Publications in Refereed Journals

Gale, C.C., Ferguson, B., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Shields, V.D.C., Zhang, A. 2024. Evaluation of a push–pull strategy for spotted-wing drosophila management in highbush blueberry. Insects 15, 47. doi: 10.3390/insects15010047.

Han, P., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Zalucki, M.P., Liu, S-S., and Desneux, N. 2024. A theoretical framework to improve the adoption of green Integrated Pest Management tactics. Communications Biology 7, 337. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-06027-6.

Babu, A., Rhodes, E.M., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Liburd, O.E., and Sial, A.A. 2023. Comparison of multimodal attract-and-kill formulations for managing Drosophila suzukii: behavioral and lethal effects. PLoS ONE 18(12): e0293587. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293587.

Urbaneja-Bernat, P., Tena, A., González-Cabrera, J., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2023. An insect’s energy bar:  the potential role of plant guttation on biological control. Current Opinion in Insect Science 61:101140. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2023.101140

Caitlin, R., Quadrel, A., Urbaneja-Bernat, P., Beck, J.J., Ben-Zvi, Y., Khodadadi, F., Aćimović, S.G., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. Blueberries infected with the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum fioriniae release odors that repel Drosophila suzukii. Pest Management Science. doi: 10.1002/ps.7692

Dami, B.G., Dos Santos, J.A., Barbosa, E.P., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Vacari, A.M. 2023. Functional response of 3 green lacewing species (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) to Leucoptera coffeella (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae). Journal of Insect Science 23(3): 15; 1–8. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/iead038

Shope, J., Polk, D., Mansue, C., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2023. The contrasting role of climate variation on the population dynamics of a native and an invasive insect pest. PLoS ONE 18(4):e0284600. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284600

Salazar-Mendoza, P., Bento, J.M.S., Silva, D.B., Pascholati, S.F., Han, P., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2023. Bottom-up effects of fertilization and jasmonate-induced resistance independently affect the interactions between tomato plants and an insect herbivore. Journal of Plant Interactions 18:1. doi: 10.1080/17429145.2022.2154864

Ben-Zvi Y. and Rodriguez-Saona C. 2023. Advances in cranberry insect pest management: A literature synthesis. Frontiers in Agronomy 5:1006106. doi: 10.3389/fagro.2023.1006106

Panthi, B., Cloonan, K.R., Rodriguez-Saona, R., Short, B.D., Kirkpatrick, D.M., Loeb, G.M., Aflitto, N.C., Wiman, N., Andrews, H., Drummond, F.A., Fanning, P.D., Ballman, E., Johnson, B., Beal, D.J., Beers, E.H., Burrack, H.J., Isaacs, R., Perkins, J., Liburd, O.E., Lambert, A.R., Walton, V.M., Harris, E.T., Mermer, S., Polk, D., Wallingford, A.K., Adhikari, R., and Sial, A.A. 2022. Using red panel traps to detect spotted-wing drosophila and its infestation in US berry and cherry crops. Journal of Economic Entomology. doi: 10.1093/jee/toac134.

Kim, H., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Lee H-S. 2022. Population genetics of the blueberry gall midge, Dasineura oxycoccana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), on blueberry and cranberry and testing invasion scenarios. Insects 13, 880. doi: 10.3390/insects13100880

Schwanitz, T.W., Polashock, J., Stockton, D.G., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Sotomayor, D., Loeb, G., and C. Hawkings. 2022. Molecular and behavioral studies reveal differences in olfaction between winter and summer morphs of Drosophila suzukii. PeerJ 10:e13825. doi: 10.7717/peerj.13825.

Urbaneja-Bernat, P., Holdcraft, R., Hernández-Cumplido, J., Rhodes, E.M., Liburd, O.E., Sial, A.A., Mafra-Neto, A., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2022. Field, semi-field, and greenhouse testing of HOOK-SWD, a SPLAT-based attract-and-kill formulation to manage spotted-wing drosophila in blueberries. Journal of Applied Entomology. doi: 10.1111/jen.13073

Lampasona, T., Nielsen, A., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2022. Novel hosts can incur fitness costs to a frugivorous insect pest. Ecology and Evolution. Ecology 12, e8841. doi: 10.1002/ece3.8841.

Isaacs, R., Van Timmeren, S., Gress, B., Zalom, F., Ganjisaffar, F., Hamby, K., Lewis, M., Liburd, O., Sarkar, N., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Holdcraft, R., Burrack, H., Drummond, F., Spaulding, N., Lanka, S., and Sial, A. 2022. Monitoring of Drosophila suzukii resistance status using a RAPID method for assessing insecticide sensitivity across the United States. Journal of Economic Entomology. Special Collection on “Research Advances in Spotted-Wing Drosophila Management”. doi: 10.1093/jee/toac021.

Babu, A., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Sial, A.A. 2022. Comparative adult mortality and relative attractiveness of spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) to novel attract-and-kill (ACTTRA SWD) formulations mixed with different insecticides. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, section Chemical Ecology. Research Topic on “Research Advances on Drosophila suzukii”. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.846169.

Babu, A., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Sial, A.A. 2022. Factors influencing the efficacy of novel attract and kill (ACTTRA SWD) formulations against Drosophila suzukii. Journal of Economic Entomology (Special Collection on “Research Advances in Spotted-Wing Drosophila Management”) doi: 10.1093/jee/toab273

Han, P., Lavoir, A., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Desneux, N. 2022. Bottom-up forces in agroecosystems and their potential impact on arthropod pest management. Annual Review of Entomology 67: 239–259. doi: 10.1146/annurev-ento-060121-060505

Sousa, A.L., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Holdcraft, R., Kyryczenko-Roth, V., and Koppenhöfer, A.M. 2022. Entomopathogenic nematodes for the management of plum curculio in highbush blueberry. Biology 11, 45. Special Issue on “Biological Control in Agroecosystems”. doi: 10.3390/biology11010045

Nixon, L.J., Cloonan, K., Rugh, A., Jones, S., Evans, B., Rice, K., Kirkpatrick, D., Short, B., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Leskey, T.C. 2021. Factors affecting the efficacy of attracticidal spheres for management of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera Drosophilidae). Journal of Applied Entomology. doi: 10.1111/jen.12961.

