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Kevin  Cloonan
                        Subtropical Horticulture Research

                        




                        
                        Research Entomologist
                        Phone: (786) 573-7087
                        
                        
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                            ProjectsMitigation of Invasive Pest Threats to U.S. Subtropical Agriculture
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                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 439240**Publications**
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Synergistic effects of selected insecticides on Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa

- (Abstract Only)Male lures and the detection of tephritid fruit flies: assessing the relationships between lure amount and release rate and trap captures of invasive pest species
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Shelly, T.E., Cloonan, K.R. 2023. Male lures and the detection of tephritid fruit flies: assessing the relationships between lure amount and release rate and trap captures of invasive pest species. Crop Protection. 176.Article 106504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106504.Volatile characterization of lychee plant tissues (Litchi chinensis) and the effect of key compounds on the behavior of the lychee erinose mite (Aceria litchii)

- (Abstract Only)Ataide, L.M., Tabanca, N., Canon, M.A., Schnell, E.Q., Narvaez, T.I., Cloonan, K.R., Kendra, P.E., Carrillo, D., Revynthi, A.M. 2023. Volatile characterization of lychee plant tissues (Litchi chinensis) and the effect of key compounds on the behavior of the lychee erinose mite (Aceria litchii). Florida Entomological Society Annual Meeting.A new repellent for redbay ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), a primary vector of the mycopathogen that causes laurel wilt
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cloonan, K.R., Montgomery, W.S., Narvaez, T.I., Kendra, P.E. 2023. A new repellent for redbay ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), a primary vector of the mycopathogen that causes laurel wilt. Plants. 12(13):2406. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12132406.Volatile characterization of lychee plant tissues (Litchi chinensis) and the effect of key compounds on the behavior of lychee erinose mite (Aceria litchii)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Ataide, L.M., Tabanca, N., Canon, M.A., Schnell, E.Q., Narvaez, T.I., Cloonan, K.R., Kendra, P.E., Carrillo, D. 2023. Volatile characterization of lychee plant tissues (Litchi chinensis) and the effect of key compounds on the behavior of lychee erinose mite (Aceria litchii). Biomolecules EISSN 2218-273X. 13:933. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13060933.Terpene- and alcohol-based attractants for the Mediterranean fruit fly isolated from tea tree oil

- (Abstract Only)Cloonan, K.R., Gill, M.A., Tabanca, N., Vazquez, A., Schnell, E.Q., Kendra, P.E. 2023. Terpene- and alcohol-based attractants for the Mediterranean fruit fly isolated from tea tree oil. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting.Identification of behavior-modifying odors for the Mediterranean fruit fly isolated from tea tree oil

- (Abstract Only)Cloonan, K.R., Tabanca, N., Schnell, E.Q., Vazquez, A., Gill, M.A. 2023. Identification of behavior-modifying odors for the Mediterranean fruit fly isolated from tea tree oil. Meeting Abstract.Piperitone (p-menth-1-en-3-one): A new repellent for tea shot hole borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Florida avocado groves
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Kendra, P.E., Montgomery, W.S., Tabanca, N., Schnell, E.Q., Vazquez, A., Menocal, O., Carrillo, D., Cloonan, K.R. 2023. Piperitone (p-menth-1-en-3-one): A new repellent for tea shot hole borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Florida avocado groves. Biomolecules. 13(4): 656. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13040656.A potential new repellent for the tea shot hole borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a pest of avocado in South Florida

- (Abstract Only)Cloonan, K.R., Montgomery, W.S., Tabanca, N., Schnell, E.Q., Vazquez, A., Carrillo, D., Kendra, P.E. 2023. A potential new repellent for the tea shot hole borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a pest of avocado in South Florida. Entomological Society of America, International Branch Virtual Symposium.Risk posed to Hass avocado and Mexican Lauraceae for attack by redbay ambrosia beetle, vector of laurel wilt

