Flor Edith Acevedo
- Assistant professor of Entomology/Arthropod ecology
Penn State Behrend Campus
651 Cemetery Rd
North East, PA 16428
- Email fea5007@psu.edu
Areas of Expertise
- Insect plant interactions
- Integrated pest management
- Chemical ecology
- Molecular biology
Websites
Education
- Ph.D. Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, 2016 Minor in Statistics
- B.S. Agronomy, University of Caldas. Colombia, 2006
Research summary
My research centers on elucidating basic mechanisms that shape interactions of insects, plants and their associated symbionts with the ultimate goal of enhancing host plant resistance to insect pests. These mechanisms include the identification of chemical cues and signals used by insects for host recognition, the identification of constitutive and herbivore-induced plant defenses, and elucidation of the role of associated symbionts that are often key players in interactions between insects and plants. My lab integrates basic and applied research with the goal of providing useful tools for insect pest management strategies.
Research interests:
- Molecular and chemical ecology of insect plant interactions and associated symbionts
- Basic and applied chemical ecology
- Insect biology and ecology
- Insect sensory biology and host plant selection mechanisms
- Enhancement of host plant resistance to biotic stresses
- Biological control and insect pest management
Department focus area:
Chemical Ecology
Publications (selected):
Full list at google scholar
Acevedo FE., Smith P., Peiffer M., Helms A., Tooker J., and Felton GW. (2019) Phytohormones in fall armyworm saliva modulate defense responses in plants. Journal of Chemical Ecology 45: 598-609.
Acevedo FE., Jimenez M., Pimentel JP., and Benavides P. (2019) Spatial distribution of mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccoidea) in the root system of pruned and non-pruned Coffea arabica trees. Journal of Economic Entomology.
Acevedo FE., Peiffer M., Ray S., Meagher R., Luthe DS., and Felton GW. (2018) Intraspecific differences in plant defense induction by fall armyworm strains. New Phytologist 218(1):310-321.
Acevedo FE., Stanley BA., Stanley A., Peiffer M., Luthe D., and Felton GW. (2017) Quantitative proteomic analysis of the fall armyworm saliva. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 86:81-92.
Acevedo FE., Peiffer M., Tan CW., Stanley BA., Stanley A., Wang J., Jones AG., Hoover K., Rosa C., Luthe D., and Felton GW. (2017) Fall armyworm-associated gut bacteria modulate plant defense responses. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions 30 (2):127-137.
Rivera-Vega LJ., Acevedo FE., and Felton GW. (2017) Genomics of Lepidoptera saliva reveals function in herbivory. Current Opinion in Insect Science (19):61-69.
Acevedo FE., Rivera-Vega LJ., Chung SH., Ray S., and Felton GW. (2015) Cues from chewing insects—the intersection of DAMPs, HAMPs, MAMPs and effectors. Current Opinion of Plant Biology (26): 80-86.
Ray S., Gaffor I., Acevedo FE., Helms A., Chuang W., Tooker J., Felton GW., and Luthe DS. (2015) Maize plants recognize herbivore-associated cues from caterpillar frass. Journal of Chemical Ecology 41(9): 781-92.
Chuang W., Ray S., Acevedo FE., Peiffer M., Felton GW., and Luthe DS. (2014) Herbivore cues from the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) larvae trigger direct defenses in maize. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 27 (5): 461-470.
Henry TJ., Peña JE., Long D., and Acevedo FE. (2009) Stethoconus praefectus (Hemiptera: Miridae): First North American records of an old world plant bug predacious on avocado lace bug, Pseudacysta perseae (Hemiptera: Tingidae), in Florida. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 111(1):98-105.
Gagne RJ., Pena JE., and Acevedo FE. (2008) A new Lestodiplosine (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) preying on the avocado lace bug, Pseudacysta persea (Heteroptera: Tingidae) in southern Florida. Florida Entomologist 91(1):43-49.
