African crop pests, biological control agents, botanical insecticides, ecological resources, ecosystem services, pest management

Grzywacz, D., Stevenson, P.C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Mushobozi, W.L., Belmain, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Wilson, K. (2014) The use of indigenous ecological resources for pest control in Africa. Food Security, 6 (1). pp. 71-86. ISSN 1876-4517 (Print), 1876-4525 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-013-0313-5)

African wild yobacco, Nicotiana africana, alkaloid content Herbivory

Marlin, Danica, Nicolson, Susan W., Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Heyman, Heino M. and Kruger, Kerstin (2014) The only African wild tobacco, Nicotiana africana: Alkaloid content and the effect of herbivory. PLOS ONE, 9 (7):e10266. ISSN 1932-6203 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102661)

Ageratum conyzoides; Insecticidal; Antifungal; Nematicidal; Herbicidal; Ecosystems

Rioba, Naomi B. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2017) Ageratum conyzoides L. for the management of pests and diseases by small holder farmers. Industrial Crops and Products, 110. pp. 22-29. ISSN 0926-6690 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.06.068)

Alkaloids, Bombus, Aconitum, Bumblebees, Chemical defense, Nectar larceny, Nectar toxin, Specialized pollinators, Rana automated monitoring

Barlow, Sarah E., Wright, Geraldine A., Ma, Carolyn, Barberis, Marta, Farrell, Iain W., Marr, Emily C., Brankin, Alice, Pavlik, Bruce M. and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2017) Distasteful nectar deters floral robbery. Current Biology, 27 (16). 2552-2558.e3. ISSN 0960-9822 (Print), 1879-0445 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.07.012)

Alkaloids; Herbivory; Parasitism; Plant communication; Plant-plant interactions; Performance; Phytohormones.

Tjiurutue, Muvari Connie, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Adler, Lynn S. (2016) Messages from the other side: parasites receive damage cues from their host plants. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 42 (8). pp. 821-828. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-016-0746-3)

Ambrosia artemisiifolia; bee disease; commercial bumble bees; Eupatorium; capillifolium; medicinal plants; pollinator health; Taraxacum officinale; Xanthium strumarium

Figueroa, Laura, Fowler, Alison, Lopez, Stephanie, Amaral, Victoria, Koch, Hauke, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Irwin, Rebecca and Adler, Lynn (2023) Sunflower spines and beyond: mechanisms and breadth of pollen that reduce gut pathogen infection in the common eastern bumble bee. Functional Ecology, 37 (6). pp. 1757-1769. ISSN 0269-8463 (Print), 1365-2435 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14320)

Apis mellifera; Bombus terrestris; lipids; sterols; fatty acids; nutrition; queen bee acid; phospholipids; triglycerides

Furse, Samuel, Koch, Hauke, Wright, Geraldine and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2023) Sterol and lipid metabolism in bees. Metabolomics, 19:78. pp. 1-19. ISSN 1573-3882 (Print), 1573-3890 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-023-02039-1)

Apis; Bombus; bee pathogens; nectar; pollen; pollinators; plant secondary metabolites

Fitch, Gordon, Figueroa, Laura L., Koch, Hauke, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Adler, Lynn S. (2022) Understanding effects of floral products on bee parasites: mechanisms, synergism, and ecological complexity. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 17. pp. 244-256. ISSN 2213-2244 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.02.011)

Azadirachta, brasicca, Tephrosia, Tithonia, tomato, Vernonia

Nyirenda, Stephen P., Sileshi, Gudeta W., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Kamanula, John F., Mvumi, Brighton M., Sola, Phosiso, Nyirenda, Greenwell K.C. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2011) Farmers’ ethno-ecological knowledge of vegetable pests and pesticidal plant use in Malawi and Zambia. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 6 (6). pp. 1525-1537. ISSN 1991-637X

Bee pathogens, Bombus impatiens, Crithidia bombi, Helianthus annuus, pollen chemistry, pollinator health

Adler, Lynn S., Fowler, Alison E., Malfi, Rosemary L., Anderson, Patrick R., Coppinger, Lily M., Deneen, Phoebe M., Lopez, Stephanie, Irwin, Rebecca E., Farrell, Iain W. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2020) Assessing chemical mechanisms underlying the effects of sunflower pollen on a gut pathogen in bumble bees. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 46 (8). pp. 649-658. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-020-01168-4)

Biodiversity, climate change, conservation, crop breeding, crop wild relatives, domestication, food security, medicinal plants, sustainable development, resilience.

Borrell, J. S., Dodsworth, S., Forest, F., Pérez-Escobar, O. A., Lee, M. A., Mattana, E., Stevenson, P. C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Howes, M.-J. R., Pritchard, H. W., Ballesteros, D., Kusumoto, B., Ondo, I., Moat, J., Milliken, W., Ryan, P., Ulian, T. and Pirinon, S. (2019) The climatic challenge: Which plants will people use in the next century? Environmental and Experimental Botany, 170:103872. ISSN 0098-8472 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2019.103872)

Bombus impatiens, Crithidia bombi, Floral chemistry, Multitrophic interactions, Pollinators

Aguirre, Luis A., Davis, Julie K., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Adler, Lynn S. (2020) Herbivory and time since flowering shape floral rewards and pollinator-pathogen interactions. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 46 (10). pp. 978-986. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-020-01213-2)

Bombus terrestris, Nosema bombi, pollinator health, Trifolium pratense, phytochemicals, medication

Folly, Arran, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Brown, Mark (2020) Age-related pharmacodynamics in a bumblebee-microsporidian system mirror similar patterns in vertebrates. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223 (6):jeb217828. ISSN 0022-0949 (Print), 1477-9145 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.217828)

Bombus terrestris, Trypanosomatid, Epidemiology, Brood diseases

Folly, Arran J., Koch, Hauke, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Brown, Mark J. F. (2017) Larvae act as a transient transmission hub for the prevalent bumblebee parasite Crithidia bombi. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 148. pp. 81-85. ISSN 0022-2011 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2017.06.001)

Bombus, nectar chemicals, bee pathogens, Crithidia bombi, caffeine, nicotine, pollinator specialization

Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2019) For antagonists and mutualists: the paradox of insect toxic secondary metabolites in nectar and pollen. Phytochemistry Reviews, 19 (3). pp. 603-614. ISSN 1568-7767 (Print), 1572-980X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11101-019-09642-y)

Bombus; Crithidia bombi; plant secondary metabolites; floral chemistry; cell culture; EC50; antitrypanosomal

Palmer-Young, Evan, Sadd, Ben M., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Irwin, Rebecca E. and Adler, Lynn S. (2016) Bumble bee parasite strains vary in resistance to phytochemicals. Scientific Reports, 6:37087. ISSN 2045-2322 (Print), 2045-2322 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep37087)

Botanical Insecticides; Tephrosia; Securidaca; African farming

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Isman, Murray B. and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2017) Pesticidal plants in Africa: a global vision of new biological control products from local uses. Industrial Crops and Products, 110. pp. 2-9. ISSN 0926-6690 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.08.034)

Botanical insecticide; Pesticidal plants; Biorational pest management

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2016) Pesticidal plants in African agriculture: Local uses and global perspectives. Outlooks on Pest Management, 27 (5):10. pp. 226-230. ISSN 1743-1026 (Print), 1743-1034 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1564/v27_oct_10)

Botrytis gray mold, chickpea, Fusarium wilt,integrated crop management, pod borer, Nepal

Pande, S., Sharma, M., Neupane, R.K., Chaudhary, R.N., Rao, J.N., Grzywacz, David, Baurai, V.A. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2009) Integrated crop management strategy for improved chickpea production and its impact on the livelihoods of farmers in Nepal. Indian Journal of Plant Protection, 37 (1&2). pp. 139-146. ISSN 0253-4355

Bt-proteins; chlorogenic acid, Cylas puncticollis; C. brunneus, hydroxycinnamic acid esters; sweetpotato weevil, host-plant resistance, nature-based solutions.

Anyanga, Milton Otema, Farman, Dudley ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 , Mwanga, Robert, Ssemakula, Gorretie and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2020) Effects of hydroxycinnamic acid esters on sweetpotato weevil feeding and oviposition and interactions with Bacillus thuringiensis proteins. Journal of Pest Science, 94 (3). pp. 783-794. ISSN 1612-4758 (Print), 1612-4766 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-020-01297-5)

Bumblebee, Ecotoxicology, Pollinator decline, Urban ecology

Koch, Hauke and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2017) Do linden trees kill bees? Reviewing the causes of bee deaths on silver linden (Tilia tomentosa). Biology Letters, 13 (9):20170484. ISSN 1744-9561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2017.0484)

Cabbage, hellula undalis, net benefit, undamaged yield, cost, benefit ratios

Amoabeng, Blankson W., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Mochiah, Moses B., Asare, Kwesi P. and Gurr, Geoff M. (2021) Economic analysis of habitat manipulation in Brassica pest management: wild plant species suppress cabbage webworm. Crop Protection, 150:105788. ISSN 0261-2194 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2021.105788)

Callosobruchus maculatus, Sesquiterpenes, Botanical insecticide, Pesticidal plants, saponins.

