Dr. Raghu Sathyamurthy - Department of Entomology - University of ...

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Raghu Sathyamurthy (S. Raghu) 

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Department of Entomology, 

Rice Research & Extension Center 

University of Arkansas 

2900 Hwy 130 East 

Stuttgart, AR72160, USA 

+1-870-673-2661 (W) 

+1-870-659-5042 (M) 

raghu@uark.edu 

Current Position (October 2012 to date) 

Associate Professor (Insect Ecology; University of Arkansas), & Adjunct Faculty (Illinois 

Natural History Survey, University of Illinois): 

In this role, my primary responsibility is to undertake research on the ecology, evolution 

and management of invasive insects and weeds in rice-dominated agroecosystems. In 

addition I undertake collaborative research on diversity of topics aligned with my 

research interests. 

Current research interests 

Invasive Species Management, Autecology, Population Ecology, Plant-Herbivore 

Interactions, Insect Ecology and Behaviour, Biological Control, Ecological Risk 

Assessment, Sustainable Plant Industries, Environmental Management 

Education 

2002 Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University 

1998 Master of Science in Environmental Management, Griffith University 

1996 Bachelor of Science in Zoology, University of Madras 

2004 Graduate Certificate in Environmental Statistics, University of Canberra 

Professional & Research Experience 

My research strengths are in using theoretical and empirical ecology to facilitate better 

natural resource management outcomes. In terms of taxa, I have worked on plants 

(rainforest dynamics, weed ecology, arid zone ecology, and sustainable primary 

production), insects (grasshoppers, fruit flies, beetles, cicadas, scale insects, moths, 

bugs and midges) and microorganisms (with respect to insect-plant interactions). I have 

also worked on direct anthropogenic impacts on natural resources (fuelwood removal 

and its implications, ecological effects of human-induced noise). Expertise in these 

diverse areas is reflected in my publication profile. In addition to a sound research 

background in ecology, I also possess strong quantitative skills in biostatistics and 

ecological modeling. I have an advanced understanding of statistical tools (parametric, 

non-parametric statistics and multivariate statistics). 

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Teaching & Supervision Experience 

Teaching Philosophy: To inspire and educate through engagement in open dialogue and 

the use of the scientific method, whilst simultaneously acknowledging science as just 

one way of perceiving the world. 

I have taught undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in India, Australia and the U.S. 

To date, I have mentored 7 graduate students (4 Ph.D. and 3 M.S.), 2 postdoctoral 

fellows, and over a dozen undergraduate students. I currently serve on the PhD 

committee of 2 graduate students, and am mentoring 1 postdoctoral fellow. 

Communication Record (http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-1281-2010) 

Peer-reviewed publications (61) 

Raghu, S., Nano, C.E.M., and Pavey, C.R. (in press). A demographic framework for 

the adaptive management of the endangered arid zone tree species, Acacia peuce. 

Australian Journal of Botany 

Osunkoya, O.O., Perrett, C., Fernando, C., Clark, C., and Raghu, S. (in press) 

Modeling population growth and site specific control of the invasive Lantana 

camara L. (Verbenaceae). Population Ecology 

Raghu, S. Purcell, M.F. and Wright, A.D. (2013). Catchment context and the bottomup 

regulation of the abundance of specialist semi-aquatic weevils on water 

hyacinth. Ecological Entomology 38: 117–122. doi: 10.1111/j.1365- 

2311.2012.01400.x 

Osunkoya, O.O., Perrett, C., Fernando, C., Clark, C., and Raghu, S. (2012) Stand 

dynamics and spatial pattern across varying sites in the invasive Lantana camara 

L. (Verbenaceae). Plant Ecology 213: 883–897. doi: 10.1007/s11258-012-0050-4 

Evans, J.A., Davis, A.S., Raghu, S., Ragavendran, A., Landis, D.A. and Schemske, 

D.W. (2012). The importance of space, time and stochasticity to the demography 

and management of Alliaria petiolata. Ecological Applications 22: 1497–1511. 

doi: 10.1890/11-1291.1 

Nano, C.E.M., Bowland, A.E., Nano, T.J., Raghu, S. & Pavey, C.R. (2012) 

Demographic hurdles to persistence in Acacia peuce (F. Muell.): Effects of 

resources, fire and browsing on a threatened keystone tree species from arid 

Australia. Journal of Arid Environments 80: 17–26. 

doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.12.009 

Raghu, S., Brown B., and Purcell, M.F. (2012). Searching for the signal of competition 

in plant-mediated interactions among coexisting gall insects on broad-leaved 

paperbark. Arthropod Plant Interactions 6:83–91. doi: 10.1007/s11829-011- 

9162-3. 

Ahmad, F. Walter, G.H. and Raghu, S. (2012). Comparative performance of Tribolium 

castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) across populations, resource 

types and structural forms of those resources. Journal of Stored Products 

Research 48: 73–80. doi: 10.1016/j.jspr.2011.09.005 

Arthington, A.H., Page, T.J., Rose, C.W. and Raghu, S. (Editors) (2011). A Place of 

Sandhills: Ecology, hydrogeomorphology and management of Queensland’s 

Dune Islands. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 117: 1–532. 

