SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
2020
Linnea Meier, Yunfan Zou, Judith Mongold-Dyers, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2020. Pheromone composition and chemical ecology of six species of cerambycid beetles in the subfamily Lamiinae. Journal of Chemical Ecology 46:30-39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-019-01128-7
Esther Ngumbi; Lawrence M Hanks; Andrew V Suarez; Jocelyn G Millar; May R Berenbaum. 2020. Factors associated with variation in cuticular hydrocarbon profiles in the navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 46: 40-47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-019-01129-6
Weliton D. Silva, Lawrence M. Hanks, Jean Carlos S. Alvarez, Fernando Z. Madalon, José Maurício S. Bento, Jan E. Bello, Jocelyn G. Millar. 2020. Variations on a theme: two structural motifs create species-specific pheromone channels for multiple species of South American cerambycid beetles. Invited paper for a Special Issue of Insects entitled “Ecology and management of invasive insects in forest ecosystems. Insects 2020, 11, 222; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11040222
Kyle Arriola, Salvatore Guarino, Christian Schlawis, Mokhtar Abdulsattar Arif, Stefano Colazza, Ezio Peri, Stefan Schulz, Jocelyn G. Millar. 2019. Identification of Brassicadiene, a Novel Diterpene Hydrocarbon Attractive to the Invasive Stink Bug Bagrada hilaris, from Volatiles of Cauliflower Seedlings, Brassica oleracea. Organic Letters published online April 6,2020.
2019
Mikael A. Molander, Jimmy Helgesson, Inis B. Winde, Jocelyn G. Millar, Mattias C. Larsson. 2019. The male-produced aggregation-sex pheromone of the endangered cerambycid beetle Plagionotus detritus ssp. detritus. Journal of Chemical Ecology 45: 28-36
Kathleen M. Zelle, Cassondra Vernier, Xitong Liang, Sean Halloran, Jocelyn G. Millar, Yehuda Ben-Shahar. 2019. A pleiotropic chemoreceptor facilitates the 1 coupling of pheromonal signal perception and production. BioRxiv Jan 14-19. doi: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/124305v4
Bridget Bobadoye, Baldwyn Torto, Ayuka Fombong, Yunfan Zou, Karl Adlbauer, Lawrence M. Hanks, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2019. Evidence of Aggregation-sex Pheromone Use by Cerambycid Beetles Species Native to Africa. Environmental Entomology 48:189-192 doi: 10.1093/ee/nvy164
Zoltán Imrei, Mikael A. Molander, Inis B. Winde, Zsófia Lohonyai, Éva Bálintné Csonka, József Fail, Lawrence M. Hanks, Yunfan Zou, Jocelyn G. Millar, Miklós Tóth, Mattias C. Larsson. 2019. Identification of the aggregation-sex pheromone of Plagionotus arcuatus ssp. arcuatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from two geographically separated populations. Naturwissenschaften 106, 18:9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-019-1612-2
Yunfan Zou, Laurel Hansen, Tian Xu, Steven A. Teale, Dong Hao, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2019. Optimizing pheromone-based lures for the invasive red-necked longhorn beetle, Aromia bungii Journal of Pest Science 92: 1217-1225. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-019-01108-6
Robert Maxwell Collignon; Sean Halloran; Jacqueline M. Serrano; J. Steven McElfresh; Jocelyn G. Millar. 2019. An Unstable Monoterpene Alcohol as a Pheromone Component of the Longhorned Beetle Paranoplium gracile (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)" Journal of Chemical Ecology 45:339-347. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-019-01063-7
Cintia Akemi Oi, Ricardo Caliari Oliveira, Jelle S. van Zweden, Sidnei Mateus, Jocelyn G. Millar, Fabio S. Nascimento, Tom Wenseleers. 2019. Do primitively eusocial wasps use queen pheromones to regulate reproduction? A case study of the paper wasp Polistes satan. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Front. Ecol. Evol., 11 June 2019| https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00199
Linnea R. Meier • Jocelyn G. Millar • Judith A. Mongold-Diers • Lawrence M. Hanks. 2019. (S)-Sulcatol is a Pheromone Component for Two Species of Cerambycid Beetles in the Subfamily Lamiinae. Journal of Chemical Ecology 45: 447-454.
Sarah A. Princen, Ricardo Caliari Oliveira, Ulrich R. Ernst, Jocelyn G. Millar, Jelle S. van Zweden, Tom Wenseleers. 2019. Honeybees possess a structurally diverse and functionally redundant set of queen pheromones. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 286: 20190517. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.0517
Mikael A. Molander* , Björn Eriksson , Inis B. Winde, Yunfan Zou, Jocelyn G. Millar, Mattias C. Larsson. 2019. The Aggregation-sex Pheromones of the Cerambycid Beetles Anaglyptus mysticus and Xylotrechus antilope ssp. antilope: New Model Species for Insect Conservation through Pheromone-based Monitoring. Chemoecology 29: 111-124.
Robert M. Collignon, Jonathan A. Cale, Jocelyn G. Millar. 2019. Dose and density effects on the use of aggregation-sex pheromones by longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), and their possible role in optimal density strategy. Journal of Chemical Ecology 45: 217-226.
Jacqueline M. Serrano, J. Steven McElfresh, Yunfan Zou, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2019. Identification of Aggregation-Sex Pheromone Components for a “Living Fossil”, the False Click Beetle, Palaeoxenus dohrni Horn (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 45: 366-370. doi.org/10.1007/s10886-019-01068-2
Ann M. Ray, Joseph A. Francese, Yunfan Zou, Kristopher Watson, Damon J. Crook, Jocelyn G. Millar. 2019. Isolation and identification of a male-produced aggregation-sex pheromone for the velvet longhorned beetle, Trichoferus campestris (Faldermann). Scientific Reports, 9:4459 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41047-x
Dirk Louis P.Schorkopf, B´ela P´eter Moln´ar, Marit Solum, Mattias C. Larsson, Jocelyn G. Millar, Zsolt K´arpati, Teun Dekker 2019. False positives from impurities result in incorrect functional characterization of receptors in chemosensory studies. Progress in Neurobiology 181, 101661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pneurobio.2019.101661
Mikael A. Molander, Inis B. Winde, Joseph Burman, Franklin N. Nyabuga, Tobias U. T. Lindblom, Lawrence M. Hanks, Jocelyn G. Millar, Mattias C. Larsson. 2019. Common cerambycid pheromone components as attractants for longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) breeding in ephemeral oak substrates in northern Europe. Journal of Chemical Ecology 45: 537-548.
Hanks LM, Mongold-Diers JA, Mitchell RF, Zou Y, Wong JCH, Meier LR, Johnson TD, Millar JG. 2019. The role of minor pheromone components in segregating 14 species of cerambycid beetles of the subfamily Cerambycinae. Journal of Economic Entomology 112: 2236-2252.
Amy Roda; Jocelyn G. Millar; Christopher Jacobsen; Robin Veasey; Lenny Fujimoto; Arnold Hara; Rory McDonnell. 2019. A new synthetic lure for management of the invasive giant African snail, Lissachatina fulica. PLoS One 14(10):e0224270.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224270
Jacqueline Serrano, Livy Williams III, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2019. Sex pheromones of North American click beetles in the genus Melanotus. Scientific Reports (2019) 9:16197 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52199-1
Weliton D. Silva, Yunfan Zou, Lawrence M. Hanks, José Maurício S. Bento, Jocelyn G. Millar. 2019. Enantiomers of fuscumol acetate comprise the aggregation-sex pheromone of the South American cerambycid beetle Psapharochrus maculatissimus, and likely pheromones of the cerambycids Eupromerella plaumanni and Hylettus seniculus. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 167:915-921. DOI: 10.1111/eea.12846
Alenka Žunič-Kosi,Nataša Stritih-Peljhan, Yunfan Zou, J. Steven McElfresh, and Jocelyn G. Millar A male-produced aggregation-sex pheromone of the beetle Arhopalus rusticus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Spondylinae) may be useful in managing this invasive species. 2019. Scientific Reports 9:19570 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56094-7
R. Maxwell Collignon, Matthew S. Siderhurst, Jocelyn G. Millar, Dong H. Cha. 2019. Response of Invasive Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Lamiinae) to Known Cerambycid Aggregation-Sex Pheromones in the Puna District of Hawai’i Island. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 51:15-23.
2018
Jocelyn G. Millar, Robert F. Mitchell, Judith A. Mongold-Diers, Yunfan Zou, Carlos E. Bográn, Melissa K. Fierke, Matthew D. Ginzel, Crawford W. Johnson, James R. Meeker, Therese M. Poland, Iral Ragenovich, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2018. Identifying possible pheromones of cerambycid beetles by field testing known pheromone components in four widely separated regions of the United States. Journal of Economic Entomology 111:252-259. doi: 10.1093/jee/tox312
Weliton D. Silva, Jocelyn G. Millar, Lawrence M. Hanks, Camila M. Costa, Mariana O. G. Leite, Mateus Tonelli, José Maurício S. Bento. 2018. Interspecific cross-attraction between the South American cerambycid beetles Cotyclytus curvatus and Megacyllene acuta is averted by minor pheromone components. Journal of Chemical Ecology 44: 268-275.
Maria Cordoba, Jocelyn G. Millar, Rory McDonnell. 2018. Development of a high throughput laboratory bioassay for testing potential attractants for terrestrial snails and slugs. Journal of Economic Entomology 111: 637-644.
L. M. Hanks, J. A. Mongold-Diers, T. H. Atkinson, M. K. Fierke, M. D. Ginzel, E. E. Graham, T. M. Poland, A. B. Richards, M. L. Richardson, and J. G. Millar. 2018. Blends of pheromones, with and without host plant volatiles, can attract multiple species of cerambycid beetles simultaneously. Journal of Economic Entomology 111: 716-724.
Jacqueline M. Serrano, R. Maxwell Collignon, Yunfan Zou, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2018. Identification of sex pheromones and sex pheromone mimics for two North American click beetle species (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in the genus Cardiophorus Esch. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 44: 327-338. doi.org/10.1007/s10886-018-0940-6
Les Greenberg, Christine Johnson, James Trager, J. Steven McElfresh, Joshua Rodstein, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2018. Sex attractant pheromones of virgin queens of two sympatric slave-making ant species in the genus Polyergus and their possible roles in reproductive isolation. Journal of Chemical Ecology 44:547-555.
Jocelyn G. Millar, Austin B. Richards, Sean Halloran, Yunfan Zou, Elizabeth A. Boyd, Kristin N. Quigley, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2018. Pheromone identification by proxy: identification of aggregation-sex pheromones of North American cerambycid beetles in the genera Callidium and Semanotus as a strategy to identify pheromones of invasive Asian congeners. Invited paper for a Special Issue of the Journal of Pest Science 92(1), 213-220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-018-0962-4
Jianting Fan, Olivier Denux, Claudine Courtin, Alexis Bernard, Marion Javal, Jocelyn G. Millar, Lawrence M. Hanks, Alain Roques. 2018. Multi‑component blends for trapping native and exotic longhorn beetles at potential points‑of‑entry and in forests. Invited article, special issue of Journal of Pest Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-018-0997-6.
S. Halloran, R. M. Collignon, J. S. McElfresh, and J. G. Millar. 2018. Fuscumol and geranylacetone as pheromone components of Californian longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the subfamily Spondylidinae. Environmental Entomology 47: 1300-1305.
Kevin J. Loope, Jocelyn G. Millar, Erin Wilson Rankin. 2018. Weak nestmate discrimination behavior in native and invasive populations of a yellowjacket wasp (Vespula pensylvanica). Biological Invasions pp 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1783-3
L. Saul-Gershenz, J. G. Millar, J. S. McElfresh, N. M. Williams. 2018. Deceptive signals and behaviors of a cleptoparasitic beetle show local adaptation to different host bee species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 115: 9756-9760
Weliton D. Silva, José Maurício S. Bento, Lawrence M. Hanks, Jocelyn G. Millar. 2018. (Z)-7-Hexadecene is an aggregation-sex pheromone produced by males of the South American cerambycid beetle Susuacanga octoguttata. J. Chemical Ecology 44: 1115-1119.
Robert F. Mitchell, Ann M. Ray, Lawrence M. Hanks, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2018. The common natural products (S)-α-terpineol and (E)-2-hexenol are important pheromone components of the cerambycid beetle Megacyllene antennata. Environmental Entomology 47: 1547-1552.
Stefanie Neupert, Manuel Hornung, Jocelyn G. Millar, Christoph Johannes Kleineidam. 2018. Learning distinct chemical labels of nestmates in ants. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Published online, 29 August 2018, vol. 12, article 191 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00191
Dirk Louis P. Schorkopf, Béla Péter Molnár, Marit Solum, Mattias C. Larsson, Jocelyn G. Millar, Zsolt Kárpáti, Teun Dekker. 2018. Trace impurities in test stimuli can seriously compromise chemosensory 1 studies. BioRxiv http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/503169 doi: first posted online Dec. 21, 2018
Salvatore Guarino, Mokhtar Abdulsattar Arif, Jocelyn G. Millar, Stefano Colazza, Ezio Peri. 2018. Novel diterpenes emitted by seedlings of Brassica species provide host location cues to Bagrada hilaris. PLoS One. 13(12): e0209870. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209870
2017
John M. Hash, Jocelyn G. Millar, John M. Heraty, James F. Harwood, and Brian V. Brown. 2017. Millipede defensive compounds are a double-edged sword: Natural history of the millipede-parasitic fly genus Myriophora Brown (Diptera: Phoridae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 43: 198-206.
J.C.H. Wong, Y. Zou, J. G. Millar, and L. M. Hanks. 2017. Attraction of adult cerambycid beetles to their aggregation-sex pheromones is influenced by volatiles from host plants of their larvae. Environmental Entomology 46:649-653.
