Perran A. Ross

This study shows that introducing novel endosymbionts into the aphid Diuraphis noxia alters its dispersal ability and plant feeding damage, with Rickettsiella increasing damage and Regiella reducing it.

This study tests 60 mosquito repellents and perfumes against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, finding that only a few provide effective protection and many unregistered products are ineffective.

This study examines how sublethal heat shocks affect fertility in three mosquito species, finding limited effects on female fertility but some impacts on male fertility and offspring production.

This study examines the effects of inbreeding on fitness and microbiome composition in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, finding diverse fitness costs and limited microbiome impacts.

This study assesses how heat hardening affects heat tolerance in three mosquito species, finding species- and trait-specific responses to thermal stress.

This study evaluates the inhibition of genetically diverse dengue virus strains by two Wolbachia strains, finding differential effectiveness and implications for control strategies.

This study examines how successive blood feeding affects DENV-2 dissemination and survival in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes with and without Wolbachia, finding that Wolbachia strongly inhibits virus transmission despite frequent feeding.

This study shows that Spiroplasma and heat hardening protect male fertility in Drosophila species under heat stress, reducing climate change risk in D. birchii.

This study shows that aphid endosymbionts influence ladybird predation rates, with effects varying by temperature and aphid species.

This study shows that elevated temperatures below the lethal limit reduce Aedes aegypti fertility, with effects persisting across generations and being exacerbated by adult exposure to high temperatures.

This study evaluates the impact of Wolbachia strains wAlbB and wMelM on egg retention and viability in Aedes aegypti females under extended egg retention conditions, finding greater negative effects with wMelM.

This study challenges the assumption that male mosquitoes exclusively feed on plant sugars by showing they can take blood under dehydration/starvation and transmit pathogens.

This study examines how three Wolbachia strains affect heat tolerance and fertility in Drosophila simulans, finding strain- and trait-specific impacts on survival and fertility under heat stress.

This paper shows that low concentrations of the fungal biopesticide Beauveria bassiana enhance aphid longevity and fecundity, with effects persisting across generations, while high concentrations cause mortality.

The paper identifies two genomic variants of Wolbachia strain wAlbB, showing differences in gene content and density that correlate with environmental tolerance and stability in mosquito populations.

The paper validates a modified LAMP assay for rapid, sensitive, and specific detection of wAlbB Wolbachia infection in Aedes aegypti under field and lab conditions.