César Gemeno
Associate professor (no tenured)
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Position: Associate professor (no tenured)
Area of expertise: Entomology
Address: ETSEA, Buildding B, office 1.05
Phone: +34 973 702531
E-mail: cesar.gemeno@udl.cat
University degrees
· BS Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1988
· MSc, University of Kentucky, 1992
· Ph.D. Entomology, University of Kentucky, 1997
Previous activities
· 1997 – 1999. , University of Kentucky, Department of Entomology.
· 1999 – 2002. Postdoc, North Carolina State University, Department of Entomology.
· 05/2002 – 05/2007. Ramón y Cajal Researcher, Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
· 05/2007-11/2007. Researcher, UdL
· 11/2007-Present. Associated Professor, UdL
Research
· Insect behavior, chemical ecology and neuroethology.
· Tortricid fruit pests.
Teaching
· FOREST HEALTH | Màster universitari Erasmus Mundus MEDFOR |
Recent Publications
Eliyahu, D., Nojima, S., Santangelo, R.G., Carpenter, S., Webster, F. X., Kiemlec, D.J., Gemeno, C., Leal, W.S., and Schal, C. 2012. Unusual macrocyclic lactone sex pheromone of Parcoblatta lata, a primary food source of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109: E490-E496.
Guerrieri, F., Gemeno, C., Monsempes, C., Anton, S., Jacquin-Joly, E., Lucas, P., and Devaud, J.-M. 2012. Experience-dependent modulation of antennal sensitivity and input to antennal lobes in male moths pre-exposed to sex pheromone. Journal of Experimental Biology 215: 2334-2341.
Gemeno, C., Laserna, N., Riba, M., Castañé, C., and Alomar, O. 2012. Cuticular hydrocarbons discriminate isomorphic Macrolophus species. Bulletin of Entomological Research 102: 624-631.
Dumenil, C., Judd, G., Bosch, D., Baldessari, M., Gemeno, C., and Groot, A.T. 2014. Intraspecific variation in female sex pheromone of the codling moth Cydia pomonella. Insects 7:705-721
Ammagarahalli, B., and Gemeno, C. 2014. Response profile of pheromone receptor neurons in male Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera : Tortricidae). Journal of Insect Physiology 71: 128-16 (doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2014.10.011)
Ammagarahalli, B., and Gemeno, C. 2015. Interference of plant volatiles on pheromone receptor neurons of male Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Journal of Insect Physiology 81:118-128
Knight, A.L., Barros-Parada, W., Bosch,D., Escudero-Colomar, L.A., Fuentes-Contreras, E., Hernández-Sánchez, J., Yung, C., Kim, Y., Kovanci, O.B., Levi, A., Lo, P., Molinari, F., Valls, J., and Gemeno, C. 2015. Similar worldwide patterns in the sex pheromone signal and response in the oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 105: 23-31 (doi: 10.1017/S0007485314000637)
Gemeno, C., Baldo, G., Rachele, N., Valls, J., Alomar, O., and Mazzoni, V. 2015. Substrate-borne vibrational signals in mating communication of Macrolophus bugs. Journal Insect Behavior 28:482-498
Álvarez, G., Ammagarahalli, B., Hall, D.R., Pajares, J., and Gemeno, C. 2015. Smoke, pheromone, and kairomone olfactory receptor neurons in males and females of the pine sawyer Monochamus galloprovincialis (Olivier) (Coleoptera:Cerambycidae). Journal of Insect Physiology 82:46-55
Sans, A., Morán, M., Riba, M., Guerrero, Á., Roig, J., & Gemeno, C. 2016. Plant volatiles challenge inhibition by structural analogs of the sex pheromone in Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). European Journal of Entomology, 113(1), 579-586.
Ammagarahalli, B., Chianella, L., Gomes, P., and Gemeno, C. 2017. Role of plant volatiles and hetero-specific pheromone components in the wind tunnel response of male Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) to modified sex pheromone blends. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 1-10.
Navarro-Roldán, M.A., Avilla, J., Bosch, D., Valls, J., and Gemeno, C. 2017. Comparative effect of three neurotoxic insecticides with different modes of action on adult males and females of three tortricid moth pests. Journal of Economic Entomology Apr 11. doi: 10.1093/jee/tox113. [Epub ahead of print]
Navarro-Roldán, M.A., and Gemeno, C. 2017. Sublethal effects of neonicotinoid insecticide on calling behavior and pheromone production of tortricid moths. Journal of Chemical Ecology 43: 881-890. doi:10.1007/s10886-017-0883-3
Barros-Parada, W., Ammagarahalli, B., Basoalto, E., Fuentes-Contreras, E., and Gemeno, C. 2018. Captures of oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), in traps baited with host-plant volatiles in Chile. Applied Entomology and Zoology 53: 193-204 doi.org/10.1007/s13355-017-0543-7 (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13355-017-0543-7?wt_mc=Internal.Event.1.SEM.ArticleAuthorAssignedToIssue)
El-Sayed, A. M., Sporle, A., Gemeno, C., Jósvai, J. K., Simmons, G. S., & Suckling, D. M. (2019). Leafroller-induced phenylacetonitrile and acetic acid attract adult Lobesia botrana in European vineyards. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, 74(5-6), 161-165. https://doi.org/10.1515/znc-2018-0163
Navarro-Roldán, M.A, Bosch, D., Gemeno, C., Siegwart, M. 2019. Enzymatic detoxification strategies for neurotoxic insecticides in adults of three tortricid pests. Bulletin of Entomological Research.110(1), 144-154. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485319000415
Navarro-Roldán, M.A., Amat, C., Bau, P. and Gemeno, C. 2019. Extremely low neonicotinoid doses alter navigation of pest insects along pheromone plumes. Scientific Reports. 9(1):8150. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44581-w
Pérez-Aparicio, A., Torres-Vila, L. M., & Gemeno, C. (2019). EAG responses of adult Lobesia botrana males and females collected from Vitis vinifera and Daphne gnidium to larval host-plant volatiles and sex pheromone. Insects, 10(9), 281. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10090281
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