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Kenneth F Raffa

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1 The interdependence of mechanisms underlying climate-driven vegetation mortality. Trends Ecol Evol 2011 2.67
2 Census of the bacterial community of the gypsy moth larval midgut by using culturing and culture-independent methods. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004 2.55
3 Rules of engagement: interspecies interactions that regulate microbial communities. Annu Rev Microbiol 2008 2.22
4 Midgut bacteria required for Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006 2.15
5 Resident microbiota of the gypsy moth midgut harbors antibiotic resistance determinants. DNA Cell Biol 2009 1.52
6 Consequences of climate warming and altered precipitation patterns for plant-insect and multitrophic interactions. Plant Physiol 2012 1.41
7 Contributions of gut bacteria to Bacillus thuringiensis-induced mortality vary across a range of Lepidoptera. BMC Biol 2009 1.22
8 Cellulose-degrading bacteria associated with the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio. ISME J 2011 1.20
9 From commensal to pathogen: translocation of Enterococcus faecalis from the midgut to the hemocoel of Manduca sexta. MBio 2011 1.18
10 Gut microbiota of an invasive subcortical beetle, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, across various life stages. Environ Entomol 2008 1.14
11 Multipartite symbioses among fungi, mites, nematodes, and the spruce beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis. Environ Entomol 2008 1.07
12 Mountain pine beetles colonizing historical and naive host trees are associated with a bacterial community highly enriched in genes contributing to terpene metabolism. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013 1.06
13 Signal mimics derived from a metagenomic analysis of the gypsy moth gut microbiota. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007 1.06
14 Geographic variation in bacterial communities associated with the red turpentine beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Environ Entomol 2010 0.99
15 Bacteria associated with a tree-killing insect reduce concentrations of plant defense compounds. J Chem Ecol 2013 0.99
16 Fire injury reduces inducible defenses of lodgepole pine against Mountain pine beetle. J Chem Ecol 2011 0.97
17 Parasitoids and dipteran predators exploit volatiles from microbial symbionts to locate bark beetles. Environ Entomol 2008 0.96
18 Cellulolytic Streptomyces strains associated with herbivorous insects share a phylogenetically linked capacity to degrade lignocellulose. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014 0.94
19 Minimization of chloroplast contamination in 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing of insect herbivore bacterial communities. J Microbiol Methods 2013 0.94
20 Simulated climate warming alters phenological synchrony between an outbreak insect herbivore and host trees. Oecologia 2014 0.89
21 Chemical modulators of the innate immune response alter gypsy moth larval susceptibility to Bacillus thuringiensis. BMC Microbiol 2010 0.88
22 Phloeophagous and predaceous insects responding to synthetic pheromones of bark beetles inhabiting white spruce stands in the Great Lakes region. J Chem Ecol 2003 0.88
23 Leaf ontogeny influences leaf phenolics and the efficacy of genetically expressed Bacillus thuringiensis cry1A(a) d-endotoxin in hybrid poplar against gypsy moth. J Chem Ecol 2003 0.86
24 Responses of bark beetle-associated bacteria to host monoterpenes and their relationship to insect life histories. J Chem Ecol 2011 0.86
25 Gender- and sequence-dependent predation within group colonizers of defended plants: a constraint on cheating among bark beetles? Oecologia 2003 0.85
26 Phylogeography of spruce beetles (Dendroctonus rufipennis Kirby) (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in North America. Mol Ecol 2007 0.85
27 Acquisition and structuring of midgut bacterial communities in gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) larvae. Environ Entomol 2014 0.85
28 Trap lure blend of pine volatiles and bark beetle pheromones for Monochamus spp. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in pine forests of Canada and the United States. J Econ Entomol 2013 0.81
29 Variation in complex semiochemical signals arising from insects and host plants. Environ Entomol 2010 0.81
30 Aspen defense chemicals influence midgut bacterial community composition of gypsy moth. J Chem Ecol 2014 0.80
31 Plant-associated bacteria degrade defense chemicals and reduce their adverse effects on an insect defoliator. Oecologia 2014 0.79
32 Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs collected in managed red pine forests in Wisconsin. J Med Entomol 2014 0.78
33 Experimental climate warming alters aspen and birch phytochemistry and performance traits for an outbreak insect herbivore. Glob Chang Biol 2014 0.77
34 Contrasting Patterns of Diterpene Acid Induction by Red Pine and White Spruce to Simulated Bark Beetle Attack, and Interspecific Differences in Sensitivity Among Fungal Associates. J Chem Ecol 2015 0.77
35 Host plant phenology affects performance of an invasive weevil, Phyllobius oblongus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in a northern hardwood forest. Environ Entomol 2010 0.77
36 Sources of insect and plant volatiles attractive to cottonwood leaf beetles feeding on hybrid poplar. J Chem Ecol 2006 0.76
37 Density-dependent effects of multiple predators sharing a common prey in an endophytic habitat. Oecologia 2004 0.75
38 Potential insight for drug discovery from high fidelity receptor-mediated transduction mechanisms in insects. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2011 0.75
39 Preoutbreak dynamics of a recently established invasive herbivore: roles of natural enemies and habitat structure in stage-specific performance of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) populations in northeastern Wisconsin. Environ Entomol 2008 0.75
40 Chiral escape of bark beetles from predators responding to a bark beetle pheromone. Oecologia 1990 0.75
41 Foliar bacterial communities of trembling aspen in a common garden. Can J Microbiol 2014 0.75
42 Effect of clonal variation among hybrid poplars on susceptibility of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki. J Econ Entomol 2010 0.75
43 Laboratory performance of two polyphagous invasive weevils on the predominant woody plant species of a northern hardwood community. Environ Entomol 2010 0.75