Publications

Vázquez-González C, Abdala-Roberts L, Lago-Núñes B, Dean L, Capó M, de la Mata R, Tack A, Stenberg JA, Covelo F, Cao A, Cursach J, Hernández-Serrano A, Hansen F, Mooney K, Moreira X. 2025. Testing the contribution of vertebrate predators and leaf traits to mainland-island differences in insect herbivory on oaks. Journal of Ecology.

Alsanius B W, Hellström M, Bergstrand K-J , Vetukuri R, Becher P, Karlsson M E (2024) The power of light from a non-phototrophic perspective: a phyllosphere dilemma. Frontiers in Photobiology DOI=10.3389/fphbi.2024.1432066

Castellan I, Duménil1 C, Rehermann G, Eisenstecken D, Bianchi F, Robatscher P, Spitaler U, Favaro R, Schmidt S, Becher PG, Angeli S. (2024) Chemical and electrophysiological characterisation of headspace volatiles from yeasts attractive to Drosophila suzukii. Journal of Chemical Ecology https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-024-01494-x

Daouti, E., Neidel, V., Carbonne, B., Vašková, H., Traugott, M., Wallinger, C., Bommarco, R., Feit, B., Bohan, D., Saska, P., Skuhrovec, J., Vasconcelos, S., Petit, S., van der Werf, W., Jonsson, M. 2024. Functional redundancy of weed seed predation is reduced by intensified agriculture. Ecology Letters, 27: e14411. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14411

Edwards S, Naundrup A, Becher PG, De Fine Licht HH. Patterns of genotype-specific interactions in an obligate host-specific insect pathogenic fungus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2025, 38, 225-23.

Khalil S, Panda P, Ghadamgahi F, Barreiro A, Rosberg AK, Karlsson M, Vetukuri RR. Microbial potential of spent mushroom compost and oyster substrate in horticulture: Diversity, function, and sustainable plant growth solutions. Journal of Environmental Management. 2024;357:120654.

Nicotra D, Ghadamgahi F, Ghosh S, Anzalone A, Dimaria G, Mosca A, Massimino ME, Vetukuri RR, Catara V. Genomic Insights and Biocontrol Potential of Ten Bacterial Strains from the Tomato Core Microbiome. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2024;15:1437947.

Hambäck PA, Ericson L, Stenberg JA. 2024. Ecology and evolution of plant-enemy interactions during early colonization: Messages from a land-rising archipelago. Pp 147 –161 in Ecology and Evolution of Plant-Herbivore Interactions on Islands, Springer.

Iqbal M, Broberg A, Andreasson E, Stenberg JA. 2024. Biocontrol potential of beneficial fungus Aureobasidium pullulans against Botrytis cinerea and Colletotrichum acutatum. Phytopathology 113: 1428 – 1438.

Kwadha C, Rehermann G, Tasso, D, Fellous S, Bengtsson M, Wallin E, Flöhr A, Witzgall P, Becher PG. 2024 Sex pheromone mediates resource partitioning between Drosophila melanogaster and D. suzukii. Evolutionary Applications https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.70042

Mosallanejad N, Zarei M, Ghasemi-Fasaei R, Shahriari AG, Mohkami A, Majláth I,Vetukuri, R.R. et al. Mitigation of Salinity Stress on Vetiver Grass (Vetiveria zizanioides) through Application of Micrococcus yunnanensis and Indole-3-Acetic Acid. Agronomy. 2024;14(9):1952.

Michalko, R., Birkhofer, K., Traugott, M., Jonsson, M. 2024. Negative intraguild interactions drive niche variation in arthropod predators. Entomologia Generalis, 44(3): 525-534. DOI:10.1127/entomologia/2024/2282.

Musyoka Mbaka, S., Vasconcelos, S., Rezai, M.H., Karlsson, M.F., Ndirangu Mugweru, J. Jonsson, M. 2024. Cold tolerance of biological control agents Amblydromalus limonicus and Iphiseius degenerans. Journal of Applied Entomology, 148:1292–1299. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13346

Piombo E, Vetukuri RR, Konakalla NC, Kalyandurg PB, Sundararajan P, Jensen DF, et al. RNA silencing is a key regulatory mechanism in the biocontrol fungus Clonostachys rosea-wheat interactions. BMC biology. 2024;22(1):219.

