# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
Dr. Medina's research centers around the role that ecological factors play in the population genetics of arthropods. He is particularly interested in the incorporation of evolutionary ecology considerations into pest control practices. His laboratory is currently assessing how species interactions at macroscopic (host-parasite interactions) and microscopic (arthropod microbiomes) levels interact with genetic variation of agricultural pests and arthropod vectors of human disease. His research team is exploring if the same principles governing insect herbivores' adaptation to their hosts translate into arthropod parasites of animals. He is also interested in understanding the factors that make some biotechnology innovations in agriculture controversial in the public sphere.

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Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis

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Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis

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Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis

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Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
University of Maryland, College Park - (College Park, Maryland, United States)

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University of Maryland, College Park - (College Park, Maryland, United States)

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National Agrarian University - (Lima, Peru)

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Host preference of cotton fleahopper, Pseudatomoscelis seriatus (Reuter) is not labile to geographic origin and prior experience.

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Invasion of sorghum in the Americas by a new sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) superclone.

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Quantifying the impacts of symbiotic interactions between two invasive species: the tawny crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva) tending the sorghum aphid (Melanaphis sorghi).

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The role of host plant species in the phenotypic differentiation of sympatric populations of Aleiodes nolophanae and Cotesia marginiventris

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Immigrant inviability in yellow pecan aphid

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Population genetic structure of Pseudatomoscelis seriatus (Hemiptera: Miridae) in the cotton-growing regions of the United States.

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Instar- and host-associated differentiation of bacterial communities in the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata.

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Implications of climate change on the distribution of the tick vector Ixodes scapularis and risk for Lyme disease in the Texas-Mexico transboundary region.

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Color discrimination and preference in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren

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Predation of Small and Large Orgyia leucostigma (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Larvae by Vertebrate and Invertebrate Predators

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Research on Integrated Management for Cattle Fever Ticks and Bovine Babesiosis in the United States and Mexico: Current Status and Opportunities for Binational Coordination.

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Genetic population structure of sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari, in sorghum, sugarcane, and Johnsongrass in the continental USA

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TRANSLATING ECOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, AND POPULATION GENETICS RESEARCH TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF TICK AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES IN NORTH AMERICA.

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Searching for pheromone strains in the pecan nut casebearer

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Genomic evidence for host-associated differentiation in an animal parasite, Dermacentor variabilis, the American dog tick

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Geographic population structure of the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), in the southern United States.

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Number of individuals and molecular markers to use in genetic differentiation studies

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Testing for host-associated differentiation in two egg parasitoids of a forest herbivore

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Population structure of Phthorimaea operculella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the United States.

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Stink bug species composition and relative abundance of the redbanded stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in soybean in the upper gulf coast Texas.

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Aphelinus nigritus Howard (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) Preference for Sorghum Aphid, Melanaphis sorghi (Theobald, 1904) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), Honeydew Is Stronger in Johnson Grass, Sorghum halepense, Than in Grain Sorghum, Sorghum bicolor.

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Predicting the occurrence of host-associated differentiation in parasitic arthropods: a quantitative literature review

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Parasitism levels in Orgyia leucostigma feeding on two tree species: implications for the slowgrowth highmortality hypothesis

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Occurrence of entomopathogenic fungi from agricultural and natural ecosystems in Saltillo, Mxico, and their virulence towards thrips and whiteflies.

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Redbanded Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Infestation and Occurrence of Delayed Maturity in Soybean.

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Lack of sequential radiation in a parasitoid of a host-associated aphid

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Host-associated differentiation of target pests should be assessed before using gene drive as a pest control tool - an opinion

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Prevalence of protozoan parasites in small and medium mammals in Texas, USA.

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Implications of HostAssociated Differentiation in the Control of Pest Species

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Host-associated genetic differentiation in pecan leaf phylloxera

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Host plants impact courtship vibration transmission and mating success of a parasitoid wasp, Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

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Improving Natural Enemy Selection in Biological Control through Greater Attention to Chemical Ecology and Host-Associated Differentiation of Target Arthropod Pests.

