Jonathan Neal

Associate Professor
116 Drury Lane
West Lafayette , IN
47906
 
Office Phone: 494-4594
Office Number: WSLR 120
Lab Number: WSLR 103
Office Phone: 494-6103
Email Address: jneal@purdue.edu


Education

BSMichigan State University 1977
MSMichigan State University 1980
PhDUniversity of Illinois UC 1987


Research Interests

Investigation of western corn rootworm.Projects include molecular makers for studying crop rotation resistance and factors influencing feeding and plant acceptance.
Analysis of cockroach tergal glandsI am working with Gary Bennett on projects focusing on protein components of the secretion and cockroach behavior.


Professional Activities

2000-1 Program Chair, NC Branch ESA


Extension/Outreach Activities

I am developing a short course on insecticides.


Courses Taught

ENTM 452Insect Physiology Laboratory
ENTM 498Undergraduate Research
ENTM 552Insect Physiology Laboratory
ENTM 515Insecticides
ENTM 611Toxicology of Insecticides
ENTM 690Seminar
ENTM 692Insect Ecology*
*team taught with O'Neil,Sadof and Mason


Selected Publications

Refereed:
Neal, J.J. and D. Wu. (1994) Inhibition of insect cytochromes P450 by furanocoumarins. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 50:43-50
Hong, Y.S., M. Reuveni and J.J. Neal. (1995) A sodium and potassium-stimulated tyrosine transporter from Leptinotarsa decemlineata midguts. Journal of Insect Physiology 41:527-533.
Neal, J.J., Danxia Wu, Young Seok Hong and Moshe Reuveni. (1996) High affinity transport of histidine and methionine across Leptinotarsa decemlineata midgut brush border membrane. Journal of Insect Physiology. 42: 329-335.
Neal, J.J. (1996) The brush border membrane and amino acid transport. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 32: 55-64.
Hong, Y-S and J.J. Neal. (1997) Tyrosine transporter in larval Leptinotarsa decemlineata midgut brush border membrane. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 27: 193-200.
Musetti, Luciana and Jonathan Neal. (1997) Toxicological and behavioral effects of Lycopersicon hirsutum f. glabratum on Macrosiphum euphorbiae Journal of Chemical Ecology. 23: 1321-1332.
Musetti, L. and J.J. Neal. (1997) Resistance to pink potato aphid, Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas) in two accessions of Lycopersicon hirsutum F. glabratum C.H. Mull. Entomologia Exp. Appl. 84: 137-146.
Scharf, M.E., J.J. Neal, C. B. Marcus and G.W. Bennett. (1998) Cytochrome P450 purification and immunological detection in an insecticide resistant strain of German cockroach (Blattella germanica, L.). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 28: 1-9.
Scharf, M.E., J. J. Neal and G. W. Bennett. (1998) Changes of insecticide resistance and detoxication enzymes following insecticide selection pressures in the German cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.) Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 59: 67-79.
Wu, Danxia, Michael E. Scharf, Jonathan J. Neal, Daniel R. Suiter & Gary W. Bennett. (1998) Mechanisms of fenvalerate resistance in the German cockroach. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 61:53-62.
Stuart, Jeffrey J, Suparna Ray, B. Jane Harrington, Jonathan Neal, Richard Beeman. (1998) Genetic mapping of a major locus controlling pyrethroid resistance in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Environmental Entomology 91:1232-1238.
Cook, Colwell A. & Jonathan J. Neal. (1999) Feeding of second instar larvae of Anasa tristis (DeGeer) on pumpkin and cucumber. Environmental Entomology 28:173-177.
Michael E. Scharf, Chow-Yang Lee Jonathan J. Neal and Gary W. Bennett. (1999). Cytochrome P450 MA expression in insecticide-resistant German cockroaches. Journal of Economic Entomology 92:788-793.
Cook, Colwell A. & Jonathan J. Neal. (1999) Plant finding and acceptance behaviors of Anasa tristis (DeGeer). Journal of Insect Behavior. 12:781-799