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Wamonje, Francis O., Tungadi, Trisna D., Murphy, Alex M., Pate, Adrienne E., Woodcock, Christine, Caulfield, John C., Mutuku, J. Musembi, Cunniffe, Nik J., Bruce, Toby J. A., Gilligan, Christopher A., Pickett, John A. and Carr, John P. 2020. Three aphid-transmitted viruses encourage vector migration from infected common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plants through a combination of volatile and surface cues. Frontiers in Plant Science 11 , 613772. 10.3389/fpls.2020.613772

Abagale, Samson A., Braimah, Haruna, Osafo-Acquaah, Samuel, Powers, Stephen J., Emden, Helmut, Birkett, Michael A., Pickett, John A., Sanda, Umar I. and Vuts, József 2020. Field validation of senesced banana leaf extracts for trapping banana weevils on smallholder banana/plantain farms. Journal of Applied Entomology 10.1111/jen.12838 Item availability restricted.

Parmezan, Talitta Regina, Brito Júnior, Salvador Lima, Carvalho, Kenia de, Aquino, Moisés de, Birkett, Michael, Pickett, John, Nunes, Estela de Oliveira, Abdelnor, Ricardo Vilela, Campo, Clara Beatriz Hoffmann and Marcelino-Guimarães, Francismar Corrêa 2020. Transcriptional profile of genes involved in the production of terpenes and glyceollins in response to biotic stresses in soybean. Genetics and Molecular Biology 43 (4) , e20190388. 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2019-0388

Hassemer, Marla J., Lopes, Rogerio B., Borges, Miguel, Alves, Luis F.A., Withall, David M., Pickett, John A., Laumann, Raul A., Birkett, Michael A. and Blassioli-Moraes, Maria C. 2020. Development of an attract-and-infect device for biological control of lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in poultry houses. Biological Control 149 , 104326. 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2020.104326 Item availability restricted.

Li, Wei, Wang, Lingnan, Zhou, Fei, Li, Changyan, Ma, Weihua, Chen, Hao, Wang, Guirong, Pickett, John A., Zhou, Jing-Jiang and Lin, Yongjun 2020. Overexpression of the homoterpene synthase gene, OsCYP92C21, increases emissions of volatiles mediating tritrophic interactions in rice. Plant, Cell and Environment 10.1111/pce.13924 Item availability restricted.

Cheruiyot, Duncan, Midega, Charles A.O., Pittchar, Jimmy O., Pickett, John A. and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2020. Farmers' perception and evaluation of brachiaria Grass (brachiaria spp.) genotypes for smallholder cereal-livestock production in East Africa. Agriculture 10 (7) , 268. 10.3390/agriculture10070268

Ywaya, David O., Birkett, Michael A., Pickett, John A., Ochola, John B., Wilber, Lwande, Wachira, Benson M., Hassanali, Ahmed and Ng'ang'a, Margaret M. 2020. Repellency and composition of essential oils of selected ethnobotanical plants used in Western Kenya against bites of Anopheles gambiae Sensu Stricto. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 23 (3) , pp. 432-441. 10.1080/0972060X.2020.1780954 Item availability restricted.

Tamiru, Amanuel, Paliwal, Rajneesh, Manthi, Samuel J., Odeny, Damaris A., Midega, Charles A. O., Khan, Zeyaur R., Pickett, John A. and Bruce, Toby J. A. 2020. Genome wide association analysis of a stemborer egg induced "call-for-help" defence trait in maize. Scientific Reports 10 (1) , 11205. 10.1038/s41598-020-68075-2

Radadiya, Ashish and Pickett, John A. 2020. Characterizing human odorant signals: insights from insect semiochemistry and in silico modelling. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences 375 (1800) , 20190263. 10.1098/rstb.2019.0263

Weeks, E. N. I., Logan, J. G., Birkett, M. A., Caulfield, J. C., Gezan, S. A., Welham, S. J., Brugman, V. A., Pickett, J. A. and Cameron, M. M. 2020. Electrophysiologically and behaviourally active semiochemicals identified from bed bug refuge substrate. Scientific Reports 10 (1) , 4590. 10.1038/s41598-020-61368-6

Robinson, Ailie, Bristow, Julie, Holl, Matthew V., Makalo, Pateh, Alemayehu, Wondu, Bailey, Robin L., Macloed, David, Birkett, Michael A., Caulfield, John C., Sarah, Virginia, Pickett, John A., Dewhirst, Sarah, Chen-Hussey, Vanessa, Woodcock, Christine M., D'Alessandro, Umberto, Last, Anna, Burton, Matthew J., Lindsay, Steve W. and Logan, James G. 2020. Responses of the putative trachoma vector, Musca sorbens, to volatile semiochemicals from human faeces. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 14 (3) , e0007719. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007719

Wamonje, Francis O., Donnelly, Ruairí, Tungadi, Trisna D., Murphy, Alex M., Pate, Adrienne E., Woodcock, Christine, Caulfield, John, Mutuku, J. Musembi, Bruce, Toby J. A., Gilligan, Christopher A., Pickett, John A. and Carr, John P. 2020. Different plant viruses induce changes in feeding behavior of specialist and generalist aphids on common bean that are likely to enhance virus transmission. Frontiers in Plant Science 10 , 1811. 10.3389/fpls.2019.01811

Sobhy, Islam S., Caulfield, John C., Pickett, John A. and Birkett, Michael A. 2020. Sensing the danger signals: cis-Jasmone reduces aphid performance on potato and modulates the magnitude of released volatiles. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7 , 499. 10.3389/fevo.2019.00499

