold, S.E., Hunter, W.B., Grossi De Sá, M.F., Kobayashi, A.K., Nepomuceno, A.L., Santiago, T.R., Correa Molinari, H.B. 2022. CRISPR/Cas- and RNAi-based technologies for crop improvement: Reviewing the risk assessment and challenges towards a more sustainable agriculture. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.913728.

The Ribosome is the ultimate receptor for Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor (TMOF) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Borovsky, D., Rouge, P., Shatters, R.G. 2022. The Ribosome is the ultimate receptor for Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor (TMOF). Biomolecules 12:577. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12040577.

Source or sink? the ole of residential host plants in Asian citrus psyllid infestation of commercial citrus groves - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Setamou, M., Patt, J.M., Tarshis Moreno, A.M. 2022. Source or sink? the ole of residential host plants in Asian citrus psyllid infestation of commercial citrus groves. Journal of Economic Entomology. 115:438-445. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab249.

Efficacy of Precocene I from Desmosstachya bipinnata as an ef-fective bioactive molecules against the Spodoptera litura Fab. and its impact on Eisenia fetida Savigny - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sundar, N.S., Karthi, S., Sivanesh, H., Stanley-Raja, V., Canthini, K.M., Ramasubramanian, R., Ramkumar, G., Ponsandar, A., Narayanan, K., Vasantha-Srinivasan, P., Jawaher, A., Alwahibi, M.B., Hunter, W.B., Senthil-Nathan, S., Patcharin, K. 2021. Efficacy of Precocene I from Desmosstachya bipinnata as an ef-fective bioactive molecules against the Spodoptera litura Fab. and its impact on Eisenia fetida Savigny. Molecules. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26216384.

Microbiome Diversity in Psyllids, “Non-vector” compared to a “Vector” of Huanglongbing - (Research Technical Update)

Double Strand RNA Absorption in Citrus Trees for Delivery to Asian Citrus Psyllids, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae). - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Clarke, S.V., Hunter, W.B., Paris, T.M., Brown, S.E., Qureshi, J.A. 2021. Double Strand RNA Absorption in Citrus Trees for Delivery to Asian Citrus Psyllids, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae).. Proceedings of the 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology, 1–15 July 2021, MDPI: Basel, Switzerland, doi:10.3390/IECE-10409

Larvicidal and repellent activity of N-methyl-1-adamantylamine and oleic acid a major derivative of Bael tree ethanol leaf extracts against dengue mosquito vector and their bio-safety on natural predator - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chellappandian, M., Senthil-Nathan, S., Karthi, S., Vasantha-Srinivasan, P., Kalaivani, K., Hunter, W.B., Ali, A.B., Veerabahu, C., Soliman Elshikh, M., Al Farraj, D.A. 2021. Larvicidal and repellent activity of N-methyl-1-adamantylamine and oleic acid a major derivative of Bael tree ethanol leaf extracts against dengue mosquito vector and their bio-safety on natural predator. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29, 15654–15663. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16219-w.

Tetranorterpenoids as Attractants of Yucca Moths to Yucca Flowers - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Optimizing efficient RNAi-mediated control of Hemipteran pests (psyllids, leafhoppers, whitefly): Modified pyrimidines in dsRNA triggers - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hunter, W.B., Wintermantel, W.M. 2021. Optimizing efficient RNAi-mediated control of Hemipteran pests (psyllids, leafhoppers, whitefly): Modified pyrimidines in dsRNA triggers. Plants. 10(9). Article 1782. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10091782.

Optimizing Efficient RNAi-mediated Control of Hemipteran Pests (Psyllids, Leafhoppers, Whitefly): Modified Pyrimidines in dsRNA Triggers - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hunter, W.B., Wintermantel, W.M. 2021. Optimizing Efficient RNAi-mediated Control of Hemipteran Pests (Psyllids, Leafhoppers, Whitefly): Modified Pyrimidines in dsRNA Triggers. Plants. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10091782.

Cloning and Characterization of Aedes aegypti Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor (TMOF) Gut Receptor - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Borovsky, D., Deckers, K., Vanhove, A., Verstraete, M., Rouge, P., Shatters, R.G., Powell, C.A. 2021. Cloning and Characterization of Aedes aegypti Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor (TMOF) Gut Receptor. Biomolecules EISSN 2218-273X. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom11070934.

Picorna-like Virus Discovered in Wild Lime Psyllid, Leuronota fagarae Burckhardt (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Stuehler, D.S., Hunter, W.B., Carrillo-Tarazona, Y., Espitia, H., Bell, T., Mann, H.R., Clarke, S.V., Cicero, J.M., Qureshi, J., Cano, L.M. 2021. Picorna-like Virus Discovered in Wild Lime Psyllid, Leuronota fagarae Burckhardt (Hemiptera: Psylloidea). Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECE-10365.

Picorna-like Virus Discovered in Wild Lime Psyllid, Leuronota fagarae Burckhardt (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) - (Proceedings)
Stuehler, D.S., Hunter, W.B., Clarke, S.K., Cicero, J.M., Bell, T., Man, H.R., Qureshi, J., Cano, L.M. 2021. Picorna-like Virus Discovered in Wild Lime Psyllid, Leuronota fagarae Burckhardt (Hemiptera: Psylloidea). The International Electronic Conference on Entomology. Presentation.

