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2023

Clifton, E.H., Castrillo, L.A., Jaronski, S.T., and Hajek, A.E. 2023. Cryptic diversity and virulence of Beauveria bassiana recovered from Lycorma delicatula (spotted lanternfly) in eastern Pennsylvania. Frontiers in Insect Science3: 1127682. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2023.1127682

González, J.B., Lambert, C.A., Foley, A.M., Hajek, A.E. 2023. First report of Colletotrichum fioriniae infections in brown marmorated stink bugs, Halyomorpha halys. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology199: 107939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2023.107939

Hajek, A.E., Brandt, S.N, González, J.B., Bergh, J.C. 2023. Entomopathogens infecting brown marmorated stink bugs before, during, and after overwintering. Journal of Insect Science, 23(3): 8. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iead033

Hajek, A.E., Harris, D.C. 2023. Diurnal patterns and conidial dynamics of Batkoa major, a generalist entomophthoralean pathogen. Fungal Ecology 65: 101278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2023.101278

Morris, E.E., Harris, D.C., Shen, A., Vermeylen, F. Hajek, A.E. 2023. Impact of Amylostereum (Basidiomycota: Russulales) diversity on Deladenus (Nematoda: Neotylenchidae) behavior and fitness. Biological Control, 179.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2022.105147.

Sacco, N.E., Hajek, A.E. 2023. Diversity and Breadth of Host Specificity among Arthropod Pathogens in the Entomophthoromycotina. Microorganisms, 11: 1658. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11071658.

2022

Clifton, E. H., Hajek, A. E. 2022. Efficacy of Beauveria bassiana and Cordyceps javanica mycoinsecticides against spotted lanternflies, Lycorma delicatula, in laboratory bioassays, Biocontrol Science and Technology, 32(7): 824-836, https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2022.2052804

Gryganskyi, A.P., Golan, J., Hajek, A.E. 2022. Season-long infection of diverse hosts by the entomopathogenic fungus Batkoa major. PLoS ONE, 17(5): e0261912. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261912

Hajek, A.E., Clifton, E.H., Stefanik, S.E., Harris, D.C. 2022. Batkoa major infecting the invasive planthopper Lycorma delicatula. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2022.107821

Liebhold, A.M., Hajek, A.E., Walter, J.A., Haynes, K.J., Elkinton, J., Muzika, R-M. 2022. Historical change in the outbreak dynamics of an invading forest insect. Biological Invasions24: 879–889. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02682-6

van Nouhuys, S., Harris, D.C., Stephen, F.M., Galligan, L. D., Hajek, A.E. 2022. Association of the native parasitic nematode Deladenus proximus with individuals and populations of the native woodwasp Sirex nigricornis. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12487

2021

Biology and Ecology of Sirex noctilio in North America. 2021. In: A.E. Hajek, L.J. Haavik, and F.M. Stephen (eds.), USDA Forest Service FHAAST-2019-01. 110 pp. https://www.fs.usda.gov/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/FHAAST-2019-01_Biology_Ecology_Sirex_noctilio.pdf

Clifton E.H., Castrillo L.A., Hajek A.E. 2021. Discovery of two hypocrealean fungi infecting spotted lanternflies, Lycorma delicatula: Metarhizium pemphigi and a novel species, Ophiocordyceps delicatula. J Invertebr Pathol. 186: 107689.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2021.107689

Faal, H., Cha, D.H., Hajek, A.E., Teale, S.A. 2021. A double-edged sword: Amylostereum areolatum odors attract both Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) and its parasitoid, Ibalia leucospoides. Fungal Ecology. 54: 101108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2021.101108

Haavik, L., Hajek, A.E. 2021. Chapter 12. Recommendations for land managers concerned about Sirex noctilio. In: A.E. Hajek, L.J. Haavik, and F.M. Stephen (eds.), Biology and Ecology of Sirex noctilio in North America. USDA Forest Service FHAAST-2019-01, pp. 99-108. https://www.fs.usda.gov/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/FHAAST-2019-01_Biology_Ecology_Sirex_noctilio.pdf

Hajek, A.E., Castrillo, L. 2021. Chapter 4. Obligate mutualism of Sirex noctilio with fungi In: A.E. Hajek, L.J. Haavik, and F.M. Stephen (eds.), Biology and Ecology of Sirex noctilio in North America. USDA Forest Service FHAAST-2019-01, pp. 30-37. https://www.fs.usda.gov/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/FHAAST-2019-01_Biology_Ecology_Sirex_noctilio.pdf

