Sara Hermann
Assistant Professor of Arthropod Ecology and Trophic Interactions
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510 ASI
University Park, PA - slh@psu.edu
- 814-865-1895
Huck Graduate Students
Huck Affiliations
Most Recent Publications
Plant size, latitude, and phylogeny explain within-population variability in herbivory
M. L. Robinson, P. G. Hahn, B. D. Inouye, N. Underwood, S. R. Whitehead, K. C. Abbott, E. M. Bruna, N. I. Cacho, L. A. Dyer, L. Abdala-Roberts, W. J. Allen, J. F. Andrade, D. F. Angulo, D. Anjos, D Ansett, D. N. Anstett, R. Bagchi, S. Bagchi, M. Barbosa, S. Barrett, C. A. Baskett, E. Ben-Simchon, K. J. Bloodworth, K Blooworth, J. L. Bronstein, Y. M. Buckley, K. T. Burghardt, C. Bustos-Segura, E. S. Calixto, R. L. Carvalho, B. Castagneyrol, M. C. Chiuffo, D Cinoğlu, D. Cinolu, E. Cinto Mejía, M. C. Cock, R. Cogni, O. L. Cope, T. Cornelissen, D. R. Cortez, D. W. Crowder, C. Dallstream, W. Dáttilo, J. K. Davis, R. D. Dimarco, H. E. Dole, I. N. Egbon, M. Eisenring, A. Ejomah, B. D. Elderd, S. L. Hermann, M Endara, M Eubanks, M. F. Kersch-Becker, J. F. Tooker, S Everingham, K Farah, R Farias, A Fernandes, G Fernandes, M Ferrante, A Finn, G Florjancic, M Forister, Q Fox, E Frago, F França, A Getman-Pickering, Z Getman-Pickering, E Gianoli, B Gooden, M Gossner, K Greig, S Gripenberg, R Groenteman, P Grof-Tisza, N Haack, L Hahn, S Haq, A Helms, J Hennecke, S Hermann, L Holeski, S Holm, M Hutchinson, E Jackson, S Kagiya, A Kalske, M Kalwajtys, R Karban, R Kariyat, T Keasar, 2023, Science on p. 679–683
Chemical ecology in conservation biocontrol: new perspectives for plant protection
Jessica T. Kansman, Jorge L. Jaramillo, Jared G. Ali, Sara L. Hermann, 2023, Trends in Plant Science on p. 1166-1177
Smelling danger: Lady beetle odors affect aphid population abundance and feeding, but not movement between plants
Jessica T. Kansman, Colleen E. Nersten, Sara L. Hermann, 2023, Basic and Applied Ecology on p. 1-8
Using community science to identify predators of spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), in North America
Anne Johnson, Allison Cornell, Sara Hermann, Fang Zhu, Kelli Hoover, 2023, Bulletin of Entomological Research on p. 637-644
Both consumptive and non-consumptive effects of predators impact mosquito populations and have implications for disease transmission
Marie C. Russell, Catherine M. Herzog, Zachary Gajewski, Chloe Ramsay, Fadoua El Moustaid, Michelle V. Evans, Trishna Desai, Nicole L. Gottdenker, Sara L. Hermann, Alison G. Power, Andrew C. McCall, 2022, eLife
Chemical Ecology and Predator–Prey Interactions: Understanding the Role of Chemistry on Complex, Trophic Relationships in a Changing World
Sara L. Hermann, Jennifer S. Thaler, 2021, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 819-821
Predation risk differentially affects aphid morphotypes: impacts on prey behavior, fecundity and transgenerational dispersal morphology
Sara L. Hermann, Sydney A. Bird, Danielle R. Ellis, Douglas A. Landis, 2021, Oecologia on p. 411-419
Predators of monarch butterfly eggs and neonate larvae are more diverse than previously recognised
Sara L. Hermann, Carissa Blackledge, Nathan L. Haan, Andrew T. Myers, Douglas A. Landis, 2019, Scientific Reports
The effect of predator presence on the behavioral sequence from host selection to reproduction in an invulnerable stage of insect prey
Sara L. Hermann, Jennifer S. Thaler, 2018, Oecologia on p. 945-952
A meta-analysis of non-consumptive predator effects in arthropods: the influence of organismal and environmental characteristics
Amanda L. Buchanan, Sara L. Hermann, Margaret Lund, Zsofia Szendrei, 2017, Oikos on p. 1233-1240
Most-Cited Papers
Scaling up our understanding of non-consumptive effects in insect systems
Sara L. Hermann, Douglas A. Landis, 2017, Current Opinion in Insect Science on p. 54-60
Host genetic determinants of microbiota-dependent nutrition revealed by genome-wide analysis of Drosophila melanogaster