Green, Paul W. C., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Farrell, Iain W. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2017) Insecticidal activity in Tithonia diversifolia and Vernonia amygdalina. Industrial Crops and Products, 110. ISSN 0926-6690 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.08.021)

Callosobruchus maculatus, cowpea, contact and fumigant toxicity, pesticidal plants, post-harvest pest management, stored product pests

Mkenda, Prisila A., Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Ndakidemi, Patrick, Farman, Dudley ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 and Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2015) Contact and fumigant toxicity of five pesticidal plants against Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in stored cowpea (Vigna unguiculata). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 35 (4). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1742-7584 (Print), 1742-7592 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/S174275841500017X)

Callosobruchus, ethno-ecology, pesticidal plants, Prostephanus, Sitophilus, Tephrosia

Kamanula, John, Sileshi, Gudeta W., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Sola, Phosiso, Mvumi, Brighton M., Nyirenda, Greenwell K.C., Nyirenda, Stephen P. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2011) Farmers' insect pest management practices and pesticidal plant use in the protection of stored maize and beans in Southern Africa. International Journal of Pest Management, 57 (1). pp. 41-49. ISSN 1366-5863 (electronic) 0967-0874 (paper) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/09670874.2010.522264)

Cassia sophera, Sitophilus oryzae, Callosobruchus maculatus, stored products, pest control, botanical insecticides, ethnobotanicals, Sub-Saharan Africa

Kestenholz, Cristina, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2006) Comparative study of field and laboratory evaluations of the ethnobotanical Cassia sophera L. (Leguminosae) for bioactivity against the storage pests Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) and Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Stored Products Research, 43 (1). pp. 79-86. ISSN 0022-474X (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2005.11.003)

Chemotype; Myrcenone; Ipsdienone; Perillaldehyde; Botanical pesticide; Pest management

Kamanula, John F., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Hall, David R. ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X , Farman, Dudley I. ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 , Goyder, David J., Mvumi, Brighton M., Masumbu, Friday F. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2017) Chemical variation and insecticidal activity of Lippia javanica (Burm. F.) Spreng essential oil against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky. Industrial Crops and Products, 110. pp. 75-82. ISSN 0926-6690 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.06.036)

Cicerfuran, Arylbenzofuran, palladium-catalysed coupling, Wittig reaction

Aslam, Shazia N., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Phythian, Sara J., Veitch, Nigel C. and Hall, David R. ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X (2006) Synthesis of cicerfuran, an antifungal benzofuran, and some related analogues. Tetrahedron, 62 (17). pp. 4214-4226. ISSN 0040-4020 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2006.02.015)

Crithidia, Nosema, Bombus, Nectar chemistry

Koch, Hauke, Brown, Mark J. F. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2017) The role of disease in bee foraging ecology. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 21. pp. 60-67. ISSN 2214-5753 (Print), 2214-5745 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2017.05.008)

Defense; Grayanoid diterpene; Leaf hairs; Plant tolerance; Secondary plant compounds

Scott-Brown, Alison S., Gregory, Tom, Farrell, Iain W. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2016) Leaf trichomes and foliar chemistry mediate defence against glasshouse thrips; Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouché) in Rhododendron simsii. Functional Plant Biology, 43 (12). pp. 1170-1182. ISSN 1445-4408 (Print), 1445-4416 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1071/FP16045)

Domestication, Floral rewards, Vaccinium, pollinator-pathogen interactions, Bombus impatiens, Pollinator health, phytochemicals, crop evolution

Egan, Paul A., Adler, Lynn S., Irwin, Rebecca E., Farrell, Iain W., Palmer-Young, Evan C. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2018) Crop domestication alters floral reward chemistry with potential consequences for pollinator Health. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9:1357. ISSN 1664-462X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01357)

Feeding behaviour, insect neurophysiology, Lepidoptera, phagodeterrents, phytochemistry, sensory coding

Simmonds, Monique S. J., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Hanson, Frank E. (2019) Rosmarinic acid in Canna generalis activates the medial deterrent chemosensory neurone and deters feeding in the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta. Physiological Entomology, 44 (2). pp. 140-147. ISSN 0307-6962 (Print), 1365-3032 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/phen.12284)

Floral chemistry, plant secondary metabolites, allelopathy, plantpollinator interactions, plant-microbe interactions, diversity, intraspecific variation, site variation, cultivar variation, floral rewards, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, mutualisms

Palmer-Young, Evan C., Farrell, Iain W., Adler, Lynn S., Milano, Nelson J., Egan, Paul A., Irwin, Rebecca E. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2019) Secondary metabolites from nectar and pollen: A resource for ecological and evolutionary studies. Ecology, 100 (4). ISSN 0012-9658 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2621)

Floral chemistry, plant secondary metabolites, plant-pollinator interactions, plant-microbe 55 interactions, intraspecific variation, site variation, cultivar variation, floral rewards, n56 dimensional hypervolume, dynamic range boxes, phenotypic integration

Palmer-Young, Evan, Farrell, Iain W., Adler, Lynn S., Milano, Nelson J., Egan, Paul, Juncker, Robert, Irwin, Rebecca E. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2018) Chemistry of floral rewards: intra- and interspecific variability of nectar and pollen secondary metabolites across taxa. Ecological Monographs. ISSN 0012-9615 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1335)

Habitat manipulation, conservation biological control, botanical insecticides, net income, cost, benefit ratio

Amoabeng, B.W., Stevenson, P.C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Mochiah, B.M., Asare, K.P. and Gurr, G.M. (2020) Scope for non-crop plants to promote conservation biological control of crop pests and serve as sources of botanical insecticides. Scientific Reports, 10:6951. ISSN 2045-2322 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63709-x)

Honeybee, Pyrethroids, Nectar, Toxins

Oliver, Caitlin J, Softely, Samantha, Williamson, Sally M, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Wright, Geraldine A (2015) Pyrethroids and Nectar Toxins Have Subtle Effects on the Motor Function, Grooming and Wing Fanning Behaviour of Honeybees (Apis mellifera). PLoS One, 10 (8):e0133733. ISSN 1932-6203 (Print), 1932-6203 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133733)

Hydroxycinnamic acid; SSR markers; Sweetpotato weevil

Yada, Benard, Alajo, Agnes, Ssemakula, Gorrettie N., Brown-Guedira, Gina, Otema, Milton Anyanga, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Mwanga, Robert O. M. and Craig Yencho, G. (2017) Identification of simple sequence repeat markers for sweetpotato weevil resistance. Euphytica, 213 (6):129. ISSN 0014-2336 (Print), 1573-5060 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-017-1917-1)

Hymenoptera, biodiversity loss, plant-insect interactions, conservation, physiology, pollination, pollinators, ecosystem services

Parreño, M.A., Alaux, C., Brunet, J.-L., Buydens, L., Filipiak, M., Henry, M., Keller, A., Klein, A.-M., Kuhlmann, M., Leroy, C., Meeus, I., Palmer-Young, E., Piot, N., Requier, F., Ruedenauer, F., Smagghe, G., Stevenson, P.C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Leonhardt, S.D. (2021) Critical links between biodiversity and health in wild bee conservation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 37 (4). pp. 309-321. ISSN 0169-5347 (Print), 1872-8383 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.11.013)

Information Theory, Volatile Organic Compounds, Herbivory, Ecological Communities,

Zu, Pengjuan, Boege, Karine, del-Val, Ek, Schuman, Meredith C., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Zaldivar-Riveron, Alejandro and Saavedra, Serguei (2020) Information arms race explains plant-herbivore chemical communication in ecological communities. Science, 368 (6497). pp. 1377-1381. ISSN 0036-8075 (Print), 1095-9203 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aba2965)

Information accessibility, pest management, ecosystem services, natural enemies, insect pests

Mkenda, Prisila A., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Arnold, Sarah E.J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Darbyshire, Iain, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Priebe, Jan, Johnson, Anne C., Tumbo, Julie and Gurr, Geoff M. (2020) Knowledge gaps among smallholder farmers hinder adoption of conservation biological control. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 30 (3). pp. 256-277. ISSN 0958-3157 (Print), 1360-0478 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2019.1707169)

Invasive Alien plants, Multiple stressors, Rhododendron ponticum, Secondary compounds, Toxic nectar

Tiedeken, Erin-Jo, Egan, Paul A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Wright, Geraldine A., Brown, Mark F. J., Power, Eileen F., Farrell, Iain, Matthews, Sharon M. and Stout, Jane C. (2016) Nectar chemistry modulates the impact of an invasive plant on native pollinators. Functional Ecology, 30 (6). pp. 885-893. ISSN 0269-8463 (Print), 1365-2435 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12588)

Kaempferia rotunda, Zingiberaceae, cyclohexane epoxides, zeylenol, salicin, Diels–Alder adduct

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Veitch, Nigel C. and Simmonds, Monique S.J. (2007) Polyoxygenated cyclohexane derivatives and other constituents from Kaempferia rotunda L. Phytochemistry, 68 (11). pp. 1579-1586. ISSN 0031-9422 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.03.015)

Leishmania aethiopica, L. tropica, L. major, cicerfuran, benzofurans, THP-1 cells, antileishmanial activity

Getti, G. T. M. ORCID: 0000-0003-1402-8496 , Aslam, S.N., Humber, D.P., Stevenson, P. C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Cheke, R. A. ORCID: 0000-0002-7437-1934 (2006) The effect of Cicerfuran, an Arylbenzofuran from Cicer bijugum, and related Benzofurans and Stilbenes on Leishmania aethiopica, L. tropica and L. major. Planta Medica, 72 (10). pp. 907-911. ISSN 0032-0943 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-947187)

Lippia javanica, tick control, acaricide,

Nyahangare, Emmanuel T., Mvumi, Brighton M. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2012) Tick control measures from nature. Afgriland, 56 (3). pp. 76-77.

Lupinus mutabilis; Delia platura; Olfactometry; Host adaptation; Broccoli; Ecuador

Guerra, Patricia C., Keil, Clifford B., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Mina, Diego, Samaniego, Servio, Peralt, Eduardo, Mazon, Nelson and Chancellor, Timothy C.B. ORCID: 0000-0002-4442-7001 (2016) Larval performance and adult attraction of Delia platura (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) in a native and an introduced crop. Journal of Economic Entomology, 110 (1). pp. 186-191. ISSN 0022-0493 (Print), 1938-291X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tow237)

Native tobacco, Mentha satureioides, Tau-fluvalinate, Aqueous extracts, Plutella xylostella, Brevicoryne brassicae, Myzus persicae, Anabasine

Amoabeng, B. W., Stevenson, P. C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Pandey, S., Mochiah, M. B. and Gurr, M. G. (2017) Insecticidal activity of a native Australian tobacco, Nicotiana megalosiphon Van Heurck & Muell. Arg. (Solanales: Solanaceae) against key insect pests of brassicas. Crop Protection, 106. pp. 6-12. ISSN 0261-2194 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2017.11.018)

Ophiostomales; Harringtonia lauricola; laurel wilt; secondary metabolite; terpenoid; antimicrobial; antiproliferative; free radical scavenging

Zhu, Zhiqiang, Yang, Chenjie, Keyhani, Nemat O., Liu, Sen, Pu, Huili, Jia, Peisong, Wu, Dongmei, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Fernandez-Grandon, G. Mandela ORCID: 0000-0002-2993-390X , Pan, Jieming, Chen, Yuxi, Guan, Xiayu and Qiu, Junzhi (2023) Characterization of Terpenoids from the Ambrosia Beetle Symbiont and Laurel Wilt Pathogen Harringtonia lauricola. Journal of Fungi, 9 (12):1175. ISSN 2309-608X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9121175)

Peru forest

Martel, C, Mendieta-Leiva, G, Alvarez-LOayza, PC, Cano, A, Cosio, EG, Decock, C, Farfan-Rios, W, Feeley, K, Coronado, EH, Huamanatupa, I, Ibanez, AJ, Koepcke de Diller, J, Leon, B, Linares-Palomino, R, Marcelo Pena, JL, MIllan, B, Moat, JF, Pennington, RT, Pitman, N, Salinas, N, Rojas-VeraPinto, R, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Tovar, C, Whaley, O and Young, KR (2024) Peru’s zoning amendment endangers forests. Science, 383 (6686). p. 957. ISSN 0036-8075 (Print), 1095-9203 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ado0050)

Pest control; Non-food crops; Pesticidal plants; Botanical products; Ecosystem services; Legumes

Mkindi, Angela, Mpumi, Nelson, Tembo, Yolice, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Mtei, Kelvin, Machunda, Revocatus and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2017) Invasive weeds with pesticidal properties as potential new crops. Industrial Crops and Products, 110. pp. 113-122. ISSN 0926-6690 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.06.002)

Plasmodium falciparum, anopheles coluzzii, anopheles gambiae, ricinine, malaria transmission, transmission-blocking strategies

Hien, DFDS, Paré, Prisca SL, Benjamin, Amanda, Guissou, Edwige, Yaméogo, KB, Yerbanga, RS, Farrell, Iain W, Ouédraogo, Jean B, Gnankiné, Olivier, Ignell, Rickard, Cohuet, Ann, Dabiré, Roch, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Lefèvre, Thierry (2021) Contrasting effects of the alkaloid ricinine on the capacity of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii to transmit Plasmodium falciparum. Parasites & Vectors. ISSN 1756-3305 (doi:https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-455544/v1)

Pollination; Biodiversity; Rainfall; Agroforestry; Ceratopogonidae; Agroecology

Arnold, S. E. J ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Bridgemohan, P, Perry, G. B., Spinelli, G. R., Pierre, B., Murray, F., Haughton, C., Dockery, O., Grey, L., Murphy, S. T., Belmain, S. R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, P. C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2017) The significance of climate in the pollinator dynamics of a tropical agroforestry system. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 254. ISSN 0167-8809 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.11.013)

Pollinators; Toxins; Nectar; Bees

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Nicolson, Susan W. and Wright, Geraldine A. (2016) Plant secondary metabolites in nectar: impacts on pollinators and ecological functions. Functional Ecology, 31. pp. 65-75. ISSN 0269-8463 (Print), 1365-2435 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12761)

Rhododendron; ericaceae; plant defence; functional trade-offs; phenotypic correlation; nectar chemicals; grayanotoxin

Fattorini, Roisin, Egan, Paul A., Rosindell, James, Farrell, Iain W. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2023) Grayanotoxin I variation across different tissues and species of Rhododendron suggest herbivore defence trade-offs. Phytochemistry, 212:113707. ISSN 0031-9422 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113707)

Sainfoin; Caffeine; Bumblebee; Phytochemical; Emergent Infectious disease; Microsporidia

Folly, Arran J., Koch, Hauke, Farrell, Iain W., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Brown, Mark J. F. (2021) Agri-environment scheme nectar chemistry can suppress the social epidemiology of parasites in an important pollinator. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288 (1951):20210363. ISSN 0962-8452 (Print), 1471-2954 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0363)

Securidaca longepedunculata, Polygalaceae, Methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate, Methyl salicylate, Methyl 3-hydroxybenzoate, Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, Methyl 2-hydroxy-6-methoxybenzoate, Benzyl 2-hydroxy-6-methoxybenzoate, Gas chromatography, mass spectrometry

Jayasekara, T.K., Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Farman, Dudley ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 and Hall, David ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X (2002) Identification of methyl salicylate as the principal volatile component in the methanol extract of root bark ofSecuridaca longepedunculata Fers. Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 37 (6). pp. 577-580. ISSN 1076-5174 (Print), 1096-9888 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/jms.314)

Securidaca longepedunculata, Polygalaceae, Methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate, Mmethyl salicylate, Olfactometer, Fumigant toxicity, Sitophilus zeamais, Rhyzopertha dominica, Prostephanus truncatus

Jayasekara, Thamara, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Hall, David ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X and Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2005) Effect of volatile constituents from securidaca longepedunculata on insect pests of stored grain. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 31 (2). pp. 303-313. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-005-1342-0)

Securidaca, saponins, oviposition deterrent, Sitophilus, Callosobruchus, bruchid

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Dayarathna, Thamara K., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Veitch, Nigel C. (2009) Bisdesmosidic saponins from Securidaca longepedunculata roots: Evaluation of deterrency and toxicity to coleopteran storage pests. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 57 (19). pp. 8860-8867. ISSN 0021-8561 (Print), 1520-5118 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/jf901599j)

Servosphere; Locomotion compensator; Colour vision; insect behaviour; Olfaction; Post-harvest entomology; Stored product pests

Arnold, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2016) Shades of yellow: interactive effects of visual and odour cues in a pest beetle. PeerJ, 4:e2219. ISSN 2376-5992 (Print), 2167-8359 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2219)

Sideroxylon foetidissimum subsp. gaumeri, Sapotaceae, Yucatan peninsula, endemic, triterpenoid saponins, cytotoxic activity, medicinal plants, HPLC, NMR

Sánchez-Medina, Alberto, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Habtemariam, Solomon, Peña-Rodríguez, Luis M., Corcoran, Olivia, Mallet, Anthony I. and Veitch, Nigel C. (2009) Triterpenoid saponins from a cytotoxic root extract of Sideroxylon foetidissimum subsp. gaumeri. Phytochemistry, 70 (6). pp. 765-772. ISSN 0031-9422 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.03.014)

Sideroxylon foetidissimum, saponins

Sanchez Medina, A., Stevenson, P.C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Habtemariam, S., Peña-Rodríguez, L.M., Corcoran, O., Mallet, T.A. and Veitch, N.C. (2008) Triterpenoid saponins from the cytotoxic root extract of Sideroxylon foetidissimum, an endemic Yucatecan medicinal plant. Planta Medica, 74 (9). SL13-SL13. ISSN 0032-0943 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0028-1083893)