Hajek, A.E., Morris, E.E. 2021. Chapter 7. Natural enemies: Potential use of Deladenus for control of Sirex noctilio in North America. In: A.E. Hajek, L.J. Haavik, and F.M. Stephen (eds.), Biology and Ecology of Sirex noctilio in North America. USDA Forest Service FHAAST-2019-01, pp. 59-65. https://www.fs.usda.gov/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/FHAAST-2019-01_Biology_Ecology_Sirex_noctilio.pdf

Hajek, A.E., Diss-Torrance, A.L., Siegert, N.W., Liebhold, A.M. 2021. Inoculative releases and natural spread of the fungal pathogen, Entomophaga maimaiga (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae), into U.S. gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) populations. Environ. Entomol. 50(5): 1007–1015. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvab068

Hajek, A.E., Morris, E.E. 2021. Natural enemies: Biology of parasitic nematodes attacking Sirex noctilio and history of their use for biological control in the Southern Hemisphere (Chapter 6). In: In: A.E. Hajek, L.J. Haavik, and F.M. Stephen (eds.), Biology and Ecology of Sirex noctilio in North America. USDA Forest Service FHAAST-2019-01, pp. 49-58. https://www.fs.usda.gov/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/FHAAST-2019-01_Biology_Ecology_Sirex_noctilio.pdf

Hajek, A.E., Gardescu, S., Delalibera Junior, I. 2021. Summary of classical biological control introductions of entomopathogens and nematodes for insect control. BioControl 66(2): 167-180. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-020-10046-7

Holusa, J., Zúbrik, M., Resnerová, K., Vanická, H., Liška, J., Mertelík, J., Takov, D., Trombik, J., Hajek, A.E., Pilarska, D. 2021. Further spread of the gypsy moth fungal pathogen, Entomophaga maimaiga, to the west and north in Central Europe. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 128(1), 323-331. doi: 10.1007/s41348-020-00366-2

Krivak-Tetley, F., Hajek, A.E. Chapter 2. Host range and life history of Sirex noctilio in North America In: A.E. Hajek, L.J. Haavik, and F.M. Stephen (eds.), Biology and Ecology of Sirex noctilio in North America. USDA Forest Service FHAAST-2019-01, pp. 10-21. https://www.fs.usda.gov/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/FHAAST-2019-01_Biology_Ecology_Sirex_noctilio.pdf

LaDouceur, E.E.B., Hajek, A.E. 2021. Histologic lesions of experimental infection with Lymantria dispar multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus and Lymantria dispar cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus in European gypsy moth caterpillars (Lymantria dispar dispar). Vet. Pathol. (online July 2021). doi: 10.1177/03009858211022699.

Liebhold, A.M., Hajek, A.E. 2021. Chapter 1. Global biogeography of Sirex noctilio with emphasis on North America. In: A.E. Hajek, L.J. Haavik, and F.M. Stephen (eds.), Biology and Ecology of Sirex noctilio in North America. USDA Forest Service FHAAST-2019-01, pp. 1-9. https://www.fs.usda.gov/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/FHAAST-2019-01_Biology_Ecology_Sirex_noctilio.pdf

2020

Clifton, E.H., Hajek, A.E., Jenkins, N.E., Roush, R.T., Rost, J.P., Biddinger, D.J. 2020. Applications of Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) to control populations of spotted lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), in semi-natural landscapes and on grapevines. Environ. Entomol. 49: 854-864. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaa064

Clifton, E.H., Gardescu, S., Behle, R.W., Hajek, A.E. Optimizing application rates of Metarhizium brunneum microsclerotia for infecting the invasive Asian longhorned beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 113: 2650-2656. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa222

Clifton, E.H., Jaronski, S.T., Hajek, A.E. 2020. Virulence of commercialized fungal entomopathogens against Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis. J. Insect Sci. 20 (2): 1-6. DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/ieaa006

Hajek, A.E. 2020. Beneficial Insects by David V. Alford (book review). Quarterly Review of Biology 95: 69-70.