Vacari, A.M., F. Damato, B. Gomes Dami, M.L. Feliz de Lima, L. Ubiali, G. Pincerato Figueiredo, E. de Oliveira Cabral, and C. Rodriguez-Saona. 2021. Within-canopy distribution of Stenoma catenifer (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) infestation in avocado orchards. Journal of Insect Science 21(5): 5; 1–4. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/ieab055.

Tait, G., Mermer, S., Stockton, D., Lee, J., Avosani, S., Abrieux, A., Anfora, G., Beers, E., Biondi, A., Burrack, H., Cha, D., Chiu, J., Choi, M-Y., Cloonan, K., Crava. M.C., Daane, K.M., Dalton, D.T., Diepenbrock, L., Fanning, P., Gómez, M., Gut, L., Grassi, A., Hamby, K., Hoelmer, K., Ioriatti, C., Isaacs, R., Klick, J., Kraft, L., Loeb, G., Rossi-Stacconi, M.V., Nieri, R., Pfab, F., Puppato, S., Rendon, D., Renkema, J., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Rogers, M., Sassù, F., Schöneberg, T., Scott, M.J., Seagraves, M., Sial, A., Van Timmeren, S., Wallingford, A., Wang, X., Yeh, D.A., Zalom, F., and Walton, V.M. 2021. Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae): A decade of research towards a sustainable integrated pest management program. Journal of Economic Entomology. doi: 10.1093/jee/toab158.

Akotsen-Mensah, C., Blaauw. B.R., Rivera, M.J., Rodriguez-Saona. C., and Nielsen. A.L. 2021. Behavioral response of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and its egg parasitoid Trissolcus japonicus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) to host plant odors. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution section Chemical Ecology, Research Topic on “The Chemical Ecology of Host and Mate Selection” 9:696814. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.696814.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Polashock, J.J., Kyryczenko-Roth, V., Holdcraft, R., Jimenez-Gonzalez, G., De Moraes, C.M., and Mescher, M.C. 2021. Application of plant defense elicitors fails to enhance herbivore resistance or mitigate phytoplasma infection in cranberries. Frontiers in Plant Science section Plant Pathogen Interactions, Research Topic on “Inducing Plant Resistance Against Insects Using Exogenous Bioactive Chemicals: Key Advances and Future Perspectives” 12:700242. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.700242.

Salazar-Mendoza, P., I. Peralta-Aragón, L. Romero-Rivas, J. Salamanca, and C. Rodriguez-Saona. 2021. The abundance and diversity of fruit flies and their parasitoids change with elevation in guava orchards in a tropical Andean forest of Peru, independent of seasonality. PLoS ONE 16(4): e0250731. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250731.

Larson, N.R., Strickland, J., Shields, V.D., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Cloonan, K., Short, B.D., Leskey, T.C., and Zhang, A. 2021. Field evaluation of different attractants for detecting and monitoring Drosophila suzukii. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution section Chemical Ecology, Research Topic on “The Chemical Ecology of Host and Mate Selection” 9:620445. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.620445

Urbaneja-Bernat, P., Cloonan, K., Zhang, A., Salazar-Mendoza, P., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. Fruit volatiles mediate differential attraction of Drosophila suzukii to wild and cultivated blueberries. Journal of Pest Science. doi: 10.1007/s10340-021-01332-z

Conti, E., Avila, G., Barratt, B., Cingolani, F., Colazza, S., Guarino, S., Hoelmer, K., Laumann, R.A., Maistrello, L., Martel, G., Peri, E., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Rondoni, G., Rostas, M., Roversi, P., Sforza, R., Tavella, L., and Wajnberg, E. 2021. Biological control of invasive stink bugs: global state and future perspectives (Special Issue on “6th International Entomophagous Insect Conference”). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 169: 28–51.

Hernández-Cumplido, J.†, C. Rodriguez-Saona†, C.E. Ruíz-Rodríguez, P.G. Fefer, B. Zúñiga-Ruíz, S. Aguirre-Paleo, S. Miranda Trejo, E. Llanos Romero, and A. Callejas Chavero. 2021. †These authors share first authorship. Genotypic variation in plant traits, chemical defenses, and resistance against insect herbivores in avocado (Persea americana) across a domestication gradient. Frontiers in Agronomy section Pest Management, Special Issue on “Advances in Crop Resistance for Insect Pest Control”. Front. Agron. 2:616553. doi: 10.3389/fagro.2020.616553

Drummond, F.A., Collins, J.A., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Zhang, A. 2021. Use of forested field edges by a blueberry insect pest, Rhagoletis mendax (Diptera: Tephritidae). Agricultural and Forest Entomology 23: 189–202.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Kyryczenko-Roth, V., Schiffhauer, D., and Firbas, N. 2020. Characterizing the feeding injury caused by Phylloscelis rubra (Hemiptera: Dictyopharidae) to cranberries. Journal of Insect Science 20(6): 37; 1–9.

Urbaneja-Bernat, P., Tena, A., González-Cabrera, J., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2020. Plant guttation provides nutrient-rich food for insects. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2020.1080.

Urbaneja-Bernat, P., Waller, T., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2020. Repellent, oviposition-deterrent, and insecticidal activity of the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum fioriniae on Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in highbush blueberries. Scientific Reports. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-71341-y.