Tolosa, Tigist A., Tamiru, Amanuel, Midega, Charles A. O., Van Den Berg, Johnnie, Birkett, Michael A., Woodcock, Christine M., Bruce, Toby J. A., Kelemu, Segenet, Pickett, John A. and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2019. Molasses grass induces direct and indirect defense responses in neighbouring maize plants. Journal of Chemical Ecology 45 (11-12) , pp. 982-992. 10.1007/s10886-019-01122-z

Murage, A.W., Pittchar, J.O., Midega, C.A.O., Onyango, C.O., Pickett, J.A. and Khan, Z.R. 2019. Gender appropriateness of field days in knowledge generation and adoption of push-pull technology in eastern Africa. East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 83 (4) , pp. 289-306. 10.1080/00128325.2019.1644145

Pickett, John A, Midega, Charles A O, Pittchar, Jimmy and Khan, Zeyaur R 2019. Removing constraints to sustainable food production: new ways to exploit secondary metabolism from companion planting and GM. Pest Management Science 75 (9) , pp. 2346-2352. 10.1002/ps.5508

Schlaeger, Stefanie, Pickett, John A and Birkett, Michael A 2019. Prospects for management of whitefly using plant semiochemicals, compared with related pests. Pest Management Science 74 (11) , pp. 2405-2411. 10.1002/ps.5058

Lopes Ferreira, Lorena, Sarria, André Lucio Franceschini, de Oliveira Filho, Jaires Gomes, de Silva, Fernanda de Oliveira, Powers, Stephen J., Caulfield, John C., Pickett, John A., Birkett, Michael A. and Borges, Lígia Miranda Ferreira 2019. Identification of a non-host semiochemical from tick-resistant donkeys (Equus asinus) against Amblyomma sculptum ticks. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 10 (3) , pp. 621-627. 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.02.006

Hassemer, Marla J., Borges, Miguel, Withall, David M., Pickett, John, Laumann, Raul A., Birkett, Michael A. and Blassioli-Moraes, Maria C. 2019. Development of pull and push–pull systems for management of lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus, in poultry houses using alarm and aggregation pheromones. Pest management Science 75 (4) , pp. 1107-1114. 10.1002/ps.5225

Stanczyk, N. M., Brugman, V. A., Austin, V., Sanchez-Roman Teran, F., Gezan, S. A., Emery, M., Visser, T. M., Dessens, J. T., Stevens, W., Smallegange, R. C., Takken, W., Hurd, H., Caulfield, John, Birkett, M., Pickett, J. and Logan, J. G. 2019. Species-specific alterations in Anopheles mosquito olfactory responses caused by Plasmodium infection. Scientific Reports 9 , 3396. 10.1038/s41598-019-40074-y

Michereff, Mirian F. F., Magalhães, Diego M., Hassemer, Marla J., Laumann, Raúl A., Zhou, Jing-Jiang, Ribeiro, Paulo E. de A., Viana, Paulo A., Guimarães, Paulo E. de O., Schimmelpfeng, Pedro H. C., Borges, Miguel, Pickett, John, Birkett, Michael A. and Blassioli-Moraes, Maria Carolina 2019. Variability in herbivore-induced defence signalling across different maize genotypes impacts significantly on natural enemy foraging behaviour. Journal of Pest Science 92 (2) , pp. 723-736. 10.1007/s10340-018-1033-6

Abagale, Samson A, Woodcock, Christine M, Chamberlain, Keith, Osafo-Acquaah, Samuel, van Emden, Helmut, Birkett, Michael A, Pickett, John A and Braimah, Haruna 2019. Attractiveness of host banana leaf materials to the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus in Ghana for development of field management strategies. Pest Management Science 75 (2) , pp. 549-555. 10.1002/ps.5182

Khan, Zeyaur R., Midega, Charles A. O., Pittchar, Jimmy and Pickett, John A. 2019. Exploiting chemical ecology for developing novel integrated pest management strategies for Africa. Presented at: Indian Ecological Society International Conference 2016, Jammu, India, 18-20 Feb 2016. Published in: Peshin, Rajinder and Dhawan, Ashok eds. Natural Resource Management: Ecological Perspectives. Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 165-183. 10.1007/978-3-319-99768-1_10

Renou, Michel, Vuts, József, Woodcock, Christine M., König, Lisa, Powers, Stephen J., Pickett, John A., Szentesi, Árpád and Birkett, Michael A. 2018. Host shift induces changes in mate choice of the seed predator Acanthoscelides obtectus via altered chemical signalling. PLoS ONE 13 (11) , e0206144. 10.1371/journal.pone.0206144

Leal, Walter S., Harvey, Deborah J., Vuts, József, Hooper, Antony, Finch, Paul, Woodcock, Christine M., Caulfield, John C., Kadej, Marcin, Smolis, Adrian, Withall, David M., Henshall, Sarah, Pickett, John A., Gange, Alan C. and Birkett, Michael A. 2018. Environmentally vulnerable noble chafers exhibit unusual pheromone-mediated behaviour. PLoS ONE 13 (11) , e0206526. 10.1371/journal.pone.0206526

Pickett, John A. and Weston, Leslie A. 2018. Possibilities for rationally exploiting co-evolution in addressing resistance to insecticides, and beyond. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 151 , pp. 18-24. 10.1016/j.pestbp.2018.03.007

Khan, Zeyaur R., Pittchar, Jimmy O., Midega, Charles A. O. and Pickett, John A. 2018. Push-pull farming system controls fall armyworm: lessons from Africa. Outlooks on Pest Management 29 (5) , pp. 220-224. 10.1564/v29_oct_09

Vuts, József, Woodcock, Christine M, Caulfield, John C., Powers, Stephen J, Pickett, John A. and Birkett, Michael A 2018. Isolation and identification of floral attractants from a nectar plant for the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae). Pest Management Science 74 (9) , pp. 2069-2075. 10.1002/ps.4903

Oliveira Filho, Jaires Gomes de, Ferreira, Lorena Lopes, Silva, Fernanda de Oliveira, Menezes, Karolina Martins Ferreira, Muniz, Elen Regozino, Paula, Luiza Gabriella Ferreira de, Sarria, André Lucio Franceschini, Pickett, John Anthony, Birkett, Michael Alexander, Mascarin, Gabriel Moura and Borges, Lígia Miranda Ferreira 2018. Persistence and efficacy of a new formulation based on dog allomonal repellents against Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato tick. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria 27 (3) , pp. 313-318. 10.1590/s1984-296120180054

Cheruiyot, Duncan, Midega, Charles A.O., Ueckermann, Edward A., Van den Berg, Johnnie, Pickett, John and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2018. Genotypic response of brachiaria (Urochloa spp.) to spider mite (Oligonychus trichardti ) (Acari: Tetranychidae) and adaptability to different environments. Field Crops Research 225 , pp. 163-169. 10.1016/j.fcr.2018.06.011

Magalhães, Diego M., Borges, Miguel, Laumann, Raúl A., Woodcock, Christine M., Withall, David M., Pickett, John A., Birkett, Michael A. and Blassioli-Moraes, Maria C. 2018. Identification of volatile compounds involved in host location by Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6 , 98. 10.3389/fevo.2018.00098

Robinson, Ailie, Busula, Annette O., Voets, Mirjam A., Beshir, Khalid B., Caulfield, John C., Powers, Stephen J., Verhulst, Niels O., Winskill, Peter, Muwanguzi, Julian, Birkett, Michael A., Smallegange, Renate C., Masiga, Daniel K., Mukabana, W. Richard, Sauerwein, Robert W., Sutherland, Colin J., Bousema, Teun, Pickett, John A., Takken, Willem, Logan, James G. and de Boer, Jetske G. 2018. Plasmodium-associated changes in human odor attract mosquitoes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115 (18) , E4209-E4218. 10.1073/pnas.1721610115

Abagale, Samson A., Woodcock, Christine M., Hooper, Antony M., Caulfield, John C., Withall, David, Chamberlain, Keith, Acquaah, Samuel O., Van-Emden, Helmut, Braimah, Haruna, Pickett, John A. and Birkett, Michael A. 2018. (2R,5S)-Theaspirane Identified as the Kairomone for the Banana Weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, from Attractive Senesced Leaves of the Host Banana, Musa spp. Chemistry - a European Journal 24 (37) , pp. 9217-9219. 10.1002/chem.201800315

Fancelli, Marilene, Borges, Miguel, Laumann, Raul A, Pickett, John, Birkett, Michael A. and Blassioli-Moraes, Maria C. 2018. Attractiveness of host plant volatile extracts to the Asian citrus psyllid, diaphorina citri, is reduced by terpenoids from the non-host cashew. Journal of Chemical Ecology 44 (4) , pp. 397-405. 10.1007/s10886-018-0937-1

Cheruiyot, Duncan, Midega, Charles A.O., Van den Berg, Johnnie, Pickett, John A. and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2018. Suitability of brachiaria grass as a trap crop for management of Chilo partellus. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 166 (2) , pp. 139-148. 10.1111/eea.12651 Item availability restricted.

Cheruiyot, Duncan, Aura Odhiambo Midega, Charles, Van den Berg, Johnnie, Pickett, John A. and Rahman Khan, Zeyaur 2018. Genotypic responses of brachiaria grass (brachiaria spp.) accessions to drought stress. Journal of Agronomy 17 (3) , pp. 136-146. 10.3923/ja.2018.136.146

Midega, Charles A.O., Pittchar, Jimmy O., Pickett, John, Hailu, Girma W. and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2018. A climate-adapted push-pull system effectively controls fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith), in maize in East Africa. Crop Protection 105 , pp. 10-15. 10.1016/j.cropro.2017.11.003

Koczor, Sándor, Szentkirályi, Ferenc, Vuts, József, Caulfield, John C., Withall, David M., Pickett, John, Birkett, Michael A. and Tóth, Miklós 2018. Conspecific and heterogeneric lacewings respond to (Z)-4-tridecene identified from Chrysopa formosa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 44 (2) , pp. 137-146. 10.1007/s10886-017-0920-2

Li, Fengqi, Li, Wei, Lin, Yong-Jun, Pickett, John, Birkett, Michael A., Wu, Kongming, Wang, Guirong and Zhou, Jing-Jiang 2018. Expression of lima bean terpene synthases in rice enhances recruitment of a beneficial enemy of a major rice pest. Plant, Cell & Environment 41 (1) , pp. 111-120. 10.1111/pce.12959

Solano, Philippe, Saini, Rajinder K., Orindi, Benedict O., Mbahin, Norber, Andoke, John A., Muasa, Peter N., Mbuvi, David M., Muya, Caroline M., Pickett, John A. and Borgemeister, Christian W. 2017. Protecting cows in small holder farms in East Africa from tsetse flies by mimicking the odor profile of a non-host bovid. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 11 (10) , e0005977. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005977

de Boer, Jetske G., Robinson, Ailie, Powers, Stephen J., Burgers, Saskia L. G. E., Caulfield, John C., Birkett, Michael A., Smallegange, Renate C., van Genderen, Perry J. J., Bousema, Teun, Sauerwein, Robert W., Pickett, John, Takken, Willem and Logan, James G. 2017. Odours of Plasmodium falciparum-infected participants influence mosquito-host interactions. Scientific Reports 7 , 9283. 10.1038/s41598-017-08978-9