Kiyoshi Nakamuta, Yunfan Zou, Lawrence Hanks, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2017. Identification of an aggregation-sex pheromone component and a critical synergist for the smaller Japanese cedar longicorn, Callidiellum rufipenne (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Forest Pests 66:93-98 (in Japanese).
Weliton D. Silva, Lawrence M. Hanks, José Maurício S. Bento, Yunfan Zou, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2017. Aggregation-sex pheromones and likely pheromones of 11 South American cerambycid beetles, and partitioning of pheromone channels. Frontiers Ecol Evol 5 article 101 https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2017.00101
Natalie M. Diesel, Yunfan Zou, Todd D. Johnson, Donald A. Diesel, Jocelyn G. Millar, Judith A. Mongold-Diers, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2017. The rare North American cerambycid beetle Dryobius sexnotatus shares a novel pyrrole pheromone component with species in Asia and South America. Journal of Chemical Ecology 43: 739-744.
Tian Xu, Hiroe Yasui, Stephen A. Teale, Nao Fujiwara-Tsujii, Jacob D. Wickham, Midori Fukaya, Laura Hansen, Satoshi Kiriyama, Dejun Hao, Akio Nakano, Long-Wa Zhang, Takahito Watanabe, Masahiko Tokoro, and Jocelyn G. Millar. Identification of a male-produced sex-aggregation pheromone for a highly invasive cerambycid beetle, Aromia bungii. Scientific Reports, June 8-17. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-07520-1
Gregory M. Pask, Jocelyn G. Millar, Jesse D. Slone, Prithwiraj Das, Jardel A. Moreira, Xiaofan Zhou, Jan Bello, Shelley L. Berger, Roberto Bonasio, Claude Desplan, Danny Reinberg, Jürgen Liebig, Laurence J. Zwiebel, and Anandasankar Ray. 2017. Receptors for cuticular hydrocarbons: Candidate pheromones and cues for social insects. Nature Communications 8:297-308. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00099-1.
Jesse D. Slone, Gregory M. Pask, Stephen T. Ferguson, Jocelyn G. Millar, Shelley L. Berger, Danny Reinberg, Jürgen Liebig, Anandasankar Ray and Laurence J. Zwiebel. 2017. Functional Characterization of Odorant Receptors in the Ponerine Ant, Harpegnathos saltator. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 114: 8586-8591.
Alenka Žunič Kosi, Yunfan Zou, Michael Hoskovec, Al Vrezec, Nataša Stritih, Jan Borucky, Jocelyn G. Millar. Novel, male-produced aggregation pheromone of the cerambycid beetle Rosalia alpina, a priority species of European conservation concern. PLoS ONE 12(8):e0183279. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183279
Jocelyn G. Millar, Robert F. Mitchell, Linnea R. Meier, Todd D. Johnson, Judith A. Mongold-Diers, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2017. (2E,6Z,9Z)-2,6,9-Pentadecatrienal as a male-produced aggregation-sex pheromone of the cerambycid beetle Elaphidion mucronatum. Journal of Chemical Ecology 43: 1056-1065.
2016
Adrian A. Smith, Jocelyn G. Millar, Lawrence M. Hanks, and Andrew V. Suarez. 2016. Comparative analysis of fertility signals and sex-specific cuticular chemical profiles of Odontomachus trap-jaw ants. Journal of Experimental Biology 219: 419-430.
Yunfan Zou, Claire E. Rutledge, Kiyoshi Nakamuta, Chris T. Maier, Lawrence M. Hanks, Austin B. Richards, Emerson S. Lacey, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2016. Identification of a Pheromone Component and a Critical Synergist for the Invasive Beetle Callidiellum rufipenne (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Environmental Entomology 45:216-222.
Jacob. D. Wickham, Jocelyn G. Millar, Lawrence M. Hanks, Yunfan Zou, Joseph C. H. Wong, Rhett D. Harrison, and Yi Chen. 2016. (2R,3S)-2,3-Octanediol, a female-produced sex pheromone of Megopis costipennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae). Environmental Entomology 45:223-228.
Jacob D. Wickham, Wen Lu, Zhenqiang Peng, Dongfeng Guo, Jocelyn G. Millar, Lawrence M. Hanks, and Yi Chen. 2016. Prionic acid: an effective sex attractant for an important pest of sugarcane, the cerambycid beetle Dorysthenes granulosus. Rapid communication, Journal of Economic Entomology 109:484-486.
Gabriel P. Hughes, Jan E. Bello, Jocelyn G. Millar and Matthew D. Ginzel. 2015. Determination of the absolute configuration of female-produced contact sex pheromone components of the longhorned beetle, Neoclytus acuminatus acuminatus (F.) (Coleoptera:Cerambycidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 41:1050-1057.
Collignon, M. R., I. Swift, Y. Zou, J. S. McElfresh, L. M. Hanks, J. G. Millar. 2016. The influence of host plant volatiles on the attraction of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) to pheromones. Journal of Chemical Ecology 42:215-229.
Kim Hung, Themis Michaelides, Jocelyn Millar, Astri Wayadande, and Alec Gerry. 2015. House fly attraction to insect honeydew. PloS one, 10(5), p.e0124746.
R. Andrew Hayes, M.W. Griffiths, Hannah F. Nahrung, P.A. Arnold, Lawrence M. Hanks, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2016. Optimizing Generic Cerambycid Pheromone Lures for Australian Biosecurity and Biodiversity Monitoring. Journal of Economic Entomology 109: 1741:1749.
Rory McDonnell, Ju Yoo, Kenna Patel, Lissette Rios, Robert Hollingsworth, Jocelyn Millar, and Timothy Paine. 2015. Can essential oils be used as novel drench treatments for the eggs and juveniles of the pest snail Cornu aspersum in potted plants? Journal of Pest Science 89: 549-555. DOI 10.1007/s10340-015-0690-y
Marine Motais de Narbonne, Jelle S. van Zweden, Jan E. Bello, Tom Wenseleers, Jocelyn G. Millar,and Patrizia d’Ettorre. 2016. Biological activity of the enantiomers of 3-methylhentriacontane,a queen pheromone of the ant Lasius niger. Journal of Experimental Biology 219: 1632:1638.
Luke Holman, Hanley B, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2016. Highly specific responses to queen pheromone in three Lasius ant species. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 70(3):287-392
Weliton D. Silva, Jocelyn G. Millar, Lawrence M. Hanks, José Maurício S. Bento. 2016. 10-Methyldodecanal, a novel attractant pheromone produced by males of the South American cerambycid beetle Eburodacrys vittata. PLoS ONE 11(8): e0160727. doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0160727.
Thomas C. Baker, Junwei J. Zhu, Jocelyn G. Millar. 2016. Delivering on the promise of pheromones. Journal of Chemical Ecology 42:553-556.
Larry Schmeelk, Jocelyn G. Millar, Lawrence M. Hanks. 2016. Influence of trap height and bait type on abundance and species diversity of cerambycid beetles captured in forests of east-central Illinois. Journal of Economic Entomology 109:1750-1757.
Jacob D. Wickham, Wen Lu, Long-Wa Zhang, Yi Chen, Yunfan Zou, Lawrence M. Hanks, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2016. Likely aggregation-sex pheromones of the invasive beetle Callidiellum villosulum, and the related Asian species Allotraeus asiaticus, Semanotus bifasciatus, and Xylotrechus buqueti (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 109:2243-2246.
G. P. Hughes, L. R. Meier, Y. Zou, J. G. Millar, L. M. Hanks, and M. D. Ginzel. 2016. Stereochemistry of Fuscumol and Fuscumol Acetate Influences Attraction of Longhorned Beetles of the Subfamily Lamiinae. Environmental Entomology 45: 1271-1275.
Jocelyn G. Millar,*, Kenneth F. Haynes, Aaron T. Dossey, J. Steven McElfresh, and Jeremy D. Allison. 2016. Sex attractant pheromone of the Luna moth, Actias luna (Linnaeus). Journal of Chemical Ecology 42:869-876. DOI 10.1007/s10886-016-0751-6
Jocelyn G. Millar, Thomas C. Baker, and Junwei J. Zhu. 2016. Delivering on the promise of pheromones Part 2. Journal of Chemical Ecology 42: 851-852. DOI 10.1007/s10886-016-0781-0
Weliton D. Silva, Jocelyn G. Millar, Lawrence M. Hanks, José Maurício S. Bento. 2016. (6E,8Z)-6,8-Pentadecadienal, a novel attractant pheromone produced by males of the cerambycid beetles Chlorida festiva and Chlorida costata. Journal of Chemical Ecology 42:1082:1085. DOI 10.1007/s10886-016-0742-7
Roberta Tognon, Josue Sant’Ana, Qing-He Zhang, Jocelyn G. Millar, Jeffrey R. Aldrich, and Frank G. Zalom. 2016. Volatiles Modulating Parasitism of Euschistus conspersus and Halyomorpha halys (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) Eggs by Telenomus podisi and Trissolcus erugatus (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 42:1016-1027.
Cintia Akemi Oi, Jocelyn G Millar, Jelle Stijn van Zweden,and Tom Wenseleers. 2016. Conservation of queen pheromones across two species of vespine wasps. Journal of Chemical Ecology 42:1175-1180.
Linnea R. Meier, Yunfan Zou, Jocelyn G. Millar, Judith A. Mongold-Diers, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2016. Species-specific blends of shared pheromone components minimize interspecific attraction between two species of cerambycid beetles in the subfamily Lamiinae. Journal of Chemical Ecology 42: 1181-1192.
Emily Dunn, Judith Hough-Goldstein, Lawrence M. Hanks, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Vince D’Amico. Range of attraction of pheromone lures and dispersal of cerambycid beetles. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 109:872-880.
Mark S. Hoddle, Mohammed Alzubaidy, Christina D. Hoddle, John Kabashima, J. Nicholas Nisson, Jocelyn Millar, Kevin Hoffmann, and Monica Dimson. 2016. The palm weevil Rhynchophorus vulneratus is eradicated from Laguna Beach, California, USA. California Agriculture 71 (1), Jan-March 2017: 23-29. http://dx.doi.org/10.3733/ca.2016a0012.
2015
Adrian Smith, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Andy Suarez. 2015. A social insect fertility signal is dependent on chemical context. Biology Letters, 11: 20140947.
Christopher A. Wheeler, Jocelyn G. Millar, Ring T. Cardé. 2014. Multimodal signal interactions in the ladybeetle, Hippodamia convergens, aposematic system. Chemoecology. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00049-014-0181-2?sa_campaign=email/event/articleAuthor/onlineFirst
K. Handley, J. Hough-Goldstein, L. M. Hanks, J. G. Millar, and V. D’Amico. 2015. Species Richness and Phenology of Cerambycid Beetles in Urban Forest Fragments of Northern Delaware. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 108:251-262.
Jan E. Bello, J. Steven McElfresh, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2015. Isolation and determination of absolute configurations of insect-produced methyl-branched hydrocarbons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 112:1077-1082.
Cintia A. Oi, Annette van Oystaeyen, Ricardo C. Oliviera, Jocelyn G, Millar, Jelle S. van Zweden, and Tom Wenseleers. 2015. Dual effect of social insect queen pheromone in regulating sociality. Curr. Biol. 25: 1-4, June 15, 2015.
Robert F. Mitchell1†, Peter F. Reagel1‡, Joseph C. H. Wong1, Linnea R. Meier1, Weliton Dias Silva3, Judith Mongold-Diers1, Jocelyn G. Millar2, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2015. Cerambycid beetle species with similar pheromones are segregated by phenology and minor pheromone components. Journal of Chemical Ecology 41: 431-440.
Yutaka Narai,1* Yunfan Zou2, Kyoshi Nakamuta,3 Judy A. Mongold-Diers,4 Lawrence M. Hanks,4 and Jocelyn G. Millar2. 2015. Candidate aggregation pheromones of two potentially invasive Asian cerambycid species in the genus Xylotrechus. Journal of Economic Entomology, 108(3):1444-1446.
József Vuts, Wittko Francke, Kenji Mori, Paulo H. G. Zarbin, Antony M. Hooper, Jocelyn G. Millar, John A. Pickett, John C. Caulfield, Christine M. Woodcock, Éva Bálintné Csonka, Miklós Tóth, and Michael A. Birkett. 2015. Methyl (2E,4Z,7Z)-2,4,7-decatrienoate, a novel natural product from males of the bruchid beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Col., Chrysomelidae). Eur. J. Org. Chem. 4843-4846.
Yunfan Zou, Jocelyn G. Millar, J. Scott Blackwood, Ryan Van Duzor, Lawrence M. Hanks, Judith A. Mongold-Diers, Joseph C.H. Wong, and Ann M. Ray. 2015. (E)-2-hydroxyoct-4-en-3-one, a male-produced attractant pheromone of the cerambycid beetle Tylonotus bimaculatus. Journal of Chemical Ecology 41: 670-677.
Ann M. Ray, Jocelyn G. Millar, Jardel A. Moreira, J. Steven McElfresh, Robert F. Mitchell, James D. Barbour, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2015. North American species of cerambycid beetles in the genus Neoclytus share a common hydroxyhexanone-hexanediol pheromone motif. Journal of Economic Entomology 108: 1860-1868.
Laura Hansen, Xu Tian, Jacob Wickham, Yi Chen, Lawrence M. Hanks, Jocelyn G. Millar, Stephen A. Teale. 2015. Identification of a male-produced pheromone component of the citrus longhorned beetle, Anoplophora chinensis. PLoS One. 10(8), e0134358
T. D. Paine, J. G. Millar, L. M. Hanks, J. Gould, Q. Wang, K. Daane, D. L. Dahlsten, and E. G. McPherson. 2015. Cost-benefit analysis for biological control programs that targeted insect pests of eucalypts in urban landscapes of California. Journal of Economic Entomology, accepted July 9-15
Carla F. Favaro, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Paulo G. H. Zarbin. 2015. Identification and synthesis of the male-produced sex pheromone of the stink bug, Pellaea stictica (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 41: 859-868.