Hidalgo, M., Oliver, G., Raghu, S. (2011). Economic and environmental assessment of 

the performance of reduced rates of two post-emergence herbicides in an arid 

irrigated production system of central Australia: a pilot study. Plant Protection 

Quarterly 26: 49–53 


Ridley, A.W., Hereward, J.P., Daglish, G.J., Raghu, S., Collins, P.J. and Walter, G.H. 

(2011). The spatiotemporal dynamics of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst): adult 

flight and gene flow. Molecular Ecology 20: 1635–1646. 

Sheppard, A.W., Raghu, S., Begley, C. and Richardson, D.M. (2011). Biosecurity in 

the new Bioeconomy. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 3: 1–3. 

doi: 10.1016/j.cosust.2011.01.003 (Editorial) 

Raghu, S., Spencer, J.L., Davis, A.S., and Wiedenmann, R.N. (2011). Ecological 

considerations in the sustainable development of terrestrial biofuel crops. Current 

Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 3: 15–23. doi: 

10.1016/j.cosust.2010.11.005 

Sheppard, A.W., Raghu, S., Begley, C., Genovesi, P., De Barro, P., Tasker, A. and 

Roberts, B. (2011). Biosecurity as an integral part of the new Bioeconomy: a path 

to a more sustainable future. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 3: 

105–111. doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2010.12.012 

Davis, A.S., Cousens, R.D., Hill, J., Mack, R.N., Simberloff, D., and Raghu, S. (2010). 

Screening bioenergy feedstock crops to mitigate invasion risk. Frontiers in 

Ecology and the Environment 8: 533–539. doi:10.1890/090030 

Davis, A.S., and Raghu, S. (2010). Weighing abiotic and biotic influences on weed 

seed predation. Weed Research 50: 402–412. 

Ellis, G., Oliver, G., Vincent, A. and Raghu, S. (2010). The effect of irrigation and 

weed competition on yield of a commercial-scale bush tomato (Solanum centrale) 

production system in arid Central Australia. DKCRC Working Paper 74, Desert 

Knowledge CRC, Alice Springs (ISBN: 978 1 74158 168 0; ISSN 1833-7309) 

Spencer, J.L. and Raghu, S. (2009). Refuge or reservoir? The potential impacts of the 

biofuel crop Miscanthus x giganteus on a major pest of maize. PLoS ONE 4(12): 

e8336. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008336 

Prentis, P. Sigg, D., Raghu, S., Dhileepan, K. and Lowe, A. (2009). Worldwide 

phylogeography of two globally invasive plants reveals contrasting introduction 

histories and genetic dynamics. Diversity and Distributions 15: 822–830. 

Morin, L., Reid, A.M., Sims, N.M., Buckley, Y.M., Dhileepan, K., Hastwell, G.T., 

Nordblom, T.L. and Raghu, S. (2009). Review of approaches to evaluate the 

effectiveness of weed biological control agents. Biological Control 51: 1–15. 

Raghu, S. and Post, S.L. (2008). Cold stratification requirements for germination of 

Alliaria petiolata. Invasive Plant Science and Management 1: 315–318. 

Bartelt, R.J., Cossé, A.A., Zilkowski, B.W., Wiedenmann, R.N. and Raghu, S. (2008). 

Mid-summer pheromone biology of Galerucella calmariensis and observations 

regarding dispersal and colonization. Biological Control 46: 409–416. 

Prentis, P., Raghu, S., Dhileepan, K. and Lowe, A. (2008). Worldwide phylogeography 

of the globally invasive plant: Jatropha gossypiifolia. In: van Klinken, R.D., 

Osten, V.A., Panetta, F.D. and Scanlan, J.C. Proceedings of the 16 th Australian 

Weeds Conference, pp. 150-152, Queensland Weeds Society, Brisbane, May 18- 

22, 2008 (peer-reviewed conference paper and presentation). 

Danderson, C.A., Molano-Flores, B. and Raghu, S. (2008). Impact of floral herbivory 

by Coleotechnites eryngiella Bottimer (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on the 

reproductive output of Eryngium yuccifolium Michaux (Apiaceae): a test of the 

reserve ovary model. Plant Ecology 197: 277–284. 

Popple, L. Walter, G.H. and Raghu, S. (2008). The structure of calling songs in the 

cicada taxon Pauropsalta annulata Goding and Froggatt (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) 

– Evidence of diverging populations? Evolutionary Ecology 22: 203–215. 


Drew, R.A.I., Raghu, S. and Halcoop, P. (2008). Briding the morphological and 

biological species concepts – studies on the Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) 

complex (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) in South East Asia. Biological Journal 

of the Linnean Society 93: 217–226. 

Raghu, S., Dhileepan, K. and Scanlan, J.C. (2007). Predicting risk and benefit a priori 

in biological control of invasive plant species: a systems modelling approach. 

Ecological Modelling 208: 247–262. 

Raghu, S. and Walton, C. (2007). Understanding the ghost of Cactoblastis past: 

historical clarifications on a poster-child of classical biological control. 

BioScience 57: 699–705. 

Dorji, C., Clarke, A.R., Drew, R.A.I., Fletcher, B.S., Loday, P., Mahat, K., Raghu, S. 

& Romig, M.C. (2006). Seasonal phenology of Bactrocera minax (Diptera: 

Tephritidae) in western Bhutan. Bulletin of Entomological Research 96: 531– 

538. 

