Gary Felton
Professor and Department Head of Entomology
- 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.
Graduate Students
Huck Institutes Affiliations
Most Recent Papers
Herbivore-Induced Defenses in Tomato Plants Enhance the Lethality of the Entomopathogenic Bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki
Ikkei Shikano, Qinjian Pan, Kelli Hoover, Gary W. Felton, 2018, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 1-10
Correction
Jie Wang, Mingyu Yang, Yuanyuan Song, Flor E. Acevedo, Kelli Hoover, Rensen Zeng, Gary W. Felton, 2018, Journal of Chemical Ecology
Gut-Associated Bacteria of Helicoverpa zea Indirectly Trigger Plant Defenses in Maize
Jie Wang, Mingyu Yang, Yuanyuan Song, Flor E. Acevedo, Kelli Hoover, Rensen Zeng, Gary W. Felton, 2018, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 1-10
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
Proteomic analysis of labial saliva of the generalist cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) and its role in interactions with host plants
Loren J. Rivera-Vega, Bruce A. Stanley, Anne Stanley, Gary W. Felton, 2018, Journal of Insect Physiology on p. 97-103
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
Tritrophic Interactions
Ikkei Shikano, Cristina Rosa, Ching Wen Tan, Gary W. Felton, 2017, Annual Review of Phytopathology on p. 313-331
Host plant driven transcriptome plasticity in the salivary glands of the cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni)
Loren J. Rivera-Vega, David A. Galbraith, Christina M. Grozinger, Gary W. Felton, 2017, PloS one
Quantitative proteomic analysis of the fall armyworm saliva
Flor E. Acevedo, Bruce A. Stanley, Anne Stanley, Michelle Peiffer, Dawn S. Luthe, Gary W. Felton, 2017, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology on p. 81-92
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
High-Impact Papers
Herbivory in the previous generation primes plants for enhanced insect resistance
Sergio Rasmann, Martin De Vos, Clare L. Casteel, Donglan Tian, Rayko Halitschke, Joel Y. Sun, Anurag A. Agrawal, Gary W. Felton, Georg Jander, 2012, Plant physiology on p. 854-863
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
Plants on early alert
Michelle Peiffer, John F. Tooker, Dawn S. Luthe, Gary W. Felton, 2009, New Phytologist on p. 644-656
Role of trichomes in defense against herbivores
Donglan Tian, John Tooker, Michelle Peiffer, Seung Ho Chung, Gary W. Felton, 2012, Planta on p. 1053-1066
Salivary glucose oxidase from caterpillars mediates the induction of rapid and delayed-induced defenses in the tomato plant
Donglan Tian, Michelle Peiffer, Erica Shoemaker, John Tooker, Eric Haubruge, Frederic Francis, Dawn S. Luthe, Gary W. Felton, 2012, PLoS One
Survey of a salivary effector in caterpillars
Herb Eichenseer, M. C. Mathews, Jaimie S. Powell, Gary W. Felton, 2010, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 885-897
Do caterpillars secrete "oral secretions"?
Michelle Peiffer, Gary W. Felton, 2009, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 326-335
Microorganisms from aphid honeydew attract and enhance the efficacy of natural enemies
Pascal D. Leroy, Ahmed Sabri, Stéphanie Heuskin, Philippe Thonart, Georges Lognay, François J. Verheggen, Frédéric Francis, Yves Brostaux, Gary W. Felton, Eric Haubruge, 2011, Nature Communications
ATP hydrolyzing salivary enzymes of caterpillars suppress plant defenses
Shuang Wu, Michelle Peiffer, Dawn S. Luthe, Gary W. Felton, 2012, PLoS One
Insect eggs can enhance wound response in plants
Jinwon Kim, John F. Tooker, Dawn S. Luthe, Consuelo M. De Moraes, Gary W. Felton, 2012, PLoS One