Contact Information
505 S. Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Additional Campus Affiliations
C. W. Kearns, C. L. Metcalf, and W. P. Flint Endowed Chair, Entomology
Professor, Entomology
Affiliate, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Recent Publications
Cheng, Z., Bai, Y., Zhu, L., Kang, S., Dong, L., Wu, M., Yang, R., Crickmore, N., Zhou, X., Zhang, Y., & Guo, Z. (2026). Down-regulation of the PxJHE2 gene elevates juvenile hormone titers and compensates for fitness costs of Bt Cry1Ac resistance in Plutella xylostella (L.). Pest Management Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.70801
Deng, X., Wang, W., Yang, B., Zhou, X., & Yang, L. (2026). Development and validation of an analytical method for determining triflumezopyrim residues in multiple paddy field matrices (Paddy Water, Paddy Soil, Brown Rice, Rice Husk, and Rice Straw) using GC-ECD and GC-MS. Journal of Chromatography A, 1768, Article 466714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2026.466714
Guo, M., Liu, J., Li, Z., Wang, Y., Zhou, X., Zhang, Y., Yang, C., & Pan, H. (2026). POU transcription factor nubbin (HvNub) is required for the wing development and reproduction in the 28-spotted ladybeetle, Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata. Pest Management Science, 82(5), 4807-4814. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.70595
Liu, J., Chen, Q., Yoon, J. S., Guo, M., Yang, C., Zhou, X., Zhang, Y., & Pan, H. (2026). Trachealess, a bHLH-PAS transcription factor, is an upstream regulator of 20-hydroxyecdysone signaling essential for molting in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 188, Article 104493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2026.104493
Liu, Y., Wang, W., Wang, Y., Zhou, X., Xie, W., & Zhang, Y. (2026). Transformer is involved in female sex determination in Bemisia tabaci. Insect Molecular Biology, 35(1), 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.70000