{"id":194,"date":"2018-09-07T02:21:59","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T02:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helmslab.wordpress.com\/?page_id=194"},"modified":"2018-09-07T02:21:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T02:21:59","slug":"current-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helmslab.com\/?page_id=194","title":{"rendered":"Current Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Through a project, funded by USDA NIFA, we are currently investigating how plants and insect herbivores use chemical cues from natural enemies to assess their risk of attack. More specifically, we are studying the influence of chemical cues from beneficial entomopathogenic nematodes, an important belowground natural enemy, on plant protection from herbivores. Our goal is to provide additional knowledge about the chemical ecology of biological control in agroecosystems, which will contribute to sustainable pest management decisions and inform fundamental concepts in multitrophic interactions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-213\" src=\"https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3600.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3600\" width=\"486\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3600.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3600-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3600-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3600-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3600-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><br \/>\nCaroline and Allison infecting insect larvae with entomopathogenic nematodes<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-208\" src=\"https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3831-e1536285986893.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3831\" width=\"350\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3831-e1536285986893.jpg 2169w, https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3831-e1536285986893-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3831-e1536285986893-768x1059.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3831-e1536285986893-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3831-e1536285986893-1568x2163.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><br \/>\nJohn and Allison conducting choice tests with beetle larvae<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-226\" src=\"https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_8938.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8938\" width=\"350\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_8938.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_8938-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_8938-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_8938-1568x2091.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><br \/>\nWilliam setting up an oviposition choice test<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-225\" src=\"https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0356.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0356\" width=\"486\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0356.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0356-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0356-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0356-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/helmslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_0356-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><br \/>\nWilliam presenting a poster of his research at Penn State Research Exhibition<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through a project, funded by USDA NIFA, we are currently investigating how plants and insect herbivores use chemical cues from natural enemies to assess their risk of attack. More specifically, we are studying the influence of chemical cues from beneficial entomopathogenic nematodes, an important belowground natural enemy, on plant protection from herbivores. 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