Raghu, S., Anderson, R.C., Daehler, C.C., Davis, A.S., Wiedenmann, R.N., 

Simberloff, D. and Mack, R.N. (2006). Adding biofuels to the invasive species 

fire? Science 313: 1742. (Policy Forum) 

Schwab, L.K. and Raghu, S. (2006). Nutrient composition of soil and plant may 

predict the distribution and abundance of specialist insect herbivores: implications 

for agent selection in weed biological control. Australian Journal of Entomology 

45: 345–348. 

Raghu, S., Dhileepan, K. and Wilson, J. (2006). Refining the process of agent selection 

through understanding plant demography and plant response to herbivory. 

Australian Journal of Entomology 45: 308–316. 

Dhileepan, K., Senaratne, K.A.D.W. and Raghu, S. (2006). A systematic approach to 

biological control agent exploration and prioritisation for prickly acacia (Acacia 

nilotica ssp. indica). Australian Journal of Entomology 45: 303–307. 

Raghu, S. and van Klinken, R.D. (2006). Refining the ecological basis for agent 

selection in weed biological control. Australian Journal of Entomology 45: 251– 

252. (Editorial) 

van Klinken, R.D. and Raghu, S. (2006). A scientific approach to agent selection. 


Dhileepan, K., Treviño, M. and Raghu, S. (2006). Temporal patterns in incidence and 

abundance of Aconophora compressa (Hemiptera: Membracidae), a biological 

control agent for Lantana camara, on target and nontarget plants. Environmental 

Entomology 35: 1001–1012. 

Raghu, S., Dhileepan, K. and Treviño, M. (2006). Response of an invasive liana to 

simulated herbivory: Implications for its biological control. Acta Oecologica 29: 

335–345. 

Dhileepan, K., Croft, B.J., Ridley, A., James, A.P. and Raghu, S. (2006) Susceptibility 

of source plants to Sugarcane Fiji disease virus influences the acquisition and 

transmission of the virus by the planthopper vector Perkinsiella saccharicida. 

Journal of Applied Entomology 130: 67–71. 

Dhileepan, K., Treviño, M. and Raghu, S. (2005). Effect of temperature on the survival 

of Aconophora compressa (Hemiptera: Membracidae): Implications for weed 

biocontrol. Australian Journal of Entomology 44: 457–462. 

Sheppard, A. and Raghu, S. (2005). Working at the interface of art and science: How 

best to select an agent for classical biological control? Biological Control 34: 

233–235. (Editorial) 


Raghu, S. and Dhileepan, K. (2005). The value of simulating herbivory in selecting 

effective weed biological control agents. Biological Control 34: 265–273. 

Raghu, S., Wiltshire, C. and Dhileepan, K. (2005). Pre-dispersal seed predation in the 

invasive legume Leucaena leucocephala is limited by duration of pod retention. 

Austral Ecology 30: 310–318. 

Balagawi, S., Vijaysegaran, S., Drew, R.A.I. and Raghu, S. (2005). The influence of 

fruit traits on oviposition preference and offspring performance of Bactrocera 

tryoni (Froggatt), on three tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) varieties. 


Dhileepan, K., Treviño, M., Donnelly, G. and Raghu, S. (2005). Risk to non-target 

plants from Charidotis auroguttata (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera), a potential 

biocontrol agent for Cat’s Claw Creeper Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) 

in Australia. Biological Control 32: 450–460. 

Clarke, A.R., Armstrong, K.F., Carmichael, A.E., Milne, J.R., Raghu, S., Roderick, 

G.R. and Yeates, D.K. (2005). Invasive phytophagous pests arising through a 

recent tropical evolutionary radiation: The Bactrocera dorsalis complex of fruit 

flies. Annual Review of Entomology 50: 293–319. 

Raghu, S. (2004) Functional significance of phytochemical lures to dacine fruit flies 

(Diptera: Tephritidae): an ecological and evolutionary synthesis. Bulletin of 

Entomological Research 94: 385–399. 

Raghu, S., Drew, R.A.I. and Clarke, A.R. (2004) Influence of microclimate and 

structural attributes of the host plant on the abundance and behaviour of a 

tephritid fly. Journal of Insect Behaviour 17: 179–190. 

Putulan, D., Sar, S. Drew, R.A.I., Raghu, S. and Clarke, A.R. (2004) Fruit and 

vegetable movement on domestic flights in Papua New Guinea and the risk of 

spreading fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). International Journal of Pest 

Management 50: 17–22. 

Raghu, S. and Clarke, A.R. (2003) Spatial and temporal partitioning of behaviour by 

adult dacines: Direct evidence for methyl eugenol as a mate rendezvous cue for 

Bactrocera cacuminata. Physiological Entomology 28: 175–184. 

Raghu, S. and Clarke, A.R. (2003) Sexual selection in a tropical fruit fly: role of a 

plant derived chemical in mate choice. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 

108: 53–59. 

Raghu, S., Halcoop, P. and Drew, R.A.I. (2003) Apodeme and ovarian development as 

predictors of physiological status in Bactrocera cacuminata (Hering) (Diptera: 

Tephritidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 42: 281–286. 