Hajek, A.E., Gardescu, S., Delalibera Jr., I. Summary of classical biological control introductions of entomopathogens and nematodes for insect control. BioControl (Online First). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-020-10046-7

Kereselidze, M., Pilarska, D., Linde, A., Sanscrainte, N.D., Hajek, A.E. 2020. Nosema maddoxi infecting the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stal) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), in the Republic of Georgia. Biocontr. Sci. Technol. 30: 1083-1089. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2020.1787346

Morris, E.E., O'Grady, P., Csóka, G., Hajek, A.E. 2020. Genetic variability among native and introduced strains of the parasitic nematode Deladenus siricidicola. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 173: 107385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2020.107385

Preston, C.E., Agnello, A.M., Vermeylen, F.M., Hajek, A.E. 2020. Impact of Nosema maddoxi on the survival, development, and femal fecundity of Halyomorpha halys.J. Invertebr. Pathol. 169: 107303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2019.107303

Preston, C.E., Agnello, A.M., Hajek, A.E. 2020. Nosema maddoxi (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) in brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) populations in the US. Biol. Control 144: 104213.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2020.104213

Wu, S., Kostromytska, O.S., Goble, T.A., Hajek, A.E., Koppenhöfer, A.M. 2020. Compatibility of a microsclerotial granular formulation of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum with fungicides. BioControl 5: 113-123. https://doi.org.10.1007/s10526-019-09983-9

2019

PNAS CoverClifton, E.H., Castrillo, L.A., Gryganskyi, A., Hajek, A.E. May 2019. A pair of native fungal pathogens drives decline of a new invasive herbivore. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS)

Clifton, E.H., Gardescu, S., Behle, R.W., Hajek, A.E. May 2019. Asian longhorned beetle bioassays to evaluate formulation and dose-response effects of Metarhizium microsclerotia. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 163: 64-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2019.03.005

Eilenberg, J., Hajek, A.E. 2019. Insect resistance and susceptibility to pathogens: a multi-faceted topic. [Editorial for issue of Current Opinion in Insect Science organized and edited by Eilenberg & Hajek] Current Opinion in Insect Science 33: iii-v. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2019.06.011

Elkinton, J.S., Bittner, T.D., Pasquarella, V.J., Boettner, G.H., Liebhold, A.M., Gould, J.R., Faubert, H., Tewksbury, L., Broadley, H.J., Havill, N.P., Hajek, A.E. 2019. Relating aerial deposition of Entomophaga maimaiga conidia to mortality of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) larvae and nearby defoliation. Environ. Entomol. 48(5):1214-1222. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvz091

Hajek, A.E., Morris, E.E., Hendry, T.A. 2019. Context dependent interactions of insects and defensive symbionts: insights from a novel system in siricid woodwasps. Current Opinion in Insect Science 33: 77-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2019.03.006

 

New Hajek Books in 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hajek, A.E. & J. Eilenberg. August 2018. Natural Enemies: An Introduction to Biological Control, 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press.  452 pp.
For information on ordering print or digital copies see: http://www.cambridge.org/9781107668249

Hajek, A.E., Shapiro-Ilan, D., eds. January 2018. Ecology of Invertebrate Diseases. Wiley. 688 pp.
Hardcover & E-book versions available: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Ecology+of+Invertebrate+Diseases-p-9781119256076

Brodeur, J., Hajek, A.E., Heimpel, G.E., Sloggett, J.J., Mackauer, M., Pell, J.K., Völkl, W. 2017. Predators, parasitoids and pathogens. In (H.F. van Emden, R. Harrington, eds.) Aphids as Crop Pests, 2nd edn. CABI, Wallingford, UK, pp. 225-261.

Caetano, I.A.L., Hajek, A.E. 2017. Mating behavior and sexual receptivity of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 110: 276-280. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saw095

Fisher, J.J., Castrillo, L.A., Donzelli, B.G.G., Hajek, A.E. 2017. Starvation and imidacloprid exposure influence immune response by Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) to a fungal pathogen. Journal of Economic Entomology 110: 1451-1459. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tox124

Gardescu, S., Hajek, A.E., Goble T.A., Jackson, M.A. 2017. Metarhizium microsclerotia and hydrogel versus hydromulch: testing fungal formulations against Asian longhorned beetles, Biocontrol Science and Technology 27: 918-930. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2017.1362546

Goble, T.A., Gardescu, S., Jackson, M.A., Hajek, A.E. 2017. Evaluating Metarhizium brunneum F52 microsclerotia in hydromulch formulations using different tackifiers under forest and orchard conditions. BioControl 62: 769-778. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-017-9835-7

