John Vontas - CURRICULUM VITAE

Position:

Professor and Director of Pesticide Science Laboratory,

Agricultural University of Athens

Head of Molecular Entomology, Institute of Molecular

Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) Foundation for

Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)

Date/Place of Birth: 20 July 1968, Athens

Nationality: Greek

Marital status: Married, 2 sons

Web site

Orcid ID

Scopus Author ID

http://www.aua.gr/vontas

orcid.org/0000-0002-8704-2574

6603094639

EDUCATION Ph.D. (1993-1997) Insect genetics. Agricultural University of Athens (AUA)

DSPU (1992-93) Mediterranean Agronomic Institute Chania (MAICh, CIHEAM).

B.Sc. (1987-92) Honours in Agronomy. Agricultural University of Athens (AUA)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

9/2014 – today: Professor & Director of Pesticide Lab, Agric. University of Athens

Head of Molecular Entomology (IMBB- FORTH)

6/2012 – 6/2013: Innovative Vector Control Consortium, Project Manager New

Paradigms (sabbatical)

9/2009 – 9/2014:

2/2005 – 9/2009:

1/2002 – 2/2005:

9/2001 – 1/2002:

1/1999 – 9/2001:

Associate Professor Biotechnology & Applied Biology, Dept Biology,

University of Crete, Greece

- Director of the Biotechnology & Applied Biology Section, Dept

Biology, University of Crete (2012-2014)

- Member of the University Senate of the University of Crete,

representative of Dept Biology (2011- 2012)

Lecture Pesticide Science, AUA, Greece

Research Fellow, IMBB-FORTH, Crete, Greece

Research Fellow, LSTM, Liverpool, UK

Research Fellow, Cardiff University, UK

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS E.U. Marie Curie Return (2003, IMBB-FORTH, Crete)

E.U. Marie Curie TMR (2000-02, Cardiff University, UK)

NATO postdoctoral fellowship (1999-2000, Cardiff)

State Scholarship's Foundation (IKY) fellowships (undergrad 1988,89,90,91; PhD 1993-1997)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS – EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE

Editorial Board

Editorial Board Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2008 - )

Academic Editor PloS One (2011 - )

Subject Editor Journal of Economic Entomology (2011 - 2014)

Subject Editor Bulletin of Entomological Research (2007 - 2015)

Editorial Board Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology (2008 - )

Editorial Board Acta Tropica (2015 -)

Reviewer – International Journals

Reviewer for >50 Peer Review Journals (Science, PNAS, BMC Genomics, IMB, IBMB etc)

Reviewer / Evaluator / panel member – (Funding Agents)

ANR – France – panel member since 2014

FCT - Portugal – panel member since 2018

EU (panel)

MRC, BBSRC, Welcome Trust – UK (reviewer)

ISF, BARD – Israel

FWO – Belgium

NCSTE – Kazankstan

IPE-Cyprus

Other activities - memberships

Chairman of External Scientific Advisory Committee (ESAC 4), Innovative Vector control

Consortium Control (IVCC)

Member of Scientific Advisory Board - Sector Biosciences (General Secretary Research and

Technology, Greece – panel member) (2018-)

Representative of IMBB- FORTH to the Regional of Crete for Innovation matters (2015 -)

Member of committee of the Minister of Rural Development and Food for Plant protection products

and biocides (2015 -)

Representative of University of Crete to the Regional of Crete for Innovation matters (Primary

Sector) (2012-2013)

General Secretary Research Technology (Reviewer)

Member of Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI) General Assembly (elected

AUA representative) (2016 -)

CURRENT / RECENT MAJOR RESEARCH GRANTS

1. Current Grant Support

No Funding Title Time Role Budget (€) 43 SuperPests

HORIZON (SFS-17-2017)

Innovations in plant protection

Innovative tools for rational control of the

most difficult-to-manage pests (“super

pests”) and the diseases they transmit

2018-

2021 Project

Coordinator Total:

3,000,000 Vontas Lab:

490,000 42 Prefecture Crete Scientific support for the mosquito control

program in Peloponnesus Greece

2018-

2020 Project

coordinator Total: 90,000 Vontas Lab:

90,000 41 Bayer

CropScience

AG

Discovery of Novel Insecticide Targets 2017-

2021 Project

Coordinator Total:

2,300,000 Vontas Lab:

2,300,000 40 EU HORIZON

2020 (GA-688207)

Automated diagnostic platform, data

management system and innovative

communication tool, for improving the

impact of malaria vector control

interventions (DMC MALVEC) http://www.dmc-malvec.eu/

2016-

2020 Project

coordinator Total:

3,150,000 Vontas Lab:

450,000

39 EU HORIZON

2020

(GA731060)

Research capacity for the Implementation

of Genetic Control of Mosquitoes

(INFRAVEC2)

2016-

2020 Project

partner (Vernick)

Total:

10,000,000 Vontas Lab:

400,000 38 SYNGENTA Functional expression and

Characterization of detoxification

enzymes

2017-

2018 Project

coordinator Total: 45,000 Vontas Lab:

45,000 37 GSRT

(Research and

Innovation)

Technology platform for developing

applications for hydrolysis of a-Carbon in

medicine and biotechnology

2018 Project

partner (Kokkinidis)

Total:

1,000,000 Vontas Lab:

95,220

2. Completed Grant Support

No Funding Title Time Role Budget (€) 36 Peloponnisos Scientific support for the mosquito control

program in Peloponnesus Greece

2016-

2018 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 39,800

35 WHO Worldwide Insecticide Resistance

Network WHO

2016-

2017 Project

partner

(Corbel)

Total:

200,000 Vontas Lab:

10,000 34 WESTHAM Role of ATSB on resistance management

(Anopheles gambiae, Mali)

2016-

2018

Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 15,000

33 Dupont – France Biochemical and Molecular

characterization of insecticide resistance

in Tuta absoluta and Lobesia botrana

2016-

2017 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 17,000

32 Bayer

CropScience

AG

Genetic and Functional Characterization

of insecticide resistance mechanisms

(coordinator, 107,000 euro)

2015-

2018 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 107,000

31 HSR

Technology

(Aristeia)

Genomic approaches for understanding

xenobiotic detoxification of the olive fruit

fly and its adaptation to olives, and

biological genetic sexing for improving

SIT

2013-

2015 Project

coordinator Total:

180,000 Vontas Lab: 180,000

30 HSR

Technology

(Synergasia)

New Enzyme targets for the development

of novel Pesticides 2013-

2015 Project

partner (Bouriotis)

Total:

550,000 Vontas Lab: 145,000

29 Company «Syngenta»

An integrated approach to establish the

role of Syngenta products in the

resistance management of Helicoverpa

armigera

2013-

2015 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 21,800

28 Company «DOW»

An integrated approach to establish the

role of spinetoram in the resistance

management of Helicoverpa armigera;

An integrated approach to establish the

role of sulfoxaflor in the resistance

management of whiteflies

2013-

2015 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 20,000

27 HSR

Technology

(Thales)

Genomic and functional approaches for

understanding insecticide resistance

mechanisms in major agricultural pests

2012-

2015 Project

coordinator Total:

600,000 Vontas Lab: 200,000

26 HSR

Technology

(Thales)

Development of IT and molecular

diagnostic tools, for improving the

sustainability of pesticide based

approaches to control agricultural pests of

major economic importance in Greece

2012-

2015 Project

partner

(Louis)

Total:

600,000 Vontas Lab: 200,000

25 FP7 – EU HEALTH.2010.2.3.2-4 Controlling

malaria by hitting the vector: New or

improved – Vector Control Tools. Title:

African Vector Control: New tools

(AVECNET)

2010-

2016 Project

partner WP2 (Ranson)

Total:

12,000,000 Vontas Lab: 400,000

24 HSR

Technology Molecular and functional approach for

understanding cytochrome P450-based

detoxification mechanisms in

Tetranychus urticae

2012-

2015 Total:

150,000 Vontas Lab: 150,000

23 Company «Alpha»

An intergrated approach to study

insecticide resistance in H. armigera from

Greece

2012-

2014 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 22,800

22 HSR

Technology Development of the best methods

compating the Asian Tiger Mosquito Ae

albopictus

2012-

2012 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 7,000

21 HSR

Technology Insecticide resistance diagnostics (Culex

pipiens) to insecticides 2012-

2012 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 7,000

20 FP7 – EU Research capacity For the

Implementation of Genetic Control of

Mosquitoes (INFRAVEC) (WP7 Aedes albopictus)

2009-

2013 Project

partner (Crisanti)

Total:

8,000,000 Vontas Lab: 120,000

19 Company «Bayer»

Genetic and Functional Characterization

of P450 – based resistance mechanisms

for improving the sustainability of

chemical control in agricultural pests

2009-

2015 Project

coordinator Total:

150,000 Vontas Lab: 105,000

18 Royal Society,

UK Developing new tools to control

insecticide resistance 2009-

2012 Project

partner

(Paine)

Total: 18,000 Vontas Lab: 9,000

17 Ministry of

Education (Heraklitos ΙΙ)

Ilias Aris «Investigation of the role of

oxidases in insecticide resistance of B.

tabaci and T urticae »

2009-

2013 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 45,000

16 Ministry of

Education (Heraklitos ΙΙ)

Antonis Chrysargiris “Investigation of the

role of Bactrocera detoxification enzymes

to metabolism of insecticides and

phytotoxins”

