Ed Rajotte

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Entomology

Research Summary

Research focuses on insect ecology and management in support of integrated pest management (IPM) systems. Domestically, he concentrates on social and economic issues in IPM, bee management and pollination, pest management in under-served urban neighborhood.

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Recent Publications

Biology, Genetic Diversity, and Conservation of Wild Bees in Tree Fruit Orchards

Kline, O., Phan, N. T., Porras, M. F., Chavana, J., Little, C. Z., Stemet, L., Acharya, R. S., Biddinger, D. J., Reddy, G. V. P., Rajotte, E. G. & Joshi, N. K., Jan 2023, In: Biology. 12, 1, 31.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Extreme heat alters the performance of hosts and pathogen

Porras, M. F., Navas, C. A., Agudelo-Cantero, G. A., Santiago-Martínez, M. G., Loeschcke, V., Sørensen, J. G., Crandall, S. G., Biddinger, D. & Rajotte, E. G., 2023, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11, 1186452.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Morphology of the Female Reproductive System of the Soybean Thrips, Neohydatothrips variabilis (Beach, 1896) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Hameed, A., Ulmer, J. M., Miko, I., Rosa, C. & Rajotte, E. G., Jul 2022, In: Insects. 13, 7, 566.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The Effect of Species Soybean Vein Necrosis Orthotospovirus (SVNV) on Life Table Parameters of Its Vector, Soybean Thrips (Neohydatothrips variabilis Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Hameed, A., Rosa, C. & Rajotte, E. G., Jul 2022, In: Insects. 13, 7, 632.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Toxicity of Formulated Systemic Insecticides Used in Apple Orchard Pest Management Programs to the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera (L.))

Heller, S., Fine, J., Phan, N. T., Rajotte, E. G., Biddinger, D. J. & Joshi, N. K., Jul 2022, In: Environments - MDPI. 9, 7, 90.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Anti-Herbivore Resistance Changes in Tomato with Elevation

Paudel, S., Felton, G. W. & Rajotte, E. G., Feb 2022, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 48, 2, p. 196-206 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Potential distribution of fall armyworm in Africa and beyond, considering climate change and irrigation patterns

Paudel Timilsena, B., Niassy, S., Kimathi, E., Abdel-Rahman, E. M., Seidl-Adams, I., Wamalwa, M., Tonnang, H. E. Z., Ekesi, S., Hughes, D. P., Rajotte, E. G. & Subramanian, S., Dec 2022, In: Scientific reports. 12, 1, 539.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

An Integrated Pest Management Program Outperforms Conventional Practices for Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) in Cambodia

Porras, M. F., Malacrinò, A., An, C., Seng, K. H., Socheath, O., Norton, G., Miller, S., Rosa, C., Rajotte, E. G. & O’Rourke, M. E., 2022, In: Plant Health Progress. 23, 2, p. 206-211 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Chemical footprints mediate habitat selection in co-occurring aphids

Porras, M. F., McCartney, N., Raspotnig, G. & Rajotte, E. G., Nov 1 2022, In: Behavioral Ecology. 33, 6, p. 1107-1114 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Science & Rock Fest: Connecting People and Science through Music and the Arts

Porras, M. F., López-Londoño, T., Duque, J., Navas, C. A., Camargo, E., Cuervo, J., Gamba, D., Castañeda, L., Pardo, J., Sandoval, A. & Rajotte, E., 2022, In: American Entomologist. 68, 3, p. 64 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

Tick Control in a Connected World: Challenges, Solutions, and Public Policy from a United States Border Perspective

Tiffin, H. S., Rajotte, E. G., Sakamoto, J. M. & Machtinger, E. T., Nov 2022, In: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 7, 11, 388.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Insect herbivore populations and plant damage increase at higher elevations

Paudel, S., Kandel, P., Bhatta, D., Pandit, V., Felton, G. W. & Rajotte, E. G., Dec 2021, In: Insects. 12, 12, 1129.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Fungal infections lead to shifts in thermal tolerance and voluntary exposure to extreme temperatures in both prey and predator insects

Porras, M. F., Agudelo-Cantero, G. A., Santiago-Martínez, M. G., Navas, C. A., Loeschcke, V., Sørensen, J. G. & Rajotte, E. G., Dec 2021, In: Scientific reports. 11, 1, 21710.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Erratum: Publisher Correction: Diversified Floral Resource Plantings Support Bee Communities after Apple Bloom in Commercial Orchards (Scientific reports (2019) 9 1 (17232))

Heller, S., Joshi, N. K., Leslie, T., Rajotte, E. G. & Biddinger, D. J., Feb 21 2020, In: Scientific reports. 10, 1, p. 3553 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

Pollinator exposure to systemic insecticides and fungicides applied in the previous fall and pre-bloom period in apple orchards

Heller, S., Joshi, N. K., Chen, J., Rajotte, E. G., Mullin, C. & Biddinger, D. J., Oct 2020, In: Environmental Pollution. 265, 114589.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review