Raghu, S. and Lawson, A.E. (2003). Feeding behaviour of Bactrocera cacuminata 

(Hering) on methyl eugenol: a laboratory assay. Australian Journal of 

Entomology 42: 149–152. 

Drew, R.A.I. and Raghu, S. (2002). The fruit fly fauna (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) 

of the rainforest habitat of the Western Ghats, India. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 

50: 327–352. 

Raghu, S., Clarke, A.R. and Yuval, B. (2002). Investigation of physiological 

consequences of feeding on methyl eugenol by Bactrocera cacuminata (Diptera: 

Tephritidae). Environmental Entomology 31: 941–946. 

Raghu, S., Clarke, A.R. and Bradley, J. (2002). Microbial mediation of fruit fly – host 

plant interaction. Is the host plant the “centre of activity”? Oikos 97: 319–328. 

Raghu, S. and Clarke, A.R. (2001). Distribution and abundance of Bactrocera 

bryoniae (Tryon) in three different habitat-types in South-eastern Queensland, 


Australia. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 27: 179– 

183. 

Raghu, S, Clarke, A.R. Drew, R. A. I. and Hulsman, K. (2000). Impact of habitat 

modification on the distribution and abundance of fruit flies (Diptera: 

Tephritidae) in south-east Queensland. Population Ecology 42: 153–160. 

Raman, A., Raghu, S. and Sreenath, S. (2000). Integrating environment, education, and 

employment for a sustainable society: an HRD agenda for developing countries. 

Current Science 78: 101–107. 

Raghu, S., Hulsman, K. Clarke, A.R. and Drew, R. A. I. (2000). A rapid method of 

estimating abundant fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in modified Steiner 

traps. Australian Journal of Entomology 39: 15–19. 

Johny, S. Muthukumaravel, K., Raghu, S., Muralirangan, M. C. and Sanjayan, K. P. 

(1999). Geographical distribution of cephaline gregarines (Apicomplexa: 

Protozoa) in relation to grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Tamil Nadu, 

India. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 25: 201–207. 

Brown, A. L. and Raghu, S. (1998). An overview of research on the effects of noise on 

animals. Acoustics Australia 26: 63–67. 

Publications in review 

1. Kaye, L., Walter, G.H., and Raghu, S. (in prep.) Constancy in factor space results 

in a patchy distribution across hetereogenous environments in the cycad 

Macrozamia lucida. Conservation Biology 

2. Robson, J., Walter, G.H., and Raghu, S. (in prep.) Plant stress and genotype as 

predictors of distribution and abundance of the date palm scale Parlatoria 

blanchardii (Targioni) (Hemiptera: Diaspididade) in an arid environment. Journal 

of Applied Entomology 

3. Raghu, S. (in prep.). How susceptible are seedlings of the woody invasive Jatropha 

gossypiifolia to simulated herbivory? Journal of Tropical Ecology 

4. Raghu, S. and Hughes, L. (in prep.). Relative effects of different management 

options on the performance of the invasive woody vine Macfadyena unguis-cati. 

Ecological Management and Restoration 

5. Raghu, S. and Hughes, L. (in prep.). Relative effects of different management 

options on nutrient dynamics in the invasive woody vine Macfadyena unguis-cati. 

Ecological Management and Restoration 

6. Raghu, S., Yuval, B. and Clarke, A.R. (in prep.). Sexual maturity and physiological 

status of Bactrocera cacuminata visiting the larval host plant. Entomologia 

Experimentalis et Applicata 

Non-refereed & Editorially-reviewed Publications (15) 

Raghu, S. (2011). Resource Strategies of Wild Plants. Joseph M. Craine. Princeton 

University Press, Princeton, 2009. xvii + 331 pp. Price AUD $49.00, ISBN 978 0 

691 13912 8 (paperback). Austral Ecology 36: e15–e16. 

Raghu, S. and Davis, A.S. (2007). Exotic biofuel grasses – the concerns. Illinois 

Steward 16: 30–33. 

Raghu, S. (2007). Are the opportunities of the emerging bioeconomy likely to add to 

the burden of invasive species management? INHS Reports 391:1, 7. 

Raghu, S., Post, S.L. and Wiedenmann, R.N. (2006). Invasive exotic plants in Illinois. 

Outdoor Illinois XIV(May): 2–5. 

Raghu, S. and Post, S.L. (2005). Garlic mustard – Understanding the beast. Illinois 

Steward 14: 5 


Hastwell, G. and Raghu, S. (2005). The Nature of Scientific Evidence: Statistical, 

Philosophical and Empirical Considerations. M.L. Taper and S.R. Lele (Eds). 

The University of Chicago Press, Chicago. 2004, xviii + 567 pages. Price 

AUD$45.00, ISBN 0 226 78957 8 (paperback). Austral Ecology 30: 709–710. 

Raghu, S. (2005). Insect Pest Management and Ecological Research. G.H. Walter. 

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.2003, i-xii + 387pp. A$200.00. 

ISBN 0521800625 (hardback). Australian Journal of Entomology 44: 209–211. 

Raghu, S. (2004). The autecology of Bactrocera cacuminata (Hering) (Diptera: 

Tephritidae: Dacinae): Functional significance of resources. Australian Journal of 

Entomology 43: 98–99. (Ph.D. Thesis summary). 

