Gary Felton
Professor and Department Head of Entomology
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501 ASI
University Park, PA - gwf10@psu.edu
- 814-863-7789
Research Summary
Plant-herbivore interactions. Adaptive responses of herbivores to plant defenses. Herbivore cues recognized by plants with specific focus on biochemical and molecular analysis of salivary secretions.
Huck Affiliations
Publication Tags
Insects Herbivores Bacteria Spodoptera Frugiperda Diet Digestive System Insecta Herbivory Larva Tomatoes Corn Lycopersicon Esculentum Zea Mays Defense Saliva Insect Elicitors Herbivore Genotype Larvae Accidental Falls Maize Genes Lepidoptera MortalityMost Recent Publications
Low water availability enhances volatile-mediated direct defences but disturbs indirect defences against herbivores
Po An Lin, Sulav Paudel, Nursyafiqi Bin Zainuddin, Ching Wen Tan, Anjel Helms, Jared G. Ali, Gary W. Felton, 2022, Journal of Ecology on p. 2759-2771
Host-Specific larval lepidopteran mortality to pathogenic Serratia mediated by poor diet
Charles J. Mason, Michelle Peiffer, Gary W. Felton, Kelli Hoover, 2022, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
Opposing Growth Responses of Lepidopteran Larvae to the Establishment of Gut Microbiota
Charles J. Mason, Michelle Peiffer, Bosheng Chen, Kelli Hoover, Gary W. Felton, 2022, Microbiology spectrum
The dual function of elicitors and effectors from insects: reviewing the ‘arms race’ against plant defenses
Anne C. Jones, Gary W. Felton, James H. Tumlinson, 2022, Plant Molecular Biology on p. 427-445
Enterococcal symbionts of caterpillars facilitate the utilization of a suboptimal diet
Bosheng Chen, Charles J. Mason, Michelle Peiffer, Dayu Zhang, Yongqi Shao, Gary W. Felton, 2022, Journal of Insect Physiology
Special Issues in Honor of Professor Dr. Dr. hc mult. Wittko Francke, 28 November 1940–27 December 2020
Jocelyn G. Millar, Stefan Schulz, Gary W. Felton, 2022, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 241-243
Plant Nutrition Influences Resistant Maize Defense Responses to the Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
Charles J. Mason, Swayamjit Ray, Elizabeth Davidson-Lowe, Jared Ali, Dawn S. Luthe, Gary Felton, 2022, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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
Sorghum and maize flavonoids are detrimental to growth and survival of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda
Debamalya Chatterjee, Tyler Lesko, Michelle Peiffer, Dinakaran Elango, Julien Beuzelin, Gary W. Felton, Surinder Chopra, 2022, Journal of Pest Science
Concerted impacts of antiherbivore defenses and opportunistic Serratia pathogens on the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
Charles J. Mason, Michelle Peiffer, Abbi St Clair, Kelli Hoover, Gary W. Felton, 2022, Oecologia on p. 167-178
Most-Cited Papers
Herbivore exploits orally secreted bacteria to suppress plant defenses
Seung Ho Chung, Cristina Rosa, Erin D. Scully, Michelle Peiffer, John F. Tooker, Kelli Hoover, Dawn S. Luthe, Gary W. Felton, 2013, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 15728-15733
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
Tritrophic Interactions: Microbe-Mediated Plant Effects on Insect Herbivores
Ikkei Shikano, Cristina Rosa, Ching Wen Tan, Gary W. Felton, 2017, Annual Review of Phytopathology on p. 313-331
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
Priming of antiherbivore defensive responses in plants
Jinwon Kim, Gary Felton, 2013, Insect Science on p. 273-285
Insights into the saliva of the brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
Michelle Peiffer, Gary W. Felton, 2014, PLoS One
Host plant and population source drive diversity of microbial gut communities in two polyphagous insects
Asher G. Jones, Charles J. Mason, Gary W. Felton, Kelli Hoover, 2019, Scientific Reports
Host plant species determines symbiotic bacterial community mediating suppression of plant defenses
Seung Ho Chung, Erin D. Scully, Michelle Peiffer, Scott M. Geib, Cristina Rosa, Kelli Hoover, Gary W. Felton, 2017, Scientific Reports
Helicoverpa zea gut-associated bacteria indirectly induce defenses in tomato by triggering a salivary elicitor(s)
Jie Wang, Michelle Peiffer, Kelli Hoover, Cristina Rosa, Rensen Zeng, Gary W. Felton, 2017, New Phytologist on p. 1294-1306
Host-specific salivary elicitor(s) of European corn borer induce defenses in tomato and maize
Joe Louis, Michelle Peiffer, Swayamjit Ray, Dawn S. Luthe, Gary W. Felton, 2013, New Phytologist on p. 66-73
News Articles Featuring Gary Felton
Aug 23, 2022
Flavonoids from sorghum plants kill fall armyworm pest on corn; may protect crop
Flavonoids produced by sorghum leaves have shown promising results in combating fall armyworm larvae. When sprayed on the leaves of corn, sorghum flavonoids stunt the growth of fall armyworm and often kill the pest, Penn State researchers report in a new study.
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Feb 17, 2021
Silencing the alarm
An enzyme in the saliva of certain insects prevents their food plants from warning neighboring plants of an attack.
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Jul 22, 2019
Plants defend against insects by inducing 'leaky gut syndrome'
Plants may induce "leaky gut syndrome" — permeability of the gut lining — in insects as part of a multipronged strategy for protecting themselves from being eaten, according to researchers at Penn State.
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