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Stephen L Lapointe

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Killiny N, Nehela Y, George J, Rashidi M, Stelinski L, Lapointe S
Plant Sci . 2021 May; 308:110930. PMID: 34034878
Huanglongbing (HLB) is one of the most destructive diseases in citrus worldwide. Unfortunately, HLB has no cure and management relies on insecticides to reduce populations of the vector, Diaphorina citri...
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George J, Lapointe S, Markle L, Patt J, Allan S, Setamou M, et al.
Insects . 2020 Dec; 11(12). PMID: 33302349
Phytophagous insects, including Asian citrus psyllids ( Kuwayama), use multiple sensory modalities (vision, olfaction, and gustation,) to locate and accept host plants. We explored incorporation of several sensory cues into...
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Allan S, George J, Stelinski L, Lapointe S
Insects . 2020 Jul; 11(7). PMID: 32708797
Laboratory assays were conducted to evaluate responses of to various aspects of visual cues associated with traps in an effort to improve trap effectiveness. Addition of white or UV violet...
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George J, Paris T, Allan S, Lapointe S, Stelinski L
Sci Rep . 2020 Feb; 10(1):1890. PMID: 32024952
Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) vectors the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, the causal pathogen of citrus greening disease that is devastating citrus industries worldwide. Suppressing psyllid populations is crucial to...
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Huynh M, Hibbard B, Lapointe S, Niedz R, French B, Pereira A, et al.
Sci Rep . 2020 Jan; 10(1):746. PMID: 31937872
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Huynh M, Hibbard B, Vella M, Lapointe S, Niedz R, Shelby K, et al.
Sci Rep . 2019 Nov; 9(1):16009. PMID: 31690801
The western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, is an important pest of maize (Zea mays L.). Published WCR diets contain corn root powder, which is not available for...
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Shi Q, George J, Krystel J, Zhang S, Lapointe S, Stelinski L, et al.
Hortic Res . 2019 Jun; 6:76. PMID: 31231534
Plants have a perception system triggered by pathogen and pest signals to initiate defense. These signals include evolutionarily conserved molecules from microbes and insects termed pathogen/herbivore-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs/HAMPs). Here...
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Huynh M, Hibbard B, Lapointe S, Niedz R, French B, Pereira A, et al.
Sci Rep . 2019 Mar; 9(1):3709. PMID: 30842452
The northern corn rootworm (NCR), Diabrotica barberi Smith & Lawrence, is a major pest of maize (Zea mays L.). This pest has developed resistance to insecticides and adapted to crop...
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George J, Ammar E, Hall D, Shatters Jr R, Lapointe S
Sci Rep . 2018 Jul; 8(1):10352. PMID: 29985396
Citrus greening disease (huanglongbing), currently the most destructive citrus disease worldwide, is putatively caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), a phloem-limited bacterium transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri....
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George J, Lapointe S
Pest Manag Sci . 2018 Jun; 75(1):279-285. PMID: 29885090
Background: The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, is the primary vector of the phloem-inhabiting bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus putatively responsible for citrus greening (huanglongbing), a devastating citrus disease. Infestations...