Raghu, S. and Raman, A. (2001). Insect collection in the tropics: There is always more 

than one side to a story. Antenna 25(1): 43–47. 

Raghu, S. (2001). Is ecology a profession and is it certifiable? Bulletin of the 

Ecological Society of America 82(1): 102–103. 

Raghu, S. (2000). Insect collection in the tropics: obsessions, myths and realities. 

Antenna 24(3): 135–140. 

Raghu, S. (2000). Where have all the developing country editions gone? Bulletin of the 

Ecological Society of America 81(1): 106–107. 

Raghu, S. (2000). Biology and Behaviour of Phytophagous Arthropods in 

Synthetic Environments. R. Beiderbeck and A. Raman. Special Issue of the 

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Volume 25, Issue 

3, International Scientific Publications. 1999. i-vii +72pp (issue pages 213-284). 

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 26: 83–85. 

Raghu, S. (2000). Evolutionary Ecology across Three Trophic Levels. Goldenrods, 

Gallmakers, and Natural Enemies. W.G. Abrahamson and A.E. Weis. 

Monographs in Population Biology, Volume 29, Princeton University Press, 

Princeton, New Jersey. 1997. i-xiii +456pp. Australian Journal of Entomology 

39(2): 95–96. 

Raghu, S. (2000). Ecological Entomology. 2nd ed. C. B. Huffaker and A. P. 

Gutierrez. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 1999. i-xix +756 pp. Australian 

Journal of Entomology 39(1): 49–50. 

Raghu, S. (1998). Geographical distribution, seasonal abundance and habitat 

preference of fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in South-east Queensland, 

with special reference to Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) and Bactrocera 

neohumeralis (Hardy). Australian Journal of Entomology 37: 371 (M.Sc. Thesis 

summary). 

Conference Presentations/Publications (25) 

Osunkoya, O.O., Perrett, C., Fernando, C., Clark, C., and Raghu, S. 2011. Stand 

dynamics and spatial pattern across varying land uses in the invasive Lantana 

camara L. (Verbenaceae). Ecological Society of Australia Annual Conference, 

Hobart, November 21-25, 2011. 

Spencer, J.L and Raghu, S. 2011. The rootworm that roared: Miscanthus, maize and 

biofuel ecology. Entomological Society of America Annual Conference, Reno, 

November 13-16, 2011 (an invited presentation to the Plant-Insect Ecosystems 

Section Symposium). 

Pallipirambil, G.R., Wiedenmann, R.N. and Raghu, S. 2011. Modeling the biomass 

production of the biofuel crop Miscanthus x giganteus to understand and 

communicate benefits and risks. Entomological Society of America Annual 

Conference, Reno, November 13-16, 2011 (poster presentation). 


Nano, C., Pavey, C. and Raghu, S. 2010. A demographic framework for the active 

adaptive management of the endangered arid zone tree species, Acacia peuce. 

Ecological Society of Australia Annual Conference, Canberra, December 6-10, 

2010. 

Nano, C., Pavey, C. and Raghu, S. 2010. Bottom-up versus top-down limits on 

recruitment in the threatened long-lived arid tree, Acacia peuce. Invited Talk for 

Symposium: Dissecting Australian diversity: the key to understanding global 

biodiversity, Ecological Society of Australia Annual Conference, Canberra, 

December 6-10, 2010. 

Wiedenmann, R.N. Wood, T.N., Spencer, J.L. and Raghu, S. 2009. One person’s joy is 

another one’s sorrow: concerns about the potential invasiveness of biofuel crops. 

Invited Talk for session on Entomology and Bioenergy, Entomological Society of 

America, Indianapolis, Indiana, December 13-16, 2009. 

Wiedenmann, R.N. and Raghu, S. 2009. One person’s joy is another one’s sorrow: 

concerns about the potential invasiveness of biofuel crops. The Sixth International 

IPM Symposium, "Transcending Boundaries", Portland, Oregon, March 23-26, 

2009. 

Spencer, J.L. and Raghu, S. 2009. Refuge or reservoir: The potential impact of a 

biomass crop on corn rootworm ecology. The Sixth International IPM 

Symposium, "Transcending Boundaries", Portland, Oregon, March 23-26, 2009. 

Spencer, J.L. and Raghu, S. 2008. Managing western corn rootworm behavior in 

transgenic corn and other crops. Entomological Society of America, Reno, 

Nevada, November 16-19, 2008. 

Schoeman, J., Cherry, H., Steadman, K.J., Buckley, Y., Panetta, F.D. French, K., 

Michael, P. and Raghu, S. 2008. Predicting seed persistence of two invasive 

weeds, boneseed and bitou bush. Tasmanian Weed Society Conference, 

Launceston, Australia, October 16-17, 2008. 

Evans, J.A., Davis, A.S., Ragavendran, A., Raghu, S., Landis, D.A. and Schemske, 

D.W. 2008. Density dependence in natural plant populations: The role of 

demographic variance across gradients of population density. 93 rd Annual 

Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 3- 

8, 2008. 

Kurylo, J., Molano-Flores, B. and Raghu, S. 2008. Does Rhamnus cathartica display 

flooding tolerance? 93 rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 3-8, 2008. 

Raghu, S. Dhileepan, K. and Scanlan, J. 2008. Understanding the risk and benefit of 

biological control agents for invasive plant species a priori. International 

Organization for Biological Control, Sydney, Australia, February 10-13, 2008. 

