Faculty

David Hughes

Huck Chair in Global Food Security
Professor of Entomology and of Biology
Huck Co-Hire with College of Agricultural Sciences

W249 Millenium Science Complex
University Park, PA 16802

Email dph14@psu.edu
Phone 814-863-6073

Overview

Parasite manipulation of host behavior

Areas of Expertise

Parasite Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Fungi Keyphrases
Ophiocordyceps Keyphrases
Host Behavior Keyphrases
Ophiocordyceps Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Zombie-ant Fungi Keyphrases
Strepsiptera Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Behavioral Manipulation Keyphrases

Banana bunchy top virus in Sub-Saharan Africa
Fatma Hussein Kiruwa, Rimnoma Serge Ouedraogo, Agatha Aloyce, Mpoki Mathew Shimwela, Beatrice Mwaipopo, Ernest Mbega, David Hughes, Dec 2026, In: Tropical Plant Pathology
Date: Dec 2026

Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Dietary Assessment in Adolescent Girls in Sri Lanka
Nilmini Karunarathna, Thushanthi Perera, Odiche Nwabuikwu, Boateng Bannerman, Silas Bempong, Peter McCloskey, Phuong Hong Nguyen, David Hughes, Gloria Folson, Renuka Silva, Aulo Gelli, May 2026, In: Journal of Nutrition
Date: May 2026

Integrated Diagnostics for Banana Bunchy Top Disease
Rimnoma S. Ouedraogo, Peter McCloskey, Beatrice Mwaipopo, Bipana Paudel Timilsena, Fatma H. Kiruwa, Milsort J. Kemboi, Mpoki M. Shimwela, David P. Hughes, May 1 2026, In: Food and Energy Security
Date: May 1 2026

AI-powered measurement verification and reporting system for agroforestry trees to estimate carbon sequestration potential
Edward Idun Amoah, Peter McCloskey, Rimnoma Serge Ouedraogo, John Chelal, Chelsea Akuleut, Binti Ibrahim Mwambumba, Brian Kipchirchir Meli, Christabel Akinyi Oyugi, Edna Santa Kibwanga, Eunice Kwamboka Cleophas, Fredrick Odhiambo Ochola, Catherine Njeri Wanjiru, Kelvin Morang’a, Lyon Wilson Mushir..., 2026, In: Sustainable Environment
Date: 2026

Computer vision–assisted dietary assessment through mobile phones in female youth in urban Ghana
Aulo Gelli, Odiche Nwabuikwu, Boateng Bannerman, Gabriel Ador, Vicentia Atadze, Millicent Asante, Silas Bempong, Peter McCloskey, Phuong Hong Nguyen, David Hughes, Gloria Folson, Nov 2024, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Date: Nov 2024

Feasibility of Using an Artificial Intelligence-based Telephone Application for Dietary Assessment and Nudging to Improve the Quality of Food Choices of Female Adolescents in Vietnam
Bianca C. Braga, Phuong H. Nguyen, Lan Mai Tran, Nga Thu Hoang, Boateng Bannerman, Frank Doyle, Gloria Folson, Rohit Gangupantulu, Naureen Karachiwalla, Bastien Kolt, Peter McCloskey, Giordano Palloni, Trang Huyen Thi Tran, Duong Thuy Thi Trơưng, David Hughes, Aulo Gelli, Jun 2024, In: Current Developments in Nutrition
Date: Jun 2024

Learning from algorithm-generated pseudo-annotations for detecting ants in videos
Yizhe Zhang, Natalie Imirzian, Christoph Kurze, Hao Zheng, David P. Hughes, Danny Z. Chen, Dec 2023, In: Scientific reports
Date: Dec 2023

Validation of Mobile Artificial Intelligence Technology–Assisted Dietary Assessment Tool Against Weighed Records and 24-Hour Recall in Adolescent Females in Ghana
Gloria K. Folson, Boateng Bannerman, Vicentia Atadze, Gabriel Ador, Bastien Kolt, Peter McCloskey, Rohit Gangupantulu, Alejandra Arrieta, Bianca C. Braga, Joanne Arsenault, Annalyse Kehs, Frank Doyle, Lan Mai Tran, Nga Thu Hoang, David Hughes, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Aulo Gelli, Aug 2023, In: Journal of Nutrition
Date: Aug 2023