2009-

2013 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 45,000

15 HSR Molecular analysis of the population and 2010- Project Vontas Lab:

Technology insecticide resistance in Aedes mosquitos

from Greece and France 2012 coordinator 20,000

14 HSR

Technology

(Greece-Turkey)

Molecular characterization of insecticide

resistance of Helicoverpa armigera to

pyrethroid insecticides

2011-

2013 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 15,000

13 HSR

Technology Bioaleurioi 2011-

2013 Project

partner (Kalantidis)

Total:

700,000 Vontas Lab: 120,000

12 Company Bioefarmoges

Studing bioecology of mosquitoes and

insecticide resistance (Lamia monitoring

program)

2011-

2013 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 3,000

11 IPE Cyprus Integrated approach for compacting acari

TETRANYCHIDAE 2009-

2010 Project

partner (Tsagkarak

ou)

Total: 35,000 Vontas Lab: 11,000

10 Aneth Study of insecticide resistance of

mosquitos of Thessaloniki area in

pyrethroid insecticides

2008-

2010 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 20,000

9 Minister of

Rural

development

and Food

Monitoring and diagnistics of insecticide

resistance of Bactrocera oleae, in

chemical insecticides

2008-

2016 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 90,000

8 ΝΚΚΠΠΣ Study of insecticide resistance of

mosquitoes in Serres 2008-

2009 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 23,800

7 IVCC – Bill &

Melinda Gates

Foundation

Pyrethroid Quantification Kit 2006-

2012 Project

coordinator Total:

1,800,000 Vontas Lab: 400,000

6 IVCC – Bill &

Melinda Gates

Foundation

Vector Population Monitoring Tool 2006-

2010 Project

partner (Heming-

way)

Total:

5,000,000 Vontas Lab: 250,000

5 Bioefarmoges Study of Bioecology of mosquitoes in

Kavala and Evros for effective

monitoring programs

2006-

2007 Project

partner

(Skavdis)

Total: 24,000 Vontas Lab: 12,000

4 Bayer An integrated approach to establish the

role of spiromecifen and spirodiclofen in

the resistance management of B. tabaci &

T. urticae in Crete

2006-

2008 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 44,000

3 HSR

Technology

(Greece-

Taiwan)

Monitoring and functional analysis of

insecticide resistance mutations in

Bactrocera

2006-

2008 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 62,000

2 YPEPTH,

PYTHAGORAS

, EPEAEK ΙΙ

Genes and plant drugs 2004-

2007 Project

partner (Ziogas)

1 Welcome Trust (UK-GR)

Genomic approaches to regulators of

insecticide resistance gene function 2002-

2005 Project

coordinator Vontas Lab: 27,000

ORGANISER / ORGANISING COMMITEE FOR CONFERENCES

International

(11) E-SOVE, European Society for Vector Ecology Conference, 22-26 October 2018, Palermo, Italy

(10) IUPAC 2019, 14th International Congress of Crop Protection Chemistry, May 19-24 2019, Ghent

(Theme co-organiser - Mode of Action and Resistance) https://www.iupac2019.be/

(9) ECE 2018, XI European Congress of Entomology, 2-6 July 2018, Naples, Italy (Keynote

speaker: Ecology and Toxicology of Insecticides) http://www.ece2018.com/

(8) EMBO Conference, Vector and Disease control, Kolymbari, Chania, 2013, 2015, 2017

(Organizer) http://meetings.embo.org/event/17-vector-control

(7) http://skonops.imbb.forth.gr/AnoBase/Conferences/home_page.html (Organizer - member)

(6) XVI International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Congress, 6-10 July 2014,

Rhodes island, Greece, (Scientific-Organizing committee)

https://www.ismpmi.org/Congress/Pages/XVI-Congress-2014.aspx

(5) 19th E-SOVE Conference, “When epidemic becomes endemic: a global challenge towards

vector control”, 13-17 October 2014, Thessaloniki, Greece (Scientific-Organizing Committee

and session chair) http://www.sove.org/European%20SOVE%20folder/homeesove.html

(4) 1st International Whitefly Workshop, 20-24 May, 2013, Crete, Greece. (Organizer)

http://www.irac-online.org/events/1st-intl-whitefly-symposium-crete-may-2013/

(3) International Symposium "Biological Invasions of Tephritidae - ecological and economic

impacts" (TEAM), Kolymbari, July 3-6, 2012, Crete, Greece (Organizing Committee)

http://www.iobc-wprs.org/events/20120703_2nd_TEAM_Meeting_3rd_circular.pdf

(2) 6th Symposium on Molecular Insect Science, NH Grand Krasnapolsky 2-5 October 2011, Amsterdam

(Organizer of workshop and Speaker: Molecular mechanism of insecticide resistance) https://www.elsevier.com/events/conferences/international-symposium-on-molecular-insect-science

(1) 4th European Meeting of the IOBC/WPRS Working Group “Integrated Protection of olive crops", 1-4

June 2009, Córdoba, Spain. (Session chair) https://www.elsevier.com/events/conferences/international-symposium-on-molecular-insect-science

INVITED SPEAKER

International Conferences (selected)

(31) E-SOVE, European Society for Vector Ecology Conference, 22-26 October 2018, Palermo, Italy

(30) 14th

International Symposium on Cytochrome P450 Biodiversity and Biotechnology, 15-19

July 2018, York, Yorkshire, UK

(29) ECE 2018, XI European Congress of Entomology, 2-6 July 2018, Naples, Italy (Keynote speaker:

Ecology and Toxicology of Insecticides) http://www.ece2018.com/

(28) Chemical Biology of Disease, FORTH Sept 15-18, 2017, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

https://www.pev.gr/eggrafa/pdf/Chemical_Biology_of_Disease.pdf

(27) 8th EMCA (European Mosquito Control Association) Conference: “Mosquito Control in a changing

Environment”, 12-16 March 2017, Bečići , Montenegro https://www.biogents.com/march-2017-

biogents-emca-conference-becici-montenegro/

(26) 12th Annual meeting “Roll Back Malaria Vector Control Working Group (RBM VCWG-12)”

“Evidence based IRM”, 8-10 February 2017, Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.malariaconsortium.org/events/73/vector-control-working-group

(25) International Workshop on “Insecticide resistance and emerging arboviruses: Challenge and

prospects”, 5-8 December 2016, Windsor Marapendi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Industry Session Chair:

Private-public partnership for the development of new tools for arbovirus vector control, Lectures:

“Insecticide resistance in arbovirus vectors” https://win-network.ird.fr/

(24) MediLabSecure Regional Meeting & Technical Workshop on Public Health, 15-16 November 2016,

Belgrade, Serbia. Lecture: “Insecticide resistance: from mechanisms to applications”

http://www.medilabsecure.com/regionalmeeting1belgrade.html

(23) 25th

International Congress of Entomology, September 25-30 2016 Orlando, Florida USA.

Lectures: “Evaluation of candidate insecticide resistance-associated genes and mutations via

ectopic expression and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome modification in Drosophila”

https://www.entsoc.org/ice2016

(22) 13th International Conference on Wearable, Micro & Nano Technologies for Personalized Health,

29-31 May 2016, FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Lecture: “Automated Innovative Diagnostic,

Data Management and Communication Tool, for Improving Malaria Vector Control in Endemic

Settings” https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/phealth-2016-13th-international-

conference-wearable-micro-nano-technologies-personalized-health

(21) The Worldwide Insecticide resistance Network (WHO-TDR), 22 May 2016, Montpellier, France.

Lecture: “Insecticide resistance in Aedes albopictus”

https://win-network.ird.fr/

(20) International Zika Summit, 25-26 April 2016, Institute Pasteur Paris, France. Lecture: “Molecular

analysis of insecticide resistance in major mosquito vectors: from mechanisms to resistance

management”

(19) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation / IVCC, Insecticide Resistance Convening “New Paradigms in

Vector Control” 8-9 December 2015, London, UK

(18) Arthropod-borne infectious diseases and Arthropods as disease agents in human and animal health,

Leopoldina, 1-3 October 2015, Berlin, Germany. Lecture: “Analysis of insecticide resistance in

major vectors: from molecular mechanisms to management”

(17) 7th International Meeting on Pesticide Resistance, Resistance ’15, 14-16 September 2015,

Rothamsted UK. Lecture: “Functional characterization of metabolic resistance in Tetranychus

urticae: identification of detoxification enzymes capable to metabolize METIs»,

https://www.bcpc.org/events/resistance-15

(16) 7th Meeting of the IOBC/wprs Working group “Integrated Protection of olive crops”, 11-14 May

2015, Kalamata Greece. Lecture: “Identification and molecular characterization of pyrerthroid

resistance in the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae” http://www.entsoc.gr/iobc-

kalamata2015/index.php?lang=en

(15) 3o Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical, 20-21 April 2015, Universidade Nova de Lisboa,

Portugal. Lecture: “Monitoring and control of mosquito vectors in Portugal and the European

region”

(14) 6th Spider mite genome meeting, 6-10 October 2014, Ibiza, Spain. Lecture: “Functional and

immunohistochemical approaches for understanding the role of cytochrome P450s in insecticide

resistance of major disease vectors and agricultural pests»

http://www.spidermite.org/?page_id=7

(13) IUPAC 2014, 13th IUPAC International Congress of Pesticide Chemistry, 10-15 August 2014, San

