Zvi Mendel
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Publications of Zvi Mendel (75 listed):
Environmental Microbiology (2022) 24, 3369-3389
Vineet Meshram, Gunjan Sharma, Marcel Maymon, Alex Protasov, Zvi Mendel and Stanley Freeman (2022)
Symbiosis and pathogenicity of Geosmithia and Talaromyces spp. associated with the cypress bark beetles Phloeosinus spp. and their parasitoids
Journal of Pest Science (2019) 92, 221-235
Sofia Branco, Eduardo P. Mateus, Marco D.R. Gomes da Silva, Davide Mendes, Sílvia Rocha, Zvi Mendel, Stefan Schütz and Maria Rosa Paiva (2019)
Electrophysiological and behavioural responses of the Eucalyptus weevil, Gonipterus platensis, to host plant volatiles
Bulletin of Entomological Research (2019) 109, 574-582
E.B. Silva, C. Mourato, M. Branco, Z. Mendel and J.C. Franco (2019)
Biparental mealybugs may be more promiscuous than we thought
Phytoparasitica (2018) 46, 45-55
Malkie Spodek, Yair Ben-Dov, Lily Mondaca, Alex Protasov, Eyal Erel and Zvi Mendel (2018)
The cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Israel: pest status, host plants and natural enemies
Forest Pathology (2018) 48 (4 - e12431)
O. Slonim, P. Bucki, Z. Mendel, A. Protasov, O. Golan, P. Vieira and S. Braun-Miyara (2018)
First report on Bursaphelenchus sexdentati (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) in Israel
Agricultural and Forest Entomology (2018) 20, 9-17
Edoardo Petrucco-Toffolo, Andrea Basso, Carole Kerdelhué, Kahraman Ipekdal, Zvi Mendel, Mauro Simonato and Andrea Battisti (2018)
Evidence of potential hybridization in the Thaumetopoea pityocampa-wilkinsoni complex
Bulletin of Entomological Research (2017) 107, 611-619
O. Baruch, Z. Mendel, I. Scharf and A.R. Harari (2017)
Mating system, mate choice and parental care in a bark beetle
Agricultural and Forest Entomology (2017) 19, 366-375
Richard Stouthamer, Paul Rugman-Jones, Pham Q. Thu, Akif Eskalen, Tim Thibault, Jiri Hulcr, Liang-Jong Wang, Bjarte H. Jordal, Chi-Yu Chen, Miriam Cooperband, Ching-Shan Lin, Naoto Kamata, Sheng-Shan Lu, Hayato Masuya, Zvi Mendel, Robert Rabaglia, Sunisa Sanguansub, Hsin-Hui Shih, Wisut Sittichaya and Shixiang Zong (2017)
Tracing the origin of a cryptic invader: phylogeography of the Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) species complex
Journal of Applied Entomology (2016) 140, 334-345
S. Samra, M. Ghanim, A. Protasov and Z. Mendel (2016)
Comparative study of development parameters of four Ooencyrtus spp. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) on natural and factitious hosts
EPPO Bulletin (2016) 46, 311-312
M. Spodek, G.W. Watson and Z. Mendel (2016)
The pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae), a new threat to Israel's agriculture and horticulture
Phytoparasitica (2016) 44, 435-442
Kerry O'Donnell, Ran Libeskind-Hadas, Jiri Hulcr, Craig Bateman, Matthew T. Kasson, Randy C. Ploetz, Joshua L. Konkol, Jill N. Ploetz, Daniel Carrillo, Alina Campbell, Rita E. Duncan, Pradeepa N.H. Liyanage, Akif Eskalen, Shannon C. Lynch, David M. Geiser, Stanley Freeman, Zvi Mendel, Michal Sharon, Takayuki Aoki, Allard A. Cossé and Alejandro P. Rooney (2016)
Invasive Asian Fusarium – Euwallacea ambrosia beetle mutualists pose a serious threat to forests, urban landscapes and the avocado industry
EPPO Bulletin (2016) 46, 580-582
Z. Mendel, G.W. Watson, A. Protasov and M. Spodek (2016)
First record of the papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae), in the Western Palaearctic
Agricultural and Forest Entomology (2016) 18, 22-34
Shahar Samra, Murad Ghanim, Alex Protasov and Zvi Mendel (2016)
Seasonal history, plant interactions and egg parasitism of the variegated caper bug Stenozygum coloratum Klug (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2015) 143, 627-639
Mally Dori-Bachash, Liat Avrahami-Moyal, Alex Protasov, Zvi Mendel and Stanley Freeman (2015)
