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Selected highlights presented below

CURRENT POSITION

Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville, WV

PUBLICATIONS

Peer reviewed

18. Tabb, A., J. E. Elsensohn, and T. C. Leskey. 2022. Automated size measurements of Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) with an image-based method. Florida Entomol.

17. Kokotovich, A. E., S. K. Barnhill-Dilling, J. E. Elsensohn, R. Li, J. A. Delborne, and H. J. Burrack. 2022. Stakeholder engagement to inform the risk assessment and governance of gene drive technology to manage Spotted-wing Drosophila. J. Envir. Manag.

16. Elsensohn, J. E. and H. J. Burrack. In press. Plasticity in oviposition and foraging behavior in the invasive pest Drosophila suzukiiacross natural and agricultural landscapes. Ecol. Evol.

15. Elsensohn, J. E., C. Schal, and H. J. Burrack. 2021. Plasticity in oviposition site selection behavior in Drosophila suzukii in relation to adult density and host distribution and quality”. J. Econ. Entomol. 114(4): 1517-1522. DOI: 10.1093/jee/toab108

14. Elsensohn, J. E., M.F.K. Aly, C. Schal, and H. J. Burrack. 2021. Social signals mediate oviposition site selection in Drosophila suzukii. Sci Rep. 11:3796. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83354-2

13.Stockton, D. S. P. Hesler, A. K. Wallingford, T. C. Leskey, L. McDermott,J. E. Elsensohn, D. I. M. Riggs, M. Pritts, and G. M. Loeb. 2020.Factors affecting the implementation of exclusion netting to control Drosophila suzukii on primocane raspberry.Crop Protection. 105191

12. Kokotovich, A., J. A. Delborne, J. E. Elsensohn, and H. J. Burrack. 2020. Emerging technologies for invasive insects: the role of engagement. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. DOI: 10.1093/aesa/saz064

11. Jones, M.S., J. A. Delborne,J. E. Elsensohn,P. W. Mitchell, and Z. S. Brown. 2019. Does the U.S. public support using gene drives in agriculture? And what do they want to know? Science Advances.5(9): eaau8462.

10. Elsensohn, J. E.2019. “Modifying epigenomes using synthetic biology” In Genetic Frontiers for Conservation: An Assessment of Synthetic Biology and Biodiversity Conservation Eds: Redford et al.

9. Elsensohn, J. E., T. Anderson, J.R. Cryan, T. Durham, K.J.K. Gandhi, J. Gordon, R.K. Krell, M.L. Pimsler, A. Rivers, and H. Spafford. 2019. From Research to Policy: Scientists Speaking For Science. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 112(2): 75-78. DOI: 10.1093/aesa/say057

8. Baltzegar, J. F.*, J. E. Elsensohn, N. Gutzmann, and S. H. Webster. 2018. ESA Student Debate: What is the single best strategy for decreasing dengue virus (breakbone fever) incidence worldwide? Genetically engineered mosquitoes with lethal genes. American Entomologist 64(3): 165-175. DOI: 10.1093/ae/tmy040.

7. Elsensohn, J. E. and G. M. Loeb.2018. Non-crop host sampling yields insights into small-scale population dynamics of Drosophila suzukii(Matsumura). Insects. 9(1): 5. DOI: 10.3390/insects9010005

6. Gutzmann, N., J. E. Elsensohn, J. C. Barnes, J. Baltzegar, M. S. Jones, and J. Sudweeks. 2017. “CRISPR-based gene drive in agriculture will face technical and governance challenges”. EMBO Reports. DOI: 10.15252/embr.201744661

5. Baltzegar, J. F.*, J. C. Barnes,J. E. Elsensohn, N. Gutzmann, M. S. Jones, S. King, and J. Sudweeks. 2017. Anticipating complexity in the deployment of gene drive insects in agriculture. Journal of Responsible Innovation.DOI: 10.1080/23299460.2017.1407910

4. Baltzegar, J. F.*, J. E. Elsensohn, and S. H. Webster. 2017. ESA Student Debate: With the development of tools like RNAi, in the future we may be capable of eradicating species. If we can eradicate a species, should we? Con position. Amer. Entomol.63(2), 114-123. DOI:10.1093/ae/tmx028

3. Cowles, R. S., C. R. Rodriguez-Saona, R. Holdcraft, G. M. Loeb, J. E. Elsensohn, and S. P. Hesler. 2015. Sucrose improves insecticide activity against Drosophila suzukii(Diptera: Drosophilidae). Econ. Entomol.108(2), pp.640-653. DOI: 10.1093/jee/tou100

2. Burrack, H. J. and J. E. Elsensohn. 2015. Efficacy of organically acceptable insecticides against Drosophila suzukii in blueberries, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests. 40(1), p.C1.

