Publications
16. JR Holt, N Cavichiolli de Oliveira, RF Medina, A Malacrinò, A Lindsey. Insect-microbe interactions and their influence on organisms and ecosystems. 2024. Wiley Ecology and Evolution 14(7): e11699. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11699
15. SP Egan, GR Hood, JR Holt, R Marcondes, JL Feder. Book Chapter: “Speciation-with-gene-flow”. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology 2nd Edition. Chapter 69. 2024. In Review.
14. JR Holt, JM Lerma, LA Calcaterra, T Raszick, and RF Medina. High-resolution population genetic structure of tawny crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva Mayr: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the origin in South America and introduced regions of the United States. 2024. Research Square Preprint. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4004666/v1
13. JR Holt. Representation Matters: Recognizing Unsung Figures in STEM. American Entomologist 69(2): 60. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/ae/tmad028
12. JR Holt, A Malacrinò, and RF Medina. Quantifying the impacts of symbiotic interactions between two invasive species: tawny crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva) tending the sorghum aphid (Melanaphis sorghi). 2022. PeerJ. 10: e14448. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14448
11. L Bernaola and JR Holt. Technological and sustainable techniques for the future of IPM in invasive species. 2021. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 114 (6): 673-685. Both authors contributed equally to the manuscript. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saab041
10. S Nibouche, L Costet, RF Medina, JR Holt, J Sadeyen, A-S Zoogones, P Brown, RL Blackman. Morphometric and molecular discrimination of the sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari, (Zehntner, 1897) and the sorghum aphid Melanaphis sorghi (Theobald, 1904). 2021. PLoS ONE. 16(3): e0241881. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241881
9. JC Torres*, JR Holt, RF Medina. Assessing effects of ant-aphid interactions on grain sorghum health. 2021. Instars: A Journal of Student Research. 6(1): 1-8. *Student researcher. https://instars-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/instars/article/view/479
8. JR Holt, A Styer, A Malacrinó, J Antwi, JS Armstrong, J Wulff, JA White, S Nibouche, L Costet, G Peterson, N McLaren, RF Medina. Differences in microbiota between two multi locus lineages of sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) in the continental United States. 2020. Annals of the Entomological Society of America Special Collection: Advanced Genetic Analysis of Invasive Arthropods. 113(4): 257-265. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saaa003
7. JR Holt, L Bernaola, KE Britt, C McCullough, M Roth, J Wagner, M Ragozzino, L Aviles, Z Li, F Huval, M Pandey, BW Lee, M Asche, A Hayes, A Cohen, A Marshall, HE Quellhorst, RV Wilkins, V Nguyen, J Maile, RK Skinner, JJ Lernest, S Anderson, SW Gula, K Hauri, J Eason, M Mulcahy, S Lee, JM Villegas, P Shorter. Synergisms in science: Climate change and integrated pest management through the lens of communication - 2019 student debates. 2020. Journal of Insect Science. 29(5). https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieaa077
6. L Bernaola, K Britt, M Darlington, M Spence Beaulieu, JR Holt. Spring 2020. Finding Your Niche with a Career in Entomology. Student Life section in American Entomologist. 66 (1): 9. Spring 2020. https://academic.oup.com/ae/article/66/1/4/5803395
5. M Spence Beaulieu, L Bernaola, K Britt, A Dubey, JR Holt. Winter 2019. Promoting a Culture of Inclusion and Diversity in Entomology. Student Life section in American Entomologist. 65 (4): 219. Winter 2019. https://academic.oup.com/ae/article/65/4/214/5674955
4. M Spence Beaulieu, A Dubey, H Quellhorst, JR Holt. Fall 2019. The Importance of Finding Your Work-Life Balance. Student Life section in American Entomologist. 65 (3): 153. Fall 2019. https://academic.oup.com/ae/article/65/3/149/5571413
3. S Nibouche, L Costet, JR Holt, A Jacobson, A Pekarcik, J Sadeyen, RF Medina. 2018. Invasion of sorghum by a new sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) superclone in the Americas. 2018. PLoS ONE 13(4): e0196124. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196124
2. J Meng, J Jiaxin, A Davitt, JR Holt, J Huang, R Gold, E Vargo, A Tarone, K Zhu-Salzman. 2018. Suppressing Tawny Crazy Ant (Nylanderia fulva) by RNAi Technology. 2018. Insect Science 00: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.12604
1. AB Whitener, C Parker, JR Holt, C Esquivel-Palma, JD Gantz, E Justus. 2017 Student Debates: The Anthropocene: Implications for Arthropods and Biodiversity. 2019. American Entomologist 65(1): 50-60. doi.org/10.1093/ae/tmz001