Pradit, N., Mescher, M.C., De Moraes, C., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2020. Phytoplasma infection of cranberry affects development and oviposition, but not host-plant selection, of the insect vector Limotettix vaccinii. J. Chem. Ecol. 46: 722–734.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Urbaneja-Bernat, P., Salamanca, J., and Garzón-Tovar, V. 2020. Interactive effects of an herbivore-induced plant volatile and color on an insect community in cranberry. (Special issue on “Advancing the Use of Plant Volatiles in Biological Control of Insects and Weeds”). Insects, 11, 524; doi:10.3390/insects11080524.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., N. Firbas, J. Hernández-Cumplido, R. Holdcraft, C. Michel, S. Palacios-Castro, and D. B. Silva. 2020. Interpreting temporal and spatial variation in spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) trap captures in highbush blueberries. Journal of Economic Entomology. doi: 10.1093/jee/toaa153.

Salazar-Mendoza, P., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Fernandes O.A. 2020. Release density, dispersal capacity, and optimal rearing conditions for Telenomus remus, an egg parasitoid of Spodoptera frugiperda, in maize. BioControl Science and Technology. doi: 10.1080/09583157.2020.1776841.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Alborn, H.T., Oehlschlager, C., Kyryczenko-Roth, V., Tewari, S., Sylvia, M.M., and Averill, A.A. 2020. Fine-tuning the composition of the cranberry weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) aggregation pheromone. J. Appl. Entomol. (Short Communication). DOI: 10.1111/jen.12752.

Benevenuto, R.F., Seldal, T., Moe, S.R., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Hegland, S.J. 2020. Neighborhood effects of herbivore-induced plant resistance vary along an elevational gradient. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8:117. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2020.00117.

Ludwick, D., W. R. Morrison III, A. L. Acebes-Doria, A. M. Agnello, J. C. Bergh, M. L. Buffington, G. C. Hamilton, J. A. Harper, K. A. Hoelmer, G. Krawczyk, T. P. Kuhar, D. G. Pfeiffer, A. L. Nielsen, K. B. Rice, C. Rodriguez-Saona, P. M. Shearer, P. M. Shrewsbury, E. J. Talamas, J. F. Walgenbach, N. G. Wiman, and T. C. Leskey. 2020. Invasion of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) into the USA: Developing a national response to an invasive species crisis through collaborative research and outreach efforts. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 11(1): 4; 1–16 doi: 10.1093/jipm/pmaa001

Tooker, J., O’Neal, M.E., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2020. Balancing disturbance and conservation in agroecosystems to improve biological control. Annual Review of Entomology 65: 81–100.

Urbaneja-Bernat, P., Polk, D., Sanchez-Pedraza, F., Benrey, B., Salamanca, J., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2020. Non-crop habitats serve as a potential source of spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) to adjacent cultivated highbush blueberries. The Canadian Entomologist. https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2020.2.

Benevenuto, R.F., Seldal, T., Polashock, J., Moe, S.R.; Rodriguez-Saona, C., Gillespie, M., and Hegland, S.J. 2020. Molecular and ecological plant defense responses along an elevational gradient in a boreal ecosystem. Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6074.

Blaauw, B.R., Hamilton, G., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Nielsen, A.L. 2019. Plant stimuli and their impact on brown marmorated stink bug dispersal and host selection. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, section Chemical Ecology. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00414.

Salamanca, J., Souza. B., Kyryczenko-Roth, V., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2019. Methyl salicylate increases attraction and function of beneficial arthropods in cranberries. Insects, Special Issue on “Semiochemicals and Insect Behavior,” 10, 423, doi: 10.3390/insects10120423.

Cloonan, K.R., Hernández-Cumplido, J., Viana de Sousa, A.L., Gomes Ramalho, D., Burrack, H.J., Della Rosa, L., Diepenbrock, L.M., Drummond, F.A., Gut, L.J., Hesler, S., Issacs, R., Leach, H., Loeb, G.M., Nielsen, A.L., Nitzsche, P., Park, K.R., Syed, Z., Van Timmeren, S., Wallingford, A.K., Walton, V.M., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2019. Laboratory and field evaluation of host-related foraging odor-cue combinations to attract Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). J. Economic Entomology. DOI: 10.1093/jee/toz224.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Vincent, C., and Isaacs, R. 2019. Blueberry IPM: Past successes and future challenges. Annual Review of Entomology 64: 95–114.

Rodriguez- Saona, C., Cloonan, K.R., Sanchez-Pedraza, F., Zhou, Y., Giusti, M.M., and Benrey, B. 2019. Differential susceptibility of wild and cultivated blueberries to an invasive frugivorous pest. J. Chem. Ecol. 45: 286–297. FEATURED ON THE COVER OF THE JOURNAL.

De Lange, E., Salamanca, J., Polashock, J., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2019. Genotypic variation and phenotypic plasticity in gene expression and herbivore-induced volatiles, and their potential tritrophic implications, in cranberries. J. Chem. Ecol. 45: 298–312.

Klick, J., Rodriguez-Saona, C.R., Hernández Cumplido, J., Holdcraft, R.J., Urrutia, W.H., da Silva, R.O., Borges, R., Mafra-Neto, A., and Seagraves, M.P. 2019. Testing a novel attract and kill strategy for Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) management. J. Insect Sci. 19(1): 3; 1–6. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/iey132.

Benevenuto, R.F., Seldal, T., Hegland, S.J., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Kawash, J., and Polashock, J. 2019. Transcriptional profiling of methyl jasmonate-induced defense responses in bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.). BMC Plant Biology 19:70. doi.org/10.1186/s12870-019-1650-0.

De Lange, E.S., Kyryczenko-Roth, V., Johnson-Cicalese, J., Davenport, J., Nicholi Vorsa, N., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2019. Increased nutrient availability decreases insect resistance in cranberry. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. DOI: 10.1111/afe.12335.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Nielsen, A.L., Shapiro-Ilan, D.I., Tewari, S., Kyryczenko-Roth, V., Firbas, N., Leskey, T.C. 2019. Exploring an odor-baited “trap bush” approach to aggregate plum curculio (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) injury in blueberries. Insects 10, 113; doi:10.3390/insects10040113.

