Russell H. Messing

Russell H. Messing publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Russell H. Messing sits on this spectrum.

Russell H. Messing D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Russell H. Messing sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Classical biological control for the protection of natural ecosystems

  R. G. Van Driesche;R. I. Carruthers;M. S. Hoddle

  365
  Citations

• Biological control of invasive species: solution or pollution?

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  306
  Citations

• Sexual communication and related behaviours in Tephritidae: current knowledge and potential applications for Integrated Pest Management

  Giovanni Benelli;Kent M. Daane;Angelo Canale;Chang-Ying Niu

  182
  Citations

• Parasitoid learning: Current knowledge and implications for biological control

  G. Giunti;A. Canale;R.H. Messing;E. Donati

  149
  Citations

• Selection of pupation habitats by oriental fruit fly larvae in the laboratory.

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  129
  Citations

• The ectoparasitic pupal parasitoid, Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), attacks other primary tephritid fruit fly parasitoids: host expansion and potential non-target impact

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  128
  Citations

• Predation by Asian bullfrog tadpoles, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, against the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti, in an aquatic environment treated with mosquitocidal nanoparticles.

  Kadarkarai Murugan;Vishwanathan Priyanka;Devakumar Dinesh;Pari Madhiyazhagan

  126
  Citations

• Response of the Fruit Fly Parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to Host-Fruit Stimuli

  Russell H. Messing;Eric B. Jang

  119
  Citations

• Parasitoids of medfly, Ceratitis capitata, and related tephritids in Kenyan coffee: a predominantly koinobiont assemblage.

  R.A. Wharton;M.K. Trostle;R.H. Messing;R.S. Copeland

  110
  Citations

• Volatile host fruit odors as attractants for the oriental fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae).

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  110
  Citations

• Intra- and interspecific competition by Fopius arisanus and Diachasmimorpha tryoni (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), parasitoids of tephritid fruit flies

  Unknown

  103
  Citations

• Responses of Female Oriental Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) to Protein and Host Fruit Odors in Field Cage and Open Field Tests

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  103
  Citations

• Parasitoid drift after biological control introductions: re-examining Pandora's box.

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  93
  Citations

• Visual Stimuli and the Response of Female Oriental Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) to Fruit-Mimicking Traps

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  91
  Citations

• Fitness consequences of body-size-dependent host species selection in a generalist ectoparasitoid

  Unknown

  90
  Citations

• Competitive Superiority of Early Acting Species: A Case Study of Opiine Fruit Fly Parasitoids

  Unknown

  84
  Citations

• Diachasmimorpha longicaudata and D. kraussii (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), potential parasitoids of the olive fruit fly

  Karen R. Sime;Kent M. Daane;Hannah Nadel;Clara S. Funk

  83
  Citations

• Resistance of Aphis gossypii (Homoptera: Aphididae) to Insecticides in Hawaii: Spatial Patterns and Relation to Insecticide Use

  Robert G. Hollingsworth;Bruce E. Tabashnik;Diane E. Ullman;Marshall W. Johnson

  79
  Citations

• Quality Control Parameters of Mass-Reared Opiine Parasitoids Used in Augmentative Biological Control of Tephritid Fruit Flies in Hawaii

  Unknown

  78
  Citations

• Effects of humidity on eggs and immatures of Neoseiulus fallacis, Amblysieus andersoni, Metaseiulus occidentalis and Typhlodromus pyri (Phytoseiidae): implications for biological control on apple, caneberry, strawberry and hop

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  77
  Citations