The Vélez Arango Lab
The Vélez Arango Lab

Publications

  1. Dang T.B.***, Vélez A.M., Valencia A., Reinders J.D.***, Stricklin E., Carroll M.D., Pilcher C.D., Krumm J.T., Head G.P., and L.J. Meinke. Characterization of western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) susceptibility to foliar insecticides in northeast Nebraska. Journal of Economic Entomology. Accepted.

  2. Krueger A.J.***, Rault L.C., Robinson E.A., Weissling T.J., Vélez A.M., and T.D. Anderson. 2022. Pyrethroid insecticide and milkweed cardenolide interactions on detoxification enzyme activity and expression in monarch caterpillars. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 187: 105173.

  3. Krueger A.J.***, Robinson E.A., Weissling T.J., Vélez A. M., and T.D. Anderson. 2021. Cardenolide, Potassium, and Pyrethroid Insecticide Combinations Reduce Growth and Survival in Monarch Caterpillars (Lepidoptera:Nymphalidae). Journal of Economic Entomology.  https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab169

  4. Krueger A.J.***, Hanford K., Weissling T.J., Vélez A.M., and T.D. Anderson. 2020. Pyrethroid Exposure Reduces Growth and Development of Monarch Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Caterpillars. Journal of Insect Science. 21(2): 1-8.

  5. Lü J., Yang C., Liu Z., Vélez A.M., Guo M., Chen S., Guo W., Zhang Y., Zhou X., and H. Pan. 2021. Dietary RNAi targeting HvαCOPI and HvγCOPI suggests novel molecular targets for management of the coccinellid pest Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata. Journal of Pest Science. 94: 1473-1486.

  6. Liu S., Valencia-Jimenez A.**, Darlington M.*, Vélez A.M., and B.C. Bonning. 2019. Genome sequence of the first virus of the southern corn rootworm, Diabrorica undecimpuctata howardi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Microbiol. Resourc. Announc. 9(26): e00379-20.

  7. Liu S., Valencia-Jimenez A.**, Darlington M.*, Vélez A.M., and B.C. Bonning. 2019. Diabrotica undecimpuctata virus 2, a novel RNA virus discovered from southern corn rootworm Diabrotica undecimpuctata howardi Barber (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Microbiol. Resourc. Announc. 9(26): e000380-20.

  8. Vélez A.M., Fishilevich E., Rangasamy M., Khajuria C., McCaskill D.G., Pereira A.E, Gandra P., Frey, M.L, Worden S.E., Whitlock S.L., Lo W., Lutz J.R., Narva. K.E., and B.D. Siegfried. 2019. Control of western corn rootworm via RNAi traits in maize: lethal and sublethal effects of Sec23 dsRNA. Pest Management Science. DOI 10.1002/ps.5666.

  9. Tavares C., Paula-Moraes S., Valencia-Jimenez A.**, Hunt T., Vélez A.M., and E. Pereira. 2019. Egg albumin as a protein marker to study dispersal of Noctuidae on the agroecosystem. Environmental Entomology, nvz118, https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvz118. 

  10. Noriega D.D., Arias P.L., Barbosa H.R., Ossa G.A., Arraes F.B.M., Villegas B., Coehlo R.R., Albuquerque E.S., Towaga R.C., Grynberg P., Wang H., Vélez A.M., Arboleda J.W., Grossi-de-Sa M.F., Silva M.C.M., and A. Valencia J**. 2019. Transcriptome and gene analysis of three developmental stages of coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei. Scientific Reports. 9: 12804.

  11. Montezano D.G.***, Hunt T.E., Souza D., Vieira B.C., Vélez A.M., Kruger G.R., Zukoff S.N., Bradshaw J.D., and J.A. Peterson. 2019. Bifenthrin baseline susceptibility and evaluation of aerial applications in Striacosta albicosta (Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. doi:10.1093/je/toz237.

  12. Basu S., Pereira A.E., Pinheiro D.H., Wang H., Valencia A.***, Siegfried B.D., Louis J., Zhou X., and A.M. Vélez. 2019. Evaluation of reference genes for real-time quantitative PCR analysis in southern corn rootworm, Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi (Barber). Scientific Reports. 9:10703.

  13. Pinheiro D.H., Vélez A.M., Fishilevich E., Wang H., Carneiro N.P., Valencia-Jiménez A., Valicente F.H., Narva K.E., and B.D. Siegfried. 2018. Clathrin-dependent endocytosis is associated with RNAi response in the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte. PLoS One, 13(8): e0201849.