Francisco, USA. Lecture: “Functional, immunohistochemical and targeted mutagenesis / ectopic

expression approaches for understanding the role of individual genes and pathways in insecticide

resistance” http://www.iupac2014.org/

(12) 10th European Congress of Entomology, 3-8 August 2014, York, UK. Lecture: “Insecticide

resistance mechanisms in major agricultural pests”

(11) Entomology 2013 (Entomological Society of America-ESA Annual Meeting), 9-14 November 2013,

Austin Texas, USA. Lectures: «A potential role for 4g family cytochrome P450s in conferring

insecticide resistance in mosquitoes by altering cuticle structure»,

https://www.entsoc.org/entomology2013

(10) International Workshop on Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, 21-22 March 2013, Pavia,

Italy. Lecture: “Molecular analysis of insecticide resistance in Aedes vectors”

(9) 2nd

International Meeting TEAM (Tephritid Workers of Europe Africa and the Middle East), 3-6 July

2012, Kolymbari, Crete Greece. Lecture: “Genomic approaches for understanding xenobiotic

detoxification mechanisms of the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae and its adaptation to olives”

(8) 6th Symposium on Molecular Insect Science, NH Grand Krasnapolsky 2-5 October 2011,

Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Lecture: «Molecular and functional characterization of

insecticide/acaricide resistance in Tetranychus urticae from Greece»,

https://www.elsevier.com/events/conferences/international-symposium-on-molecular-insect-science

(7) 7th MGPR International Symposium "Paolo Cabras", 9-11 November 2011, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Lecture: “Insecticide resistance and modern approaches for the development & management of novel

insecticides”

(6) 5th International Bemisia Conference, 9-12 November 2009, Guangzhou, China (IS/SC). Lecture:

“P450-based neonicotinoid resistance in Bemisia tabaci from Crete, Greece”

(5) 4th European Meeting of the IOBC/WPRS Working Group “Integrated Protection of olive crops", 1-4

June 2009, Córdoba, Spain. Lecture: “Detection and Monitoring of insecticide resistance in

Bactrocera oleae from Greece”

https://www.iobc-wprs.org/expert_groups/15_wg_olive_crops.html

(4) 5th African Network Vector Resistance (WHO), 14

th of July 2009, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Lecture: “MIRO – Insecticide Resistance Mosquito Database”

(3) 15th Euro SOVE (Society for Vector Ecology), 10-14 April 2006, Serres, Greece. Lecture:

“Insecticide resistance diagnostics in mosquitoes”

(2) IUPAC 2006, 11th International Congress of Pesticide Chemistry, 6-10 August 2006, Kobe, Japan.

Lecture: “Insecticide resistance in malaria vectors”

(1) 4th African Network Vector Resistance (WHO), Insecticide resistance management, 2006 Yaoundé,

Cameroon

PUBLICATIONS

Total (peer review international journals): 137 (135)

Statistics: (citations): 6357; h index=40, i10 index =88 (Google Scholar data)

2018

(135) Vontas J, Grigoraki L, Morgan J, Tsakireli D, Fuseini G, Segura L, Niemczura de Carvahlo J,

Nguema R, Weetman

D, Slotman MA, Hemingway J. (2018) Rapid selection of a pyrethroid

metabolic enzyme CYP9K1 by operational malaria control activities. PNAS. 115(18):4619-4624.

DOI:10.1073/pnas.1719663115. PMID: 29674455

(134) Fotakis EA, Giantsis IA, Demir S, Vontas JG, Chaskopoulou A. (2018) Detection of pyrethroid

resistance mutations in the major leishmaniasis vector Phlebotomus papatasi. J Med.

Entomol. DOI:10.1093/jme/tjy066. PMID: 29912381 – in press

(133) Çağatay NS, Menault P, Riga M, Vontas J, Ay R. (2018) Identification and characterization of

abamectin resistance in Tetranychus urticae Koch strains from greenhouses in Turkey. Crop Prot.

112:112-117. DOI:10.1016/j.cropro.2018.05.016.

(132) Kampouraki A, Stavrakaki M, Karataraki A, Katsikogiannis G, Pitika E, Varikou K, Vlachaki A,

Chrysargyris A, Malandraki E, Sidiropoulos N, Paraskevopoulos A, Gilpathi D, Roditakis E,

Vontas J. (2018) Recent evolution and operational impact of insecticide resistance in olive fruit

fly Bactrocera oleae populations from Greece. J Pest Sci. 91:1-11. DOI:10.1007/s10340-018-

1007-8.

(131) Pavlidi N, Kampouraki A, Tseliou V, Wybouw N, Dermauw W, Roditakis E, Nauen R, Van

Leeuwen T, Vontas J. (2018) Molecular characterization of pyrethroid resistance in the olive fruit

fly Bactrocera oleae. Pestic Biochem Phys. 148:1-7. DOI:10.1016/j.pestbp.2018.03.011. PMID:

29891359

(130) Pavlidi N, Vontas J, VanLeeuwen T. (2018) The role of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) in

insecticide resistance in crop pests and disease vectors. Curr Opin Insect Sci. 27:97-102.

DOI:10.1016/j.cois.2018.04.007

(129) Bajda S, Riga M, Wybouw N, Papadaki S, Ouranou E, Fotoukkiaii SM, Vontas J, Van Leeuwen T.

(2018) Fitness costs of key point mutations that underlie acaricide target-site resistance in the two-

spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae. Evol Appl. 2018: 1-14. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/eva.12643.

(128) Balabanidou V, Grigoraki L, Vontas J. (2018) Insect cuticle: a critical determinant of insecticide

resistance. Curr Opin Insect Sci. 27:68-74. DOI:10.1016/j.cois.2018.03.001

(127) Voudouris CC, Mavridis K, Kalaitzaki A, Skouras PJ, Kati AN, Eliopoulos PA, Vontas J,

Margaritopoulos JT. (2018) Susceptibility of Ceratitis capitata to deltamethrin and spinosad in

Greece. J Pest Sci. 91(2): 861-871. DOI:10.1007/s10340-017-0913-5

(126) Mavridis K, Fotakis EA, Kioulos I, Mpellou S, Konstantas S, Varela E, Gewehr S, Diamantopoulos

V, Vontas J. (2018) Detection of West Nile Virus - Lineage 2 in Culex pipiens 1 mosquitoes,

associated with disease outbreak in Greece. Acta Trop. 182:64-68.

DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.02.024. PMID:29474832

(125) Pichler V, Bellini R, Veronesi R, Arnoldi D, Rizzoli A, Lia RP, Otranto D, Montarsi F, Carlin S,

Ballardini M, Antognini E, Salvemini M, Brianti E, Gaglio G, Manica M, Cobre P, Serini P, Velo

E, Vontas J, Kioulos I, Pinto J, della Torre A, Caputo B. (2018) First evidence of resistance to

pyrethroid insecticides in Italian Aedes albopictus populations 26 years after invasion. Pest Manag

Sci. 74(6):1319-1327. DOI:10.1002/ps.4840. PMID:29278457

(124) Pignatelli P, Ingham VA, Balabanidou V, Vontas J, Lycett G, Ranson H. (2018) The Anopheles

gambiae ATP-binding cassette transporter family: phylogenetic analysis and tissue localization

provide clues on function and role in insecticide resistance. Insect Mol Biol. 27(1):110–122.

DOI:10.1111/imb.12351. PMID:29068552

(123) Kefi M, Mavridis K, Simões ML, Dimopoulos G, Siden-Kiamos I, Vontas J. (2018) New rapid

one-step PCR diagnostic assay for Plasmodium falciparum infective mosquitoes. Sci Rep.

8(1):1462. DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-19780-6. PMID:29362379

(122) Kapantaidaki DE, Sadikoglou E, Tsakireli D, Kampanis V, Stavrakaki M, Schorn C, Ilias A, Riga

M, Tsiamis G, Nauen R, Skavdis G, Vontas J, Tsagkarakou A. (2018) Insecticide resistance

in Trialeurodes vaporariorum populations and novel diagnostics for kdr mutations. Pest Manag

Sci. 74(1):59–69. DOI:10.1002/ps.4674. PMID:28734106

(121) Mitsakakis K, Hin S, Müller P, Wipf N, Thomsen E, Coleman M, Zengerle R, Vontas J, Mavridis

K. (2018) Converging human and malaria vector diagnostics with data management towards an

integrated holistic One Health approach. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 15(2):259.

DOI:10.3390/ijerph15020259. PMID:29401670

2017

(120) Yahouédo GA, Chandre F, Rossignol M, Ginibre C, Balabanidou V, Garcia Albeniz Mendez N,

Pigeon O, Vontas J, Cornelie S. (2017) Contributions of cuticle permeability and enzyme

detoxification to pyrethroid resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Sci

Rep 7:11091. DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-11357-z. PMID: 28894186

(119) Alemayehu E, Asale A, Eba K, Getahun K, Tushune K, Bryon A, Morou E, Vontas J, Van

Leeuwen T, Duchateau L, Yewhalaw D. (2017) Mapping insecticide resistance and

characterization of resistance mechanisms in Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) in Ethiopia.

Parasit Vector. 10(1):407. DOI:10.1186/s13071-017-2342-y. PMID:28865490

(118) Grigoraki L, Puggioli A, Mavridis K, Douris V, Montanari M, Bellini R, Vontas J. (2017). Striking

diflubenzuron resistance in Culex pipiens, the prime vector of West Nile Virus. Sci Rep.

7(1):11699. DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-12103-1. PMID:28916816

(117) Corbel V, Fonseca DM, Weetman D, Pinto J, Achee NL, Chandre F, Coulibaly MB, Dusfour I,

Grieco J, Juntarajumnong W, Lenhart A, Martins AJ, Moyes C, Lee Ching Ng, Raghavendra K,

Vatandoost H, Vontas J, Muller P, Kasai S, Fouque F, Velayudhan R, Durot C, David JP. (2016)

International workshop on insecticide resistance in vectors of arboviruses. Parasit Vectors.

10(1):278. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-017-2224-3. PMID:28577363

(116) Seixas G, Grigoraki L, Weetman D, Vicente JL, Silva AC, Pinto J, Vontas J, Sousa CA. (2017)

Insecticide resistance is mediated by multiple mechanisms in a recently introduced Aedes aegypti

population from Madeira Island (Portugal). PLoS Negl Trop Dis 11(7):e0005799.

DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005799. PMID:28742096

(115) Riga M, Bajda S, Themistokleous C, Papadaki S, Palzewicz M, Dermauw W, Vontas J, Van

Leeuwen T. (2017) The relative contribution of target-site mutations in complex acaricide resistant

phenotypes as assessed by marker assisted backcrossing in Tetranychus urticae. Sci Rep.

7(1):9202. DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-09054-y. PMID:28835683

(114) Moyes C, Vontas J, Martins AJ, Ng LC, Koou SY, Dusfour I, Raghavendra K, Pinto J, Corbel V,

David JP, Weetman D. (2017) Contemporary status of insecticide resistance in the major Aedes

vectors of arboviruses infecting humans. PloS Negl Trop Dis. 11(7): e0005625.

DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005625. PMID:28727779

(113) Douris V, Papapostolou KM, Ilias A, Roditakis E, Kounadi S, Riga M, Nauen R, Vontas J. (2017)

Investigation of the contribution of RyR target-site mutations in diamide resistance by

CRISPR/Cas9 genome modification in Drosophila. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 87:127-135.

DOI:10.1016/j.ibmb.2017.06.013. PMID:28669775

(112) Santos-Matos G, Wybouw N, Martins NE, Zélé F, Riga M, Leitão AB, Vontas J, Grbić M, Van

Leeuwen T, Magalhães S, Sucena É. (2017) Tetranychus urticae mites do not mount an induced

immune response against bacteria. Proc Biol C. 284:20170401. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0401.

PMID:28592670

(111) Bryon A, Kurlovs AH, Dermauw W, Greenhalgh R, Riga M, Grbić M, Tirry L, Osakabe M, Vontas

J, Clark RM, Van Leeuwen T.(2017) Disruption of a horizontally transferred phytoene desaturase

abolishes carotenoid accumulation and diapause in Tetranychus urticae. PNAS. 114(29): E5871-

5880. DOI:10.1073/pnas.1706865114. PMID:28674017

(110) Fotakis EA, Chaskopoulou A, Grigoraki L, Tsiamantas A, Kounadi S, Georgiou L, Vontas J.

(2017) Analysis of population structure and insecticide resistance in mosquitoes of the genus

Culex, Anopheles and Aedes from different environments of Greece with a history of mosquito

borne disease transmission. Acta Trop. 174:29-37. DOI: 0.1016/j.actatropica.2017.06.005. PMID:

28606820

(109) Grigoraki L, Pipini D, Labbé P, Chaskopoulou A, Weill M, Vontas J. (2017) Carboxylesterase gene

amplifications associated with insecticide resistance in Aedes albopictus: Geographical distribution

and evolutionary origin. PLOS Negl Trop Dis. 11(4):e0005533.

DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005533. PMID:28394886

(108) Blow F, Vontas J, Darby AC. (2017) Draft Genome Sequence of Chryseobacterium Strain CBo1

Isolated from Bactrocera oleae. Genome Announc. 5(18):e00177-17. DOI:

10.1128/genomeA.00177-17. PMID:28473371

(107) Roditakis E, Mavridis K, Riga M, Vasakis E, Morou E, Rison J, Vontas J. (2017) Identification and

detection of indoxacarb resistance mutations in the para sodium channel of the tomato leafminer,

Tuta absoluta. Pest Manag Sci. 73(8):1679-1688. DOI: 10.1002/ps.4513. PMID:28019074

(106) Pavlidi N, Mousaalreza K, Myridakis A, Dermauw W, Wybouw N, Tsakireli D, Stephanou EG,

Labrou NE, Vontas J, Van Leeuwen T. (2017) A glutathione-S-transferase (TuGSTd05) associated

with acaricide resistance in Tetranychus urticae directly metabolizes the complex II inhibitor

cyflumetofen. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 80:101-115, DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2016.12.003.

PMID:27932274

(105) Roditakis E, Steinbach D, Moritz G, Vasakis E, Stavrakaki M, Ilias A, Vidal LG, Martínez-Aguirre

MDR, Bielza P, Morou E, Silva JE, Silva WM, Siqueira Η, Iqbal S, Troczka BJ, Williamson M,

Bass C, Tsagkarakou A, Vontas J, Nauen R. (2017) Ryanodine receptor point mutations confer

diamide insecticide resistance in tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae).

Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 80:11-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2016.11.003. PMID:27845250

(104) Bajda S, Dermauw W, Panteleri R, Sugimoto N, Douris V, Tirry L, Osakabe M, Vontas J, Van

Leeuwen T. (2017) A mutation in the PSST homologue of complex I (NADH:ubiquinone

oxidoreductase) from Tetranychus urticae is associated with resistance to METI acaricides. Insect

Biochem Mol Biol. 80:79-90. DOI:10.1016/j.ibmb.2016.11.010. PMID:27919778

(103) Pavlidi N, Gioti A, Wybouw N, Dermauw W, Ben-Yosef M, Yuval B, Jurkevich E, Kampouraki A,

Van Leeuwen T, Vontas J. (2017) Transcriptomic responses of the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae

and its symbiont Candidatus Erwinia dacicola to olive feeding. Sci Rep. 7:42633 DOI:

10.1038/srep42633. PMID:28225009

(102) Longdon B, Day JP, Schulz N, Leftwich PT, de Jong MA, Breuker CJ, Gibbs M, Obbard

DJ, Wilfert L, Smith SCL, McGonigle JE, Houslay TM, Wright LI, Livraghi L, Evans LC, Friend

LA, Chapman T, Vontas J, Kambouraki N, Jiggins FM. (2017) Vertically transmitted

rhabdoviruses are found across three insect families and have dynamic interactions with their hosts.

Proc Biol C. 284:20162381. DOI:10.1098/rspb.2016.2381. PMID:28100819

(101) Ilias A, Vassiliou V, Vontas J, Tsagkarakou A. (2017) Molecular diagnostics for detecting

pyrethroid and abamectin resistance mutations in Tetranychus urticae. Pestic Biochem Phys.

135:9-14. DOI:10.1016/j.pestbp.2016.07.004. PMID: 28043338

2016

(100) Douris V, Steinbach D, Panteleri R, Livadaras I, Pickett JA, Van Leeuwen T, Nauen R, Vontas J.

(2016) Resistance mutation conserved between insects and mites unravels the benzoylurea

insecticide mode of action on chitin biosynthesis. PNAS. 113(51):14692–14697.

DOI:10.1073/pnas.1618258113. PMID:27930336

(99) Corbel V, Achee ΝL, Chandre F, Coulibaly MB, Dusfour I, Fonseca DM, Grieco

J, Juntarajumnong W, Lenhart A, Martins AJ, Moyes C, Ng LC, Pinto J, Raghavendra K,

Vatandoost H, Vontas J, Weetman D, Fouque F, Velayudhan R, David JP. (2016) Tracking

Insecticide resistance in mosquito vectors of Arboviruses: The Worldwide Insecticide resistance

Network (WIN). PLOS Negl Trop Dis. 10(12):e0005054. DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005054.

PMID: 27906961

(98) Vontas J, Mitsakakis K, Zengerle R, Yewhalaw D, Sikaala CH, Etang J, Fallani M, Carman B,

Müller P, Chouaïbou M, Coleman M, Coleman M. (2016). Automated innovative diagnostic, data

management and communication tool, for improving malaria vector control in endemic settings.

Stud Health Technol Inform. 224:54-60. DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-653-8-54. PMID:27225553

(97) Stilianakis NI, Syrris V, Petroliagkis T, Pärt P, Gewehr S, Kalaitzopoulou S, Mourelatos S, Baka

A, Pervanidou D, Vontas J, Hadjichristodoulou C. (2016) Identification of climatic factors

affecting the epidemiology of human west nile virus infections in northern Greece. PLoS One.

11(9):e0161510. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0161510. PMID:27631082

(96) Grigoraki L, Balabanidou V, Pipini D, Strati F, Vontas J. (2016) Analysis of Insecticide Resistance

in Mosquito Disease Vectors: From Molecular Mechanisms to Management - Arthropod-borne

Infectious Diseases and Arthropods as Disease Agents. Nova Act Lc. 411:165-171

(95) Balabanidou V, Kampouraki A, MacLean M, Blomquist GJ, Tittiger C, Juarez MP, Mijailovsky SJ,

Chalepakis G, Anthousi A, Lynd A, Antoine S, Hemingway J, Ranson H, Lycett GJ, Vontas J.

(2016) Cytochrome P450 associated with insecticide resistance catalyzes cuticular hydrocarbon

production in Anopheles gambiae. PNAS. 113(33):9268-9273. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1608295113

PMID: 27439866.

