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Damon J. Crook
Researcher at United States Department of Agriculture
Publications - 29
Citations - 879
Damon J. Crook is an academic researcher from United States Department of Agriculture. The author has contributed to research in topics: Emerald ash borer & Agrilus. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 28 publications receiving 801 citations. Previous affiliations of Damon J. Crook include University of Arkansas & Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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Development of a Host-Based Semiochemical Lure for Trapping Emerald Ash Borer Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
Damon J. Crook,Ashot Khrimian,Joseph A. Francese,Ivich Fraser,Therese M. Poland,Alan J. Sawyer,Victor C. Mastro +6 more
TL;DR: Bark volatiles from green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica were tested for electrophysiological activity by Agrilus planipennis using gas chromatographic-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) and for behavioral activity using baited purple traps in Michigan, finding that the latter had elevated sesquiterpene levels.
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Chemical Ecology of the Emerald Ash Borer Agrilus planipennis
Damon J. Crook,Victor C. Mastro +1 more
TL;DR: A review of research that has led to the development of effective trapping methods for A. planipennis is presented, which includes the identification of several potential attractants as well as the design of a visually attractive trap.
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Laboratory and Field Response of the Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), to Selected Regions of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Damon J. Crook,Joseph A. Francese,Kelley E. Zylstra,Ivich Fraser,Alan J. Sawyer,David W. Bartels,David R. Lance,Victor C. Mastro +7 more
TL;DR: Retinal sensitivity of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire was examined with an aim to improve trap efficacy for the beetle and it is hypothesized that when placed in the mid-canopy, green traps constitute a foliage-type stimulus that elicits food-seeking and/or host seeking behavior by A. planip Dennis.
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Optimization of Trap Color for Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
Joseph A. Francese,Damon J. Crook,Ivich Fraser,David R. Lance,Alan J. Sawyer,Victor C. Mastro +5 more
TL;DR: Field assays were performed to determine the optimal color for Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera; Buprestidae) traps, and a paint color previously shown to be generally attractive to buprestids caught significantly more adult A. planip Dennis than traps of other wavelengths.
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Evidence for a volatile pheromone in Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) that increases attraction to a host foliar volatile.
Peter J. Silk,Krista Ryall,Peter Mayo,Matthew A. Lemay,Gary G. Grant,Damon J. Crook,Allard A. Cossé,Ivich Fraser,Jon D. Sweeney,D. Barry Lyons,Doug Pitt,Taylor Scarr,David I. MaGee +12 more
TL;DR: These data are the first to demonstrate increased attraction with a combination of a pheromone and a green leaf volatile in a Buprestid species.