Davis, A.S., Landis, D., Evans, J. and Raghu, S. 2007. Functional analysis of 

nonlinearity in garlic mustard demographic parameters. Weed Science Society 

of America, San Antonio, Texas, USA, February 4-8, 2007 (poster 

presentation). 

Raghu, S. Dhileepan, K. and Scanlan, J. 2006. Predicting risk and benefit of biological 

control agents for invasive plant species a priori: A systems modelling 

approach. Ecological Society of America, Memphis, Tennessee, August 6-11, 

2006 (poster presentation). 

Raghu, S. Dhileepan, K. and Scanlan, J. 2006. Predicting risk and benefit of biological 

control agents for invasive plant species a priori: A systems modelling 

approach. Entomological Society of America (North Central Branch meeting), 

Bloomington, Illinois, March 26-29, 2006. 


Schwab, L.K., Wiedenmann, R., Raghu, S. 2006. Correlations between plant nutrients 

and insect herbivore community composition: Implications for biological 

control of leafy spurge, (Euphorbia esula). Entomological Society of America 

(North Central Branch meeting), Bloomington, Illinois, March 26-29, 2006. 

Schwab, L.K., Wiedenmann, R., Raghu, S. 2006. Correlations between plant nutrients 

and insect herbivore community composition: Implications for biological 

control of leafy spurge, (Euphorbia esula). Ecology in an Era of Globalization: 

Challenges and Opportunities for Environmental Scientists in the Americas, an 

International Conference of the Ecological Society of America, Merida, 

Mexico, January 8-12, 2006. (poster presentation) 

Popple, L., Walter, G.H., Raghu, S. 2005. Acoustic behaviour of the cicada taxon 

Pauropsalta annulata Goding and Froggatt (Hemiptera: Cicadidae): 

Intraspecific variation or cryptic species? XX th International Bioacoustics 

Congress, Piran, Slovenia, September 15-19, 2005. 

Raghu, S., Wiltshire, C. and Dhileepan, K. 2004. Plant podding behaviour is a critical 

determinant of impact of seed predation in the invasive legume Leucaena 

leucocephala. ESA 2004 Ecological Society of Australia Inc. Annual 

Conference, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, December 7-10, 2004. 

Raghu, S., Clarke, A.R. and Lawson, A.E. 2002. Sexual selection in a tropical fruit fly: 

role of a plant derived chemical in mate choice. Fifth International Congress of 

Dipterology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, September 29 to 

October 4, 2002. 

Raghu, S., Clarke, A.R., Drew, R.A.I. and Hulsman, K. 2000. Impact of habitat 

modification on the distribution and abundance of fruit flies in S.E. Queensland. 

ESA 2000 Ecological Society of Australia Inc. Annual Conference, La Trobe 

University, Melbourne, Australia, November 29 to December 1, 2000. 

Raghu, S. 1999. Suburbia as an optimal habitat for pest fruit fly species: implications 

for quarantine and pest management. 30 th AGM and Scientific Conference of 

the Australian Entomological Society, Canberra, Australia, September 28 to 

October 2, 1999. 

Johny, S., Raghu, S. Muralirangan, M. C. and Sanjayan, K. P. 1998. Use of native 

cephaline gregarines in the control of grasshopper pest species. National 

Conference on Biological and Biotechnological remedies to Environmental 

Pollution, Vorhees College, Vellore, India, December 3-5, 1998. 

Invited Talks/Seminars (12) 

2012 Water; The Choices – Water Law and Policy Conference, Little Rock, 

Arkansas. Invasive species and the sustainable management of freshwater 

resources. 

2011 X111 th International Symposium on the Biological Control of Weeds, Kona, 

Hawaii. Section: Ecological and Evolutionary Processes. Searching for the 

signal of competition in plant-mediated interactions among coexisting gall 

insects on broad-leaved paperbark 

2010 58 th Annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America, San Diego, CA, 

USA. Program Symposium: The Disciplinary and Geographical Diversity of 

Classical Biological Control, Picking winners in classical biological control: 

Holy Grail or poisoned chalice? 

2010 CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, Picking winners in biological control: holy 

grail or poisoned chalice? 