(94) Grigoraki L, Balabanidou V, Meristoudis C, Miridakis A, Ranson H, Swevers L, Vontas J. (2016)

Functional and immunohistochemical characterization of CCEae3a, a carboxylesterase associated

with temephos resistance in the major arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus. Insect

Biochem Mol Biol. 74:61-67. DOI:10.1016/j.ibmb.2016.05.007. PMID:27180726

(93) Blow F, Gioti A, Starns D, Ben-Yosef M, Pasternak Z, Jurkevitch E, Vontas J, Darby AC. (2016)

Draft genome sequence of the Bactrocera oleae symbiont “Candidatus Erwinia dacicola”.

Genome Announc. 4(5):e00896-16. DOI:10.1128/genomeA.00896-16Genome. PMID: 27634990

(92) Blow F, Vontas J, Darby AC. (2016) Draft Genome Sequence of Stenotrophomonas

maltophilia SBo1 isolated from Bactrocera oleae. Genome Announc.

DOI:10.1128/genomeA.00905-16 Genome. 4(5):e00905-16. PMID: 27660769

2015

(91) Chen X, Jiang X, Gu J, Xu M, Wu Y, Deng Y, Zhang C, Bonizzoni M, Dermauw W, Vontas J,

Armbruster P, Huang X, Yang Y, Hao Z, He W, Peng H, Liu Y, Wu K, Chen J, Lirakis M, Topalis

P, Van Leeuwen T, Hall AB, Jiang X, Thorpe C, Mueller RL, Sun C, Waterhouse RM, Yan G, Tu

ZJ, Fang X, James AA. (2015) Genome sequence of the Asian Tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus,

reveals insights into its biology, genetics and evolution. PNAS. 112(44):E5907-

E5915. DOI:10.1073/pnas.1516410112. PMID:26483478

(90) Riga M, Myridakis A, Tsakireli D, Morou E, Stephanou EG, Nauen R, Van Leeuwen T, Douris V,

Vontas J. (2015) Functional characterization of the Tetranychus urticae CYP392A11, a

cytochrome P450 that hydroxylates the METI acaricides cyenopyrafen and fenpyroximate. Insect

Biochem Mol Biol. 65:91-99. DOI:10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.09.004. PMID:26363294

(89) Jones CM, Papanicolaou A, Mironidis GK, Vontas J, Yang Y, Lim KS, Oakeshott JG, Bass C,

Chapman JW. (2015) Genomewide transcriptional signatures of migratory flight activity in a

globally invasive insect pest. Mol Ecol. 24(19):4901-4911. DOI:10.1111/mec.13362.

PMID:26331997

(88) Ilias A, Lagnel J, Kapantaidaki D, Roditakis E, Tsigenopoulos C, Vontas J, Tsagkarakou A. (2015)

Transcription analysis of neonicotinoid resistance in Mediterranean (MED) populations of B.

tabaci reveal novel cytochrome P450s, but no nAChR mutations associated with the phenotype.

BMC Genomics. 16:939. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2161-5. PMID:26573457

(87) Halon E, Eakteiman G, Moshitzky P, Elbaz M, Alon M, Pavlidi N,

Vontas J, Morin S. (2015) Only a minority of broad-range detoxification genes

respond to a variety of phytotoxins in generalist Bemisia tabaci species. Sci

Rep. 10(5):17975. DOI:10.1038/srep17975. PMID:26655836

(86) Grigoraki L, Lagnel J, Kioulos I, Kampouraki A, Morou E, Labbé P, Weill M, Vontas J. (2015)

Transcriptome Profiling and Genetic Study Reveal Amplified Carboxylesterase Genes Implicated

in Temephos Resistance, in the Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus. PLoS Negl Trop Dis.

9(5):e0003771. DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003771. PMID:26000638

(85) AlSuhaibani E, Voudouris CC, Al-Atiyat R, Kotzamumin A, Vontas J, Margaritopoulos JT. (2015)

Identification of a point mutation in the ace1 gene of Therioaphis trifolli maculata and detection of

insecticide resistance by a diagnostic PCR-RFLP assay. Bull Entomol Res. 105(6):712-716.

DOI:10.1017/S0007485315000668. PMID:26278202

(84) Nauen R, Wölfel K, Lueke B, Myridakis A, Tsakireli D, Roditakis E, Tsagkarakou A, Stephanou

E, Vontas J. (2015). Development of a lateral flow test to detect metabolic resistance in Bemisia

tabaci mediated by CYP6CM1, a cytochrome P450 with broad spectrum catalytic efficiency. Pestic

Biochem Physiol. 121:3-11. DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2014.12.023. PMID:26047106

(83) Pavlidi N, Tseliou V, Riga M, Nauen R, Van Leeuwen T, Labrou NE, Vontas J. (2015). Functional

characterization of glutathione S-transferases associated with insecticide resistance in Tetranychus

urticae. Pestic Biochem Physiol. 121:53-60. DOI:10.1016/j.pestbp.2015.01.009. PMID:26047112

(82) Thawer NG, Ngondi JM, Mugalura FE, Emmanuel I, Mwalimu CD, Morou E, Vontas J,

Protopopoff N, Rowland M, Mutagahywa J, Lalji S, Molteni F, Ramsan MM, Willilo R, Wright A,

Kafuko JM, Ndong I, Reithinger R, Magesa SM. (2015) Use of Insecticide Quantification Kits to

investigate the quality of spraying and decay rate of Bendiocarb on different wall surfaces in

Kagera region, Tanzania. Parasit Vector. 8:242. DOI:10.1186/s13071-015-0859-5.

PMID:25896604

(81) Neafsey DE, Waterhouse RM, Abai MR, ...Vontas J,..., Zwiebel L, Besansky N. (2015) Highly

evolvable malaria vectors: The genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes. Sci. 347(6217):1258522

DOI: 10.1126/science.1258522. PMID: 25554792

2014

(80) Leftwich PT, Koukidou M, Rempoulakis P, Gong HF, Zacharopoulou A, Fu G, Chapman T,

Economopoulos A, Vontas J, Alphey L. (2014) Genetic elimination of field-cage populations of

Mediterranean fruit flies. Proc Biol C. 281:20141372. DOI:10.1098/rspb.2014.1372.

PMID:25122230

(79) Ingham VA, Jones CM, Pignatelli P, Balabanidou V, Vontas J, Wagstaff SC, Moore JD, Ranson H.

(2014) Dissecting the organ specificity of insecticide resistance candidate genes in Anopheles

gambiae: known and novel candidate genes. BMC Genomics. 15:1018. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-

15-1018. PMID:25421852

(78) Ilias A, Vontas J, Tsagkarakou A. (2014) Global distribution and origin of target site insecticide

resistance mutations in Tetranychus urticae. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 48:17-28.

DOI:10.1016/j.ibmb.2014.02.006. PMID:24602758

(77) Kioulos I, Kampouraki A, Morou E, Skavdis G, Vontas J. (2014) Insecticide resistance status in the

major West Nile virus vector Culex pipiens from Greece. Pest Manag Sci. 70(4):623-627.

DOI:10.1002/ps.3595. PMID:23788440

(76) Riga M, Tsakireli D, Ilias A, Morou E, Myridakis A, Stephanou EG, Nauen R, Dermauw W, Van

Leeuwen T, Paine M, Vontas J. (2014) Abamectin is metabolized by CYP392A16, a cytochrome

P450 associated with high levels of acaricide resistance in Tetranychus urticae. Insect Biochem

Mol Biol. 46:43-53. DOI:10.1016/j.ibmb.2014.01.006. PMID:24463358

(75) Roditakis E, Fytrou N, Staurakaki M, Vontas J, Tsagkarakou A. (2014) Activity of flonicamid on

the sweet potato whitely Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) and its natural enemies. Pest

Manag Sci. 70(10):1460-1467. DOI:10.1002/ps.3723. PMID:24408346

(74) Vontas J, Moore S, Kleinschmidt I, Ranson H, Lindsay S, Lengeler C, Hamon N, McLean T,

Hemingway J. (2014) Framework for rapid assessment and adoption of new vector control tools.

Trends Parasitol. 30(4):191-204. DOI:10.1016/j.pt.2014.02.005. PMID:24657042

2013

(73) Bempelou ED, Vontas J, Liapis KS, Ziogas VN. (2013) Biodegradation of diazinon by the

epiphytic yeasts Rhodotorula glutinis and Rhodotorula rubra. Hellenic Plant Prot J. 6(2):69-82.

ISSN:1791-3691

(72) Hemingway J, Vontas J, Poupardin R, Raman J, Lines J, Schwabe C, Matias A, Kleinschmidt I.

(2013) Country-level operational implementation of the Global Plan for Insecticide Resistance

Management. PNAS. 110(23):9397-9402. DOI:10.1073/pnas.1307656110. PMID:23696658

(71) Dermauw W, Wybouw N, Rombauts S, Menten B, Vontas J, Grbic M, Clark RM, Feyereisen R,

Van Leeuwen T. (2013) A link between host plant adaptation and pesticide resistance in the

polyphagous spider mite Tetranychus urticae. PNAS. 110(2):E113-E122.