Adam J. Dobson, John M. Chaston, Peter D. Newell, Leanne Donahue, Sara L. Hermann, David R. Sannino, Stephanie Westmiller, Adam C.N. Wong, Andrew G. Clark, Brian P. Lazzaro, Angela E. Douglas, 2015, Nature Communications
Alightment of spotted wing drosophila (diptera: Drosophilidae) on odorless disks varying in color
D. M. Kirkpatrick, P. S. McGhee, S. L. Hermann, L. J. Gut, J. R. Miller, 2016, Environmental Entomology on p. 185-191
A meta-analysis of non-consumptive predator effects in arthropods: the influence of organismal and environmental characteristics
Amanda L. Buchanan, Sara L. Hermann, Margaret Lund, Zsofia Szendrei, 2017, Oikos on p. 1233-1240
Both consumptive and non-consumptive effects of predators impact mosquito populations and have implications for disease transmission
Marie C. Russell, Catherine M. Herzog, Zachary Gajewski, Chloe Ramsay, Fadoua El Moustaid, Michelle V. Evans, Trishna Desai, Nicole L. Gottdenker, Sara L. Hermann, Alison G. Power, Andrew C. McCall, 2022, eLife
Plant size, latitude, and phylogeny explain within-population variability in herbivory
M. L. Robinson, P. G. Hahn, B. D. Inouye, N. Underwood, S. R. Whitehead, K. C. Abbott, E. M. Bruna, N. I. Cacho, L. A. Dyer, L. Abdala-Roberts, W. J. Allen, J. F. Andrade, D. F. Angulo, D. Anjos, D Ansett, D. N. Anstett, R. Bagchi, S. Bagchi, M. Barbosa, S. Barrett, C. A. Baskett, E. Ben-Simchon, K. J. Bloodworth, K Blooworth, J. L. Bronstein, Y. M. Buckley, K. T. Burghardt, C. Bustos-Segura, E. S. Calixto, R. L. Carvalho, B. Castagneyrol, M. C. Chiuffo, D Cinoğlu, D. Cinolu, E. Cinto Mejía, M. C. Cock, R. Cogni, O. L. Cope, T. Cornelissen, D. R. Cortez, D. W. Crowder, C. Dallstream, W. Dáttilo, J. K. Davis, R. D. Dimarco, H. E. Dole, I. N. Egbon, M. Eisenring, A. Ejomah, B. D. Elderd, S. L. Hermann, M Endara, M Eubanks, M. F. Kersch-Becker, J. F. Tooker, S Everingham, K Farah, R Farias, A Fernandes, G Fernandes, M Ferrante, A Finn, G Florjancic, M Forister, Q Fox, E Frago, F França, A Getman-Pickering, Z Getman-Pickering, E Gianoli, B Gooden, M Gossner, K Greig, S Gripenberg, R Groenteman, P Grof-Tisza, N Haack, L Hahn, S Haq, A Helms, J Hennecke, S Hermann, L Holeski, S Holm, M Hutchinson, E Jackson, S Kagiya, A Kalske, M Kalwajtys, R Karban, R Kariyat, T Keasar, 2023, Science on p. 679–683
Predators of monarch butterfly eggs and neonate larvae are more diverse than previously recognised
Sara L. Hermann, Carissa Blackledge, Nathan L. Haan, Andrew T. Myers, Douglas A. Landis, 2019, Scientific Reports
The effect of predator presence on the behavioral sequence from host selection to reproduction in an invulnerable stage of insect prey
Sara L. Hermann, Jennifer S. Thaler, 2018, Oecologia on p. 945-952
Chemical ecology in conservation biocontrol: new perspectives for plant protection
Jessica T. Kansman, Jorge L. Jaramillo, Jared G. Ali, Sara L. Hermann, 2023, Trends in Plant Science on p. 1166-1177
Thermally moderated firefly activity is delayed by precipitation extremes
Sara L. Hermann, Saisi Xue, Logan Rowe, Elizabeth Davidson-Lowe, Andrew Myers, Bahodir Eshchanov, Christie A. Bahlai, 2016, Royal Society Open Science
News Articles Featuring Sara Hermann
Oct 11, 2024
Penn State researchers earn funding for sustainable weed and insect management
Three Penn State research teams have received awards totaling $1.78 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to investigate climate-smart approaches to pest control in agriculture.
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Feb 22, 2024
Ladybug scents offer a more ecologically friendly way to protect crops
The use of pesticides, while beneficial for global food security, wreaks havoc on natural ecosystems and human health. To address this issue, Penn State researchers have turned to an unlikely enforcer to protect crops: the ladybug.
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