Publications of David G. Heckel

Amado, D.; Koch, E. L.; Cordeiro, E. M. G.; Araujo, W. A.; Garcia, A. A. F.; Heckel, D. G.; Montejo-Kovacevich, G.; North, H. L.; Corrêa, A. S.; Jiggins, C. D. et al.; Omoto, C.: The genetic architecture of resistance to flubendiamide insecticide in Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner). PLOS ONE 20 (1), e0318154 (2025)

Liu, Z.; Liao, C.; Zou, L.; Jin, M.; Shan, Y.; Quan, Y.; Yao, H.; Zhang, L.; Wang, P.; Liu, Z. et al.; Wang, N.; Li, A.; Liu, K.; Heckel, D. G.; Wu, K.; Xiao, Y.: Retrotransposon-mediated disruption of a chitin synthase gene confers insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa toxin. PLOS Biology 22 (7), e3002704 (2024)

Beran, F.; Heckel, D. G.: Escalation by duplication: Milkweed bug trumps Monarch butterfly. Molecular Ecology 33 (14), e17443 (2024)

Güney, G.; Cedden, D.; Hänniger, S.; Hegedus, D. D.; Heckel, D. G.; Toprak, U.: Peritrophins are involved in the defense against Bacillus thuringiensis and nucleopolyhedrovirus formulations in Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 166, 104073 (2024)

de Fouchier, A.; Fruitet, E.; Lievers, R.; Kuperus, P.; Emerson, J.; Gould, F.; Heckel, D. G.; Groot, A. T.: Lipases and carboxylesterases affect moth sex pheromone compounds involved in interspecific mate recognition. Nature Communications 14, 7505 (2023)

Jin, M.; Shan, Y.; Peng, Y.; Wang, W.; Zhang, H.; Liu, K.; Heckel, D. G.; Wu, K.; Tabashnik, B. E.; Xiao, Y.: Downregulation of a transcription factor associated with resistance to Bt toxin Vip3Aa in the invasive fall armyworm. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 120 (44), e2306932120 (2023)

Mazumdar, T.; Hänniger, S.; Shukla, S. P.; Murali, A.; Bartram, S.; Heckel, D. G.; Boland, W.: 8-HQA adjusts the number and diversity of bacteria in the gut microbiome of Spodoptera littoralis. Frontiers in Microbiology 14, 1075557 (2023)

Badenes-Pérez, F. R.; Heckel, D. G.: Intraspecific and interstage similarities in host-plant preference in the diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Horticulturae 9 (1), 39 (2023)

Wortel, M. T.; Agashe, D.; Bailey, S. F.; Bank, C.; Bisschop, K.; Blankers, T.; Cairns, J.; Colizzi, E. S.; Cusseddu, D.; Desai, M. M. et al.; van Dijk, B.; Egas, M.; Ellers, J.; Groot, A. T.; Heckel, D. G.; Johnson, M. L.; Kraaijeveld, K.; Krug, J.; Laan, L.; Lässig, M.; Lind, P. A.; Meijer, J.; Noble, L. M.; Okasha, S.; Rainey, P. B.; Rozen, D. E.; Shitut, S.; Tans, S. J.; Tenaillon, O.; Teotónio, H.; de Visser, J. A. G. M.; Visser, M. E.; Vroomans, R. M. A.; Werner, G. D. A.; Wertheim, B.; Pennings, P. S.: Towards evolutionary predictions: Current promises and challenges. Evolutionary Applications 16 (1), pp. 3 - 21 (2023)

Bras, A.; Roy, A.; Heckel, D. G.; Anderson, P.; Green, K. K.: Pesticide resistance in arthropods: Ecology matters too. Ecology Letters 25 (8), pp. 1746 - 1759 (2022)

Fu, J.; Xu, S.; Lu, H.; Li, F.; Li, S.; Chang, L.; Heckel, D. G.; Bock, R.; Zhang, J.: Resistance to RNA interference by plant-derived double-stranded RNAs but not plant-derived short interfering RNAs in Helicoverpa armigera. Plant, Cell and Environment 45 (6), pp. 1930 - 1941 (2022)

Heckel, D. G.: Perspectives on gene copy number variation and pesticide resistance. Pest Management Science 78 (1), pp. 12 - 18 (2022)

Walsh, T.K.; Heckel, D. G.; Wu, Y.; Downes, S.; Gordon, K.H.J.; Oakeshott, J.G.: Determinants of insecticide resistance evolution: Comparative analysis among Heliothines. Annual Review of Entomology 67, pp. 387 - 406 (2022)

Krempl, C.; Joußen, N.; Reichelt, M.; Kai, M.; Vogel, H.; Heckel, D. G.: Consumption of gossypol increases fatty acid-amino acid conjugates in the cotton pests Helicoverpa armigera and Heliothis virescens. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 108 (3), e21843 (2021)

Ward, C. M.; Perry, K. D.; Baker, G.; Powis, K.; Heckel, D. G.; Baxter, S. W.: A haploid diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella L.) genome assembly resolves 31 chromosomes and identifies a diamide resistance mutation. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 138, 103622 (2021)

Güney, G.; Cedden, D.; Hänniger, S.; Heckel, D. G.; Coutu, C.; Hegedus, D. D.; Mutlu, D. A.; Suludere, Z.; Sezen, K.; Güney, E. et al.; Toprak, U.: Silencing of an ABC transporter, but not a cadherin, decreases the susceptibility of Colorado potato beetle larvae to Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. tenebrionis Cry3Aa toxin. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 108 (2), e21834 (2021)

Nam, H. Y.; Kim, J. H.; Lee, S. H.; Heckel, D. G.; Kim, J.: Development of a LAMP-based molecular species diagnosis method for four major agricultural pests in the genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Insects 12 (10), 883 (2021)

Gao, K.; van Wijk, M.; Dang, Q. T. D.; Heckel, D. G.; Zalucki, M. P.; Groot, A. T.: How healthy is your mate? Sex-specific consequences of parasite infections in the moth Helicoverpa armigera. Animal Behaviour 178, pp. 105 - 113 (2021)

Joußen, N.; Heckel, D. G.: Saltational evolution of a pesticide-metabolizing cytochrome P450 in a global crop pest. Pest Management Science 77 (7), pp. 3325 - 3332 (2021)

Kim, J.; Nam, H. Y.; Kwon, M.; Kim, H. J.; Yi, H.-J.; Hänniger, S.; Unbehend, M.; Heckel, D. G.: Development of a simple and accurate molecular tool for Spodoptera frugiperda species identification using LAMP. Pest Management Science 77 (7), pp. 3145 - 3153 (2021)