Portable Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy of Potato Leaves for Pre-Symptomatic Detection of Late Blight Disease
Chen Zhou, Victor G. Bucklew, Perry S. Edwards, Chenji Zhang, Jinkai Yang, Philip J. Ryan, David P. Hughes, Xinshun Qu, Zhiwen Liu, May 2023, In: Applied Spectroscopy
Date: May 2023

Evaluating a global soil moisture dataset from a multitask model (GSM3 v1.0) with potential applications for crop threats
Jiangtao Liu, David Hughes, Farshid Rahmani, Kathryn Lawson, Chaopeng Shen, Mar 17 2023, In: Geoscientific Model Development
Date: Mar 17 2023

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Using deep learning for image-based plant disease detection
Sharada P. Mohanty, David P. Hughes, Marcel Salathé, Sep 22 2016, In: Frontiers in Plant Science
Citations: 4,546

Deep learning for image-based cassava disease detection
Amanda Ramcharan, Kelsee Baranowski, Peter McCloskey, Babuali Ahmed, James Legg, David P. Hughes, Oct 27 2017, In: Frontiers in Plant Science
Citations: 744

Deep adversarial networks for biomedical image segmentation utilizing unannotated images
Yizhe Zhang, Lin Yang, Jianxu Chen, Maridel Fredericksen, David P. Hughes, Danny Z. Chen, 2017, In: Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention − MICCAI 2017 - 20th International Conference, Proceedings
Citations: 419

Fungal Planet description sheets
Pedro W. Crous, Michael J. Wingfield, Treena I. Burgess, G. E.St J. Hardy, Colin Crane, Sarah Barrett, José F. Cano-Lira, Johannes J. Le Roux, Raja Thangavel, Josep Guarro, Alberto M. Stchigel, María P. Martín, Donis S. Alfredo, Paul A. Barber, Robert W. Barreto, Iuri G. Baseia, Julia Cano-Canals..., Dec 2016, In: Persoonia: Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi
Citations: 337

Diversity of Entomopathogenic Fungi. Which Groups Conquered the Insect Body?
J. P.M. Araújo, David Peter Hughes, 2016, In: Genetics and Molecular Biology of Entomopathogenic Fungi, 2016
Citations: 242

A mobile-based deep learning model for cassava disease diagnosis
Amanda Ramcharan, Peter McCloskey, Kelsee Baranowski, Neema Mbilinyi, Latifa Mrisho, Mathias Ndalahwa, James Legg, David P. Hughes, Mar 7 2019, In: Frontiers in Plant Science
Citations: 240

Phylogenetic-based nomenclatural proposals for Ophiocordycipitaceae (Hypocreales) with new combinations in Tolypocladium
C. Alisha Quandt, Ryan M. Kepler, Walter Gams, João P.M. Araújo, Sayaka Ban, Harry C. Evans, David Hughes, Richard Humber, Nigel Hywel-Jones, Zengzhi Li, J. Jennifer Luangsa-ard, Stephen A. Rehner, Tatiana Sanjuan, Hiroki Sato, Bhushan Shrestha, Gi Ho Sung, Yi Jian Yao, Rasoul Zare, Joseph W. Spat..., 2014, In: IMA Fungus
Citations: 217

Behavioral mechanisms and morphological symptoms of zombie ants dying from fungal infection
David P. Hughes, Sandra B. Andersen, Nigel L. Hywel-Jones, Winanda Himaman, Johan Billen, Jacobus J. Boomsma, May 9 2011, In: BMC Ecology
Citations: 208

The life of a dead ant
Sandra B. Andersen, Sylvia Gerritsma, Kalsum M. Yusah, David Mayntz, Nigel L. Hywel-Jones, Johan Billen, Jacobus J. Boomsma, David P. Hughes, Sep 2009, In: American Naturalist
Citations: 205

A gene for an extended phenotype
Kelli Hoover, Michael Grove, Matthew Gardner, David P. Hughes, James McNeil, James Slavicek, Sep 9 2011, In: Science
Citations: 191

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