Gryganskyi, A.P., Mullens, B.A., Gajdeczka, M.T., Rehner, S.A., Vilgalys, R., Hajek, A.E. 2017. Hijacked: Co-option of host behavior by entomophthoralean fungi. PLOS Pathogens, 13 (5): e1006274. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006274

Hajek, A.E., Harris, D.C., Bittner, T.D. 2017. Symbiont spillover from invasive to native woodwasp. Microbial Ecology (online) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-017-1018-7

Hajek, A.E., Henry, J.C., Standley, C.R., Foelker, C.J. 2017. Comparing functional traits and abundance of invasive versus native woodwasps. NeoBiota 36: 39–55. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.36.14953

Hajek, A.E., Solter, L.F., Maddox, J.V., Huang, W.-F., Estep, A.S., Krawczyk, G., Weber, D.C., Hoelmer, K.A., Sanscrainte, N.D., Becne, J.J. 2017. Nosema maddoxi sp. nov. (Microsporidia, Nosematidae), a widespread pathogen of the green stink bug Chinavia hilaris (Say) and the brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Stål). Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 65: 315-330. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12475

Hajek, A.E., Tobin, P.C., Kroll, S.A., Long, S.J. 2017. Symbionts mediate oviposition behaviour in invasive and native woodwasps. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 20: 442-450. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12276

Hodge, K., Hajek A.E. 2017. Entomophthoralean pathogen infecting a millipede. Journal Invertebrate Pathology 149: 135-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2017.08.011

Hodge, K.T., Hajek, A.E., Gryganskyi, A. 2017. The first entomophthoralean killing millipedes, Arthrophaga myriapodina n. gen. n. sp., causes climbing before death. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 149: 135-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2017.08.011

Kenis, M., Hurley, B.P., Hajek, A.E., Cock, M.J.W. 2017. Classical biological control of insect pests of trees: facts and figures. Biological Invasions 19: 3401-3417.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-017-1414-4

Kereselidze, M., Pilarska, D., Hajek, A.E., Jensen, A.B., Linde A. 2017. First record of Entomophaga maimaiga (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) in Georgia. Biocontrol Science and Technology 21 (11) https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2011.617872

Steinkraus, D.C., Hajek, A.E., Liebherr, J.K. 2017. Zombie soldier beetles: Epizootics in the goldenrod soldier beetle, Chauliognathus pensylvanicus (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) caused by Eryniopsis lampyridarum (Entomophthoromycotina: Entomophthoraceae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 148: 51-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2017.05.002

Williams, D.W., Hajek, A.E. 2017. Biological control of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) in the northeastern United States using an exotic parasitic nematode. Biological Control 107: 77–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2017.01.008

2016

gle2016Bittner, T.D., Hajek, A.E., Liebherr, J.K. 2016. Associations among Serropalpus substriatus (Coleoptera: Melandryidae) and Sirex (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) communities. The Great Lakes Entomologist 49: 18-26.

Caetano, I.A.L, Morris, E.E., Hajek, A.E. 2016. Growth of the Sirex-parasitic nematode Deladenus siricidicola on the white rot fungus Amylostereum. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 134: 12-14.  DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2015.12.009

de Fine Licht, H., Hajek, A.E., Jensen, A.B., Eilenberg, J. 2016. Utilizing genomics to study entomopathogenicity in the fungal phylum Entomophthoromycota: A review of current genetic resources. Advances in Genetics 94: 41-65. [invited review]. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.adgen.2016.01.003

Fisher, J.J., Hajek, A.E. 2016. Influence of mating and age on susceptibility of the beetle Anoplophora glabripennis to the fungal pathogen Metarhizium brunneum. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 136: 142-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2016.04.004

Goble, T.A., Gardescu, S., Fisher, J.J., Jackson, M.A., Hajek, A.E. 2016. Conidial production, persistence and pathogenicity of hydromulch formulations of Metarhizium brunneum F52 microsclerotia under forest conditions. Biological Control 95: 83-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2016.01.003

Goble, T.A., Gardescu, S., Jackson, M.A., Hajek, A.E. 2016. Evaluating different carriers of Metarhizium brunneum F52 microsclerotia for control of adult Asian longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Biocontrol Science and Technology, 26: 1212-1229. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2016.1192103

Hajek, A.E., Gardescu, S., Delalibera Jr., I.   2016. Classical Biological Control of Insects and Mites: A Worldwide Catalogue of Pathogen and Nematode Introductions. USDA, Forest Service, FHTET-2016-06.  57 pp.

