Associated Departments

Entomology

Scholars@UK

Genomic analysis of two phlebotomine sand fly vectors of Leishmania from the New and Old World

Labbé, F., Abdeladhim, M., Abrudan, J., Araki, A. S., Araujo, R. N., Arensburger, P., Benoit, J. B., Brazil, R. P., Bruno, R. V., Rivas, G. B. D. S., de Abreu, V. C., Charamis, J., Coutinho-Abreu, I. V., da Costa-Latgé, S. G., Darby, A., Dillon, V. M., Emrich, S. J., Fernandez-Medina, D., Gontijo, N. F. & Flanley, C. M. & 63 others, Gatherer, D., Genta, F. A., Gesing, S., Giraldo-Calderón, G. I., Gomes, B., Aguiar, E. R. G. R., Hamilton, J. G. C., Hamarsheh, O., Hawksworth, M., Hendershot, J. M., Hickner, P. V., Imler, J. L., Ioannidis, P., Jennings, E. C., Kamhawi, S., Karageorgiou, C., Kennedy, R. C., Krueger, A., Latorre-Estivalis, J. M., Ligoxygakis, P., Meireles-Filho, A. C. A., Minx, P., Miranda, J. C., Montague, M. J., Nowling, R. J., Oliveira, F., Ortigão-Farias, J., Pavan, M. G., Pereira, M. H., Pitaluga, A. N., Olmo, R. P., Ramalho-Ortigao, M., Ribeiro, J. M. C., Rosendale, A. J., Sant’anna, M. R. V., Scherer, S. E., Secundino, N. F. C., Shoue, D. A., Moraes, C. D. S., Gesto, J. S. M., Souza, N. A., Syed, Z., Tadros, S., Teles-De-freitas, R., Telleria, E. L., Tomlinson, C., Traub-Csekö, Y. M., Marques, J. T., Tu, Z., Unger, M. F., Valenzuela, J., Ferreira, F. V., de Oliveira, K. P. V., Vigoder, F. M., Vontas, J., Wang, L., Weedall, G. D., Zhioua, E., Richards, S., Warren, W. C., Waterhouse, R. M., Dillon, R. J. & McDowell, M. A., Apr 2023, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 17, 4, e0010862.

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

Editorial overview: Vectors and medical and veterinary entomology: an integrative view

Syed, Z., Dec 2024, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 66, 101283.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

Developing attractants and repellents for ticks: promises and challenges

Lingeman, D. G., O'Dell, K. L. & Syed, Z., Jun 2024, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 63, 101181.

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

Chemical notes of tsetse fly mating

Syed, Z., Feb 17 2023, In: Science. 379, 6633, p. 638-639 2 p.

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

Chemical Ecology of Oviposition Dynamics in Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Littler, A., Pandey, P., O'Dell, K. L. & Syed, Z., Aug 1 2022, In: Journal of Economic Entomology. 115, 4, p. 1029-1035 7 p.

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

Evaluation of a novel user-friendly arthropod repellent gel, verdegen

Chauhan, K. R., Mcphatter, L. P., O'Dell, K., Syed, Z., Wheeler, A. & Debboun, M., Nov 1 2021, In: Journal of Medical Entomology. 58, 6, p. 2479-2483 5 p.

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

Molecular signatures of sexual communication in the phlebotomine sand flies

Hickner, P. V., Timoshevskaya, N., Nowling, R. J., Labbé, F., Nguyen, A. D., McDowell, M. A., Spiegel, C. N. & Syed, Z., Dec 2020, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14, 12, p. 1-18 18 p., e0008967.

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

Neurophysiological and behavioral responses of blacklegged ticks to host odors

Josek, T., Sperrazza, J., Alleyne, M. & Syed, Z., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 128, 104175.

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

Physiological and molecular correlates of the screwworm fly attraction to wound and animal odors

Hickner, P. V., Mittapalli, O., Subramoniam, A., Sagel, A., Watson, W., Scott, M. J., Arp, A. P., de León, A. A. P. & Syed, Z., Dec 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, 20771.

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

Chemical Ecology of Animal and Human Pathogen Vectors in a Changing Global Climate

Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A., Dewhirst, S. Y., Logan, J. G., Omolo, M. O., Torto, B., Pelletier, J., Syed, Z. & Leal, W. S., Feb 2010, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 36, 1, p. 113-121 9 p.