Characterization of Wnt Signaling Genes in Diaphorina citri - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Vosburg, C., Reynolds, M., Shippy, T., Noel, R., Hosmani, P.S., Flores-Gonzalez, M., Mueller, L.A., Hunter, W.B., Brown, S.J., D'Elia, T., Saha, S. 2021. Characterization of Wnt Signaling Genes in Diaphorina citri. Gigascience. https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.21.

Characterization of chitin deacetylase genes in the Diaphorina citri genome - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Miller, S., Shippy, T., Tamayo, B., Hosmani, P., Flores-Gonzalez, M., Mueller, L., Hunter, W.B., Brown, S., D'Elia, T., Saha, S. 2021. Characterization of chitin deacetylase genes in the Diaphorina citri genome. Gigascience. https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.25.

Improving suppression of hemipteran vectors and bacterial pathogens of citrus and solanaceous plants: Advances in antisense oligonucleotide (FANA) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hunter, W.B., Cooper, W.R., Sandoval, M., Mccollum, T.G., Aishwarya, V., Pelz-Stelinski, K.S. 2021. Improving suppression of hemipteran vectors and bacterial pathogens of citrus and solanaceous plants: Advances in antisense oligonucleotide (FANA). Frontiers in Agronomy. 3:675247. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2021.675247.

Chitin Biosynthesis Genes in Diaphorina citri - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Miller, C., Shippy, T., Tamayo, B., Hosmani, P.S., Flores-Gonzalez, M., Mueller, L.A., Hunter, W.B., Brown, S.J., D'Elia, T., Saha, S. 2021. Chitin Biosynthesis Genes in Diaphorina citri. Gigascience. https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.23.

Annotation of chitin biosynthesis genes in Diaphorina citri, the Asian citrus phyllid - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shippy, T.D., Miller, S., Blessy, T., Hosmani, P.S., Flores-Gonzalez, M., Mueller, L.A., Hunter, W.B., Brown, S.J., D'Elia, T., Saha, S. 2021. Annotation of chitin biosyentesis genes in Diaphorina citri, the Asian citrus phyllid. GigaByte. https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.23.

Annotation of putative circadian rhythm-associated genes in Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Renolds, M., Oliveira, L., Vosburg, C., Paris, T., Massimino, C., Norus, J., Ortiz, Y., Espino, M., Davis, N., Masse, R., Neiman, A., Holcomb, R., Gervais, J., Kemp, M., Hoang, M., Shippy, T.D., Flores-Gonzalez, M., Panitz, N., Mueller, L.A., Hunter, W.B., Benoit, J.B., Brown, S.J., D'Elia, T., Saha, S. 2021. Annotation of putative circadian rhythm-associated genes in Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae). GigaByte. https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.21.

Annotation and analysis of yellow genes in Diaphorina citri, vector for the Huanglongbing disease - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Massimino, C., Vosburg, C., Shippy, T., Hosmani, P.S., Flores-Gonzalez, M., Mueller, L.A., Hunter, W.B., Benoit, J.B., Brown, S.B., D'Elia, T., Saha, S. 2021. Annotation and analysis of yellow genes in Diaphorina citri, vector for the Huanglongbing disease. Gigascience. https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.20.

Segmentation pathway genes in the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Miller, S., Shippy, T., Hosmani, P.S., Flores-Gonzalez, M., Mueller, L.A., Hunter, W.B., Brown, S.J., D'Elia, T., Saha, S. 2021. Segmentation pathway genes in the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri. Gigascience. https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.26.

Crowdsourced identification of potential target genes for CTV induced gene silencing for controlling the citrus greening vector Diaphorina citri - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Borovsky, D., Deckers, K., Vanhove, A., Verstraete, M., Shatters, R.G., Powell, C.A. 2021. Crowdsourced identification of potential target genes for CTV induced gene silencing for controlling the citrus greening vector Diaphorina citri. Frontiers in Physiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.571826.

Using micro-computed tomography to reveal the anatomy of adult Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, (Insecta: Hemiptera, Liviidae) and how it pierces and feeds within a citrus leaf - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Alba-Tercedor, J., Hunter, W.B., Alba-Alejandre, I. 2021. Using micro-computed tomography to reveal the anatomy of adult Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, (Insecta: Hemiptera, Liviidae) and how it pierces and feeds within a citrus leaf. Nature Scientific Reports. Scientific Reports 11, 1358. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80404-z.

Anti-herbivore activity of soluble silicon for crop protection in agriculture: a review - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Murali-Baskaran, R.K., Senthil-Nathan, S., Hunter, W.B. 2020. Anti-herbivore activity of soluble silicon for crop protection in agriculture: a review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28:2626–2637. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11453-0.

A study of the cellular uptake of magnetic branched amphiphilic peptide capsules - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Natarajan, P., Roberts, J.D., Kunte, N., Hunter, W.B., Fleming, S.D., Tomich, J.M., Avila, A.L. 2020. A study of the cellular uptake of magnetic branched amphiphilic peptide capsules. Molecular Pharmacology. Molecular Pharmaceutics 17 (6), 2208-2220. https://doi:10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c00393..

Anatomical study of the female reproductive system and bacteriome of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, (Insecta: Hemiptera, Liviidae) using micro-computed tomography - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Alba-Alejandre, I., Alba-Tercedor, J. & Hunter, W.B. Anatomical study of the female reproductive system and bacteriome of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, (Insecta: Hemiptera, Liviidae) using micro-computed tomography. Sci Rep 10, 7161 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64132-y