John G. Charles, Vaughn A. Bell, D. Maxwell Suckling, James T.S. Walker, Alistair J. Hall, Lyn M. Cole, Peter W. Shaw, D. Roger Wallis, Jocelyn G. Millar. 2015. Evaluation of the synthetic sex pheromone of the obscure mealybug (Pseudococcus viburni) as a male attractant, and as a kairomone for the parasitoid Acerophagus maculipennis. Entomolgia Experimentalis et Applicata 157: 188-197.
Yonghong Xiao, Thomas R. Prentice, Satya P. Chinta, J. Steven McElfresh, Yunfan Zou, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2015. Male dominance during mating as a mechanism to avoid sexual cannibalism in the funnel-web spider. Insect Science 22: 840-852.
Giuseppe di Mauro, Margot Perez, Maria Cristina Lorenzi, Fernando J. Guerrieri, Jocelyn G. Millar and Patrizia d’Ettorre. 2015. Discrimination of hydrocarbon concentration in ants: implications for nestmate recognition mechanisms. Frontiers in Ecology, published online Nov 26-15. Front. Ecol. Evol., 26 November 2015 | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2015.00133
2014
Annette Van Oystaeyen, Ricardo Caliari Oliveira, Luke Holman, Jelle S. van Zweden, Carmen Romero, Cintia A. Oi, Patrizia d'Ettorre, Mohammadreza Khalesi, Johan Billen, Felix Wäckers, Jocelyn G. Millar and Tom Wenseleers. 2014. Conserved class of queen pheromones stops social insect workers from reproducing. Science 343: 287-291.
Lawrence M. Hanks, Peter F. Reagel, Robert F. Mitchell, Joseph C. H. Wong, Linnea R. Meier, Christina A. Silliman, Elizabeth E. Graham, Becca L. Striman, Kenneth P. Robinson, Judith A. Mongold-Diers, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2014. Seasonal phenology of the cerambycid beetles of east-central Illinois. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 107:211-226.
Adrian A. Smith, Whitney Vanderpool, Jocelyn G. Millar, Lawrence M. Hanks, and Andrew V. Suarez. 2014. Conserved male-specific cuticular hydrocarbon patterns in the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus brunneus .Chemoecology 24: 29-34.
Jacob D. Wickham, Rhett D. Harrison, Wen Lu, Zhenpeng Guo, Jocelyn G. Millar, Lawrence M. Hanks, and Yi Chen. 2014. Generic Pheromone Lures as Attractants for Cerambycid Beetles in an Asian Tropical Montane Rain Forest. J. Econ. Entomol. 107: 259-267.
Ho, H. Y., Kuarm, B. S., Ke, C. H., Ma, Y. K., Lee, H. J., Cheng, C. C., Liu, K. K., and Millar, J. G. 2014. Identification of the major sex pheromone component of the scale insect, Aulacaspis murrayae Takahashi. Journal of chemical ecology, 40: 379-386.
Henry Chung, David W. Loehlin, Heloise D. Dufour, Kathy Vacarro, Jocelyn G. Millar & Sean B. Carroll. 2014. A single gene affects both ecological divergence and mate choice in Drosophila. Science, 343(6175), 1148-1151.
Jeremy D. Allison, Basu Bhandari, Jessica L. McKenney, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2014. Design factors that influence the efficacy of flight intercept traps for the capture of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the subfamilies Lamiinae and Cerambycinae. PLOS One 9(3): e93203. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093203. 10 published pages
Zunic Kosi, A., Chinta, S. P., Headrick, D., Cokl, A., & Millar, J. G. (2013). Do chemical signals mediate reproductive behavior of Trupanea vicina, an emerging pest of ornamental marigold production in California? Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 149(1), 44-56.
Takao Sasaki, Bert Hölldobler, Jocelyn G Millar, and Pratt C Stephen. 2014. A context-dependent alarm signal in the ant Temnothorax rugatulus. Journal of Experimental Biology 217:3229-3236.
H. L. Wang, G. P. Svensson, J. Jacobsson, E. V. Jirle, O. Rosenberg, W. Francke,, O. Anderbrant, J. G. Millar & C. Löfstedt 2014. Sex pheromone of the cloaked pug moth, Eupithecia abietaria Götze (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a pest of spruce cones. J. Applied Entomol. Published online Sept 27-14. doi: 10.1111/jen.12167
Ann M. Ray, Richard A. Arnold, Ian Swift, Philip A. Schapker, Sean McCann, Christopher J. Marshall, J. Steven McElfresh, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2014. (R)-Desmolactone is a sex pheromone or sex attractant for the endangered valley elderberry longhorn beetle Desmocerus californicus dimorphus and several congeners (Cerambycidae: Lepturinae). PLOS One, DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0115498; 18 pp.
2013
B. W. Bahder, N. A. Rayapati, K. M. Daane, J. G. Millar, and D. B. Walsh. 2013. Pheromone-based Monitoring of Pseudococcus maritimus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) Populations in Concord Grape Vineyards. Journal of Economic Entomology 106: 482-490.
Lawrence M. Hanks and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2013. Field bioassays of cerambycid pheromones reveal widespread parsimony of pheromone structures, enhancement by host plant volatiles, and antagonism by components from heterospecifics. Chemoecology 23: 21-44 + online supplement.
Gabriel P. Hughes, Jocelyn G. Millar, Yunfan Zou and Matthew D. Ginzel. 2013. Male Astyleiopus variegatus produce (S)-fuscumol and (S)-fuscumol acetate: first pheromone identified for a longhorned beetle in the tribe Acanthocinini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Canadian Entomologist 145: 1-6.
Robert F. Mitchell, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2013. Blends of (R)-3-hydroxyhexan-2-one and alkan-2-ones identified as potential pheromones produced by multiple species of cerambycid beetles. Chemoecology 23: 121-127.
Irving May-Concha, Julio Rojas, Leopoldo Cruz-Lopez, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Janine Ramsey. 2012. Volatile compounds emitted by Triatoma dimidiata, a vector of Chagas disease: Chemical analysis and behavioral evaluation. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 27: 165-174.
Zoltán Imrei, Jocelyn G. Millar, Gergely Janik, and Miklós Tóth. 2013. Field screening of known pheromone components of longhorned beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Hungary. Z. Naturforschung 68c:236-242.
Jan E. Bello and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2013. Efficient asymmetric synthesis of long chain methyl-branched hydrocarbons, components of the contact sex pheromone of females of the cerambycid beetle, Neoclytus acuminatus acuminatus. Tetrahedron Asymmetry 24:822-826.
Apostolos Kapranas1*, Daniela Lo Giudice2, Ezio Peri2, Jocelyn G. Millar1 and Stefano Colazza. 2013. Emergence, dispersal and mate finding via a substrate-borne sex pheromone in the parasitoid Metaphycus luteolus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Entomologia experimentalis et applicata. 148:74-83.
Remya Ramesh, Pandrangi Siva Swaroop, Rajesh G. Gonnade, Choppari Thirupathi, Rebeccah A. Waterworth, Jocelyn G. Millar, and D. Srinivasa Reddy. 2013. Syntheses and determination of absolute configurations and biological activities of the enantiomers of the longtailed mealybug pheromone. Journal of Organic Chemistry 78: 6281-6284.
Adrian A. Smith, Jocelyn G. Millar, Lawrence M. Hanks, and Andrew V. Suarez. 2013. A conserved fertility signal despite population variation in the cuticular chemical profile of the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus brunneus. Journal of Experimental Biology 216: 3917-3924.
Sarah M. Butler, Roger D. Moon, Nancy C. Hinkle, Jocelyn G. Millar, J. Steven McElfresh and Bradley A. Mullens. 2013. Gonotrophic development and survival in field populations of Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) at dairies in California, Minnesota, and Georgia, and the relationship of fly age to relative abundance of (Z)-9-tricosene (muscalure). Journal of Medical Entomology 50: 748-757.
Rafael Gago, Jeremy D. Allison, J. Steven McElfresh, Kenneth F. Haynes, Jessica McKenney, Angel Guerrero, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2013. A tetraene aldehyde as the major sex pheromone component of the Promethea moth (Callosamia promethean) (Drury). Journal of Chemical Ecology 39:1263-1272
Juan A. Pajares, Gonzalo Álvarez, David R. Hall, Paul Douglas, Felix Centeno, Nieves Ibarra, Martin Schroeder, Stephen A. Teale, Zhiying Wang, Shanchun Yan, Jocelyn G. Millar & Lawrence M. Hanks. 2013. 2-(Undecyloxy)-ethanol is a major component of the male-produced aggregation pheromone of Monochamus sutor. Entomologia experimentalis et Applicata 149: 118-127. DOI: 10.1111/eea.12113
Stephan Kühbandner , Jan E. Bello, Kenji Mori, Jocelyn G. Millar and Joachim Ruther. 2013. Elucidating Structure-Bioactivity Relationships of Methyl-branched Alkanes in the Contact Sex Pheromone of the Parasitic Wasp Lariophagus distinguendus. Insects 4: 743-760; DOI: 10.3390/insects4040743
2012
Löfstedt, C., Svensson, G. P., Jirle, E. V., Rosenberg, O., Roques, A. and Millar, J. G. 2012. (3Z,6Z,9Z,12Z,15Z)-pentacosapentaene and (9Z,11E)-tetradecadienyl acetate: sex pheromone of the spruce coneworm Dioryctria abietella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Journal of Applied Entomology. 136: 70-78.doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2011.01619.x
Ann M. Ray, Ian P. Swift, J. Steven McElfresh, Ronald L. Alten, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2012. (R)-Desmolactone, a female-produced sex pheromone component of the cerambycid beetle Desmocerus californicus californicus (subfamily Lepturinae). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 38:157-167.
Rebeccah Waterworth, Richard A. Redak, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2012. Probable site of sex pheromone emission in female vine and obscure mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 25: 287-296.
Lawrence M. Hanks, Jocelyn G. Millar, Judith A. Mongold-Diers, Joseph C.H. Wong, Linnea R. Meier, Peter F. Reagel, and Robert F. Mitchell. 2012. Using blends of cerambycid beetle pheromones and host plant volatiles to simultaneously attract a diversity of cerambycid species. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 42: 1050-1059.
Rebeccah Waterworth and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2012. Reproductive Biology of Pseudococcus maritimus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 105:949-956.
Jocelyn G. Millar, Satya P. Chinta, J. Steven McElfresh, Lindsay J. Robinson, and Joseph G. Morse. 2012. Identification of the pheromone of the invasive scale Acutaspis albopicta (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) arriving in California on shipments of avocados from Mexico. Journal of Economic Entomology 105:497-504.
Joseph C.H. Wong, Robert F. Mitchell, Becca L. Striman, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2012. Blending synthetic pheromones of cerambycid beetles to develop trap lures that simultaneously attract multiple species. Journal of Economic Entomology 105: 906-915.
Robert F. Mitchell, David T. Hughes, Charles W. Luetje, Jocelyn G. Millar, Lawrence M. Hanks, and Hugh M. Robertson. 2012. Sequencing and characterizing odorant receptors of the cerambycid beetle Megacyllene caryae. Insect biochemistry and Molecular Biology 42:499-505.
Elizabeth E. Graham, Therese M. Poland, Deborah G. McCullough, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2012. A Comparison of Trap Type and Height for Capturing Cerambycid Beetles (Coleoptera). J. Econ. Entomol. 105: 837-846.
Adrian A. Smith, Lawrence M. Hanks, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Andrew V. Suarez. 2012. Experimental evidence that workers recognize reproductives through cuticular hydrocarbons in the ant Odontomachus brunneus. Behav Ecol Sociobiol. 66:1267-1276.
W. Xiao, S. Matsuyama, T. Ando, J. G. Millar, and H. Honda. 2012. Unsaturated cuticular hydrocarbons synergize responses to the sex attractant pheromone in the yellow peach moth. Journal of Chemical Ecology 38:1143-1150.
Ann M. Ray, James D. Barbour, J. Steven McElfresh, Jardel A. Moreira, Ian Swift, Ian M. Wright, Alenka Žunič, Robert F. Mitchell, Elizabeth E. Graham, Ronald L. Alten, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2012. 2,3-Hexanediols are Female-produced Sex Attractant Pheromones for Cerambycid Beetles in the Prionine Genus Tragosoma. J. Chemical Ecology 38:1151-1158.
Jeffrey R. Aldrich, Jocelyn G.Millar, Antonio R. Panizzi, and Mark M. Feldlaufer. 2012. True Bugs (Heteroptera): Chemical Ecology of Invasive and Emerging Pest Species. Psyche Article ID 925823, 2 pages doi:10.1155/2012/925823
Amy Roda, Jocelyn G. Millar, John Rascoe, Scott Weihman, and Ian Stocks. 2012. Developing Detection and Monitoring Strategies for Planococcus minor (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 105:2052-2061.
Jeremy D. Allison, Jessica L. McKenney, Jocelyn G. Millar, J. Steven McElfresh, Robert F. Mitchell and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2012. Response of the Woodborers Monochamus carolinensis and Monochamus titillator (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) to Known Cerambycid Pheromones in the Presence and Absence of the Host Volatile α-Pinene. Environmental Entomology 41:1587-1596.
M. K. Fierke, D. D. Skabeikis, S. A. Teale, J. G. Millar, J. S. McElfresh, and L. M. Hanks. 2012. Identification of a Male-Produced Attractant Pheromone for Monochamus scutellatus scutellatus and M. notatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). J. Econ Entomology 105:2029-2034.