De Lange, E.S. and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2019. Does enhanced nutrient availability increase volatile emissions in cranberry? Plant Signaling & Behavior (Short Communication). 14:8, DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2019.1616517.

Pradit, N., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Kawash, J., and Polashock, J. 2019. Phytoplasma infection influences gene expression of American Cranberry. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (section Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology) 7:178. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00178.

Pradit, N., Mescher, M.C., Wang, Y., Vorsa, N., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2019. Phytoplasma infection of cranberries benefits non-vector phytophagous insects. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution section Chemical Ecology 7:181. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00181.

Stratton, C.A., Hodgdon, E., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Shelton, A.M., and Chen, Y.H. Phylogenetically-distant plants with odors similar to Brassicas repel the swede midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a Brassica specialist. Scientific Reports 9:10621 doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-47094-8.

Gallardo, K.R., Klingthong, P., Zhang, Q., Polashock, J., Atucha, A., Zalapa, J., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Vorsa, N., and Iorizzo, M. 2018. Breeding trait priorities of the cranberry industry in the United States and Canada. HortScience 53: 1467–1474.

Vidal-Gomez, U., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Kaplan, I. 2018. Constitutive exposure to the volatile methyl salicylate reduces per-capita foraging efficiency of a generalist predator to learned prey associations. Entomol. Exp. et Appl. DOI: 10.1111/eea.12713.

Benevenuto, R.F., Hegland, S.J., Töpper J.P., Rydgren K., Moe S.R., Rodriguez-Saona C., and Seldal T. 2018. Multiannual effects of induced plant defenses: Are defended plants good or bad neighbors? Ecology and Evolution DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4365.

Cloonan; K. Abraham, J.; Angeli, S.; Syed, Z.; and Rodriguez-Saona, C. Advances in the chemical ecology of Drosophila suzukii and its applications. J. Chem. Ecol. 44: 922–939.

Gallardo, K.R., Zhang, Q., Dossett, M., Polashock, J., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Vorsa, N., Edger, P.P., Ashrafi, H., Babiker, E., Finn, C.E., and Iorizzo, M. 2018. Breeding trait priorities of the blueberry industry in the United States and Canada. HortScience 53:1021–1028.

Kostromytska, O.S., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Alborn, H., and Koppenhöfer, A.M. 2018. Role of plant volatiles in host plant recognition by annual bluegrass weevil, Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 44: 580–590.

Jaffe, B.D., Avanesyan, A., Bal, H.K., Grant, J.,Grieshop M.J., Lee, J.C., Liburd, O.E., Rhodes, E., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Sial, A.A., Yan Feng, Y., Zhang, A., Guédot, C. 2018. Multistate comparison of attractants and the impact of fruit development stage on trapping Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in raspberry and blueberry. Environmental Entomology.

Salamanca, J., Brigida, S. and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2018. Cascading effects of combining herbivore-induced plant volatiles with companion plants to manipulate natural enemies in an agro-ecosystem. Pest Management Science. 74: 2133–2145

Hernandez-Cumplido, J., Giusti, M., Zhou, Y., Kyryczenko-Roth, V., Chen, Y.H., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2018. Testing the ‘plant domestication-reduced defense’ hypothesis in blueberries: The role of herbivore identity. Arthropod-Plant Interactions. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-018-9605-1.

Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2018. Book review: Biological control: Ecology and Applications. American Entomologist. 64,(1): E2.

Silva, D., Kyryczenko-Roth, V., Alborn, H., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2018. Comparison of trap types, placement, and colors for capturing Anthonomus musculus Say (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) adults in highbush blueberries. J. Insect Science 18(2): 19; 1–9. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/iey005

Rodriguez–Saona, C.R., Polk, D., Oudemans, P.V., Holdcraft, R., Zaman, F.U., Isaacs, R., and Cariveau, D. 2018. Landscape features determine the abundance and distribution of Rhagoletis mendax, a key fruit fly pest of blueberries. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 258: 113–120.

Williams, L., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Castle del Conte, S. 2017. Methyl jasmonate-induction of cotton: a field test of the ’attract and reward’ strategy of conservation biological control. AoB Plants (Special Issue on Using Non-Model Systems to Explore Plant-Pollinator and Plant-Herbivore Interactions). AoB PLANTS 9: plx032; doi: 10.1093/aobpla/plx032.

Weber, D.C., Morrison, W.R. III, Khrimian, A., Rice, K., Leskey, T.C., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Nielsen, A.L., and Blaauw, B.R. 2017. Chemical Ecology of Halyomorpha halys: Discoveries and applications. J. Pest. Sci. (Special issue on Halyomorpha halys). DOI: 10.1007/s10340-017-0876-6.

Hahn, N.G., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and G.C. Hamilton. 2017. Characterizing the spatial distribution of brown marmorated stink bug populations in peach orchards. PLoS ONE 12(3): e0170889.

Hernandez-Cumplido, J., Leskey, T.C., Holdcraft, R., Zaman, F.U., Hahn, N.G., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2017. Tempo-spatial dynamics of adult plum curculio (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) based on semiochemical-baited trap captures in blueberries. Environ. Entomol. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvx047.

Salamanca, J., Souza, B., Lundgren, J.G., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2017. Laboratory to field: Electro-antennographic and behavioral responsiveness of two insect predators to methyl salicylate. Chemoecology. DOI 10.1007/s00049-017-0230-8.

Seldal, T., Hegland, S.J., Rydgren, K., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Töpper, J. 2017. How to induce plant defence responses in wild plant populations? Using a dominant boreal plant species as example. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2687.

Wadhwa, S., Gallagher, F.J., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Holzapfel, C. 2017. Analysis of fluctuating asymmetry in isopod and hardwood tree populations in brownfields. Ecological Indicators 76: 42-51.