Publications
Grapevine plant defense responses associated with arthropod herbivory: A review
Crop Protection, Singh, Sukhman, Acevedo, Flor E., 2024
Recent history and future trends in host–plant resistance
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Stout, Michael, Bernaola, Lina, Acevedo, Flor, 2024
Diversity of bacterial symbionts associated with the tropical plant bug Monalonion velezangeli (Hemiptera: Miridae) revealed by high-throughput 16S-rRNA sequencing
Peer Community Journal, Navarro-Escalante, Lucio, Benavides, Pablo, Acevedo, Flor, 2024
Be Prepared: The Spotted Lanternfly is Moving West. We’ve learned a lot, but there’s still much to learn
Wine Business Monthly, Hickey, Cain, Acevedo, Flor, Centinari, Michela, Schmidt, Claudia, 2023
Flower-Visiting Insects Ensure Coffee Yield and Quality
Agriculture (Switzerland), Gómez, Jesús Hernando, Benavides, Pablo, Maldonado, Juan Diego, Jaramillo, Juliana, Acevedo, Flor Edith, Gil, Zulma Nancy, 2023
Life history traits of spotted lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) when feeding on grapevines and tree of heaven
Frontiers in Insect Science, Laveaga, Erica, Hoover, Kelli, Acevedo, Flor E., 2023
Rotting Grapes Don't Improve with Age: Cluster Rot Disease Complexes, Management, and Future Prospects
Plant Disease, Crandall, Sharifa G., Spychalla, Jamie, Crouch, Uma T., Acevedo, Flor, Naegele, Rachel P., Miles, Timothy D., 2022
A coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) genome assembly reveals a reduced chemosensory receptor gene repertoire and male-specific genome sequences
Scientific Reports, Navarro-Escalante, Lucio, Hernandez-Hernandez, Erick M., Nuñez, Jonathan, Acevedo, Flor E., Berrio, Alejandro, Constantino, Luis M., Padilla-Hurtado, Beatriz E., Molina, Diana, Gongora, Carmenza, Acuña, Ricardo, Stuart, Jeff, Benavides, Pablo, 2021
Silicon-Mediated Enhancement of Herbivore Resistance in Agricultural Crops
Frontiers in Plant Science, Acevedo, Flor E., Peiffer, Michelle, Ray, Swayamjit, Tan, Ching Wen, Felton, Gary W., 2021
Stomata-mediated interactions between plants, herbivores, and the environment
Trends in Plant Science, Lin, Po-An, Chen, Yintong, Ponce, Gabriela, Acevedo, Flor, Lynch, Jonathan P., Anderson, Charles, Ali, Jared G., Felton, Gary W., 2021
Spatial distribution of mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccoidea) in the root system of pruned and non-pruned coffea arabica trees
Journal of Economic Entomology, Acevedo, Flor E., Jiménez, Mauricio, Pimentel, Juan P., Benavides, Pablo, 2020
Phytohormones in Fall Armyworm Saliva Modulate Defense Responses in Plants
Journal of Chemical Ecology, Acevedo, Flor Edith, Smith, Philip, Peiffer, Michelle, Helms, Anjel, Tooker, John, Felton, Gary W., 2019
Gut-Associated Bacteria of Helicoverpa zea Indirectly Trigger Plant Defenses in Maize
Journal of Chemical Ecology, Wang, Jie, Yang, Mingyu, Song, Yuanyuan, Acevedo, Flor E., Hoover, Kelli, Zeng, Rensen, Felton, Gary W., 2018
Intraspecific differences in plant defense induction by fall armyworm strains
New Phytologist, Acevedo, Flor E., Peiffer, Michelle, Ray, Swayamjit, Meagher, Robert, Luthe, Dawn S., Felton, Gary W., 2018
Symbiotic polydnavirus of a parasite manipulates caterpillar and plant immunity
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Tan, Ching Wen, Peiffer, Michelle, Hoover, Kelli, Rosa, Cristina, Acevedo, Flor E., Felton, Gary W., 2018
Quantitative proteomic analysis of the fall armyworm saliva
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Acevedo, Flor E., Stanley, Bruce A., Stanley, Anne, Peiffer, Michelle, Luthe, Dawn S., Felton, Gary W., 2017
Fall armyworm-associated gut bacteria modulate plant defense responses
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Acevedo, Flor E., Peiffer, Michelle, Tan, Ching Wen, Stanley, Bruce A., Stanley, Anne, Wang, Jie, Jones, Asher G., Hoover, Kelli, Rosa, Cristina, Luthe, Dawn, Felton, Gary, 2017
Genomics of Lepidoptera saliva reveals function in herbivory
Current Opinion in Insect Science, Rivera-Vega, Loren J., Acevedo, Flor E., Felton, Gary W., 2017
Lessons from the Far End: Caterpillar FRASS-Induced Defenses in Maize, Rice, Cabbage, and Tomato
Journal of Chemical Ecology, Ray, Swayamjit, Basu, Saumik, Rivera-Vega, Loren J., Acevedo, Flor E., Louis, Joe, Felton, Gary W., Luthe, Dawn S., 2016
Turnabout is fair play: Herbivory-induced plant chitinases excreted in fall armyworm frass suppress herbivore defenses in maize
Plant Physiology, Ray, Swayamjit, Alves, Patrick C.M.S., Ahmad, Imtiaz, Gaffoor, Iffa, Acevedo, Flor E., Peiffer, Michelle, Jin, Shan, Han, Yang, Shakee, Samina, Felton, Gary W., Luthe, Dawn S., 2016
Cues from chewing insects - the intersection of DAMPs, HAMPs, MAMPs and effectors
Current Opinion in Plant Biology, Acevedo, Flor E., Rivera-Vega, Loren J., Chung, Seung Ho, Ray, Swayamjit, Felton, Gary W., 2015
Molecular markers as a method to evaluate the movement of Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari)
Journal of Insect Science, Gil, Zulma Nancy, Benavides, Pablo, De Souza, Og, Acevedo, Flor Edith, Lima, Eraldo, Zhang, Yong, 2015
Caterpillar saliva mediates herbivore defense gene expression in maize
Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science, Harry, B., Ray, S., Acevedo, Flo, Jin, S., Peiffer, M., Luthe, D., Felton, G., 2015
Maize Plants Recognize Herbivore-Associated Cues from Caterpillar Frass
Journal of Chemical Ecology, Ray, Swayamjit, Gaffor, Iffa, Acevedo, Flo, Helms, Anjel, Chuang, Wen Po, Tooker, John, Felton, Gary W., Luthe, Dawn S., 2015
Herbivore cues from the fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda) larvae trigger direct defenses in maize
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Chuang, Wen Po, Ray, Swayamjit, Acevedo, Flor Edith, Peiffer, Michelle, Felton, Gary W., Luthe, Dawn S., 2014