Piombo E, Vetukuri RR, Tzelepis G, Jensen DF, Karlsson M, Dubey M. Small RNAs: A new paradigm in fungal-fungal interactions used for biocontrol. Fungal Biology Reviews. 2024;48:100356.

Ranheim Sveen T, Viketoft M, Bengtsson J, Bahram M. 2024. Core taxa underpin soil microbial community turnover during secondary succession. Environmental Microbiology 26, e16561.

Piombo E, Vetukuri RR, Tzelepis G, Jensen DF, Karlsson M, Dubey M. Small RNAs: A new paradigm in fungal-fungal interactions used for biocontrol. Fungal Biology Reviews. 2024;48:100356.

Rondoni, G., Collatz, J., Jonsson, M., Rennstam Rubbmark, O., Riddick, E.W., Schmidt, J.M., Brodeur, J. 2024. Recent advances in characterizing trophic connections in biological control. Biological Control, Vol 199, 105656 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2024.105656

Sellamuthu G, Chakraborty A, Vetukuri RR, Sarath S, Roy A. RNAi-biofungicides: a quantum leap for tree fungal pathogen management. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. 2024:1-28.

Sousa M, Anderssona A, Englund J-E, Flöhr A, Pollet M, Karlsson Green K, Birgersson G, Becher PG. (2024) Behavioural responses of predatory flies of the genus Medetera Fischer von Waldheim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) and the tree-killing beetle Ips typographus L. (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) to odour compound blends. Annals of Forest Science 81, 42 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-024-01261-8

Tao X, Ye W, Vetukuri RR, De Vries S, Kong L, Zhang M. Plant resistance to soil-borne diseases. Frontiers Media SA. 2024;15:1369706.

Tulukoglu-Kunt KS, Moret E, Khomutovska N, Stenberg JA, Di Francesco A. Efficacy of volatile organic compounds by Aureobasidium pullulans immobilized on hydrogel spheres against strawberry fungal pathogens. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 104: 8380-8386.

Thuraga V, Ghadamgahi F, Dadi FA, Vetukuri RR, Chawade A. A new bacterial consortia for management of Fusarium head blight in wheat. Scientific Reports. 2024;14(1):10131.

Zahid MA, Kieu NP, Carlsen FM, Lenman M, Konakalla NC, Yang H, Jyakhwa S, Mravec J, Vetukuri R, Petersen BL, Resjö, S, Andreasson E. Enhanced stress resilience in potato by deletion of Parakletos. Nature Communications. 2024;15(1):5224.

Stenberg, J.A., Becher, P. G., Jonsson, M., Vetukuri, R.R., Viketoft, M. 2025. Classical and Augmentative Biological Control. In Encyclopedia of Ecology, in press.

Sellamuthu G, Chakraborty A, Vetukuri R, Sarath S, Roy A. 2024. RNAi-biofungicides: a quantum leap for tree fungal pathogen management. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 1–28.

binti Hanifah, N. A. S., Ghadamgahi, F., Ghosh, S., Ortiz, R., Whisson, S. C., Vetukuri, R. R., & Kalyandurg, P. B. (2023). Comparative transcriptome profiling provides insights into the growth promotion activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens strain SLU99 in tomato and potato plants. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14.

Jolayemi, O. L., Malik, A. H., Vetukuri, R. R., Saripella, G. V., Kalyandurg, P. B., Ekblad, T., Yong, J. W., Olsson, M. E., & Johansson, E. (2023). Metabolic Processes and Biological Macromolecules Defined the Positive Effects of Protein-Rich Biostimulants on Sugar Beet Plant Development. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(11), 9720.

Kelbessa, B. G., Dubey, M., Catara, V., Ghadamgahi, F., Ortiz, R., & Vetukuri, R. R. (2023). Potential of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria to improve crop productivity and adaptation to a changing climate. CABI Reviews(2023).