2009 Symposium on Entomology and Bioenergy, Entomological Society of America, 

Indianapolis, Indiana, One person’s joy is another one’s sorrow: concerns 

about the potential invasiveness of biofuel crops 

2009 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Cooperative 

Research Programme International Forum & CSIRO Cutting Edge 

Science Symposium, Canberra. Refuge or reservoir? The potential for indirect 

impacts of a biofuel crop on an important staple food crop 

2009 Arid Zone Research Institute, Northern Territory Government. Sustainable 

Plant Industries in the arid zone: a research, development and extension 

framework 

2008 University of Queensland, Department of Zoology and Entomology. 

Demography and allelopathy of garlic mustard: implications for management 

2007 Alan Fletcher Research Station, Queensland Department of Primary Industries. 

Understanding plant demography can help with optimizing weed 

biocontrol efforts: the case of garlic mustard in the US 

2006 Washington University (St. Louis), Department of Biology (Ecology, 

Evolutionary & Population Biology). Understanding Risks and Benefits a priori 

in weed biological control 

2006 University of Arkansas, Department of Entomology. Understanding Risks of 

Exotic Species Introductions a priori: An example from weed biological control 

2006 University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), Program in Ecology and 

Evolutionary Biology. Understanding Risks of Exotic Species Introductions a 

priori: An example from weed biological control 

2005 University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), Department of Entomology. Sex, 

Flies and a Revelation: Understanding the functional significance of phenyl 

propanoids to dacine fruit flies 

2005 Queensland Department of natural Resources, Alan Fletcher Research Station. 

Charidotis, Macfadyena and Myoporum: Understanding risk and benefit 

2003 Queensland University of Technology, Faculty of Science (School of Natural 

Resource Sciences). Bugs, Bacteria and Buzzwords: Microbial mediation of 

dacine-host plant interactions 


Funding Record 

Funding obtained: 

Year Source & Project Title Funding 

2011-12 Consortium (Sibelco Australia, University of Queensland, Griffith 

University, Queensland University of Technology) – A Place of 

Sandhills: Ecology, Hydrogeomorphology and Management of 

Queensland’s Dune Islands (CI: Raghu, S.; Co-CIs: Arthington, 

A.H., Page, T.L., Rose, C.W.) * 

AUD$30,250 

2009 Northern Territory Research & Innovation Board – Proof of 

Concept Grants – Integrated pest management to enhance 

development of the date-palm industry (CI: Raghu, S.; Co-CI: 

Walter, G.H.) C 

AUD$39,742 

2009 Northern Territory Government – R&D Operating Funds I AUD$61,700 

2008-2010 CRCNPB – Grain Insect Ecology (CIs: Daglish, G., Walter, G.H., 

Ridley, A., Schipalius, D., Stevens, M., Holloway, J., Burrill, P., 

Collins, P., Raghu, S.; Total grant amount $858,714) C 

AUD$134,620 

2008 Queensland Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries 

(in support of a summer student scholarships) * 

2008 Institute for Sustainable Resources (QUT) - Long-term Plant 

Ecology and Plant-Herbivore Interactions Research and Teaching 

at the Samford Ecological Research Facility (SERF) NC 

2007-2009 USDA-NRI (Postdoctoral fellowship) – Genetic variation in 

allelopathic activity of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata): its role 

in demography and implications for management (Lankau, R.; 

mentors, Raghu, S. and Davis, A.S.) C 

AUD$9,900 

AUD$5000 

US$124,655 

2006 Illinois Natural History Survey – Equipment Grant – Ceptometer I US$2,846 

2006 U.S. Army Core of Engineers – Mitigation of impacts of invasive US$20,000 

species due to development activities NC 

2006-2007 USDA Specific Cooperative Agreement – Investigations on the US$4,500 

demography of Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) NC 

2006 Illinois Natural History Survey – Seed Grants I US$1,000 

2005-2006 USDA-CSREES Hatch Program – Biological Control of Exotic, $10,000 

Invasive Weeds in Illinois NC 

2005-2006 Illinois Natural History Survey – Equipment Grant – GPS unit I US$1,100 

2005-2006 Illinois Natural History Survey – Equipment Grant – Olympus 

QColor 3 Digital Camera & Accessories I 

2005-2006 U.S. Army Core of Engineers – Mitigation of impacts of invasive 

species due to development activities NC 

2005-2006 McHenry County Conservation District – Research on garlic 

mustard ecology & biological control NC 

2005-2006 Cook County Forest Preserve District – Research on garlic 

mustard ecology & biological control NC 

2005-2006 Lake County Forest Preserve District – Research on garlic mustard 

ecology & biological control NC 

2004-2005 Queensland Department of Natural Resources & Mines – Research 

grant – Development of biocontrol evaluation protocols I 

2004-2005 Queensland Department of Natural Resources & Mines – 

Equipment grant (Plant Canopy Analyzer) I 

2003-2004 Queensland Department of Natural Resources & Mines – Student 

fellowship I 

2003-2004 Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Weed Management 

(in support of a summer student scholarship) * 

2004-2007 Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Weed Management 

(in support of a PhD scholarship, $10,000/yr) * 

US$5,221 

US$5,000 

US$2,000 

US$5,000 

US$7,000 

AUD$35,000 

AUD$17,340 

AUD$1,800 

AUD$2,600 

AUD$25,984 



2002-2003 Queensland Department of Natural Resources & Mines – Research AUD$60,610 

grant – Seed predation in Leucaena leucocephala I 

1999-2002 Australian Government International Postgraduate Research AUD$55,500 

Scholarship * 

1999-2002 Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship * AUD$55,150 

2000-2002 Australian School of Environmental Studies, Research Higher AUD$3,300 

Degree Financial Allocations I 

2000 Griffith University Postgraduate Students Association Bursary I AUD$150 

2000 Ecological Society of Australia Research Award C AUD$800 

(I = Internal competitive funds; NC = Non-competitive funds; * = Scholarships & Sponsorships; C = 

External competitive funds; All funds required a formal proposal and have/ had reporting requirements) 

Note: For grants in US$; PI = Principal Investigator. For grants in AUD$; CI = Chief Investigator and 

PI=Partner Investigator 

Proposals pending: 