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Differences in bacterial diversity of host-associated populations of Phylloxera notabilis Pergande (Hemiptera: Phylloxeridae) in pecan and water hickory.

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Contribution to Geographic Distribution of some Mexican Melanoplinae and Description of a New Species

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Determination of Growth Stage-Specific Response of Soybean to Redbanded Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and its Relationship to the Development of Flat Pods.

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Host-associated differentiation in a pecan and water hickory Aphidomorpha community

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Agriculture sows pests: how crop domestication, host shifts, and agricultural intensification can create insect pests from herbivores.

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Searching for the Immature Stages of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Leaf Litter and Soil in Texas.

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Physical leaf defenses - altered by Zea life-history evolution, domestication, and breeding - mediate oviposition preference of a specialist leafhopper

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Differences in Microbiota Between Two Multilocus Lineages of the Sugarcane Aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) in the Continental United States

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The role of host plant species in the phenotypic differentiation of sympatric populations of Aleiodes nolophanae and Cotesia marginiventris

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Population structure of the pecan nut casebearer Acrobasis nuxvorella throughout its geographical distribution

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Host-associated differentiation in a highly polyphagous, sexually reproducing insect herbivore.

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Geographic pattern of host-associated differentiation in the cotton fleahopper, Pseudatomoscelis seriatus

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Did maize domestication and early spread mediate the population genetics of corn leafhopper?

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A comparative evaluation of northern and southern Ixodes scapularis questing height and hiding behaviour in the USA.

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Testing host-associated differentiation in a quasi-endophage and a parthenogen on native trees.

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Phenotypic and genetic differentiation of hymenopteran parasitoids

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Exploring host-associated differentiation in the North American native cranberry fruitworm, Acrobasis vaccinii, from blueberries and cranberries

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Stakeholder Views on Engagement, Trust, Performance, and Risk Considerations About Use of Gene Drive Technology in Agricultural Pest Management.

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White Clover as an Alternate Host to Soybean for Redbanded Stink Bug

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Morphometric and molecular discrimination of the sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari, (Zehntner, 1897) and the sorghum aphid Melanaphis sorghi (Theobald, 1904).

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Gene drives and the management of agricultural pests

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Public deliberation and the regulation of gene drive in the USA

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Geographic variation in male courtship acoustics and genetic divergence of populations of the Cotesia flavipes species complex

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Corn Stunt Disease: An Ideal Insect-Microbial-Plant Pathosystem for Comprehensive Studies of Vector-Borne Plant Diseases of Corn.

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Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected ticks from wildlife hosts, a response to Norris et al.

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Population genetic structure of a specialist leafhopper on Zea: likely anthropogenic and ecological determinants of gene flow

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Relative abundance and flight phenology of two pheromone types of Acrobasis nuxvorella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).

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Genes drive organisms and slippery slopes.

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Geographic Variation of Bacterial Communities Associated with Cotton Fleahopper, Pseudatomoscelis seriatus

# researcherOn[].label
Microbial Diversity Associated with Livestock Pests Across Ecosystems

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
Agricultural Research Service - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Factors Mediating Host-Associated Differentiation in Insect Communities

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Variation in IPM-Relevant Traits Among Geneticaly Distinct Pest Populations

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Evaluation of New Anti-Tick Antigens on Rabbit for Control of Vector Tick Species

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Agricultural Research Service - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Population Genetic Structure of Ixodes scapularis and disease transmission

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Entomology; 2475 TAMU

# organizations[]
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# schools[]
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# inTheNews[].label
Aggie awarded grant for sugarcane aphid research

# etdChairOf[].label
Antwi, Josephine Bema (2015-08). Host Plant Use by Insect Herbivores Mediated by Microorganisms. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Vyavhare, Suhas (2014-08). Establishing and Implementing an IPM Program for the Redbanded Stink Bug: An Emerging Soybean Pest in the Southern Region. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Carbaugh, Jason Ryan (2016-12). Perception and Handling of Inanimate Objects by the Red Imported Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta Buren with an Emphasis on Polymorphism and Recognition Chemicals. Doctoral Dissertation.