Leykun, S., Johansson, E., Vetukuri, R. R., Ceresino, E. B., & Gessesse, A. (2023). A thermostable organic solvent-tolerant lipase from Brevibacillus sp.: production and integrated downstream processing using an alcohol-salt-based aqueous two-phase system. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14.

Liu, Q., Xu, L., Li, Y., Xu, W., Vetukuri, R. R., & Xu, X. (2023). Overexpression of an autophagy-related gene DiATG3 from Davidia involucrata improves plant thermotolerance by enhancing the accumulation of polyamines and regulating genes in calcium and MAPK signaling pathways. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 208, 105235.

Mousavi, R., Rasouli-Sadaghiani, M., Sepehr, E., Barin, M., & Vetukuri, R. R. (2023). Improving Phosphorus Availability and Wheat Yield in Saline Soil of the Lake Urmia Basin through Enriched Biochar and Microbial Inoculation. Agriculture, 13(4), 805.

Mulatu, A., Megersa, N., Teferi, D., Alemu, T., & Vetukuri, R. R. (2023). Biological management of coffee wilt disease (Fusarium xylarioides) using antagonistic Trichoderma isolates. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1113949.

Ortiz, R., Reslow, F., Huicho, J., Vetukuri, R. R., & Crossa, J. (2023). Optimizing multi-environment testing in potato breeding: using heritability estimates to determine number of replications, sites, and years for field trials. Euphytica, 219(4), 48.

Ortiz, R., Reslow, F., Vetukuri, R., García-Gil, M. R., Pérez-Rodríguez, P., & Crossa, J. (2023). Inbreeding effects on the performance and genomic prediction for polysomic tetraploid potato offspring grown at high Nordic latitudes. Genes, 14(6), 1302.

Piombo, E., Kelbessa, B. G., Sundararajan, P., Whisson, S., Vetukuri, R. R., & Dubey, M. (2023). RNA silencing proteins and small RNAs in oomycete plant pathogens and biocontrol agents. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, 812.

Quenum, Z. N. J., Kumar, P. L., Akoroda, M. O., Dansi, A., Vetukuri, R. R., & Bhattacharjee, R. (2023). Ethnobotany and Perceptions on the Value of Taro (Colocasia esculenta) among farmers in the Benin Republic. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 19(5).

Shamloo-Dashtpagerdi, R., Shahriari, A. G., Tahmasebi, A., & Vetukuri, R. R. (2023). Potential role of the regulatory miR1119-MYC2 module in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) drought tolerance. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1161245.

Thuraga, V., Martinsson, U. D., Vetukuri, R. R., & Chawade, A. (2023). Delineation of Genotype X Environment Interaction for Grain Yield in Spring Barley under Untreated and Fungicide-Treated Environments. Plants, 12(4), 715.

Alexandridis, N., Feit, B., Kihara, J.M., Luttermoser, T., May, W., Midega, C., Öborn, I., Poveda, K., Weldesemayat, S., Zewdie, B., Clough, Y. & Jonsson, M. 2023. Climate change and ecological intensification of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa – a systems approach to predict maize yield under push-pull technology. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 352,108511. (MJ8D7)

Boetzl, F., Jonsson, M., Ninkovic, V., Sigvald, R., Högfeldt, C., Malsher, G., Lundin, O. 2024. Predicting crop injury caused by flea beetles in spring oilseed rape through pest monitoring in the autumn. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 26: 62-69

Iqbal M, Andreasson E, Stenberg JA. Biological control of strawberry diseases by Aureobasidium pullulans and sugar beet extract under field conditions. Journal of Plant Pathology 105: 933-941.

Iqbal M, Broberg A, Andreasson E, Stenberg JA. 2023. Biocontrol potential of beneficial fungus Aureobasidium pullulans against Botrytis cinerea and Colletotrichum acutatum. Phytopathology 113: 1428-1438.

