Horticultural Entomology Lab

Highlighted Publications

Exilien R, Warner LA, Diepenbrock L, Williams D, Martini X. (2025) Engaging Residents in Asian Citrus Psyllid and Citrus Greening Management Across Florida's Residential Landscapes. HortTechnology. In Press.
Exilien R, Qureshi, J, Martini X. (2025) Evaluation of Repellent Effects of Plant-Based Essential Oils, Red Dye, and Kaolin on Asian Citrus Psyllid. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 173: 260-269.
Strzyzewski I., Martini X. (2024) Importance of wildflower in Orius insidiosus (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) diet. Florida Entomologist. 107: 20240010
Paris T, Johnston N, Strzyzewski I, Griesheimer J, Reimer B, Malfa K, Allan SA, Martini X. (2024) Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus manipulates Bemisia tabaci, MEAM1 both directly and indirectly through changes in visual and volatile cues. PeerJ. 12: e17665.
Griesheimer J, Martini X, Minteer C, Mass J, Hight S, Gaffke AM. (2024) Beetle Herding: Optimizing the Biological Control of the Invasive Air Potato Vine using Attractive Semiochemical Lures. Chemocecology. 34: 105-114.
Exilien R, Warner LA, Diepenbrock L, Williams D, Martini X. (2024) Residents' contribution to Asian citrus psyllid and citrus greening management in Florida residential habitats. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 15: 22. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmae012
Conover D, Paris T, Martini X. (2024) Ecological dynamics of ambrosia beetle species in laurel wilt infected trees. Biological Invasions. 26: 583-590.
Strzyzewski I, Funderburk J., Martini X. (2023) Specificity of vectoring and non-vectoring flower thrips species to pathogen-induced plant volatiles. Journal of Pest Science. 96: 441-449.
Griesheimer J, Gaffke AM, Minteer C, Mass J, Hight S, Martini X. (2023) Attraction of the Air Potato Leaf Beetle, Lilioceris cheni, (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to leaf volatiles of the Air Potato, Dioscorea bulbifera. Journal of Chemical Ecology 49: 498–506.
Martini X, Malfa K, Stockton D, Rivera M. (2022) Cold acclimation increases Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) survival during exposure to freezing temperatures. Insect Science. 29: 531-538. https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.12936
Johnston N^G, Paris T^P, Paret M, Freeman J, Martini X. (2022)^H Repelling whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) using limonene-scented kaolin: a novel pest management strategy. Crop Protection. 154: 105905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2022.105905

Other Publications

Devi BM, Siva Sudha T, Jailani AAK, Martini X, Paret ML. (2025). Development of a rapid isothermal-based assay for detecting whitefly MEAM1 and MED biotypes using recombinase polymerase amplification. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. In press.
Griesheimer J, Gaffke AM, Minteer C, Mass J, Hight S, Martini X. (2025) Improving the understanding and application of classical weed biological control through chemical ecology: A study of the behavioral ecology of Lilioceris cheni (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to damaged Dioscorea bulbifera plants. Arthropod Plant Interactions. 19: 13.
Martini X, Stelinski LL (2025) Investigating the role of chemical ecology in plant-pathogen, vector, and secondary consumer interactions and their consequences for integrated pest management. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 68: 101307
Chuang A, Exilien R, Blaauw BR, Liesenfelt T, Malfa K, Mallinger R, Martini X, Diepenbrock L. (2025) Does windbreak enhancement with floral resources increase pollinator communities in citrus orchards. Journal of Applied Entomology. 149: 200-216
Olabiyi D, Stelinski LL, Martini X, Diepenbrock LM. (2024) Response of Hibiscus Mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) to Citrus Volatiles Induced by Mechanical Injury. Environmental Entomology. 53: 1006–1016.
Srinivasan R, Martini X., Pandey S, Reddy V, Dutta B, (2024) A review on management of insect-transmitted viruses in organic vegetable production. Entomologia Generalis. 44: 1393-1407
Adeleye A, Seal D, Liburd O, Martini X, Meru G. (2024) Characterization of the spatial distribution of the pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii Cano (Col.: Curculionidae), in pepper fields in South FL. Insect 11:15
Kaur G, Stelinski LL, Martini X, Mallinger R, Boyd NS, Lahiri S. (2024) Spatial and temporal distribution of Scirtothrips dorsalis and their natural enemies in Florida strawberry fields. Journal of Economic Entomology. 117: 1418–1429
Adeleye V, Dakshina S, Liburd O, Martini X, Meru G. (2023) Integrated approach using insecticides in combination with reflective plastic mulch for the management of pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Environmental Entomology 52: 391-398.
García CCV., Dubeux JCB, Martini X, Conover D^G, Santos ERS, Homem BG, Ruiz-Moreno M, Silva IAG, Abreu DS, Queiroz LMD, Cleef FOS. (2023) Dung beetle assembly affects nitrous oxide emission, ammonia volatilization and nutrient cycling. Scientific Report. 13: 3572. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30523-0
Kaur G, Stelinski LL, Martini X, Boyd N, Lahiri S. (2023) Reduced insecticide susceptibility among populations of Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Strawberry Production. Journal of Applied Entomology. 147: 271-278.
Exilien R, Brodeur J, Fournier V, Martini X. (2022) Phenology of the sugarcane aphid and of the natural enemy community in sorghum in Haiti. Journal of Economical Entomology. 115: 1956-1963. 10.1093/jee/toac173
Antolínez CA, Olarte-Castillo XA, Martini X, Rivera MJ. (2022) Influence of daily temperature maximums on the development and short-distance movement of the Asian citrus psyllid. Journal of Thermal Biology. 110: 103354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2022.103354
Pancarte C, Altamimi R^G, Deye Fall MN, Martini X. (2022) Repellency of volatiles from Martinique island guava varieties against Asian citrus psyllids. Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 16: 341-348. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-022-09901-4
Avery PB, George J, Markle L, Martini X, Rowley AL, Meagher RL Jr., Barger RE, Duren EB, Dawson JS, Cave RD. (2022) Choice behavior of the generalist pentatomid predator Podisus maculiventris when offered lepidopteran larvae infected with an entomopathogenic fungus. Biocontrol. 67: 201-211. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-021-10124-4
Antolinez CA, Martini X, Stelinski LL Rivera M. (2022) Wind speed and direction drive assisted dispersal of Asian citrus psyllid. Environmental Entomology. 51: 305-312. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvab140
Babu B, Paret M, Martini X, Knox G, Riddle B, Ritchie L, Aldrich J, Kalischuk M, da Silva S. (2022) Impact of foliar application of acibenzolar S-methyl on rose rosette disease and rose plant quality. Plant Disease. PDIS-01-21-0131-RE. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/abs/10.1094/PDIS-01-21-0131-RE
Mafra-Neto A, Wright M, Fettig C, […], Martini X. (2022) Repellent Semiochemical Solutions to Mitigate the Impact of Global Climate Change on Insect Pests. In: Advances in Insect Repellents. Ed. Coats J, Corona C, and Debboun M. Academic Press. pp. 279-322