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Overview

Nan-Yao Su is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research covers a wide range of topics primarily focusing on insect ecology and behavior, genetics, and plant-animal interactions.

The main subfields of their work include Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science, Plant Science, and Social Psychology. Their research topics reflect this diversity, featuring areas such as Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and Animal Studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Animal and Plant Science Education, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Throughout their career, Nan-Yao Su has published in several scientific venues. Notably, their work has appeared in the Journal of Economic Entomology with nine publications, as well as in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution and EDIS, each accounting for three publications. Other frequent venues include Scientific Reports and Insectes Sociaux.

Some of Nan-Yao Su's recent publications feature a focus on subterranean termites and their ecological roles and behaviors. These papers include:

  • Soil organic matter is essential for colony growth in subterranean termites, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • The Complete Protist Symbiont Communities of Coptotermes formosanus and Coptotermes gestroi: Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Five New Species, 2020, Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
  • Minimizing moving distance in deposition behavior of the subterranean termite, 2020, Ecology and Evolution
  • Life and Death of Termite Colonies, a Decades-Long Age Demography Perspective, 2022, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Age-based spatial distribution of workers is resilient to worker loss in a subterranean termite, 2022, Scientific Reports

Nan-Yao Su frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. Regular coauthors include Thomas Chouvenc, Sang-Bin Lee, Aaron Mullins, Johnalyn M. Gordon, and Reina L. Tong, indicating a network of partnerships spanning various aspects of termite ecology and related biological sciences.

Best Publications

  • ATF4-dependent transcription mediates signaling of amino acid limitation.

    Michael S. Kilberg;Jixiu Shan;Nan Su

  • Managing Social Insects of Urban Importance

    Michael K. Rust;Nan-Yao Su

  • A review of subterranean termite control practices and prospects for integrated pest management programmes

    Nan-Yao Su;Rudolf H. Scheffrahn

  • Field evaluation of a hexaflumuron bait for population suppression of subterranean termites (Isoptera : Rhinotermitidae)

    Nan-Yao Su

  • Economically important termites in the United States and their control.

    Su Ny;Scheffrahn Rh

  • C/EBP homology protein (CHOP) interacts with activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) and negatively regulates the stress-dependent induction of the asparagine synthetase gene.

    Nan Su;Michael S. Kilberg

  • Termites as Pests of Buildings

    Nan-Yao Su;Rudolf H. Scheffrahn

  • The effect of behavior in the evaluation of insecticides for prevention of or remedial control of the Formosan subterranean termite.

    Nan-Yao Su;Minoru Tamashiro;Julian R. Yates;Michael Haverty

  • Remote monitoring system for detecting termites

    Nan Yao Su

  • Novel technologies for subterranean termite control

    Nan-Yao Su

  • Fifty years of attempted biological control of termites - Analysis of a failure

    Thomas Chouvenc;Nan-Yao Su;J. Kenneth Grace

  • Foraging populations and territories of the Eastern subterranean termite (Isoptera : Rhinotermitidae) in Southeastern Florida

    Nan-Yao Su;Paul M. Ban;Rudolf H. Scheffrahn

  • An overview of the Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in the world.

    Su Ny;Tamashiro M

  • Comparison of eleven soil termiticides against the Formosan subterranean termite and eastern subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae.

    Nan-Yao Su;Rudolf H. Scheffrahn

  • Laboratory Evaluation of Two Chitin Synthesis Inhibitors, Hexaflumuron and Diflubenzuron, as Bait Toxicants Against Formosan and Eastern Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

    Nan-Yao Su;Rudolf H. Scheffrahn

  • Tunneling activity of subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in sand with moisture gradients.

    Nan-yao Su;Helena Puche

  • Foraging Behavior of the Formosan Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

    Nan-Yao Su;Minoru Tamashiro;Julian R. Yates;Michael I. Haverty

  • Response of the Formosan Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) to Baits or Nonrepellent Termiticides in Extended Foraging Arenas

    Nan-Yao Su

  • Extended disease resistance emerging from the faecal nest of a subterranean termite

    Thomas Chouvenc;Caroline A. Efstathion;Monica L. Elliott;Nan-Yao Su

  • Evaluation of a novel, hand-held, acoustic emissions detector to monitor termites (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae) in wood.

    Rudolf H. Scheffrahn;William P. Robbins;Philip Busey;Nan-Yao Su

Frequent Co-Authors

Yves Roisin
Yves Roisin Université Libre de Bruxelles
Michael K. Rust
Michael K. Rust University of California, Riverside
Edward L. Vargo
Edward L. Vargo Texas A&M University
Jan Šobotník
Jan Šobotník Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Paul Eggleton
Paul Eggleton Natural History Museum
Theodore A. Evans
Theodore A. Evans University of Western Australia
Stephen L. Cameron
Stephen L. Cameron Purdue University West Lafayette
Michael E. Scharf
Michael E. Scharf Purdue University West Lafayette
John F. Anderson
John F. Anderson Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Sandra A. Allan
Sandra A. Allan United States Department of Agriculture

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