overview
My research program focuses on contributing to the theory and practice of biological control of arthropod pests in managed ecosystems. Specifically, research has focused on ecology and behavior of natural enemies and pests via field and laboratory studies.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Entomology, University of California, Riverside - (Riverside, California, United States)
selected publications
Academic Articles72
- Presa-Parra, E., Hernndez-Rosas, F., Bernal, J. S., Valenzuela-Gonzlez, J. E., Altzar-Molina, A., & Birke, A. (2020). Occurrence, Identification, and Virulence of Native Fungal Pathogens Isolated From Mexican Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Larvae From Soils of Three Cropping Systems. Journal of Economic Entomology. 113(3), 1088-1096.
- Machado, R., Bruno, P., Arce, C., Liechti, N., Köhler, A., Bernal, J., Bruggmann, R., & Turlings, T. (2019). Photorhabdus khanii subsp. guanajuatensis subsp. nov., isolated from Heterorhabditis atacamensis, and Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. mexicana subsp. nov., isolated from Heterorhabditis mexicana entomopathogenic nematodes.. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 69(3), 652-661.
- Bellota, E., Dávila-Flores, A., & Bernal, J. S. (2018). A Bird in the Hand Versus Two in the Bush? The Specialist Leafhopper Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Does Not Discriminate Against Sub-optimal Host Plants (Zea spp.). Neotropical Entomology. 47(2), 171-180.
- Bernal, J. S., & Medina, R. F. (2018). Agriculture sows pests: how crop domestication, host shifts, and agricultural intensification can create insect pests from herbivores. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 26, 76-81.
- Bernal, J. S., Dávila-Flores, A. M., Medina, R. F., Chen, Y. H., Harrison, K. E., & Berrier, K. A. (2018). Did maize domestication and early spread mediate the population genetics of corn leafhopper?. Insect science. 26(3), 569-586.
Conference Papers1
- Joyce, A. L., Hunt, R. E., Vinson, S. B., & Bernal, J. S. (2007). Courtship songs of the Cotesia flavipes complex. Journal of insect science (Online). 7, 12-12.
recent teaching activities
- ENTO201 General Entomology Instructor
- ENTO485 Directed Studies-mexico Instructor
- ENTO491 Research Instructor
- ENTO608 Prin Of Biologcl Cntrl Instructor
- ENTO610 Host Plant Resistance Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Chinchilla-Ramirez, Milena (2014-12). Mutual Impacts on a Specialist Herbivore and its Host Plants: Variation in Insect Morphology and Plant Tolerance. (Master's Thesis)
- Bellota Villafuerte, Edwin (2013-05). Effects of Life History, Domestication, and Breeding of Zea on the Specialist Herbivore Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). (Master's Thesis)
- Davila-Flores, Amanda (2012-12). Host Plant Influences on Performance and Haplotype Diversity of Dalbulus maidis, a Specialist Herbivore of Zea. (Master's Thesis)
- Lomeli-Flores, Refugio (2007-12). Natural enemies and mortality factors of the coffee leafminer Leucoptera coffeella (Guerin-Meneville) (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) in Chiapas, Mexico. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Joyce, Andrea Lee (2007-08). Courtship acoustics and mating in Cotesia, a genus of parasitoid wasps. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
juliobernal@tamu.edu
First Name
Julio
Last Name
Bernal
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Entomology; 2475 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2475
USA