Contact Information
505 S. Goodwin Ave
Urbana, IL 61801
Research Interests
Chemical ecology and conservation biological control
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Entomology
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Recent Publications
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
Udayakumar, A., Katz, A. D., Millar, J. G., & Hanks, L. M. (2026). Differentiating between morphologically similar congeneric cerambycid beetle species by comparing cuticular hydrocarbon profiles. Environmental entomology, 55(1), Article nvag005. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvag005
Hanks, L. M., Davis, E. J., McElrath, T. C., Zou, Y., & Millar, J. G. (2025). Dose–response to sex attractants, and flight phenology of click beetle species (Elateridae) native to eastern North America. Environmental entomology, 54(4), 738-746. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaf066
Rice, M. E., Millar, J. G., & Hanks, L. M. (2025). Testing multispecies pheromone blends of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in southern Texas. Environmental entomology, 54(2), 267-273. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaf022