Combining in vivo and in vitro approaches to better understand host-pathogen nutritional interactions

Holdbrook, R., Reavey, C. E., Randall, J. L., Andongma, A. A., Tummala, Y., Rice, A., Simpson, S. J., Smith, J. A., Cotter, S. C. & Wilson, K., 30/04/2025, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 94, 4, p. 657-669 13 p.

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Extreme genetic signatures of local adaptation in a notorious rice pest, <i>Chilo suppressalis</i>

Peng, Y., Mao, K., Li, H., Ping, J., Zhu, J., Liu, X., Zhang, Z., Jin, M., Wu, C., Wang, N., Yesaya, A., Wilson, K. & Xiao, Y., 31/03/2025, In: National Science Review. 12, 3, nwae221.

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Combining biological control approaches for managing insect crop pests in the field can generate interactive effects

Crowther, L. I., Wilby, A. & Wilson, K., 30/11/2024, In: Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 26, 4, p. 470-484 14 p.

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Landscape of structural variants reveals insights for local adaptations in the Asian corn borer

Peng, Y., Mao, K., Zhang, Z., Ping, J., Jin, M., Liu, X., Wu, C., Zhao, C., Wang, P., Duan, X., Yu, S., Li, Z., Liu, J., Li, H., Yesaya, A., Chen, L., Wang, H., Wilson, K. & Xiao, Y., 26/11/2024, In: Cell Reports. 43, 11, 114928.

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Novel Mito‐Nuclear Combinations Facilitate the Global Invasion of a Major Agricultural Crop Pest

Li, H., Liang, X., Peng, Y., Liu, Z., Zhang, L., Wang, P., Jin, M., Wilson, K., Garvin, M. R., Wu, K. & Xiao, Y., 11/09/2024, In: Advanced Science. 11, 34, e2305353.

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The transition from diet to blood: Exploring homeostasis in the insect haemolymph nutrient pool

Holdbrook, R., Andongma, A. A., Randall, J. L., Reavey, C. E., Tummala, Y., Wright, G. A., Simpson, S. J., Smith, J. A., Wilson, K. & Cotter, S. C., 1/09/2024, In: Physiological Entomology. 49, 3, p. 227-243

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A dicistrovirus increases pupal mortality in Spodoptera frugiperda by suppressing protease activity and inhibiting larval diet consumption

Sun, M., Li, T., Liu, Y., Wilson, K., Chen, X., Graham, R. I., Yang, X., Ren, G. & Xu, P., 31/08/2024, In: Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 23, 8, p. 2723-2734 12 p.

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Densovirus infection facilitates plant–virus transmission by an aphid

Dong, Y., Li, T., Hou, Y., Wilson, K., Wang, X., Su, C., Li, Y., Ren, G. & Xu, P., 31/08/2024, In: New Phytologist. 243, 4, p. 1539-1553 15 p.

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The complex interactions between nutrition, immunity and infection in insects

Ponton, F., Tan, Y. X., Forster, C. C., Austin, A. J., English, S., Cotter, S. C. & Wilson, K., 15/12/2023, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 226, 24

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A mixed-model approach for estimating drivers of microbiota community composition and differential taxonomic abundance

Sweeny, A. R., Lemon, H., Ibrahim, A., Watt, K. A., Wilson, K., Childs, D. Z., Nussey, D. H., Free, A. & McNally, L., 31/08/2023, In: mSystems. 8, 4, e0004023.

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The impact of field margins on biological pest control: a meta‑analysis

Crowther, L., Wilson, K. & Wilby, A., 30/08/2023, In: BioControl. 68, 4, p. 387-396 10 p.

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Global genomic signature reveals the evolution of fall armyworm in the Eastern hemisphere

Zhang, L., Li, Z., Peng, Y., Liang, X., Wilson, K., Chipabika, G., Karangwa, P., Uzayisenga, B., Mensah, B. A., Kachigamba, D. L. & Xiao, Y., 28/08/2023, In: Molecular Ecology. 32, 20, p. 5463-5478

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Assessing Biopesticides for Managing Fall Armyworm <i>(Spodoptera frugiperda)</i> in Africa

Bateman, M., Day, R., Rwomushana, I., Subramanian, S., Wilson, K., Babendreier, D., Luke, B. & Edgington, S., 23/08/2023, In: Plant Health Cases. 2023

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Adaptive evolution to the natural and anthropogenic environment in a global invasive crop pest, the cotton bollworm

Jin, M., North, H. L., Peng, Y., Liu, H., liu, B., Pan, R., Zhou, Y., Zheng, W., Liu, K., Yang, B., Zhang, L., Xu, Q., Elfekih, S., Montoya, W. V., Walsh, T., Cui, P., Zhou, Y., Wilson, K., Jiggins, C. & Wu, K. & 1 others, Xiao, Y., 10/07/2023, In: The Innovation. 4, 4, 100454.

