Fang (Rose) Zhu
Assistant Professor of Entomology
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501 ASI
University Park, PA - fuz59@psu.edu
- 814-863-4432
Research Summary
Understanding the mechanisms and evolution of insects’ adaptation to chemical stresses in their environment.
Huck Affiliations
- Center for Chemical Ecology
- Center for Pollinator Research
- Ecology
- Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
- Ecology Institute
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Most Recent Publications
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, 2024, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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, 2024, Chemosphere
Systemic pesticides in a solitary bee pollen food store affect larval development and increase pupal mortality
Ngoc Phan, Neelendra Joshi, E Rajotte, F Zhu, Kari A. Peter, Margarita López-Uribe, David J. Biddinger, 2024, Science of the Total Environment on p. 170048
Function of Cytochrome P450s and Gut Microbiome in Biopesticide Adaptation of Grapholita molesta on Different Host Diets
Yanjun Liu, Jianmei Yu, Fang Zhu, Zhongjian Shen, He Jiang, Zhen Li, Xiaoxia Liu, Huanli Xu, 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Peroxiredoxin 1 transfer during mating protects eupyrene sperm against oxdative stress in Grapholita molesta
Jie Cheng, Lin Zhu, Fang Zhu, Peng Zhao, Qiong Xi Li, Zi Hang Lu, Song Dou Zhang, Zhen Li, Xiao Xia Liu, 2023, Pest Management Science on p. 2823-2830
Potential risk to pollinators from neonicotinoid applications to host trees for management of spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae)
Jonathan Elmquist, David Biddinger, Ngoc T. Phan, Timothy W. Moural, Fang Zhu, Kelli Hoover, 2023, Journal of Economic Entomology on p. 368-378
Dynamic Roles of Insect Carboxyl/Cholinesterases in Chemical Adaptation
Casey Cruse, Timothy Walter Moural, Fang Zhu, 2023, Insects
Roles of insect odorant binding proteins in communication and xenobiotic adaptation
James A. Abendroth, Timothy W. Moural, Hongshuang Wei, Fang Zhu, 2023, Frontiers in Insect Science
Using community science to identify predators of spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), in North America
Anne Johnson, Allison Cornell, Sara Hermann, Fang Zhu, Kelli Hoover, 2023, Bulletin of Entomological Research on p. 637-644
Corazonin signaling modulates the synthetic activity of male accessory gland in Grapholita molesta
Jie Cheng, Peng Zhao, Lin Zhu, Fang Zhu, Zhiqiang Tian, Zhongjian Shen, Xiaoming Liu, Xiaoxia Liu, 2022, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules on p. 446-455
Most-Cited Papers
Insecticide resistance and management strategies in urban ecosystems
Fang Zhu, Laura Lavine, Sally O’Neal, Mark Lavine, Carrie Foss, Douglas Walsh, 2016, Insects
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, Christian Wegener, Nicolai Peschel, Jacob M. Hendershot, Wolfgang Blenau, Reinhard Predel, Paul R. Johnston, Panagiotis Ioannidis, Robert M. Waterhouse, Ralf Nauen, Corinna Schorn, Mark Christoph Ott, Frank Maiwald, J. Spencer Johnston, Ameya D. Gondhalekar, Michael E. Scharf, Brittany F. Peterson, Kapil R. Raje, Benjamin A. Hottel, David Armisén, Antonin Jean Johan Crumière, Peter Nagui Refki, Maria Emilia Santos, Essia Sghaier, Sèverine Viala, Abderrahman Khila, Seung Joon Ahn, Christopher Childers, Chien Yueh Lee, Han Lin, Daniel S.T. Hughes, Elizabeth J. Duncan, Shwetha C. Murali, Jiaxin Qu, Shannon Dugan, Sandra L. Lee, Hsu Chao, Huyen Dinh, Yi Han, Harshavardhan Doddapaneni, Kim C. Worley, Donna M. Muzny, David Wheeler, Kristen A. Panfilio, Iris M. Vargas Jentzsch, Edward L. Vargo, Warren Booth, Markus Friedrich, Matthew T. Weirauch, Michelle A.E. Anderson, Jeffery W. Jones, Omprakash Mittapalli, Chaoyang Zhao, Jing Jiang Zhou, Jay D. Evans, Geoffrey M. Attardo, Hugh M. Robertson, Evgeny M. Zdobnov, Jose M.C. Ribeiro, Richard A. Gibbs, John H. Werren, Subba R. Palli, Coby Schal, Stephen Richards, 2016, Nature Communications
A specialist herbivore pest adaptation to xenobiotics through up-regulation of multiple Cytochrome P450s
Fang Zhu, Timothy W. Moural, David R. Nelson, Subba R. Palli, 2016, Scientific Reports
Functional and Structural Diversity of Insect Glutathione S-transferases in Xenobiotic Adaptation
B. K. Sonu Koirala, Timothy Moural, Fang Zhu, 2022, International Journal of Biological Sciences on p. 5713-5723
Mechanisms and management of acaricide resistance for Tetranychus urticae in agroecosystems
Adekunle W. Adesanya, Mark D. Lavine, Timothy W. Moural, Laura C. Lavine, Fang Zhu, Douglas B. Walsh, 2021, Journal of Pest Science on p. 639-663
Multiple acaricide resistance and underlying mechanisms in Tetranychus urticae on hops
Meixiang Wu, Adekunle W. Adesanya, Mariany A. Morales, Douglas B. Walsh, Laura C. Lavine, Mark D. Lavine, Fang Zhu, 2019, Journal of Pest Science on p. 543-555
Molecular mechanisms of Tetranychus urticae chemical adaptation in hop fields
Tara G. Piraneo, Jon Bull, Mariany A. Morales, Laura C. Lavine, Douglas B. Walsh, Fang Zhu, 2015, Scientific Reports
Characterization of class III peroxidases from switchgrass
Timothy W. Moural, Kevin M. Lewis, Carlo Barnaba, Fang Zhu, Nathan A. Palmer, Gautam Sarath, Erin D. Scully, Jeffrey P. Jones, Scott E. Sattler, Chulhee Kang, 2017, Plant Physiology on p. 417-433
RiboTag translatomic profiling of Drosophila oenocytes under aging and induced oxidative stress
Kerui Huang, Wenhao Chen, Fang Zhu, Patrick Wai Lun Li, Pankaj Kapahi, Hua Bai, 2019, BMC Genomics
Mechanisms of resistance to three mite growth inhibitors of Tetranychus urticae in hops
A. W. Adesanya, M. A. Morales, D. B. Walsh, L. C. Lavine, M. D. Lavine, F. Zhu, 2018, Bulletin of Entomological Research on p. 23-34
News Articles Featuring Fang (Rose) Zhu
Dec 10, 2024
College of Ag Sciences celebrates faculty, staff achievements in research
Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences celebrated another year of outstanding success and accomplishments in research during the 2024 Research Awards Ceremony, held Nov. 19 at the Hintz Family Alumni Center on the University Park campus.
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Sep 11, 2024
Three projects receive Huck Innovative and Transformational Seed Fund grants
Three potentially high-impact, high-risk research projects have been selected to receive seed funding for the latest round of the Huck Innovative and Transformational Seed (HITS) Fund initiative.
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Sep 13, 2023
AgSci ActionLab family series continues with focus on Colorado potato beetle
The newest AgSci ActionLab, "Bugs Win," is a two-part evening event for the whole family. The series will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 27, and Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 6-7:30 p.m.
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