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Peter E. A. Teal is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with particular attention to insect and pesticide research.

The scientist's work spans multiple subfields, including insect science, ecology, plant science, genetics, and the integrated field of ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. These areas underpin the broader investigative approach in studying insect behavior, pest control, and ecosystem interactions.

Peter E. A. Teal's publications are concentrated in journals that focus on entomology and biological research. Notable publication venues include:

  • Florida Entomologist
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their research topics cover several main areas relevant to insect ecology and pest management:

  • Insect and pesticide research
  • Forest insect ecology and management
  • Insect pest control strategies
  • Insect and arachnid ecology and behavior
  • Plant and animal studies

Frequent collaboration occurs with Charles Stuhl, marking a consistent partnership in the research outputs.

Two recent papers authored by Peter E. A. Teal include:

  • Identification of an Aggregation Pheromone from the Small Hive Beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • A Potential Pheromone for the Mass Trapping of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), 2023, Florida Entomologist

These publications reflect a focus on chemical ecology, specifically relating to pheromones used for managing beetle populations that impact agriculture and forestry.

Best Publications

  • Fragments of ATP synthase mediate plant perception of insect attack.

    Eric A. Schmelz;Mark J. Carroll;Sherry LeClere;Stephen M. Phipps

  • A blend of small molecules regulates both mating and development in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Jagan Srinivasan;Fatma Kaplan;Fatma Kaplan;Ramadan Ajredini;Ramadan Ajredini;Cherian Zachariah;Cherian Zachariah

  • Identity, regulation, and activity of inducible diterpenoid phytoalexins in maize

    Eric A. Schmelz;Fatma Kaplan;Alisa Huffaker;Nicole J. Dafoe

  • Phytohormone-based activity mapping of insect herbivore-produced elicitors

    Eric A. Schmelz;Jurgen Engelberth;Hans T. Alborn;James H. Iii. Tumlinson

  • Plant elicitor peptides are conserved signals regulating direct and indirect antiherbivore defense

    Alisa Huffaker;Gregory Pearce;Nathalie Veyrat;Matthias Erb

  • Disulfooxy fatty acids from the American bird grasshopper Schistocerca americana, elicitors of plant volatiles.

    Hans T. Alborn;Trond V. Hansen;Trond V. Hansen;Tappey H. Jones;Derrick C. Bennett

  • Novel Acidic Sesquiterpenoids Constitute a Dominant Class of Pathogen-Induced Phytoalexins in Maize

    Alisa Huffaker;Fatma Kaplan;Martha M. Vaughan;Nicole J. Dafoe

  • Attraction of Spodoptera frugiperda larvae to volatiles from herbivore-damaged maize seedlings.

    Mark J. Carroll;Eric A. Schmelz;Robert L. Meagher;Peter E. A. Teal

  • Genomic analysis of the interaction between pesticide exposure and nutrition in honey bees (Apis mellifera).

    Daniel R. Schmehl;Peter E.A. Teal;James L. Frazier;Christina M. Grozinger

  • Mating experience and juvenile hormone enhance sexual signaling and mating in male Caribbean fruit flies

    P. E. A. Teal;Y. Gomez-Simuta;A. T. Proveaux

  • Cowpea Chloroplastic ATP Synthase Is the Source of Multiple Plant Defense Elicitors during Insect Herbivory

    Eric A. Schmelz;Sherry LeClere;Mark J. Carroll;Hans T. Alborn

  • Kairomones and their use for management of entomophagous insects : XIII. Kairomonal activity forTrichogramma spp. of abdominal tips, excretion, and a synthetic sex pheromone blend ofHeliothis zea (Boddie) moths.

    W. J. Lewis;Donald A. Nordlund;R. C. Gueldner;P. E.A. Teal

  • Accumulation of terpenoid phytoalexins in maize roots is associated with drought tolerance.

    Martha M. Vaughan;Shawn Christensen;Eric A. Schmelz;Alisa Huffaker

  • Chemical and behavioral analyses of volatile sex pheromone components released by calling Heliothis virescens (F.) females (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    P. E. A. Teal;J. H. Tumlinson;R. R. Heath

  • Behavioural response of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae to host plant volatiles and synthetic blends.

    Vincent O. Nyasembe;Peter Ea Teal;Wolfgang R. Mukabana;Wolfgang R. Mukabana;James Homer Tumlinson

  • Sex pheromone of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) - Identification of components critical to attraction in the field

    J. H. Tumlinson;E. R. Mitchell;P. E. A. Teal;R. R. Heath

  • Effects of elevated [CO2] on maize defence against mycotoxigenic Fusarium verticillioides

    Martha M. Vaughan;Alisa Huffaker;Eric A. Schmelz;Nicole J. Dafoe

  • The retinoid-X receptor ortholog, ultraspiracle, binds with nanomolar affinity to an endogenous morphogenetic ligand

    Grace Jones;Davy Jones;Peter Teal;Agnes Sapa

  • Enzymatic decomposition of elicitors of plant volatiles in Heliothis virescens and Helicoverpa zea.

    Naoki Mori;Hans T. Alborn;Peter E.A. Teal;James H. Tumlinson

  • Ascaroside Expression in Caenorhabditis elegans Is Strongly Dependent on Diet and Developmental Stage

    Fatma Kaplan;Jagan Srinivasan;Parag Mahanti;Ramadan Ajredini

Frequent Co-Authors

James H. Tumlinson
James H. Tumlinson Pennsylvania State University
Hans T. Alborn
Hans T. Alborn United States Department of Agriculture
Eric A. Schmelz
Eric A. Schmelz University of California, San Diego
Ronald J. Nachman
Ronald J. Nachman United States Department of Agriculture
John Sivinski
John Sivinski Agricultural Research Service
Robert R. Heath
Robert R. Heath Agricultural Research Service
Christina M. Grozinger
Christina M. Grozinger Pennsylvania State University
Drion G. Boucias
Drion G. Boucias University of Florida
Jay D. Evans
Jay D. Evans Agricultural Research Service
Martin Aluja
Martin Aluja Instituto de Ecología

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