Fraga, D.F., Parker, J., Busoli, A.C., Hamilton, G.C., Nielsen, A.L., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2016. Behavioral responses of predaceous minute pirate bugs (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) to tridecane, a volatile emitted by the brown marmorated stink bug. J. Pest. Sci. (Special issue on Halyomorpha halys). DOI 10.1007/s10340-016-0825-9.

McArt, S.H., Miles, T., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Schilder, A., Adler, L.S., and Grieshop, M.J. 2016. Floral scent mimicry and the transmission of a pollinator-vectored plant pathogen. PLoS ONE 11(11): e0165761.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165761.

Rivera, M., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Alborn, H., and Koppenhöfer, A. Differential response of a local population of entomopathogenic nematodes to non-native herbivore induced plant volatiles (HIPV) in the laboratory and field. J. Chem. Ecol. DOI 10.1007/s10886-016-0789-5.

Zhou, Y., Giusti, M.M., Parker, J., Salamanca, J., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. Frugivory by brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) alters blueberry fruit chemistry and preference by conspecifics. Environ. Entomol. 45:1227–1234.

Holdcraft, R., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and L.L. Stelinski. 2016. Pheromone autodetection: Evidence and implications. Insects (Special Issue on Sexual Communication in an Evolutionary Context) 7, 17; doi:10.3390/insects7020017.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Wanumen, A.C., Salamanca, J., Holdcraft, R., and Kyryczenko-Roth, V. Toxicity of insecticides on various life stages of two totricid pests of cranberries and on a non-target predator. Insects (Collection on Integrated Pest Management) 7, 15; doi:10.3390/insects7020015.

Hahn, N.G, Kaufman, A.J., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Nielsen, A.L., LaForest J., and Hamilton, G.C. 2016. Exploring the spread of brown marmorated stink bug in New Jersey through the use of crowdsourced reports. American Entomologist 62: 36-45.

Rivera, M.J., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Elgizi, A., Fonseca, D.M., Jennings, D.E., and Koppenhofer, A.M. Cultivation and domestication of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) alters abundance, diversity, and virulence of entomopathogenic nematodes. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 222: 148-155.

Rivera, M.J., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Jennings, D.E., and Koppenhöfer, A.M. 2015. Assessing the impact of cultivation and plant domestication of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) on soil properties and associated plant-parasitic nematode communities (Short Communication). Soil Biology and Biochemistry 88: 25-28.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., C. Vincent, D. Polk, and F.A. Drummond. 2015. The blueberry maggot fly, Rhagoletis mendax Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae): A review. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 15(1): 11; DOI: 10.1093/jipm/pmv010.

Leskey, T., Agnello, A., Bergh, J. C., Dively, G., Hamilton, G., Jentsch, P., Khrimian, A., Krawczyk, G., Kuhar, T., Lee, D., Morrison, W., Polk, D., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Shearer, P., Short, B., Shrewsbury, P., Walgenbach, J., Weber, D., Welty, C., Whalen, J., Wiman, N., Zaman, F. 2015. Attraction of the invasive Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to traps baited with semiochemical stimuli across the United States. Environmental Entomology 44: 746-756.

Chacón-Fuentes, M., Parra, L., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Seguel, I., and Quiroz, A. Abundance of flavonols in cultivated and wild murtilla plants (Ugni molinae) and its effect on an herbivorous insect. Environmental Entomology. DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvv040.

Kim, H., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Kwon, D.H., Park, S., Kang, T-J., Kim, S-J., Hong, K-J., Lee, H-S. Development and characterization of 12 microsatellite loci from the blueberry gall midge Dasineura oxicoccana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Journal of Entomology and Zoology. DOI 10.1007/s13355-015-0335-x.

Wiman, N., J. Parker, C. Rodriguez-Saona, and V. Walton. 2015. Characterizing damage and impacts of brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), on commercial blueberries. Journal of Economic Entomology. DOI: 10.1093/jee/tov036.

Burrack, H.J., Asplen M., Bahder L., Collins, J., Drummond F.A., Guédot C., Isaacs, R., Johnson D., Blanton A., Lee J.C., Loeb G., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Van Timmeren, S., Walsh D., and McPhie D.R. 2015. Multi-state comparison of attractants for monitoring Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in blueberries and caneberries. Environmental Entomology. DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvv022.

Abraham, J., A. Zhang, S. Abubeker, S. Angeli, and C. Rodriguez-Saona. 2015. Behavioral and antennal responses of spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, to volatiles from fruit extracts. Environmental Entomology. DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvv013.

Deutsch, A.E., C. Rodriguez-Saona, J.E. Zalapa, and S.A. Steffan. 2015. Temperature-mediated development ofSparganothis sulfureana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in cranberries. Environmental Entomology. DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvu062.

Cowles, R.S., C. Rodriguez-Saona, R. Holdcraft, G.M. Loeb, J.E. Elsensohn, and S.P. Hesler. 2015. Sucrose improves insecticide activity against Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. DOI: 10.1093/jee/tou100.

Salamanca, J., M. Pareja, C. Rodriguez-Saona, A.L.S. Resende, and B. Souza. 2015. Behavioral responses of adult lacewings, Chrysoperla externa, to a rose-aphid-coriander complex. Biological Control 80: 103-112.

Deutsch, A.E., C.R. Rodriguez-Saona, V. Kyryczenko-Roth, J. Sojka, J.E. Zalapa, and S.A. Steffan. 2014. Degree-day benchmarks for Sparganothis sulfureana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) development in cranberries. Journal of Economic Entomology 107: 2130-2136.

Mafra-Neto, A.; Fettig, C.J.; Munson, A.S.; Rodriguez-Saona, C.; Holdcraft, R.; Faleiro, J.R.; El-Shafie, H.; Reinke, M.; Bernardi, C.; Villagran, K.M. 2014. Development of Specialized Pheromone and Lure Application Technologies (SPLATR) for management of coleopteran pests in agricultural and forest systems. Pp. 211-242. In Biopesticides: State of the Art and Future Opportunities. Gross, A.; Coats, J.; Beck, J. and Duke, S. (Eds.). American Chemical Society Symposium Series, Vol. 1172. DOI: 10.1021/bk-2014-1172. ch015.

