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Ralf Nauen is a researcher affiliated with Bayer in Germany, specializing in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work primarily focuses on insect science and molecular biology, specifically within subfields such as insect resistance and genetics, insect and pesticide research, and insect-plant interactions and control.

The research areas covered by Ralf Nauen encompass several topics including:

  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
  • Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences
  • Plant and Animal Studies

The researcher has published extensively in multiple scientific journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
  • Pest Management Science
  • Insects
  • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Entomologia Generalis

Notable papers authored by or involving Ralf Nauen include:

  • The Role of Cytochrome P450s in Insect Toxicology and Resistance, 2021, Annual Review of Entomology
  • Insecticides, biologics and nematicides: Updates to IRAC's mode of action classification - a tool for resistance management, 2020, Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
  • Insecticide resistance and its management in Bemisia tabaci species, 2020, Journal of Pest Science
  • Insecticide resistance management and industry: the origins and evolution of the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) and the mode of action classification scheme, 2021, Pest Management Science
  • Transcriptional regulation of xenobiotic detoxification genes in insects - An overview, 2021, Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ralf Nauen include:

  • Chris Bass
  • John Vontas
  • Bartlomiej J. Troczka
  • Sven Geibel
  • Benjamin Buer

Best Publications

  • Overview of the Status and Global Strategy for Neonicotinoids

    Peter Jeschke;Ralf Nauen;Michael Schindler;Alfred Elbert

  • IRAC: Mode of action classification and insecticide resistance management

    Thomas C. Sparks;Ralf Nauen

  • Applied aspects of neonicotinoid uses in crop protection.

    Alfred Elbert;Matthias Haas;Bernd Springer;Wolfgang Thielert

  • The global status of insect resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides

    Chris Bass;Ian Denholm;Martin S. Williamson;Ralf Nauen

  • Neonicotinoids—from zero to hero in insecticide chemistry

    Peter Jeschke;Ralf Nauen

  • Resistance of insect pests to neonicotinoid insecticides: current status and future prospects.

    Ralf Nauen;Ian Denholm

  • Acaricide toxicity and resistance in larvae of different strains of Tetranychus urticae and Panonychus ulmi (Acari: Tetranychidae).

    Ralf Nauen;Natascha Stumpf;Alfred Elbert;Claus P W Zebitz

  • The evolution of insecticide resistance in the peach–potato aphid, Myzus persicae

    Chris Bass;Alin M. Puinean;Christoph T. Zimmer;Ian Denholm

  • Thiamethoxam is a neonicotinoid precursor converted to clothianidin in insects and plants

    Ralf Nauen;Ulrich Ebbinghaus-Kintscher;Vincent L. Salgado;Martin Kaussmann

  • Over-expression of cytochrome P450 CYP6CM1 is associated with high resistance to imidacloprid in the B and Q biotypes of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera : Aleyrodidae)

    Iris Karunker;Juergen Benting;Bettina Lueke;Tanja Ponge

  • Insecticide resistance in disease vectors of public health importance.

    Ralf Nauen

  • Resistance of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) to insecticides in southern Spain with special reference to neonicotinoids.

    Alfred Elbert;Ralf Nauen

  • Baseline determination and detection of resistance to imidacloprid in Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

    Matthew Cahill;Kevin Gorman;Sara Day;Ian Denholm

  • Resistance to diamide insecticides in diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) is associated with a mutation in the membrane-spanning domain of the ryanodine receptor.

    Bartek Troczka;Christoph T. Zimmer;Jan Elias;Corinna Schorn

  • Toxicological and mechanistic studies on neonicotinoid cross resistance in Q‐type Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

    Ralf Nauen;Natascha Stumpf;Alfred Elbert

  • Toxicity and nicotinic acetylcholine receptor interaction of imidacloprid and its metabolites in Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera : Apidae)

    Ralf Nauen;Ulrich Ebbinghaus‐Kintscher;Richard Schmuck

  • Movento®, an innovative ambimobile insecticide for sucking insect pest control in agriculture: Biological profile and field performance☆

    Ernst Brück;Alfred Elbert;Reiner Fischer;Stephen Krueger

  • Identification of biochemical markers linked to neonicotinoid cross resistance in Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) †

    Natascha Rauch;Ralf Nauen

  • Biochemical Markers Linked to Abamectin Resistance in Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

    Natascha Stumpf;Ralf Nauen

  • Thiamethoxam : A neonicotinoid precursor converted to clothianidin in insects and plants

    Peter Jeschke;Ralf Nauen

Frequent Co-Authors

John Vontas
John Vontas Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
Chris Bass
Chris Bass University of Exeter
Thomas Van Leeuwen
Thomas Van Leeuwen Ghent University
Martin S. Williamson
Martin S. Williamson Rothamsted Research
Ian Denholm
Ian Denholm University of Hertfordshire
Linda M. Field
Linda M. Field Rothamsted Research
Luc Tirry
Luc Tirry Ghent University
Mark J. I. Paine
Mark J. I. Paine Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Thomas C. Sparks
Thomas C. Sparks Dow Chemical (United States)
Stephen A. Ward
Stephen A. Ward Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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