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Micky D. Eubanks is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Genetics, and Ecology.

The scientist's research focuses on topics related to Plant and Animal Studies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Insect and Pesticide Research, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Insect Pest Control Strategies, and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Recent publications by Micky D. Eubanks cover a range of ecological and entomological issues. Key papers include:

  • Generalising indirect defence and resistance of plants, 2020, Ecology Letters
  • Plant size, latitude, and phylogeny explain within-population variability in herbivory, 2023, Science
  • Sugar Feeding Patterns for Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes in South Texas, 2020, Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Risky roots and careful herbivores: Sustained herbivory by a root-feeding herbivore attenuates indirect plant defenses, 2020, Functional Ecology
  • Widespread variation in stable isotope trophic position estimates: patterns, causes, and potential consequences, 2021, Ecological Monographs

Their frequent coauthors include Anjel M. Helms, David L. Kerns, MacKenzie K. Kjeldgaard, Erfan Vafaie, and H. Brent Pemberton.

The scientist has contributed multiple works to publication venues such as Environmental Entomology and BioControl, with additional publications appearing in Ecology Letters, Science, and Journal of Medical Entomology.

Best Publications

  • Ecological consequences of interactions between ants and honeydew-producing insects.

    John D Styrsky;Micky D Eubanks

  • Insect Ecology: Behavior, Populations and Communities

    Peter W. Price;Robert F. Denno;Micky D. Eubanks;Deborah L. Finke

  • Insect Ecology: Taxonomic Index

    Peter W. Price;Robert F. Denno;Micky D. Eubanks;Deborah L. Finke

  • Health food versus fast food: the effects of prey quality and mobility on prey selection by a generalist predator and indirect interactions among prey species.

    Micky D. Eubanks;Robert F. Denno

  • Insect Ecology: Species interactions

    Peter W. Price;Robert F. Denno;Micky D. Eubanks;Deborah L. Finke

  • THE ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF VARIATION IN PLANTS AND PREY FOR AN OMNIVOROUS INSECT

    Micky D. Eubanks;Robert F. Denno

  • Habitat persistence underlies intraspecific variation in the dispersal strategies of planthoppers

    Robert F. Denno;George K. Roderick;Merrill A. Peterson;Andrea F. Huberty

  • Estimates of the Direct and Indirect Effects of Red Imported Fire Ants on Biological Control in Field Crops

    Micky D. Eubanks

  • HOST PLANTS MEDIATE OMNIVORE–HERBIVORE INTERACTIONS AND INFLUENCE PREY SUPPRESSION

    Micky D. Eubanks;Robert F. Denno

  • APHIDS ALTER THE COMMUNITY‐WIDE IMPACT OF FIRE ANTS

    Ian Kaplan;Micky D. Eubanks

  • Inbreeding alters resistance to insect herbivory and host plant quality in Mimulus guttatus (Scrophulariaceae)

    David E. Carr;Micky D. Eubanks

  • Disruption of Cotton Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)—Natural Enemy Dynamics by Red Imported Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Ian Kaplan;Micky D. Eubanks

  • A Multiyear, Large-Scale Comparison of Arthropod Populations on Commercially Managed Bt and Non-Bt Cotton Fields

    G. Head;W. Moar;M. Eubanks;B. Freeman

  • Colony-level macronutrient regulation in ants: mechanisms, hoarding and associated costs

    Steven C. Cook;Micky D. Eubanks;Roger E. Gold;Spencer T. Behmer

  • Intercontinental differences in resource use reveal the importance of mutualisms in fire ant invasions

    Shawn M. Wilder;Shawn M. Wilder;David A. Holway;Andrew V. Suarez;Edward G. LeBrun

  • Blood feeding patterns of potential arbovirus vectors of the genus culex targeting ectothermic hosts.

    Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena;Sean P. Graham;Hassan K. Hassan;Craig Guyer

  • Plant-Provided Food for Carnivorous Insects: Effects of plant feeding on the performance of omnivorous “predators”

    Micky D. Eubanks;John D. Styrsky

  • Intraguild Predation of Beneficial Arthropods by Red Imported Fire Ants in Cotton

    Micky D. Eubanks;Stuart A. Blackwell;Christa J. Parrish;Zandra D. Delamar

  • Overcompensation for insect herbivory: a review and meta-analysis of the evidence.

    Loriann C. Garcia;Micky D. Eubanks

  • Nickel hyperaccumulation as an elemental defense of Streptanthus polygaloides (Brassicaceae): influence of herbivore feeding mode

    Edward M. Jhee;Robert S. Boyd;Micky D. Eubanks

  • Extending the Elemental Defense Hypothesis: Dietary Metal Concentrations Below Hyperaccumulator Levels Could Harm Herbivores

    Christina M. Coleman;Robert S. Boyd;Micky D. Eubanks

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert F. Denno
Robert F. Denno University of Maryland, College Park
Ian Kaplan
Ian Kaplan Purdue University West Lafayette
Peter W. Price
Peter W. Price Northern Arizona University
Thomas R. Unnasch
Thomas R. Unnasch University of South Florida
Andrew V. Suarez
Andrew V. Suarez University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
John F. Murphy
John F. Murphy Queen Mary University of London
Warren G. Abrahamson
Warren G. Abrahamson Bucknell University
David A. Holway
David A. Holway University of California, San Diego
Robert S. Boyd
Robert S. Boyd Auburn University
Graham P. Head
Graham P. Head Bayer (United States)

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