Applied Chemical Ecology and Natural Products
The Whalon Lab in conjunjunction with Ayhan Gökçe has been researching natural products for pest management. Currently, the products being tested are various plant extracts. A natural product as a pesticide would be advantageous for organic and non-organic growers alike. Therefore, moer research is being done, in light of the FQPA, into natural products.
Posters and Presentations
Natural Products HandoutBiological Activites of Some Plant Extracts on Plum Curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar)
Behavioral response of plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar, to some plant extracts
Recent Publications
Er, Mehmet Kubilay, A. Gökçe, and M. Whalon. 2008. Contact and ingestion toxicities of plant extracts to Thaumetopoea solitaria Frey. (Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae). J Pest Sci. DOI: 10.1007/s10340-008-0223-z.
Gökçe, A., Stelenski, L., Nortman, D., and Whalon, M.E. 2008. Behavioral responses of plum curculio to some plant extracts. Biologia (finalizing)
Gökçe, A., Stelenski, L., Whalon, M.E., and Gut, L.J. Toxicity and antifeedant activity of selected plant extracts against larval obliquebanded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris). International Journal of Pest Management. (under review)