Research Publications 1992-2002

Brandt, A., M.E. Scharf, J.H.F. Pedra, G. Holmes, A. Dean, M. Kreitman and B.R. Pittendrigh. 2002. Differential expression and induction of two Drosophila cytochrome P450 genes near the Rst(2)DDT locus. Insect Molec. Biol. 11(4): 337-342.

Pittendrigh B.R . and P.J. Gaffney. 2001. Pesticide resistance: Can we make it a renewable resource? J. Theor. Biol. 211(4): 365-375.

Pittendrigh, B.R ., H. Laskowski, G. O'Shea, A. Larsen and R. Wolfe. 2001. Carbohydrate-based mosquito control: A field test of the concept. Environ. Entom. 30(2): 388-393.

P. Daborn, S. Boundy, J. Yen, B. Pittendrigh and R. ffrench-Constant. 2001. DDT resistance in Drosophila correlates with Cyp6g1 over-expression and confers cross-resistance to the neonicotinoid imidacloprid. Mol. Gen. Genom. 266: 556-563.

Pittendrigh, B., P. Gaffney and L. Murdock. 2000. Deterministic modeling of negative-cross resistance for use in transgenic host-plant resistance. J. Theor. Biol. 204:135-150.

Stotz, H. U., B. R. Pittendrigh , J. Kroymann, K. Weniger, J. Fritsche, A. Bauke, and T. Mitchell-Olds. 2000. Induced plant defense responses against chewing insects. Ethylene signaling reduces resistance of Arabidopsis against Egyptian cotton worm but not diamondback moth. Plant Physiol. 124(3): 1007-1026.

Martin, R. L., B. Pittendrigh , J. Liu, R. Reenan, R. ffrench-Constant and D. A. Hanck. 2000. A point mutation in domain III of a Drosophila neuronal Na channel confers resistance to allethrin. Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 30: 1051-1059.

Laskowski, H., G. O'Shea, A. Larsen, and B. Pittendrigh. 1999. Effect of xanthan gum and traditional mosquito larvicides on an important wetland wildlife food resource, Chironomid larvae. Wildlife Soc. Bull. 27(3):741-745.

ffrench-Constant, R., B. Pittendrigh , A. Vaughan and N. Anthony. 1998. Why are there so few resistance-associated mutations in insecticide target genes? Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B, 353:1-9.

Martin, R.L., B. Pittendrigh , J. Liu , R. Reenan, B. Ganetzky, R. ffrench-Constant and D. Hanck. 1998. A point mutation in domain III of a Drosophila neuronal Na channel confers resistance to type I pyrethroids. Biophys. J. 74, A400.

Pittendrigh, B., R. Reenan, R. ffrench-Constant, B. Ganetsky. 1997. Point mutations in the Drosophila para voltage-gated sodium channel gene confer resistance to DDT and pyrethroid insecticides. Mol. Gen. Genetics. 256:602-610.

Pittendrigh, B., K. Aronstein, E. Zinkovsky, O. Andrev, B. Cambell, J. Daly, S. Trowell, and R. ffrench-Constant. 1997. Cytochrome P450 genes from Heliocoverpa armigera : expression in a pyrethroid susceptible and resistant strain. Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 27(6):507-512.

Pittendrigh, B.R., J.E. Huesing, R.E. Shade and L.L. Murdock. 1997. Effects of lectins, CRY1A/CRY1B Bt delta-endotoxin, PAPA, protease and alpha-amylase inhibitors, on the development of the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae , using an artificial seed bioassay. Ent. exp. et appl. 82: 201-211.

Pittendrigh, B.R., J.E. Huesing, R.E. Shade and L.L. Murdock. 1997. Monitoring of rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae , feeding behavior in maize seeds and the occurrence of supernumerary molts in low humidity conditions. Ent. exp. et appl. 83: 225-231.

Pittendrigh, B ., G. Mocelin, O. Andreev and R. ffrench-Constant. 1996. The sequence of a Drosophila Cyp4e2 cytochrome P450-encoding cDNA. Gene. 179:295-296.

Dunkov, B., R. Rodrigues-Arnias, B. Pittendrigh , R. ffrench-Constant, and R. Feyereisen. 1996. Cytochrome P450 gene clusters in Drosophila melanogaster . Mol. Gen. Genet. 251: 290-297.

Pittendrigh, B.R . and K.A. Pivnick. 1993. Effects of the host plant Brassica juncea (L.) on the calling behaviour and ovarian development in Plutella xylostella . Ent. exp. et appl. 68: 117-126.

Pittendrigh, B.R. and R.Y. Zackaruk. 1992. Laboratory evaluations of xanthan gum for the control of Aedes atropalpus (Diptera: Culicidae) pupae. Environ. Entomol. 21(6): 1267-1270.

Csada, R.D., R.M. Brigham, and B.R. Pittendrigh. 1992. Prey selection in relation to insect availability in the Common Poorwill. Can. J. Zool. 70:1299-1303.

Review Articles and Book Chapters

ffrench-Constant, R., B. Pittendrigh , A. Vaughan and N. Anthony. 1999. Why are there so few resistance-associated mutations in insecticide target genes? In Insecticide Resistance: From Mechanisms to Management . Edited by Denholm, I. , Pickett, J.A., and A.L. Devonshire. A.L. Wallingford, Oxon , U.K. CABI, The Royal Society, pages 9-18.