Rice, K., C. Bergh, E. Bergman, D. Biddinger, C. Dieckhoff, G. Dively, H. Fraser,T. Gariepy, G. Hamilton, T. Haye, A. Herbert, K. Hoelmer, C. Hooks, A. Jones, G. Krawczyk, T. Kuhar, W. Mitchell, A.L. Nielsen, D. Pfeiffer, M. Raupp, C. Rodriguez-Saona, P. Shearer, P. Shrewsbury, D. Venugopal, J. Whalen, N. Wiman, T. Leskey, and J. Tooker. 2014. Biology, ecology, and management of brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys). Journal of Integrated Pest Management 5: A1-A13.

Hung, R., Lee, S., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Bennett, J.W. Common gas phase molecules from fungi affect seed germination and plant health in Arabidopsis thaliana. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Express 4: 53.

Stelinski, L., R. Holdcraft, and C. Rodriguez-Saona. Female moth calling and flight behavior are altered hours following pheromone autodetection: Possible implications for practical management with mating disruption. Insects 5: 459-473; doi:10.3390/insects5020459.

Roubos, C.R., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Isaacs, R. 2014. Mitigating the effects of insecticides on arthropod biological control at field and landscape scales. Biological Control – Special Issue on Impact of Environmental Change on Biological Control 75: 28-38.

Lee, I.-M., Polashock, J., Bottner-Parker, K.D., Bagadia, P.G., Rodriguez-Saona, C.R., Zhao, Y., and Davis, R.E. 2014. New subgroup 16SrIII-Yphytoplasmas associated with false-blossom diseased cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) plants and with known and potential insect vectors in New Jersey. Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 139: 393-400.

Wallner, A.M., Hamilton, G.C., Nielsen, A.L., Hahn, N., Green, E., and Rodriguez-Saona, C.R. 2014. Landscape factors facilitating the invasive dynamics and distribution of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), after arrival in the United States. PLoS ONE 9(5): e95691. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095691.

Roubos, C.R., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Holdcraft, R., Mason, K.S., and Isaacs, R. 2014. Relative toxicity and residual activity of insecticides used in blueberry pest management: Mortality of natural enemies. J. Econ. Entomol. 107: 277-285.

Rodriguez-Saona, C.R., Polk, D., Holdcraft, R., and Koppenhöfer, A.M. 2014. Long-term evaluation of field-wide oriental beetle (Col., Scarabaeidae) mating disruption in blueberries using female-mimic pheromone lures. J. Appl. Entomol. 138: 120-132.

Medina, R.F., Szendrei, Z., Harrison, K., Isaacs, R., Averill, A., Malo, E.A., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2014. Exploring host-associated differentiation in the North American native cranberry fruitworm, Acrobasis vaccinii, from blueberries and cranberries. Entomol. Exp. et Appl. 150: 136-148.

Tewari, S., Leskey, T.C., Nielsen, A.L., Piñero, J.C., and Rodriguez-Saona, C.R. 2014. Use of pheromones in insect pest management, with special attention to weevil pheromones. Pp. 141-168. In: Integrated Pest Management: Current Concepts and Ecological Perspectives. D.P. Abrol (Ed.). Elsevier Inc.

Lee, J.C., Barrantes, L.D., Beers, E.H., Burrack, H.J., Dalton, D.T., Dreves, A.J., Gut, L.J., Hamby, K.A., Haviland, D.R., Isaacs, R., Nielsen, A.L., Richardson, T., Rodriguez-Saona, C.R., Shearer, P.W., Stanley, C.A., Walsh, D.B., Walton, W.M.,Yee, W.L., Zalom, F.G., and Bruck, D.J.. Improving trap design for monitoring Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Environmental Entomology. 42: 1348-1355.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Mark C. Mescher, and Consuelo M. De Moraes. 2013. The role of volatiles in plant-plant interactions. In: Long-Distance Systemic Signaling and Communication in Plants, Series: Signaling and Communication in Plants, Vol. 19. F. Baluska (Ed.). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Polashock, J., and Malo, E.A. 2013. Jasmonate-mediated induced volatiles in the American cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon: from gene expression to organismal interactions. Front. Plant Sci. 4:115. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00115.

Rodriguez-Saona, C.R., Wise, J.C., Polk, D., Leskey, T.C., and Vandervoort, C. 2013. Lethality of reduced-risk insecticides against plum curculio (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in blueberries, with emphasis on their curative activity. Pest Management Science. doi: 10.1002/ps.03509.

Parker, J.E., Snyder, W.E., Hamilton, G.C, and Rodriguez-Saona, C. Companion planting and insect pest control. In: Weed and Pest Control – Conventional and New Challenges, by Sonia Soloneski and Marcelo Larramendy (Eds), ISBN 978-953-51-0984-6.

Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2012. Can we make crops more attractive to the natural enemies of herbivores? (Editorial). Entomol Ornithol Herpetol 2012, 1: e103 doi: 10.4172/2161-0983.1000e103.

Leskey, T.C., Hamilton, G.C., Nielsen, A.L., Polk, D., Rodriguez-Saona C., Bergh J.C., Herbert A., Kuhar, T., Pfeiffer, D., Dively, G., Hooks, C., Raupp, M., Shrewsbury, P., Krawczyk, G., Shearer, P.W., Whalen, J., Koplinka-Loehr, C., Myers, E., Inkley, D., Hoelmer, K., Lee, D., and Wright, S.E. 2012. Pest Status of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) in the USA. Outlooks in Pest Management 23: 218-226.

Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2012. La ecología química de interacciones tri-tróficas. pp. 315-342. In: Temas Selectos en Ecología Química de Insectos. J. C. Rojas León and E. A. Malo (Eds.). El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, México. 446 p.

