James Tumlinson
Director of the Center for Chemical Ecology; Ralph O. Mumma Professor of Entomology
- 111 Chemical Ecol Lab
University Park, PA - jht2@psu.edu
- 814-863-1770
Research Summary
Insect chemical ecology. Plant-insect interactions. Insect attractants.
Huck Institutes Affiliations
Publication Tags
Zea Mays Volatile Organic Compounds Herbivory Parasites Pathogens Pesticides Herbivores Jasmonic Acid Insects Eastern Africa Corn Fatty Acids Caterpillar Insect Larvae Honey Bees Viruses Amino Acids Apis Mellifera Acetoin Oviposition Malaria Kenya Leaves Honey BeesMost Recent Papers
Herbivorous caterpillars can utilize three mechanisms to alter green leaf volatile emission
Anne C. Jones, Irmgard H. Seidl-Adams, Jurgen Engelberth, Charles T. Hunter, Hans Alborn, James Homer Tumlinson, III, 2019, Environmental Entomology on p. 419-425
From Acetoin to (Z)-3-Hexen-1-ol
Tristan M. Cofer, Irmgard H. Seidl-Adams, James Homer Tumlinson, III, 2018, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
The impact of hive type on the behavior and health of honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera) in Kenya
Alexander McMenamin, Fiona Mumoki, Maryann Frazier, Joseph Kilonzo, Bernard Mweu, Tracey Baumgarten, Harland Martin Patch, Baldwyn Torto, Daniel Masiga, James Homer Tumlinson, III, Christina M. Grozinger, Elliud Muli, 2017, Apidologie on p. 703-715
Elevated carbon dioxide reduces emission of herbivore-induced volatiles in Zea mays
Anna Block, Martha M. Vaughan, Shawn A. Christensen, Hans T. Alborn, James Homer Tumlinson, III, 2017, Plant Cell and Environment on p. 1725-1734
Variation in the Volatile Profiles of Black and Manchurian Ash in Relation to Emerald Ash Borer Oviposition Preferences
Chad M. Rigsby, Nathaniel B. McCartney, Daniel A. Herms, James Homer Tumlinson, III, Don Cipollini, 2017, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 831-842
Mechanisms and time course of menthol-induced cutaneous vasodilation
Daniel H. Craighead, Nathaniel B. McCartney, James Homer Tumlinson, III, Lacy Marie Alexander, 2017, Microvascular Research on p. 43-47
The invasive American weed parthenium hysterophorus can negatively impact malaria control in Africa
Vincent O. Nyasembe, Xavier Cheseto, Fatma Kaplan, Woodbridge A. Foster, Peter E.A. Teal, James Homer Tumlinson, III, Christian Borgemeister, Baldwyn Torto, 2015, PloS one
A small, differentially regulated family of farnesyl diphosphate synthases in maize (Zea mays) provides farnesyl diphosphate for the biosynthesis of herbivore-induced sesquiterpenes
Annett Richter, Irmgard H. Seidl-Adams, Tobias G. Köllner, Claudia Schaff, James Homer Tumlinson, III, Jörg Degenhardt, 2015, Planta on p. 1351-1361
Emission of herbivore elicitor-induced sesquiterpenes is regulated by stomatal aperture in maize (Zea mays) seedlings
Irmgard H. Seidl-Adams, A. Richter, K. B. Boomer, N. Yoshinaga, J. Degenhardt, James Homer Tumlinson, III, 2015, Plant, Cell and Environment on p. 23-34
Evaluation of the distribution and impacts of parasites, pathogens, and pesticides on honey bee (apis mellifera) populations in east Africa
Elliud Muli, Harland Martin Patch, Maryann Frazier, James Frazier, Baldwyn Torto, Tracey Baumgarten, Joseph Kilonzo, James Ng ang a. Kimani, Fiona Mumoki, Daniel Masiga, James Homer Tumlinson, III, Christina M. Grozinger, 2014, PloS one
High-Impact Papers
Phytohormone-based activity mapping of insect herbivore-produced elicitors
Eric A. Schmelz, Jurgen Engelberth, Hans T. Alborn, James Homer Tumlinson, III, Peter E.A. Teal, 2009, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 653-657
The maize lipoxygenase, ZmLOX10, mediates green leaf volatile, jasmonate and herbivore-induced plant volatile production for defense against insect attack
Shawn A. Christensen, Andriy Nemchenko, Eli Borrego, Ian Murray, Islam S. Sobhy, Liz Bosak, Stacy Deblasio, Matthias Erb, Christelle A.M. Robert, Kathy A. Vaughn, Cornelia Herrfurth, James Homer Tumlinson, III, Ivo Feussner, David Jackson, Ted C.J. Turlings, Jurgen Engelberth, Christian Nansen, Robert Meeley, Michael V. Kolomiets, 2013, Plant Journal on p. 59-73
Plants on Constant Alert
Renuka Shivaji, Alberto Camas, Arunkanth Ankala, Jurgen Engelberth, James Homer Tumlinson, III, W. Paul Williams, Jeff R. Wilkinson, Dawn S. Luthe, 2010, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 179-191
Odorants that induce hygienic behavior in honeybees
Jodi A.I. Swanson, Baldwyn Torto, Stephen A. Kells, Karen A. Mesce, James Homer Tumlinson, III, Marla Spivak, 2009, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 1108-1116
Behavioural response of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae to host plant volatiles and synthetic blends
Vincent O. Nyasembe, Peter Ea Teal, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, James Homer Tumlinson, III, Baldwyn Torto, 2012, Parasites and Vectors
Evaluation of the distribution and impacts of parasites, pathogens, and pesticides on honey bee (apis mellifera) populations in east Africa
Elliud Muli, Harland Martin Patch, Maryann Frazier, James Frazier, Baldwyn Torto, Tracey Baumgarten, Joseph Kilonzo, James Ng ang a. Kimani, Fiona Mumoki, Daniel Masiga, James Homer Tumlinson, III, Christina M. Grozinger, 2014, PloS one
Fatty acid-amino acid conjugates diversification in lepidopteran caterpillars
Naoko Yoshinaga, Hans T. Alborn, Tomoaki Nakanishi, David M. Suckling, Ritsuo Nishida, James Homer Tumlinson, III, Naoki Mori, 2010, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 319-325
Pea Aphids, Acyrthosiphon Pisum, Suppress Induced Plant Volatiles in Broad Bean, Vicia Faba
Ezra G. Schwartzberg, Katalin Böröczky, James Homer Tumlinson, III, 2011, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 1055-1062
Behavioral evidence for a contact sex pheromone component of the emerald ash borer, agrilus planipennis fairmaire
Jonathan P. Lelito, Katalin Böröczky, Tappey H. Jones, Ivich Fraser, Victor C. Mastro, James Homer Tumlinson, III, Thomas Charles Baker, 2009, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 104-110
Aphid honeydew alters plant defence responses
Ezra G. Schwartzberg, James Homer Tumlinson, III, 2014, Functional Ecology on p. 386-394