2012 Rice Research & Promotion Board – Monitoring the rice pest complex USD$232,206 

across the rice growing regions of Arkansas to inform integrated pest 

management (CI: Raghu, S.) P,C 

2012 Rice Research & Promotion Board – The role of rice insect pests in the USD$149,787 

transmission of Bacterial Panicle Blight in rice (CI: Raghu, S.; Co-CI: 

Wameshi, Y.) P,C 

2012 Soybean Promotion Board-Rice Research & Promotion Board (joint 

proposal) – Understanding movement of pest insects between soybean 

and rice in Mid-South agroecosystems to inform integrated pest 

management (CI: Raghu, S.) P,C 

USD$225,060 

(I = Internal competitive funds; NC = Non-competitive funds; * = Scholarships; C = External 

competitive funds; All funds required a formal proposal and have/ had reporting requirements; P = 

pending approval [in review]) 

Note: For grants in US$; PI = Principal Investigator. For grants in AUD$; CI = Chief Investigator and 

PI=Partner Investigator 

Professional Contributions 

2011-current Subject Editor (Biological Control – Weeds), Environmental 

Entomology 

2005-current Editorial Board member, Biological Control 

Manuscripts reviewed (in past 5 years) for 

2012. Biological Control (2), Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland (1), 

Environmental Entomology (6), Biomass & Bioenergy (1), Arthropod-Plant 

Interactions (1), Austral Ecology (1), Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (1), 

CABI (1 book proposal) 

2011. Biological Invasions (1), Biological Control (2), Environmental Entomology (11), 

BioControl (1), Pest Management Science (1), Journal of Economic Entomology (1), 

Invasive Plant Science and Management (1), Proceedings of the Royal Society of 

Queensland (10), Proceedings of the 13 th International Symposium on Biological 

Control of Weeds (42 Abstracts; 5 papers) 

2010. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (4), Environmental Science & 

Technology (1) Ecological Restoration (1), Biological Invasions (1), Environmental 

Entomology (2), Biological Control (3), Global Change Biology – Bioenergy (1), Pest 

Management Science (1), Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland (4) 


2009. Austral Ecology (1), Ecological Modelling (1), Agricultural and Forest Entomology (1) 

Biological Control (3), BioControl (1), Australian Journal of Entomology (1), Pakistan 

Journal of Zoology (1), Oriental Insects (1) 

2008. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution & Systematics (1), Biological Control (4) 

Environmental Entomology (1), Ecological Applications (1), Phytopathology (1), 

BioControl (1), Weed Science (1), Journal of Economic Entomology (3), Spanish 

Journal of Agricultural Research (2), International Journal of Ecology and 

Environmental Sciences (1), Invasive Plant Science and Management (1), Arthropod- 

Plant Interactions (1) 

[(#) refers to number of manuscripts reviewed] 

Memberships of Professional Societies (current) 

Ecological Society of Australia, Ecological Society of America, Entomological Society 

of America, INTECOL, Royal Society of Queensland 


Professional References 

(1) Dr. R. N. Wiedenmann 

Head, Department of Entomology 

319 Agriculture Building 

University of Arkansas 

Fayetteville, AR 72701, U.S.A. 

Ph: 479-575-2451 

Fax: 479-575-2452 

Email: rwieden@uark.edu 

(3) Dr. A. S. Davis 

Ecologist, USDA-ARS 

Global Change & Photosynthesis Research 

Unit 

N-319, Turner Hall, University of Illinois 

1102, S. Goodwin Ave 

Urbana, IL 61801, U.S.A. 

Ph: +217-333-9654 

Email: asdavis1@illinois.edu 

(5) Dr. G. H. Walter 

School of Integrative Biology 

University of Queensland 

St. Lucia, QLD 4072 

Australia. 

Ph: +61-7-3365-2228 

Fax: +61-7-3365-1655 

Email: g.walter@mailbox.uq.edu.au 

(7) Dr. M. R. Berenbaum 

Head, Department of Entomology 

320 Morrill Hall 

University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) 

505 S. Goodwin Ave 

Urbana, IL 61801, U.S.A. 

Ph: 217-333-7784 

Fax: 217-244-3499 

Email : maybe@illinois.edu 

(2) Mr. Matthew Purcell 

Director, USDA-ARS Australian 

Biological Control Laboratory 

CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences 

Ecosciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Rd. 

Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia 

Ph: + 61-7-3833-5740 

Fax: + 61-7-3833-5504 

Email: matthew.purcell@csiro.au 

(4) Dr. J. L. Spencer 

Illinois Natural History Survey 

University of Illinois 

1816, S. Oak St. 

Champaign, IL 61820 

Ph: +217-264-6851 

Fax: +217-265-5110 

Email: spencer1@illinois.edu 

(6) Dr. R. van Klinken 

Group Leader – Population Ecology 

CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences 

Ecosciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Rd. 

Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia 

Ph: + 61-7-3833-5737 

Fax: + 61-7-3833-5504 

Email: rieks.vanklinken@csiro.au 

(8) Dr. F. Dane Panetta, 

Principal Scientist, Biosecurity 

Queensland, Department of 

Employment, Economic Development 

and Innovation, Queensland Government, 

Ecosciences Precinct, GPO 

Box 46, Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia 

Ph: +61-7-3255-4472 

Fax: +61-7-3846-6371; 

Email: dane.panetta@gmail.com

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