Sue Nicolson obituary

Pirk, Christian W.W., Crewe, Robin M. and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2024) Professor Sue Nicolson 1950-2023. Sweet solutions: pollinators and their physiology. Journal of Pollination Ecology, 36 (9). pp. 104-111. ISSN 1920-7603 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.26786/1920-7603(2024)800)

Sweetpotato weevil, Cylas puncticollis Boheman, C. brunneus Fabricius, sweetpotato, stem base damage, root damage, resistance

Muyinza, Harriet, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Mwanga, Robert O.M., Talwana, Herbert, Murumu, J. and Odongo, B. (2007) The relationship between stem base and root damage by Cylas spp. on sweetpotato. African Crop Science Conference Proceedings, 8. pp. 955-957. ISSN 1023-070X

Sweetpotato weevil, Insect resistance, Storage root chemistry, Segregating population, Cylas

Anyanga, Milton O., Yada, Benard, Yencho, G. C., Ssemakula, Gorrettie N., Alajo, Agnes, Farman, Dudley I. ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 , Mwanga, Robert O. M. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2017) Segregation of hydroxycinnamic acid esters mediating sweetpotato weevil resistance in storage roots of sweetpotato. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8:1011. pp. 1-8. ISSN 1664-462X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01011)

TMTT; DMNT; plant defence; pollination; HIPV, kairomone; synomones; pest management

Gurr, Geoff M., Liu, Jian, Pickett, John A. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2023) Review of the chemical ecology of homoterpenes in arthropod-plant interactions. Austral Entomology, 62 (1). pp. 3-14. ISSN 2052-1758 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12629)

Tephrosia candida, Callosobruchus maculatus, flavanones, rotenoids, deguelin, pesticidal plants, bruchids, cowpea weevil

Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Amoah, Barbara A., Nyirenda, Stephen P., Kamanula, John F. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2012) Highly variable insect control efficacy of Tephrosia vogelii chemotypes. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 60 (40). pp. 10055-10063. ISSN 0021-8561 (Print), 1520-5118 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/jf3032217)

Zanha africana, Sapindaceae, cowpea; Fabaceae; bruchid beetles; Callosobruchus maculatus; pesticidal plants, botanicals, stored product pests, post-harvest pest management, Vigna unguiculata

Stevenson, Philip C ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Green, Paul WC, Veitch, Nigel C, Farrell, Iain W, Kusolwa, Paul and Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2016) Nor-hopanes from Zanha africana root bark with toxicity to bruchid beetles. Phytochemistry, 123. pp. 25-32. ISSN 0031-9422 (Print), 1873-3700 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.01.008)

acaricidal efficacy, cattle ticks, leaf aqueous extract, Lippia javanica, mice, oral toxicity, phytochemistry

Madzimure, James, Nyahangare, Emmanuel T., Hamudikuwanda, Humphrey, Hove, Thokozani, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Belmain, Steve R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Mvumi, Brighton M. (2010) Acaricidal efficacy against cattle ticks and acute oral toxicity of Lippia javanica (Burm F.) Spreng. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 43 (2). pp. 481-489. ISSN 0049-4747 (Print), 1573-7438 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-010-9720-1)

agro-ecological intensification, biological control, predation, insect–plant interactions, sustainable agriculture, biodiversity

Mkenda, Prisila A., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Mbega, Ernest, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Arnold, Sarah E.J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Gurr, Geoff M. and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2019) Multiple ecosystem services from field margin vegetation for ecological sustainability in agriculture: scientific evidence and knowledge gaps. PeerJ, 7:e8091. ISSN 2376-5992 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8091)

agroecology; botanical pesticides; conservation biological control; farmer research network; sustainable agriculture

Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Tembo, Yolice, Mkindi, Angela G., Arnold, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2022) Elements of agroecological pest and disease management. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 10 (1):00099. ISSN 2325-1026 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2021.00099)

agroforestry, herbal medicine, botanical insecticide, poverty alleviation, sustainable uses of plants

Sarasan, Viswambharan, Kite, Geoffrey C., Sileshi, Gudeta W. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2011) Applications of phytochemical and in vitro techniques for reducing over-harvesting of medicinal and pesticidal plants and generating income for the rural poor. Plant Cell Reports, 30 (7). pp. 1163-1172. ISSN 0721-7714 (Print), 1432-203X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-011-1047-5)

anti-tick plants, acaricidal plants, plant bioprospecting, ethnobotanical IPR, primary animal health care, botanical acaricides

Mvumi, B. M., Nyahangare, E. T., Eloff, J. N., Belmain, S. R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, P. C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2021) Cattle tick control in Africa: challenges with synthetic acaricides and potential of ethnoveterinary plants. CAB Reviews, 16:42. ISSN 1749-8848 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1079/pavsnnr202116042)

aphid; conservation biocontrol; parasitoid; Aphidius colemani; floral resource plant; field margin

Ndakidemi, Baltazar J., Mbega, Ernest R., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Woolley, Victoria C. ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2022) Field margin plants support natural enemies in sub-Saharan Africa smallholder common bean farming systems. Plants, 11 (7):898. ISSN 2223-7747 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11070898)

associational effects; BEF, defense; insect herbivore; leaf traits; meta-analysis; neighbourhood diversity

Felix, Juri A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Koricheva, Julia (2023) Plant neighbourhood diversity effects on leaf traits: a meta-analysis. Functional Ecology, 37 (12). pp. 3150-3163. ISSN 0269-8463 (Print), 1365-2435 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14441)

axillary shoot multiplication, gibberellic acid, in vitro regeneration, seed germination, Swartzia

Thokozani, Blackson L.K., Zulu, Donald, Sileshi, Gudeta W., Teklehaimanot, Zewge, Gondwe, Dominic S.B., Sarasan, Viswambharan and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2011) Seed germination and in vitro regeneration of the African medicinal and pesticidal plant, Bobgunnia madagascariensis. African Journal of Biotechnology, 10 (32). pp. 5959-5966. ISSN 1684-5315

baculovirus, biopesticide, Nucleopolyhedrovirus, Helicoverpa armigera, chickpea, induced resistance, plant leaf chemistry, isoflavonoid

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , D'Cunha, Reju F. and Grzywacz, David (2010) Inactivation of baculovirus by isoflavonoids on chickpea (Cicer arietinum) leaf surfaces reduces the efficacy of nucleopolyhedrovirus against Helicoverpa armigera. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 36 (2). pp. 227-235. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-010-9748-8)

bean aphids; lablab; field margin vegetation; natural enemies; natural pest regulation

Karimi, Joseph M, Nyaanga, Jane G, Mulwa, Richard MS, Ogendo, Joshua, Bett, Philip K, Cheruiyot, Erick K, Arnold, Sarah EJ, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2024) Lablab (Lablab purpureus L.) genotypes and field margin vegetation influence bean aphids and their natural enemies. Frontiers in Insect Science, 4:1328235. pp. 1-11. ISSN 2673-8600 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2024.1328235)

bean stem maggot; bean fly; Fusarium wilt; pesticidal plant; botanical pesticide

Ngoya, Zuwena, Mkindi, Angela, Vanek, Steven, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Ndakidemi, Patrick ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2024) Pesticidal plant treatments combined with improved soil fertility can reduce damage caused by Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. phaseoli) and bean fly (Ophiomyia phaseoli) in common bean production (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Sustainability, 16 (19):4866. pp. 1-17. ISSN 2071-1050 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114866)

bee decline, bee parasites, Bombus impatiens, Crithidia, environmental reservoir, floral traits, foraging behavior, trait-based, transmission hotspots

Adler, Lynn S., Michaud, Kristen M., Ellner, Stephen P., McArt, Scott H., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Irwin, Rebecca E. (2018) Disease where you dine: Plant species and floral traits associated with pathogen transmission in bumble bees. Ecology, 99 (11). pp. 2535-2545. ISSN 0012-9658 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2503)

bee decline, bee parasites, Bombus impatiens, Crithidia, mycorrhizae, multi-trophic, trypanosome, soil, alkaloid, floral chemistry

Davis, Julie K., Aguirre, Luis A., Barber, Nicholas A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Adler, Lynn S. (2019) From plant fungi to bee parasites: mycorrhizae and soil nutrients shape floral chemistry and bee pathogens. Ecology, 100 (10):e02801. ISSN 0012-9658 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2801)

bee health, disease, phytochemistry, host-parasite ecology, gut microbiota, trypanosomatidae

Koch, Hauke, Welcome, Vita, Kendall-Smith, Amy, Thursfield, Lucy, Farrell, Iain W., Langat, Moses K., Brown, Mark J. F. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2022) Host and gut microbiome modulate the antiparasitic activity of nectar metabolites in a bumblebee pollinator. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 377 (1853):20210162. ISSN 0962-8436 (Print), 1471-2970 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0162)

biological control; chemical control; biopesticides; habitat manipulation; predators; parasitoids; Aphis fabae; Maruca vitrata

Ndakidemi, Baltazar J., Mbega, Ernest R., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 and Woolley, Victoria C. ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 (2021) Natural pest regulation and its compatibility with other crop protection practices in smallholder bean farming systems. Biology, 10 (8):805. ISSN 2079-7737 (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10080805)

biological control; natural enemies; sustainable pest management; monocrop; intercrop; margin vegetation