The occurrence and pathogenicity of Geosmithia spp. and common blue-stain fungi associated with pine bark beetles in planted forests in Israel
BioControl (2015) 60, 747-760
Shahar Samra, Murad Ghanim, Alex Protasov and Zvi Mendel (2015)
Spatial distribution and niche partitioning in the Ooencyrtus spp. complex parasitizing the eggs of Stenozygum coloratum
European Journal of Entomology (2015) 112, 362-372
Shahar Samra, Murad Ghanim, Alex Protasov and Zvi Mendel (2015)
Development, reproduction, host range and geographical distribution of the variegated caper bug Stenozygum coloratum (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)
Phytoparasitica (2015) 43, 401-406
Malkie Spodek, Daniel Burckhardt, Alex Protasov and Zvi Mendel (2015)
First record of two invasive eucalypt psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) in Israel
Pest Management Science (2014) 70, 1283-1290
Galina Gindin, Zvi Mendel, Bella Levitin, Pradeep Kumar, Tal Levi, Preeti Shahi, Vadim Khasdan, Dan Weinthal, Tatiana Kuznetsova, Monica Einav, Ariel Kushmaro, Alex Protasov, Arieh Zaritsky and Eitan Ben-Dov (2014)
The basis for rootstock resilient to Capnodis species: screening for genes encoding δ-endotoxins from Bacillus thuringiensis
Phytoparasitica (2014) 42, 377-379
Malkie Spodek, Yair Ben-Dov, Alex Protasov, Carlos Jorge Carvalho and Zvi Mendel (2014)
First record of Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae) from Israel
Bulletin of Entomological Research (2014) 104, 367-375
C. Tavares, H. Jactel, I. van Halder, Z. Mendel and M. Branco (2014)
A case of ecological specialization in ladybirds: Iberorhyzobius rondensis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), potential biocontrol agent of Matsucoccus feytaudi (Hemiptera: Matsucoccidae)
PLoS ONE (2013) 8 (7 - e68241)
Sofia G. Seabra, Patricia G. Brás, Vera Zina, Elsa Borges da Silva, Maria Teresa Rebelo, Elisabete Figueiredo, Zvi Mendel, Octávio S. Paulo and José Carlos Franco (2013)
Molecular evidence of polyandry in the citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
Mycologia (2013) 105, 1595-1606
S. Freeman, M. Sharon, M. Maymon, Z. Mendel, A. Protasov, T. Aoki, A. Eskalen and K. O'Donnell (2013)
Fusarium euwallaceae sp. nov. - a symbiotic fungus of Euwallacea sp., an invasive ambrosia beetle in Israel and California
Journal of Insect Behavior (2013) 26, 304-320
Elsa Borges da Silva, Manuela Branco, Zvi Mendel and José Carlos Franco (2013)
Mating behavior and performance in the two cosmopolitan mealybug species Planococcus citri and Pseudococcus calceolariae (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
Biocontrol Science and Technology (2012) 22, 737-745
Pompeo Suma, Ramzi Mansour, Ivan La Torre, Abdalbaset A. Ali Bugila, Zvi Mendel and José C. Franco (2012)
Developmental time, longevity, reproductive capacity and sex ratio of the mealybug parasitoid Anagyrus sp. nr. pseudococci (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)
Journal of Insect Behavior (2012) 25, 504-513
Zvi Mendel, Poonum Jasrotia, Alex Protasov, Hofit Kol-Maimon, Anat Levi Zada and José Carlos Franco (2012)
Responses of second-instar male nymphs of four mealybug species (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) to conspecific and heterospecific female sex pheromones
Chemoecology (2011) 21, 227-233
Anat Levi-Zada, Shaul Ben-Yehuda, Ezra Dunkelblum, Galina Gindin, Daniela Fefer, Alex Protasov, Tatiana Kuznetsowa, Shulamit Manulis-Sasson and Zvi Mendel (2011)
Identification and field bioassays of the sex pheromone of the yellow-legged clearwing Synanthedon vespiformis (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)
Phytoparasitica (2010) 38, 19-21
Elsa Borges da Silva, Zvi Mendel and José Carlos Franco (2010)
Can facultative parthenogenesis occur in biparental mealybug species?