Pereira, Jorge F., Sarria, André L. F., Powers, Stephen J., Aradottir, Gudbjorg I., Caulfield, John C., Martin, Janet, Smart, Lesley E., Pickett, John, Birkett, Michael A. and Pereira, Paulo R. V. S. 2017. DIMBOA levels in hexaploid Brazilian wheat are not associated with antibiosis against the cereal aphids Rhopalosiphum padi and Sitobion avenae. Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology 29 (2) , pp. 61-75. 10.1007/s40626-017-0084-z

Tamiru, Amanuel, Bruce, Toby J. A., Richter, Annett, Woodcock, Christine M., Midega, Charles A. O., Degenhardt, Jörg, Kelemu, Segenet, Pickett, John and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2017. A maize landrace that emits defense volatiles in response to herbivore eggs possesses a strongly inducible terpene synthase gene. Ecology and Evolution 7 (8) , pp. 2835-2845. 10.1002/ece3.2893

O'Shea, B, Wadsworth, S, Pino Marambio, J, Birkett, M A, Pickett, John and Mordue Luntz, A J 2017. Disruption of host-seeking behaviour by the salmon louse,Lepeophtheirus salmonis,using botanically derived repellents. Journal of Fish Diseases 40 (4) , pp. 495-505. 10.1111/jfd.12526

Midega, Charles A.O., Wasonga, Charles J., Hooper, Antony M., Pickett, John and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2017. Drought-tolerant Desmodium species effectively suppress parasitic striga weed and improve cereal grain yields in western Kenya. Crop Protection 98 , pp. 94-101. 10.1016/j.cropro.2017.03.018

Aradottir, G.I., Martin, J.L., Clark, S.J., Pickett, John and Smart, L.E. 2017. Searching for wheat resistance to aphids and wheat bulb fly in the historical Watkins and Gediflux wheat collections. Annals of Applied Biology 170 (2) , pp. 179-188. 10.1111/aab.12326

Sobhy, Islam S., Woodcock, Christine M., Powers, Stephen J., Caulfield, John C., Pickett, John and Birkett, Michael A. 2017. cis-Jasmone elicits aphid-induced stress signalling in potatoes. Journal of Chemical Ecology 43 (1) , pp. 39-52. 10.1007/s10886-016-0805-9

De Keyser, Rien, Cassidy, Clare, Laban, Swathi, Gopal, Prakash, Pickett, John, Reddy, Yarabolu K., Prasad, Minakshi, Prasad, Gaya, Chirukandoth, Sreekumar, Senthilven, Kandasamy, Carpenter, Simon and Logan, James G. 2017. Insecticidal effects of deltamethrin in laboratory and field populations of Culicoides species: how effective are host-contact reduction methods in India? Parasites & Vectors 10 , 54. 10.1186/s13071-017-1992-0

de Oliveira Filho, Jaires Gomes, Ferreira, Lorena Lopes, Sarria, André Lucio Franceschini, Pickett, John, Birkett, Michael A., Mascarin, Gabriel Moura, de León, Adalberto A. Pérez and Borges, Lígia Miranda Ferreira 2017. Brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato, infestation of susceptible dog hosts is reduced by slow release of semiochemicals from a less susceptible host. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 8 (1) , pp. 139-145. 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.10.010

Ogah, Emmanuel O., Smart, Lesley E., Woodcock, Christine M., Caulfield, John C., Birkett, Michael A., Pickett, John, Nwilene, Francis E. and Bruce, Toby J. 2017. Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of female African rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzivora Harris and Gagné, to host plant volatiles. Journal of Chemical Ecology 43 (1) , pp. 13-16. 10.1007/s10886-016-0788-6

Douris, Vassilis, Steinbach, Denise, Panteleri, Rafaela, Livadaras, Ioannis, Pickett, John Anthony, Van Leeuwen, Thomas, Nauen, Ralf and Vontas, John 2016. Resistance mutation conserved between insects and mites unravels the benzoylurea insecticide mode of action on chitin biosynthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113 (51) , pp. 14692-14697. 10.1073/pnas.1618258113

Khan, Z. R., Midega, C. A. O., Pittchar, J. O., Murage, A. and Pickett, J. 2016. Climate-smart push-pull: a conservation agriculture technology for food security and environmental sustainability in Africa. In: Friedrich, Theodor, Mkomwa, Saidi and Kassam, Amir H. eds. Conservation agriculture for Africa: building resilient farming systems in a changing climate, CABI Publishing, pp. 151-166.

Pickett, John and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2016. Plant volatile-mediated signalling and its application in agriculture: successes and challenges. New Phytologist 212 (4) , pp. 856-870. 10.1111/nph.14274

da Graça, José P., Ueda, Tatiana E., Janegitz, Tatiani, Vieira, Simone S., Salvador, Mariana C., de Oliveira, Maria C.N., Zingaretti, Sonia M., Powers, Stephen J., Pickett, John, Birkett, Michael A. and Hoffmann-Campo, Clara B. 2016. The natural plant stress elicitor cis-jasmone causes cultivar-dependent reduction in growth of the stink bug, Euschistus heros and associated changes in flavonoid concentrations in soybean, Glycine max. Phytochemistry 131 , pp. 84-91. 10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.08.013

