Edwin Rajotte
Professor of Entomology and IPM Coordinator

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508 ASI
University Park, PA - uvu@psu.edu
- 814-863-4641
Huck Affiliations
Publication Tags
Orchards Apples Bees Pesticides Toxicity Herbivory Orchard Herbivores Tomatoes Bee Apoidea Acetamiprid Resistance Methyl Jasmonate Genotype Pollinating Insects Dimethoate Imidacloprid Phosmet Pollination Pollinator Apis Mellifera Insecticides Honey Leaf Like CrystalMost Recent Publications
Project Highlights
GS Arida, BS Punzal, CC Ravina, GE Balagot, NS Talekar, Edwin Rajotte,
in IPM implementation
Carol Pilcher, Edwin Rajotte,
Impact of BMSB Control on Pennsylvania’s Tree Fruit IPM Programs
D Biddinger, L Hull, G Krawczyk, Edwin Rajotte, PA Biglerville,
Potential distribution of fall armyworm in Africa and beyond, considering climate change and irrigation patterns
Bipana Paudel Timilsena, Saliou Niassy, Emily Kimathi, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Irmgard Seidl-Adams, Mark Wamalwa, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Sunday Ekesi, David P. Hughes, Edwin G. Rajotte, Sevgan Subramanian, 2022, Scientific Reports
The Effect of Species Soybean Vein Necrosis Orthotospovirus (SVNV) on Life Table Parameters of Its Vector, Soybean Thrips (Neohydatothrips variabilis Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
Asifa Hameed, Cristina Rosa, Edwin G. Rajotte, 2022, Insects
Toxicity of Formulated Systemic Insecticides Used in Apple Orchard Pest Management Programs to the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera (L.))
Sarah Heller, Julia Fine, Ngoc T. Phan, Edwin G. Rajotte, David J. Biddinger, Neelendra K. Joshi, 2022, Environments - MDPI
Morphology of the Female Reproductive System of the Soybean Thrips, Neohydatothrips variabilis (Beach, 1896) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
Asifa Hameed, Jonah M. Ulmer, Istvan Miko, Cristina Rosa, Edwin G. Rajotte, 2022, Insects
Anti-Herbivore Resistance Changes in Tomato with Elevation
Sulav Paudel, Gary W. Felton, Edwin G. Rajotte, 2022, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 196-206
An Integrated Pest Management Program Outperforms Conventional Practices for Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) in Cambodia
Mitzy F. Porras, Antonino Malacrinò, Chanratha An, Kim Hian Seng, Ong Socheath, George Norton, Sally Miller, Cristina Rosa, Edwin G. Rajotte, Megan E. O’Rourke, 2022, Plant Health Progress on p. 206-211
Insect herbivore populations and plant damage increase at higher elevations
Sulav Paudel, Pragya Kandel, Dependra Bhatta, Vinod Pandit, Gary W. Felton, Edwin G. Rajotte, 2021, Insects
Most-Cited Papers
Comparative Toxicities and Synergism of Apple Orchard Pesticides to Apis mellifera (L.) and Osmia cornifrons (Radoszkowski)
David J. Biddinger, Jacqueline L. Robertson, Chris Mullin, James Frazier, Sara A. Ashcraft, Edwin G. Rajotte, Neelendra K. Joshi, Mace Vaughn, 2013, PLoS One
Cross-species transmission of honey bee viruses in associated arthropods
Abby L. Levitt, Rajwinder Singh, Diana L. Cox-Foster, Edwin Rajotte, Kelli Hoover, Nancy Ostiguy, Edward C. Holmes, 2013, Virus Research on p. 232-240
Comparative trapping efficiency to characterize bee abundance, diversity, and community composition in apple orchards
Neelendra K. Joshi, Timothy Leslie, Edwin G. Rajotte, Melanie A. Kammerer, Mark Otieno, David J. Biddinger, 2015, Annals of the Entomological Society of America on p. 785-799
Integrated pest and pollinator management - adding a new dimension to an accepted paradigm
David J. Biddinger, Edwin G. Rajotte, 2015, Current Opinion in Insect Science on p. 204-209
Proximity to woodland and landscape structure drives pollinator visitation in apple orchard ecosystem
Neelendra Joshi, Mark Otieno, Edwin G. Rajotte, Shelby Fleischer, David J. Biddinger, 2016, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution on p. 38
Induced Plant Defenses Against Herbivory in Cultivated and Wild Tomato
Sulav Paudel, Po An Lin, Majid R. Foolad, Jared G. Ali, Edwin G. Rajotte, Gary W. Felton, 2019, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 693-707
Local Plant diversity across multiple habitats supports a diverse wild bee community in Pennsylvania apple orchards
Melanie A. Kammerer, David J. Biddinger, Edwin G. Rajotte, David A. Mortensen, 2016, Environmental Entomology on p. 32-38
Apple grower pollination practices and perceptions of alternative pollinators in New York and Pennsylvania
Mia G. Park, Neelendra K. Joshi, Edwin G. Rajotte, David J. Biddinger, John E. Losey, Bryan N. Danforth, 2018, Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems on p. 1-14
An immunomarking method to determine the foraging patterns of Osmia cornifrons and resulting fruit set in a cherry orchard
David J. Biddinger, Neelendra K. Joshi, Edwin G. Rajotte, Noemi O. Halbrendt, Cassandra Pulig, Kusum J. Naithani, Mace Vaughan, 2013, Apidologie on p. 738-749
Enhancing Plant Resistance at the Seed Stage: Low Concentrations of Methyl Jasmonate Reduce the Performance of the Leaf Miner Tuta absoluta but do not Alter the Behavior of its Predator Chrysoperla externa
Priscila Strapasson, Delia M. Pinto-Zevallos, Sulav Paudel, Edwin G. Rajotte, Gary W. Felton, Paulo H.G. Zarbin, 2014, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 1090-1098
News Articles Featuring Edwin Rajotte
Jan 08, 2023
You Should Definitely Be Rinsing Bananas To Prevent Pesky Fruit Flies
We've all been there. You stock up on fresh fruit and all is well until you notice those pesky little bugs buzzing around in your kitchen, near your glass of red wine, or around your bananas.
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Aug 20, 2019
What Do Bed Bug Bites Look Like? Here’s Exactly How to Spot the Symptoms
Waking up with a fresh set of itchy bug bites can bring on its own set of worries. What, exactly, was biting you in the middle of the night? Was it a spider? Mosquito? Or—possibly the worst case scenario—could it have been bed bugs?
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Aug 19, 2019
How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs for Good, According to Experts Who Study Them
Follow these steps to banish bed bugs from your home and prevent an infestation in the first place.
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