Phytoparasitica (2009) 37, 51-54
Manuela Branco, Conceição Boavida, Nicolas Durand, José Carlos Franco and Zvi Mendel (2009)
Presence of the Eucalyptus gall wasp Ophelimus maskelli and its parasitoid Closterocerus chamaeleon in Portugal: First record, geographic distribution and host preference
Phytoparasitica (2009) 37, 147-151
Miktat Doganlar, Serpil Karadag and Zvi Mendel (2009)
Notes on pistachio seed wasps from two locations in the east Mediterranean
European Journal of Entomology (2009) 106, 573-581
G. Gindin, T. Kuznetsova, A. Protasov, S.B. Yehuda and Z. Mendel (2009)
Artificial diet for two flat-headed borers, Capnodis spp. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2008) 126, 122-130
J.C. Franco, E.B. Silva, E. Cortegano, L. Campos, M. Branco, A. Zada and Z. Mendel (2008)
Kairomonal response of the parasitoid Anagyrus spec. nov. near pseudococci to the sex pheromone of the vine mealybug
Phytoparasitica (2008) 36, 449-459
Alex Protasov, Miktat Doganlar, John La Salle and Zvi Mendel (2008)
Occurrence of two local Megastigmus species parasitic on the eucalyptus gallwasp Leptocybe invasa in Israel and Turkey
Journal of Applied Entomology (2008) 132, 480-489
A. Zada, E. Dunkelblum, F. Assael, J.C. Franco, E.B. da Silva, A. Protasov and Z. Mendel (2008)
Attraction of Planococcus ficus males to racemic and chiral pheromone baits: flight activity and bait longevity
Phytoparasitica (2008) 36, 472-482
Galina Gindin, Tatiana Kuznetsova, A. Protasov, Nitza Saphir, Z. Madar and Z. Mendel (2008)
Susceptibility of the pistachio processionary moth Thaumetopoea solitaria to three Bacillus thuringiensis products
Phytoparasitica (2007) 35, 255-263
Galina Gindin, A. Navon, Nitza Saphir, A. Protasov and Z. Mendel (2007)
Environmental persistence of Bacillus thuringiensis products tested under natural conditions against Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni
Molecular Ecology (2007) 16, 2273-2283
M. Simonato, Z. Mendel, C. Kerdelhué, J. Rousselet, E. Magnoux, P. Salvato, A. Roques, A. Battisti and L. Zane (2007)
Phylogeography of the pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni in the Near East
Phytoparasitica (2007) 35, 330-332
Z. Mendel, A. Protasov, D. Blumberg, D. Brand, Nitza Saphir, Z. Madar and J. La Salle (2007)
Release and recovery of parasitoids of the eucalyptus gall wasp Ophelimus maskelli in Israel
Phytoparasitica (2007) 35, 333-335
M. Doganlar and Z. Mendel (2007)
First record of the eucalyptus gall wasp Ophelimus maskelli and its parasitoid, Closterocerus chamaeleon, in Turkey
Phytoparasitica (2007) 35, 50-76
A. Protasov, J. La Salle, D. Blumberg, D. Brand, Nitza Saphir, Fabienne Assael, Nicole Fisher and Z. Mendel (2007)
Biology, revised taxonomy and impact on host plants of Ophelimus maskelli, an invasive gall inducer on Eucalyptus spp. in the Mediterranean Area
Phytoparasitica (2007) 35, 179-190
Galina Gindin, A. Navon, Nitza Saphir, A. Protasov and Z. Mendel (2007)
Differing susceptibility to Bacillus thuringiensis formulations of Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni populations between forests with different Bt management in Israel
Bulletin of Entomological Research (2006) 96, 179-185
M. Branco, J.C. Franco, E. Dunkelblum, F. Assael, A. Protasov, D. Ofer and Z. Mendel (2006)
A common mode of attraction of larvae and adults of insect predators to the sex pheromone of their prey (Hemiptera: Matsucoccidae)
Zootaxa (2006) 1312, 49-58
Armando Raimundo, Claudio Canepari, Zvi Mendel, Manuela Branco and José Carlos Franco (2006)
Iberorhyzobius Raimundo and Canepari gen. nov., for Coccidula rondensis Eizaguirre (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Phytoparasitica (2005) 33, 499-505
J.M. Michelena, Fabienne Assael and Z. Mendel (2005)
Description of Pauesia (Pauesia) anatolica (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Aphidiinae) sp. nov., a parasitoid of the cedar aphid Cinara cedri
Journal of Economic Entomology (2004) 97, 361-368
A. Zada, E. Dunkelblum, M. Harel, F. Assael, S. Gross and Z. Mendel (2004)
Sex pheromone of the citrus mealybug Planococcus citri: synthesis and optimization of trap parameters
Australian Journal of Entomology (2004) 43, 101-113
Zvi Mendel, Alexey Protasov, Nicole Fisher and John La Salle (2004)
Taxonomy and biology of Leptocybe invasa gen. and sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), an invasive gall inducer on Eucalyptus
Phytoparasitica (2004) 32, 507-522
José Carlos Franco, Pompeo Suma, Elsa Borges da Silva, Daniel Blumberg and Zvi Mendel (2004)
Management strategies of mealybug pests of citrus in Mediterranean countries
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2004) 30, 631-641
A. Zada, S. Ben-Yehuda, E. Dunkelblum, M. Harel, F. Assael and Z. Mendel (2004)
Synthesis and biological activity of the four stereoisomers of 4-methyl-3-heptanol: main component of the aggregation pheromone of Scolytus amygdali
Agricultural and Forest Entomology (2004) 6, 233-239
M. Branco, H. Jactel, E.B. Silva, A. Binazzi and Z. Mendel (2004)
Effect of trap design, trap size and pheromone dose on male capture of two pine bast scales species (Hemiptera: Matsucoccidae): implications for monitoring and mass-trapping
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2003) 29, 977-988
A. Zada, E. Dunkelblum, F. Assael, M. Harel, M. Cojocaru and Z. Mendel (2003)
Sex pheromone of the vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus in Israel: Occurrence of a second component in a mass-reared population
Phytoparasitica (2003) 31 (3) - The function of the ...