Hajek, A.E., Hurley, B.P., Kenis, M., Garnas, J.R., Bush, S.J., Wingfield, M.J., van Lenteren, J.C., Cock, M.J.W. 2016. Exotic biological control agents: a solution or contribution to arthropod invasions? Biological Invasions 18: 953-969. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-016-1075-8

Hajek, A.E., van Frankenhuyzen, K. 2016. Microbial control of forest insects. In: (L. Lacey, ed.), Microbial Agents for Control of Insect Pests: From Theory to Practice, Academic Press. [invited review]

Hajek, A.E., van Nouhuys, S. 2016. Fatal diseases and parasitoids: from competition to facilitation in a shared host. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2016.0154

Kanzaki, N., Giblin-Davis, R.M., Gonzalez, R., Trujillo, Y., Hajek, A.E. 2016.  Tylenchid entomoparasites isolated from Spondylis buprestoides (L.) and Asemum striatum (L.) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Nematology 18: 775-780. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685411-00002992

Pilarska, D., Hajek, A.E., Keena, M., Linde, A., Kereselidze, M., Georgiev, G., Georgieva, M., Mirchev, P., Takov, D., Draganova, S. 2016. Susceptibility of nun moth, Lymantria monacha to the entomopathogenic fungus Entomophaga maimaiga. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 68: 117-126.

Sarvary, M.A., Hajek, A.E., Böröczky, K., Raguso, R.A., Cooperband, M.F. 2016. Investigating the effects of symbiotic fungi on the flight behavior of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae). Canadian Entomologist 148: 543-551. https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2016.10

Wingfield, M.J., Garnas,  J.R., Hajek, A., Hurley, B.P., de Beer, Z.W., Taerum, S.J. 2016. Novel and co-evolved associations between insects and microorganisms as drivers of forest pestilence. Biological Invasions 18: 1045. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1084-7

Zúbrik, M., Hajek, A., Pilarska, D., Špilda, I., Georgiev, G., Hrašovec, G., Hirka, A.,  Goertz, D., Hoch, G., Barta, M., Saniga, M., Kunca, A., Nikolov, C., Vakula, J., Galko, J., Pilarski, P., Csóka, G. 2016. The potential for the fungal pathogen Entomophaga maimaiga to regulate gypsy moth Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera; Erebidae) in Europe. Journal of Applied Entomology 140: 565-579. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12295

2015

Castrillo, L.A., Hajek, A.E. 2015. Detection of presumptive mycoparasites associated with Entomophaga maimaiga resting spores in forest soils. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 124: 87-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2014.11.006

Fisher, J.J., Hajek, A.E. 2015.  Maternal exposure of a beetle to pathogens protects offspring against fungal disease. PLOS One. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125197

Goble, T.A., Hajek, A.E., Jackson, M.A., Gardescu, S. 2015. Microsclerotia of Metarhizium brunneum F52 applied in hydromulch for control of Asian longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 108:433-443. DOI: 10.1093/jee/tov013

Hajek, A.E., Tobin, P.C., Haynes, K.J. 2015. Replacement of a dominant viral pathogen by a fungal pathogen does not alter the collapse of a regional forest insect outbreak. Oecologia 177: 785-797. DOI: 10.​1007/​s00442-014-3164-7

Sarvary, M.A., Cooperband, M.F., Hajek, A.E.  2015. The importance of olfactory and visual cues in developing better monitoring tools for Sirex noctilio. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 17: 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12077

2014

Csóka, G., Hirka, A., Szôcs, L., Hajek, A.E. 2014. A rovarpatogén Entomophaga maimaiga Humber, Shimazu & Soper, 1988 (Entomophtorales: Entomophtoraceae) gomba megjelenése magyarországi gyapjaslepke (Lymantria dispar) populációkban. [First occurrence of the entomopathogenic fungus, Entomophaga maimaiga Humber, Shimazu & Soper, 1988 (Entomophtorales: Entomophtoraceae) in Hungarian gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) populations.] NÖVÉNYVÉDELEM 50(6): 257-262. Abstract in English.

