Edwin Rajotte

Professor of Entomology and IPM Coordinator

Edwin Rajotte

Huck Affiliations

Most Recent Publications

Impact of BMSB Control on Pennsylvania’s Tree Fruit IPM Programs

D Biddinger, L Hull, G Krawczyk, Edwin Rajotte, PA Biglerville,

in IPM implementation

Carol Pilcher, Edwin Rajotte,

Project Highlights

GS Arida, BS Punzal, CC Ravina, GE Balagot, NS Talekar, Edwin Rajotte,

Biology, Genetic Diversity, and Conservation of Wild Bees in Tree Fruit Orchards

Olivia Kline, Ngoc T. Phan, Mitzy F. Porras, Joshua Chavana, Coleman Z. Little, Lilia Stemet, Roshani S. Acharya, David J. Biddinger, Gadi V.P. Reddy, Edwin G. Rajotte, Neelendra K. Joshi, 2023, Biology

Extreme heat alters the performance of hosts and pathogen

Mitzy F. Porras, Carlos A. Navas, Gustavo A. Agudelo-Cantero, Michel Geovanni Santiago-Martínez, Volker Loeschcke, Jesper Givskov Sørensen, Sharifa G. Crandall, David Biddinger, Edwin G. Rajotte, 2023, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Potential distribution of fall armyworm in Africa and beyond, considering climate change and irrigation patterns

Bipana Paudel Timilsena, Saliou Niassy, Emily Kimathi, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Irmgard Seidl-Adams, Mark Wamalwa, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Sunday Ekesi, David P. Hughes, Edwin G. Rajotte, Sevgan Subramanian, 2022, Scientific Reports

Chemical footprints mediate habitat selection in co-occurring aphids

Mitzy F. Porras, Nathaniel McCartney, Günther Raspotnig, Edwin G. Rajotte, 2022, Behavioral Ecology on p. 1107-1114

Morphology of the Female Reproductive System of the Soybean Thrips, Neohydatothrips variabilis (Beach, 1896) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Asifa Hameed, Jonah M. Ulmer, Istvan Miko, Cristina Rosa, Edwin G. Rajotte, 2022, Insects

Toxicity of Formulated Systemic Insecticides Used in Apple Orchard Pest Management Programs to the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera (L.))

Sarah Heller, Julia Fine, Ngoc T. Phan, Edwin G. Rajotte, David J. Biddinger, Neelendra K. Joshi, 2022, Environments - MDPI

The Effect of Species Soybean Vein Necrosis Orthotospovirus (SVNV) on Life Table Parameters of Its Vector, Soybean Thrips (Neohydatothrips variabilis Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Asifa Hameed, Cristina Rosa, Edwin G. Rajotte, 2022, Insects

Most-Cited Papers

Integrated pest and pollinator management - adding a new dimension to an accepted paradigm

David J. Biddinger, Edwin G. Rajotte, 2015, Current Opinion in Insect Science on p. 204-209

Comparative trapping efficiency to characterize bee abundance, diversity, and community composition in apple orchards

Neelendra K. Joshi, Timothy Leslie, Edwin G. Rajotte, Melanie A. Kammerer, Mark Otieno, David J. Biddinger, 2015, Annals of the Entomological Society of America on p. 785-799

Proximity to woodland and landscape structure drives pollinator visitation in apple orchard ecosystem

Neelendra Joshi, Mark Otieno, Edwin G. Rajotte, Shelby Fleischer, David J. Biddinger, 2016, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution on p. 38

Induced Plant Defenses Against Herbivory in Cultivated and Wild Tomato

Sulav Paudel, Po An Lin, Majid R. Foolad, Jared G. Ali, Edwin G. Rajotte, Gary W. Felton, 2019, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 693-707

Potential distribution of fall armyworm in Africa and beyond, considering climate change and irrigation patterns

Bipana Paudel Timilsena, Saliou Niassy, Emily Kimathi, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Irmgard Seidl-Adams, Mark Wamalwa, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Sunday Ekesi, David P. Hughes, Edwin G. Rajotte, Sevgan Subramanian, 2022, Scientific Reports

Local Plant diversity across multiple habitats supports a diverse wild bee community in Pennsylvania apple orchards

Melanie A. Kammerer, David J. Biddinger, Edwin G. Rajotte, David A. Mortensen, 2016, Environmental Entomology on p. 32-38

Apple grower pollination practices and perceptions of alternative pollinators in New York and Pennsylvania

Mia G. Park, Neelendra K. Joshi, Edwin G. Rajotte, David J. Biddinger, John E. Losey, Bryan N. Danforth, 2018, Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems on p. 1-14

Enhanced heat tolerance of viral-infected aphids leads to niche expansion and reduced interspecific competition

Mitzy F. Porras, Carlos A. Navas, James H. Marden, Mark C. Mescher, Consuelo M. De Moraes, Sylvain Pincebourde, Andrés Sandoval-Mojica, Juan A. Raygoza-Garay, German A. Holguin, Edwin G. Rajotte, Tomás A. Carlo, 2020, Nature Communications

The past, present, and future of barley yellow dwarf management

Joseph Walls, Edwin Rajotte, Cristina Rosa, 2019, Agriculture (Switzerland)

Pollinator exposure to systemic insecticides and fungicides applied in the previous fall and pre-bloom period in apple orchards

Sarah Heller, Neelendra K. Joshi, Jing Chen, Edwin G. Rajotte, Chris Mullin, David J. Biddinger, 2020, Environmental Pollution