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  1. Novel nocturnal insect pest monitoring for sustainable crop protection using ensemble augmented deep learning classification

    Article • Smart Agricultural Technology, December 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Tom Pope

  2. Question of compatibility: combining botanical garlic extract and entomopathogenic nematode as integrated biological control for vine weevil

    Article • Biocontrol Science and Technology, November 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Tom Pope

  3. Effects of Confinement and Wheat Variety on the Performance of Two Aphid Species

    Article • Insects, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Tom Pope

  4. Effects of Confinement and Wheat Variety on the Performance of Two Aphid Species

    Article • March 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Tom Pope

  5. The influence of genetic variation on pre‐oviposition processes for host‐parasitoid co‐evolution

    Article • Ecological Entomology, September 2024, Wiley

    Dr Tom Pope

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    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, August 2024, Wiley

    Dr Tom Pope

  7. Special issue on entomology: A tribute to Prof. Simon R. Leather

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, August 2024, Wiley

    Dr Tom Pope

  8. ‘The Garlic Gambit’: an alternative strategy for controlling vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus F.; Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, August 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Tom Pope

  9. Assessing the potential of biopesticides to control the cabbage stem flea beetle Psylliodes chrysocephala

    Article • Pest Management Science, September 2023, Wiley

    Dr Tom Pope

  10. Decoding attraction: Improving vine weevil monitoring by exploiting key sensory cues

    Article • Pest Management Science, July 2023, Wiley

    Dr Tom Pope

  11. Scents and sensibility: Best practice in insect olfactometer bioassays

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, July 2023, Wiley

    Dr Tom Pope

  12. Potential of Entomopathogenic Nematodes to Control the Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle Psylliodes chrysocephala

    Article • Insects, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Tom Pope

  13. Exploiting volatile organic compounds in crop protection: A systematic review of 1‐octen‐3‐ol and 3‐octanone

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, June 2023, Wiley

    Dr Tom Pope

  14. Evaluation of resistance to black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) in selected varieties and mutant genotypes of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, June 2022, Wiley

    Dr Tom Pope

  15. Optimising Vine Weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus F. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Monitoring Tool Design

    Article • Insects, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Tom Pope

  16. Transgenerational effect of host plant on growth and reproduction in two species of moth, Cacoecimorpha pronubana and Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, December 2021, Wiley

    Dr Tom Pope

  17. Effect of host plant on the life history of the carnation tortrix moth Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, July 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Tom Pope

  18. Abundance and phenology of two pest species, Cacoecimorpha pronubana and Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, May 2021, Wiley

    Dr Tom Pope

  19. Could bacterial associations determine the success of weevil species?

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, August 2020, Wiley

    Dr Tom Pope

  20. Geographic origin may not influence vine weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius) susceptibility to the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum (Petch)

    Article • Biocontrol Science and Technology, July 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Tom Pope

  21. Locomotor behaviour promotes stability of the patchy distribution of slugs in arable fields: Tracking the movement of individual Deroceras reticulatum

    Article • Pest Management Science, May 2020, Wiley

    Dr Tom Pope

  22. Can a PCR assay of aphids caught in‐crop on yellow sticky traps inform field level barley yellow dwarf virus ( BYDV ) risk assessment?

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, May 2020, Wiley

    Dr Tom Pope

  23. Vertical farming systems bring new considerations for pest and disease management

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, March 2020, Wiley

    Professor Simon R Leather, Dr Tom Pope

  24. Feeding status influences adult vine weevil (coleoptera: curculionidae) behaviour to conspecific volatiles

    Article • October 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Tom Pope

  25. Catch me if you can: the influence of refuge / trap design, previous feeding experience, and semiochemical lures on vine weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) monitoring success

    Article • Pest Management Science, August 2019, Wiley

    Dr Tom Pope

  26. Terpene based biopesticides as potential alternatives to synthetic insecticides for control of aphid pests on protected ornamentals

    Article • Crop Protection, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Tom Pope

  27. Phylogenetic clustering of wingbeat frequency and flight-associated morphometrics across insect orders

    Article • Physiological Entomology, March 2018, Wiley

    Dr Tom Pope

  28. Factors affecting trap catch in pheromone-based monitoring of saddle gall midge Haplodiplosis marginata (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

    Article • Pest Management Science, October 2017, Wiley

    Dr Tom Pope

  29. Development and optimisation of a sex pheromone lure for monitoring populations of saddle gall midge,Haplodiplosis marginata

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, March 2017, Wiley

    Professor Simon R Leather, Dr Tom Pope

  30. A review of the biology, ecology and control of saddle gall midge,Haplodiplosis marginata(Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) with a focus on phenological forecasting

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, May 2016, Wiley

    Professor Simon R Leather, Dr Tom Pope