Rombaut A, Gallet R, Qitout K, Samy M, Guilhot R, Ghirandini P, Lazzaro P, Becher PG, Xuéreb A, Gibert P, Fellous S. 2023. Microbiota-mediated competition between Drosophila species. Microbiome 11: 201

Stenberg JA, Becher PG, Jonsson M, Karlsson M, Sundh I, Viketoft M. Political deafness may impede transition to biological control. Trends in Plant Science 28: 498-500.

Stenberg JA, Egan PA, Mora J, Osorio S, Vallarino JG, Wendin K. 2023. Effects of anti-herbivore resistance on sensory characteristics and ripening of strawberry. Scientia Horticulturae 322: 112434.

Sousa M, Birgersson G, Karlsson Green K, Pollet M, Becher PG. 2023. Odors attracting the long-legged predator Medetera signaticornis Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) to Ips typographus L. (Coleoptera: Scolytinae)-infested Norway spruce trees (Picea abies L.). Journal of Chemical Ecology 49:451-464

Torppa KA, Forkman J, Maaroufi NI, Taylor AR, Vahter T, Vasar M, Weih M, Öpik M, Viketoft M. 2023. Soil compaction effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in wheat depend on host plant variety. Plant and Soil 493, 555–571.

Vasconcelos, S., Pina, S., Jonsson, M., Heleno, R., Herrera, J.M., Moreira, F., Silva, B., Melguizo-Ruiz, N., Daouti, E., Jiménez-Navarro, G., Beja, P. 2023. Mixed effects of oak woodlands on biocontrol potential and pest pressure in olive orchards under management intensification. Journal of Pest Science, 97: 355-368.

Viketoft M, Zygouridis NE, Emery S. 2023. Helminths associated with slugs in Swedish agricultural fields. Journal of Helminthology 97, e27.

Walker WBIII, Mori BA, Cattaneo AM, Gonzalez F, Witzgall P, Becher PG. 2023. Comparative transcriptomic assessment of the chemosensory receptor repertoire of Drosophila suzukii adult and larval olfactory organs. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics

Sousa, M, Ignell R, Pollet M, Karlsson Green K, Becher PG, Birgersson G. 2023. Antennal and maxillary palp morphology, and sensillar equipment, of the spruce bark beetle predators, Medetera signaticornis and Medetera infumata (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Arthropod Structure and Development

Luttermoser, T., Khan, Z.R., Midega, C.A.O., Nyagol, D., Jonsson, M., & Poveda, K. 2023. Are pests adapting to the push-pull system? Ecologically intensified farms in Kenya maintain successful pest control over time. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 3447(1), 108345.

Hambäck PA, Ericson L, Stenberg JA. 2023. Ecology and evolution of plant-enemy interactions during early colonization: Messages from a land-rising archipelago. In: Abdala-Roberts & Moreira ed., Ecological Studies, in press.

Di Francesco A, Zajc, Stenberg JA. 2023. Aureobasidium spp.: diversity, versatility, and agricultural utility. Horticulturae, 9(1), 59

Boetzl FA, Douhan Sundahl A, Friberg H, Viketoft M, Bergkvist G, Lundin O. 2023. Undersowing oats with clovers supports pollinators and suppresses arable weeds without reducing yields. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60 (4), 613-623

Spitaler U, Cossu CS, Donne LD, Bianchi F, Rehermann G, Eisenstecken D, Castellan I, Duménil C, Angeli S, Robatscher P, Becher PG, Koschier EH, Schmidt S. 2022. Field and greenhouse application of an attract-and-kill formulation based on the yeast Hanseniaspora uvarum and the insecticide spinosad to control Drosophila suzukii in grapes. Pest Management Science 78, 1287–1295 (PB1)

Omer ZS, Wallenhammar A-C, Viketoft M. 2022. Development of Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification assay for rapid detection and analysis of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne hapla in soil. Horticulturae 8: 87.