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Population-genomics provide insights into the evolution and adaptation of the Asia corn borer

Peng, Y., Jin, M., Li, Z., Li, H., Zhang, L., Yu, S., Zhang, Z., Fan, R., Liu, J., Qi, X., Wilson, K. & Xiao, Y., 31/05/2023, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 40, 5, msad112.

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Gut microbial community supplementation and reduction modulates African armyworm susceptibility to a baculovirus

Donkersley, P., Rice, A., Graham, R. I. & Wilson, K., 31/01/2023, In: FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 99, 1, 11 p., fiac147.

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Chromosome-level genome of black cutworm provides novel insights into polyphagy and seasonal migration in insects

Jin, M., Liu, B., Zheng, W., Liu, C., Liu, Z., He, Y., Li, X., Wu, C., Wang, P., Liu, K., Wu, S., Liu, H., Chakrabarty, S., Yuan, H., Wilson, K., Wu, K., Fan, W. & Xiao, Y., 5/01/2023, In: BMC Biology. 21, 1, 17 p., 2.

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Biological control interventions reduce pest abundance and crop damage while maintaining natural enemies in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis

Ratto, F., Bruce, T., Chipabika, G., Mwamakamba, S., Mkandawire, R., Khan, Z., Mkindi, A., Pittchar, J., Sallu, S. M., Whitfield, S., Wilson, K. & Sait, S. M., 7/12/2022, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 289, 1988, 12 p., 20221695.

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Long-term temporal trends in gastrointestinal parasite infection in wild Soay sheep

Hayward, A. D., Behnke, J. M., Childs, D. Z., Corripio-Miyar, Y., Fenton, A., Fraser, M. D., Kenyon, F., McNeilly, T. N., Pakeman, R. J., Pedersen, A. B., Pemberton, J. M., Sweeny, A. R., Wilson, K. & Pilkington, J. G., 2/11/2022, In: Parasitology. 149, 13, p. 1749-1759 11 p.

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Regional Monitoring of Fall Armyworm (FAW) Using Early Warning Systems

Buchaillot, M. L., Cairns, J., Hamadziripi, E., Wilson, K., Hughes, D., Chelal, J., McCloskey, P., Kehs, A., Clinton, N., Araus, J. L. & Kefauver, S. C., 8/10/2022, In: Remote Sensing. 14, 19, 19 p., 5003.

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The distribution of covert microbial natural enemies of a globally invasive crop pest, fall armyworm, in Africa: enemy-release and spillover events

Withers, A. J., Rice, A., de Boer, J., Donkersley, P., Pearson, A. J., Chipabika, G., Karangwa, P., Uzayisenga, B., Mensah, B. A., Mensah, S. A., Nkunika, P. O. Y., Kachigamba, D., Smith, J. A., Jones, C. M. & Wilson, K., 30/09/2022, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 91, 9, p. 1826-1841 16 p.

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Predicting potential global and future distributions of the African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta) using Species Distribution Models

Gomez, I., Musavi, F., Mushobozi, W. L., David, G., Day, R., Early, R. & Wilson, K., 28/09/2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1

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Biological control interventions and botanical pesticides for insect pests of crops in sub-Saharan Africa: A mapping review

Ratto, F., Bruce, T., Chipabika, G., Mwamakamba, S., Mkandawire, R., Khan, Z., Mkindi, A., Pittchar, J., Chidawanyika, F., Sallu, S. M., Whitfield, S., Wilson, K. & Sait, S. M., 28/07/2022, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 6, 16 p., 883975.

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Genomic features of the polyphagous cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis

Wu, C., Zhang, L., Liu, B., Gao, B., Huang, C., Zhang, J., Jin, M., Wang, H., Peng, Y., Rice, A., Hegazi, E., Wilson, K., Xu, P. & Xiao, Y., 7/05/2022, In: BMC Genomics. 23, 1, 14 p., 353.

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Partiti-like viruses from African armyworm increase larval and pupal mortality of a novel host: the Egyptian cotton leafworm

Xu, P., Rice, A., Li, T., Wang, J., Yang, X., Yuan, H., Graham, R. I. & Wilson, K., 30/04/2022, In: Pest Management Science. 78, 4, p. 1529-1537 19 p.

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