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Deborah K. Letourneau is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz, in the United States. Their primary field of study is Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant research contributions oriented towards Plant Science and Insect Science.

Their research predominantly addresses topics related to insect-plant interactions and control, plant parasitism and resistance, and insect pest control strategies. These topics reflect a focus on understanding ecological relationships and developing methods for managing agricultural pests.

Among recent publications, one notable paper is titled "Surveying populations of Delia radicum (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) and its associated natural enemies in organic cauliflower in California," published in 2020 in the journal Biocontrol Science and Technology. This study explores population dynamics and biological control agents in organic vegetable production.

  • Surveying populations of Delia radicum (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) and its associated natural enemies in organic cauliflower in California (2020), Biocontrol Science and Technology

Deborah K. Letourneau has collaborated frequently with several researchers, which include:

  • Diego J. Nieto
  • Lucy Toyama
  • Caitlin Slay
  • Robert R. Kula

The scientist's publications have appeared in venues such as Biocontrol Science and Technology, which reflects the integration of biological control and pest management approaches within their work.

Best Publications

  • Does plant diversity benefit agroecosystems? A synthetic review

    Deborah K. Letourneau;Deborah K. Letourneau;Inge Armbrecht;Beatriz Salguero Rivera;James Montoya Lerma

  • A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production

    Matteo Dainese;Emily A. Martin;Marcelo A. Aizen;Matthias Albrecht

  • Vegetation management and biological control in agroecosystems

    Miguel A. Altieri;Deborah K. Letourneau

  • Fundamental Differences Between Conventional and Organic Tomato Agroecosystems in California

    L. E. Drinkwater;D. K. Letourneau;F. Workneh;A. H. C. van Bruggen

  • Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition

    Daniel S. Karp;Rebecca E Chaplin-Kramer;Timothy D. Meehan;Emily A. Martin

  • Benefits of increasing plant diversity in sustainable agroecosystems

    Forest Isbell;Paul R. Adler;Nico Eisenhauer;Dario Fornara

  • Effects of Natural Enemy Biodiversity on the Suppression of Arthropod Herbivores in Terrestrial Ecosystems

    Deborah K. Letourneau;Julie A. Jedlicka;Sara G. Bothwell;Carlo R. Moreno

  • A global synthesis of the effects of diversified farming systems on arthropod diversity within fields and across agricultural landscapes.

    Elinor M. Lichtenberg;Elinor M. Lichtenberg;Christina M. Kennedy;Claire Kremen;Péter Batáry

  • Pest damage and arthropod community structure in organic vs. conventional tomato production in California

    D.K. Letourneau;B. Goldstein

  • Comparison of organic and conventional farms: challenging ecologists to make biodiversity functional

    Deborah K Letourneau;Sara G Bothwell

  • Developing Sustainable Agroecosystems

    Miguel A. Altieri;Deborah K. Letourneau;James R. Davis

  • Vegetation diversity and insect pest outbreaks

    Miguel A. Altieri;Deborah K. Letourneau;Stephen J. Risch

  • Novel Aspects of Insect-Plant Interactions.

    D. H. Janzen;P. Barbosa;D. K. Letourneau

  • Top-down and bottom-up diversity cascades in detrital vs. living food webs

    Lee A. Dyer;Deborah Letourneau

  • The Enemies Hypothesis: Tritrophic Interactions and Vegetational Diversity in Tropical Agroecosystems.

    Deborah K. Letourneau

  • Synergistic effects of three Piper amides on generalist and specialist herbivores.

    Lee A. Dyer;C. D. Dodson;John O. Stireman Iii;M. A. Tobler

  • Ants, stem-borers, and fungal pathogens: experimental tests of a fitness advantage in Piper ant-plants

    Deborah K. Letourneau

  • Novel Aspects of Insect Plant Interactions

    Pedro Barbosa;Deborah Kay Letourneau

  • EXPERIMENTAL TEST IN LOWLAND TROPICAL FOREST SHOWS TOP‐DOWN EFFECTS THROUGH FOUR TROPHIC LEVELS

    D. K. Letourneau;L. A. Dyer

  • Insect Outbreaks Revisited: Barbosa/Insect Outbreaks Revisited

    Pedro Barbosa;Deborah K. Letourneau;Anurag A. Agrawal

  • Regulatory Decision-Making for Genetically Engineered Crops@@@Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants: Science and Regulation

    Deborah K. Letourneau

Frequent Co-Authors

Lee A. Dyer
Lee A. Dyer University of Nevada Reno
Luísa G. Carvalheiro
Luísa G. Carvalheiro Universidade Federal de Goiás
Carol Shennan
Carol Shennan University of California, Santa Cruz
Riccardo Bommarco
Riccardo Bommarco Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Claire Kremen
Claire Kremen University of British Columbia
Simon G. Potts
Simon G. Potts University of Reading
Teja Tscharntke
Teja Tscharntke University of Göttingen
Katja Poveda
Katja Poveda Cornell University
Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer
Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer Stanford University
John O. Stireman
John O. Stireman Wright State University

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