Nakashima, Yoshitaka, Ida, Takashi Y., Powell, Wilf, Pickett, John, Birkett, Michael A., Taki, Hisatomo and Takabayashi, Junji 2016. Field evaluation of synthetic aphid sex pheromone in enhancing suppression of aphid abundance by their natural enemies. BioControl 61 (5) , pp. 485-496. 10.1007/s10526-016-9734-3

Hassemer, Marla J., Sant?Ana, Josué, Borges, Miguel, Withall, David, Pickett, John, de Oliveira, Márcio W. M., Laumann, Raul A., Birkett, Michael A. and Blassioli-Moraes, Maria C. 2016. Revisiting the male-produced aggregation pheromone of the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae): identification of a six-component pheromone from a Brazilian population. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 64 (36) , pp. 6809-6818. 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02235

Groen, Simon C., Jiang, Sanjie, Murphy, Alex M., Cunniffe, Nik J., Westwood, Jack H., Davey, Matthew P., Bruce, Toby J. A., Caulfield, John C., Furzer, Oliver J., Reed, Alison, Robinson, Sophie I., Miller, Elizabeth, Davis, Christopher N., Pickett, John, Whitney, Heather M., Glover, Beverley J. and Carr, John P. 2016. Virus infection of plants alters pollinator preference: A payback for susceptible hosts? PLoS Pathogens 12 (8) , e1005790. 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005790

Khan, Zeyaur, Midega, Charles A. O., Hooper, Antony and Pickett, John 2016. Push-Pull: Chemical ecology-based integrated pest management technology. Journal of Chemical Ecology 42 (7) , pp. 689-697. 10.1007/s10886-016-0730-y

Mutyambai, Daniel M., Bruce, Toby J. A., van den Berg, Johnnie, Midega, Charles A. O., Pickett, John and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2016. An indirect defence trait mediated through egg-induced maize volatiles from neighbouring plants. PLoS ONE 11 (7) , e0158744. 10.1371/journal.pone.0158744

Pickett, John 2016. The essential need for GM crops. Nature Plants 2 (6) , p. 16078. 10.1038/nplants.2016.78

de Oliveira Filho, Jaires Gomes, Sarria, André Lucio Franceschini, Ferreira, Lorena Lopes, Caulfield, John C., Powers, Stephen J., Pickett, John A., de León, Adalberto A. Pérez, Birkett, Michael A. and Borges, Lígia Miranda Ferreira 2016. Quantification of brown dog tick repellents, 2-hexanone and benzaldehyde, and release from tick-resistant beagles, Canis lupus familiaris. Journal of Chromatography B 1022 , pp. 64-69. 10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.03.014

Asudi, George O., van den Berg, Johnnie, Midega, Charles A. O., Pickett, John and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2016. The significance of Napier Grass Stunt Phytoplasma and Its transmission to cereals and sugarcane. Journal of Phytopathology 164 (6) , pp. 378-385. 10.1111/jph.12465

Lamb, Anthony, Green, Rhys, Bateman, Ian, Broadmeadow, Mark, Bruce, Toby, Burney, Jennifer, Carey, Pete, Chadwick, David, Crane, Ellie, Field, Rob, Goulding, Keith, Griffiths, Howard, Hastings, Astley, Kasoar, Tim, Kindred, Daniel, Phalan, Ben, Pickett, John, Smith, Pete, Wall, Eileen, zu Ermgassen, Erasmus K. H. J. and Balmford, Andrew 2016. The potential for land sparing to offset greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Nature Climate Change 6 , pp. 488-492. 10.1038/nclimate2910

Hao, B., Caulfield, J.C., Hamilton, M.L., Pickett, John, Midega, C.A.O., Khan, Z.R., Wang, J. and Hooper, A.M. 2016. Biosynthesis of natural and novel C-glycosylflavones utilising recombinant Oryza sativa C-glycosyltransferase (OsCGT) and Desmodium incanum root proteins. Phytochemistry 125 , pp. 73-87. 10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.02.013

Hemingway, Janet, Ranson, Hilary, Magill, Alan, Kolaczinski, Jan, Fornadel, Christen, Gimnig, John, Coetzee, Maureen, Simard, Frederic, Roch, Dabiré K, Hinzoumbe, Clément Kerah, Pickett, John, Schellenberg, David, Gething, Peter, Hoppé, Mark and Hamon, Nicholas 2016. Averting a malaria disaster: will insecticide resistance derail malaria control? Lancet 387 (10029) , pp. 1785-1788. 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00417-1

Magalhães, D. M., Borges, M., Laumann, R. A., Woodcock, C. M., Pickett, John, Birkett, M. A. and Blassioli-Moraes, Maria Carolina 2016. Influence of two acyclic homoterpenes (Tetranorterpenes) on the foraging behavior of anthonomus grandis Boh. Journal of Chemical Ecology 42 (4) , pp. 305-313. 10.1007/s10886-016-0691-1

Vuts, József, Woodcock, Christine M, Sumner, Mary E, Caulfield, John C, Reed, Katy, Inward, Daegan JG, Leather, Simon R, Pickett, John, Birkett, Michael A and Denman, Sandra 2016. Responses of the two-spotted oak buprestid, Agrilus biguttatus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), to host tree volatiles. Pest Management Science 72 (4) , pp. 845-851. 10.1002/ps.4208

Midega, Charles A. O., Pickett, John, Hooper, Antony, Pittchar, Jimmy and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2016. Maize landraces are less affected by Striga hermonthica relative to hybrids in Western Kenya. Weed Technology Journal 30 (01) , pp. 21-28. 10.1614/WT-D-15-00055.1