  14. Pereira, A.E., Vélez A.M., Meinke L.J., and B.D. Siegfried. 2017. Sublethal effects of vATPase-A and Snf7 on the biology of Southern Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica undecimpuctata howardi Barber. Journal of Economic Entomology, 11: 2545-2553.

  15. Bentivenha J.P.F., Montezano D., Hunt T.E., Baldin E.L., Peterson J.A., Victor V.S., Pannuti L.E.R., Vélez A.M., and P. Paula-Moraes. 2017. Intraguild interactions and behavior of Spodoptera frugiperda and Helicoverpa spp. on maize. Pest Management Science. 73: 2244-2251.

  16. Vélez A.M., Fishilevich E., Matz N., Frey M. L.F., Wang J., Hamm R., Narva, K.E., and B.D. Siegfried. 2017. Parameters for successful parental RNAi as an insect pest management tool. Genes, 8(1), 7; doi:10.3390/genes8010007.

  17. Vélez, A.M., Khajuria C., Wang H., Narva K.E. and B.D. Siegfried. 2016. Knockdown of RNA interference pathway genes in western corn rootworms (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) demonstrates a possible mechanism of resistance to lethal dsRNA. PLoS One. e0157520.

  18. Tan S.Y., Rangasamy M., Wang H., Vélez A.M., Hasler J., McCaskill D., Xu T., Chen H., Jurzenski J., Kelker M., Xu X., Narva K., and B.D. Siegfried. 2016. RNAi induced knockdown of a Cadherin-like Protein (EF531715) does not affect toxicity of Cry34/35Ab1 or Cry3Aa to Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Larvae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 75: 117-124.

  19. Vélez, A.M., Alves A., Blankenship E., and B.D. Siegfried. 2016. Effect of Cry1F maize on the behavior of susceptible and resistant Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 159: 37-45.

  20. Fishilevich E., Vélez A.M., Khajuria C., Frey M.L.F., Hamm R.L., Wang H., Schulenberg G.A., Narva K.E., and B.D. Siegfried. 2016. Use of chromatin remodeling vATPases as RNAi targets for multigenerational control of Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) and Neotropical stink bug (Euchistus heros). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 71: 58-71.

  21. Vélez A.M., Jursenski J., Matz N., Zhou, J. Wang H., Ellis M., and B.D. Siegfried. 2016. Developing an in vivo toxicity assay for RNAi risk assessment in honey bees, Apis mellifera L. to dietary RNAi. Chemosphere. 144: 1083-1090.

  22. Khajuria C., Vélez A.M., Rangasamy M., Wang H., Fishilevich E., Frey M.L.F., Portilho Carneiro N., Gandra P., Narva K.E. and B.D. Siegfried. 2015. Parental RNA interference of genes involved in embryonic development of the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 63: 54-62.

  23. Vélez A.M., Spencer, T.A., Alves A.P., Crespo, A.L.B., and B.D. Siegfried. 2014. Fitness costs of Cry1F resistance in fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. Journal of Applied Entomology. 138(5): 315-325.

  24. Vélez, A.M., Spencer, T.A., Alves, A.P., Moelenbeck, D., Meagher, R.L., Chirakkal, H. and B.D. Siegfried. 2013. Inheritance of Cry1F resistance, cross-resistance and frequency of resistant alleles in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research. 103(6): 700-713.

  25. Vélez-Arango A.M., Duque-Vélez P and M. Wolff. 2010. The Life Cycle of Mesosemia mevania (Hewitson 1857) (Riodinidae) in a lower montane humid forest in Colombia. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 64(1): 23-28.

  26. Saldamando C.I. and A.M. Vélez-Arango. 2010. Host Plant Association and Genetic Differentiation of Corn and Rice Strains of Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Colombia. Neotropical Entomology. 39(6): 921-929.

  27. Vélez-Arango A.M., Arango R.E., Villanueva D., Aguilera E. and C.I. Saldamando. 2008. Identification of Spodoptera frugiperda biotypes (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) through using mitochondrial and nuclear markers. Revista Colombiana de Entomología. 34(2): 145-150.

    *Advised graduate student; **Postdoc or visiting scholar; ***Graduate Committee Member; Senior/principal author = Underline.

