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Edwin E. Lewis is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research activity covers a range of topics primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work spans several subfields related to plant and insect sciences, as well as molecular biology and neuroscience. These subfields include:

  • Plant Science
  • Insect Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Lewis's research focuses on specific scientific topics such as:

  • Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control

The scientist has published articles extensively in various journals including the Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, Journal of Nematology, Frontiers in Physiology, Biological Control, and Crop Protection.

Some recent notable publications include:

  • Conspecific and heterospecific pheromones stimulate dispersal of entomopathogenic nematodes during quiescence, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Nematodes Follow a Leader, 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Histamine Ingestion by Anopheles stephensi Alters Important Vector Transmission Behaviors and Infection Success with Diverse Plasmodium Species, 2021, Biomolecules
  • Biological control potential of entomopathogenic nematodes against the striped flea beetle, Phyllotreta sinuata Stephens (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), 2020, Crop Protection
  • Anopheles stephensi Feeding, Flight Behavior, and Infection With Malaria Parasites are Altered by Ingestion of Serotonin, 2022, Frontiers in Physiology

Frequent collaborators who have co-authored multiple publications with Lewis include:

  • David I. Shapiro-Ilan
  • Glen Stevens
  • Hilal Erdoğan
  • Fatma Kaplan
  • Hans T. Alborn

Best Publications

  • Behavioral ecology of entomopathogenic nematodes

    Edwin E. Lewis;James Campbell;Christine Griffin;Harry Kaya

  • Entomopathogenic nematode host finding : response to host contact cues by cruise and ambush foragers

    E.E. Lewis;R. Gaugler;R. Harrison

  • Host finding behaviour as a predictor of foraging strategy in entomopathogenic nematodes

    P. S. Grewal;E. E. Lewis;R. Gaugler;J. F. Campbell

  • Response of cruiser and ambusher entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae) to host volatile cues

    Edwin E. Lewis;Randy Gaugler;Robert Harrison

  • Ecology in the service of biological control: the case of entomopathogenic nematodes.

    R. Gaugler;Edwin Lewis;Robin J. Stuart

  • Biology and behaviour.

    Christine Griffin;N.E. Boemare;E.E. Lewis

  • Activation of Akt Signaling Reduces the Prevalence and Intensity of Malaria Parasite Infection and Lifespan in Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes

    Vanessa Corby-Harris;Anna Drexler;Laurel Watkins de Jong;Yevgeniya Antonova

  • Bioassays for entomopathogenic nematodes.

    I. Glazer;E. E. Lewis;A. Navon;K. R. S. Ascher

  • Nematode parasites and entomopathogens

    Edwin E. Lewis;David J. Clarke

  • Miscanthus as a Productive Biofuel Crop for Phytoremediation

    Valentina Pidlisnyuk;Tetyana Stefanovska;Edwin E. Lewis;Larry E. Erickson

  • Superior efficacy observed in entomopathogenic nematodes applied in infected-host cadavers compared with application in aqueous suspension.

    David I. Shapiro-Ilan;Edwin E. Lewis;Youngsoo Son;W.Louis Tedders

  • Allelopathy: a possible mechanism of suppression of plant-parasitic nematodes by entomopathogenic nematodes

    Parwinder S. Grewal;Edwin E. Lewis;Sudha Venkatachari

  • Biochemical energy reserves of entomopathogenic nematodes

    Sen Selvan;Randy Gaugler;Edwin E. Lewis

  • Response of infective stage parasites (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) to volatile cues from infected hosts

    P. S. Grewal;E. E. Lewis;Randy Gaugler

  • Comparison of entomopathogenic nematode infectivity from infected hosts versus aqueous suspension

    David I. Shapiro;Edwin E. Lewis

  • The Behavioural Ecology of Parasites

    E. E. Lewis;J. F. Campbell;M. V. K. Sukhdeo

  • Formulation of entomopathogenic nematode-infected cadavers.

    David I. Shapiro-Ilan;Edwin E. Lewis;Robert W. Behle;Michael R. McGuire

  • Evolution of host search strategies in entomopathogenic nematodes.

    J. F. Campbell;E. E. Lewis;S. P. Stock;S. Nadler

  • Entomopathogenic nematode (heterorhabditidae and steinernematidae) seasonal population dynamics and impact on insect populations in turfgrass

    J.F. Campbell;E. Lewis;F. Yoder;R. Gaugler

  • Large-scale inoculative releases of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema glaseri: Assessment 50 years later

    Randy Gaugler;James F. Campbell;Sen Selvan;Edwin E. Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Randy Gaugler
Randy Gaugler Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Harry K. Kaya
Harry K. Kaya University of California, Davis
James R. Carey
James R. Carey University of California, Davis
Steven A. Nadler
Steven A. Nadler University of California, Davis
Paul W. Sternberg
Paul W. Sternberg California Institute of Technology
Cecilia R Giulivi
Cecilia R Giulivi University of California, Davis
Evan L. Preisser
Evan L. Preisser University of Rhode Island
Byron J. Adams
Byron J. Adams Brigham Young University
Ludek Zurek
Ludek Zurek Mendel University Brno
Pádraig J. Duignan
Pádraig J. Duignan University of Calgary

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