Degrees:  

• B.S. in Biology (Entomology), Shanghai Normal University, China, 1982
• Ph.D. in Chemical Ecology/Animal Ecology/Ecotoxicology, Lund University, Sweden, 1995

Research Interests:

Semiochemical-based integrated pest management in agriculture, livestock industry and urban settings.

Major Project Activities: 

My research currently focuses on developing sustainable integrated livestock pest management technologies and disseminating useful information and technologies to customers/stakeholders. This research is one of components of ARS National Program 104 (Arthropod Pests of Animals and Humans) that involves basic and applied studies to solve high priority problems related to the loss of livestock productivity attributed to problems with food safety and manure-borne pathogen transmittal by insects. Another part of my research includes exploring novel biorational methods to control blood-sucking insects in dairy, agricultural and urban settings.

Selected Publications:

J. Zhu, X. Zeng, M. O’Neal, G. Schults, B. Tucker, J. Coats, L. Bartholomay and R. Xue. 2008. Mosquito larvicidal activity of botanical-based mosquito repellents J. Am. Mosq. Contr. Assc. 24(1):161-168.

J. Zhu, A. Zhang, K-C. Park, T. Baker, B. Lang, R. Jurenka, J. Obrycki, W. Graves, J. Pickett, D. Smiley, K. Chauhan, and J. Klun (2006). Sex pheromone of the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura, and its potential use in semiochemical-based control. Environ. Entomol. 35:249-257

J. Wei, J. Zhu, L. Kang (2006). Volatiles released from bean plants in response to agromyzid flies. Planta 224:279-287.

J. Zhu and K-C. Park (2005). Methyl salicylate, a soybean aphid-induced plant volatile attractive to the predator Coccinella septempunctata. J. Chem Ecol. 31:1733-1746

J. Zhu, J. Obrycki, S. Ochieng, T. Baker, J. Pickett and D. Smiley (2005). Attraction of two lacewing species to volatiles produced by host plants and aphid prey. Naturwissenschaften 92:277-281

J Zhu, Kye-Chung Park, and Thomas C. Baker (2003) Volatiles identified from overripe mango attractive to vinegar fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster. J. Chem. Ecol. 29:881-891

Kye-Chung Park, Sameul Ochieng, J Zhu, and Thomas C. Baker (2002) Odor discrimination using insect electroantennogram responses from an insect antennal array. Chem. Sense. 27:343-352.

J Zhu, Rikard Unelius, Kye-Chung Park, Sameul A. Ochieng, John Obrycki, and Thomas, C. Baker (2000) Identification of (Z)-4-tridecene from the defensive secretion of the green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 26(10):2421-2434.

J Zhu, Allard Cossé, John Obrycki, Kyung Saeng Boo and Thomas, C. Baker (1999) Electroantennogram responses of Colleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) to semiochemicals associated with their prey and host plant. J. Chem. Ecol. 25(5):1163-1177.

J Zhu, Bonnie B. Chastain, Bryan G. Spohn and Kenneth F. Haynes (1997) Assortative mating in two pheromone strains of the cabbage looper moth, Trichoplusia ni. J. of Insect Behavior10:805-817

J Zhu, Christer Löfstedt and Bengt O. Bengtsson. (1996) Genetic variation in the strongly canalized pheromone system of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Genetics 144 (2):757-766.

J Zhu, Chenghua Zhao, Fang Lu, Marie Bengtsson and Christer  Löfstedt. (1996) Pheromone reductase specificity and its ratio regulation of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis  (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 26 (2):171-176.