D. Ofer, E. Dunkelblum and Z. Mendel (2003)
The function of the Matsucoccus josephi sex pheromone in the sexual and breeding behavior of the predatory bug Elatophilus hebraicus
Abstracts 20th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel, Feb. 11-12, 2003
Phytoparasitica (2003) 31 (3) - The aggregation pheromone of ...
S. Ben-Yehuda, A. Zada, E. Dunkelblum, T. Tolasch, W. Francke, R. Gries, G. Gries and Z. Mendel (2003)
The aggregation pheromone of the almond bark beetle Scolytus amygdali
Abstracts 20th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel, Feb. 11-12, 2003
Phytoparasitica (2003) 31 (3) - A gall wasp (Hymenoptera: ...
A. Protasov, Z. Mendel, Z. Madar and Nitza Saphir (2003)
A gall wasp (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae), a new pest of eucalyptus trees in Israel
Abstracts 20th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel, Feb. 11-12, 2003
Phytoparasitica (2002) 30, p. 209 (Dunkelblum et al.)
E. Dunkelblum and Z. Mendel (2002)
Scale insect sex pheromones in Israel
2nd Israel - Japan Workshop - Ecologically Sound New Plant Protection Technologies, Sept. 1 - 6, 2001, Tokyo, Japan
Phytoparasitica (2001) 29, p. 72 (David-Levanony et al.)
Lishay David-Levanony, D. Blumberg, R. Gafny and Z. Mendel (2001)
Biology and host range of Leptomastix algirica, an unfamiliar parasitoid of the cryptic mealybug, Pseudococcus cryptus
18th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel, May 18, 2000, Bet Dagan, Israel, lecture
Phytoparasitica (2001) 29, p. 62 (Gross et al.)
S. Gross, D. Blumberg, Y. Drishpon and Z. Mendel (2001)
The spherical mealybug, Nipaecoccus viridis: New data on its distribution, damage, natural enemies and control
18th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel, May 18, 2000, Bet Dagan, Israel, lecture
Phytoparasitica (2001) 29, p. 86 (Franco et al.)
J.C. Franco, S. Gross, C.J. Carvalho, D. Blumberg and Z. Mendel (2001)
The citrus mealybug in citrus groves in Israel, Portugal and California: Fruit injury and biological control as related to seasonal activity
18th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel, May 18, 2000, Bet Dagan, Israel, lecture
Phytoparasitica (2001) 29, 76-77
Nitza Saphir, Fabienne Assael, A. Zehavi and Z. Mendel (2001)
The cedar lachnid, Cedrobium laportei, a new pest of cedar trees in Israel
18th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel, May 18, 2000, Bet Dagan, Israel, lecture
Phytoparasitica (2001) 29, 85-86
S. Ben-Yehuda and Z. Mendel (2001)
A method to determine the age of adults of two species of Capnodis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) and Its implication in determining the seasonal population age structure
18th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel, May 18, 2000, Bet Dagan, Israel, lecture
Phytoparasitica (2001) 29, 84-85
O. Bar-Shalom and Z. Mendel (2001)
Seasonal changes in the seed bank in date palm (Phoenix dactylipera) orchards and the involvement of the date-stone beetle (Coccotrypes dactyliperda)
18th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel, May 18, 2000, Bet Dagan, Israel, lecture
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2000) 26, 1649-1657
Ezra Dunkelblum, Miriam Harel, Fabienne Assael, Kenji Mori and Zvi Mendel (2000)
Specificity of pheromonal and kairomonal response of the Israeli pine bast scale Matsucoccus josephi and its predator Elatophilus hebraicus
Phytoparasitica (2000) 28, 27-41
S. Ben-Yehuda, F. Assael and Z. Mendel (2000)
Improved chemical control of Capnodis tenebrionis and C. carbonaria in stone-fruit plantations in Israel
Canadian Journal of Forest Research - Revue Canadienne de Recherche Forestière (1998) 28, 323-330
Zvi Mendel (1998)
Biogeography of Matsucoccus josephi (Homoptera: Matsucoccidae) as related to host resistance in Pinus brutia and Pinus halepensis
Phytoparasitica (1997) 25, 167-168
E. Dunkelblum and Z. Mendel (1997)
Sex pheromones of scale insects
10th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel, February 11, 1997, Bet Dagan, Israel, lecture
Phytoparasitica (1997) 25, p. 164 (Adar et al.)
