publications

Bahar O, Vanunu M, Donegan M, et al. 2026. Overwinter recovery in perennial crops: insights from Pierce's disease and related pathosystems. Plant Disease, in press

Ferrater JB, Simmons GS, Daugherty MP, et al. 2026. Development of the sterile insect technique as a control strategy for the Asian citrus psyllid: determining the number of sterile individuals needed to suppress the growth of wild populations. Journal of Economic Entomology, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toag116

Ricciardi R, Benelli G, Daugherty MP, et. al. 2025. Evaluation of multi-lure sex pheromone traps for simultaneous monitoring of five grapevine moth pests. Crop Protection. 199:107433

Daugherty MP, Cooper ML, Smith RJ, et al. 2025. Revisiting the epidemiological role of a native vector in Northern California vineyards. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 118:16-25

Ferrater JB, Gomez-Marco F, Yoshimoto AK, et al. 2024. Development of a sterile insect technique as a control strategy for the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri: establishing the effect of sterilizing X-rays on fecundity, fertility, and survival. Journal of Economic Entomology 117:1356-66

Zumbado-Ulate H, Schartel TE, Simmons GS & MP Daugherty. 2023. Assessing the risk of invasion by a vineyard moth pest guild. NeoBiota 86:169-91

Khan AK, Sicard A, Cooper ML, Daugherty MP, et al. 2023. Progression of Xylella fastidiosa infection in grapevines under field conditions. Phytopathology 113:1465-73

Benelli G, Lucchi A, Anfora G, et al. 2023. European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana, part i: biology and ecology. Entomologia Generalis 43:261-80

Benelli G, Lucchi A, Anfora G, et al. 2023. European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana, part ii: prevention and management. Entomologia Generalis 43:281-304

Grafton-Cardwell EE, Gu P & MP Daugherty. 2022. Impact of citricola scale Coccus pseudomagnoliarum (Hemiptera: Coccidae) on Valencia orange, Citrus sinensis, production and fruit quality. Journal of Economic Entomology 115:2121-24 

Grafton-Cardwell EE, Gu P & MP Daugherty. 2022. Impact of Icerya purchasi (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae) on navel orange, Citrus sinensis, production and fruit quality. Journal of Economic Entomology 115:1627-36

Bayles BR, Thomas SM, Simmons GS & MP Daugherty. 2022. Quantifying spillover of an urban invasive vector of plant disease: Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) in California citrus. Frontiers in Insect Science 2:783285

Beal DJ, Adams AG, Cooper ML, et al. 2021. Assessment of nymphal ecology and adult Xylella fastidiosa transmission biology of Aphrophora nr. permutata (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae) in California vineyards. Environmental Entomology 50:1446-54

Grafton-Cardwell EE, Leonard JT, Daugherty MP, et al. 2021. Mating disruption of the California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Central California citrus. Journal of Economic Entomology 114:2421-9

Grafton-Cardwell EE & MP Daugherty. 2021. Impact of insecticide treatments for Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) on growth and yield of young Citrus reticulata mandarins. Journal of Economic Entomology 114:1226-33

Beal DJ, Cooper ML, Daugherty MP, et al. 2021. Seasonal abundance and infectivity of Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae), a vector of Xylella fastidiosa in California vineyards. Environmental Entomology 50:467-76

Schartel TE, Cooper ML, May A & MP Daugherty. 2021. Quantifying planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) invasion in Northern California vineyards to inform management strategy. Environmental Entomology 50:138-48

Zorzenon FPF, Tomaseto AF, Daugherty MP, et al. 2020. Factors associated with Diaphorina citri immigration into commercial citrus orchards in Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Journal of Applied Entomology 145:326-35

Simmons GS, Varela L, Daugherty M, et al. 2021. Area-wide eradication of the invasive European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana in California, USA, pp. 581-596. In J Hendrichs, R Pereira and MJB Vreysen (eds.), Area-wide integrated pest management. Development and field application. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA

Byrne F, Daugherty MP & EE Grafton-Cardwell. 2020. Rapid uptake and retention of neonicotinoids in nursery citrus trees as a safeguard against Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) infestation. Crop Protection 138: 105345

Schartel TE, Bayles BR, Cooper ML, et al. 2019. Reconstructing the European grapevine moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) invasion in California: insights from a successful eradication. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 112:107-17

