Research Interests
Chemical ecology and conservation biological control
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor Emeritus, Entomology
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Recent Publications
Hanks, L. M., Zou, Y., & Millar, J. (2026). Influence of cerambycid beetle pheromones on pheromone-based trapping of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Canadian Entomologist, 158, Article e17. https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2026.10057
Hanks, L. M., Zou, Y., & Millar, J. G. (2026). Seasonal and diel flight phenology of 5 species of click beetles (Elateridae) native to eastern North America. Environmental entomology, 55(3). https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvag072
Millar, J. G., Serrano, J. M., Halloran, S., & Hanks, L. M. (2026). Identification of A Sex Attractant Pheromone for the North American Click Beetle Elater abruptus (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 52(3), Article 35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-026-01711-9
Rusen, R. M., Millar, J. G., McElrath, T. C., & Hanks, L. M. (2026). Using a Generic Blend of Pheromones to Simultaneously Attract a Diversity of Elaterid Beetle Species Native to Eastern North America. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.70063
Silva, W. D., Zou, Y., Hanks, L. M., Bento, J. M. S., & Millar, J. G. (2026). Variations on a Theme: Cerambycid Beetles Use Lactone Stereoisomers to Optimize Use of Pheromone Chemical Space. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 52(5), Article 79. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-026-01755-x