Publications

The full list of publications as well as PDF reprints can be found on my ResearchGate page

Roditakis E, Skarmoutsou C, Staurakaki M (2012) Toxicity of insecticides to populations of tomato borer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) from Greece. Pest Management Science: (accepted: 5 Oct, 2012, DOI:10.1002/ps.3404).

Roditakis E, Skarmoutsou C, Staurakaki M, Martínez-Aguirre MR, García-Vidal L, Bielza P, Haddi K, Rapisarda C, Rison JL, Bassi, A, Teixeira LA (2012)Determination of baseline susceptibility of European populations of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) to indoxacarb and chlorantraniliprole using a novel dip bioassay method. Pest Management Science: (accepted: 5 Aug, 2012, DOI:10.1002/ps.3404).

Ilias A, Roditakis E, Grispou M, Ralf N, Vontas J, Tsagkarakou A (2012) Efficacy of ketoenols on insecticide resistant field populations of two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae and sweet potato whitefly Bemisia tabaci from Greece. Crop Protection 42, 305 -311. (DOI : j.cropro.2012.07.024)

Simoglou K, Karataraki A, Roditakis N, Roditakis E (2012) Euzophera bigella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Dasineura oleae (F. Low) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae): Emerging olive crop pests in the Mediterranean? Journal of Pest Science 85: 169–177 (DOI : 10.1007/s10340-012-0418-1)

Roditakis, E., Morou, E., Tsagkarakou, A., Riga, M., Nauen, R., Paine, M.J.I., Morin, S. and Vontas, J. (2011) Assessment of the Bemisia tabaci CYP6CM1vQ transcript and protein levels in laboratory and field caught Imidacloprid resistant insects, and cross-metabolism potential of the recombinant enzyme. Insect Science, 18-1, 25-29 (DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2010.01384.x).

Vassiliou, V., Emmanouilidou, M., Perrakis A., Morou, E., Vontas, J., Tsagkarakou, A. and Roditakis, E. (2011) Insecticide resistance in Bemisia tabaci from Cyprus. Insect Science 18:1, 30-39 (DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2010.01387.x)

Roditakis Ε., Papachristos D. and Roditakis N. E. (2010) Current status of tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta in Greece. EPPO Bulletin 40:1, 163-166 (Free pdf, or at EPPO web site : DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2338.2009.02367.x)

Tsagkarakou A., Nikou D., Roditakis E., Sharvit M., Morin S., and Vontas J. (2009) Molecular diagnostics for detecting pyrethroid and organophosphate resistance mutations in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 94:2-3, 49-54 (DOI:10.1016/j.pestbp.2009.03.002)

Roditakis E., Vontas J., Grispou M., Morou E., Christofrsen J., Roditakis N., Nauen R. and Tsagkarakou A. (2009) Current status of insecticide resistance in Q biotype Bemisia tabaci populations from Crete. Pest management science 65:3, 313- 322 (DOI: 10.1002/ps.1690)

Simoglou K. B., Roditakis E., Martinez M., and Roditakis N. E. (2008) First record of Phytomyza gymnostoma Loew (Diptera: Agromyzidae) a leaf mining pest of leeks in Greece. EPPO Bulletin, 38: 507-509 (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2338.2008.01270.x)

Roditakis E., Tsagkarakou A. and Roditakis N. E. (2008) Extensive damages on white variety table grapes by the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) in Crete (2008). EPPO Bulletin 32: 216-219 (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2338.2008.01206.x)

Karunker I., Benting J., Lueke B., Ponge T., Nauen R., Roditakis E., Vontas J., Gorman K., Denholm I. and Morin S. (2008) Over-expression of cytochrome P450 CYP6CM1 is associated with high resistance to imidacloprid in the B and Q biotypes of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aaleyrodidae). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 38: 634-644 (DOI:10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.03.008)

Roditakis Å., Couzin I. D., Franks N. R. and Charnley A. K. (2008) Effects of Lecanicillium longisporum infection on the behaviour of the green peach aphid Myzus persicae. Journal of Insect Physiology, 54 (1), 128 - 136 (DOI:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.08.008)

Roditakis E., Roditakis N. E. (2007) Assessment of the damage potential of three thrips species on white variety table grapes - in vitro experiments. Crop protection 24, 476-483 (Abstract PDF) (DOI:10.1016/j.cropro.2006.04.020)

Roditakis E. and Roditakis N. E. (2006) First record in Crete of Galeruca tanaceti (L.) in organic Origanum vulgare (L.) Phytoparasitica 34(5):486-487. [Free PDF]

Roditakis E., Mound L. A. and Roditakis N. E. (2006) First record in Crete of Hercinothrips femoralis (Reuter) in banana plantations. Phytoparasitica 34(5):488-490. [Free PDF]

Roditakis E., Tsagkarakou A. and Vontas J. (2006) Identification of mutations in the para sodium channel of Bemisia tabaci from Crete, associated with resistance to pyrethroids. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology85:3, 161-166. (Abstract PDF) (DOI:10.1016/j.pestbp.2005.11.007).

Roditakis E., Roditakis N. E. and Tsagkarakou A. (2005) Insecticide resistance in Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera : Aleyrodidae) populations from Crete. Pest management science 61 : 6, 577 - 582. (Abstract PDF) (DOI:10.1002/ps.1029)

Roditakis E., Couzin I. D., Balrow K., Franks N. R. and, Charnley A. K. (2000). Improving secondary pick up of insect fungal pathogen conidia by manipulating host behaviour. Annals of Applied Biology 137, 329 -335 (Abstract PDF) (DOI:10.1111/j.1744-7348.2000.tb00074.x)

Roditakis N. E. and Roditakis E. (1994) Effect of neem seed extract (neemark) on south american leafminer Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) (Diptera: Agromyzidae). OILB srop bul. 17, 206 - 209.

All publications available in printed and/or electronic (pdf) format. Contact: eroditakis(at)gmail.com