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 Name : Pascal Aigbedion-Atalor
Title : Assistant Specialist
Unit : Department of Plant & Environmental Protection Sciences
Office : Komohana Research and Extension Center (CARES Komohana)
Address : 875 Komohana Street
Hilo, HI 96720
Room : Gilmore Hall
Phone : (808) 969-8259
Fax : (808) 981-5211
E-mail : atalor@hawaii.edu
Website : https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/site/Bio.aspx?ID=AIGBEPASC
Specialties : insect ecology, biological control, chemical ecology, arthropod-plant interactions, integrated pest management, thermal biology, species distribution modelling
Professional Prep/Appointments :
Education/Professional Prep/Appointments:
Professional Appointments
2024-Present: Assistant Specialist, University of Hawaii at Manoa
2023-2024: Postdoctoral Researcher, USDA-ARS, Hilo
2022-2023: Scientist, National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan
2021-2022: Postdoctoral Researcher, Rhodes University
Education
2021: PhD (Entomology), Rhodes University
2016: M.Phil. (Entomology), University of Ghana
2011: BSc (Hons) (Entomology), Ambrose Alli University
Selected Courses Taught:
Extension Interests :
Arthropod identification, Monitoring, and IPM
Selected Publications :
Adom, M., Fening, K.O., Billah, M.K., Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Acheampong, M.A. and Wilson, D.D., 2024. Susceptibility of Capsicum varieties to Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) infestation for production optimization. Journal of Economic Entomology, p.toae213.
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Heiduk, A., Upfold, J., Shuttleworth, A., Moore, S., Hill, M. and Coombes, C., 2024. Geographic variation in genetic composition, sexual communication and mating compatibility of the False Codling Moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta for optimisation of area-wide control. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 12, p.1360395.
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Jennifer Upfold, Candice Coombes, Sean Moore, Martin Hill (2024). Sexual selection in Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) is shaped by contrasting geographic adaptations, but does it matter for are- wide semiochemical tools? Annals of Applied Biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12898
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Nathalie R. de Rocquiny, Angelita L. Acebes-Doria (2024). Efficacy of Long- Lasting Insecticide-Incorporated Nets on Two Scolytinae Pests, the Coffee Berry Borer, Hypothenemus hampei and Tropical Nut Borer Hypothenemus obscurus under Laboratory Conditions. Journal of Economic Entomology, 117 (2), 545–554. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae020
Idemudia, I., Fening, K. O., Agboyi, L. K., Wilson, D., Clottey, V. A., Beseh, P., & Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor (2024). First report of the predatory potential and functional response of the red flower assassin bug Rhynocoris segmentarius (Germar), a natural enemy of Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith). Biological Control, 105465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2024.105465
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Annemarie Heiduk, Jennifer Upfold, Adam Shuttleworth, Sean Moore, Martin Hill, Candice Coombes (2024). Geographic variation in sexual communication and mating compatibility of the False Codling Moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta for optimization of area-wide control. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 12, 1360395. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2024.1360395/abstract
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Ken Okwae Fening, Akinyemi O. Adeyemi Itohan Idemudia, Kenechukwu Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, Maureen Amuche Nwobodo, Oghenetega Sunday, Nnenna Chinyelu Isiogu, Abiola O. Oke (2024). Regenerative edible insects for food, feed, and sustainable livelihoods in Nigeria: Consumption, potential and prospects. Future Foods. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fufo.2024.100309
Adom, M., Fening, K.O., Billah, M.K., Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, and Wilson, D.D., 2023. Efficacy of selected biopesticides on key pests of chilli pepper for increased productivity in Ghana. Crop Protection, p.106497. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261219423003204
Samira Mohamed...(et al.) Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor (2022). Recent advances in classical biological control of key horticulture pests: African perspective. biological pest control: managing multitrophic interactions for sustainable agriculture. Atti Accademia Nazionale Italiana di Entomologia Anno LXX, 2022: 65-70 https://www.accademiaentomologia.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Monografia-42-T_R_giugno 2022_compressed.pdf#page=10
Mama Sambo, S., Akutse, K.S., du Plessis, H., Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Mohamed, S.A. and Ndlela, S. (2022). Interactions between the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae ICIPE 20 and the Endoparasitoid Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris, and Implications for Combined Biocontrol of Tuta absoluta. Biology, 11(9), p.1323. https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/9/1323