1. Colwell, R. K., and J. E. Elsensohn. 2014. EstimateSturns 20: statistical estimation of species richness and shared species from samples, with non-parametric extrapolation. Ecography.37(6), 609-613.DOI:10.1111/ecog.00814.

Non-peer reviewed

Elsensohn, J. E., C. J. Esquivel Palma, L. Iglesias, J. Kansman, and O. Quieroz. 2018. “Putting Research and Policy into Practice: Lessons from P-IE’s Field Tours” Entomology Todayblog

Elsensohn, J. E. 2018. “Two model organisms are better than one: toward a better understanding of plant/insect interactions”. The Signal newsletter for Keck Center for Behavioral Biology, NC State.

Gutzmann, N., J. E. Elsensohn, J. C. Barnes, J. Baltzegar, M. S. Jones, and J. Sudweeks. 2017. “CRISPR-based gene drive in agriculture will face technical and governance challenges”. EMBO Reports. DOI: 10.15252/embr.201744661

Elsensohn, J. E. 2017. “Capacity funding still has high impact for land grant colleges and local agriculture”. Entomology Today blog. Link to article.

Elsensohn, J. E. 2017. “New Federal Report on Aedes Mosquitoes Could Signal Shift in How Zika Virus and Other Pathogens are Researched”. Entomology Today blog. Link to article.

Elsensohn, J.E. and K. Sears. 2017. Issue Brief: Synthetic plant-associated microorganisms. #2017.1. Genetic Engineering and Society Center, NCSU, Raleigh, NC. Link to article.

Elsensohn, J. E. 2016. “A Post-Election Washington D.C.: The ESA Science Policy Fellows’ Perspective”. Entomology Today blog. Link to article.

Burrack, H. J. and J.E. Elsensohn. 2015. Efficacy of organically acceptable insecticides against Drosophila suzukii in blueberries, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests. 40(1), p.C1.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Elsensohn, J. E., C. Schal, M. Aly, and H. J. Burrack. 2020. "Context-dependent oviposition behavior in the agricultural pest Drosophila suzukii". USDA-ARS, Appalachian Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville, WV. **virtual presentation**

Elsensohn, J. E., A. Kokotovitch, J. A. Delborne, and H. J. Burrack. 2019. “Lessons from using engagement to elicit potential impacts of emerging technologies in invasive pest management: Drosophila suzukii as a case study”. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. St. Louis, MO

Elsensohn, J. E., M. S. Jones, Z. S. Brown, P. Mitchell, and J. A. Delborne. 2018. "Assessing attitudes on gene drives: What consumers want to know". Southeastern Branch of Entomological Society of America. Orlando, FL.

Elsensohn, J. E. and H. J. Burrack. 2018. New directions in SWD research from the Southeast. Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Savannah GA

Elsensohn, J.E., Z.S. Brown, J.A. Delborne, and H.J. Burrack. 2017. Understanding the potential impacts from using genetically modified insects to control agricultural pests. CEFS Summer Internship Program for Undergraduates. NC State.

Elsensohn, J. E., Z. S. Brown, J. A. Delborne and H. J. Burrack. 2016. Comparative risk analysis for agricultural genetic pest management technologies. Society for Risk Analysis. San Diego, CA

Elsensohn, J. E. and G. M. Loeb. 2016. Non-crop host infestation by an invasive, polyphagous fly: seasonal dynamics and host preference. Southeastern Branch of Entomological Society of America. Raleigh, NC

Elsensohn, J.E., J. Kuzma, and C. Leitschuh. 2015. Gene Drives and Society. Genetic Engineering and Society Colloquium. Raleigh, NC

Burrack, H.J. and J.E. Elsensohn. 2015. Drosophila suzukii biology, ecology, management, and regulatory implications. Webinar for USDA APHIS staff. Raleigh, NC

Elsensohn, J. E. 2014. Season Long Evaluation of Wild Hosts for Spotted Wing Drosophila. Empire State Producers Expo. Syracuse, NY

Elsensohn, J. E., and R. S. Cowles. 2012. Current and Future Directions of Spotted Wing Control. Connecticut Entomological Society. Storrs, CT