(Z,Z)-6,9-nonadecadiene, electroantennography, insect conservation, lure, detection of endangered species, biodiversity, mapping indicator species, live-catching, pheromone traps

Oleander, Ashen, Hall, David R. ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X , Bray, Daniel P. and Burman, Joseph P. J. ORCID: 0000-0003-3888-4238 (2019) Identification of female sex pheromone for monitoring the barred tooth striped moth, trichopteryx polycommata, a priority conservation species. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 45 (8). pp. 649-656. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-019-01093-1)

Aedes; behaviour; chemical ecology; chikungunya; container productivity; dengue; insect ecology; vectorial capacity; Zika

David, Mariana R., Maciel-de-Freitas, Rafael, Petersen, Martha T., Bray, Daniel, Hawkes, Frances ORCID: 0000-0002-0964-3702 , Fernandez-Grandon, G. Mandela ORCID: 0000-0002-2993-390X , Young, Stephen, Gibson, Gabriella and Hopkins, Richard ORCID: 0000-0003-4935-5825 (2023) Aedes aegypti oviposition-sites choice under semi-field conditions. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 2023. pp. 1-10. ISSN 0269-283X (Print), 1365-2915 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12670)

Attractants; Biting midges; Vectors Arbovirus; Carbon dioxide; Host-odours; Kairomones; Repellents

Isberg, Elin, Bray, Daniel Peter, Hillbur, Ylva and Ignell, Rickard (2017) Evaluation of host-derived volatiles for trapping Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 43 (7). pp. 662-669. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-017-0860-x)

Culicoides nubeculosus, Attraction, Behavioral inhibition, Bluetongue, Schmallenberg, Diptera, Ceratopogonidae

Isberg, Elin, Bray, Daniel Peter, Birgersson, Göran, Hillbur, Ylva and Ignell, Rickard (2016) Identification of cattle-derived volatiles that modulate the behavioral response of the biting midge culicoides nubeculosus. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 42 (1). pp. 24-32. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-015-0663-x)

Pheromone, Nesidiocoris tenuis, trap, tomato, insect pest

Hall, David R. ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X , Harte, Steven J. ORCID: 0000-0001-9628-7912 , Bray, Daniel P., Farman, Dudley I. ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 , James, Rob, Silva, Celine X. and Fountain, Michelle T. (2021) Hero turned villain: Identification of components of the sex pheromone of the tomato bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 47. pp. 394-405. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-021-01270-1)

Sand flies, disease

Courtenay, O., Dilger, E., Carter, V., Bray, D., Bell, M., Gonzalez de Heredia, M., Borges-Alves, G., Nunes, C., Brazil, R. and Hamilton, G. (2017) Cluster randomised trial and development of a sandfly sex pheromone lure to reduce Leishmania infantum infection. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 22 (S1). p. 66. ISSN 1360-2276 (Print), 1365-3156 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12978)

Sandflies, Behaviour, Leishmaniasis

Pimenta, Paulo Filemon, Bray, Daniel P., Yaman, Khatijah, Underhill, Beryl A., Mitchell, Fraser, Carter, Victoria and Hamilton, James G. C. (2014) Multi-modal analysis of courtship behaviour in the old world Leishmaniasis Vector Phlebotomus argentipes. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8 (12):e3316. ISSN 1935-2735 (Print), 1935-2735 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003316)

Sandflies, leishmaniasis, Brazil

de Araújo Barbosa, Vanessa, de Souza, Cristian F., Pereira, Alisson ORCID: 0000-0001-7357-0846 , Gatherer, Derek ORCID: 0000-0002-7385-5734 , Brazil, Reginaldo P. ORCID: 0000-0001-8651-7497 , Bray, Daniel and Hamilton, James G.C. (2021) Insecticide-impregnated netting: A surface treatment for killing Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae), the vector of Leishmania infantum. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases, 1:100044. ISSN 2667-114X (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpvbd.2021.100044)

Sex pheromone, Lutzomyia longipalpis, Leishmaniasis, sandflies

Pimenta, Paulo Filemon, Bray, Daniel P., Carter, Vicky, Alves, Graziella B., Brazil, Reginaldo P., Bandi, Krishna K. and Hamilton, James G. C. (2014) Synthetic sex pheromone in a long-lasting lure attracts the visceral leishmaniasis vector, lutzomyia longipalpis, for up to 12 weeks in Brazil. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8 (3):e2723. ISSN 1935-2727 (Print), 1935-2735 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002723)

asparagus, Crioceris asparagi, pheromone, electroantennography, mass spectrometry

