Sharon Downes

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Publications of Sharon Downes (21 listed):

Annals of the Entomological Society of America (2019) 112, 443-450
Carlos A. Blanco, Armando Rosario-Lebron, Cheryle A. O'Donnell, Maribel Portilla, Connor Gullbronson, Joseph Mowery, Allan H. Smith-Pardo, Ian Stocks, Hannah Nadel, Lara R. Trozzo, Patrick S. Haslem, James D. Young, Sharon Downes, Tracey Parker, Tom Walsh, Wee Tek Tay and Sara Oppenheim (2019)
Improving risk assessment of noctuid pests at North American ports and farms by differentiating egg morphology

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2019) 167, 868-879
Tuyet Thi Anh Luong, Bronwen W. Cribb, Sharon J. Downes, Lynda E. Perkins and Myron P. Zalucki (2019)
Stay or move: how Bt-susceptible Helicoverpa armigera neonates behave on Bt cotton plants

Austral Entomology (2018) 57, 1-8
Tuyet T.A. Luong, Myron P. Zalucki, Lynda E. Perkins and Sharon J. Downes (2018)
Feeding behaviour and survival of Bacillus thuringiensis-resistant and Bacillus thuringiensis-susceptible larvae of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) exposed to a diet with Bacillus thuringiensis toxin

Pest Management Science (2017) 73, 485-492
Sharon Downes, Darren Kriticos, Hazel Parry, Cate Paull, Nancy Schellhorn and Myron P. Zalucki (2017)
A perspective on management of Helicoverpa armigera: transgenic Bt cotton, IPM, and landscapes

Bulletin of Entomological Research (2016) 106, 710-717
T.T.A. Luong, S.J. Downes, B. Cribb, L.E. Perkins and M.P. Zalucki (2016)
Oviposition site selection and survival of susceptible and resistant larvae of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Bt and non-Bt cotton

PLoS Genetics (2015) 11 (11 - e1005534)
Wee Tek Tay, Rod J. Mahon, David G. Heckel, Thomas K. Walsh, Sharon Downes, William J. James, Sui-Fai Lee, Annette Reineke, Adam K. Williams and Karl H.J. Gordon (2015)
Insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry2Ab is conferred by mutations in an ABC transporter subfamily A protein

Journal of Economic Entomology (2014) 107, 1610-1617
T.K. Walsh, S.J. Downes, J. Gascoyne, W. James, T. Parker, J. Armstrong and R.J. Mahon (2014)
Dual Cry2Ab and Vip3A resistant strains of Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa punctigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae); testing linkage between loci and monitoring of allele frequencies

Journal of Economic Entomology (2014) 107, 1923-1930
Lisa J. Bird and Sharon J. Downes (2014)
Toxicity and cross-resistance of insecticides to Cry2Ab-resistant and Cry2Ab-susceptible Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa punctigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

PLoS ONE (2013) 8 (11 - e80134)
Wee Tek Tay, Miguel F. Soria, Thomas Walsh, Danielle Thomazoni, Pierre Silvie, Gajanan T. Behere, Craig Anderson and Sharon Downes (2013)
A brave new world for an old world pest: Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Brazil

Crop and Pasture Science (2013) 64, 737-749
Lewis Wilson, Sharon Downes, Sharon Khan, Mary Whitehouse, Geoff Baker, Paul Grundy and Susan Maas (2013)
IPM in the transgenic era: a review of the challenges from emerging pests in Australian cotton systems

Bulletin of Entomological Research (2012) 102, 468-476
M.P. Zalucki, J.P. Cunningham, S. Downes, P. Ward, C. Lange, M. Meissle, N.A. Schellhorn and J.M. Zalucki (2012)
No evidence for change in oviposition behaviour of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) after widespread adoption of transgenic insecticidal cotton

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2012) 145, 72-81
Baoqian Lu, Sharon Downes, Lewis Wilson, Peter Gregg, Kristen Knight, Greg Kauter and Bruce McCorkell (2012)
Yield, development, and quality response of dual-toxin Bt cotton to Helicoverpa spp. infestations in Australia

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2011) 140, 17-27
Baoqian Lu, Sharon Downes, Lewis Wilson, Peter Gregg, Kristen Knight, Greg Kauter and Bruce McCorkell (2011)
Preferences of field bollworm larvae for cotton plant structures: impact of Bt and history of survival on Bt crops

Journal of Economic Entomology (2010) 103, 472-481
R.J. Mahon, S. Downes, W. James and T. Parker (2010)
Why do F₁ screens estimate higher frequencies of Cry2Ab resistance in Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) than do F₂ screens?

Journal of Economic Entomology (2010) 103, 2147-2154
S. Downes, T.L. Parker and R.J. Mahon (2010)
Characteristics of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry2Ab in a strain of Helicoverpa punctigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) isolated from a field population

Evolutionary Applications (2010) 3, 574-584
Sharon Downes, Rodney J. Mahon, Louise Rossiter, Greg Kauter, Tracey Leven, Gary Fitt and Geoff Baker (2010)
Adaptive management of pest resistance by Helicoverpa species (Noctuidae) in Australia to the Cry2Ab Bt toxin in Bollgard II^® cotton

PLoS ONE (2010) 5 (9 - e12567)
Sharon Downes, Tracey Parker and Rod Mahon (2010)
Incipient resistance of Helicoverpa punctigera to the Cry2Ab Bt toxin in Bollgard II® cotton

Journal of Economic Entomology (2009) 102, 733-742
S. Downes, T.L. Parker and R.J. Mahon (2009)
Frequency of alleles conferring resistance to the Bacillus thuringiensis toxins Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab in Australian populations of Helicoverpa punctigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from 2002 to 2006

Journal of Economic Entomology (2008) 101, 909-914
R.J. Mahon, K.M. Olsen and S. Downes (2008)
Isolations of Cry2Ab resistance in Australian populations of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) are allelic

Oecologia (2007) 153, 775-785
Sharon Downes and Anke-Maria Hoefer (2007)
An experimental study of the effects of weed invasion on lizard phenotypes

Journal of Economic Entomology (2007) 100, 1844-1853
R.J. Mahon, K.M. Olsen, S. Downes and S. Addison (2007)
Frequency of alleles conferring resistance to the Bt toxins Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab in Australian populations of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)