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Hill, M.P., Azrag, A.G., Zalucki, M.P. and Mohamed, S.A. (2022). Disentangling thermal effects using life cycle simulation modelling on the biology and demographic parameters of Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris, a parasitoid of Tuta absoluta. Journal of Thermal Biology, p.103260. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306456522000754
Idemudia, I., Wilson, D.D. and Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor (2022). Spread and establishment of Cecidochares connexa (Macquart) (Diptera: Tephritiidae) in Nigeria, a biological control agent of Chromolaena odorata (L.) RM King and H. Robinson. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 32(3), pp.391-396. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09583157.2021.1977242
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor Hill, M. P., Ayelo, P. M., Ndlela, S., Zalucki, M. P., & Mohamed, S. A. (2021). Can the Combined Use of the Mirid Predator Nesidiocoris tenuis and a Braconid Larval Endoparasitoid Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris Improve the Biological Control of Tuta absoluta?.Insects, 12(11), 1004. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/11/1004
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Idemudia, I., Adom, M., Forchibe, E.E., Tossou, H., Wilson, D.D. and Day, M.D., (2021). Marching across and beyond West Africa: First record of the stem-galling fly Cecidochares connexa (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Central Africa and the implications for biological control of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae). PLos One, 16(6), p.e0252770. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0252770
van Lenteren, J.C., Lanzoni, A., Hemerik, L., Bueno, V.H., Cuervo, J.G.B., Biondi, A., Burgio, G., Calvo, F.J., de Jong, P.W., López, S.N., Pascal, Osa Aigbedion-Atalor and Luna, M.G., (2021). The pest kill rate of thirteen natural enemies as aggregate evaluation criterion of their biological control potential of Tuta absoluta. Scientific Reports, 11(1), pp.1-13. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598- 021-90034-8
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor (2020). Weed or not a weed? Density, perceptions, and management of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in West Africa: voices from Ghana. Weed Research 60(6) 406 – 414. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/wre.12439
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Martin P. Hill, Myron P. Zalucki, Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Ramasamy Srinivasan, Sunday Ekesi (2020) Host stage preference and performance of Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a candidate for classical biological control of Tuta absoluta in Africa Biological control 144 (2020): 104215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2020.104215
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Martin P. Hill, Myron P. Zalucki, Francis Obala, Gamal E. Idriss, Soul-Kifouly Midingoyi, Maneno Chidege, Sunday Ekesi, and Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed (2019). The South America Tomato Leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Spreads Its Wings in Eastern Africa: Distribution and Socioeconomic Impacts. Journal of Economic Entomology. toz220,https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz220
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Itohan Idemudia Arne B. R. Witt & Michael D. Day (2019). First record of the impact of the parasitism of Cecidochares connexa (Diptera: Tephritidae) by a solitary larval ectoparasitoid in West Africa: Cause for concern? Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 126(1): 93–95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348- 018-0189-x
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Michael D. Day, Itohan Idemudia, David D. Wilson, & Iain D. Paterson (2019). With or without you: stem-galling of a tephritid fly reduces the vegetative and reproductive performance of the invasive plant Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) both alone and in combination with another agent. BioControl 64(1): 103–114. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-018-09917-x
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Abiola O. Oke, Abiola A. Oladigbolu, Adejumo A. Layade, Igho B. Igbinosa, and Samira A. Mohamed (2019). Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) invasion in Nigeria: first report of its distribution. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-019-00255-3
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Medetissi Adom, Michael D. Day, Osariyekemwen Uyi, Ikponmwosa N. Egbon, Itohan Idemudia, Igho B. Igbinosa et al (2019). Eight decades of invasion by Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) and its biological control in West Africa: the story so far. Biocontrol Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2019.1670782
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, I. Idemudia, M. Adom & M. Day (2018). First record of a specialist folivore of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in Togo, and indices of its range expansion in Nigeria: implications for biological control. Biocontrol Science and Technology 28(8): 805–810. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2018.1493722
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, D.D. Wilson, V.Y. Eziah, M.D. Day & I.D. Paterson (2018). The distribution and abundance of the stem-galling fly, Cecidochares connexa (Macquart) (Diptera: Tephritidae), a biological control agent of Chromolaena odorata (L.) (Asteraceae), in Ghana. African Entomology 26(2): 471 – 480. https://doi.org/10.4001/003.026.0471
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