- (Abstract Only)Kendra, P.E., Guillen, L., Tabanca, N., Montgomery, W.S., Schnell, E.Q., Deyrup, M.A., Cloonan, K.R. 2023. Risk posed to Hass avocado and Mexican Lauraceae for attack by redbay ambrosia beetle, vector of laurel wilt. Entomological Society of America, International Branch Virtual Symposium.Risk assessment of Hass avocado and Mexican Lauraceae for attack by redbay ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Kendra, P.E., Larissa, G., Tabanca, N., Montgomery, W.S., Schnell, E.Q., Deyrup, M.A., Cloonan, K.R. 2023. Risk assessment of Hass avocado and Mexican Lauraceae for attack by redbay ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 25(2): 285-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12551.Community of bark and ambrosia beetles (coleoptera: curculionidae: scolytinae and platypodinae) in agricultural and forest ecosystems with Laurel Wilt
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cloonan, K.R., Montgomery, W.S., Narvaez, T.I., Carrillo, D., Kendra, P.E. 2022. Community of bark and ambrosia beetles (coleoptera: curculionidae: scolytinae and platypodinae) in agricultural and forest ecosystems with Laurel Wilt. Insects. 13(11):971. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13110971.Using red panel traps to detect spotted-wing drosophila and its infestation in us berry and cherry crops
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Panthi, B., Cloonan, K.R., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Kirkpatrick, D.M., Short, B.D., Aflitto, N.C., Andrews, H., Ballman, E., Beal, D.J., Beers, E.H. 2022. Using red panel traps to detect spotted-wing drosophila and its infestation in us berry and cherry crops. Journal of Economic Entomology. 115:(6), 1995-2003. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac134.Plant essential oils as biopesticides for Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha Suspensa

- (Abstract Only)Yang, X., Tabanca, N., Cloonan, K.R., Kendra, P.E. 2022. Plant essential oils as biopesticides for Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha Suspensa. International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance. Sydney, Australia. 13 – 18 Nov 2022.Identification of new attractants and behavior-modifying odors for the Mediterranean fruit fly

- (Abstract Only)Cloonan, K.R., Gill, M.A., Yang, X., Tabanca, N., Rohde, B.B., Kendra, P.E. 2022. Identification of New attractants and behavior-modifying odors for the Mediterranean fruit fly. Fruit Flies of Economic Importance International Symposium. Sydney, Australia. 13 – 18 Nov 2022.Susceptibility of hass avocado and native mexican Lauraceae to attack by Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

- (Abstract Only)Kendra, P.E., Guillen, L., Tabanca, N., Montgomery, W.S., Schnell, E.Q., Deyrup, M.A., Cloonan, K.R. 2022. Susceptibility of hass avocado and native mexican Lauraceae to attack by Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). (Virtual) 69th Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Vancouver, BC, Canada. 13-16 Nov 2022.Behavioral Response of the Hibiscus Bud Weevil, Anthonomus Testaceosquamosus Linell (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) To Hibiscus Buds and Anthonomus Spp. Male Pheromone Lures

- (Abstract Only)Greene, A. D., Y. Velazquez Hernandez, N. Tabanca, K. Cloonan, P. E. Kendra, and A. M. Revynthi. 2022. Behavioral response of the hibiscus bud weevil, Anthonomus testaceosquamosus Linell (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to hibiscus buds and Anthonomus spp. male pheromone lures. 103rd Annual Meeting of the Florida Entomological Society.  Gainesville, FL.  20-22 Jun 2022.Field Attraction and Aging Study of 2- And 3- Component Food-Based Lures for the Caribbean Fruit Fly, Anastrepha Suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae) In South Florida

- (Abstract Only)Vázquez, A., Cloonan, K.R., Gill, M.A., Mosser, L.K., Crane, J.H., Carrillo, D., Kendra, P.E. (2022) Field attraction and aging study of 2- and 3- component food-based lures for the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae) in south Florida. 103rd Annual Meeting of the Florida Entomological Society. Gainesville, FL. 20-22 June 2022Attraction and Longevity of 2- And 3-Component Cone Lures for the Caribbean Fruit Fly, Anastrepha Suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Vázquez, A., K. R. Cloonan, B. B. Rhode, M. A. Gill, L. K. Mosser, J. H. Crane, D. Carrillo, and P. E. Kendra. 2022. Attraction and longevity of 2- and 3-component food cone lures for the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 115(4): 1231-1239.Behavioral response of the hibiscus bud weevil, Anthonomus testaceosquamosus Linell (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L., plant parts and associated volatiles

- (Abstract Only)Greene, A. D., Y. Y. Velazquez Hernandez, N. Tabanca, K. Cloonan, P. E. Kendra, and A. M. Revynthi. Behavioral response of the hibiscus bud weevil, Anthonomus testaceosquamosus Linell (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L., plant parts and associated volatiles. Joint meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch and the American Phytopathological Society Caribbean Division. San Juan, PR. 26-30 Mar 2022.


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