Obanyi, Janet N., Ogendo, Joshua O., Mulwa, Richard M. S., Nyaanga, Jane G., Cheruiyot, Erick K., Bett, Philip K,, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Woolley, Victoria C. ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2023) Field margins and cropping system influence diversity and abundance of aphid natural enemies in Lablab purpureus. Journal of Applied Entomology. ISSN 0931-2048 (Print), 1439-0418 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13125)

biological control; nucleopolyhedrovirus; chickpea; cicer arietinum; pigeonpea, cajanus cajan; cowpea; Vigna unguiculata; Helicoverpa armigera; plant leaf chemistry; host plant resistance; isoflavonoids; organic acids

Aminu, Aliyu, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Grzywacz, David (2023) Reduced efficacy of Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearNPV) on chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and other legume crops, and the role of organic acid exudates on occlusion body inactivation. Biological Control, 180:105171. ISSN 1049-9644 (Print), 1090-2112 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105171)

biopesticide; botanicals; Pyrethrum; entomopathogenic fungi

Harte, Steven ORCID: 0000-0001-9628-7912 , Bray, Daniel, Woolley, Victoria ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 , Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Fernandez-Grandon, G. Mandela ORCID: 0000-0002-2993-390X (2023) A combination of biopesticides effective against fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, and mitigation of their defence mechanisms. In: Innovations in Crop Protection towards Sustainable Agriculture, 18th May, 2023, 14-15 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PS.

biopesticide; botanicals; pyrethrum; entomopathogenic fungi

Harte, Steven ORCID: 0000-0001-9628-7912 , Bray, Daniel, Nash-Woolley, Victoria, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Fernandez-Grandon, G. Mandela ORCID: 0000-0002-2993-390X (2024) Antagonistic and additive effect when combining biopesticides against the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. Scientific Reports, 14:6029. pp. 1-11. ISSN 2045-2322 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56599-w)

biopesticides, botanicals, corn, insects, pests, prospects

Rioba, Naomi B. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2020) Opportunities and scope for botanical extracts and products for the management of fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda) for smallholders in Africa. Plants, 9 (2):207. ISSN 2223-7747 (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9020207)

biopesticides, pest control, pyrethrum, botanical extracts, China, Kenya, synergy, pesticide testing

Fernandez-Grandon, G. Mandela ORCID: 0000-0002-2993-390X , Harte, Steven J. ORCID: 0000-0001-9628-7912 , Ewany, Jaspher, Bray, Daniel and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2020) Additive effect of botanical insecticide and entomopathogenic fungi on pest mortality and the behavioral response of its natural enemy. Plants, 9 (2):173. ISSN 2223-7747 (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9020173)

bobgunnia, swartzia, tribe Swartzieae, Leguminosae, flavonol pentaglycosides, saponins

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Nyirenda, Stephen P. and Veitch, Nigel C. (2010) Highly glycosylated flavonoids from the pods of Bobgunnia madagascariensis. Tetrahedron Letters, 51 (36). pp. 4727-4730. ISSN 0040-4039 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.07.013)

botanical insecticide, cowpea weevil, pesticidal plant, postharvest pest management, chemical and structural analyses

Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Green, Paul W. C., Farrell, Iain W., Brankin, Alice, Mvumi, Brighton M. and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2018) Novel agmatine derivatives in Maerua edulis with bioactivity against Callosobruchus maculatus, a cosmopolitan storage insect pest. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9:1506. ISSN 1664-462X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01506)

botanical insecticides, control of pests, conventional insecticides

Blankson, W. Amoabeng, Gurr, Geoff M., Gitau, Catherine W., Nicol, Helen I., Munyakazi, Louis and Stevenson, Phil C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2013) Tri-trophic insecticidal effects of African plants against cabbage pests. PLOS One, 8 (10):e78651. ISSN 1932-6203 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078651)

botanical insecticides, pesticidal plants, pesticide industry, pesticide legislation

Sola, P., Mvumi, B. M., Ogendo, J. O., Mponda, O., Kamanula, J. F., Nyirenda, S. P., Belmain, S. R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, P. C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2014) Botanical pesticide production, trade and regulatory mechanisms in sub-Saharan Africa: making a case for plant-based pesticidal products. Food Security, 6 (3). pp. 369-384. ISSN 1876-4517 (Print), 1876-4525 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-014-0343-7)

botanical pesticide, pesticidal plant, pest management, invasive species, agro‐ecological intensification, sustainable agriculture

Phambala, Kelita, Tembo, Yolice, Kasambala, Trust, Kabambe, Vernon H., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2020) Bioactivity of common pesticidal plants on fall armyworm larvae (spodoptera frugiperda). Plants, 9 (1):112. ISSN 2223-7747 (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9010112)

botanical; crop disease management; fungicide; legume; pesticidal plant

Kushaha, Tamia, Mkindi, Angela, Mbega, Ernest, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2024) Botanical extracts control the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum boninense in smallholder production of common bean. Phytopathology Research, 6 (19). pp. 1-13. ISSN 2096-5362 (Print), 2524-4167 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42483-024-00235-y)

botanicals

Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2001) Ethnobotanicals in Ghana: reviving and modernising age-old farmer practice. Pesticide Outlook, 12 (6). pp. 233-238. ISSN 0956-1250 (Print), 1465-8933 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1039/B110542F)

botanicals; integrated pest management; conservation biological control; field margin; legume cropping systems

Ochieng, Lawrence O., Ogendo, Joshua O., Bett, Philip K., Nyaanga, Jane G., Cheruiyot, Eric K., Mulwa, Richard M. S., Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2022) Field margins and botanical insecticides enhance Lablab purpureus yield by reducing aphid and supporting natural enemies. Journal of Applied Entomology, 146 (7). pp. 838-849. ISSN 0931-2048 (Print), 1439-0418 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13023)

caffeine, honeybee, memory Coffea, Citrus

Wright, G.A., Baker, D.D., Palmer, M.J., Stabler, D., Mustard, J.A., Power, E.F., Borland, A.M. and Stevenson, P.C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2013) Caffeine in floral nectar enhances a pollinator's memory of reward. Science, 339 (6124). pp. 1202-1204. ISSN 0036-8075 (Print), 1095-9203 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1228806)

calactin, calotropin, coroglaucigenin, cynanchum, gomphocarpus, pergularia Feeding deterrence Spodoptera Apocynaceae Asclepiadoideae

Green, Paul W.C., Veitch, Nigel C., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Simmonds, Monique S.J. (2011) Cardenolides isolated from Gomphocarpus sinaicus and Pergularia tomentosa (Asclepiadaceae) deter the feeding of a generalist caterpillar, Spodoptera littoralis. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 5 (3). pp. 219-225. ISSN 1872-8855 (Print), 1872-8847 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-011-9131-x)

chemical defence, grayanotoxins, invasion ecology, nectar chemistry, plant-herbivore interactions, pollination, spatial variation

Egan, Paul A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Tiedeken, Erin-Jo, Wright, Geraldine A., Boylan, Fabio and Stout, Jane C. (2016) Plant toxin levels in nectar vary spatially across native and introduced populations. Journal of Ecology, 104 (4). pp. 1106-1115. ISSN 0022-0477 (Print), 1365-2745 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12573)

chemical ecology; concealed reward; floral scent; linalool; plant–pollinator signalling; plant ecology; pollination; poricidal flower; volatile organic compound

Moore, C, Douglas, Farman, Dudley ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 , Sarkinen, Tiina, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Vallejo-Marin, Mario (2024) Floral scent changes in response to pollen removal are rare in buzz‑pollinated Solanum. Planta, 260 (15). pp. 1-12. ISSN 0032-0935 (Print), 1432-2048 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-024-04403-4)

chickpea, insect pest, host plant, resistance

Sharma, H.C., Gowda, C.L.L., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Ridsdill-Smith, T.J., Clement, S.L., Ranga Rao, G.V., Romies, Joerg, Miles, Melina and Bouhssini, M. (2007) Host plant resistance and insect pest management in chickpea. In: Yadav, Shyam S., Redden, Robert J., Chen, W. and Sharma, B., (eds.) Chickpea Breeding and Management. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 520-537. ISBN 9781845932138

cicerfuran, 2-arylbenzofurans, stilbenes, antifungal, antibacterial

Aslam, Shazia N., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Kokubun, Tetsuo and Hall, David R. ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X (2009) Antibacterial and antifungal activity of cicerfuran and related 2-arylbenzofurans and stilbenes. Microbiological Research, 164 (2). pp. 191-195. ISSN 0944-5013 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2006.11.012)

coffee nectar triats

Prado, Sara Guiti, Collazo, Jaime A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Irwin, Rebecca E. (2019) A comparison of coffee floral traits under two different agricultural practices. Scientific Reports, 9:7331. ISSN 2045-2322 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43753-y)

cold exposure, lipid metabolism, lipid traffic analysis, lipidomics, network analysis, thermogenesis

