LAB Research publications

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (in peer-reviewed journals/books/invited book reviews)

Peer-reviewed scientific journals (last few years):​ (click here for a complete list)
  1. Wright, M.G., Au, M.G., Gatti, I., Salehi, J., Spencer, C.R., Allin, P., Mafra-Neto, A. Demographic analysis of behavioral reactions of African bush elephants to a synthetic honey bee alarm pheromone blend. Wildlife Biology(Submitted).
  2. Honsberger, D.N., Magnacca, K.N., Lorenzo-Elarco, H, Wright, M.G. Life history of two new species of Prorops (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) ectoparasitic on adult Hypothenemus eruditus beetles (Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in Hawai‘i. Journal of Hymenoptera Research (in press)
  3. Honsberger, D.N., Honsberger, M., Wright, M.G. Parasitoids of bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) known in Hawaiʻi. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society (Submitted)
  4. Honsberger, D., Honsberger, M., Lorenzo-Elarco, H., Wright, M.G. 2024. The genus Acerocephala and observations of the life history of Acerocephala hanuuanamu sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Cerocephalidae) and its bark beetle host,Cryphalus brasiliensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 97:545-589. doi: 10.3897/jhr.97.127702
  5. Wilson, S., Thorne, M. Johnson, M., Peck, D., Wright, M.G. 2024. Prosapia bicincta (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) abundance, host plant associations, and impacts on ground cover in Hawaiʻi island rangelands. Environmental Entomology https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvae062
  6. Wright, M.G., Gatti, I., Au, M.G., Salehi, J., Spencer, C.R., Allin, P., Mafra-Neto, A. 2023. Evaluating formic acid as a behavioral modifier in African savanna elephants. Diversity 15, 1079. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/d15101079
  7. Nagamine, W.T.; Yalemar, J.A.; Wright, M.G.; Ramadan, M.M. 2023. Reproductive parameters and host specificity of Eurytoma erythrinae (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae), a biological control agent of the erythrina gall wasp, Quadrastichus erythrinae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Insects 14, 923. https://doi.org/10.3390/ insects14120923
  8. Wilson, S., Thorne, M., Wright, M.G., Peck, D., Mack, J., Fukumoto, G., Curtiss, R. 2023. The twolined spittlebug (Hemiptera: Cercopidae: Prosapia bicincta) invades Hawaiʻi: establishment, biology, and management of a destructive forage grass pest. Journal of Integrated Pest management 14: 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmad023
  9. Aristizabal, L.F., Johnson, M.A., Marino, Y.A., Bayman, P., Wright, M.G. 2023. Establishing an integrated pest management program for coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) in Hawaii and Puerto Rico coffee agroecosystems: achievements and challenges. Insects 14(7), 603. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14070603
  10. Ramadan, M.M., Kaufman, L.V., Wright, M.G. 2023. Recent advances in insect and weed biocontrol in Hawaii: case studies and trends. Biological Control 179: 105170.
  11. Au, M.G. and Wright, M.G. 2022. Arcte coerula (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): A new invasive pest in Hawaiʻi on endemic plants. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 54: 63-75.
  12. Honsberger, D.N., Huber, J.T. and Wright, M.G. 2022. A new Mymaromma sp. (Mymarommatoidea, Mymarommatidae) in Hawaiʻi and first host record for the superfamily. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 89: 73-87. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.89.77931
  13. Honsberger, D.N., Wright, M.G. 2022. A new species of Phymastichus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae) parasitic on Xyleborus beetles (Coleopetera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Hawaii. Zootaxa 5116: 107-122.
