Anna E. Whitfield
A5040472590- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
- Transgenic Plants and Applications
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Plant Disease Management Techniques
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Biosensors and Analytical Detection
- Agricultural Research and Practices
North Carolina State University
2018-2025
North Central State College
2021
Kansas State University
2008-2018
Plant (United States)
2018
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2002-2007
University of California, Davis
2005
The family Rhabdoviridae comprises viruses with negative-sense (–) single-stranded RNA genomes of 10.8–16.1 kb. Virions are typically enveloped bullet-shaped or bacilliform morphology but can also be non-enveloped filaments. Rhabdoviruses infect plants and animals including mammals, birds, reptiles fish, as well arthropods which serve single hosts act biological vectors for transmission to plants. include important pathogens humans, livestock, fish agricultural crops. This is a summary the...
The family Rhabdoviridae comprises viruses with negative-sense (−) RNA genomes of 10–16 kb. Virions are typically enveloped bullet-shaped or bacilliform morphology but can also be non-enveloped filaments. Rhabdoviruses infect plants animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians fish, as well arthropods, which serve single hosts act biological vectors for transmission to animals plants. include important pathogens humans, livestock, fish agricultural crops. This is a summary the...
Wearable plant sensors hold tremendous potential for smart agriculture. We report a lower leaf surface-attached multimodal wearable sensor continuous monitoring of physiology by tracking both biochemical and biophysical signals the its microenvironment. Sensors detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs), temperature, humidity are integrated into single platform. The abaxial attachment position is selected on basis stomata density to improve signal strength. This versatile platform enables...
Abstract Background The western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), is a globally invasive pest and plant virus vector on wide array of food, fiber, ornamental crops. underlying genetic mechanisms the processes governing thrips biology, feeding behaviors, ecology, insecticide resistance are largely unknown. To address this gap, we present F. draft genome assembly official gene set. Results We report first sequence for any member insect order Thysanoptera. Benchmarking...
Use of tomato cultivars with the Sw-5 resistance gene cluster has led to occurrence resistance-breaking (RB) spotted wilt virus (TSWV) strains globally, including California and, recently, North Carolina and Texas. We documented disease on infected either an RB strain from (CA-RB) or a wild type (CA-WT) TSWV (cultivar Mountain Merit) without Fresh Plus) Sw-5b detected incidence over time using microneedle RNA extractions LAMP. developed LAMP/Cas12a assay for detection CA-C118Y mutation in...
Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is transmitted in a persistent propagative manner by Frankliniella occidentalis, the western flower thrips. While it well established that vector competence depends on TSWV acquisition young larvae and replication within insect, biological factors associated with frequency of transmission have not been characterized. We hypothesized number events single adult thrips determined, part, amount harbored (titer) insect. Transmission time-course experiments were...
The corn planthopper, Peregrinus maidis, is a major pest of agronomically-important crops. maidis has large geographical distribution and transmits Maize mosaic rhabdovirus (MMV) stripe tenuivirus (MSpV). objective this study was to develop effective RNAi methods for P. maidis. Vacuolar-ATPase (V-ATPase) an essential enzyme hydrolysis ATP transport protons out cells thereby maintaining membrane ion balance, it been demonstrated be efficacious target in other insects. In study, two genes...
Saliva is known to play a crucial role in insect feeding behavior and virus transmission. Currently, little about the salivary glands saliva of thrips, despite fact that Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (the western flower thrips) serious pest due its destructive feeding, wide host range, transmission tospoviruses. As first step towards characterizing thrips gland functions, we sequenced transcriptome primary F. using short read sequencing (Illumina) technology. A de novo-assembled...