Rebeccah Waterworth, Lindsay J. Robinson, Joseph G. Morse, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2012. Developmental Biology of an Invasive Scale, Acutaspis albopicta (Hemiptera: Diaspididae). J Economic Entomology 105:2035-2044.
Jorge E. Macias-Samano, David Wakarchuk, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2012. 2-Undecyloxy-1-ethanol in combination with other semiochemicals attracts three Monochamus species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in British Columbia. Canadian Entomologist 144:821-825.
2011
Joshua Rodstein, Jocelyn G. Millar, James, D. Barbour, J. Steven McElfresh, Ian M. Wright, Karen S. Barbour, Ann M. Ray, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2011. Determination of the relative and absolute configurations of the female-produced sex pheromone of the cerambycid beetle Prionus californicus. J. Chem. Ecology 37:114-124.
Ann M. Ray, Alenka Žunič, Ronald L. Alten, J. Steven McElfresh, Lawrence M. Hanks, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2011. cis-Vaccenyl acetate, a sex attractant pheromone of Ortholeptura valida, a longhorned beetle in the subfamily Lepturinae. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 37: 173-178.
Rebeccah Waterworth, Ian Wright, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2011. Reproductive biology of three cosmopolitan mealybug species, Pseudococcus longispinus, Pseudococcus viburni, and Planococcus ficus. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104: 249-260.
A. L. Joyce, J. G Millar, J.S. Gill, M. Singh, D. Tanner, and T.D. Paine. 2011. Do acoustic cues mediate host finding by Syngaster Lepidus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Biocontrol 56: 145-153.
Mark S. Hoddle, Jocelyn G. Millar, Christina D. Hoddle, Yunfan Zou, and J. Steven McElfresh. 2010. Field optimization of the sex pheromone of Stenoma catenifer (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae): evaluation of lure types, trap height, male flight distances, and number of traps needed per avocado orchard for detection. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 101: 145-152.
James D. Barbour*, Jocelyn G. Millar, Joshua Rodstein, Ann M. Ray, Diane G. Alston, Martin Rejzek, James D. Dutcher, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2011. Synthetic 3,5-dimethyldodecanoic acid serves as a general attractant for multiple Prionus species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104: 588-593.
Elin C. Maki, Jocelyn G. Millar, Joshua Rodstein, Lawrence M. Hanks and J. D. Barbour. 2011. An Evaluation of Mass Trapping and Mating Disruption for Managing Prionus californicus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Hop Production Yards. Journal of Economic Entomology 104: 933-938.
Yunfan Zou and Jocelyn G. Millar. Stereoselective Synthesis of the Obscure Mealybug Pheromone by Hydrogenation of a Tetrasubstituted Alkene Precursor. Tet Letters 52: 4224-4226.
Rebeccah Waterworth, Richard A. Redak, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2010. Pheromone-baited traps for assessment of seasonal activity and population densities of mealybug species (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in nurseries producing ornamental plants. J. Econ Entomology 104: 555-565.
Robert F. Mitchell, Elizabeth E. Graham, Joseph C. H. Wong, Peter F. Reagel, Becca L. Striman, Gabriel P. Hughes, Matthew A. Paschen, Matthew D. Ginzel, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2011. Fuscumol and fuscumol acetate are general attractants for many species of cerambycid beetles in the subfamily Lamiinae. Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 141: 71-77.
Stephen A. Teale, Jacob. D. Wickham, Feiping Zhang, Yi Chen, Wei Xiao, Lawrence M. Hanks and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2011. A male-produced aggregation pheromone of Monochamus alternatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a major vector of pine wood nematode. J Econ Ent. 104: 1592-1598.
Maki, E.C., Rodstein, J., Millar, J.G., Barbour, K.S., Hanks, L.M., and Barbour, J.D. 2011. Synthesis and field tests of possible minor components of the sex pheromone of Prionus californicus. J. Chem. Ecol. 37: 714-716.
2010
Yunfan Zou and Jocelyn Millar. 2010. Improved synthesis of (9Z)-9,13-tetradecadien-11-ynal, the sex pheromone of the avocado seed moth, Stenoma catenifer. Tetrahedron Lett. 51: 1336-1337.
Christelle Guédot, Jocelyn G. Millar, David R. Horton, and Peter J. Landolt. 2009. Identification of a sex attractant pheromone for male winterform pear psylla, Cacopsylla pyricola. J. Chem Ecol. 35: 1437-1447.
Daniel R. Miller, Gary G. Grant, Linda MacDonald, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Gary L. DeBarr. 2010. (3Z,6Z,9Z,12Z,15Z)-Pentacosapentaene and (9Z,11E)-Tetradecadienyl Acetate: Attractant Lure Blend for Dioryctria ebeli (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in a Slash Pine Seed Orchard. J Entomol. Science 45: 54-57.
L.P.S. Kuenen, J. S. McElfresh, and J.G. Millar. 2010. Identification of Critical Secondary Components of the Sex Pheromone of the Navel Orangeworm, Amyelois transitella. Journal of Economic Entomology 103:314-330.
Yunfan Zou, Kent M. Daane, Walter J. Bentley, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2010. Synthesis and bioassay of racemic and chiral trans-α-necrodyl isobutyrate, the sex pheromone of the grape mealybug Pseudococcus maritimus. J. Ag. Food Chem. 58:4977-4982.
Hong-lei Wang, Cheng-hua Zhao, Jocelyn G. Millar, Ring T. Cardé, and Christer Löfstedt. 2009. Biosynthesis of unusual moth pheromone components involves two distinctly different pathways in the navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella. Journal of Chemical Ecology 36: 535-547.
Hiroo Kanno, L. P. S. Kuenen, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Ring T. Cardé. 2010. Attractiveness of a Four-Component Pheromone Blend toMale Navel Orangeworm Moths. Journal of Chemical Ecology 36: 584-591.
Elizabeth E. Graham, Robert F. Mitchell, Peter F. Reagel, James D. Barbour, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2010. Treating panel traps with a fluoropolymer dramatically enhances their efficiency in capturing cerambycid beetles. Journal of Economic Entomology 103: 641-647.
Daniel R. Miller, Jocelyn G. Millar, Alex Mangini, Christopher M. Crowe, and Gary G. Grant. 2010. (3Z,6Z,9Z,12Z,15Z)-Pentacosapentaene and (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate: sex attractant blend for Dioryctria amatella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). J Economic Entomology 103: 1216-1221.
Guo-Fa Chen, Mao-Ling Sheng, Tao Li, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Qing-He Zhang. 2010. Synergistic sex pheromone components of the grey-spotted tussock moth. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 126: 227-234.
Yunfan Zou and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2010. Improved synthesis of the pheromone of the longtailed mealybug. SynLett 2010 (15), 2319-2321.
Jocelyn G. Millar,*, J. Steven McElfresh, Carmen Romero, Marta Vila, Neus Mari-Mena, and Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde. 2010. Identification of the Sex Pheromone of a Protected Species, the Spanish Moon Moth Graellsia isabellae (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). J. Chem. Ecology 36, 923-932.
Jocelyn G. Millar, Heather M. McBrien, and J. Steven McElfresh. 2010. Field Trials of Aggregation Pheromones for the Stink Bugs Chlorochroa uhleri and Chlorochroa sayi (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 103:1603-1612.
Annie E. Spikes, Matthew A. Pashcen, Jocelyn G. Millar, Jardel A. Moreira, Paul B. Hamel, Nathan Schiff, and Matthew D. Ginzel. 2010. First contact pheromone identified for a longhorned beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the subfamily Prioninae. J. Chem. Ecol. 36: 943-954.
Timothy M. Paine, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Kent M. Daane. 2010. Accumulation of pest insects on eucalyptus in California: random process or smoking gun? Journal of Economic Entomology 103:1943-1949.
2009
Ann. M. Ray, Jocelyn G. Millar, J. Steven McELfresh, Ian P. Swift, James D. Barbour, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2009. Male-produced aggregation pheromone of the cerambycid beetle Rosalia funebris. J. Chem. Ecol. 35: 96-103.
J. Steven McElfresh, Jardel A. Moreira, Elizabeth E. Grafton-Cardwell, David H. Headrick, John M. Heraty, Marta Guillen, and Jocelyn G. Millar*. 2009. Novel Lepidopteran Sex Pheromone Components from the Citrus Peelminer Marmara gulosa (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 102: 374-384.
Gary G. Grant, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Richard Trudel. 2009. Geographic Variation in Pheromone Blends: Pheromone Identification and Response of an Eastern North American Population of Dioryctria abietivorella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Canadian Entomologist 141: 129-135.
Joshua Rodstein, J. Steven McElfresh, James D. Barbour, Ann M. Ray, Lawrence M. Hanks, and Jocelyn G. Millar*. 2009. Identification and synthesis of a female-produced sex pheromone for the cerambycid beetle Prionus californicus. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 35:590-600.
Jocelyn G. Millar, Jardel A. Moreira, J. Steven McElfresh, Kent M. Daane, and Amy S. Freund . 2009. Sex Pheromone of the Longtailed Mealybug: A New Class of Monoterpene Structure. Org. Lett. 11: 2683-2685. Online supplement,
Emerson S. Lacey, Jocelyn G. Millar, Jardel A. Moreira, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2009. Male-Produced Aggregation Pheromones of the Cerambycid Beetles Xylotrechus colonus and Sarosesthes fulminans . Journal of Chemical Ecology 35:733-740
Dong-Hwan Choe, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Michael K. Rust. 2009. Chemical signs of life inhibit necrophoresis in Argentine ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 106:8251-8255.
Claire E. Rutledge, Jocelyn G. Millar, Carmen M. Romero, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2009. Identification of a contact sex pheromone component for Callidiellum rufipenne (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Environmental Entomology, 38:1267-1275.
Joel D. Levine and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2009. Chemical signaling: laser on the fly reveals a new male-specific pheromone. Trends in Current Biology, 19:R653-R655.
Yunfan Zou and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2009. Synthesis of the pheromone of the longtailed mealybug, a sterically congested irregular monoterpenoid. Journal of Organic Chemistry 74: 7207-7209. 31 pages of online Supporting Information.
A. M. Ray,1 I. P. Swift, J. A. Moreira, J. G. Millar, and L. M. Hanks. 2009. An aggregation pheromone produced by males of the desert cerambycid beetle Anelaphus inflaticollis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Environmental Entomology 38: 1462-1466.
Jean-Christophe Billeter, Jade Attallah, Joshua J. Krupp, Jocelyn Millar & Joel D. Levine. 2009. Chemical signals identifying sex and species for Drosophila melanogaster are synthesized in oenocytes. Nature 467:487-491.
Cŏkl, A., Zunic, A., Millar, J.G. 2009. Variation of characteristics of insect-produced tremulatory signals during transmission through plants. Central European Journal of Zoology 4: 585-594.
Mark S. Hoddle, Jocelyn G. Millar, Christina D. Hoddle,Yunfan Zou, and J. Steven McElfresh. 2009. Field evaluation of the sex pheromone of Stenoma catenifer. J. Econ Ent. 102:1460-1467.
Sarah M. Butler, Roger D. Moon, Nancy C. Hinkle, Jocelyn G. Millar, J. Steven McElfresh, Bradley A. Mullens. 2009. Characterization of age and hydrocarbon variation in mating pairs of house fly, Musca domestica, collected in the field. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 23:426-442.
2008
Glen J. Bagwell, Andrej Cokl, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2008. Characterization and comparison of the vibrational signals of Chlorochroa uhleri, C. ligata, and C. sayi. Annals of the Ent Soc. America 101:235-246.
Deane K. Zahn, Robbie D. Girling, J. Steven McElfresh, Ring T. Cardé, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2008. Biology and reproductive behavior of the harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 101:215-228.
Deane K. Zahn, Jardel Moreira, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2008. Identification, synthesis, and bioassay of a male-specific aggregation pheromone from the harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica. J. Chem. Ecol. 34:238-251.
Ward Strong, Jardel Moreira, Jocelyn Millar, J.M. Chong, Gary Grant. 2008. Optimization of pheromone lures and trap design for monitoring the fir coneworm, Dioryctria abietivorella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Ent Exp et Appl. 126:67-77.
Sean P. Mullen, Jocelyn Millar, Coby Schal, and Kerry L. Shaw. 2008. Identification and characterization of cuticular hydrocarbons from a series of rapid species radiation of Hawaiian swordtailed crickets (Gryllidae: Trigonidiinae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 34:198-204. Pub online Jan 8-08 DOI 10.1007/s10886-007-9419-6.
Jocelyn G. Millar. 2008. Stereospecific synthesis of the sex pheromone of the passionvine mealybug, Planococcus minor. Tetrahedron Letters 49:315-317.
Bruno Figadere, Frank J. Devlin, Jocelyn G. Millar and Philip J. Stephens. 2008. Determination of the absolute configuration of the obscure mealybug sex pheromone by vibrational circular dichroism analysis. Proc. Royal Society of Chemistry, Chem. Comm. 2008: 1106-1108.. Published online Jan 8-08, DOI: 10.1039/b717440c
E.S. Lacey, J.A. Moreira, J.G. Millar, and L.M. Hanks. 2008. A Male-Produced Aggregation Pheromone Blend Consisting of Alkanediols, Terpenoids, and an Aromatic Alcohol from the Cerambycid Beetle Megacyllene caryae. J. Chem. Ecology 34: 408-417.
C. Castracani, V. Tamarri, D.A. Grasso, F. Le Moli, P Gerrardo, J. G. Millar, and A. Mori. 2008 Chemical communication in mating behavior of the slave-making ant Polyergus rufescens: 3-ethyl-4-methylpentanol as a component of the queen sex pheromone. Insectes Sociaux, 55: 137-143.
