I. Ecology

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• Chen, X., Adams, B., Platt, W., and Hooper-Búi, L. 2020. Effects of a tropical cyclone on salt marsh insect communities and post-cyclone reassembly processes. Ecography PDF

• Chen, X., Adams, B., Layne, M., Swarzenski, C., Norris, D.*, and Hooper-Búi, L. 2017. Effects of isolation on ant assemblages depend on microhabitat. Ecosphere 8(12):e02049 PDF

• Adams, B., Chen, X., and Hooper-Búi, L. 2017. A Comparison of Two Insect Collection Techniques in Oiled and Non-Oiled Salt Marshes in Louisiana. Florida Entomologist 100 (2): 366-371.

• Chen, X., Adams, B., Sabo, A.*, Crupi, T.*, and Hooper-Búi, L. 2016. Ant Assemblages and Co-Occurrence Patterns in Cypress-Tupelo Swamp. Wetland 36 (5): 849-861.

• Chen, X., Adams, B., Bergeron, C.*, Sabo, A*., and Hooper-Búi, L. 2015. Ant community and responds to multiple disturbances on coastal dunes of Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Insect Conservation 19 (1): 1-13. PDF

• Qu, R.M., Li, X.J., Luo, Y.B., Dong, M., Xu, H.L., Chen, X., and Dafni, A. 2007. Wind-dragged corolla enhances self-pollination: a new mechanism of delayed self-pollination. Annals of Botany 100: 1155-1167.

• Meng, Y.H., Xu, H.L., Chen, X., and Cai, Q.N. 2007. Pollination efficiency of the main bee pollinators of Hedysarum leavea legume in Mu Us Sandland, Inner Mongolia. Biodiversity Science 15: 633-638. (In Chinese)

 

 

II. Behavior

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• Xiong H, Cai J, Chen X, Liang S, Wen X, Wang C. The Effects of Trichoderma Fungi on the Tunneling, Aggregation, and Colony-Initiation Preferences of Black-Winged Subterranean Termites, Odontotermes formosanus (Blattodea: Termitidae). Forests. 2019; 10(11):1020. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10111020

• Liang S, Cai J, Chen X, Jin Z, Zhang J, Huang Z, Tang L, Sun Z, Wen X, Wang C. Larval Aggregation of Heortia vitessoides Moore (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and Evidence of Horizontal Transfer of Avermectin. Forests. 2019; 10(4):331. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10040331

• Qin W, Lin S, Chen X et al. 2019. Food transport of red imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on vertical surfaces. Scientific Report 9:3283 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-39756-4

• Qin W, Chen X, Hooper-Bùi LM, Cai J, Wang L, Sun Z, Wen X, Wang C. 2019. Food-burying behavior in red imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). PeerJ 7:e6349 DOI 10.7717/peerj.6349

• ​​Xiong, H., Chen, X. et al. 2018. Escaping and repairing behaviors of the termite Odontotermes formosanus (Blattodea: Termitidae) in response to disturbance. PeerJ 6:e4513

• Wang, H., Ma, T., Xiao, Q., Cao, P., Chen, X., et al. 2017. Pupation Behaviors and Emergence Successes of Ectropis grisescens (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in Response to Different Substrate Types and Moisture Contents. Journal of Economic Entomology 46(6):1365-1373

• Wang, C., Chen, X. et al. 2016. Individual and Cooperative Food Transport of the Red Imported Fire Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Laboratory Observations. Journal of Insect Behavior 29: 99-107.

• Wen, Y., Ma, T., Chen, X. et al. 2016. Essential Balm: A Strong Repellent Against Foraging and Defending Red Imported Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 109: 1-7.

• Wen, Y., Jin, X., Zhu, C. Chen, X. et al. 2016. Effect of Substrate Type and Moisture on Pupation and Emergence of Heortia vitessoides (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): Choice and No-Choice Studies. Journal of Insect Behavior 29: 473-489.

 

 

III. Taxonomy

 

• Chen, X., MacGown, J., Adams, B., Parys, K., Strecker, R., and Hooper- Buí, L. 2012. First record of Pyramica epinotalis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for the United States. Psyche. doi:10.1155/2012/850893                                                                                                                    

• Adams, B.J., Chen, X., and Hooper- Buí, L. 2010. Odontomachus clarus Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Reported in Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana. Midsouth Entomologist 3(2): 104-105.

• Chen, X., Xu, H.L., and Dathe, H.H. 2010. New subgenus of genus Hylaeus (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) with two new records from China. Entomological Science 13 (1): 116-120.

• Chen, X. and Xu, H.L. 2009. A key to species of the genus Hylaeus (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) from mainland of China with descriptions of new species and new records. Zootaxa 1974: 31-50.

 

 

IV. Pest Control

 

• Tao Ma, Huifang Wang, Shiping Liang, Qiang Xiao, Panrong Cao, Xuan Chen, Ying Niu, Yurong He, Zhaohui Sun, Xiujun Wen, Cai Wang. 2019. Effects of soil-treatment with fungal biopesticides on pupation behaviors, emergence success and fitness of tea geometrid, Ectropis grisescens (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 22 (1): 208-214. 

• Wang, C., Henderson, G., Gautam, B. K., and Chen, X. 2014. Lethal and Sublethal Effects of Lufenuron on the Formosan Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 107: 1573-1581.

• Wang, C., Henderson, G., Chen, X., and Gautam, B. K. 2013. Horizontal Transfer of Fipronil is Enhanced with Increased Group Size in Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 106: 2630-2632.    

 

 

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