Kun Yan Zhu

University Distinguished Professor

University of Kansas

United States

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Kun Yan Zhu is a University Distinguished Professor at Kansas State University in the United States. His research primarily focuses on integrated pest management systems, with recent articles exploring various aspects of insecticide efficacy and pest behavior. He has contributed significantly to the development of innovative pest control strategies through studies on insecticide netting and RNAi approaches targeting economically important agricultural pests.

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Maria Sakka

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Developing a growing degree day model to guide integrated pest management of Eucosma giganteana, a pest of a novel perennial oilseed crop

Direct lethality and time-delayed sublethal effects of multiple types of insecticide netting against stored product insects

Pairing Residual Contact Insecticide Use With Long‐Lasting Insecticide‐Incorporated Netting to Reduce Dispersal and Damage by Stored Product Insects

Effects of synergists on the efficacy of long-lasting insecticide-incorporated netting against Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)

Development and evaluation of RNA microsphere‐based RNAi approaches for managing the striped flea beetle (Phyllotreta striolata), a globally destructive pest of Cruciferae crops

Leveraging long‐lasting insecticide‐incorporated netting to improve fumigation efficacy against stored product insects

Modeling long-term, stage-structured dynamics of Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) at food facilities with and without two types of long-lasting insecticide-incorporated netting

Flight capacity and behavior of Ephestia kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in response to kairomonal and pheromonal stimuli

Effects of nutrition on recovery, mortality, and mobility of adult Tribolium castaneum after exposure to long‐lasting insecticide‐incorporated netting

Disruption of semiochemical‐mediated movement by the immature Trogoderma variabile Baillon and Trogoderma inclusum Le Conte (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) after exposure to long‐lasting insecticide‐incorporated netting

Short-term spatial dispersion patterns between the larger grain borer and the maize weevil in grain columns

Functional Roles of Five Cytochrome P450 Transcripts in the Susceptibility of the Yellow Fever Mosquito to Pyrethroids Revealed by RNAi Coupled With Insecticide Bioassay

Three alternative splicing variants of Loquacious play different roles in miRNA- and siRNA-mediated RNAi pathways in Locusta migratoria

Efficacy of deltamethrin and pirimiphos-methyl in proportionally layer-treated maize against the larger grain borer and the maize weevil

CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated knockout of NlCYP6CS1 gene reveals its role in detoxification of insecticides in Nilaparvata lugens (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)

Clathrin‐dependent endocytosis plays a critical role in larval and pupal development, and female oocyte production in the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum)

Characterization of Iflavirus in the Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera; Tenebrionidae)

Aerosolized Insecticide Spray Distributions and Relationships to Efficacy against Stored Product Pests

Both LmDicer-1 and two LmDicer-2s participate in siRNA-mediated RNAi pathway and contribute to high gene silencing efficiency in Locusta migratoria

Clathrin heavy chain is essential for the development and reproduction of Locusta migratoria

Identification and RNAi‐based functional analysis of chitinase family genes in Agrotis ipsilon

Lethal giant larvae gene is required for normal nymphal development and midgut morphogenesis in Locusta migratoria

Identification of Rab family genes and functional analyses of LmRab5 and LmRab11A in the development and RNA interference of Locusta migratoria

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Hans Merzendorfer

Maria Sakka

Kristopher S. Silver

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