Marvin K. Harris, A.A. Agustin Fu, Humberto Nunez, Enrique Aranda-Herrera, Jardel A. Moreira, J. Steven McElfresh, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2008. A new pheromone race of Acrobasis nuxvorella Neunzig (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 101: 769-776.
Jocelyn G. Millar, Mark Hoddle, J. Steven McElfresh, Yunfan Zou, and Christina Hoddle. 2008. (9Z)-9,13-Tetradecadien-11-ynal, the sex pheromone of the avocado seed moth, Stenoma catenifer. Tetrahedron Lett. 49: 4820-4823. Published online June 13-08 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.06.019
Emerson S. Lacey, Matthew D. Ginzel, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2008. 7-Methylheptacosane - major component of the contact sex pheromone of the cerambycid beetle Neoclytus acuminatus acuminatus. Physiol Entomol. 33:209-216.
A. Zunic, A. Cokl, M. Virant-Doberlet, and J.G. Millar. 2008. Communication with vibrational, tremulatory and percussion signals in Podisus maculiventris (Say) (Pentatomidae: Asopinae) Annals of the Entomological Society of America 101: 1169-1178.
Qiao Wang, Jocelyn G. Millar, Darcy A. Reed, Jason L. Mottern, John M. Heraty, Serguei V. Triapitsyn, and Timothy D. Paine. 2008. Selection and collection of a strain of the egg parasitoid Avetianella longoi that attacks Phoracantha recurva in Australia. J. Econ. Entomology 101: 1771-1778.
J.S. McElfresh and J.G. Millar. 2008. Sex Pheromone of Hemileuca burnsi from the Western Mojave Desert of California: Evidence for Reproductive Character Displacement in the Pheromone Blend. J. Chem Ecol. 34:1115-1124.
Miriam Cooperband, J. Steven McElfresh, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Ring Cardé. 2008. Attraction of female Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Cullicidae) to odors from chicken faeces. J. Insect Physiology 54:1184-1192.
2007
Emerson S. Lacey, Jardel A. Moreira, Jocelyn G. Millar, Ann. M. Ray, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2007. Male-produced aggregation pheromone of the cerambycid beetle Neoclytus mucronatus mucronatus. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 122:171-179.
Saran, R.K., J.G. Millar, and M.K. Rust. 2007. Role of (3Z,6Z,8E)-dodecatrienol in trail following, feeding, and mating behavior of R. hesperus Banks. J. Chem Ecology 33:369-389.
Cokl, A., Zorovic, M, and Millar, J.G. 2007. Vibrational communication along plants by the stink bugs Nezara viridula and Murgantia histrionica. Behavioral Processes, 75:40-54.
L. Greenberg, W. Francke, J.S. McElfresh, H. Topoff, and J. Millar. 2007. Queen sex pheromone of the slave-making ant, Polyergus breviceps (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 33:935-945Published online March 29/07, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-007-9269-2.
Lawrence M. Hanks, Jocelyn G. Millar, Jardel A. Moreira, James D. Barbour, Emerson S. Lacey, J. Steven McElfresh, and Ann M. Ray. 2007. Using generic pheromone lures to expedite identification of pheromones for the cerambycid beetles Xylotrechus nauticus, Phymatodes lecontei, and Neoclytus modestus modestus . Journal of Chemical Ecology 33:889-907.
Darcy A. Reed, Katharine A. Luhring, Candice A. Stafford, Allison K. Hansen, Jocelyn G. Millar, Lawrence M. Hanks, and Timothy D. Paine. 2007. Host Defensive Response Against an Egg Parasitoid Involves Cellular Encapsulation and Melanization. Biological Control 41:214-222.
Miguel Borges, Jocelyn G. Millar, Raul A. Laumann, and Maria C.B. Moraes. 2007. A male-produced sex pheromone from the neotropical redbanded stink bug, Piezodorus guildinii (F.). Journal of Chemical Ecology. Published online Apr 25-07, at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-007-9294-1, print version, Vol 33: 1235-1248.
Stefano Colazza, Gloria Aquila, Claudio De Pasquale, Ezio Peri, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2007. The egg parasitoid Trissolcus basilis uses n-nonadecane, a cuticular hydrocarbon from its stink bug host Nezara viridula, to discriminate between female and male hosts. J. Chem Ecol. 33:1405-1420. Published online May 17-07, at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-007-9300-7
Jocelyn G. Millar and Sharon L. Midland. 2007. Synthesis of the sex pheromone of the obscure mealybug, the first example of a new class of monoterpenoids. Tetrahedron Letters 48:6377-6379. Published online Aug 11-07, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.06.169
Bruno A. Figadère, J. Steven McElfresh, Daniel Borchardt, Kent M. Daane, Walt Bentley, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2007. Identification and Synthesis of trans-α-Necrodyl Isobutyrate, the Sex Pheromone of the Grape Mealybug, Pseudococcus maritimus. Tetrahedron Letters, 48:8434-8437.
2006
Moreira, J., J.S. McElfresh, and J.G. Millar. 2006. Sex Pheromone of the Citrus Leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella. J. Chem. Ecology. 32: 169-194; Online supplement 10 pp., http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-006-9359-6.
Ginzel, M.D., J.A. Moreira, A.M. Ray, J.G. Millar, and L.M. Hanks. 2006. (Z)-9-nonacosene – Contact Sex Pheromone of the Painted Hickory Borer, Megacyllene caryae. J. Chem. Ecology 32: 435-451. Published online April 10-06, 17 pp. Online supplement, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-005-9010-y, 7 pp.
Vetter, R., J.G. Millar, N.J. Vickers, and T.C. Baker. 2006. Mating Disruption of the Carob Moth Ectomyelois ceratoniae, with a Sex Pheromone Analog. Southwestern Entomologist 31:33:47.
Vaughn M. Walton, Kent M. Daane, Walter J. Bentley, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Raksha Malakar-Kuenen. 2006. Pheromone-based Mating Disruption of Vine Mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in California Vineyards. J. Econ. Entomol. 99:1280-1290.
L. Saul-Gershenz and J.G. Millar. 2006. Phoretic nest parasites use sexual deception to obtain transport to the host’s nest. Proc. National Academy of Sciences USA. 103:14039-14044.
J.G. Millar. 2006. Editor’s preface (papers by J.R. Miller, L.J. Gut, F.M. deLane, and L.L. Stelinski. J. Chemical Ecology 32:
2005
Moreira, J. and J.G. Millar. 2005. Short and Simple Syntheses of 4-oxo-(E)-2-alkenal, Pheromone Components and Defensive Compounds of Hemiptera. J. Chemical Ecology, Rapid Communication 31: 965-968.
Hanks, L.M., T.D. Paine, and J.G. Millar. 2005. Influence of the Larval Environment on Performance and Adult Body Size of the Wood-Boring Beetle Phoracantha semipunctata. Entomologia Applicata et Experimentalis 114:25-34.
Moreas, M.C.B., J.G. Millar, R.A. Laumann, E.R. Sujii, C.S.S. Pires, and M. Borges. 2005. Male-Produced Sex Attractant Pheromone from the Neotropical Red-Shouldered Stink Bug Thyanta perditor (F.). J. Chem. Ecology 31: 1405-1417.
Millar, J.G., G.G. Grant, J.S. McElfresh, W. Strong, C. Rudolph, J.D. Stein, and J.A. Moreira. 2005. (3Z,6Z,9Z,12Z,15Z)-Pentacosapentaene, a Key Pheromone Component of the Fir Coneworm Moth, Dioryctria abietivorella. J. Chem. Ecology, rapid communication published online May9/05; print version vol. 31:1229-1234.
Bybee, L., J.G. Millar, T.D. Paine, K. Campbell, and C.C. Hanlon. 2005. Effects of Single Versus Multiple Mates: Monogamy Results in Increased Fecundity for the Beetle Phoracantha semipunctata. J. Insect Behavior 18:513-527.
Millar, J.G., Midland, S.L., McElfresh, J.S., and Daane, K.M. 2005. A 1,2,3,4,4-pentamethylcyclopentane monoterpenoid from the obscure mealybug: first example of a new structural class of monoterpenes. J. Chem. Ecol. 31:2999-3005; Rapid Communication, published online Nov. 11-05.
Darbro, J., J.G. Millar, J.S. McElfresh, and B. Mullens. 2005. A Survey of Muscalure (Z-9-tricosene) on House Flies (Diptera: Muscidae) from Field Populations in California. Environmental Entomology. Environ. Entomol. 34:1418-1425.
2004
Luhring, K.A., J. G. Millar*, T. D. Paine, D. Reed, and H. Christiansen. 2004. Ovipositional Preferences and Progeny Development of the Egg Parasitoid Avetianella longoi: Factors Mediating Replacement of One Species by a Congener in a Shared Habitat. Biological Control, 30:382-391.
Gries, R., Aurélia Reckziegel, Herman Bogenschütz, Hans-Günter Kontzog, Christian Schlegel, Wittko Francke, Jocelyn G. Millar and Gerhard Gries. 2004. (Z,Z)-11,13-Hexadecadienyl Acetate and (Z,E)-11,13,15-hexadecatrienyl Acetate: Synergistic Sex Pheromone Components of Oak Processionary Moth, Thaumetopoea processionea (Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae). Chemoecology, 14:95-100.
Fucarino, A., J.G. Millar, J.S. McElfresh, and S. Colazza. 2004. Chemical and Physical Signals Mediating Conspecific and Heterospecific Aggregation Behavior of Stink Bug Nymphs. J. Chem. Ecology 30:1257-1269.
Bybee, L.F., Jocelyn G. Millar, Timothy D. Paine, Kathleen Campbell and Christopher C. Hanlon. 2004. The Effects of Temperature on Fecundity and Longevity of Phoracantha recurva and P. semipunctata. Environmental Entomology 33:138-146.
Greenberg, L., A. Aliabadi, J.S. McElfresh, H. Topoff, and J.G. Millar. 2004. Sex Pheromone of Queens of the Slave-Making Ant Polyergus breviceps. J. Chem. Ecol. 30, 1297-1303.
Čokl, A., Janez Presern, Meta Virant-Doberlet, Glen J. Bagwell, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2004. Vibratory Signals of the Harlequin Bug and their Transmission through Plants. Physiol. Entomol. 29:372-380.
Lacey, E. S., Matthew D. Ginzel, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2004. Male-Produced Aggregation Pheromone of the Cerambycid Beetle Neoclytus acuminatus acuminatus. J. Chem. Ecol. 30: 1493-1507.
Paine, T.D., Andrea L. Joyce, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2004. The Effect of Variation in Host Size on the Sex Ratio, Size, and Survival of Syngaster lepidus, a Parasitoid of Eucalyptus Longhorned Beetles (Phoracantha spp.). II. Biological Control 30:374-381.
Colazza, S., J. Steven McElfresh, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2004. Identification of Volatile Synomones Induced by Nezara viridula Feeding and Oviposition on Bean Spp. that Attract the Egg Parasitoid Trissolcus basalis. J. Chem Ecol. 30: 945-964.
Marques, F.A., J.G. Millar, and J.S. McElfresh. 2004. An Efficient Method to Locate Double Bond Positions in Conjugated Trienes. J. Chromatog. A 1048:59-65.
Bue, Paolo Lo, Lisa Forster, Jocelyn Millar, Stefano Colazza, and Robert Luck. 2004. Olfactory Responses of Metaphycus Nr. flavus to Semiochemicals Released from one of its Hosts, Coccus hesperidum. Chemoecology 14:151-156.
Bybee, Linda F., Jocelyn G. Millar, Timothy D. Paine, Kathleen Campbell and Christopher C. Hanlon. 2004. The Seasonal Development of Phoracantha recurva and P. semipunctata in Southern California. Environmental Entomology 33:1232-1241.
2003
Millar, J.G., T. D. Paine, A. L. Joyce, and L. M. Hanks. 2003. The Effects of Eucalyptus Pollen on Longevity and Fecundity of Eucalyptus Longhorned Borers (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 96:370-376.
Ginzel, M.D., G.J. Blomquist, J.G. Millar, and L.M. Hanks. 2002. The Role of Contact Pheromones in Mate Location and Recognition in Xylotrechus colonus. J. Chem. Ecol. 29:533-545.
McBrien, H.L., J. G. Millar. 2003. Substrate-Borne Vibrational Signalling in the Consperse Stink Bug, Euschistus conspersus. The Canadian Entomologist 135: 555-567.
Ginzel, M.D., J. G. Millar, and L. M. Hanks. 2003. Z9-pentacosene- Contact Sex Pheromone of the Longhorned Beetle Megacyllene robinae. Chemoecology 13(3):135-141.
Stevenson, D.E., A.E. Knutson, W. Ree, J.A. Jackman, A. Dean, J.H. Matis, J. McVay, M. Nesbitt, R. Mizell, J. Dutcher, W. Reid, M. Hall, D. Barlow, M.T. Smith, P. Mulder, M.W. Smith, J.G. Millar, and M.K. Harris. 2003. Pecan Nut Casebearer Pheromone Monitoring and Degree-Day Model Validation Across the Pecan Belt. Southwestern Entomologist Supplement 27: 57-73.
2002
Ho, Hsiao-Yung and J.G. Millar. 2002. Identification, Electroantennogram Screening, and Field Bioassays of Volatile Chemicals from Lygus hesperus Knight (Heteroptera: Miridae). Zoological Studies, 41: 193-198.
McElfresh, J. S. and J. G. Millar. 2002. Geographic Variation in the Pheromone System of the Saturniid Moth Hemileuca eglanterina. Ecology 82: 3505-3518.
Millar, J.G., Paine, T.D., Campbell, C., and Hanks, L.M. 2002. Methods of Rearing Syngaster lepidus and Jarra phoracantha, Parasitoids of Phoracantha spp. Larvae. Bull. Entomol. Res., 92: 141-146.
