Characterization of Field-Derived Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Resistance to Pyrethroids in California Berry Production

F Ganjisaffar, MR Demkovich, JC Chiu… - Journal of Economic …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), is a global economic pest of
berry crops and stone fruit. Since management of this pest primarily relies on calendar …

Selective sweeps in a nutshell: the genomic footprint of rapid insecticide resistance evolution in the almond agroecosystem

B Calla, M Demkovich, JP Siegel… - Genome Biology and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Among the most familiar forms of human-driven evolution on ecological time scales is the
rapid acquisition of resistance to pesticides by insects. Since the widespread adoption of …

Mechanism of Resistance Acquisition and Potential Associated Fitness Costs in Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Exposed to Pyrethroid …

M Demkovich, JP Siegel, BS Higbee… - Environmental …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The polyphagous navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae),
is the most destructive pest of nut crops, including almonds and pistachios, in California …

Spatio-temporal Variation of Spinosad Susceptibility in Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae), a Three-year Study in California's Monterey Bay Region

F Ganjisaffar, BE Gress, MR Demkovich… - Journal of Economic …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Spinosyn insecticides are widely used in conventional berry production, and spinosad is
regarded as the most effective insecticide for managing Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (…

Effect of Piperonyl Butoxide on the Toxicity of Four Classes of Insecticides to Navel Orangeworm ( Amyelois transitella ) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

M Demkovich, CE Dana, JP Siegel… - Journal of economic …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Amyelois transitella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), the navel orangeworm, is a highly
polyphagous economic pest of almond, pistachio, and walnut crops in California. Increasing …

Impact of Pesticide Resistance on Toxicity and Tolerance of Hostplant Phytochemicals in Amyelois Transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

VA Bagchi, JP Siegel, MR Demkovich… - Journal of Insect …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
For some polyphagous insects, adaptation to phytochemically novel plants can enhance
resistance to certain pesticides, but whether pesticide resistance expands tolerance to …

Impact of agricultural adjuvants on the toxicity of the diamide insecticides chlorantraniliprole and flubendiamide on different life stages of the navel orangeworm …

MR Demkovich, JP Siegel, SS Walse… - Journal of pest …, 2018 - Springer
The navel orangeworm (Amyelois transitella) (Walker) is a destructive pest of tree nuts in
California orchards. Overall demand for these crops and acreage expansions have resulted in …

Kaolin as a management alternative for insecticide-resistant navel orangeworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

DS Bush, M Demkovich, M Aldunate… - Journal of economic …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The production of almonds and pistachios in California’s Central Valley employs insecticides
for the management of their primary pest, navel orangeworm. The pyrethroid Bifenthrin is …

[HTML][HTML] Differential regulation of cytochrome P450 genes associated with biosynthesis and detoxification in bifenthrin-resistant populations of navel orangewom …

MR Demkovich, B Calla, E Ngumbi, BS Higbee… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Pyrethroid resistance was first reported in 2013 for the navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella,
but the genetic underpinnings of pyrethroid resistance are unknown. We investigated the …

Selective sweeps in a nutshell; the genomic footprint of rapid insecticide resistance evolution in an insect

B Calla, M Demkovich, JP Siegel, JPG Viana… - bioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
Relatively few genome-wide population studies of field-acquired insecticide resistance
have been carried out on agricultural pests. Recently acquired bifenthrin resistance in a …