DOI:10.1073/pnas.1213214110. PMID:23248300

(70) Demaeght P, Dermauw W, Tsakireli D, Khajehali J, Nauen R, Tirry L, Vontas J, Lümmen P, Van

Leeuwen T. (2013) Molecular analysis of resistance to acaricidal spirocyclic tetronic acids in

Tetranychus urticae: CYP392E10 metabolizes spirodiclofen, but not its corresponding enol. Insect

Biochem Mol Biol. 43(6):544-554. DOI:10.1016/j.ibmb.2013.03.007. PMID:23523619

(69) Gomes B, Kioulos Ε, Papa A, Almeida APG, Vontas J, Pinto J. (2013) Distribution and

hybridization of Culex pipiens forms in Greece during the West Nile virus outbreak of 2010. Infect

Genet Evol. 16:218-225. DOI:10.1016/j.meegid.2013.02.006. PMID:23466890

(68) Mironidis GK, Kapantaidaki D, Bentila M, Morou E, Savopoulou-Soultani M, Vontas J. (2013)

Resurgence of the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera in northern Greece associated with

insecticide resistance. Insect Sci. 20(4):505-512. DOI:10.1111/j.1744-7917.2012.01528.x.

PMID:23955946

(67) Morou E, Lirakis M, Pavlidi N, Zotti M, Nakagawa Y, Smagghe G, Vontas J, Swevers L. (2013) A

new dibenzoylhydrazine with insecticidal activity against Anopheles mosquito larvae. Pest Manag

Sci. 69(7):827-833. DOI:10.1002/ps.3441. PMID:23208761

(66) Nauen R, Vontas J, Kaussmann M, Wölfel K. (2013) Pymetrozine is hydroxylated by CYP6CM1, a

cytochrome P450 conferring neonicotinoid resistance in Bemisia tabaci. Pest Manag Sci.

69(4):457-461. DOI:10.1002/ps.3460. PMID:23325724

(65) Papadakis G, Tsortos A, Kordas A, Tiniakou I, Morou E, Vontas J, Kardassis D, Gizeli E. (2013)

Acoustic detection of DNA conformation in genetic assays combined with PCR. Sci Rep. 3:2033.

DOI:10.1038/srep02033. PMID:23778520

(64) Pavlidi N, Dermauw W, Rombauts S, Chrisargiris A, Van Leeuwen T, Vontas J. (2013) Analysis of

the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae transcriptome and phylogenetic classification of the major

detoxification gene families. PLoS One. 8:e66533 DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0066533.

PMID:23824998

2012

(63) Ant T, Koukidou M, Rempoulakis P, Gong HF, Economopoulos A, Vontas J, Alphey L. (2012)

Control of the olive fruit fly using genetics-enhanced sterile insect technique. BMC Biol.10:51.

DOI:10.1186/1741-7007-10-51. PMID:22713628

(62) Bariami V, Jones CM, Poupardin R, Vontas J, Ranson H. (2012) Gene Amplification, ABC

transporters and cytochrome P450s: Unraveling the molecular basis of pyrethroid resistance in the

dengue vector, Aedes aegypti. Plos Negl Trop Dis. 6(6):e1692. DOI:

10.1371/journal.pntd.0001692. PMID:22720108

(61) Dermauw W, Ilias A, Riga M, Tsagkarakou A, Grbic M, Tirry L. Van Leeuwen T, Vontas J. (2012)

The cys-loop ligand-gated ion channel gene family of Tetranychus urticae: Implications for

acaricide toxicology and a novel mutation associated with abamectin resistance. Insect Biochem

Mol Biol. 42(7):455-465. DOI:10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.03.002. PMID:22465149

(60) Doukas EG, Markoglou AN, Vontas JG, Ziogas BN. (2012) Effect of DMI-resistance mechanisms

on cross-resistance patterns, fitness parameters and aflatoxin production in Aspergillus parasiticus

Speare. Fungal Genet Biol. 49(10):792-801. DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2012.07.008. PMID:22906850

(59) Hsu JC, Feng HT, Wu WJ, Geib SM, Mao CH, Vontas J. (2012) Truncated transcripts of nicotinic

acetylcholine subunit gene Bdα6 are associated with spinosad resistance in Bactrocera dorsalis.

Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 42(10):806-815. DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.07.010. PMID:22898623

(58) Ilias A, Roditakis E, Grispou M, Nauen R, Vontas J, Tsagkarakou A. (2012) Efficacy of ketoenols

on insecticide resistant field populations of two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae and sweet

potato whitefly Bemisia tabaci from Greece. Crop Prot. 42:305-311.

DOI:10.1016/j.cropro.2012.07.024.

(57) Kalajdzic P, Oehler S, Reczko M, Pavlidi N, Vontas J, Hatzigeorgiou AG, Savakis C. (2012) Use

of mutagenesis, genetic mapping and next generation transcriptomics to investigate insecticide

resistance mechanisms. PLoS One. 7(6):e40296. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0040296.

PMID:22768270

(56) Pavlidi N, Monastirioti M, Daborn P, Livadaras I, Van Leeuwen T, Vontas J. (2012) Transgenic

expression of the Aedes aegypti CYP9J28 confers pyrethroid resistance in Drosophila

melanogaster. Pestic Biochem Phys. 104(2):132-135. DOI:10.1016/j.pestbp.2012.07.003.

(55) Vontas J, Kioulos E, Pavlidi N, Morou E, della Torre A, Ranson H. (2012) Insecticide resistance in

the major dengue vectors Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti. Pestic Biochem Phys. 104(2):126-

131. DOI:10.1016/j.pestbp.2012.05.008.

(54) Wybouw N, Balabanidou V, Ballhorn DJ, Dermauw W, Grbic M, Vontas J, Van Leeuwen T.

(2012) A horizontally transferred cyanase gene in the spider mite Tetranychus urticae is involved

in cyanate metabolism and is differentially expressed upon host plant change. Insect Biochem Mol

Biol. 42(12):881-889. DOI:10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.08.002. PMID:22960016

2011

(53) Malandrakis AA, Markoglou AN, Nikou DC, Vontas JG, Ziogas BN. (2011) Molecular diagnostic

for detecting the cytochrome b G143S-QoI resistance mutation in Cercospora beticola. Pestic

Biochem Phys. 100(1):87-92. DOI:10.1016/j.pestbp.2011.02.011

(52) Roditakis E, Morou E, Tsagkarakou A, Riga M, Nauen R, Paine M, Morin S, Vontas J. (2011)

Assessment of the Bemisia tabaci CYP6CM1vQ transcript and protein levels in laboratory and

field-derived imidacloprid-resistant insects and cross-metabolism potential of the recombinant

enzyme. Insect Sci. 18(1):23-29. DOI:10.1111/j.1744-7917.2010.01384.x.

(51) Vassiliou V, Emmanouilidou M, Perrakis A, Morou E, Vontas J, Tsagkarakou A, Roditakis E.

(2011) Insecticide resistance in Bemisia tabaci from Cyprus. Insect Sci. 18(1):30-39. DOI:

10.1111/j.1744-7917.2010.01387.x

(50) Vontas J, Hernández-Crespo P, Margaritopoulos JT, Ortego F, Feng HT, Mathiopoulos KD, Hsu

JC. (2011) Insecticide resistance in Tephritid flies. Pestic Biochem Phys. 100(3):199-205.

DOI:10.1016/j.pestbp.2011.04.004

(49) Voudouris CC, Sauphanor B, Franck P, Reyes M, Mamuris Z, Tsitsipis JA, Vontas J,

Margaritopoulos JT. (2011) Insecticide resistance status of the codling moth Cydia pomonella

(Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from Greece. Pestic Biochem Phys. 100(3):229-238.

DOI:10.1016/j.pestbp.2011.04.006

2010

(48) Bass C, Nikou D, Vontas J, Donnelly MJ, Williamson MS, Field LM. (2010) The Vector

Population Monitoring Tool (VPMT): High-throughput DNA-based diagnostics for the monitoring

of mosquito vector populations. Malaria Res Treat. ID:190434. DOI:10.4061/2010/190434.

PMID:22347668

(47) Bass C, Nikou D, Vontas J, Williamson MS, Field LM. (2010) Development of high-throughput

real-time PCR assays for the identification of insensitive acetylcholinesterase (ace-1(R)) in

Anopheles gambiae. Pestic Biochem Phys. 96(2):80-85. DOI:10.1016/j.pestbp.2009.09.004

(46) Dowd AJ, Morou E, Steven A, Ismail HM, Labrou N, Hemingway J, Paine MJI, Vontas J. (2010)

Development of a colourimetric pH assay for the quantification of pyrethroids based on

glutathione-S-transferase. Int J Environ Anal Chem. 90(12):922-933.

DOI:10.1080/03067310903359526

(45) Khajehali J, Van Leeuwen T, Grispou M, Morou E, Alout H, Weill M, Tirry L, Vontas J,

Tsagkarakou A. (2010) Acetylcholinesterase point mutations in European strains of Tetranychus

urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) resistant to organophosphates. Pest Manag Sci. 66:220-228.

DOI:10.1002/ps.1884. PMID:19894225

(44) Morou E, Dowd AJ, Rajatileka S, Steven A, Hemingway J, Ranson H, Paine M, Vontas J. (2010)

A simple colorimetric assay for specific detection of glutathione-S transferase activity associated

with DDT resistance in mosquitoes. Plos Negl Trop Dis. 4(8):e808. DOI:

10.1371/journal.pntd.0000808. PMID:20824165

(43) Poupardin R, Riaz MA, Vontas J, David JP, Reynaud S. (2010) Transcription profiling of eleven

cytochrome P450s potentially involved in xenobiotic metabolism in the mosquito Aedes aegypti.