Cattaneo AM, Witzgall P, Kwadha CA, Becher PG, Walker WBIII. 2022. Heterologous expression and functional characterization of Drosophila suzukii OR69a transcript variants unveiled response to kairomones and to a candidate pheromone. Journal of Pest Science

Frey T, Kwadha CA, Haag F, Wallin EA, Holgersson E, Hedenstrom E, Bohman B, Bengtsson M, Becher PG, Krautwurst D, Witzgall P. 2022. The human odorant receptor OR10A6 is tuned to the pheromone of the commensal fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. iScience 25:105269

Naundrup A, Bohman B, Kwadha CA, Jensen AB, Becher PG, De Fine Licht HH. 2022. Pathogenic fungus uses volatiles to entice male flies into fatal mating attempts with infected female cadavers. ISME Journal 16:2388–2397

Chakraborty A, Mori B, Rehermann G, Hernandez Garcia A, Lemmen-Lechelt J, Hagman A, Khalil S, Håkansson S, Witzgall P, Becher PG. 2022. Yeast and fruit fly mutual niche construction and antagonism against mould. Functional Ecology 36:1639–1654

Kleman I, Rehermann G, Kwadha CA, Witzgall P, Becher PG. 2022. Hanseniaspora uvarum attracts Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) with high specificity. Journal of Economic Entomology, 115(4), 2022, 999–1007

Borrero-Echeverry F, Solum M, Trona F, Becher PG, Wallin EA, Bengtsson M, Witzgall P, Lebreton S. 2022. The female sex pheromone (Z)-4-undecenal mediates flight attraction and courtship in Drosophila melanogaster, Journal of Insect Physiology, 137, 104355

Spitaler U, Cossu CS, Donne LD, Bianchi F, Rehermann G, Eisenstecken D, Castellan I, Duménil C, Angeli S, Robatscher P, Becher PG, Koschier EH, Schmidt S. 2022. Field and greenhouse application of an attract-and-kill formulation based on the yeast Hanseniaspora uvarum and the insecticide spinosad to control Drosophila suzukii in grapes. Pest Management Science 78, 1287–1295

Rehermann G, Spitaler U, Sahle K, Cossu CS, Delle Donne L, Bianchi F, Eisenstecken D, Angeli S, Schmidt S, Becher PG. 2022. Behavioral manipulation of Drosophila suzukii for pest control: high attraction to yeast enhances insecticide efficacy when applied on leaves. Pest Management Science 78, 896–904

Vasconcelos, S., Pina, S., Herrera, J.M., Silva, B., Sousa, P., Porto, M., Melguizo-Ruiz, N., Jiménez-Navarro, G., Ferreira, S., Moreira, F., Heleno, R., Jonsson,, M. & Beja, P. 2022. Canopy arthropod declines along a gradient of olive farming intensification. Scientific Reports, 12: 17273

Daouti, E., Feit, B., Jonsson, M. 2022. Agricultural management intensity determines the strength of weed seed predation. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, [339]339: 108132

Vasconcelos, S., Jonsson, M., Heleno, R., Moreira, F., Beja, P. 2022. A meta-analysis of biocontrol potential and herbivore pressure in olive crops: does integrated pest management make a difference? Basic and Applied Ecology, 63: 115-124.

Alexandridis, N., Marion, G., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Dainese, M., Ekroos, J., Grab, H., Jonsson, M., Karp, D.S., Meyer, C., O’Rourke, M.E., Pontarp, M., Poveda, K., Seppelt, R., Smith, H.G., Walters, R.J., Clough, Y., Martin, E.A. 2022. Archetype models upscale understanding of natural pest control response to land-use change. Ecological Applications, 32(8): e2696

Daouti, E., Jonsson, M., Vico, G., Menegat, A. 2022. Seed predation is key to preventing population growth of the weed Alopecurus myosuroides. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59(2): 471-482.

Piombo E, Vetukuri R, Sundararajan P, Kushwaha S, Funck Jensen D, Karlsson M, Dubey M (2022) Comparative small RNA and degradome sequencing provide insights into antagonistic interactions in the biocontrol fungus Clonostachys rosea. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 88:e00643-22.

Musaqaf N, Sigsgaard L, Markussen B, Stenberg JA. 2022. Effects of strawberry resistance and genotypic diversity on aphids and their natural enemies. Biological Control 170: 104919.