James, Isabella, Jain, Raghav, Wade, Gina, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Koulman, Albert, Simcox, Judith and Furse, Samuel (2024) Systemic analysis shows that cold exposure modulates triglyceride accumulation and phospholipid distribution in mice. PLoS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203 (In Press)

colour vision, insect orientation, olfaction, host odours, stored product pest, olfactometer

Arnold, S.E.J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Stevenson, P.C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, S.R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2015) Responses to colour and host odour cues in three cereal pest species, in the context of ecology and control. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 105 (4). pp. 417-425. ISSN 0007-4853 (Print), 1475-2670 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485315000346)

crop management, chickpea, Nepal

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Grzywacz, David, Pande, Suresh, Rao, Narayana, Neupane, Ram Krishna, Chaudhary, Ram N. and Bourai, Vinay A. (2006) Promoting the adoption of improved ICM technologies in chickpea by poor farmers in Nepal. In: Sweetmore, Anne, Kimmins, Francis and Silverside, Penny, (eds.) Perspectives on pests II: achievements of research under UK Department for International Development Crop Protection Programme 2000–05. Natural Resources International Ltd., Aylesford, UK, pp. 152-154. ISBN 0954645278

crop production, ecosystem services, farming practices, field margin plants, pollination

Elisante, Filemon, Ndakidemi, Patrick, Arnold, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Gurr, Geoff M, Darbyshire, Iain, Xie, Gang and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2019) Enhancing knowledge among smallholders on pollinators and supporting field margins for sustainable food security. Journal of Rural Studies, 70. pp. 75-86. ISSN 0743-0167 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.07.004)

cylas brunneus, cylas puncticollis, host-plant resistance, sweetpotato breeding, root damage

Muyinza, Harriet, Talwana, Herbert L., Mwanga, Robert O.M. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2012) Sweetpotato weevil (Cylas spp.) resistance in African sweetpotato germplasm. International Journal of Pest Management, 58 (1). pp. 73-81. ISSN 0967-0874 (Print), 1366-5863 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/09670874.2012.655701)

ecosystem service, pest regulation, predators, parasitoids, non-crop vegetation

Mkenda, Prisila, Ndakidemi, Patrick A, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Arnold, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Chidege, M and Gurr, Geoff M (2019) Field margin vegetation in tropical African bean systems harbours diverse natural enemies for biological pest control in adjacent crops. Sustainability, 11 (22):6399. ISSN 2071-1050 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226399)

ecosystem services; pollination; predation; parasitism; trees; agroecology; agricultural systems; sustainable development; smallholders

Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Elisante, Filemon, Mkenda, Prisila A., Tembo, Yolice L. B., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Gurr, Geoff M., Darbyshire, Iain A., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2021) Beneficial insects are associated with botanically rich margins with trees on small farms. Scientific reports, 11 (1):15190. ISSN 2045-2322 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94536-3)

ecosystem, pressure, pollinators

Vanbergen, A.J., Baude, M., Biesmeijer, J.C., Britton, N.F., Brown, M.J.F., Brown, M., Bryden, J., Budge, G.E., Bull, J.C., Carvell, C.C., Challinor, A.J., Connolly, C.N., Evans, D.J., Feil, E.J., Garratt, M.P., Greco, M.K., Heard, M.S., Jansen, V.A.A., Keeling, M.J., Kunin, W.E., Marris, G.C., Memmott, J., Murray, J.T., Nicolson, S.W., Osborne, J.L., Paxton, R.J., Pirk, C.W.W., Polce, C., Potts, S.G., Priest, N.K., Raine, N.E., Rushton, S.P., Ryabov, E.V., Shafir, S., Shirley, M.D.F., Simpson, S.J., Smart, S.M., Stevenson, P.C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Stone, G.N., Termansen, M. and Wright, G.A. (2013) Threats to an ecosystem service: Pressures on pollinators. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 11 (5). pp. 251-259. ISSN 1540-9295 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1890/120126)

floral traits, flower odor, Cacao, Ceratopogonidae, Cocoa midges, tropical agriculture, behavioral ecology, (Z)-7-Pentadecene, (Z)-8-Heptadecene

Arnold, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Forbes, Samantha J., Hall, David ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X , Farman, Dudley ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 , Bridgemohan, Puran, Spinelli, Gustavo R., Bray, Daniel, Perry, Garvin B., Grey, Leroy, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2019) Floral odors and the interaction between pollinating Ceratopogonid midges and Cacao. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 45. pp. 869-878. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-019-01118-9)

fungal pathogen; Ascosphaera apis; α-amylase; medium factor optimization; purification; large-scale production

Li, Jincheng, Liu, Sen, Yang, Chenjie, Keyhani, Nemat, Pu, Huili, Lin, Longbin, Li, Xiaoxia, Jia, Peisong, Wu, Dongmei, Pan, Jieming, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Fernandez-Grandon, G. Mandela ORCID: 0000-0002-2993-390X , Zhang, Liaoyuan, Chen, Yuxi, Guan, Xiayu and Qiu, Junzhi (2023) Characterization of an alpha Amylase from the honeybee chalk brood pathogen Ascosphaera apis. Journal of Fungi, 9 (11):1082. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2309-608X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9111082)

hexadecyl estersoctadecyl esters, hydroxycinnamic acid, caffeic acid ester, coumaric, root latex, Ipomoea batatas, Cylas brunneus, resistance

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Muyinza, Harriet, Hall, David R. ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X , Porter, Elaine A., Farman, Dudley I. ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 , Talwana, Herbert and Mwanga, Robert O.M. (2009) Chemical basis for resistance in sweetpotato Ipomoea batatas to the sweetpotato weevil Cylas puncticollis. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 81 (1). pp. 141-151. ISSN 0033-4545 (Print), 1365-3075 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-CON-08-02-10)

honeybee, apis mellifera, malaise, toxin, aversion

Hurst, Victoria, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Wright, Geraldine A. (2014) Toxins induce ‘malaise’ behaviour in the honeybee (Apis mellifera). Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, 200 (10). pp. 881-890. ISSN 0340-7594 (Print), 1432-1351 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-014-0932-0)

hydroxycinnamic acid esters, resistance, sweetpotato varieties, weevil

Anyanga, M. Otema, Muyinza, Harriet, Talwana, Herbert, Hall, David R. ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X , Farman, Dudley I. ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 , Ssemakula, Gorrettie N., Mwanga, Robert O.M. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2013) Resistance to the weevils Cylas puncticollis and Cylas brunneus conferred by sweetpotato root surface compounds. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 61 (34). pp. 8141-8147. ISSN 0021-8561 (Print), 1520-5118 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/jf4024992)

induced systemic response; foliar fertiliser; rutin; tryptophan; phenylalanine; botanicals

Mkindi, Angela G., Tembo, Yolice L. B., Mbega, Ernest R., Smith, Amy K., Farrell, Iain W., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2020) Extracts of common pesticidal plants increase plant growth and yield in common bean plants. Plants, 9 (2):149. ISSN 2223-7747 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9020149)

legume, Africa, pest management

Belmain, S.R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Haggar, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-4682-4879 , Holt, J. and Stevenson, P.C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2013) Managing legume pests in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and prospects for improving food security and nutrition through agro-ecological intensification. [Working Paper]

lentil, dhal, nutrition, health benefits, Asian, India

Yadav, Shyam S., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Rizvi, A.H., Manohar, M., Gailing, S. and Mateljan, G. (2007) Uses and consumption. In: Yadav, Shyam S., McNeil, David and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , (eds.) The Lentil: An Ancient Crop for Modern Times. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 33-46. ISBN 978-1-4020-6312-1 (Print) 978-1-4020-6313-8 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6313-8 (10.1007/978-1-4020-6313-8_4 for chapter))

lentil, insect, pest, aphid, leaf weevil, Lygus bugs, Cutworm, Thrips, Bud weevils, pea moth, pod borers, Lima-bean pod borer, root aphids, leaf miners, morphology, lifecycle, crop damage, host plant resistance, pest management, control, beneficial insect predators, pesticides

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Dhillon, M.K., Sharma, H.C. and El Bouhssini, Mustapha (2007) Insect pests of lentil and their management. In: Yadav, Shyam S., McNeil, David and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , (eds.) The Lentil: An Ancient Crop for Modern Times. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 331-348. ISBN 978-1-4020-6312-1 (Print) 978-1-4020-6313-8 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6313-8 (10.1007/978-1-4020-6313-8_20 for chapter))

lentil, legumes, crop, seed, plant type, nutrition, production technology, genetic enhancement, productivity, world trade

Yadav, Shyam S., McNeil, David L. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (eds.) (2007) The lentil: an ancient crop for modern times. In: Yadav, Shyam S., McNeil, David and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , (eds.) Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 978-1-4020-6312-1 (Print), 978-1-4020-6313-8 (Online)

lipid traffic analysis, lipid metabolism, metabolic disesae, PUFA supplementation

