Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) · University of Pretoria
Email: jeremy.allison@canada.ca
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Xn99NRIAAAAJ&hl=en · ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jeremy_Allison
Research groups: Tree Protection Co-operative Programme · Applied Chemical Ecology
Prof Jeremy Allison
Extra-ordinary Professor
About
Prof. Allison’s research is focused on developing an understanding of chemical ecology to improve integrated pest management of insects affecting forests; and in the long term, to develop a more complete understanding of the role of chemical signals and cues in natural forest systems and the evolutionary forces shaping the chemical ecology of forest insects.
Most forest insects use chemical cues and signals to locate resources (e.g., host trees, mates). As a result, these chemical cues and signals play critical roles mediating host and mate location and have immense potential for use in the development of management tactics for native and invasive forest pests.
Prof. Jeremy Allison has been a research scientist with the Canadian Forest Service Pest Ecology and Management team in Sault Ste. Marie since December 2011, and also has an adjunct Assistant Professor position at the University of Toronto.
Researchgate and Google Scholar profile links are in the left panel.
My Publications
Books (1)
Allison JD, Paine TD, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ (2023) Forest Entomology and Pathology: Volume 1: Entomology.
Journal Articles (33)
Postma A, Klynsmith L, Duong TA, Allison JD, Smidt W, Waterhouse RM, Lesny P, Oeyen JP, Petersen M, Martin S, Liu S, Zhou X, Ziesmann T, Donath A, Mayer C, Misof B, Niehuis O, Peters RS, Podsiadlowski L, Coetzee MPA, Joubert F, Slippers B (2026) Genome and transcriptome-based identification and expression profiling of chemosensory gene families across developmental stages and tissues in Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae). Insect Molecular Biology. doi: 10.1111/imb.70029
Stazione L, Corley JC, Allison JD, Hurley BP, Lawson SA, Lantschner MV (2025) Novel associations among insect herbivores and trees: Patterns of occurrence and damage on pines and eucalypts.
Ecological Applications.
35.
doi: 10.1002/eap.70018
Queffelec J, Allison JD, Slippers B, Greeff JM (2025) Determinants of mating success in a lek-mating species. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. doi: 10.1111/afe.12692
Visagie CM, Yilmaz N, Allison JD, Barreto RW, Boekhout T, Boers J, Delgado MA, Dewing C, Fitza KNE, Furtado ECA, Gaya E, Hill R, Hobden A, Hu DM, Hülsewig T, Khonsanit A, Luangsa-Ard JJ, Mthembu A, Pereira CM, Price J-L, Pringle A, Qikani N, Sandoval-Denis M, Shumacher RK, Seifert KA, Slippers B, Tennakoon DS, Thanakitpipattana D, vanVuuren N, Groenewald JZ, Crous PW (2024) New and Interesting Fungi. 7.. Fungal Systematics and Evolution. 13. doi: 10.3114/fuse.2024.13.12
Pal E, Allison, JD, Hurley BP, Slippers, B, Fourie G (2024) Lethal and sublethal effects of insecticides on Bathycoelia distincta (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). African Entomology. 32: e16992. doi: 10.17159/2254-8854/2024/a16992
Fitza KNE, Allison J, Slippers B, Chingandu N, Reed SE (2024) Diversity and potential sources of introduction of the Beech leaf nematode (Litylenchus crenatae< mccannii) to Ontario, Canada. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology.
Johannes Joubert, Benice Sivparsad, Michelle Schroder, Ilaria Germishuizen, Jingyuan Chen, Brett Hurley, Jeremy Allison, Almuth Hammerbacher (2023) Susceptibility of Eucalyptus trees to defoliation by the Eucalyptus snout beetle, Gonipterus sp. n. 2, is enhanced by high foliar contents of 1,8-cineole, oxalic acid and sucrose and low contents of palmitic and shikimic acid. Plant, Cell & Environment. doi: 10.1111/pce.14696
Pal E, Allison JD, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G (2023) Life History Traits of the Pentatomidae (Hemiptera) for the Development of Pest Management Tools. Forests. 14. doi: 10.3390/ f14050861
Guignard Q, Johannes Spaethe, Bernard Slippers, Natasa Nikolic, Jeremy D. Allison (2023) Eye morphology and colour preferences in a semi-field test of the pine pest, Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae). African Entomology. 31. doi: 10.17159/2254-8854/2023/a13406
Luki-Marie Scheepers, Jeremy D. Allison, Bernard Slippers, Egmont R. Rohwer, Patrick M. Mc Millan, Jan E. Bello (2023) Pine Emperor moths from KwaZulu-Natal use the same pheromone component previously isolated from Nudaurelia cytherea (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) from the Western Cape. African Entomology. 31. doi: 10.17159/2254-8854/2023/a13231
Pal E, Allison JD, Guignard Q, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G (2022) Characterisation of the Alarm Pheromone of Bathycoelia Distincta (Pentatomidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology. doi: 10.1007/s10886-022-01388-w
Pal E, Allison JD, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G (2022) Genetic diversity of the two-spotted stink bug Bathycoelia distincta (Pentatomidae) associated with macadamia orchards in South Africa. PLoS ONE. 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269373
