John Tooker

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Entomology

Research Summary

Research interests include insect-plant interactions in agricultural systems, chemical ecology, induced host-plant defenses, natural-enemy ecology, tritrophic interactions and gall-inducing insects.

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Recent Publications

Seasonal bee communities vary in their responses to resources at local and landscape scales: implication for land managers

Kammerer, M., Iverson, A. L., Li, K., Tooker, J. F. & Grozinger, C. M., May 2024, In: Landscape Ecology. 39, 5, 97.

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Vertical tillage effects on crop production and pest management in Pennsylvania

Lefever, A. M., Wallace, J. M., White, C. M., Duiker, S. W., Esker, P. D. & Tooker, J., Mar 1 2024, In: Agronomy Journal. 116, 2, p. 520-530 11 p.

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Illuminating patterns of firefly abundance using citizen science data and machine learning models

McNeil, D. J., Goslee, S. C., Kammerer, M., Lower, S. E., Tooker, J. F. & Grozinger, C. M., Jun 15 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 929, 172329.

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Cryptic or underworked? Taxonomic revision of the Antistrophus rufus species complex (Cynipoidea, Aulacideini)

Nastasi, L. F., Tooker, J. F., Davis, C. K., Smith, C. N., Frey, T. S., Hatfield, M. J., Presnall, T. M., Hines, H. M. & Deans, A. R., May 21 2024, In: Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 97, p. 399-439 41 p.

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Comparative anatomy of venom glands suggests a role of maternal secretions in gall induction by cynipid wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)

Guiguet, A., Tooker, J. F., Deans, A. R., Miko, I., Ning, G., Schweger, S. & Hines, H. M., Sep 1 2023, In: Insect Systematics and Diversity. 7, 5, 3.

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Extreme acidity in a cynipid gall: a potential new defensive strategy against natural enemies

Guiguet, A., McCartney, N. B., Gilbert, K. J., Tooker, J. F., Deans, A. R., Ali, J. G. & Hines, H. M., Mar 1 2023, In: Biology Letters. 19, 3, 20220513.

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Nematodes Associated with Terrestrial Slugs in Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, USA) Soybean

Kunkel, B., Cissel, W. J., Tooker, J. F., Howe, D. K., Denver, D. R., Mc Donnell, R. J. & Hiltpold, I., Mar 2023, In: Agronomy. 13, 3, 645.

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Abscisic Acid: A Potential Secreted Effector Synthesized by Phytophagous Insects for Host-Plant Manipulation

Seng, S., Ponce, G. E., Andreas, P., Kisiala, A., De Clerck-Floate, R., Miller, D. G., Chen, M. S., Price, P. W., Tooker, J. F., Emery, R. J. N. & Connor, E. F., Jun 2023, In: Insects. 14, 6, 489.

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New Information about Lizard Beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Languria angustata (Beauvois, 1805) and Languria mozardi Latreille, 1807) in Pennsylvania

Skvarla, M. J., Tooker, J. & Murillo-Williams, A., Mar 17 2023, In: Coleopterists Bulletin. 77, 1, p. 28-31 4 p.

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Plant size, latitude, and phylogeny explain within-population variability in herbivory

The Herbivory Variability Network, Nov 1 2023, In: Science. 382, 6671, p. 679-683 5 p.

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Insecticide-contaminated honeydew: risks for beneficial insects

Calvo-Agudo, M., Tooker, J. F., Dicke, M. & Tena, A., Apr 2022, In: Biological Reviews. 97, 2, p. 664-678 15 p.

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More phylogenetically diverse polycultures inconsistently suppress insect herbivore populations

Coco, A. M., Yip, E. C., Kaplan, I. & Tooker, J. F., Apr 2022, In: Oecologia. 198, 4, p. 1057-1072 16 p.

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Planted-green cover crops in maize/soybean rotations confer stronger bottom-up than top-down control of slugs

Le Gall, M., Boucher, M. & Tooker, J. F., Aug 15 2022, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 334, 107980.

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Adverse effects of inbreeding on the transgenerational expression of herbivoreinduced defense traits in Solanum carolinense

Nihranz, C. T., Helms, A. M., Tooker, J. F., Mescher, M. C., De Moraes, C. M. & Stephenson, A. G., Oct 2022, In: PloS one. 17, 10 October, e0274920.

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Early-season plant cover supports more effective pest control than insecticide applications

Rowen, E. K., Pearsons, K. A., Smith, R. G., Wickings, K. & Tooker, J. F., Jul 2022, In: Ecological Applications. 32, 5, e2598.

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