  14. Elliot, C., Gillett, C.P.D.T., Parsons, E., Wright, M.G. and Rubinoff, D. 2021. Identifying key threats to a refugial population of an endangered Hawaiian moth. Insect Conservation and Diversity doi: 10.1111/icad.12553
  15. Gugliuzzo, A., Biedermann, P.H.W., Carrillo, D., Castrillo, L.A., Egonyu, J.P., Gallego, D., Haddi, K., Hulcr, J., Jactel,H., Kajimura, H., Kamata, N., Meurisse, N., Li, Y., Oliver, J.B., Ranger, C.M., Rassati, D., Stelinski, L.L., Sutherland,R., Garzia, G.T., Wright, M.G., and Biondi, A. 2021. Recent advances toward the sustainable management of invasive Xylosandrus ambrosia beetles. Journal of Pest Science https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-021-01382-3
  16. Le Roux, J.J., Crous, P.W., Kamutando, C.N., Richardson, D.M., Strasberg, D., Wingfield, M.J., Wright, M.G., and Valverde, A. 2021. A core of rhizosphere bacterial taxa associate with two of the world’s most isolated plant congeners. Plant and Soil https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-021-05049-x  
  17. Yousuf, F., Follett, P.A., Gillett, C.P.D.T., Honsberger, D., Chamorro, L., Johnson, T.M., Jaramillo, M.G., Machado, P.B. and Wright, M.G. Limited host range in the idiobiont parasitoid Phymasticus coffea, a prospective biological control agent of the coffee pest Hypothenemus hampei in Hawaii. Journal of Pest Science https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-021-01353-8
  18. Ali, A.N., & Wright, M.G. Response of Trichogramma papilionis to semiochemicals induced by host oviposition on plants. Biological Control 149: 104323.​
  19. Gutierrez-Coarite, R., Cho, A.H., Mollenido, J., Pulakkatu-Thodi, I., & Wright, M.G. 2021. Macadamia felted coccid impact on macadamia nut yield in the absence of a specialized natural enemy, and economic injury levels. Crop Protection 139: 105378.
  20. Rugman-Jones, P.F., Au., M., Ebrahimi, V., Eskalen, A., Gillett, C.P.D.T., Honsberger, D., Husein, D., Wright, M.G., Yousuf, F., & Stouthamer, R. 2020. One becomes two: second species of the Euwallacea fornicatus complex (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) species complex is established on two Hawaiian Islands. PeerJ Life and Environment 8:e9987 http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9987
  21. Kaufman, L.V., Zarders, D.R., & Wright, M.G. 2020. Susceptibility of endemic Myoporum (Naio) species and populations to Klambothrips myopri (naio thrips) in Hawaii. Pacific Science 74: 309-318.
  22. Ali, A.N., & Aljanabi, M.M.K. 2020. Toxicity of aqueous and organic solvent extracts of Melia azedarach (L) leaves on the larvae and pupae of Culex pipiens. Biopestic. Int. 16: 13-19.
  23. Ali, A.N., & Wright, M.G. 2020. Fitness effects of founder female number of Trichogramma papilionis reared on Ephestia kuehniella. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 52: 25-34.
  24. Ali, A.N., & Wright, M.G. 2020. Behavioral response of Trichogramma papilionis to host eggs, host plants, and induced volatile plant cues. Biological Control  149: 104323.
  25. Kaufman, L.V., Yalemar, J., & Wright, M.G. 2020. Classical biological control of the erythrina gall wasp, Quadrastichus erythrinae, in Hawaii: Conserving an endangered habitat. Biological Control 142: 104161. Download here: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1aEuR3kk-aFLgR 
  26. Conrad P. D. T. Gillett, David Honsberger & Daniel Rubinoff (2019) Rediscovery of the Hawaiian endemic bark beetle Xyleborus pleiades Samuleson, 1981 on Moloka‘i, with records of three new exotic bark beetles for the island (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini), Journal of Natural History, 53: 1481-1490.
  27. Wright, M.G. ​2019. Cover crops, conservation biocontrol and augmentative releases – can Trichogramma impacts be magnified? Annals of the Entomological Society of America 112: 295-297.
  28. Guitierrez, R., Pulakkatu-thodi, I., & Wright, M.G. 2019. Binomial Sequential Sampling Plan for Macadamia Felted Coccid, Eriococcus ironsidei (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) Infesting Hawaii Macadamia Orchards. Environmental Entomology 48: 219-226. 