Guignard Q, Slippers B, Jeremy D. A (2022) Chemical and visual ecology of the Symphyta. Agricultural and forest entomology. 24. doi: 10.1111/afe.12510
Queffelec J, Postma A, Allison JD, Slippers B (2022) Remnants of horizontal transfers of Wolbachia genes in a Wolbachia‑free woodwasp. BMC Ecology and Evolution. 22. doi: 10.1186/s12862-022-01995-x
Guignard Q, Jeremy D. A, Slippers B (2022) The evolution of insect visual opsin genes with specific consideration of the influence of ocelli and life history traits. BMC ecology and evolution. 22. doi: 10.1186/s12862-022-01960-8
Bouwer MC, Scheepers L, Slippers B, Rohwer ER, Allison JD (2021) The Sex Pheromone of the Pine Brown-Tail Moth, Euproctis terminalis (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 47. doi: 10.1007/s10886-021-01301-x
Guignard Q, Spaethe J, Slippers B, Strube-Bloss M, Allison J (2021) Evidence for UV-green dichromacy in the basal hymenopteran Sirex noctilio (Siricidae). Scientific Reports. 11. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-95107-2
Gaudon JM, Lyons DB, Jones GC, Allison JD, Smith SM (2020) Evaluating methods to detect and monitor North American larval parasitoids of the emerald ash borer (Coleoptera; Buprestidae). The Canadian Entomologist. 152. doi: 10.4039/tce.2020.8
Scheepers L, Allison JD, Bouwer MC, Rohwer ER, Slippers B (2020) Pheromones as management tools for non-Scolytinae Curculionidae: development and implementation considerations. Southern Forests. 82. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2020.1858204
Guignard, Q, Bouwer, M, Slippers, B, Allison, J (2020) Biology of a putative male aggregation-sex pheromone in Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae). 15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244943
Slippers B, Hurley BP, Allison JD (2020) Harnessing the potential of Precision Pest Management in plantation forests. Southern Forests. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2020.1813651
Queffelec J, Allison JD, Greeff JM, Slippers B (2020) Influence of reproductive biology on establishment capacity in introduced Hymenoptera species. Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-020-02375-6
Bouwer MC, MacQuarrie CJK, Aguirre-Gil OJ, Slippers B, Allison JD (2020) Impact of intercept trap type on plume structure: a potential mechanism for differential performance of intercept trap designs for Monochamus species.. Journal of Pest Science. 93. doi: 10.1007/s10340-020-01204-y
Haavik LJ, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Dodds KJ, Scarr T, Turgeon JJ, Allison JD (2020) Influence of the community of associates on Sirex noctilio brood production is contextual. Ecological Entomology. 45. doi: 10.1111/een.12810
Roets F, Allison JD, Basson RJ (2019) Recent records of fruit chafers (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Cetoniini) in the southwestern Cape region of South Africa suggest that range expansions were facilitated by human-mediated jump-dispersal and pre-adaptation to transformed landscapes. African Entomology. 27.
Allison JD, Strom B, Sweeney J, Mayo P (2019) Trap Deployment Along Linear Transects Perpendicular to Forest Edges: Impact on Capture of Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Journal of Pest Science. 92.
Andrade SMM, Szczerbowski D, Vidal DM, Allison JD, Zarbin PHG (2019) Mate recognition by the green mate borer, Hedypathes betulinus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae): The role of cuticular compounds.. Journal of Insect Behavior. 32.
Allison JD, Slippers B, Bouwer M, Hurley BP (2019) Simulated leks increase the capture of female Sirex noctilio in the absence of host volatiles. International Journal of Pest Management. doi: 10.1080/09670874.2019.1695074
Olatinwo RO, Schowalter TD, Doucet D, Bowman S, Johnson WC, Allison JD (2019) Intergenic spacer single nucleotide polymorphisms for genotyping Amylostereum areolatum (Russulales: Amylostereacea) symbionts of Native and non-native Sirex species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. XX. doi: 10.1093/aesa/saz058
Allison JD, Bernard Slippers, Marc Bouwer, Hurley BP (2019) Simulated leks increase the capture of female Sirex noctilio in the absence of host volatiles. International Journal of Pest Management. doi: 10.1080/09670874.2019.1695074
Haavik LJ, Hurley BP, Allison JD (2019) Effect of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) attack density on Pinus sylvestris (Pinaceae) survival. Canadian Entomologist. doi: 10.4039/tce.2019.12
Haavik, L.J., Dodds, K.J., Allison, J.D. (2018)Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) in Ontario (Canada) pine forests: observations over five years. The Canadian Entomologist. 150. doi: 10.4039/tce.2018.18
Batista, Elder S. P., Redak, Richard A., Busoli, Antonio Carlos, Camargo, Mariane B., Allison, Jeremy Dean (2018) Trapping for Sirex Woodwasp in Brazilian Pine Plantations: Lure, Trap Type and Height of Deployment. Journal of Insect Behavior. 31. doi: 10.1007/s10905-018-9674-0
News and Views Articles (1)
Pal E, Hurley, BP, Allison, J, Slippers, B, Fourie G (2022) Potential management tactics hidden in the life cycle of stink bugs. SAMAC Journal.