Furse, Samuel, Virtue, Samuel, Sowden, Stuart G., Vidal-Puig, Antonio, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Chiarugi, Davide and Koulman, Albert (2022) Dietary PUFA drives diverse systems-level changes in lipid metabolism. Molecular Metabolism, 59:101457. ISSN 2212-8778 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2022.101457)

lipidomics, lipid isolation, high throughput, traffic analysis, network analysis, LCMS

Furse, Samuel, Martel, Carlos, Willer, David F., Stabler, Daniel, Fernandez-Twinn, Denise S., Scott, Jennifer, Patterson-Cross, Ryan, Watkins, Adam J., Virtue, Samuel, Prescott, Thomas A. K., Baker, Ellen, Chennels, Jennifer, Vidal-Puig, Antonio, Ozanne, Susan E., Kite, Geoffrey C., Vítová, Milada, Chiarugi, Davide, Moncur, John, Koulman, Albert, Wright, Geraldine A., Snowden, Stuart G. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2024) Systemic analysis of lipid metabolism from individuals to multi-organism systems. Molecular Omics. ISSN 2515-4184 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1039/D4MO00083H)

mass screening, chickpea, Cicer arietinum, disease

Pande, S., Rao, J.N., Sharma, M., Pathak, M. and Stevenson, P. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2010) Mass-screening techniques for the early selection of disease resistance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum). In: Miranda, M. and Spencer, M.M., (eds.) Mass Screening Techniques for Selecting Crops Resistant to Diseases. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, pp. 201-234. ISBN 978-92-0-105110-3

metabolites; entomopathogenic fungi; biopesticides; metabolomics; HPLC

Mills, Deanna, Ogunsanya, Olaide, Armitage, Andrew ORCID: 0000-0002-0610-763X , Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Harte, Steven ORCID: 0000-0001-9628-7912 (2023) Mining the untapped chemical potential of entomopathogenic fungi. In: LIDo End of Rotation 1 Presentation Day, 17th Feb, 2023, Medical Sciences and Anatomy building, UCL.

natural capital assessment; citizen science; ecosystem services; public engagement

Seymour, Valentine, Wills, Betheney, Wilkin, Paul, Ikin, Ed and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2022) Incorporating citizen science to advance the Natural Capital approach. Ecosystem Services, 54:101419. ISSN 2212-0416 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2022.101419)

natural enemies; field margins; off-season; smallholder farming systems; sustainable pest management

Obanyi, Janet, Nyaanga, Jane, Mulwa, Richard MS, Ogendo, Joshua, Bett, Philip K, Cheruiyot, Erick, Arnold, Sarah EJ, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2024) Flowering margins support natural enemies between cropping seasons. Frontiers in Agronomy, 6:1277062. pp. 1-13. ISSN 2673-3218 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2024.1277062)

natural enemies; predators; parasitoids; conservation biological control; field margin; Phaseolus vulgaris

Ndakidemi, Baltazar, Mbega, Ernest, Ndakidemi, Patrick A, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Arnold, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Woolley, Victoria ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2022) Plant-rich field margins influence natural predators of aphids more than intercropping in common bean. Insects, 13 (7):56. ISSN 2075-4450 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13070569)

natural resistance, lupin, lupanine, pollination, Bombus terrestris

Arnold, Sarah E.J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Idrovo, M. Eduardo Peralta, Arias, Luis J. Lomas, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2014) Herbivore defence compounds occur in pollen and reduce bumblebee colony fitness. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 40 (8). pp. 878-881. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-014-0467-4)

olfaction; crop plant–pollinator interactions

Arnold, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Scott-Brown, Alison and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2022) The role and application of olfaction in crop plant–pollinator interactions. In: Kevan, Peter, (ed.) Promoting pollination and pollinators in farming. Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science, 1 (126). Burleigh Dodds, Cambridge, pp. 1-25. ISBN 978-1801467483; 978-1801460989 (doi:https://doi.org/10.19103/AS.2022.0111)

parasitoid; Aphidius colemani; biological control; Aphis fabae; DNA barcoding

Woolley, Victoria C ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 , Tembo, Yolice LB ORCID: 0000-0002-2945-9128 , Ndakidemi, Baltazar ORCID: 0000-0001-9539-3764 , Obanyi, Janet N, Arnold, Sarah E.J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Ndakidemi, Patrick A, Ogendo, Joshua O and Stevenson, Philip C ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2021) The diversity of aphid parasitoids in East Africa and implications for biological control. Pest Management Science. ISSN 1526-498X (Print), 1526-4998 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6723)

pest control, pesticidal plants, botanical products, ecosystem services, agro-ecological intensification, sustainable agriculture

Tembo, Yolice, Mkindi, Angela G., Mkenda, Prisila A., Mpumi, Nelson, Mwanauta, Regina, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Ndakidemi, Patrick A. and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2018) Pesticidal plant extracts improve yield and reduce insect pests on legume crops without harming beneficial arthropods. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9:1425. ISSN 1664-462X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01425)

pesticidal plan; botanical pesticide; Fusarium spp.; Pythium spp.; Phaseolus vulgaris

Ngoya, Zuwena J., Mkindi, Angela G., Vanek, Steven J., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2023) Understanding farmer knowledge and site factors in relation to soil-borne pests and pathogens to support agroecological intensification of smallholder bean production systems. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7:1094739. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2571-581X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1094739)

pesticidal plants

Mkenda, Prisila, Mwanauta, Regina, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Ndakidemi, Patrick, Mtei, Kelvin and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2015) Extracts from field margin weeds provide economically viable and environmentally benign pest control compared to synthetic pesticides. PLoS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203 (Print), 1932-6203 (Online)

pesticidal plants, biopesticides, african agriculture

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Nyirenda, Stephen P., Mvumi, Brighton, Sola, Phosiso, Kamanula, John M., Sileshi, Gudeta and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2012) Pesticidal plants: a viable alternative insect pest management approach for resource-poor farming in Africa. In: Koul, Opender, Khokhar, Sucheta, Dhaliwal, D.S. and Singh, Ram, (eds.) Biopesticides in Environment and Food Security: Issues and Strategies. Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, India, pp. 212-238. ISBN 9788172337971

pesticidal plants, botanical insecticides, tephrosia, securidaca, bruchids, sitophilus, maize, beans

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Arnold, Sarah E.J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2014) Pesticidal plants for stored product pests on small-holder farms in Africa. In: Singh, Dwijendra, (ed.) Advances in Plant Biopesticides. Springer India, India, pp. 149-172. ISBN 9788132220053 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2006-0_9)

pesticidal plants, mammalian toxicity, BALB/c mice, aqueous plant extracts, strychnos spinosa, bobgunnia madagascariensis, vernonia amygdalina, cissus quadrangularis

Nyahangare, Emmanuel T., Hove, Thokozani, Mvumi, Brighton M., Hamudikuwanda, Humphrey, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Madzimure, James and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2012) Acute mammalian toxicity of four pesticidal plants. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 6 (13). pp. 2674-2680. ISSN 1996-0875 (doi:https://doi.org/10.5897/JMPR11.1767)

pesticidal plants; smallholder farmers; Phaseolus vulgaris; pest management; qualitative cost benefit analysis

Mkindi, Angela G., Coe, Richard, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Ndakidemi, Patrick A. and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2021) Qualitative cost-benefit analysis of using pesticidal plants in smallholder crop protection. Agriculture, 11 (12):1007. ISSN 2077-0472 (Print), 2077-0472 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11101007)

pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, host-parasite ecology, parasitology, entomology, pollinator, bumblebee, flagellum, honey, drug discovery

Koch, Hauke, Woodward, James, Langat, Moses K., Brown, Mark J. F. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2019) Flagellum removal by a nectar metabolite inhibits infectivity of a bumblebee parasite. Current Biology, 29 (20). 3494.e5-3500.e5. ISSN 0960-9822 (Print), 1879-0445 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.08.037)

phenotypic selection; post-invasion evolution; toxic nectar; planther bivore–pollinator; interactions

Egan, Paul A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Stout, Jane C. (2022) Pollinator selection against toxic nectar as a key facilitator of a plant invasion. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 377 (1853). ISSN 0962-8436 (Print), 1471-2970 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0168)

phytosterol diversity, pollen nutrient, pollinator assemblages, environmental factors, phylogenetic, plant-insect interactions, chemical ecology, chemotaxonomy

Zu, Pengjuan, Koch, Hauke, Schwery, Orlando, Pirinon, Samuel, Philips, Charlotte, Ondo, Ian, Farrell, Iain W., Nes, W. David, Moore, Elynor, Wright, Geraldine A., Farman, Dudley I. ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2021) Pollen sterols are associated with phylogenetics and environment but not with pollinators. New Phytologist, 230 (3). pp. 1169-1184. ISSN 0028-646X (Print), 1469-8137 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17227)

pollinator health; nectar and pollen chemistry; bee microbiome; pollinator community; pollen nutrition; floral landscape

Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Koch, Hauke, Nicolson, Susan W and Brown, Mark JF (2022) Natural processes influencing pollinator health. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 377 (1853):20210154. ISSN 0962-8436 (Print), 1471-2970 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0154)

pollinator, Bombus terrestris, nectar toxin, grayanotoxin, behaviour, deterrence threshold