Desurmont, G.A., Hajek, A.E., Agrawal, A.A. 2014. Seasonal decline in plant defense is associated with relaxed offensive oviposition behaviour in the viburnum leaf beetle Pyrrhalta luteola. Ecological Entomology 39: 589-594. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12136

Fisher, J.J., Hajek, A.E.  2014. Thermoregulatory behavior and fungal infection of the Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis. Environmental Entomology 43: 384-392https://doi.org/10.1603/EN13267

Fuester, R.W., Hajek, A.E., Elkinton, J.S., Schaefer, P.W.  2014.  Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae). Chapter V (pp. 49-82) in The Use of Classical Biological Control to Preserve Forests in North America (R. Van Driesche & R. Reardon, eds.). USDA Forest Service Publication FHET-2013-2.

Goble, T.A., Rehner, S.A., Long, S.J., Gardescu, S., Hajek, A.E.  2014. Comparing the virulence of North American Beauveria brongniartii and commercial pathogenic fungi against Asian longhorned beetles. Biological Control 72: 91-97.

Hajek, A.E, Morris, E.E. 2014. Sirex woodwasp (Sirex noctilio Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Siricidae). Chapter XXXII (pp. 331-346) in The Use of Classical Biological Control to Preserve Forests in North America (R. Van Driesche & R. Reardon, eds.). USDA Forest Service Publication FHET-2013-2.

Morris, E.E., Hajek, A.E. 2014. Eat or be eaten: Fungus and nematode switch off as predator and prey. Fungal Ecology 11: 114-121.

Morris, E.E., Hajek, A.E., Zieman, E., Williams, D.W.  2014.  Deladenus (Tylenchida: Neotylenchidae) reproduction on species and strains of the white rot fungus Amylostereum. Biological Control 73: 50-58.

Reilly, J.R., Hajek, A.E., Liebhold, A.M., Plymale, R.S. 2014. Impact of Entomophaga maimaiga (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) on outbreak gypsy moth populations (Lepidoptera: Erebidae): the role of weather. Environmental Entomology 43: 632-641.

Ugine, T.A., Peters, K.E., Gardescu, S., Hajek, A.E.  2014. The effect of time postexposure and sex on horizontal transmission of Metarhizium brunneum conidia between Asian longhorned beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) mates.  Environmental Entomology 43: 1552-1560.

2013

Hajek, A.E. 2013. Insect Pathology, Second Edition. (book review) Quarterly Review of Biology 88: 147-148.

Hajek, A.E., Longcore, J.E., Simmons, D.R., Peters, K., Humber, R.A.  2013. Chytrid mycoparasitism of entomophthoralean azygospores. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 114: 333–336.

Hajek, A.E., Nielsen, C., Kepler, R.M., Long, S.J., Castrillo, L.  2013.  Fidelity among Sirex woodwasps and their fungal symbionts. Microbial Ecology 65: 753–762.

Hrašovec, B., Pernek, M., Lukić, I., Milotić, M., Diminić, D., Franjević, M., Hajek, A., Linde, A., Pilarska, D. 2013. First record of the pathogenic fungus Entomophaga maimaiga Humber, Shimazu, and Soper (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) within an outbreak populations of Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) in Croatia. Periodicum Biologorum 115: 379–384.

Kroll, S.A., Hajek, A.E., Morris, E.E., Long, S.J.  2013. Parasitism of Sirex noctilio by non-sterilizing Deladenus siricidicola in northeastern North America.  Biological Control 67: 203–211.

Liebhold, A.M., Plymale, R., Elkinton, J.S., Hajek, A.E.  2013.  Emergent fungal entomopathogen does not alter density dependence in a viral competitor.  Ecology 94: 1217–1222.

Morris, E.E., Kepler, R.M., Long, S.J., Williams, D.W., Hajek, A.E.  2013.  Phylogenetic analysis of Deladenus nematodes parasitizing northeastern North American Sirex species.  Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 113: 177–183.

Ugine, T.A., Gardescu, S., Hajek, A.E.  2013. The within-season and between-tree distribution of imidacloprid trunk-injected into Acer platanoides. Journal of Economic Entomology 106: 874–882.

Ugine, T.A., Jenkins, N.E., Gardescu, S., Hajek, A.E.  2013. Comparing fungal band formulations for Asian longhorned beetle biological control. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 113: 240–246.

Ugine, T.A., Jenkins, N.E., Gardescu, S., Hajek, A.E.  2013. Conidial acquisition and survivorship of adult Asian longhorned beetles exposed to flat versus shaggy agar fungal bands. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 113: 247–250.