De-la-Cruz IM, Batsleer F, Bonte D, Diller C, Hytönen T, Muola A, Osorio S, Posé D,Vandegehuchte ML, Stenberg JA. 2022. Evolutionary ecology of plant-arthropod interactions in light of the ‘omics’ sciences: A broad guide. Frontiers in Plant Science 13: 808427

Iqbal M, Jamshaid M, Zahid MA, Andreasson E, Vetukuri RR, Stenberg JA. 2021. Biological control of strawberry crown rot, root rot and grey mould by the beneficial fungus Aureobasidium pullulans. BioControl 66: 535-545

Mesny F, Miyauchi S, Thiergart T, Pickel B, Atanasova L, Karlsson M, Hüttel B, Barry K, Haridas S, Drula E, Henrissat B, Kohler A, Grigoriev I, Martin F, Hacquard S (2021) Genetic determinants of endophytism in the Arabidopsis root mycobiome. Nature Communications 12:7227.

Piombo E, Vetukuri R, Broberg A, Kalyandurg P, Kushwaha S, Funck Jensen D, Karlsson M, Dubey M (2021) The role of Dicer-dependent RNA interference in regulating mycoparasitic interactions. Microbiology Spectrum 9:e01099-21.

Funck Jensen D, Dubey M, Jensen B, Karlsson M (2021) Clonostachys rosea for the control of plant diseases. In: Köhl J, Ravensberg W (eds) Microbial bioprotectants for plant disease management. BDS Publishing, 429-471.

Ben Amira M, Faize M, Karlsson M, Dubey M, Frąc M, Panek J, Fumanal B, Gousset-Dupont A, Julien J, Chaar H, Auguin D, Mom R, Label P, Venisse J (2021) Fungal X-intrinsic protein aquaporin from Trichoderma atroviride: Structural and functional considerations. Biomolecules 11:338.

Zapparata A, Baroncelli R, Brandström Durling M, Kubicek C, Karlsson M, Vannacci G, Sarrocco S (2021) Fungal cross-talk: an integrated approach to study distance communication. Fungal Genetics and Biology 148:103518.

Dubey M, Funck Jensen D, Karlsson M (2021) Functional characterization of the AGL1 aegerolysin in the mycoparasitic fungus Trichoderma atroviride reveals a role in conidiation and antagonism. Molecular Genetics and Genomics 296:131-140.

Broberg M, Dubey M, Iqbal M, Gudmundssson M, Ihrmark K, Schroers H, Funck Jensen D, Brandström Durling M, Karlsson M (2021) Comparative genomics highlights the importance of drug efflux transporters during evolution of mycoparasitism in Clonostachys subgenus Bionectria (Fungi, Ascomycota, Hypocreales). Evolutionary Applications 14:476-497.

Tzelepis G, Karlsson M (2021) The fungal chitinases. In: Zaragoza O, Casadevall A (eds) Encyclopedia of Mycology. Elsevier, 1:23-31.

Ranheim Sveen T, Netherway T, Juhanson J, Oja J, Borgström P, Viketoft M, Strengbom J, Bommarco R, Clemmensen K, Hallin S, Bahram M. 2021. Plant-microbe interactions in response to grassland herbivory and nitrogen eutrophication. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 156, 108208. doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108208

Spitaler U, Cossu CS, Donne LD, Bianchi F, Rehermann G, Eisenstecken D, Castellan I, Duménil C, Angeli S, Robatscher P, Becher PG, Koschier EH, Schmidt S. (accepted) Field and greenhouse application of an attract-and-kill formulation based on the yeast Hanseniaspora uvarum and the insecticide spinosad to control Drosophila suzukii in grapes. Pest Management Science

Rehermann G, Spitaler U, Sahle K, Cossu CS, Delle Donne L, Bianchi F, Eisenstecken D, Angeli S, Schmidt S, Becher PG. 2021. Behavioral manipulation of Drosophila suzukii for pest control: high attraction to yeast enhances insecticide efficacy when applied on leaves. Pest Management Science