  29. Wright, M.G., Spencer, C.R., Cook, R.M., Henley, M.D., North, W. & Mafra-Neto, A. 2018. African bush elephants response to a honeybee alarm semiochemical blend. ​​Current Biology 28: R778-780. 
  30. Gutierrez-Coarite, R., Mollinedo, J, Cho, A., Wright, M.G. 2018. Canopy management of macadamia trees and understory plant diversification to reduce macadamia felted coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei) populations. Crop Protection 113: 75-83.
  31. Gutierrez-Coarite, R., Mollinedo, J, Cho, A., Wright, M.G. 2018. Canopy management of macadamia trees and understory plant diversification to reduce macadamia felted coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei) populations. Crop Protection 113: 75-83.
  32. Pulakkatu-thodi, I., Gutierrez-Coarite, R., & Wright, M.G. 2018. Dispersion and sequential sampling plan for coffee berry borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) infestations in Hawaii. Environmental Entomology (In press online early: doi: 10.1093/ee/nvy098).
  33. Greco, E., Wright, M.G., Burgueno, J., & Jaronski, S. 2018. Efficacy of Beauveria bassiana applications on coffee berry borer across an elevation gradient in Hawaii. Biocontrol Science & Technology (In press). 
  34. Gillett CPDT, Pulakkatu-thodi I, Rubinoff D. 2018. Rediscovery of an enigmatic bark beetle endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Coleopts Bull. 72:811–815.
  35. Gutierrez-Coarite, R., Heller, W.P., Wright, M.G., Mollinedo, J., Keith, L., Sugiyama, L, & Chun, S. 2018. Entomopathogenic fungi as mortality factors of macadamia felted coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei) in Hawaii. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 50: 9-16.
  36. Gutierrez-Coarite, R., Yoneishi, N., Mollinedo, J., Pulakkattu-thodi, I., Wright, M.G., & Geib, S. 2018. PCR-based gut content analysis to detect predation of Eriococcus ironsidei (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) by Coccinellidae species in macadamia nut orchards in Hawaii. Journal of Economic Entomology DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toy019.
  37. Wright, M.G. & Bennett, G.B. 2018. Evolution of biological control agents following introduction to new environments. BioControl 63: 105-116. First online July 2017: DOI 10.1007/s10526-017-9830-z (invited.) 
  38. Manandhar, R., Wang, K.H., Hooks, C.R.R. & Wright, M.G. 2017. Effects of strip-tilled cover cropping on the population density of thrips and predatory insects in a cucurbit agroecosystem. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 20: 1254-1259.
  39. Pulakkatu-thodi, I., Guitierrez, R. & Wright, M.G. 2017. Comparison of sampling intensity to estimate infestations of coffee berry borer on Hawaii island. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 49: 11-16.
  40. Kaufman, L.V. & Wright, M.G. 2017. Assessing probabilistic risk assessment approaches for insect biological control introductions. Insects 8(3), 67. (Special Issue Biological Control of Invertebrate Pests.) doi:10.3390/insects8030067
  41. Zarders, D.R. & Wright, M.G.2016. Macadamia felted coccid, Eriococcus ironsidei: biology and life cycle in Hawaii. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 48: 51-55.
  42. Manandhar, R. & Wright, M.G. 2016. Within-field spatial distribution of corn planthopper, Peregrinus maidis(Hemiptera: Delphacidae), and severity of hopperburn and Maize mosaic virus symptoms as influenced by sunn hemp intercropping. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 161: 121-130. DOI: 10.1111/eea.12498.
  43. Lu, B., Jin, Q., Wen, H., Bellis, G.A., Wright, M.G., Peng, Z., Wan, J., Guo, D. 2016. Biological, physiological and genetic response of Tetrastichus brontispae (Ferriere) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) following exposure to low temperature. BioControl 61: 649-659. DOI 10.1007/s10526-016-9757-9.