Tiedeken, Erin Jo, Stout, Jane C., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Wright, Geraldine A. (2014) Bumblebees are not deterred by ecologically relevant concentrations of nectar toxins. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 217 (9). pp. 1620-1625. ISSN 0022-0949 (Print), 1477-9145 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.097543)

pollinators, phaseolus vulgaris, smallholders, crop yield, ecosystem services, field margins

Filemon, Elisante, Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Gurr, Geoff M., Darbyshire, Iain, Xie, Gang and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2020) Insect pollination is important in a smallholder bean farming system. PeerJ, 8:e10102. ISSN 2167-8359 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10102)

primary parasitoids, hyperparasitoids, aphidius colemani, phaseolus vulgaris, natural pest regulation, dna barcoding

Mkenda, Prisila A., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Chidege, Maneno, Gurr, Geoff M. and Woolley, Victoria C. ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 (2019) Characterization of hymenopteran parasitoids of aphis fabae in an African smallholder bean farming system through sequencing of COI 'mini-barcodes'. Insects (Special Issue Parasite-Insect Interactions), 10 (10):331. ISSN 2075-4450 (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10100331)

spatial‐temporal variation, chemotype 3, deguelin, rotenoids, botanical insecticides

Mkindi, Angela G., Tembo, Yolice, Mbega, Ernest R., Medvecky, Beth, Kendal-Smith, Amy, Farrell, Iain W., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2019) Phytochemical analysis of Tephrosia vogelii across East Africa reveals three chemotypes that influence its use as a pesticidal plant. Plants, 8 (12):597. ISSN 2223-7747 (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8120597)

spodoptera frugiperda, zea mays, pesticidal plant, azadirachta indica, cymbopogon citratus, lippia javanica, nicotiana tabacum, fall armyworm

Chawanda, Gift, Tembo, Yolice L. B., Donga, Trust Kassambala, Kabambe, Vernon H., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2023) Agroecological management of fall armyworm using soil and botanical treatments reduces crop damage and increases maize yield. Frontiers in Agronomy, 5:1114496. ISSN 2673-3218 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2023.1114496)

sterolomics; phytosterol biosynthesis; nutrient provision; pollinators; taxonomy

Furse, Samuel, Martel, Carlos, Yusuf, Abdikarim, Shearman, Gemma, Koch, Hauke and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2023) Sterol composition in plants is specific to pollen, leaf, pollination and pollinator. Phytochemistry:113800. ISSN 0031-9422 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113800)

storage pests, cowpea weevil, odour-mediated orientation, olfaction, sensory ecology, chemical ecology, entomology, insect behaviour, botanical insecticides

Arnold, Sarah E.J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2012) Odour-mediated orientation of beetles is influenced by age, sex and morph. PLOS ONE, 7 (11):e49071. ISSN 1932-6203 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049071)

strychnos spinosa, solanum incanum, tick control, aqueous fruit extracts, pesticidal plants, acaricidal efficacy

Madzimure, James, Nyahangare, Emmanuel T., Hamudikuwanda, Humphrey, Hove, Thokozani, Belmain, Steve R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Mvumi, Brighton M. (2013) Efficacy of Strychnos spinosa (Lam.) and Solanum incanum L. aqueous fruit extracts against cattle ticks. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 45 (6). pp. 1341-1347. ISSN 0049-4747 (Print), 1573-7438 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-013-0367-6)

sustainable farming, pesticides, farmers, southern Africa

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Nyirenda, Stephen P., Sola, Phosiso, Brighton, M. Mvumi, Sileshi, Gudeta, Kamanula, John and Simmonds, Monique S.J. (2009) Optimising sustainable use of pesticidal plants by subsistence farmers in southern Africa. In: 8th Phytochemical Society of Europe (PSE) Meeting on Biopesticides, 21-26 Sep 2009, Convention Center La Palma-Teneguía Princess, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. (Unpublished)

sweet potato weevils, cylas puncticollis boheman, coleoptera apionidae

Muyinza, Harriet, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Talwana, Herbert, Hall, David ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X , Farman, Dudley I. ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 and Mwanga, Robert O.M. (2009) Root chemicals could offer opportunities for breeding for sweet potato resistance to the weevil cylas puncticollis boheman (coleoptera: apionidae). In: Midiwo, Jacob and Clough, John, (eds.) Aspects of African Biodiversity. Proceedings of the Pan Africa Chemistry Network Biodiversity Conference, Nairobi, 10-12 September 2008. Royal Society of Chemistry, London, UK, pp. 49-57. ISBN 9781847559487 (Print) 9781847559647 (online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1039/9781847559647-00049)

tephrosia vogelii, tephrosia candida, leguminosae, flavanones, dihydroflavonol, flavonol glycosides, rotenoids, pesticidal plants

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Kite, Geoffrey C., Lewis, Gwilym P., Forest, Félix, Nyirenda, Stephen P., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Sileshi, Gudeta W. and Veitch, Nigel C. (2012) Distinct chemotypes of Tephrosia vogelii and implications for their use in pest control and soil enrichment. Phytochemistry, 78. pp. 135-146. ISSN 0031-9422 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.02.025)

toxins; wasp flower; nectar chemistry; floral scent; Apocynaceae

Burger, Hannah, Buttala, Samantha, Koch, Hauke, Ayasse, Manfred, Johnson, Stephen D. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2024) Nectar cardenolides and floral volatiles mediate a specialized wasp pollination system. Journal of Experimental Biology, 227 (1):jeb246156. ISSN 0022-0949 (Print), 1477-9145 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.246156)

transporter, flavonoid, Arabidopsis, auxin

Ferrara, Billy, Mogg, Robert, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Thompson, Elinor ORCID: 0000-0002-6434-9290 (2014) Root and floral effects of flavonoid transport via an Arabidopsis MATE family transporter. In: Plant Biology Europe FESPB/EPSO Congress 2014, 22-26 Jun 2014, Dublin, Ireland.

tritrophic interactions, plant secondary metabolites, terpenoids, trypanosomatids, horizontal transmission, floral trait manipulation

Rothchild, Kristina W., Adler, Lynn S., Irwin, Rebecca E., Sadd, Ben M., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Palmer-Young, Evan C. (2018) Effects of short-term exposure to naturally occurring thymol concentrations on transmission of a bumble bee parasite. Ecological Entomology, 43 (5). pp. 567-577. ISSN 0307-6946 (Print), 1365-2311 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12631)

tropical alpine ecosystems; beetles; bumblebees; flowers; pollination; Andes

Martel, Carlos, Cifuentes, Laura, Cuesta, Francisco, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Tovar, Carolina (2024) Scientific note: Phoretic interaction between Antherophagus (Coleoptera) and Bombus funebris (Hymenoptera), using Chuquiraga jussieui (Asteraceae) as transfer stations in the páramos. Apidologie, 55:32. pp. 1-6. ISSN 0044-8435 (Print), 1297-9678 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-024-01075-7)

urban ecosystems, city trees, Mycorrhizas, nature’s contribution to people, urban beekeeping, regulating ecosystem services

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Bidartondo, Martin, Blackhall-Miles, Robert, Cavagnaro, Timothy R., Cooper, Amanda, Geslin, Benoit, Koch, Hauke, Lee, Mark A., Moat, Justin, O'Hanlon, Richard, Sjöman, Henrik, Sofo, Adriano, Kalliopi, Stara and Suz, Laura M. (2020) The state of the world’s urban ecosystems: what can we learn from trees, fungi and bees? Plants, People, Planet, 2 (5). pp. 482-498. ISSN 2572-2611 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10143)

wild plant pollinator, secondary plant compounds, volatile compounds, Thysanoptera, pollinating insect, cyanogenic glycosides, linalyl anthranilate, deterrent, attractant, floral chemistry, plant-insect interactions, elderflower, elderberry, elder

Scott-Brown, Alison S., Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Kite, Geoffrey C., Farrell, Ian W., Farman, Dudley I. ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 , Collins, Dominique W. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2019) Mechanisms in mutualisms: a chemically mediated thrips pollination strategy in common elder. Planta, 250 (1). pp. 367-379. ISSN 0032-0935 (Print), 1432-2048 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-019-03176-5)

yellow-dwarf-virus, cassava mosaic-virus, myzus-persicae homoptera, leaf curl virus, whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses, performance, liquid-chromatography, rhopalosiphum-padi homoptera, tabaci gennadius hemiptera, life-history traits, spotted wilt virus

Colvin, John, Omongo, C.A., Govindappa, M.R., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Gibson, Gabriella, Seal, Susan ORCID: 0000-0002-3952-1562 and Muniyappa, V. (2006) Host-plant viral infection effects on arthropod-vector population growth, development and behaviour: management and epidemiological implications. In: Maramorosch, Karl, Shatkin, Aaron J. and Thresh, J.M., (eds.) Plant Virus Epidemiology. Advances in Virus Research, 67 . Academic Press / Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 419-452. ISBN 978-0-12-039866-9 (ISBN-13) 0-12-039866-4 (ISBN-10) ISSN 0065-3527 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-3527(06)67011-5 (for book section))