Dr. Margaret L. Allen

Biological Control of Pests Research Unit (BCPRU)

USDA - Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

National Biological Control Laboratory (NBCL)

USA

Research Entomologist

Email: meg.allen@ars.usda.gov

Qualifications

2001 Ph.D., University of California Riverside, CA USA

1997 M.S., Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA USA

1982 B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA

Research Fields

Transgenic Insect research

Gene Function

Molecular Biology of insects

Publications (selected)

1. ALLEN, M. L. and BALLENGER, J. G., 2014. Genetics and characteristics of a pigmentation defective laboratory strain of the lady beetle, Coleomegilla maculata. Advances in Entomology, vol. 2, pp. 161-166. Available from: http://dx.doi: 10.4236/ae.2014.24024.
2. ALLEN, M. L., 2013. Genetics of a sex-linked recessive red eye color mutant of the tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, vol. 3, no. 2A, pp. 1-9. Available from: http://dx.Available from: http://dx.doi: 10.4236/ojas.2013.32A001.
3. ALLEN, M. L. and RIDDICK, E. W., 2012. A system for harvesting eggs from the pink-spotted lady beetle. Psyche Available from: http://dx.doi: 10.1155/2012/923653.
4. ALLEN M. L. and WALKER, W. B. III, 2012. Saliva of Lygus lineolaris digests double stranded ribonucleic acids. Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 58, pp. 391-396. Available from: http://dx.doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.12.014.
5. WALKER, W. B. III and ALLEN, M. L., 2011. RNA interference-mediated knockdown of IAP in Lygus lineolaris induces mortality in adult and pre-adult life stages. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata vol. 138(2), pp. 83-92. Available from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2010.01078.x/pdf
6. WALKER, W. B. III and ALLEN, M. L., 2010. Expression and RNA interference of salivary genes in the tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris. Journal of Insect Science vol. 10, article 173.
   Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.010.14133.
7. ALLEN, M. L. and WALKER, W. B. III, 2010. Expressed sequence reference standards for evaluating stage-specific gene expression in the southern green lacewing, Chrysoperla rufilabris. Biocontrol Science and Technology vol. 20(6), pp. 589-593. Available from: http://dx.doi:0.1673/031.010.14133.
8. ALLEN, M. L. and MERTENS, J. A., 2008. Molecular cloning and expression of three polygalacturonase cDNAs from the tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris. Journal of Insect Science vol. 8, article 27. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.008.2701
9. CHEN, J., CANTRELL, C. L., DUKE, S. O., and ALLEN, M. L., 2008. Repellency of callicarpenal and intermedeol against workers of imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, vol. 101, no. 2, pp. 265-271. Available from http://www.entsoc.org/Pubs/Periodicals/JEE.
10. ALLEN, M. L., 2007. Expressed sequenced tags from Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae), the tarnished plant bug. Genetics and Molecular Research, vol. 6 pp. 206-213.
    Available from: http://www.funpecrp.com.br/gmr/year2007/vol1-6/pdf/gmr0302.pdf
11. ALLEN, M. L. and SCHOLL, P. J., 2005. Quality of transgenic laboratory strains of Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Journal of Economic Entomology, vol. 98, no. 6, pp. 2301-2306. Available from http://www.entsoc.org/Pubs/Periodicals/JEE.
12. ALLEN, M. L. and CHRISTENSEN, B. M., 2004. Flight muscle-specific expression of act88F:GFP in transgenic Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). Parasitiology International vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 307-314. Available from: http://dx.doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2004.04.002
13. ALLEN, M. L., HANDLER, A. M., BERKEBILE, D. R., and SKODA, S. R., 2004. piggyBac transformation of Cochliomyia hominivorax produces multiple distinct strains. Medical and Veterinary Entomology vol. 18, pp. 1-9.
14. ALLEN, M. L., O'BROCHTA, D. A., ATKINSON, P. W. and LEVESQUE, C. S., 2001. Stable germ-line transformation of Culex quinquefasciatus. Journal of Medical Entomology, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 701-711. Available from: http://www.entsoc.org/Pubs/Periodicals/MVE.

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