Book Chapters and Invited Reviews

  1. Darlington M.*, Reinders J.D.***, Sethi A., Lu A.L., Ramaseshadri P., Fischer J. R., Boeckman C.J. , Petrick J.S., Roper J.M., Narva K. and A.M. Vélez. 2021. RNAi for Western Corn Rootworm Management: Lessons Learned, Challenges, and Future Directions. Insects. Accepted.

  2. Roberts A., Boeckman C.J., Mühl M., Romeis J., Teem J., Valicente F.H., Brown J.K. Edwards M.G., Levine S.L., Melnick R.L., Rodrigues T.B., Vélez A.M., Zhou X., and R.L. Hellmich. 2020. Sublethal Endpoints in Non-Target Organism Testing for Insect Active Crops. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8: 556.

  3. Christiaens O., Whyard S., Vélez A.M., and G. Smagghe. 2020. RNA interference technologies to control insect pests: current status and challenges. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00451

  4. Naranjo S., Hellmich R., Romeis J., Shelton A., and A.M. Vélez. 2020. The Role and Use of Genetically Engineered Insect-Resistant Crops in IPM Systems. In: Integrated Pest Management of Insect Pests: Current and Future Developments. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. Marcos Kogan and Elvis ‘Short’ Heinrichs eds. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK.

  5. Vélez A.M. and E. Fishilevich. 2018. The mysteries of insect RNAi: a focus on dsRNA transport. Pesticide Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 151: 25-31. 

  6. Fishilevich E.,Vélez A.M., Storer N.P., Li H., Bowling A.J., Rangasamy M., Worden S., Narva K.E., and B.S. Siegfried. 2016. RNAi as a pest management tool for the western corn rootworm. Pest Management Science. doi: 10.1002/ps.4324.

  7. Vélez A.M., Vellichirammal N.N., Jurat-Fuentes J.L, and B.S. Siegfried. 2016. Cry1F resistance among lepidopteran pests: A model for improved resistance management? Current Opinion in Insect Science. 15: 116-124. 3.

  8. Vélez A.M. and B.D. Siegfried. 2014. RNAi Interference in Insect Pest Management: Assessing Potential Benefits and Environmental Risk. In: Biopesticides: State of the Art and Future Opportunities. Gross, A., Coates J. R., Duke, S.O. and Seiber J. N. eds. ACS Symposium Series 1172. American Chemical Society. DOI: 10.1021/bk-2014-1172.ch005.

*Advised graduate student; **Postdoc or visiting scholar; ***Graduate Committee Member; Senior/principal author = Underline.

Intellectual Property

  1. Siegfried B.D., Narva K.E., Arora K., Worden S., Khajuria C., Fishilevich E., Storer N, Frey M., Hamm R.L. and A.M. Vélez. Parental RNAi Suppression of Chromatin Remodeling Genes to Control Coleopteran Pests. Application # 14/971188, December 2014.

  2. Siegfried B.D., Narva K.E., Arora K., Worden S., Khajuria C., Fishilevich E., Storer N, Frey M., Hamm R.L. and A.M. Vélez. Parental RNAi Suppression of Hunchback Genes to Control Coleopteran Pests. Application # 14/971366, December 2014.

  3. Siegfried B.D., Narva K.E., Arora K., Worden S., Khajuria C., Fishilevich E., Storer N, Frey M., Hamm R.L. and A.M. Vélez. Parental RNAi Suppression of Kruppel Gene to Control Coleopteran Pests. Application # 14/971479, December 2014.

  4. Siegfried B.D., Narva K.E., Arora K., Worden S., Khajuria C., Fishilevich E., Storer N, Frey M., Hamm R.L. and A.M. Vélez. Parental RNAi Suppression of Chromatin Remodeling Genes to Control Hemipteran Pests. Application # 14/971515, December 2014.

  5. Siegfried B.D., Narva K.E., Arora K., Worden S., Khajuria C., Fishilevich E., Storer N, Frey M., Hamm R.L. and A.M. Vélez. Parental RNAi Suppression of Hunchback Gene to Control Hemipteran Pests. Application # 14/971417, December 2014.

  6. Siegfried B.D., Narva K.E., Arora K., Worden S., Khajuria C., Fishilevich E., Storer N, Frey M., Hamm R.L. and A.M. Vélez. Parental RNAi Suppression of Kruppel Gene to Control Hemipteran Pests. Application # 14/971550, December 2014.