  44. Manandhar, R. & Wright, M.G. 2016. Effects of interplanting flowering plants on the biological control of corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in sweet corn. Journal of Economic Entomology  109: 113-119.
  45. Leblanc, L., San Jose, M., Wright, M.G. & Rubinoff, D. 2015. Declines in biodiversity and the emergence of pest species across land use gradients in Southeast Asia. Landscape Ecology 31:505-516. (DOI 10.1007/s10980-015-0276-3).
  46. Greco, E.B. & Wright, M.G. 2015. Ecology, biology and management of the black twig borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) with emphasis on coffee in Hawaii. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 6(1) 7; DOI: 10.1093/jipm/pmv007.
  47. Manandhar, R., Wright, M.G. 2015. Enhancing biological control of corn earworm, Helicoverpa zeaand thrips through habitat management and inundative release of Trichogramma pretiosum in corn cropping systems. Biological Control 89: 84-90.
  48. Tavares, J.M., Villalobos, E.M. & Wright, M.G. 2015. Contribution of insect pollination to Macadamia integrifoliaproduction in Hawaii. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 47: 35-49.
  49. Benelli, G., Messing, R.H., Wright, M.G., Giunti, G., Kavallieratos, N.G. & Canale, A. 2014. Cues triggering mating and host-seeking behavior in the aphid parasitoid Aphidius colemani (Hymenoptera: Braconidae; Aphidiinae): implications for biological control programs. Journal of Economic Entomology 107: 2005-2022.
  50. Vorsino, A.E., Wieczorek, A.M., Wright, M.G., Messing, R.H. 2014. Genetic analysis of an introduced biological control agent reveals temporal and geographic change, with little evidence of a host mediated shift. Biological Control77: 41-50.
  51. Leblanc L., Rubinoff, D. Wright M.G. 2013. Conservation implications of changes in endemic Hawaiian Drosophilidae diversity across land use gradients. PLoS ONE8(5): e62464. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0062464.
  52. Benelli, G., Giunti, G., Messing, R.H. & Wright, M.G. 2013. Visual and olfactory female-borne cues evoke male courtship in the aphid parasitoid Aphidius colemani Viereck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 26: 695-707.
  53. Greco, E.G. & Wright, M.G. 2013. Dispersion and sequential sampling plan for Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) infesting Hawaii coffee plantations. Environmental Entomology 42: 277-282. 

    ​Book chapters, Reviewed conference proceedings, Book reviews:
  54. Kaufman, L.V., Wright, M.G. 2022. Erythrina gall wasp successfully controlled by the introduction of a parasitoid wasp in Hawaii. In: Contributions of classical biocontrol to the US food security, forestry and biodiversity. Eds van Driesche, RG, Winston, RL, Perring, TM, Lopez, VM. USDA Forest Service, FHAAST-2019-05. pp. 367-372.
    Cave, R., Moore, A., Wright, M.G. 2022. Biological Control of the Cycad Aulacaspis Scale, Aulacaspis yasumatsui. In: Contributions of classical biocontrol to the US food security, forestry and biodiversity. Eds van Driesche et al. USDA Forest Service, FHAAST-2019-05189-203. pp. 189-203.
  55. Mafra-Neto, A., Wright, M., Fettig, C., Progar, R., Munson, S., Blackford, D., Moan, J., Graham, E., Foote, G., Borges, R., Silva, R., lake, R., Bernardi, C., Saroli, J., Clarke, S., Meeker, J., Nowak, J., Agnello, A., Martini, X., Rivera, M., Stelinski, L. 2022. Repellent semiochemical solutions to mitigate the impacts of global climate change on arthropod pests. In: Advances in Arthropod Repellents. Elsevier. pp. 279-322.
  56. Day, M., Cock, M., Conant, P., Furlong, M., Paynter, Q., Ramadan, M., Wright, M.G. 2021. 14-Biological control success and failures: Oceania region. In: Biological Control: Global Impacts, Challenges and Future Directions of Pest Management, Ed. P.G. Mason. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. (In press) pp. 342-376.