Paine, T.D. and Millar, J.G. 2002. Insect Pests of Eucalypts in California: Implications of Managing Invasive Species. Bull. Entomol. Res., 92: 147-151.
K. F. Haynes, C. Gemeno, K. V. Yeargan, J. G. Millar and K. M. Johnson. 2002. Aggressive Chemical Mimicry of Moth Pheromones by a Bolas Spider: How Does this Specialist Predator Attract More than One Species of Prey? Chemoecology 12: 94-105.
Joyce, A.L., J.G. Millar, T.D. Paine, and L.M. Hanks. 2002. The Effect of Host Size on the Sex Ratio of Syngaster lepidus, a Parasitoid of Eucalyptus Longhorned Borers (Phoracantha spp.). Biol. Control, 24: 207-213.
Millar, J.G., K. M. Daane, J. S. McElfresh, J. Moreira, R. Malakar-Kuenen, M. Guillen, and W. J. Bentley. 2002. Development and Optimization of Methods for Using Sex Pheromone for Monitoring Vine Mealybug in California Vineyards. J. Economic Entomol. 95: 706-714.
Millar, J.G., J. S. McElfresh and F. de Assis Marques. 2002. Unusual Acetylenic Sex Pheromone of the Grape Leaffolder, Desmia funeralis. J. Economic Entomol. 95:692-698.
McBrien, H. L., J. G. Millar, R. E. Rice, J. S. McElfresh, E. Cullen, and F. G. Zalom. 2002. Sex Attractant Pheromone of the Redshouldered Stink Bug Thyanta pallidovirens: A Pheromone Blend with Multiple Redundant Components. J. Chem. Ecol. 28:1785-1806.
McBrien, H.L., A. Cokl, and JG. Millar. 2002. Comparison of Substrate-Borne Vibrational Signals of Two Congeneric Stink Bug Species, Thyanta pallidovirens (Stal) and T. custator accerra McAtee (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). J. Insect Behavior 15: 715-738.
Millar, J.G., H. L. McBrien, H.-Y. Ho, R. E. Rice, E. Cullen, F. G. Zalom, and A. Cokl. Pentatomid Bug Pheromones in IPM: Possible Applications and Limitations. 2002. Bulletin of the International Organization of Biological Control, Pheromone Working Group. Vol. 25:1-11. Published on the Web at http://phero.net/iobc/samos/bulletin/millar.pdf .
2001
McElfresh, J. S., J. G. Millar, and D. Rubinoff. 2001. E4,Z9-tetradecadienal, a Sex Pheromone Component for the Three New World Species in the Genus Saturnia (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). J. Chem. Ecol., 27:791-806.
Hinkens, D.M., J.S. McElfresh, and J.G. Millar. 2001. Identification and Synthesis of the Sex Attractant Pheromone of the Vine Mealybug, Planococcus ficus. Tetrahedron Letters 42:1619-1621.
Paine, T.D., J.G. Millar, E.O. Paine, and L.M. Hanks. 2001. Influence of Host Log Age and Refuge from Natural Enemies on Colonization and Survival of Phoracantha semipunctata. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 98:157-163.
Ho, H.-Y. and J.G. Millar. 2001. Identification and Synthesis of a Male Produced Sex Pheromone from the Stink Bug Chlorochroa sayi. J. Chem. Ecol. 27:1177-1201.
Hanks, L.M., J.G. Millar, T.D. Paine, E.O. Paine, and Q. Wang. 2001. Patterns of Host Utilization by Two Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of the Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Biological Control 21:152-159.
Cokl, A., H. L. McBrien, and J. G. Millar. 2001. Comparison of Substrate-Borne Vibrational Signals of Two Stink Bug Species, Acrosternum hilare (Say) and Nezara viridula (L.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Annals of the Ent. Soc. of America 94:471-479.
Ho, H.-Y. and J.G. Millar. 2001. Compounds in the Metathoracic Glands of Adults, and Dorsal Abdominal Glands of Nymphs of the Stink Bugs Chlorochroa uhleri, C. sayi and C. ligata (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Zoological Studies 40: 193-198.
McElfresh, J.S., A. M. Hammond and J.G. Millar. 2001. Sex Pheromone Components of the Buck Moth Hemileuca maia. J. Chem. Ecology, 27: 1409-1422.
McBrien, H. M., J.G. Millar, L. Gottlieb, X. Chen, and R.E. Rice. 2001. Male Produced Sex Attractant Pheromone of the Green Stink Bug, Acrosternum hilare. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 27:1821-1839.
Ho, H.-Y. and J.G. Millar. 2001. Identification and Synthesis of Male-Produced Sex Pheromone Components of the Stink Bugs Chlorochroa ligata and Chlorochroa uhleri. J. Chem. Ecol. 27:2067-2095.
Millar, J. G., R. E. Rice, S. A. Steffan, K. M. Daane, E. Cullen, and F.G. Zalom. 2001. Attraction of Female Digger Wasps, Astata occidentalis Cresson (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) to the Sex Pheromone of the Stink Bug Thyanta pallidovirens. Pan-Pac. Entomol. 77: 244-248.
2000
Chen, X. and J.G. Millar. 2000. Preparative Scale Syntheses of Isomerically Pure (10E,12E,14Z)- and (10E,12E,14E)-hexadeca-10,12,14-trienals, Sex Pheromone Components of Manduca sexta. Synthesis, 113-118.
Chen, X., L. Gottlieb, and J.G. Millar. 2000. Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of the Sex Pheromone Components of the Southern Green Stink Bug Nezara viridula L. and the Green Stink Bug Acrosternum hilare. Synthesis, 00:269-272.
Hanks, L.M., J.G. Millar, T.D. Paine, and C.D. Campbell. 2000. Classical Biological Control of the Australian Weevil Gonipterus scutellatus Gyll. in California. Environ. Entomol. 29: 369-375.
McElfresh, J.S., X. Chen, D.W. Ross, and J.G. Millar. 2001. Sex Pheromone Blend of the Pandora Moth, an Outbreak Pest in Pine Forests in the Western United States. Canadian Entomologist, 132: 1-13.
Wang, Q. and J.G. Millar. 2000. Mating Behavior, and Evidence for Male-Produced Sex Pheromones in Leptoglossus clypealis (Heteroptera: Coreidae. Annals of the Ent. Soc. America 93:972-976.
Grafton-Cardwell, E. E. J.G. Millar, N. V. O'Connell, and L. M. Hanks. 2000. Sex Pheromone of Yellow Scale, Aonidiella citrina (Homoptera : Diaspididae): Evaluation as an IPM Tactic. Journal of Agric. and Urban Entomology 17:75-88.
Marques, F.A., J.S. McElfresh and J. G. Millar. 2000. Female-Produced Sex Pheromone of the Predatory Bug Geocoris punctipes. J. Chemical Ecology, 26:2843-2855.
Luhring, K.A., T.D. Paine, J.G. Millar, and L.M. Hanks. 2000. Suitability of the Eggs of Two Species of Eucalyptus Longhorned Borers (Phoracantha recurva and P. Semipunctata) as Hosts for the Parasitoid Avetianella Longoi. Biological Control 19: 95-104.
Paine, T.D., E.O. Paine, L.M. Hanks, and J.G. Millar. 2000. Resource Partitioning Among Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Phoracantha semipunctata in Their Native Range. Biological Control 19: 223-231.
Marques, F. A., J. S. McElfresh and J. G. Millar. 2000. Kováts Retention Indexes of Monounsaturated C12, C14, and C16 Alcohols, Acetates, and Aldehydes Commonly Found in Lepidopteran Pheromone Blends. Invited paper for the J. Brazilian Chem. Soc. 11: 592-599.
Paine, T.D., L.M. Hanks, J.G. Millar, and E.O. Paine. 2000. Attractiveness and Suitability of Host Tree Species for Colonization and Survival of Phoracantha semipunctata (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Can. Entomol. 132: 907-913.
1999
Rodriguez-Saona, C., J.G. Millar, and J.T. Trumble. 1999. Isolation, Identification, and Biological Activity of Isopersin, a New Compound from Avocado Idioblast Cell Oil. J. Nat. Products 61:1168-1170.
Wu, W.-Q., J.-W. Zhu, J.G. Millar, and C. Löfstedt. 1998. A Comparative Study of Sex Pheromone Biosynthesis in Two Strains of the Turnip Moth, Agrotis segetum, Producing Different Ratios of Sex Pheromone Components. Insect Biochem. and Molec. Biol. 28:895-900.
Paine, T.D., J.G. Millar, C.C. Hanlon, and J.-S. Hwang. 1999. Identification of Semiochemicals Associated with the Jeffrey Pine Beetle. J. Chem. Ecol. 25:433-453.
Hanks, L.M., J.G. Millar, and T.D. Paine. 1998. Dispersal of the Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Urban Landscapes. Env. Ent. 27:1418-1424.
McElfresh, J.S. and Millar, J.G. 1999. Sex Pheromone of the Common Sheep Moth, Hemileuca eglanterina, from the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California. J. Chem Ecol. 25:687-709.
McElfresh, J.S. and J.G. Millar. 1999. Sex Pheromone Nuttall's Sheep Moth, Hemileuca Nuttali, from the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. J. Chem. Ecol. 25:711-726.
Du, Y.-J. and J.G. Millar. 1999. Electroantennogram and Bioassay Responses of Culex quinquefasciatus and Cx. tarsalis to Chemicals in the Odor of Bermuda Grass Infusion. J. Med. Entomol. 36:158-166.
McElfresh, J.S. and J.G. Millar. 1999. Sex Attractant Pheromone of the Saturniid Moth Coloradia velda. J. Chem. Ecol. 25:1067-1078.
Hanks, L.M., T. D.Paine, J. G. Millar, C. D. Campbell, and Ursula K. Schuch. 1999. Water Relations of Host Trees and Resistance to the Phloem-Boring Beetle Phoracantha semipunctata F. (Coleoptera :Cerambycidae). Oecologia 119:400-407.
Du, Y.-J. and J.G. Millar. 1999. Oviposition Responses of Gravid Culex quinquefasciatus and Cx. tarsalis to Bulrush Infusions (Scirpus acutus). J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 15: 500-509.
McElfresh, J.S. and J.G. Millar. 1999. Geographic Variation in the Sex Pheromone Blend of Hemileuca Electra from Southern California. J. Chem. Ecol., 25:2505-2525.
1998
Millar, J.G. and R.E. Rice. 1998. Sex Pheromone of the Plant Bug Phytocoris californicus Knight (Heteroptera: Hemiptera: Miridae). J. Econ. Entomol. 91:132-137.
Rodriguez-Saona, C., J.G. Millar, D.F. Maynard, and J.T. Trumble. 1998. Novel Antifeedant and Insecticidal Compounds from Avocado Idioblast Cell Oil. J. Chem. Ecol., 24:867-889.
Millar, J.G. Rapid and Simple Isolation of Zingiberene from Essential Oils. 1998. J. Natural Products 61:1025-1026.
Knutson, A.E., M. Harris, and J.G. Millar. 1998. Effects of Pheromone Dose, Lure Age, and Trap Design on Capture of Male Pecan Nut Casebearer in Pheromone-Baited Traps. J. Econ Entomol. 91:715-722.
Zhao, C.-H., J.G. Millar, K.-H Pan, and C.-S. Xu. 1998. Tea Tussock Moth, Euproctis pseudoconspersa, Responds to Both Enantiomers of its Pheromone. J. Chem. Ecol. 24:1347-1353.
1997
Millar, J.G., R.E. Rice, and Q. Wang. 1997. Sex Pheromone of the Mirid Bug Phytocoris relativus Knight. J. Chem. Ecology 23:1743-1754.
Wang, Q. and J.G. Millar. 1997. Reproductive Behavior of the Stink Bug Thyanta pallidovirens. Annals Ent. Soc. America 90:380-388.
Hanks, L.M., J.G. Millar, and T.D. Paine. 1997. Host Range Expansion of Helcostizus rufiscutum Cushman (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) to Include Phoracantha semipunctata F. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in California. Pan-Pac. Entomol., 73: 190-191.
Rodriguez-Saona, C., J.G. Millar, and J.T. Trumble. 1997. Growth Inhibitory, Insecticidal, and Feeding Deterrent Effects of a Compound from Avocado Fruit to Spodoptera exigua Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). J. Chem. Ecology 23:1819-1831.
Harris, M.K., J.G. Millar, and A.E. Knutson. 1997. Pecan Nut Casebearer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Sex Pheromone Used to Monitor Phenology and Estimate Area Efficacy of Traps. J. Econ. Entomol. 90:983-987.
Millar, J.G. 1997. Methyl (2E,4Z,6Z)-deca-2,4,6-trienoate, a Thermally Unstable, Sex-Specific Compound from the Stink Bug Thyanta pallidovirens. Tetrahedron Letters 38:7971-7972.
Jocelyn G. Millar, J. Steven McElfresh, and Richard E. Rice. 1997. Technological problems associated with use of insect pheromones in insect management. IOBC wprs Bulletin 20: 19-25.
1996
Hanks, L. M., J. G. Millar, and T. D. Paine. 1996. Body Size Influences Mating Success of the Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). J. Insect Behav. 9: 369-382.
Hanks, L. M., J. R. Gould, T. D. Paine, J. G. Millar, and Q. Wang. 1995. Biology and Host Relations of Avetianella longoi, (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), an Egg Parasitoid of the Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 88: 666-671.
Ramaiah, P., J. J. Pegram, and J. G. Millar. 1995. A Short Synthesis of (3Z,6E)-a-farnesene. J. Org. Chem. 60: 6211-6213.
Cowles, R. S., J. G. Millar, E. J. Perry, Jr., J. S. McElfresh, and N. Garrison. 1996. Identification of the Sex Pheromone of the Western Poplar Clearwing Moth (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae). Environ. Entomol. 25: 109-113.
