Flor Acevedo
Assistant professor of Entomology (Penn State Behrend)
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Most Recent Publications
Herbivore cues from the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) larvae trigger direct defenses in maize.
W Chuang, Swayamjit Ray, Flor Acevedo, Michelle Peiffer, Gary Felton, Dawn Luthe, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions on p. 461-470
Ecología química de interacciones entre plantas, insectos y controladores naturales de plagas herbívoras
Flor Acevedo, on p. 106-141
Biological control under climate change: Distribution patterns of the South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus and two of its parasitoids in the Americas
Jesus Gomez-Llano, Fabio Galvão Silva, Flor Acevedo, Fabio Castro-Llanos, Marco Silva-Gottschalk, Dori Nava, 2025, PLoS One on p. 21
Exploring natural allies: Survey and identification of larval parasitoids of the American grape berry moth, Paralobesia viteana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in northwestern Pennsylvania
Jesus Gomez-Llano, Neetu Khanal, Flor Acevedo, 2025, PLoS One on p. 14
The spotted lanternfly's ability to reproduce is significantly reduced when fed exclusively on grapevines
Sukhman Singh, Cecil Smith, Flor Acevedo, 2025, Environmental Entomology on p. 523-531
Exploring natural allies: Survey and identification of larval parasitoids of the American grape berry moth, Paralobesia viteana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in northwestern Pennsylvania
Jesus H. Gomez-Llano, Neetu Khanal, Flor E. Acevedo, 2025, PLoS One
Assessing the potential economic impacts of spotted lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) infestations on grape production in New York State
Allan F. Pinto, Brian C. Eshenaur, Flor E. Acevedo, Alejandro A. Calixto, Michela Centinari, Miguel I. Gómez, 2025, Journal of Integrated Pest Management
The Spotted Lanternfly Contains High Concentrations of Plant Hormones in its Salivary Glands: Implications in Host Plant Interactions
Flor E. Acevedo, 2024, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 799-806
Bio-inspired design of hard-bodied mobile robots based on arthropod morphologies: a 10 year systematic review and bibliometric analysis
José Cornejo, J. Enrique Sierra-Garcia, Francisco Javier Gomez-Gil, Alfredo Weitzenfeld, Flor E. Acevedo, Ignacio Escalante, Ernesto Recuero, Ingo S. Wehrtmann, 2024, Bioinspiration and Biomimetics
Biology and life table parameters of Paralobesia viteana (Lepidoptera:Tortricidae), grown on different grape cultivars
Laura Laiton-Jimenez, Fnu Samiksha, Flor Edith Acevedo, 2024, Journal of Economic Entomology on p. 1152-1163
Most-Cited Papers
Cues from chewing insects - the intersection of DAMPs, HAMPs, MAMPs and effectors
Flor E. Acevedo, Loren J. Rivera-Vega, Seung Ho Chung, Swayamjit Ray, Gary W. Felton, 2015, Current Opinion in Plant Biology on p. 80-86
Fall armyworm-associated gut bacteria modulate plant defense responses
Flor E. Acevedo, Michelle Peiffer, Ching Wen Tan, Bruce A. Stanley, Anne Stanley, Jie Wang, Asher G. Jones, Kelli Hoover, Cristina Rosa, Dawn Luthe, Gary Felton, 2017, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions on p. 127-137
Stomata-mediated interactions between plants, herbivores, and the environment
Po-An Lin, Yintong Chen, Gabriela Ponce, Flor Acevedo, Jonathan P. Lynch, Charles Anderson, Jared G. Ali, Gary W. Felton, 2021, Trends in Plant Science on p. 287-300
Symbiotic polydnavirus of a parasite manipulates caterpillar and plant immunity
Ching Wen Tan, Michelle Peiffer, Kelli Hoover, Cristina Rosa, Flor E. Acevedo, Gary W. Felton, 2018, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 5199-5204
Turnabout is fair play: Herbivory-induced plant chitinases excreted in fall armyworm frass suppress herbivore defenses in maize
Swayamjit Ray, Patrick C.M.S. Alves, Imtiaz Ahmad, Iffa Gaffoor, Flor E. Acevedo, Michelle Peiffer, Shan Jin, Yang Han, Samina Shakee, Gary W. Felton, Dawn S. Luthe, 2016, Plant Physiology on p. 694-706
Intraspecific differences in plant defense induction by fall armyworm strains
Flor E. Acevedo, Michelle Peiffer, Swayamjit Ray, Robert Meagher, Dawn S. Luthe, Gary W. Felton, 2018, New Phytologist on p. 310-321
Maize Plants Recognize Herbivore-Associated Cues from Caterpillar Frass
Swayamjit Ray, Iffa Gaffor, Flo Acevedo, Anjel Helms, Wen Po Chuang, John Tooker, Gary W. Felton, Dawn S. Luthe, 2015, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 781-792
Phytohormones in Fall Armyworm Saliva Modulate Defense Responses in Plants
Flor Edith Acevedo, Philip Smith, Michelle Peiffer, Anjel Helms, John Tooker, Gary W. Felton, 2019, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 598-609
Genomics of Lepidoptera saliva reveals function in herbivory
Loren J. Rivera-Vega, Flor E. Acevedo, Gary W. Felton, 2017, Current Opinion in Insect Science on p. 61-69
Lessons from the Far End: Caterpillar FRASS-Induced Defenses in Maize, Rice, Cabbage, and Tomato
Swayamjit Ray, Saumik Basu, Loren J. Rivera-Vega, Flor E. Acevedo, Joe Louis, Gary W. Felton, Dawn S. Luthe, 2016, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 1130-1141