Insect Mol Biol. 19(2):185-193. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2583.2009.00967.x. PMID:20041961

(42) Van Leeuwen T, Vontas J, Tsagkarakou A, Dermauw W, Tirry L. (2010) Acaricide resistance

mechanisms in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae and other important Acari: A

review. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 40(8):563-572. DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.05.008.

PMID:20685616

(41) Vontas J, Ranson H, Alphey L. (2010) Transcriptomics and disease vector control. BMC Biol.

8:52. DOI:10.1186/1741-7007-8-52. PMID:20525113

2009

(40) Dialynas E, Topalis P, Vontas J, Louis C. (2009) MIRO and IRbase: IT Tools for the

epidemiological monitoring of insecticide resistance in mosquito disease vectors. PLoS Negl Trop

Dis. 3(6):e465. DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000465. PMID:19547750

(39) Dowd AJ, Steven A, Morou E, Hemingway J, Vontas J, Paine MJI. (2009) A simple glutathione

transferase-based colorimetric endpoint assay for insecticide detection. Enzyme Microb Tech.

45(2):164-168. DOI:10.1016/j.enzmictec.2009.05.008.

(38) Karunker I, Morou E, Nikou D, Nauen R, Sertchook R, Stevenson BJ, Paine MJI, Morin S, Vontas

J. (2009) Structural model and functional characterization of the Bemisia tabaci CYP6CM1vQ, a

cytochrome P450 associated with high levels of imidacloprid resistance. Insect Biochem Mol Biol.

39(10):697-706. DOI:10.1016/j.ibmb.2009.08.006. PMID:19716416

(37) Kazanidou A, Nikou D, Grigoriou M, Vontas J, Skavdis G. (2009) Short report: A multiplex PCR

assay for simultaneous genotyping of kdr and ace-1 Loci in Anopheles gambiae. Am J Trop Med

Hyg. 80(2):236-238. PMID:19190219

(36) Nikou D, Malandrakis A, Konstantakaki M, Vontas J, Markoglou A, Ziogas B. (2009) Molecular

characterization and detection of overexpressed C-14 alpha-demethylase-based DMI resistance in

Cercospora beticola field isolates. Pestic Biochem Phys. 95(1):18-27.

DOI:10.1016/j.pestbp.2009.04.014

(35) Roditakis E, Grispou M, Morou E, Kristoffersen JB, Roditakis N, Nauen R, Vontas J, Tsagkarakou

A. (2009) Current status of insecticide resistance in Q biotype Bemisia tabaci populations from

Crete. Pest Manag Sci. 65(3):313-322. DOI:10.1002/ps.1690. PMID:19115232

(34) Tsagkarakou A, Nikou D, Roditakis E, Sharvit M, Morin S, Vontas J. (2009) Molecular diagnostics

for detecting pyrethroid and organophosphate resistance mutations in the Q biotype of the whitefly

Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Pestic Biochem Phys. 94(2-3):49-54.

DOI:10.1016/j.pestbp.2009.03.002

(33) Tsagkarakou A, Van Leeuwen T, Khajehali J, Ilias A, Grispou M, Williamson MS, Tirry L, Vontas

J. (2009) Identification of pyrethroid resistance associated mutations in the para sodium channel of

the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae). Insect Mol Biol.

18(5):583-593. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2583.2009.00900.x. PMID:19754737

(32) Ziogas BN, Nikou D, Markoglou AN, Malandrakis AA, Vontas J. (2009) Identification of a novel

point mutation in the β-tubulin gene of Botrytis cinerea and detection of benzimidazole resistance

by a diagnostic PCR-RFLP assay. Eur J Plant Path. 125(1):97-107. DOI:10.1007/s10658-009-

9462-y.

2008

(31) Bass C, Nikou D, Blagborough AM, Vontas J, Sinden RE, Williamson MS, Field LM. (2008) PCR-

based detection of Plasmodium in Anopheles mosquitoes: a comparison of a new high-throughput

assay with existing methods. Malaria J. 7:177. DOI:10.1186/1475-2875-7-177. PMID:18793416

(30) Kapoli P, Axarli IA, Platis D, Fragoulaki M, Paine M, Hemingway J, Vontas J, Labrou NE. (2008)

Engineering sensitive glutathione transferase for the detection of xenobiotics. Biosens Bioelectron.

24(3):498-503. DOI:10.1016/j.bios.2008.06.037. PMID:18691867

(29) Karunker I, Benting J, Lueke B, Ponge T, Nauen R, Roditakis E, Vontas J, Gorman K, Denholm I,

Morin S. (2008) Over-expression of cytochrome P450 CYP6CM1 is associated with high resistance

to imidacloprid in the B and Q biotypes of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera:Aleyrodidae). Insect

Biochem Mol Biol. 38(6):634-644. DOI:10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.03.008. PMID:18510975

(28) Margaritopoulos JT, Skavdis G, Kalogiannis N, Nikou D, Morou E, Skouras PJ, Tsitsipis JA,

Vontas J. (2008) Efficacy of the pyrethroid alpha-cypermethrin against Bactrocera oleae

populations from Greece, and improved diagnostic for an iAChE mutation. Pest Manag Sci.

64(9):900-908. DOI:10.1002/ps.1580. PMID:18381673

(27) McLaughlin LA, Niazi U, Bibby J, David JP, Vontas J, Hemingway J, Ranson H, Sutcliffe MJ,

Paine M.J.I. (2008) Characterization of inhibitors and substrates of Anopheles gambiae CYP6Z2.

Insect Mol Biol. 17(2):125-135. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2007.00788.x. PMID:18353102

(26) Morou E, Ismail HM, Dowd AJ, Hemingway J, Labrou N, Paine M, Vontas J. (2008) A

dehydrochlorinase-based pH change assay for determination of DDT in sprayed surfaces. Anal

Biochem. 378(1):60-64. DOI:10.1016/j.ab.2008.03.046. PMID:18423389

(25) Poupardin R, Reynaud S, Strode C, Ranson H, Vontas J, David JP. (2008) Cross-induction of

detoxification genes by environmental xenobiotics and insecticides in the mosquito Aedes aegypti:

Impact on larval tolerance to chemical insecticides. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 38(5):540-551.

DOI:10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.01.004. PMID:18405832

2007

(24) Bass C, Nikou D, Donnelly MJ, Williamson MS, Ranson H, Ball A, Vontas J, Field LM. (2007)

Detection of knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations in Anopheles gambiae: a comparison of two

new high-throughput assays with existing methods. Malaria J. 6:111. DOI:10.1186/1475-2875-6-

111. PMID:17697325

(23) Black IV WC, Vontas JG. (2007) Affordable assays for genotyping single nucleotide

polymorphisms in insects. Insect Mol Biol. 16(4):377-387. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-

2583.2007.00736.x. PMID:17488301

(22) Vontas J, David JP, Nikou D, Hemingway J, Christophides GK, Louis C, Ranson H. (2007)

Transcriptional analysis of insecticide resistance in Anopheles stephensi using cross-species

microarray hybridization. Insect Mol Biol. 16(3):315-324. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-

2583.2007.00728.x. PMID:17433071

2006

(21) Malandrakis AA, Markoglou AN, Nikou DC, Vontas JG, Ziogas BN. (2006) Biological and

molecular characterization of laboratory mutants of Cercospora beticola resistant to Qo inhibitors.

Eur J Plant Path. 116(2):155-166. DOI:10.1007/s10658-006-9052-1

(20) Nardi F, Carapelli A, Vontas JG, Dallai R, Roderick GK, Frati F. (2006) Geographical distribution

and evolutionary history of organophosphate-resistant Ace alleles in the olive fly (Bactrocera

oleae). Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 36(7):593-602. DOI:10.1016/j.ibmb.2006.05.002.

PMID:16835025

(19) Roditakis E, Tsagkarakou A, Vontas J. (2006) Identification of mutations in the para sodium

channel of Bemisia tabaci from Crete, associated with resistance to pyrethroids. Pestic Biochem

Phys. 85(3):161-166. DOI:10.1016/j.pestbp.2005.11.007

2005

(18) David JP, Strode C, Vontas J, Nikou D, Vaughan A, Pignatelli PM, Louis C, Hemingway J,

Ranson H. (2005) The Anopheles gambiae detoxification chip: A highly specific microarray to

study metabolic-based insecticide resistance in malaria vectors. PNAS. 102(11):4080-4084.

DOI:10.1073/pnas.0409348102. PMID:15753317

(17) Hawkes NJ, Janes RW, Hemingway J, Vontas J. (2005) Detection of resistance-associated point

mutations of organophosphate-insensitive acetylcholinesterase in the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera

oleae (Gmelin). Pestic Biochem Phys. 81(3):154-163. DOI:10.1016/j.pestbp.2004.11.003

(16) Kotsyfakis M, Vontas J, Siden-Kiamos I, Louis C. (2005) The annexin gene family in the malaria

mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Insect Mol Biol. 14(5):555-562. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-

2583.2005.00586.x. PMID:16164611

(15) Vontas J, Blass C, Koutsos AC, David JP, Kafatos FC, Louis C, Hemingway J, Christophides GK,

Ranson H. (2005) Gene expression in insecticide resistant and susceptible Anopheles gambiae

strains constitutively or after insecticide exposure. Insect Mol Biol. 14(5):509-521.