Daugherty MP & RPP Almeida. 2019. Understanding how an invasive vector drives Pierce's disease epidemics: seasonality and vine-to-vine spread. Phytopathology 109:277-85

Lillian S, Redak RA & MP Daugherty. 2019. Assessing the role of differential herbivore performance among plant species in associational effects involving the invasive stink bug Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Environmental Entomology 48:114-21

Lillian S, Redak RA & MP Daugherty. 2018. Associational susceptibility of a native shrub induced by context-dependent attraction of an invasive herbivore. Ecosphere 9:e02442

Del Cid C, Krugner R, Zeilinger AR, et al. 2018. Plant water stress and vector feeding preference mediate transmission efficiency of a plant pathogen. Environmental Entomology 47:1471-8

Sicard A, Zeilinger AR, Vanhove M, et al. 2018. Xylella fastidiosa: insights into an emerging plant pathogen. Annual Review of Phytopathology 56:181-202

Daugherty MP, Almeida RPP, Smith RJ, et al. 2018. Severe pruning of infected grapevines has limited efficacy for managing Pierce's disease. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture 69:289-94

Cooper ML, Daugherty MP, Jeske DR, et al. 2018. Incidence of grapevine leafroll disease: effects of grape mealybug (Pseudococcus maritimus) abundance and pathogen supply. Journal of Economic Entomology 111:1542-50

Byrne FJ, Grafton-Cardwell EE, Morse JG, et al. 2018. Assessing the risk of containerized citrus contributing to Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) spread in California: residence times and insecticide residues at retail nursery outlets. Crop Protection 109:33-41

Tofangsazi N, Morales-Rodriguez A, Daugherty MP, et al. 2018. Residual toxicity of selected organic insecticides to Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) and non-target effects on Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in California. Crop Protection 108:62-70

Thomas SM, Simmons GS & MP Daugherty. 2017. Spatiotemporal distribution of an invasive insect in an urban landscape: introduction, establishment and impact. Landscape Ecology 32:2041-57

Daugherty MP, Zeilinger AR & RPP Almeida. 2017. Conflicting effects of climate and vector behavior on the spread of a plant pathogen. Phytobiomes 1:46-53

Cassone BJ, Kay RG, Daugherty MP, et al. 2017. Comparative transcriptomics of malaria mosquito testes: function, evolution, and linkage. G3 7:1127-36

Bayles BR, Thomas SM, Simmons GS, et al. 2017. Spatiotemporal dynamics of the Southern California Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) invasion PLoS One 12:e0173226

Byrne F, Daugherty MP, Grafton-Cardwell EE, et al. 2017. Evaluation of systemic neonicotinoid insecticides for the management of the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri on containerized citrus. Pest Management Science 73:506-14

Poudel M, Grafton-Cardwell E, Daugherty M, et al. 2016. Evaluation of selected insecticides for Asian citrus psyllid control, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests 41:1-2

Conlisk E, Swab R, Martínez-Berdeja A & MP Daugherty. 2016. Post-fire recovery in coastal sage scrub: seed rain and community trajectory. PLoS One 11:e0162777

Coletta-Filho HD, Bittleston LS, Lopes JRS, et al. 2015. Genetic distance may underlie virulence differences among isolates of a bacterial plant pathogen. Journal of Plant Pathology 97:465-9

Rathe AA, Pilkington LJ, Spohr LJ, et al. 2015. Invasion pathway risk analysis for the glassy-winged sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis): survival and reproductive success following simulated air transportation. Biological Invasions 17:2963-73

Daugherty MP, O'neill S, Byrne F et al. 2015. Is vector control sufficient to limit pathogen spread? Environmental Entomology 44:789-97

Zeilinger A & MP Daugherty. 2014. Vector preference and host defense against infection interact to determine disease dynamics. Oikos 123:613-22

Coletta-Filho H, Daugherty MP, Ferreira C, et al. 2014. Temporal progression of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus infection in citrus and acquisition efficiency by Diaphorina citri. Phytopathology 104:416-21

Rathe AA, Pilkington LJ, Hoddle MS, et al. 2014. Feeding and development of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis, on Australian native plant species in the USA and implications for Australian biosecurity. PLoS One 9:e90410

Rashed A, Kwan J, Baraf B, et al. 2013. Relative susceptibility of Vitis vinifera cultivars to vector-borne Xylella fastidiosa through time. PLoS One 8:e55326

