Edwin Rajotte
Professor of Entomology and IPM Coordinator
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508 ASI
University Park, PA - uvu@psu.edu
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Huck Affiliations
Publication Tags
Bees Orchards Apples Pesticides Apoidea Temperature Herbivory Herbivores Orchard Genotype Pollinating Insects Imidacloprid Acetamiprid Dimethoate Tomatoes Phosmet Viruses Pollination Pollinator Bee Malus Cyhalothrin Lycopersicon Esculentum Thermotolerance Osmia CornifronsMost Recent Papers
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
David Biddinger, Larry Hull, Grzegorz 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
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
Fungal infections lead to shifts in thermal tolerance and voluntary exposure to extreme temperatures in both prey and predator insects
Mitzy F. Porras, Gustavo A. Agudelo-Cantero, M. Geovanni Santiago-Martínez, Carlos A. Navas, Volker Loeschcke, Jesper Givskov Sørensen, Edwin G. Rajotte, 2021, Scientific Reports
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
Enhanced heat tolerance of viral-infected aphids leads to niche expansion and reduced interspecific competition
Mitzy F. Porras, Carlos A. Navas, James H. Marden, Mark C. Mescher, Consuelo M. De Moraes, Sylvain Pincebourde, Andrés Sandoval-Mojica, Juan A. Raygoza-Garay, German A. Holguin, Edwin G. Rajotte, Tomás A. Carlo, 2020, Nature Communications
Improving the Phenotypic Properties of the Ceratitis capitata (Diptera
Mitzy F. Porras, Jose S. Meza, Edwin G. Rajotte, Kostas Bourtzis, Carlos Cáceres, 2020, Journal of Economic Entomology on p. 2688-2694
A new ingestion bioassay protocol for assessing pesticide toxicity to the adult Japanese orchard bee (Osmia cornifrons)
Ngoc T. Phan, Neelendra K. Joshi, Edwin G. Rajotte, Margarita M. López-Uribe, Fang Zhu, David J. Biddinger, 2020, Scientific Reports
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
A preliminary evaluation of the potential of Beauveria bassiana for bed bug control
Alexis M. Barbarin, Nina Ellen Jenkins, Edwin George Rajotte, Matthew Brian Thomas, 2012, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology on p. 82-85
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 K. Joshi, Mark Otieno, Edwin G. Rajotte, Shelby J. Fleischer, David J. Biddinger, 2016, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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
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
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
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
News Articles Featuring Edwin Rajotte
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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