Fang (Rose) Zhu

Pleiotropic Function of Antenna-Specific Odorant-Binding Protein Links Xenobiotic Adaptation and Olfaction in Leptinotarsa decemlineata
James A. Abendroth, Timothy W. Moural, Casey Cruse, Jonathan A. Hernandez, Michael S. Wolfin, Thomas Charles Baker, Andrei Alyokhin, Fang Zhu, Dec 2025, In: Insects
Date: Dec 2025

Sequestration of plant defenses by spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) and effects on avian predators
Anne E. Johnson, Allison Cornell, Fang Zhu, Ashley E. Shay, Gabrielle Davis, Kelli Hoover, Dec 2025, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology
Date: Dec 2025

Male accessory gland-derived carboxypeptidase B regulates sperm activation in the spermatophores of Grapholita molesta
Jie Cheng, Wei Wei, Yiyang Zhang, Fang Zhu, Zhongjian Shen, Xianwei Li, Yu Liang, Huiming Xiang, Ruiyan Ma, Sep 2025, In: Journal of Insect Physiology
Date: Sep 2025

Crystal structure and ligand binding of a sigma-class glutathione S-transferase associated with cross-resistance in a specialist herbivore
Timothy W. Moural, Jonathan A. Hernandez, Qi Ren Chen, Sonu Koirala BK, Yanjun Liu, Tristan M. Cofer, Isadora X. Zuo, Andrei Alyokhin, Haichuan Wang, Fang Zhu, Sep 2025, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Date: Sep 2025

Short neuropeptide F receptors regulate feeding and reproduction in Hyphantria cunea
Lili Sun, Chunmiao Sun, Jingjing Yin, Timothy W. Moural, Fang Zhu, Chuanwang Cao, Jun 2025, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Date: Jun 2025

Acaricide Resistance Monitoring and Structural Insights for Precision Tetranychus urticae Management
Said Kewedar, Qi Ren Chen, Timothy W. Moural, Carah Lo, Elsie Umbel, Peter J. Forrence, Douglas B. Walsh, Fang Zhu, May 2025, In: Insects
Date: May 2025

Transcriptome Analysis Unveils Molecular Mechanisms of Acaricide Resistance in Two-Spotted Spider Mite Populations on Hops
Sonu Koirala B K, Gaurab Bhattarai, Adekunle W. Adesanya, Timothy W. Moural, Laura C. Lavine, Douglas B. Walsh, Fang Zhu, Dec 2024, In: International journal of molecular sciences
Date: Dec 2024

Systemic pesticides in a solitary bee pollen food store affect larval development and increase pupal mortality
Ngoc T. Phan, Neelendra K. Joshi, Edwin G. Rajotte, Fang Zhu, Kari A. Peter, Margarita M. López-Uribe, David J. Biddinger, Mar 10 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment
Date: Mar 10 2024

Architecture and potential roles of a delta-class glutathione S-transferase in protecting honey bee from agrochemicals
Timothy W. Moural, Sonu Koirala B K, Gaurab Bhattarai, Ziming He, Haoyang Guo, Ngoc T. Phan, Edwin G. Rajotte, David J. Biddinger, Kelli Hoover, Fang Zhu, Feb 2024, In: Chemosphere
Date: Feb 2024

Using community science to identify predators of spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), in North America
Anne E. Johnson, Alison Cornell, Sara Hermann, Fang Zhu, Kelli Hoover, 2023, In: Bulletin of Entomological Research
Date: 2023

Ingested RNA interference for managing the populations of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Fang Zhu, Jingjing Xu, Roshan Palli, Joseph Ferguson, Subba R. Palli, Feb 2011, In: Pest Management Science
Citations: 389

A brain-specific cytochrome P450 responsible for the majority of deltamethrin resistance in the QTC279 strain of Tribolium castaneum
Fang Zhu, R. Parthasarathy, Hua Bai, Katharina Woithe, Martin Kaussmann, Ralf Nauen, Douglas A. Harrison, Subba R. Palli, May 11 2010, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Citations: 283

Juvenile hormone regulates vitellogenin gene expression through insulin-like peptide signaling pathway in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum
Zhentao Sheng, Jingjing Xu, Hua Bai, Fang Zhu, Subba R. Palli, Dec 9 2011, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry
Citations: 207

Insecticide resistance and management strategies in urban ecosystems
Fang Zhu, Laura Lavine, Sally O’Neal, Mark Lavine, Carrie Foss, Douglas Walsh, Jan 6 2016, In: Insects
Citations: 199

Bed bugs evolved unique adaptive strategy to resist pyrethroid insecticides
Fang Zhu, Hemant Gujar, Jennifer R. Gordon, Kenneth F. Haynes, Michael F. Potter, Subba R. Palli, 2013, In: Scientific reports
Citations: 199

Widespread distribution of knockdown resistance mutations in the bed bug, Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), populations in the United States
Fang Zhu, John Wigginton, Alvaro Romero, Ali Moore, Kimberly Ferguson, Roshan Palli, Michael F. Potter, Kenneth F. Haynes, Subba R. Palli, Apr 2010, In: Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology
Citations: 189

Unique features of a global human ectoparasite identified through sequencing of the bed bug genome
Joshua B. Benoit, Zach N. Adelman, Klaus Reinhardt, Amanda Dolan, Monica Poelchau, Emily C. Jennings, Elise M. Szuter, Richard W. Hagan, Hemant Gujar, Jayendra Nath Shukla, Fang Zhu, M. Mohan, David R. Nelson, Andrew J. Rosendale, Christian Derst, Valentina Resnik, Sebastian Wernig, Pamela Menegazzi..., Feb 2 2016, In: Nature communications
Citations: 186

Functional and Structural Diversity of Insect Glutathione S-transferases in Xenobiotic Adaptation
B. K. Sonu Koirala, Timothy Moural, Fang Zhu, 2022, In: International Journal of Biological Sciences
Citations: 182

Integrated analysis of cytochrome P450 gene superfamily in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum
Fang Zhu, Timothy W. Moural, Kapil Shah, Subba Reddy Palli, Mar 14 2013, In: BMC genomics
Citations: 123

Pyrethroid resistance in mosquitoes
Nannan Liu, Qiang Xu, Fang Zhu, Lee Zhang, Jun 2006, In: Insect Science
Citations: 118

Centers & Institutes

• Center for Chemical Ecology
• Center for Pollinator Research
• Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis

• Ecology IGDP
• Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences IGDP

• Department of Entomolgy
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