Millar, J. G. 1995. Degradation and Stabilization of E8,E10-dodecadienol, the Major Component of the Sex Pheromone of the Codling Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 88: 1425-1432.
Millar, J. G. and R. E. Rice. 1996. 5-Decyn-1-yl acetate: A Powerful Antagonist of Peach Twig Borer (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Sex Pheromone. J. Econ. Entomol. 89: 131-133.
Cossé, A. A., J. L. Todd, J. G. Millar, L. A. Martínez, and T. C. Baker. 1995. Electroantennographic and Coupled Gas Chromatographic-Electroantennographic Responses of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly to Male-Produced Volatiles and Mango Odor. J. Chem. Ecology 21: 1823-1836.
Hanks, L. M., J. G. Millar, and T. D. Paine. 1996. Mating Behavior of the Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and the Adaptive Significance of Long “Horns." J. Insect Behav. 9: 383-393.
Haynes, K. F., K. V. Yeargan, J. G. Millar, and B. B. Chastain. 1996. Identification of Sex Pheromone of Tetanolita mynesalis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a Prey Species of a Bolas Spider. J. Chem. Ecology 22: 75-89.
Landolt, P. J., O. H. Molina, R. R. Heath, K. Ward, B. D. Dueben, and J. G. Millar. 1996. Starvation of Cabbage Looper Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Increases Attraction to Male Pheromone. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 89: 459-465.
Millar, J. G., A. E. Knudson, J. S. McElfresh, R. Gries, G. Gries, and J. H. Davis. 1996. Sex Attractant Pheromone of the Pecan Nut Casebearer. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 4: 331-339.
Zhao, C. -H., J. G. Millar, Z. Wen, S. Wang, X. Wang, and Y. Zhu. 1996. Isolation, Identification, and Synthesis of the Female Sex Pheromone of the Tea Tussock Moth Euproctis pseudoconspersa (Lepidoptera: Lymantridae). Entomol. Sinica. 3: 58-69.
Isoe, J. and J. G. Millar. 1996. Water Deprivation and Ambient Light Levels Affect Responses of the Mosquito Culex tarsalis to Oviposition Site Cues. Environ. Entomol. 25: 1383-1390.
Trumble, J. T. and J. G. Millar. 1996. Biological Activity of Marmesin and Demethylsuberosin Against a Generalist Herbivore, Spodoptera exigua. J. Ag. Food Chem. 44: 2859-2864.
Paine, T. D., J. G. Millar, T. S. Bellows, and L. M. Hanks. 1996. Enlisting an Under-Appreciated Clientele: Public Participation in Distribution and Evaluation of Natural Enemies in Urban Landscapes. American Entomologist 43: 163-172.
1995
Hanks, L. M., T. D. Paine, J. G. Millar, and J. L. Hom. 1995. Variation Among Eucalyptus Species in Resistance to Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer in Southern California. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 74: 185-194.
Hanks, L. M., J. G. Millar, and T. D. Paine. 1995. Biological Constraints on Host-Range Expansion by the Wood-Boring Beetle Phoracantha semipunctata (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 88: 183-188.
Zhu, J., J. G. Millar, and C. Löfstedt. 1995. Hormonal Regulation of Sex Pheromone Biosynthesis in the Turnip Moth, Agrotis segetum. Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol. 30: 41-59.
Isoe, J., J. G. Millar, and J. W. Beehler. 1995. Bioassays for Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquito Oviposition Attractants and Stimulants. J. Med. Entomol. 32: 475-483.
Isoe, J., J. W. Beehler, J. G. Millar, and M. S. Mulla. 1995. Oviposition Responses of Culex tarsalis and Culex quinquefasciatus to Aged Bermuda Grass Infusions. J. Amer. Mosq. Control. Assoc. 11: 39-44.
Isoe, J. and J. G. Millar. 1995. Characterization of Factors Mediating Oviposition by Culex tarsalis. J. Amer. Mosq. Control Assoc. 11: 21-28
1994
Beehler, J. W., J. G. Millar, and M. S. Mulla. 1994. Field Evaluation of Synthetic Compounds Mediating Oviposition in Culex Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 20: 281-291.
Meade, T., J. D. Hare, S. L. Midland, J. G. Millar, and J. S. Sims. 1994. Phthalide-based Host Plant Resistance to Spodoptera exigua and Trichoplusia ni in Apium graveolens. J. Chem. Ecol. 20: 709-726.
Eigenbrode, S. D., J. T. Trumble, J. G. Millar, and K. K. White. 1994. Topical Toxicity of Tomato Sesquiterpenes to the Beet Armyworm, and the Role of these Compounds in Resistance Derived from Lycopersicon hirsutum f. typicum. J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 807-810.
Landolt, P. J., R. R. Heath, J. G. Millar, K. M. Davis-Hernandez, B. D. Dueben, and K. E. Ward. 1994. Effects of Host Plant, Gossypium hirsutum L., on Sexual Attraction of Cabbage Looper Moths, Trichoplusia ni (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 20: 2959-2974.
Cossé, A. A., J. J. Endris, J. G. Millar, and T. C. Baker. 1994. Identification of Volatile Compounds from Fungus-Infected Date Fruit that Stimulate Upwind Flight of Female Ectomyelois ceratoniae. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 72: 233-238.
Millar, J. G., J. D. Chaney, J. W. Beehler, and M. S. Mulla. 1994. Interaction of the Culex quinquefasciatus Egg Raft Pheromone with a Natural Chemical Associated with Oviposition Sites. J. Amer. Mosq. Control Assoc. 10: 374-379.
Beehler, J. W., J. G. Millar, and M. S. Mulla. 1994. Protein Hydrolysates and Associated Bacterial Contaminants as Oviposition Attractants for the Mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus. Med. Vet. Entomol. 8: 381-385.
1993
Hanks, L. M., J. S. McElfresh, J. G. Millar, and T. D. Paine. 1993. Phoracantha semipunctata (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a Serious Pest of Eucalyptus in California: Biology and Laboratory-Rearing Procedures. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 86: 96-102.
Hanks, L. M., T. D. Paine, and J. G. Millar. 1993. Host Species Preference and Larval Performance in the Wood-Boring Beetle Phoracantha semipunctata F. Oecologia 95: 22-29.
Beehler, J. W., J. G. Millar, and M. S. Mulla. 1993. Synergism Between Chemical Attractants and Visual Cues Influencing Oviposition of the Mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 19: 635-644.
Hare, J. D., J. G. Millar, and R. F. Luck. 1993. A Caffeic Acid Ester Mediates Host Recognition by a Parasitic Wasp. Naturwissenschaften 80: 92-94.
Millar, J. G. and J. D. Hare. 1993. Identification and Synthesis of a Kairomone Inducing Oviposition by Parasitoid Aphytis melinus from California Red Scale Covers. J. Chem. Ecol. 19: 1721-1736.
McElfresh, J. S. and J. G. Millar. 1993. Establishment and Rearing of Anarsia lineatella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on a Meridic Diet. J. Econ. Entomol. 86: 1399-1404.
Paine, T. D., J. G. Millar, T. S. Bellows, L. M. Hanks, and J. R. Gould. 1993. Integrating Classical Biological Control with Plant Health in the Urban Forest. J. Arboriculture 19: 125-130.
1992
Millar, J. G., J. D. Chaney, and M. S. Mulla. 1992. Identification of Oviposition Attractants for Culex quinquefasciatus from Fermented Bermuda Grass Infusions. J. Amer. Mosq. Control Assoc. 8: 11-17.
Hanks, L. M., J. S. McElfresh, J. G. Millar, and T. D. Paine. 1992. Control of the Straw Itch Mite (Acari: Pyemotidae) with Sulfur in an Insect Rearing Facility. J. Econ. Entomol. 85: 683-686.
Barnes, M. M., J. G. Millar, P. A. Kirsch, and D. C. Hawks. 1992. Codling Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Control by Dissemination of Synthetic Female Sex Pheromone. J. Econ. Entomol. 85: 1274-1277.
Baker, J. D., R. R. Heath, and J. G. Millar. 1992. An Equilibrium and Stability Study of d1-Pyrroline. J. Chem. Ecol. 18: 1595-1602.
Millar, J. G., M. Giblin, D. Barton and E. W. Underhill. 1992. Sex Pheromone Components of the Geometrid Moths Lobophora nivigerata and Epirrhoe sperryi. J. Chem. Ecol. 18: 1057-1068.
Diawara, M. M., J. T. Trumble, C. F. Quiros,, and J. G. Millar. 1992. Resistance to Spodoptera exigua in Apium prostratum. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 64: 125-133.
Millar, J. G. and R. E. Rice. 1992. Reexamination of the Female Sex Pheromone of the Peach Twig Borer: Field Screening of Minor Constituents of Pheromone Gland Extracts and of Pheromone Analogs. J. Econ. Entomol. 85: 1709-1716.
Trumble, J. T., J. G. Millar, D. E. Ott, and W. C. Carson. 1992. Seasonal Patterns and Pesticidal Effects of the Phototoxic Linear Furanocoumarins in Celery, Apium graveolens L. J. Agric. Food Chem. 40: 1501-1506.
Todd, J. L., J. G. Millar, R. S. Vetter, and T. C. Baker. 1992. Behavioral and Electrophysiological Activity of (Z, E)-7, 9, 11-dodecatrienyl formate, a Mimic of the Major Sex Pheromone Component of the Carob Moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae. J. Chem. Ecol. 18: 2331-2352.
1991
Millar, J. G., M. Giblin, D. Barton, and E. W. Underhill. 1991. Chiral Lepidopteran Sex Attractants: Blends of Optically Active C20 and C21 Diene Epoxides as Sex Attractants for Geometrid and Noctuid Moths (Lepidoptera). Environ. Entomol. 20: 450-457.
Millar, J. G., M. Giblin, D. Barton, and E. W. Underhill. 1991. Synthesis and Field Screening of Chiral Monounsaturated Epoxides as Lepidopteran Sex Attractants and Sex Pheromone Components. J. Chem. Ecol. 17: 911-929.
Pivnick, K. A., D. W. Reed, J. G. Millar, and E. W. Underhill. 1991. Attraction of Northern False Chinch Bug Nysius niger (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) to Mustard Oils. J. Chem. Ecol. 17: 931-941.
Foster, S. P., M. O. Harris, and J. G. Millar. 1991. Identification of the Sex Pheromone of the Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor (Say). Naturwissenschaften 78: 130-131.
Millar, J. G., M. Giblin, D. Barton, J. W. Wong, and E. W. Underhill. 1991. Sex Attractants and Sex Pheromone Components of Noctuid Moths Euclidea cuspidea, Caenurgina distincta, and Geometrid Moth Eupithecia annulata. J. Chem. Ecol. 17: 2095-2111.
Hanks, L. M., J. G. Millar, and T. D. Paine. 1991. Evaluation of Cold Temperatures and Density as Mortality Factors of the Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in California. Environ. Entomol. 20: 1653-1658.
Hanks, L. M., T. D. Paine, and J. G. Millar. 1991. Mechanisms of Resistance in Eucalyptus Against Larvae of the Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Environ. Entomol. 20: 1583-1588.
Baker, T. C., W. Francke, J. G. Millar, L. Lofstedt, B. Hansson, J.-W. Du, P. L. Phelan, R. S. Vetter, R. Youngman, and J. L. Todd. 1991. Identification and Bioassay of Sex Pheromone Components of the Carob Moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller). J. Chem. Ecol. 17: 1973-1988.
Millar, J. G., S. P. Foster and M. O. Harris. 1991. Synthesis of the Stereoisomers of the Female Sex Pheromone of the Hessian Fly, Mayetiola destructor. J. Chem. Ecol. 17: 2437-2447.
1990
Millar, J. G., M. Giblin, D. Barton, and E. W. Underhill. 1990. (3Z,6Z,9Z)-Nonadecatriene and Enantiomers of (3Z, 9Z)-cis-6, 7-epoxy-nonadecadiene as Sex Attractants for Two Geometrid and One Noctuid Moth Species. J. Chem. Ecol. 16: 2153-2166.
Millar, J. G., M. Giblin, D. Barton, and E. W. Underhill. 1990. 3Z, 6Z, 9Z-Trienes and Unsaturated Epoxides as Sex Attractants for Geometrid Moths. J. Chem. Ecol. 16: 2307-2316.
Millar, J. G., M. Giblin, D. Barton, A. Morrison, and E. W. Underhill. 1990. Synthesis And Field Testing of Enantiomers of 6Z, 9Z-cis-3, 4-epoxydienes as Sex Attractants for Geometrid Moths. Interactions of Enantiomers and Regioisomers. J. Chem. Ecol. 16: 2317-2339.
Millar, J. G. 1990. Synthesis of 9Z,11E,13-tetradecatrienal, the Major Component of the Sex Pheromone of the Carob Moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Agric. Biol. Chem. 54: 2473-2476.
Millar, J. G., M. Giblin, D. Barton, D. A. Reynard, G. B. Neil, and E. W. Underhill. 1990. Identification and Field Testing of Female-Produced Sex Pheromone Components of the Spring Cankerworm, Paleacrita vernata Peck (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). J. Chem. Ecol. 16: 3393-3409.
1989
White, P. R., J. Chambers, C. M. Walter, J. P. G. Wilkins, and J. G. Millar. 1989. Saw-toothed Grain Beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.) (Coleoptera: Silvanidae): Collection, Identification, and Bioassay of Attractive Volatiles from Beetles and Oats. J. Chem. Ecol. 15: 999-1013.
Millar, J. G. 1989. Application of Silylcupration of Alkynes to Stereo- and Regiospecific Formation of Trisubstituted Alkenes. A Short Synthesis of Yellow Scale Pheromone. Tetrahedron Letters 30: 4913-4914.