  57. Wright, M.G. 2017. Assessing host use and population level impacts on non-target species by introduced natural enemies: can host range testing provide insight? Proceedings of the 5thInternational Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods. Malaysia. P.G. Mason, D.R. Gillespie and C. Vincent (Eds.). CAB International. 50-51.
  58. Wright, M.G. 2015. Proteas. In: Insects of Cultivated Plants and Natural Pastures in Southern Africa. Prinsloo, G.L. & Uys, V.M. (Eds). Entomological Society of Southern Africa, Pretoria: 680-695.(Invited contribution.)
  59. Wright, M.G. 2014. Biological control of invasive insect pests. In: Integrated Pest Management – Current concepts and ecological perspective. Ed. Abrol, D.P. Publisher: Elsevier Academic Press. pp. 267-281. (Invited contribution.)
  60. Kaufman, L.V., Wright, M.G., Yalemar, J. & Messing, R.H. 2013. Biological control of the Erythrina gall wasp: protecting a native keystone forest species in Hawaii. Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods, Pucón, Chile. Peter G. Mason, David R. Gillespie & Charles Vincent Eds. pp. 72-74. (Invited paper).
  61. Wright, M.G. 2011. Pineapple insects; ecology and management. Encyclopedia of Pest Management. DOI: 10.1081/E-EPM-120042882. Taylor & Francis. 
  62. Wieczorek, A.M. & Wright, M.G. 2011. History of agricultural biotechnology: how crop development has evolved. Scitable, by Nature Education Knowledge, Nature Publishing Group. 3(10): 9. http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/history-of-agricultural-biotechnology-how-crop-development-25885295.
  63. Vorsino, A., Wieczorek, A., Wright, M.G., Ramadan, M. & Messing, R. 2009. Using molecular tools to identify and describe ecological and evolutionary processes affecting augmentative biological control. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods. P.G. Mason, D.R. Gillespie and C. Vincent (Eds.).  pp. 124-133. (Invited paper).
  64. Wright, M.G. 2005. Biological control in IPM systems in Africa. American Entomologist(Book Review) 51: 249.
  65. Wright, M.G., Kuhar, T.P., Diez, J.M. & Hoffmann, M.P. 2005. Effective augmentative biological control – importance of natural enemy dispersal, host location, and post-release assessment. International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods, USDA Forest Service, Publication FHTET-2005-08. pp. 495-500. (Invited paper).
  66. Wright, M.G. 2004. Multivariate analysis of ecological data using CANOCO. The Quarterly Review of Biology(Book Review) 79: 222-223.
  67. Wright, M.G. & Hoffmann, M.P. 2002. Vegetable crop pest management (insects and mites). Encyclopedia of Pest ManagementEd: Pimentel, D. Marcel Dekker Inc. pp. 1-3.DOI:10.1081/E-EPM-120003842.
  68. Wright, M.G. 1999. Integrated pest management for low-input agriculture in Africa: A review.  In John F. Devlin and Ted Zettel, eds., Ecoagriculture: Initiatives in Eastern and Southern Africa, University of Guelph & Weaver Press, Harare. pp. 149-154.
  69. Wright, M.G., Khan, S. & Davison, S. 1999.  South African entomopathogens as biological control agents of vegetable pests. In John F. Devlin and Ted Zettel, eds., Ecoagriculture: Initiatives in Eastern and Southern Africa, University of Guelph & Weaver Press, Harare. pp. 195-203.
  70. Zeier, P. & Wright, M.G. 1995. Thrips resistance in Gladiolusspecies: potential for IPM and breeding. In: Thrips Biology and Management. Eds: Parker, B.L., Skinner, M.  & Lewis, T. Plenum Press, New York. pp 411-416.
  71. Wright, M.G. 1993. Insect conservation in the Cape Fynbos, with special reference to endophagous insects. In:  Perspectives on Insect Conservation. (Eds Gaston, K., New, T.R., Samways, M.J.) Applied Biology Series, Intercept Publishers.  pp 97-110.