Revadi SV, Giannuzzi VA, Rossi V, Hunger GM, Conchou L, Rondoni G, Conti E, Anderson P, Walker WB, Jacquin-Joly E, Koutroumpa F, Becher PG 2021. Larval stage specific expression of an odorant receptor correlates with differential olfactory behaviors in Spodoptera littoralis caterpillars. BMC Biology 19, 231

Revadi SV, Giannuzzi VA, Vetukuri RR, Walker WB, Becher PG. 2021. Larval response to frass and guaiacol – detection of an attractant produced by bacteria from Spodoptera littoralis frass. Journal of Pest Science 94, 1105–1118

Kwadha CA, Okwaro LA, Kleman I, Rehermann G, Revadi S, Ndlela S, Khamis FM, Nderitu PW, Kasina M, George MK, Kithusi GG, Mohamed SA, Lattorff HMG, Becher PG. 2021. Detection of the spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, in continental Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Pest Science 94, 251–259

Daouti, E., Jonsson, M., Vico, G., Menegat, A. 2021. Seed predation is key to preventing population growth of the weed Alopecurus myosuroides. Journal of Applied Ecology

Alexandridis,, N., Marion,, G., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Dainese, M., Ekroos, J., Grab, H., Jonsson, M., Karp, D.S., Meyer, C., O’Rourke, M.E., Pontarp, M., Poveda, K., Seppelt, R., Smith, H.G., Martin, E.M. Clough, Y. 2021. Models of natural pest control: towards predictions across agricultural landscapes. Biological Control, 163: 104761

Njue, M., Muturi, P., Nyaga, J. & Jonsson, M. 2021. Influence of drought on interactions between Rhopalosiphum padi and ground dwelling predators - a mesocosm study. Journal of Applied Entomology, 163: 934-938.

Viketoft M, Riggi LGA, Bommarco R, Hallin S, Taylor AR. 2021. Type of organic fertilizer rather than organic amendment per se increases abundance of soil biota. PeerJ 9, 1-22.

Ranheim Sveen T, Netherway T, Juhanson J, Oja J, Borgström P, Viketoft M, Strengbom J, Bommarco R, Clemmensen K, Hallin S, Bahram M. 2021. Plant-microbe interactions in response to grassland herbivory and nitrogen eutrophication. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 156, 108208. doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108208

Feit, B., Blüthgen, N., Daouti, E., Traub, C., Traugott, M & Jonsson, M. 2021. Landscape complexity promotes resilience of biological control to climate change. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 288: 20216547.

Stenberg, J.A., Sundh I, Becher, P., Björkman, C., Dubey, M., Egan, P.A., Friberg, H., Gil, J.F., Jensen, D.F., Jonsson, M., Karlsson, M., Khalil, S., Ninkovic, V., Rehermann, G., Vetukuri, R. & Viketoft M. 2021. When is it biological control? Journal of Pest Science, 94: 665-676 and a correction.

Emery, S.E, Jonsson, M., Silva, H., Ribeiro A. & Mills, N.J. 2021. High agricultural intensity at the landscape scale benefits pests, but low intensity practices at the local scale can mitigate these effects. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 206: 107199

Lundin, O., Rundlöf, M., Jonsson, M., Bommarco, R. & Williams, N.M. 2021. Integrated pest and pollinator management - widening the concept. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 19(5): 283-291.

Mbaluto CM, Ayelo PM, Duffy AG, Erdei AL, Tallon AK, Xia S, Caballero-Vidal G, Spitaler U, Szelényi MO, Duarte GA, Walker WB, Becher PG. 2020. Insect chemical ecology: chemically mediated interactions and novel applications in agriculture. Arthropod Plant Interactions 14, 671–684

Becher PG, Verschut V, Bibb MJ, Bush MJ, Molnár BP, Barane E, Al-Bassam MM, Chandra G, Song L, Challis GL, Buttner MJ, Flärdh K. 2020. Developmentally regulated volatiles geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol attract a soil arthropod to Streptomyces bacteria promoting spore dispersal. Nature Microbiology 5, 821–829

Sundh I, Eilenberg J. 2020. Why has the authorization of microbial biological control agents been slower in the EU than in comparable jurisdictions? Pest Management Science, DOI 10.1002/ps.6177.

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