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2583.2005.00582.x. PMID:16164607

(14) Vontas J, Siden-Kiamos I, Papagiannakis G, Karras M, Waters AP, Louis C. (2005) Gene

expression in Plasmodium berghei ookinetes and early oocysts in a co-culture system with

mosquito cells. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 139(1):1-13. DOI:10.1016/j.molbiopara.2004.03.003.

PMID:15610814

(13) Che-Mendoza A, Penilla-Navarro PR, Martinez-Barnetche J, Rodriguez-Ramirez A, Hemingway J,

Vontas J. (2005) Cloning and sequencing of the probable gene responsible of the DDT resistance in

Anopheles albimanus (Diptera, Culicidae). Entomol. Mex. 6: 894-898.

2004

(12) Vontas JG, McCarroll L, Karunaratne SHPP, Louis C, Hurd H, Hemingway J. (2004) Does

environmental stress affect insect-vectored parasite transmission? Physiol Entomol. 29(3):210-

213. DOI:10.1111/j.0307-6962.2004.00410.x. PMID:19330047

2003

(11) Ortelli F, Rossiter LC, Vontas J, Ranson H, Hemingway J. (2003) Heterologous expression of four

glutathione transferase genes genetically linked to a major insecticide-resistance locus from the

malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Biochem J. 373:957-963. DOI:10.1042/BJ20030169.

PMID:12718742

2002

(10) Coleman M, Vontas JG, Hemingway J. (2002) Molecular characterization of the amplified

aldehyde oxidase from insecticide resistant Culex quinquefasciatus. Eur J Biochem. 269(3):768-

779. DOI:10.1046/j.0014-2956.2001.02682.x. PMID:11846778

(9) Hemingway J, Field L, Vontas J. (2002) An overview of insecticide resistance. Sci. 298(5591):96-

97. DOI:10.1126/science.1078052. PMID:12364782

(8) Vontas JG, Hejazi MJ, Hawkes NJ, Cosmidis N, Loukas M, Hemingway J. (2002) Resistance-

associated point mutations of organophosphate insensitive acetylcholinesterase, in the olive fruit fly

Bactrocera oleae. Insect Mol Biol. 11(4):329-336. DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2583.2002.00343.x.

PMID:12144698

(7) Vontas JG, Small GJ, Nikou DC, Ranson H, Hemingway J. (2002) Purification, molecular cloning

and heterologous expression of a glutathione S-transferase involved in insecticide resistance from

the rice brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens. Biochem J. 362:329-337. DOI:10.1042/0264-

6021:3620329. PMID:11853540

2001

(6) Enayati AA, Vontas JG, Small GJ, McCarroll L, Hemingway J. (2001) Quantification of pyrethroid

insecticides from treated bednets using a mosquito recombinant glutathione S-transferase. Med Vet

Entomol. 15(1):58-63. DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2915.2001.00286.x. PMID:11297102

(5) Vontas JG, Cosmidis N, Loukas M, Tsakas S, Hejazi MJ, Ayoutanti A, Hemingway J. (2001)

Altered acetylcholinesterase confers organophosphate resistance in the olive fruit fly Bactrocera

oleae. Pestic Biochem Phys. 71(2):124-132. DOI:10.1006/pest.2001.2568.

(4) Vontas JG, Small GJ, Hemingway J. (2001) Glutathione S-transferases as antioxidant defence

agents confer pyrethroid resistance in Nilaparvata lugens. Biochem J. 357:65-72.

DOI:10.1042/0264-6021:3570065. PMID:11415437

(3) Vontas JG, Tsakas SC, Loukas M, Hemingway J. (2001) Low-activity allele of copper-zinc

superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) in Drosophila increases paraquat genotoxicity but does not

affect near UV radiation damage. Genome. 44(4):597-601. DOI:10.1139/gen-44-4-597.

PMID:11550893

2000

(2) Vontas JG, Enayati AA, Small GJ, Hemingway J. (2000) A simple biochemical assay for

glutathione S-transferase activity and its possible field application for screening glutathione S-

transferase-based insecticide resistance. Pestic Biochem Phys. 68(3):184-192.

DOI:10.1006/pest.2000.2512

(1) Vontas JG, Small GJ, Hemingway J. (2000) Comparison of esterase gene amplification, gene

expression and esterase activity in insecticide susceptible and resistant strains of the brown

planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stal). Insect Mol Biol. 9(6):655-660. DOI:10.1046/j.1365-

2583.2000.00228.x.PMID:11122475

Peer review journals – abstracts

(12) Corbel V, Fonseca DM, Weetman D, Pinto J, Achee NL, Chandre F, Coulibaly MB, Dusfour I,

Grieco J, Juntarajumnong W, Lenhart A, Martins AJ, Moyes C, Ng LC, Raghavendra K,

Vatandoost H, Vontas J, Muller P, Kasai S, Fouque F, Velayudhan R, Durot C, David JP. (2017).

International workshop on insecticide resistance in vectors of arboviruses, Dec. 2016, Rio de

Janeiro, Brazil’, Parasit Vectors. 10:278. DOI:10.1186/s13071-017-2224-3. PMID:28577363

(11) Vontas J, Balabanidou V, Riga M, Morou E, Nauen R, Lycett G, Ranson H, Paine MJ, Van

Leeuwen T, Douris V. (2014) Functional, immunohistochemical, and targeted mutagenesis/ectopic

expression approaches for understanding the role of individual genes and pathways in insecticide

resistance. Abstracts of papers of the American Chemical Society, 248th ACS National Meeting and

Exposition August 10-14, 2014, San Francisco, CA Chemistry and Global Stewardship, 67 Agro

Vol 248. WOS:000349165100601

(10) Pavlidi N, Riga M, Nauen R, Van Leeuwen T, Labrou N, Vontas J. (2014) Molecular and

functional characterization of glutathione transferase based acaricide resistance in Tetranychus

urticae. Abstracts of papers of the American Chemical Society, 248th ACS National Meeting and

Exposition August 10-14, 2014, San Francisco, CA Chemistry and Global Stewardship, 67 Agro

Vol 248. WOS:000349165101151

(9) Sevastos A, Vontas JG, Flouri FC, Malandrakis AA. (2014) Molecular studies on

benzimidazoleresistance in Fusarium graminearum. Abstracts of papers of the American Chemical

Society 248th ACS National Meeting and Exposition August 10-14, 2014, San Francisco, CA

Chemistry and Global Stewardship, 67 Agro Vol 248. WOS:000349165101447

(8) Vontas J, Hemingway J. (2013) Framework for validation of new paradigms in vector control.

Pathogens and Global Health. 107(8):454. WOS:000335056200145

(7) Grigoraki L., Poupardin R., Pavlidi N., Kioulos I., Kambouraki N., Morou E., Wondji C., Vontas

J. (2013) Molecular characterization of temephos resistance in major dengue and chikungunya

vector Aedes albopictus. Pathogens and Global Health. 107(8):439. WOS:000335056200106

(6) Balabanidou V, Riga M, Chalepakis G, Paine M, Ranson H, Lycett G, Vontas J. (2013) A potential

role for cytochrome P450s in conferring insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae by altering

cuticule structure. Pathogens and Global Health. 107(8):435. WOS:000335056200096

(5) Ranson H, Paine M, Wondji C, Vontas J. (2013) P450s responsible for insecticide resistance in

malaria vectors: Finding them, tracking them, stopping them? Abstracts of papers of the American

Chemical Society 67 Agro Vol 246 WOS:000329618400342

(4) Morou E, Riga M, Tsakireli D, Hlias A, Sioziou E, Pavlidi N, Nauen R, Kalantidis K, Van

Leeuwen T, Paine M, Vontas J. (2013) Molecular and functional approaches for understanding

cytochrome P450-based detoxification mechanisms in insect pests. 38th FEBS Congress, Saint

Petersburg, Russia, July 6–11, 2013 FEBS Journal. 280:588.

http://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/issue/10.1111/febs.2013.280.issue-s1/

(3) Morou E, Meristoudis C, Labropoulou V, Riga M, Van Leeuwen T, Iatrou K, Vontas J, Swevers L.

(2013) Production in insect cell lines and functional characterization of mite and whitefly esterases

implicated in insecticide resistance. 38th FEBS Congress, Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 6–11, 2013

FEBS Journal. 280:584. http://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/issue/10.1111/febs.2013.280.issue-

s1/

(2) Roditakis E, Roditakis NE, Grispou M, Vontas GJ, Tsagkarakou A. (2008) Imidacloprid resistance

of Bemisia tabaci in Crete, Greece. Journal of Insect Science. 8:41.

(1) Ranson H, David JP, Strode C, Muller P, Vontas J. (2005) Progress towards a specific microarray

for detecting insecticide resistance in field populations of malaria vectors. Am J Trop Med Hyg.

73(6)sup:205-206. http://www.ajtmh.org/content/journals/14761645/73/6_suppl

Books

(2) Van Leeuwen T, Vontas J, Tsagkarakou A, Tirry L. (2009) Mechanisms of acaricide resistance in

the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae In Ishaaya I., Horowitz A. (eds) Biorational

Control of Arthropod Pests, Springer Dordrecht, Netherlands, pp. 347-393. (online ISBN: 978-90-

481-2316-2, print ISBN: 978-90-481-2315-5)

(1) Vontas J, Ranson H, Williamson M. (2010) Pyrehroids. In Comprehensive Molecular Insect

Science (short version edition); Insect Control. pp.1-34 Lawrence I. Gilbert and Sarjeet Gill Eds

(ISBN 978-0-12-381449-4)