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

Acute olfactory response of Culex mosquitoes to a human- and bird-derived attractant

Syed, Z. & Leal, W. S., Nov 3 2009, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 106, 44, p. 18803-18808 6 p.

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

Maxillary palps are broad spectrum odorant detectors in culex quinquefasciatus

Syed, Z. & Leal, W. S., Oct 2007, In: Chemical Senses. 32, 8, p. 727-738 12 p.

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

Moth sex pheromone receptors and deceitful parapheromones

Xu, P., Garczynski, S. F., Atungulu, E., Syed, Z., Choo, Y. M., Vidal, D. M., Zitelli, C. H. L. & Leal, W. S., Jul 20 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 7, e41653.

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

Advances in the Chemical Ecology of the Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) and its Applications

Cloonan, K. R., Abraham, J., Angeli, S., Syed, Z. & Rodriguez-Saona, C., Oct 1 2018, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 44, 10, p. 922-939 18 p.

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

Olfactory and behavioural responses of tsetse flies, glossina spp., to rumen metabolites

Harraca, V., Syed, Z. & Guerin, P. M., 2009, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 195, 9, p. 815-824 10 p.

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

1-Octen-3-ol isolated from bont ticks attracts Amblyomma variegatum

Mcmahon, C., Guerin, P. M. & Syed, Z., 2001, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 27, 3, p. 471-486 16 p.

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

Volatile codes: Correlation of olfactory signals and reception in Drosophila-yeast chemical communication

Scheidler, N. H., Liu, C., Hamby, K. A., Zalom, F. G. & Syed, Z., Sep 22 2015, In: Scientific Reports. 5, 14059.

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

Daily rhythms in antennal protein and olfactory sensitivity in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae

Rund, S. S. C., Bonar, N. A., Champion, M. M., Ghazi, J. P., Houk, C. M., Leming, M. T., Syed, Z. & Duffield, G. E., Aug 29 2013, In: Scientific Reports. 3, 2494.

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

Electrophysiological measurements from a moth olfactory system

Syed, Z. & Leal, W. S., Mar 2011, In: Journal of Visualized Experiments. 49, e2489.

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

The making of a pest: Insights from the evolution of chemosensory receptor families in a pestiferous and invasive fly, Drosophila suzukii

Hickner, P. V., Rivaldi, C. L., Johnson, C. M., Siddappaji, M., Raster, G. J. & Syed, Z., Aug 17 2016, In: BMC Genomics. 17, 1, 648.

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

Phase II IUCRC at the University of Florida: Center for Arthropod Management Technologies

Syed, Z. (PI) & Haynes, K. (CoI)

University of Florida

1/1/22 → 5/31/24

Project: Research project

Identifying Novel Tick Attractants and Repellents by Exploiting Their Olfactory and Eco-Physiology

Syed, Z. (PI)

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

6/7/21 → 5/31/25

Project: Research project

Finding Tick Repellents: Development of neurophysiological and behavioral paradigms

Syed, Z. (PI)

University of Florida

7/1/21 → 5/31/24

Project: Research project

Evaluation of attractive blends, lures and field deployable baits against Drosophila suzukii based on the identified volatiles

Syed, Z. (PI)

California Cherry Board

8/1/18 → 7/31/19

Project: Research project

Functional Characterization of Sex-Biased Odorant Receptors in Screwworm to Develop Sex Specific Baits

Syed, Z. (PI)

Agricultural Research Service

9/1/20 → 3/31/25

Project: Research project

Identifying the signatures of cuticular hydrocarbon profiles of screwworm and related flies towards developing taxonomic identification keys and enhanced baits

Syed, Z. (PI)

Agricultural Research Service

9/1/18 → 6/30/22

Project: Research project

Developing an Attractant for Lygus hesperus Derived from Post Plant Volatile Compounds

Syed, Z. (PI)

University of Notre Dame

9/1/18 → 7/22/22

Project: Research project

Enhancing pollination by attracting and retaining leaf cutting bees, Megachile rotundata, in alfalfa seed production fields

Syed, Z. (PI)

Agricultural Research Service

7/1/18 → 6/15/21

Project: Research project

Developing Sustainable Strategies to Manage Spotted Wing Drosophila in United States Fruit Crops

Syed, Z. (PI)

North Carolina State University

9/1/18 → 2/28/21

Project: Research project