1988
Carrière, Y., J. G. Millar, J. N. McNeil, D. Miller, and E. W. Underhill. 1988. Identification of Female Sex Pheromone in Alfalfa Blotch Leafminer, Agromyza frontella (Rondani) (Diptera: Agromyzidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 14: 947-956.
Pivnick, K. A., D. L. Barton, J. G. Millar, and E. W. Underhill. 1988. Improved Pheromone Trap Exclusion of the Bruce Spanworm Operophtera bruceata (Hulst) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) when Monitoring Winter Moth Operophtera brumata (L.) Populations. Can. Entomol. 120: 389-396.
1987
Oehlschlager, A. C., G. G. S. King, H. D. Pierce, Jr., A. M. Pierce, K. N. Slessor, J. G. Millar, and J. H. Borden. 1987. Chirality of Macrolide Pheromones of Grain Beetles in the Genera Oryzaephilus and Cryptolestes and its Implications for Species Specificity. J. Chem. Ecol. 13: 1543-1554.
Underhill, E. W., J. G. Millar, R. A. Ring, J. W. Wong, D. Barton, and M. Giblin. 1987. Use of a Sex Attractant and an Inhibitor for Monitoring Winter Moth and Bruce Spanworm Populations. J. Chem. Ecol. 13: 1319-1330.
Millar, J. G., E. W. Underhill, M. Giblin, and D. Barton. 1987. Sex Pheromone Components of Three Species of Semiothisa (Geometridae), (Z,Z,Z)-3,6,9-heptadecatriene and Two Monoepoxydiene Analogs. J. Chem. Ecol. 13: 1371-1383.
1986
Millar, J. G., C.-H. Zhao, G. N. Lanier, D. P. O'Callaghan, M. Griggs, J. R. West, and R. M. Silverstein. 1986. Components of Moribund American Elm Trees as Attractants to Elm Bark Beetles, Hylurgopinus rufipes and Scolytus multistriatus. J. Chem. Ecol. 12: 583-608.
Webster, F. X., J. G. Millar, and R. M. Silverstein. 1986. Cleavage of Hindered Alpha-Methylbenzylamides, Intermediates in the Resolution of Carboxylic Acids. Tetrahedron Letters 27: 4941-4944.
Millar, J. G. and E. W. Underhill. 1986. Short Synthesis of 1,3Z,6Z,9Z-Tetraene Hydrocarbons. Lepidopteran Sex Attractants. Can. J. Chem. 64: 2427-2430.
Millar, J. G. and E. W. Underhill. 1986. Synthesis of chiral bis-homoallylic epoxides. A New Class of Lepidopteran Sex Attractants. J. Org. Chem. 51: 4726-4728.
Kiehlmann, E., E. P.-M. Li, and J. G. Millar. 1986. The Claisen Rearrangement of l, 4-bis(m-methoxyphenoxy-)2-butyne. Can. J. Chem. 64: 1989-1997.
1985
Millar, J. G., H. D. Pierce, Jr., A. M. Pierce, A. C. Oehlschlager, and J. H. Borden. 1985. Aggregation Pheromones of the Grain Beetle, Cryptolestes turcicus (Coleoptera: Cucujidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 11: 1071-1081.
Millar, J. G., H. D. Pierce, Jr., A. M. Pierce, A. C. Oehlschlager, J. H. Borden, and A. V. Barak. 1985. Aggregation Pheromones of the Flat Grain Beetle, Cryptolestes pusillus (Coleoptera: Cucujidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 11: 1053-1070.
1984
Millar, J. G. and A. C. Oehlschlager. 1984. Synthesis of Z, Z-Skipped Diene Macrolide Pheromones for Cryptolestes and Oryzaephilus Grain Beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujidae). J. Org. Chem. 49: 2332-2338.
1983
Millar, J. G., A. C. Oehlschlager, and J. W. Wong. 1983. Synthesis of Two Macrolide Aggregation Pheromones from the Flat Grain Beetle, Cryptolestes pusillus (Schönherr). J. Org. Chem. 48: 4404-4407.
INVITED CHAPTERS AND REVIEW ARTICLES
Hogge, L. J. and J. G. Millar. 1987. Characterization of unsaturated aliphatic compounds by GC/mass spectrometry. Advances in Chromatography 27: Chapter 8, pp. 299-351.
Baker, T. C. and J. G. Millar (contributing authors). 1992. Biological approaches to the management of arthropods. In: Beyond Pesticides: Biological Approaches to Pest Management in California (P. Madden, Ed.). Univ. of Calif., DANR Publ. 183 pp.
Millar, J.G. 1998. Liquid Chromatography, Vol. 1, Chapter 3 in J.G. Millar and K.F. Haynes (eds.), Methods in Chemical Ecology. Kluwer, NY. pp. 38-84.
Millar, J.G. and J. Sims. 1998. Preparation, Cleanup, and Preliminary Fractionation of Extracts. Vol 1, Chapter 1 in J.G. Millar and K.F. Haynes (eds), Methods in Chemical Ecology. Kluwer, NY. pp. 1-37.
Webster, F.X., J.G. Millar, and D. Kiemle. 1998. Mass spectrometry. Vol 1, Chapter 4 in J.G. Millar and K.F. Haynes (eds), Methods in Chemical Ecology. Kluwer, NY. pp. 127-152.
McBrien, H.L. and J.G. Millar. 1999. Pheromones of Phytophagous True Bugs. Chapter 11 in A.K. Minks and J. Hardie (eds), Pheromones of Non-lepidopteran Insect Pests of Agriculture. CAB International, Wallingford, England. pp. 277-304.
Millar, J.G. 2000. Polyene hydrocarbons and epoxides: a second major class of lepidopteran sex attractant pheromones. Annual Review of Entomology 45: 575-604.
Rodriguez-Saona, C.R., J.G. Millar and J.T. Trumble. 2002. Cellules oléagineuses idioblastiques: une nouvelle source de produits botaniques actifs dans le controle des insectes. Pp. 115-132 in Catherine Regnault-Roger, Bernard Philogene, and Charles Vincent (eds.) Biopesticides d’Origine Vegetale.
Translated into Spanish and republished under the title “Biopesticidas de origen vegetal" by Ediciones Mundi-Prensa, Madrid, 2004, ISBN 84-8476-194-0.
Translated into English and republished as “Biopesticides of Plant Origin”, By Intercept Press-Lavoisier, 2005. ISBN 2-7430-0675-1/1-898298-97-1.
Millar, J. G. 2002. Sampling and sample preparation for pheromone analysis in: J. Pawliszyn (ed.) Sample Preparation in Field and Laboratory, Volume XXXVII in Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry Series, Elsevier; pp. 669-697.
Cardé, R.T. and J. G. Millar. 2003. Pheromones, in Encyclopedia of Insects, eds Vincent Resh and Ring Carde, pp. 866-873. Academic Press, Amsterdam, NY, etc.
Millar, J.G. 2004. Invited chapter. Pheromones of true bugs. Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 240:37-84. Springer, Heidelberg.
Paine, T.D., J.G. Millar, and L.M. Hanks. 2004. Invited chapter. Host preference testing for parasitoids of a Eucalyptus borer in California. Chapter 11, pp. 138-142 in R.G. Van Driesche and R. Reardon (eds.), “Assessing Host Ranges of Parasitoids and Predators Used for Classical Biological Control: A Guide to Best Practice”. US Dept of Agriculture Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team.
Millar, J.G., K.M. Daane, J.S. McElfresh, J.A. Moreira, and W.J. Bentley. 2004. Invited chapter. Chemistry and applications of mealybug sex pheromones. ACS Symposium Series Volume 906, “Semiochemicals in Pest Management and Alternative Agriculture”; pp. 11-27.
Daane, K. M., Millar, J. G., Rice, R. E., Silva da, P. G., Bentley, W. J., Beede, R. H., Weinberger, G. 2005. Stink bugs and leaffooted bugs, pp. 186-196. In. L. Ferguson [ed.] Pistachio Production Manual, 4th edition. Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center, Davis, CA.
Jocelyn G. Millar. 2007. Invited review. Insect pheromones for integrated pest management: promise versus reality. Redia, LXC, 51-55.
Jocelyn G. Millar, Lawrence M. Hanks, Jardel A.. Moreira, James D. Barbour, and Emerson S. Lacey. 2009. Invited chapter. Pheromone chemistry of cerambycid beetles. Pp. 52-79 In K. Nakamuta and J.G. Millar (eds.) Chemical Ecology of Wood-boring Insects. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan. 98 pp.
Ring T. Cardé and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2008. The scent of a female: Sex pheromones of tiger moths. Chapter 7 In Conner W.E. (ed.). Tiger Moths and Woolly Bears: Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution of the Arctiidae. Oxford University Press. New York. Pp. 1127-144
Cardé, R.T. and J. G. Millar. 2009. Pheromones, in Encyclopedia of Insects, 2nd edition, eds Vincent Resh and Ring Carde,. Academic Press, Amsterdam, NY, etc. Publication notice, received July 22-09. pp. 766-772.
Andrej A. Cokl1 and Jocelyn G. Millar. Manipulation of Insect Signaling for Monitoring and Control of Pest Insects. 2009 In Biorational Control of Arthropod Pests: Application and Resistance Managements. Isaac Ishaaya and A. Rami Horowitz (eds.). pp. 279-316. Published Sept 14-09. ISBN: 978-90-481-2315-5.
Jocelyn G. Millar. 2010. Invited chapter. Chemical synthesis of insect cuticular hydrocarbons. Chapter 8 in Insect Hydrocarbons: Biology, Biochemistry, and Chemical Ecology. Eds. Gary Blomquist and Anne Genevieve Bagneres. Cambridge University Press. Pp 163-186.
Jocelyn G. Millar. 2010. Invited chapter. Polyene hydrocarbons, epoxides and related compounds as components of leptidopteran pheromones. Chapter 18 in Insect Hydrocarbons: Biology, Biochemistry, and Chemical Ecology. Eds. Gary Blomquist and Anne Genevieve Bagneres. Cambridge University Press. Pp. 390-447.
Jocelyn G. Millar. 2012. Role of Gas Chromatography in the Identification of Insect Pheromones and Related Semiochemicals. Chapter 29 In Gas Chromatography. Editor: Colin Poole, Handbooks in Separation Science, Elsevier, Amsterdam. Pp 679-687.
Jeremy McNeil and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2012. Chemical communication: Pheromones and allelochemicals. In The Insects: Structure and Function, 5th edition. S.J. Simpson and A.E. Douglas (eds.). Cambridge University Press. Pp. 857-899.
Yunfan Zou, Satya P. Chinta, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2013. Irregular terpenoids as mealybug and scale pheromones: Chemistry and applications. Invited chapter 9, in Pest Management with Natural Products (eds J.J. Beck, J. Ro. Coats, S.O. Duke, and M.E. Koivunen. ACS Symposium Series vol. 1141. American Chemical Society, Washington DC; pp. 125-143; 247 pp.
Kent M. Daane, Walter J. Bentley, Rhonda J. Smith, David R. Haviland, Edward A. Weber, Mark C. Battany, Carmen Gispert, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2013. Vine mealybug, In Grape Pest Management Manual. UC DANR Publications. Pp. 246-260.
Yunfan Zou and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2015. Chemistry of the pheromones of scale and mealybug insects. Natural Product Reports 32: 1067-1113.
John C. Palumbo, Thomas M. Perring, Jocelyn G. Millar and Darcy A. Reed. 2015. Biology, Ecology, and Management of an Invasive Stink Bug, Bagrada hilaris, in North America. Annual Review of Entomology 61:453-473.
Lawrence M. Hanks and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2016. Sex and Aggregation-Sex Pheromones of Cerambycid Beetles: Basic Science and Practical Applications. In: July Special Issue of the Journal of Chemical Ecology on Practical Applications of Semiochemicals. Journal of Chemical Ecology 42:631-654.
Kent M. Daane, Glen Y. Yokota, Walter J. Bentley, Gary Weinberger, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Robert H. Beede. 2016. Chapter 21: Stink bugs and leaffooted bugs In Pistachio Production Manual, eds. Louise Ferguson and David Havilland. UC DANR publication 3545. pp. 225-238.
Christer Lofstedt, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Niklas Wahlberg. 2016. Evolutionary patterns of pheromone diversity in Lepidoptera. In J. Allison and R.T. Cardé eds. Pheromone Communication in Moths. Evolution, Behavior, and Application. UC Press. Pp. 43-78.
J. Steven McElfresh and Jocelyn Millar. 2016. Possible reproductive character displacement in saturniid moths in the genus Hemileuca. In J. Allison and R.T. Cardé eds. Pheromone Communication in Moths. Evolution, Behavior, and Application. UC Press. Pp 225-232.
Jocelyn G. Millar and Lawrence M. Hanks. 2017. Chapter 5 - Chemical ecology of Cerambycidae. In Q. Wang (ed. ) Cerambycidae of the World: Biology and Pest Management. Boca Raton: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis. Pp 161-208.
Donald C. Weber, Ashot Khrimian, Maria C. Blassioli-Moreas, and Jocelyn G. Millar. 2018. Semiochemistry of Pentatomoidea, Chapter 14 in Biology of the Pentomoidea, Stink Bugs and Their Relatives. Eds. Jay McPherson and Thomas Miller. Taylor and Francis. Pp. 677-725
EDITED BOOKS
Millar, J.G. and K.F. Haynes. 1998. Methods in Chemical Ecology. Volume 1: Chemical Methods. Kluwer, NY.
Haynes, K.F. and J.G. Millar. 1998. Methods in Chemical Ecology. Volume 2: Bioassay Methods. Kluwer, NY.
Carde, R.T. and J.G. Millar. 2004. Advances in Insect Chemical Ecology. Cambridge University Press.
K. Nakamuta and J.G. Millar (eds.) Chemical Ecology of Wood-boring Insects. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan. 98 pp.