Rodriguez-Saona, C.R., Byers, J.A., and Schiffhauer, D. 2012. Effect of trap color and height on captures of blunt-nosed and sharp-nosed leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and non-target arthropods in cranberry bogs. Crop Protection 40: 132-144.

Ali, J.G., Alborn, H.T., Campos-Herrera, R., Kaplan, F., Duncan, L.W., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Koppenhofer, A.M., and Stelinski, L.L. 2012. Subterranean, herbivore-induced plant volatile increases biological control activity of multiple beneficial nematode species in distinct habitats. PLoS ONE 7(6): e38146. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038146.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., B.R. Blaauw, and R.Isaacs. 2012. Manipulation of Natural Enemies in Agroecosystems: Habitat and Semiochemicals for Sustainable Insect Pest Control. InTech:(5) 89-126.

Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2011. Herbivore-induced blueberry volatiles and intra-plant signaling. J. Vis. Exp. 58: e3440, DOI: 10.3791/3440 (2011).

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Kaplan, I., Braasch, J., Chinnasamy, D., and Williams, L. 2011. Field responses of predaceous arthropods to methyl salicylate: A meta-analysis and case study in cranberries. Biological Control 59: 294-303.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Parra, L., Quiroz, A, and Isaacs, R. 2011. Variation in highbush blueberry floral volatile profiles as a function
of pollination status, cultivar, time of day and flower part: implications for flower visitation by bees. Ann. Bot. 107: 1377-1390.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Vorsa, N., Singh, A., Johnson-Cicalese, J., Szendrei, Z., Mescher, M., and Frost, C.J. 2011. Tracing the history of plant traits under domestication in cranberries: potential consequences on anti-herbivore defences. J. Exp. Bot. 62: 2633-2644.

Szendrei Z., Averill, A., Alborn, H., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2011. Identification and field evaluation of attractants for the cranberry weevil, Anthonomus musculus Say. J. Chem. Ecol. 37: 387-397.

McGraw B.A., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Holdcraft, R., Szendrei, Z., and Koppenhöfer, A.M. 2011. Behavioral and electrophysiological responses of Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to volatiles from intact and mechanically damaged annual bluegrass. Environ. Entomol. 40: 412-419.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Polk, D., Holdcraft, R., Chinnasamy, D., and Mafra-Neto, A. 2010.  SPLAT-OB reveals competitive attraction as a mechanism of mating disruption in oriental beetle. Environ. Entomol. 39: 1980-1989.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Musser, R.O., Vogel, H., Hum-Musser, S.M., and Thaler, J.S. 2010. Molecular, biochemical, and organismal analyses of tomato plants simultaneously attacked by herbivores from two different feeding guilds. J. Chem. Ecol.  36: 1043-1057.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Polavarapu, S., Barry, J., Polk, D., Jornsten, R., Oudemans, P. and Liburd, O. 2010.  Color preference, seasonality, spatial distribution and species composition of thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in highbush blueberries. Crop Protection 29: 1331-1340.

Williams, L. III, Blackmer, J.L., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Zhu, S. 2010. Plant volatiles influence electrophysiological and behavioral responses of Lygus hesperus. J. Chem. Ecol. 36: 467-478.

Barry, J.D., Rodriguez-Saona, C.R., Polk, D.F., and Zhang, A. 2010. Seasonal abundance, life history, and parasitism of Caloptilia porphyretica Braun (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), a leafminer of highbush blueberry. J. Econ. Entomol. 103: 284-291.

Szendrei, Z., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2010. A meta-analysis of behavioral manipulation of insect pests with plant volatiles.  Entomol. Exp. et Appl. 134: 201-210.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Frost, C.J. 2010. New evidence for a multi-functional role of herbivore-induced plant volatiles in defense against herbivores. Landes Bioscience. Plant Signaling & Behavior 5:1, 1-3..

Szendrei, Z., Malo, E. Stelinski, L., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2009. Response of cranberry weevil (Anthonomus musculus Say, Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to host plant volatiles. Environ. Entomol. 38: 861-869.

Stelinski, L.L., Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Meyer, W.L. 2009. Recognition of foreign oviposition-marking pheromone in a multi-trophic context. Naturwissenschaften 96: 585-592.

Kim, K.S., Szendrei, Z., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Mulder, P.G., and Sappington, T.W. 2009. Molecular diagnostic for boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) based on amplification of three species-specific microsatellites.  J. Econ. Entomol. 102: 759-766.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Polk, D.F., and Barry, J.D. 2009. Optimization of pheromone rates for effective mating disruption of oriental beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in commercial blueberries. J. Econ. Entomol. 102: 659-669.

Robbins, P.S., Nojima, S., Polavarapu, S., Koppenhöfer, A.M., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Holdcraft, R.J., Consolie, N.H., Peck, D.C., and Roelofs, W. 2009. Sex pheromone of the scarab beetle Phyllophaga (Phytalus) georgiana (Horn).  J. Chem. Ecol. 35: 336-341.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Rodriguez-Saona, L., and Frost, C. 2009. Herbivore-induced volatiles in the perennial shrub, Vaccinium corymbosum, and their role in inter-branch signaling. J. Chem. Ecology 35: 163-175.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., and Stelinski, L. 2009. Behavior-modifying Strategies in IPM: Theory and Practice. In: Integrated Pest Management: Innovation – Development Process, Vol. 1. R. Peshin and A. K. Dhawan (Eds.). Springer.

Williams, L. III, Rodriguez-Saona, C., Castle, S.C., and Zhu, S. 2008. EAG-active herbivore-induced plant volatiles modify behavioral responses and host attack by an egg parasitoid.  J. Chem. Ecology. 34: 1190-1201.

Blackmer, J.L., Byers, J.A., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2008. Evaluation of color traps for Lygus spp. Design, placement, height, time of day, and non-target effects. Crop Protection 27: 171-181.