Gruber BR & MP Daugherty. 2013. Predicting the effects of seasonality on the risk of pathogen spread in vineyards: vector pressure, natural infectivity, and host recovery. Plant Pathology 62:194-204

Rathe AA, Pilkington LJ, Gurr GM, et al. 2012. Incursion preparedness: anticipating the arrival of an economically important plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa Wells (Proteobacteria: Xanthomonadaceae) and the insect vector Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology 51:209-20

Rathe AA, Pilkington LJ, Gurr GM & MP Daugherty. 2012. Potential for persistence and within-plant movement of Xylella fastidiosa in Australian native plants. Australasian Plant Pathology 41:405-12

Tsai CW, Daugherty MP & RPP Almeida. 2012. Seasonal dynamics and virus translocation of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 in grapevine cultivars. Plant Pathology 61:977-85

Daugherty MP, Gruber BR, Almeida RPP, et al. 2012. Testing the efficacy of barrier plantings for limiting sharpshooter spread. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture 63:139-43

Daugherty MP. 2011. Host plant quality, spatial heterogeneity, and the stability of mite predator-prey dynamics. Experimental and Applied Acarology 9:311-22

Daugherty MP, Rashed A, Almeida RPP, et al. 2011. Vector preference for host infection status: sharpshooter movement and Xylella fastidiosa transmission. Ecological Entomology 36:654-62

Rashed A, Daugherty MP & RPP Almeida. 2011. Grapevine cultivar susceptibility to Xylella fastidiosa does not affect vector transmission success. Environmental Entomology 40:1192-99

Lopes JRS, Daugherty MP & RPP Almeida. 2010. Strain origin drives virulence and persistence of Xylella fastidiosa in alfalfa. Plant Pathology 59:963-71

Daugherty MP, Lopes JRS & RPP Almeida. 2010. Strain-specific alfalfa water stress induced by Xylella fastidiosa. European Journal of Plant Pathology 127:333-40

Daugherty MP, Lopes JRS & RPP Almeida. 2010. Vector within-host feeding preference mediates transmission of a heterogeneously distributed pathogen. Ecological Entomology 35:360-6

Prado SS, Hung KY, Daugherty MP, et al. 2010. Indirect effects of temperature on stink bug fitness via maintenance of gut-associated symbionts. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 76:1261-6

Daugherty MP, Bosco D & RPP Almeida. 2009. Temperature mediates vector transmission efficiency: inoculum supply and plant infection dynamics. Annals of Applied Biology 155:361-9

Daugherty MP & RPP Almeida. 2009. Estimating Xylella fastidiosa transmission parameters: decoupling sharpshooter number and feeding period. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 132:84-92

Lopes JRS, Daugherty MP & RPP Almeida. 2009. Context-dependent transmission of a generalist plant pathogen: host species and pathogen strain mediate insect vector competence. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 131:216-24

Prado SS, Golden M, Follett PA, et al. 2009. Demography of gut symbiotic and aposymbiotic Nezara viridula L. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Environmental Entomology 38:103-9

Daugherty MP. 2009. Different herbivore feeding modes promote coexistence: insights from a metabolic pool model. Environmental Entomology 38:667-76

Daugherty MP, Welter SC & CJ Briggs. 2007. Top-down and bottom-up control of pear psylla (Cacopsylla pyricola): Plant quality and the efficacy of the predator Anthocoris nemoralis. Biological Control 43:257-64

Daugherty MP & CJ Briggs. 2007. Multiple sources of isotopic variation in a terrestrial arthropod community: challenges for disentangling food webs. Environmental Entomology 36:776-91

Daugherty MP, Harmon JP & CJ Briggs. 2007. Trophic supplements to intraguild predation. Oikos 116:662-77

Lloyd-Smith, JO, Cross, PC, Briggs, CJ, et al. 2005. Should we expect population thresholds for wildlife disease? Trends in Ecology & Evolution 20:511-9

Daugherty MP & SA Juliano. 2003. Leaf-scraping beetle feces are a food resource for Ochlerotatus triseriatus. American Midland Naturalist 150:181-4

Daugherty MP & SA Juliano. 2002. Testing for context-dependence in a processing chain interaction among detritus-feeding aquatic insects. Ecological Entomology 27:541-53

Daugherty MP & SA Juliano. 2001. Factors affecting the abundance of scirtid beetles in container habitats. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 20:109-17

Daugherty MP, Alto BA & SA Juliano. 2000. Invertebrate carcasses as a resource for competing Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 37:364-72