Anderson, Jennifer A., Gipmans, Martijn, Hurst, Susan, Layton, Raymond, Nehra, Narender, Pickett, John, Shah, Dilip M., Souza, Thiago Lívio P. O. and Tripathi, Leena 2016. Emerging agricultural biotechnologies for sustainable agriculture and food security. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 64 (2) , pp. 383-393. 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b04543

Asudi, George O., Van den Berg, Johnnie, Midega, Charles A. O., Schneider, Bernd, Seemüller, Erich, Pickett, John and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2016. Detection, identification, and significance of phytoplasmas in wild grasses in East Africa. Plant Disease 100 (1) , pp. 108-115. 10.1094/PDIS-11-14-1173-RE

Hao, Bing, Caulfield, John C., Hamilton, Mary L., Pickett, John A., Midega, Charles A. O., Khan, Zeyaur R., Wang, Junru R. and Hooper, Antony M. 2015. The biosynthesis of allelopathic di-C-glycosylflavones from the roots of Desmodium incanum (G. Mey.) DC. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 13 (48) , pp. 11663-11673. 10.1039/C5OB01926E

Midega, Charles A.O, Bruce, Toby J.A, Pickett, John and Khan, Zeyaur R 2015. Ecological management of cereal stemborers in African smallholder agriculture through behavioural manipulation. Ecological Entomology 40 (S1) , pp. 70-81. 10.1111/een.12216

Hooper, A.M., Caulfield, J.C., Hao, B., Pickett, John, Midega, C.A.O. and Khan, Z.R. 2015. Isolation and identification of Desmodium root exudates from drought tolerant species used as intercrops against Striga hermonthica. Phytochemistry 117 , pp. 380-387. 10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.06.026

Midega, Charles A.O., Bruce, Toby J.A., Pickett, John, Pittchar, Jimmy O., Murage, Alice and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2015. Climate-adapted companion cropping increases agricultural productivity in East Africa. Field Crops Research 180 , pp. 118-125. 10.1016/j.fcr.2015.05.022

Borges, Lígia Miranda Ferreira, de Oliveira Filho, Jaires Gomes, Ferreira, Lorena Lopes, Louly, Carla Cristina Braz, Pickett, John A. and Birkett, Michael A. 2015. Identification of non-host semiochemicals for the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae), from tick-resistant beagles, Canis lupus familiaris. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 6 (5) , pp. 676-682. 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.05.014

Bruce, Toby J.A., Aradottir, Gudbjorg I., Smart, Lesley E., Martin, Janet L., Caulfield, John C., Doherty, Angela, Sparks, Caroline A., Woodcock, Christine M., Birkett, Michael A., Napier, Johnathan A., Jones, Huw D. and Pickett, John A. 2015. The first crop plant genetically engineered to release an insect pheromone for defence. Scientific Reports 5 , 11183. 10.1038/srep11183

Murage, A. W., Midega, C. A. O., Pittchar, J. O., Pickett, J. A. and Khan, Z. R. 2015. Determinants of adoption of climate-smart push-pull technology for enhanced food security through integrated pest management in eastern Africa. Food Security 7 (3) , pp. 709-724. 10.1007/s12571-015-0454-9

Koczor, Sándor, Szentkirályi, Ferenc, Pickett, John A., Birkett, Michael A. and Tóth, Miklós 2015. Aphid sex pheromone compounds interfere with attraction of common green lacewings to floral bait. Journal of Chemical Ecology 41 (6) , pp. 550-556. 10.1007/s10886-015-0585-7

Touchet, Sabrina, Chamberlain, Keith, Woodcock, Christine M., Miller, David J., Birkett, Michael A., Pickett, John A. and Allemann, Rudolf K. 2015. Novel olfactory ligands via terpene synthases. Chemical Communications 51 (35) , pp. 7550-7553. 10.1039/C5CC01814E

Zhang, Yan, Li, Zhi-Xia, Yu, Xiu-Dao, Fan, Jia, Pickett, John A., Jones, Huw D., Zhou, Jing-Jiang, Birkett, Michael A., Caulfield, John, Napier, Johnathan A., Zhao, Guang-Yao, Cheng, Xian-Guo, Shi, Yi, Bruce, Toby J. A. and Xia, Lan-Qin 2015. Molecular characterization of two isoforms of a farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase gene in wheat and their roles in sesquiterpene synthesis and inducible defence against aphid infestation. New Phytologist 206 (3) , pp. 1101-1115. 10.1111/nph.13302

Asudi, George O., van den Berg, Johnnie, Midega, Charles A.O., Pittchar, Jimmy, Pickett, John A. and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2015. Napier grass stunt disease in East Africa: Farmers' perspectives on disease management. Crop Protection 71 , pp. 116-124. 10.1016/j.cropro.2015.02.008

Fernández-Grandon, G. Mandela, Gezan, Salvador A., Armour, John A. L., Pickett, John and Logan, James G. 2015. Heritability of attractiveness to mosquitoes. PLoS ONE 10 (4) , e0122716. 10.1371/journal.pone.0122716

Tamiru, A., Bruce, T.J.A., Woodcock, C.M., Birkett, M.A., Midega, C.A.O., Pickett, J.A. and Khan, Z.R. 2015. Chemical cues modulating electrophysiological and behavioural responses in the parasitic wasp Cotesia sesamiae. Canadian Journal of Zoology 93 (4) , pp. 281-287. 10.1139/cjz-2014-0266

Mutyambai, Daniel M., Bruce, Toby J. A., Midega, Charles A. O., Woodcock, Christine M., Caulfield, John C., Van Den Berg, Johnnie, Pickett, John and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2015. Responses of parasitoids to volatiles induced by Chilo partellus oviposition on teosinte, a wild ancestor of maize. Journal of Chemical Ecology 41 (4) , pp. 323-329. 10.1007/s10886-015-0570-1

