P. Larry Phelan
- s-mail: Department of Entomology, OARDC, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
- phone: (216) 263-3728
- fax: (216) 263-3686
My research program encompasses both basic and applied endeavors with three areas of emphasis: 1)
the chemical identification and behavioral characterization of plant and arthropod semiochemicals that
might be used for the control of pestiferous species, by interfering with mate or host-plant finding
behaviors, 2) understanding the multivariate interactions of plant minerals that determine the susceptibility
of plants to herbivores, and 3) the study of insect sex pheromones as a model for understanding the
evolution of sexual communication and reproductive isolation.
Key Citations:
Phelan, P.L. 1992. Evolution of sex pheromones and the role of asymmetric tracking. Pages 265-314,
in Evolutionary Perspectives in Insect Chemical Ecology, M.B. Isman and B.D. Roitberg, eds.
Chapman and Hall Ltd., New York.
Phelan, P.L. and H. Lin. 1991. Chemical characterization of fruit and fungal volatiles attractive to dried-fruit
beetle, Carpophilus hemipterus (L.) (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 17:1253-1272.
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