All Stories

  1. Optimizing sex pheromone lures for male trapping specificity between Spodoptera frugiperda and Mythimna loreyi

    Article • Pest Management Science, September 2025, Wiley

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  2. Neuroecology of alcohol risk and reward: Methanol boosts pheromones and courtship success in Drosophila melanogaster

    Article • Science Advances, April 2025, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  3. Identification of a Soybean Volatile Attractive for Riptortus pedestris Using Reverse Chemical Ecology Approach

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, November 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  4. Innexin expression and localization in the Drosophila antenna indicate gap junction or hemichannel involvement in antennal chemosensory sensilla

    Article • Cell and Tissue Research, August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  5. Evolution at multiple processing levels underlies odor-guided behavior in the genus Drosophila

    Article • Current Biology, November 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  6. Sensory neuroecology and multimodal evolution across the genus Drosophila

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, July 2022, Frontiers

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  7. Functional olfactory evolution in Drosophila suzukii and the subgenus Sophophora

    Article • iScience, May 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  8. Competing beetles attract egg laying in a hawkmoth

    Article • Current Biology, February 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  9. Neuroecology of Alcohol Preference in Drosophila

    Article • Annual Review of Entomology, January 2022, Annual Reviews

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  10. The neuroethology of labeled lines in insect olfactory systems

    Article • January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  11. Alcohol boosts pheromone production in male flies and makes them sexier

    Article • August 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  12. Divergent sensory investment mirrors potential speciation via niche partitioning across Drosophila

    Article • eLife, June 2020, eLife

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  13. Variable dependency on associated yeast communities influences host range in Drosophila species

    Article • Oikos, April 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  14. An Antennae-Specific Odorant-Binding Protein Is Involved in Bactrocera dorsalis Olfaction

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, March 2020, Frontiers

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  15. Evolution of a pest: towards the complete neuroethology of Drosophila suzukii and the subgenus Sophophora

    Article • July 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  16. Niche partitioning as a selective pressure for the evolution of the Drosophila nervous system

    Article • July 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  17. Plant-Based Natural Product Chemistry for Integrated Pest Management of Drosophila suzukii

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, July 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  18. Evolutionary trade off between visual and olfactory sensory investment

    Article • Nature Communications, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  19. Gut microbiota affects development and olfactory behavior in Drosophila melanogaster

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, January 2019, The Company of Biologists

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  20. Evaluation of the DREAM Technique for a High-Throughput Deorphanization of Chemosensory Receptors in Drosophila

    Article • Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, October 2018, Frontiers

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey, Ewald Grosse-Wilde

  21. Pathogenic bacteria enhance dispersal through alteration of Drosophila social communication

    Article • Nature Communications, August 2017, Nature

    Ewald Grosse-Wilde, Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  22. Intracellular regulation of the insect chemoreceptor complex impacts odour localization in flying insects

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, September 2016, The Company of Biologists

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  23. Adult Frass Provides a Pheromone Signature for Drosophila Feeding and Aggregation

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  24. Hawkmoths evaluate scenting flowers with the tip of their proboscis

    Article • eLife, May 2016, eLife

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  25. Pheromones mediating copulation and attraction in Drosophila

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, May 2015, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  26. Olfactory Specialization in Drosophila suzukii Supports an Ecological Shift in Host Preference from Rotten to Fresh Fruit

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  27. Antennal responses ofCydia pomonella(L.) exposed to surfaces treated with methoxyfenozide

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, December 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  28. Electroantennographic Responses of the Small Chestnut WeevilCurculio sayi(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to Volatile Organic Compounds Identified From Chestnut Reproductive Plant Tissue

    Article • Environmental Entomology, August 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  29. Behavioral and Electroantennographic Responses of the Lesser Chestnut Weevil, Curculio sayi (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), to Odors Emanating from Different Chestnut Plant Tissues

    Article • Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, April 2012, Kansas Entomological Society

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey

  30. Seasonal Occurrence and Soil Distribution of the Lesser Chestnut Weevil, Curculio sayi (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Mid-Missouri

    Article • Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, October 2008, Kansas Entomological Society

    Dr. Ian W. Keesey