Vuts, József, Powers, Stephen J., Caulfield, John C., Pickett, John A. and Birkett, Michael A. 2015. Multiple roles of a male-specific compound in the sexual behavior of the dried bean beetle, acanthoscelides obtectus. Journal of Chemical Ecology 41 (3) , pp. 287-293. 10.1007/s10886-015-0560-3

Vuts, József, Francke, Wittko, Mori, Kenji, Zarbin, Paulo H. G., Hooper, Antony M., Millar, Jocelyn G., Pickett, John A., Tóth, Miklós, Chamberlain, Keith, Caulfield, John C., Woodcock, Christine M., Tröger, Armin G., Csonka, Éva Bálintné and Birkett, Michael A. 2015. Pheromone bouquet of the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Col.: Chrysomelidae), now complete. European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2015 (22) , pp. 4843-4846. 10.1002/ejoc.201500196

Khan, Zeyaur R., Midega, Charles A. O., Pittchar, Jimmy O. and Pickett, John A. 2014. Exploiting phytochemicals for developing sustainable crop protection strategies to withstand climate change: example from Africa. In: Singh, D. ed. Advances in Plant Biopesticides, New Delhi: Springer, pp. 35-46. (10.1007/978-81-322-2006-0_3)

Khan, Z. R., Midega, C. A. O., Nyang'au, I. M., Murage, A., Pittchar, J., Agutu, L. O., Amudavi, D. M. and Pickett, J. A. 2014. Farmers' knowledge and perceptions of the stunting disease of Napier grass in Western Kenya. Plant Pathology 63 (6) , pp. 1426-1435. 10.1111/ppa.12215

van Emden, Helmut F., Dingley, Jane, Dewhirst, Sarah Y., Pickett, John A., Woodcock, Christine M. and Wadhams, Lester J. 2014. The effect of artificial diet on the production of alarm pheromone by Myzus persicae. Physiological Entomology 39 (4) , pp. 285-291. 10.1111/phen.12074

Mutyambai, Daniel M., Midega, Charles A.O., Bruce, Toby J.A., van den Berg, Johnnie, Pickett, John A. and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2014. Behaviour and biology of Chilo partellus on maize landraces. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 153 (2) , pp. 170-181. 10.1111/eea.12237

Babikova, Zdenka, Gilbert, Lucy, Randall, Kate C., Bruce, Toby J. A., Pickett, John A. and Johnson, David 2014. Increasing phosphorus supply is not the mechanism by which arbuscular mycorrhiza increase attractiveness of bean (Vicia faba) to aphids. Journal of Experimental Botany 65 (18) , pp. 5231-5241. 10.1093/jxb/eru283

Khan, Zeyaur R., Midega, Charles A. O., Pittchar, Jimmy O. and Pickett, John A. 2014. Push-Pull: A novel IPM strategy for the green revolution in Africa. In: Peshin R., and Pimentel D., eds. Integrated pest management, Springer, pp. 333-348. (10.1007/978-94-007-7802-3_13)

Zhang, Youjun, Sun, Yufeng, Yu, Hao, Zhou, Jing-Jiang, Pickett, John and Wu, Kongming 2014. Plant volatile analogues strengthen attractiveness to insect. PLoS ONE 9 (6) , e99142. 10.1371/journal.pone.0099142

Chidawanyika, Frank, Midega, Charles A.O., Bruce, Toby J.A., Duncan, Frances, Pickett, John A. and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2014. Oviposition acceptance and larval development of Chilo partellus stemborers in drought-stressed wild and cultivated grasses of East Africa. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 151 (3) , pp. 209-217. 10.1111/eea.12186

Birkett, Michael A and Pickett, John 2014. Prospects of genetic engineering for robust insect resistance. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 19 , pp. 59-67. 10.1016/j.pbi.2014.03.009

Pickett, J. A., Aradottir, G. I., Birkett, M. A., Bruce, T. J. A., Hooper, A. M., Midega, C. A. O., Jones, H. D., Matthes, M. C., Napier, J. A., Pittchar, J. O., Smart, L. E., Woodcock, C. M. and Khan, Z. R. 2014. Delivering sustainable crop protection systems via the seed: exploiting natural constitutive and inducible defence pathways [Correction]. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences 369 (1642) , 20140053. 10.1098/rstb.2014.0053

Siciliano, P., He, X.L., Woodcock, C., Pickett, John, Field, L.M., Birkett, M.A., Kalinova, B., Gomulski, L.M., Scolari, F., Gasperi, G., Malacrida, A.R. and Zhou, J.J. 2014. Identification of pheromone components and their binding affinity to the odorant binding protein CcapOBP83a-2 of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 48 , pp. 51-62. 10.1016/j.ibmb.2014.02.005

Pickett, John A. 2014. Chemical ecology in the post genomics era. Journal of Chemical Ecology 40 (4) , p. 319. 10.1007/s10886-014-0418-0

Pickett, J. A., Aradottir, G. I., Birkett, M. A., Bruce, T. J. A., Hooper, A. M., Midega, C. A. O., Jones, H. D., Matthes, M. C., Napier, J. A., Pittchar, J. O., Smart, L. E., Woodcock, C. M. and Khan, Z. R. 2014. Delivering sustainable crop protection systems via the seed: exploiting natural constitutive and inducible defence pathways. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences 369 (1639) , 20120281. 10.1098/rstb.2012.0281

Poppy, G. M., Jepson, P. C., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2014. Achieving food and environmental security: new approaches to close the gap. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences 369 (1639) , 20120272. 10.1098/rstb.2012.0272