Koppenhöfer, A.M., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Polavarapu, S., and Holdcraft, R.J. 2008. Entomopathogenic nematodes for control of Phyllophaga georgiana (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in cranberries. BioControl Science and Technology 18:21-31.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Miller, J.R., Poland, T.M., Kuhn, T.M., Otis, G.W., Turk, T., and Ward, D.L. 2007. Behaviors of adult Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae).  The Great Lakes Entomologist 40: 1-16.

Stelinski, L.L., Oakleaf, R., and Rodriguez-Saona, C. 2007. Oviposition-deterring pheromone deposited on blueberry fruit by the parasitic wasp, Diachasma alloeum. Behaviour 144: 429-445.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Poland, T.M., Miller, J.R., Stelinski, L.L., Grant, G.G., de Groot, P., Buchan, L. and MacDonald, L. 2006. Behavioral and electrophysiological responses of the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, to induced volatiles of Manchurian ash, Fraxinus mandshurica. Chemoecology 16: 75-86.

Rodriguez-Saona, C. and Thaler, J.S. 2005. Herbivore-induced responses and patch heterogeneity affect abundance of arthropods on plants. Ecol. Entomol. 30: 156-163.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Chalmers, J.A., Raj, S., and Thaler, J.S. 2005. Induced plant responses to multiple damagers: Differential effects on an herbivore and its parasitoid. Oecologia. 143: 566-577.

Rodriguez-Saona, C. and Thaler, J.S. 2005. The jasmonate pathway alters herbivore feeding behavior: Consequences for plant defenses. Entomol. Exp. et Appl. 115: 125-134.

Williams, L. III, Rodriguez-Saona, C., Paré, P.W., and Crafts-Brandner, S.J. 2005. The piercing-sucking herbivores Lygus hesperus and Nezara viridula induce volatile emissions in plants. Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol. 58: 84-96.

Blackmer, J.L., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Byers, J.A., Shope, K.L., and Smith, J.P. 2004. Behavioral response of Lygus hesperus to conspecifics and headspace volatiles of alfalfa in a Y-tube olfactometer. J. Chem. Ecol. 30: 1547-1564.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., S. J. Crafts-Brandner, and L. Cañas. 2003. Volatile emissions triggered by multiple herbivore damage: beet armyworm and whitefly feeding on cotton plants. J. Chem. Ecol. 29: 2521-2532.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., S.J. Crafts-Brandner, L. Williams III, and P.W. Paré. 2002. Lygus hesperus feeding and salivary gland extracts induce volatile emissions in plants. J. Chem. Ecol. 28: 1721-1735.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., S.J. Crafts-Brandner, P.W. Paré, and T.J. Henneberry. 2001. Exogenous methyl jasmonate induces volatile emissions in cotton plants. J. Chem. Ecol. 27: 679-695.

Rodriguez-Saona, C. and J. T. Trumble. 2000. Secretory avocado idioblast oil cells: Evidence of their defensive role against non-adapted insect herbivores. Entomol. Exp. et Appl. 94: 183-194.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., D.F. Maynard, S. Phillips, and J.T. Trumble. 2000. Avocadofurans and their tetrahydrofuran analogs: Comparison of Growth Inhibitory and Insecticidal Activity. J. Agric. and Food Chem. 48: 3642-3645.

Rodriguez-Saona, C. and J. T. Trumble. 1999. Effect of avocadofurans on the larval survival, growth, and food preference of the generalist herbivore, Spodoptera exigua. Entomol. Exp. et Appl. 90: 131-140.

Rodriguez-Saona, C. and J. C. Miller. 1999. Temperature-dependent effects on development, mortality, and growth of Hippodamia convergens (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Environ. Entomol. 28: 518-522.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., D.F. Maynard, S. Phillips, and J.T. Trumble. 1998. Alkylfurans: Effects of alkyl side-chain on insecticidal activity. J. Natural Products 62: 191-193.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., J.G. Millar, and J.T. Trumble. 1998. Isolation, identification, and biological activity of a new compound from avocado idioblast oil cell. J. Natural Products 61: 1168-1170.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., J.G. Millar, D.F. Maynard, and J.T. Trumble. 1998. Novel antifeedant and insecticidal compounds from avocado idioblast cell oil. J. Chem. Ecol. 24: 867-890.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., J.G. Millar, and J.T. Trumble. 1997. Growth inhibition, insecticidal, and feeding deterrent effects of (12Z, 15Z)-1-acetoxy-2-hydroxy-4-oxo-heneicosa-12,15-diene, a compound from avocado fruit, to Spodoptera exigua. J. Chem. Ecol. 23(7): 1819-1831.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., and J.T. Trumble. 1996. Toxicity, growth, and behavioral effects of an oil extracted from idioblast cells of the avocado fruit on the generalist herbivore beet armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 89(6): 1571-1576.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., and J.C. Miller. 1995. Life history traits in Hippodamia convergens (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) after selection for fast development. Biological Control 5: 389-396.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., and I. Redolfi. 1992. Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) y sus parasitoides en camote cultivado en la costa central peruana. Rev. Per. Ent. 35: 77-81.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., J.G. Millar, and J.T. Trumble. 2002 (2nd edition published in 2008). Idioblast Oil Cells As a Source for New Botanical Products with Biological Activity. In: Biopesticides d’origine vigitale. C. Regnault-Roger, B. Philogene, and C. Vincent (Eds.). Lavoisier Publishing, Paris, France (1st edition published in French, English, and Spanish).

Rodriguez-Saona, C. and J.T. Trumble. 2000. Biologically Active Aliphatic Acetogenins from Specialized Oil Cells. Current Organic Chemistry 4(12): 1249-1260.

Rodriguez-Saona, C. and J. T. Trumble. 1999. Role of avocado idioblast cells in resistance to herbivorous insects.  Breeding for Resistance to Insects and Mites. IOBC wprs Bulletin 22 (10): 1-3.