Jared Ali
Assistant Professor of Entomology

- 535 ASI
University Park, PA 16802 - jga8@psu.edu
- 814-865-0240
Research Summary
Behavior and chemical ecology of multi-trophic interactions, including plant responses to below-ground herbivory and nematode. Insect community ecology, chemical ecology, and coevolution. Trophic cascades, above- and below-ground interactions, chemotaxis of soil nematodes, and evolution of plant defense strategies.
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Herbivores Herbivore Herbivory Insects Larva Entomopathogenic Nematodes Nematode Citrus Beetle Nematoda Insect Amino Acid Substitution Asclepias Syriaca Fungi Insect Larvae Larvae Soil Defence Apocynaceae Damage Peptides Host Plant Coleoptera Caterpillar CuesMost Recent Papers
Plant Bio-Wars
Lina Castano-Duque, Anjel Helms, Jared Gregory Ali, Dawn S. Luthe, 2018, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 1-19
Mycorrhizal composition influences plant anatomical defense and impacts herbivore growth and survival in a life-stage dependent manner
Rondy J. Malik, Jared G. Ali, James D. Bever, 2018, Pedobiologia on p. 29-35
Susceptibility of wounded and intact black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera
Joseph Tourtois, Jared Gregory Ali, Matthew J. Grieshop, 2017, Journal of invertebrate pathology on p. 121-129
Choosy mothers pick challenging plants
Monica Hufnagel, Anthony L. Schilmiller, Jared Ali, Zsofia Szendrei, 2017, Ecological Entomology on p. 33-41
Trade-offs and tritrophic consequences of host shifts in specialized root herbivores
Jared G. Ali, Anurag A. Agrawal, 2017, Functional Ecology on p. 153-160
Identification of plant semiochemicals and evaluation of their interactions with early spring insect pests of asparagus
William R. Morrison, Adam Ingrao, Jared Ali, Zsofia Szendrei, 2016, Journal of Plant Interactions on p. 11-19
Asymmetry of plant-mediated interactions between specialist aphids and caterpillars on two milkweeds
Jared G. Ali, Anurag A. Agrawal, 2014, Functional Ecology on p. 1404-1412
Above-ground herbivory by red milkweed beetles facilitates above- and below-ground conspecific insects and reduces fruit production in common milkweed
Alexis C. Erwin, Tobias Züst, Jared G. Ali, Anurag A. Agrawal, 2014, Journal of Ecology on p. 1038-1047
Sending Mixed Messages
Jared G. Ali, Raquel Campos-Herrera, Hans T. Alborn, Larry W. Duncan, Lukasz L. Stelinski, 2013, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 1140-1147
An amino acid substitution inhibits specialist herbivore production of an antagonist effector and recovers insect-induced plant defenses
Eric A. Schmelz, Alisa Huffaker, Mark J. Carroll, Hans T. Alborn, Jared G. Ali, Peter E.A. Teal, 2012, Plant physiology on p. 1468-1478
High-Impact Papers
Induced release of a plant-defense volatile 'deceptively' attracts insect vectors to plants infected with a bacterial pathogen
Rajinder S. Mann, Jared G. Ali, Sara L. Hermann, Siddharth Tiwari, Kirsten S. Pelz-Stelinski, Hans T. Alborn, Lukasz L. Stelinski, 2012, PLoS Pathogens
Subterranean herbivore-induced volatiles released by citrus roots upon feeding by Diaprepes abbreviatus recruit entomopathogenic nematodes
Jared G. Ali, Hans T. Alborn, Lukasz L. Stelinski, 2010, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 361-368
Constitutive and induced subterranean plant volatiles attract both entomopathogenic and plant parasitic nematodes
Jared G. Ali, Hans T. Alborn, Lukasz L. Stelinski, 2011, Journal of Ecology on p. 26-35
Subterranean, herbivore-induced plant volatile increases biological control activity of multiple beneficial nematode species in distinct habitats
Jared G. Ali, Hans T. Alborn, Raquel Campos-Herrera, Fatma Kaplan, Larry W. Duncan, Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Albrecht M. Koppenhöfer, Lukasz L. Stelinski, 2012, PloS one
Asymmetry of plant-mediated interactions between specialist aphids and caterpillars on two milkweeds
Jared G. Ali, Anurag A. Agrawal, 2014, Functional Ecology on p. 1404-1412
Interspecific nematode signals regulate dispersal behavior
Fatma Kaplan, Hans T. Alborn, Stephan H. von Reuss, Ramadan Ajredini, Jared G. Ali, Faruk Akyazi, Lukasz L. Stelinski, Arthur S. Edison, Frank C. Schroeder, Peter E. Teal, 2012, PLoS One
Sending Mixed Messages
Jared G. Ali, Raquel Campos-Herrera, Hans T. Alborn, Larry W. Duncan, Lukasz L. Stelinski, 2013, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 1140-1147
An amino acid substitution inhibits specialist herbivore production of an antagonist effector and recovers insect-induced plant defenses
Eric A. Schmelz, Alisa Huffaker, Mark J. Carroll, Hans T. Alborn, Jared G. Ali, Peter E.A. Teal, 2012, Plant physiology on p. 1468-1478
Female spotted cucumber beetles use own cuticular hydrocarbon signature to choose immunocompatible mates
Jared G. Ali, Douglas W. Tallamy, 2010, Animal Behaviour on p. 9-12
Above-ground herbivory by red milkweed beetles facilitates above- and below-ground conspecific insects and reduces fruit production in common milkweed
Alexis C. Erwin, Tobias Züst, Jared G. Ali, Anurag A. Agrawal, 2014, Journal of Ecology on p. 1038-1047