Harte, Steven ORCID: 0000-0001-9628-7912 , Bray, Daniel, Brown, Sam, Bennison, Jude and Hall, David ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X (2019) Progress towards identification of a pheromone of the asparagus beetle, Crioceris asparagi (Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae). In: Working Groups "Pheromones and Other Semiochemicals in Integrated Production" & "Integrated Protection of Fruit Crops". International Organisation for Biological and Integrated Control, pp. 181-183. ISBN 978-9290673316

attraction, chicken, magpie, mosquitoes, pigeon, volatiles

Spanoudis, C. G., Andreadis, S. S., Bray, D. P., Savopoulou‐Soultani, M. and Ignell, R. (2020) Behavioural response of the house mosquitoes Culex quinquefasciatus and Culex pipiens molestus to avian odours and its reliance on carbon dioxide. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 34 (2). pp. 129-137. ISSN 0269-283X (Print), 1365-2915 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12429)

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, 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)

chemical ecology; insects; crops

Bray, Daniel, Hall, David R., Harte, Steven J., Farman, Dudley I., Vankosky, Meghan A. and Mori, Boyd A. (2022) Components of the female sex pheromone of the newly-described canola flower midge, Contarinia brassicola. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 48. pp. 479-490. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-022-01369-z)

dogs, pheromones, sand flies, parasitic diseases, insecticides, chickens, leishmania infantum, Brazil

Fujiwara, Ricardo Toshio, Courtenay, Orin ORCID: 0000-0002-0188-6929 , Dilger, Erin, Calvo-Bado, Leo A., Kravar-Garde, Lidija ORCID: 0000-0002-8909-1580 , Carter, Vicky, Bell, Melissa J., Alves, Graziella B. ORCID: 0000-0003-1868-4888 , Goncalves, Raquel, Makhdoomi, Muhammad M., González, Mikel A., Nunes, Caris M., Bray, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0001-9914-2356 , Brazil, Reginaldo P. and Hamilton, James G. C. ORCID: 0000-0001-9196-8516 (2019) Sand fly synthetic sex-aggregation pheromone co-located with insecticide reduces the incidence of infection in the canine reservoir of visceral leishmaniasis: a stratified cluster randomised trial. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13 (10). e0007767. ISSN 1935-2735 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007767)

fish, beta-glucan

Harris, Sarah J. ORCID: 0000-0002-2924-5613 , Bray, Daniel P., Adamek, Mikolaj, Hulse, David R., Steinhagen, Dieter and Hoole, David (2019) Effect of β‐1/3,1/6‐glucan upon immune responses and bacteria in the gut of healthy common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Journal of Fish Biology, 96 (2). pp. 444-455. ISSN 0022-1112 (Print), 1095-8649 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14222)

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)

horticulture; integrated pest management; repellents; semiochemicals; spotted wing drosophila

Conroy, Christina, Fountain, Michelle T. ORCID: 0000-0002-1317-4830 , Whitfield, E. Charles, Hall, David R., Farman, Dudley and Bray, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0001-9914-2356 (2024) Methyl N,N‐dimethylanthranilate and ethyl propionate: repellents effective against spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii. Pest Management Science. pp. 1-12. ISSN 1526-498X (Print), 1526-4998 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8020)

hoverfly; pollination; semiochemical; odour; attractants; lures

Ameen, Safinatu, Hodgkiss, Dylan, Tashia, Tucker, Bray, Daniel, Arnold, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Fernandez-Grandon, G. Mandela ORCID: 0000-0002-2993-390X and Harte, Steven ORCID: 0000-0001-9628-7912 (2023) Hoverfly use for pollination of commercial soft fruits. In: LIDo iCASE 1st year workshop, 15th Dec, 2023, Medical Sciences and Anatomy building, UCL.

pheromone, traps, tobacco beetle, Lasioderma serricorne, tobacco moth, Ephestia elutella

Athanassiou, Christos, Bray, Daniel P., Hall, David R ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X , Phillips, Charles and Vassilakos, Thomas N. (2018) Factors affecting field performance of pheromone traps for tobacco beetle, Lasioderma serricorne and tobacco moth, Ephestia elutella. Journal of Pest Science, 91 (4). pp. 1381-1391. ISSN 1612-4758 (Print), 1612-4766 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-018-0987-8)

weevil; smart trap; semiochemicals; IPM

Harte, Steven ORCID: 0000-0001-9628-7912 , Hall, David ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X , Bray, Daniel, Roberts, Joe and Pope, Tom (2023) Developing a semiochemical baited “smart” trap to monitor vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus). In: Fruit Focus, 12th Jul, 2023, NIAB EMR, East Malling, Kent.