K. Adar, D. Nestel, E. Dunkelblum, Fabienne Assael, S. Tam, Miriam Harel and Z. Mendel (1997)
Population fluctuations of Matsucoccus josephi and its predator Elatophilus hebraicus
10th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel, February 11, 1997, Bet Dagan, Israel, lecture
Phytoparasitica (1997) 25, 152-153
Nitza Saphir, Z. Madar, A. Zahavi and Z. Mendel (1997)
Management of the populations of the pine processionary caterpillar, Thaumetopoea pityocampa, in planted pine stands in Israel
10th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel, February 11, 1997, Bet Dagan, Israel, lecture
Phytoparasitica (1997) 25, 155-156
Z. Mendel, Fabienne Assael, S. Zeidan and A. Zehavi (1997)
Biological control of the pine monophlebid Palaeococcus fuscipennis in Israel: Present status
10th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel, February 11, 1997, Bet Dagan, Israel, lecture
Insect Science and its Application (1997) 17, 175-181
Zvi Mendel, Shaul Ben-Yehuda, Ruth Marcus and David Nestel (1997)
Distribution and extent of damage by Scolytus spp. to stone and pome fruit orchards in Israel
Phytoparasitica (1997) 25, p. 156 (Gross et al.)
S. Gross, Y. Dreishpon, S. Steinberg, D. Blumberg, Fabienne Assael, M. Cohen and Z. Mendel (1997)
Mealybugs in citrus orchards in Israel: Pest status and control
10th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel, February 11, 1997, Bet Dagan, Israel, lecture
Phytoparasitica (1997) 25, 162-163
S. Ben-Yehuda, Fabienne Assael and Z. Mendel (1997)
Recent outbreaks of phloem- and wood-boring insects in deciduous orchards in Israel
10th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel, February 11, 1997, Bet Dagan, Israel, lecture
Journal of Chemical Ecology (1995) 21, 849-858
Ezra Dunkelblum, Regine Gries, Gerhard Gries, Kenji Mori and Zvi Mendel (1995)
Chirality of israeli pine bast scale, Matsucoccus josephi (Homoptera: Matsucoccidae) sex pheromone
Journal of Chemical Ecology (1995) 21, 331-341
Zvi Mendel, Lev Zegelman, Alfred Hassner, Fabienne Assael, Miriam Harel, Shlomo Tam and Ezra Dunkelblum (1995)
Outdoor attractancy of males of Matsucoccus josephi (Homoptera: Matsucoccidae) and Elatophilus hebraicus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) to synthetic female sex pheromone of Matsucoccus josephi
Environmental Entomology (1995) 24, 506-512
David Nestel, Hadass Cohen, Nitza Saphir, Michal Klein and Zvi Mendel (1995)
Spatial distribution of scale insects: Comparative study using Taylor's power law
Entomophaga (1994) 39, 199-209
Z. Mendel, D. Blumberg and I. Ishaaya (1994)
Effect of some insect growth regulators on natural enemies of scale insects (Hom.: Coccoidea)
Environmental Entomology (1990) 19, 1010-1016
Haggai Podoler, Zvi Mendel and Hana Livne (1990)
Studies on the biology of a bark beetle predator, Aulonium ruficorne (Coleoptera: Colydiidae)
Environmental Entomology (1988) 17, 293-298
Zvi Mendel (1988)
Effects of food, temperature, and breeding conditions on the life span of adults of three cohabitating bark beetle (Scolytidae) parasitoids (Hymenoptera)