Khan, Z. R., Midega, C. A. O., Pittchar, J. O., Murage, A. W., Birkett, M. A., Bruce, T. J. A. and Pickett, John 2014. Achieving food security for one million Sub-Saharan African poor through push-pull innovation by 2020. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 369 (1639) , 20120284. 10.1098/rstb.2012.0284

Vuts, József, Furlan, Lorenzo, Csonka, Éva Bálintné, Woodcock, Christine M, Caulfield, John C, Mayon, Patrick, Pickett, John A, Birkett, Michael A and Tóth, Miklós 2014. Development of a female attractant for the click beetle pest Agriotes brevis. Pest Management Science 70 (4) , pp. 610-614. 10.1002/ps.3589

Farias, L R, Paula, D P, Zhou, J J, Liu, R, Pappas, G J, Moraes, M C B, Laumann, R A, Borges, M, Birkett, M A, Pickett, J A, Field, L M and Báo, S N 2014. Identification and expression profile of two putative odorant-binding proteins from the neotropical brown stink bug, Euschistus heros (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY 43 (2) , pp. 106-114. 10.1007/s13744-013-0187-4

Babikova, Zdenka, Gilbert, Lucy, Bruce, Toby, Dewhirst, Sarah Y., Pickett, John A., Johnson, David and Field, Katie 2014. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and aphids interact by changing host plant quality and volatile emission. Functional Ecology 28 (2) , pp. 375-385. 10.1111/1365-2435.12181

Pickett, John A, Woodcock, Christine M, Midega, Charles AO and Khan, Zeyaur R 2014. Push-pull farming systems. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 26 , pp. 125-132. 10.1016/j.copbio.2013.12.006

Cho, Jum Rae, Lee, Min Ho, Park, Chang Gyu, Kim, Jeong Hwan, Hooper, Tony, Woodcock, Christine and Pickett, John 2014. Behavioral response of the Lacewing Chrysopa cognata to both Aphis gossypii-induced plant volatiles and Chrysopa cognata-derived volatiles. Korean journal of applied entomology 53 (1) , pp. 7-13. 10.5656/KSAE.2013.09.0.028

Elek, Henriett, Smart, Lesley, Ahmad, S., Anda, Angéla, Werner, C. and Pickett, J. 2014. A comparison of the levels of hydroxamic acids in Aegilops speltoidesand a hexaploid wheat and effects on Rhopalosiphum padibehaviour and fecundity. Acta Biologica Hungarica 65 (1) , p. 38. 10.1556/ABiol.65.2014.1.4

Vuts, József, Imrei, Zoltán, Birkett, Michael A., Pickett, John A., Woodcock, Christine M. and Tóth, Miklós 2014. Semiochemistry of the Scarabaeoidea. Journal of Chemical Ecology 40 (2) , pp. 190-210. 10.1007/s10886-014-0377-5

Midega, Charles A.O., Salifu, Daisy, Bruce, Toby J., Pittchar, Jimmy, Pickett, John A. and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2014. Cumulative effects and economic benefits of intercropping maize with food legumes on Striga hermonthica infestation. Field Crops Research 155 , pp. 144-152. 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.09.012

Babikova, Zdenka, Johnson, David, Bruce, Toby, Pickett, John and Gilbert, Lucy 2014. Underground allies: How and why do mycelial networks help plants defend themselves? Bioessays 36 (1) , pp. 21-26. 10.1002/bies.201300092

Pickett, John A., Barasa, Stephen and Birkett, Michael A. 2014. Vertebrate pheromones and other semiochemicals: the potential for accommodating complexity in signalling by volatile compounds for vertebrate management. Biochemical Society Transactions 42 (4) , pp. 846-850. 10.1042/BST20140134

Babikova, Zdenka, Johnson, David, Bruce, Toby, Pickett, John and Gilbert, Lucy 2013. How rapid is aphid-induced signal transfer between plants via common mycelial networks? Communicative and Integrative Biology 6 (6) , e25904. 10.4161/cib.25904

Pickett, John A., Hooper, Antony M., Midega, Charles A. O. and Khan, Zeyaur R. 2013. Allelopathy. Parasitic Orobanchaceae , pp. 459-467. 10.1007/978-3-642-38146-1_25

Free, J. B., Pickett, J. A., Ferguson, A. W. and Smith, M. C. 1981. Synthetic pheromones to attract honeybee ( Apis mellifera) swarms. Journal of Agriculatural Science 97 (02) , pp. 427-431. 10.1017/S0021859600040879

Pickett, J. A., Williams, Ingrid H., Martin, A. P. and Smith, M. C. 1980. Nasonov pheromone of the honey bee,Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 6 (2) , pp. 425-434. 10.1007/BF01402919

Pickett, J. A. and Griffiths, D. C. 1980. Composition of aphid alarm pheromones. Journal of Chemical Ecology 6 (2) , pp. 349-360. 10.1007/BF01402913

Pickett, J. A. and Stephenson, J. W. 1980. Plant volatiles and components influencing behavior of the field slug, Deroceras reticulatum (Müll.). Journal of Chemical Ecology 6 (2) , pp. 435-444. 10.1007/BF01402920

Griffiths, D. C. and Pickett, J. A. 1980. A potential application of aphid alarm pheromones. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 27 (2) , pp. 199-201. 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1980.tb02965.x

Pickett, J.A. 1973. Use of micro-bead anion-exchange resin for direct estimation of flavour nucleotides in complex solutions. Journal of Chromatography A 81 (1) , pp. 156-159. 10.1016/S0021-9673(01)82330-X