1) Guan D., Lu Y.-Y., Liao X.L., Wang L., Chen L.

* Electroantennogram and behavioral

responses of the imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, to an alarm pheromone
component and its analogues. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2014, 62(49):
11924-11932.
2) Chen L., Mullen G. E., Le Roch M., Cassity C. G., Gouault N., Fadamiro H. Y., Barletta
R. E., OBrien R. A., Sykora R. E., Stenson A. C., West K. N., Horne H. E., Hendrich J.
M., Rui K., Davis J. H. Jr. On the formation in nature of a protic ionic liquid.
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2014, 53(44): 11762-11765.
3) Yu Y.-Y., Wei H.-Y., Fadamiro H. Y., Chen L.* Quantitative analysis of alkaloidal
constituents in imported fire ants by gas chromatography. Journal of Agricultural and
Food Chemistry 2014, 62(25): 5907-5915.
4) Liu F., Chen L., Appel A. G., Liu N. Olfactory responses of the antennal trichoid sensilla
to chemical repellents in the mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus. Journal of Insect
Physiology 2013, 59(11): 1169-1177.
5) Chen L.*, Ochieng S. A., He X.-F., Fadamiro H. Y. Comparing electroantennogram and
behavioral responses of two Pseudacteon phorid fly species to body extracts of black, red
and hybrid imported fire ants, Solenopsis spp. Journal of Insect Physiology 2012, 58(10):
1360-1367.
6) Chen L., Lu Y.-Y., Hu Q.-B., Fadamiro H. Y. Similarity in venom alkaloid chemistry of
alate queens of imported fire ants: implication for hybridization between Solenopsis
richteri and S. invicta in the southern United States. Chemistry & Biodiversity 2012, 9(4):
702-713.
7) Das P., Chen L., Sharma K. R., Fadamiro H. Y. Abundance of antennal chemosensilla in
two parasitoid wasps with different degree of host specificity, Microplitis croceipes and
Cotesia marginiventris may explain sexual and species differences in their response to
host-related volatiles. Microscopy Research and Technique 2011, 74(10): 900-909.
8) Chen L.*, Hu Q.-B., Fadamiro H. Y. Venom alkaloids in Solenopsis richteri Solenopsis
invicta hybrid: an attempt to identify new alkaloidal components. Journal of Agricultural
and Food Chemistry 2010, 58(22): 11534-11542.
9) Ngumbi E., Chen L., Fadamiro H. Y. Electroantennogram (EAG) responses of
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Microplitis croceipes and Cotesia marginiventris and their lepidopteran hosts to a wide
array of odor stimuli: correlation between EAG response and degree of host specificity?
Journal of Insect Physiology 2010, 56(9): 1260-1268.
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Antennal

electrophysiological responses of the giant swallowtail butterfly, Papilio cresphontes, to

the essential oils of Zanthoxylum clava-herculis and related plants. Chemoecology 2010,
20(1): 25-33.
11) Chen L., Sharma K., Fadamiro H. Y. Fire ant venom alkaloids act as key attractants for
the parasitic phorid fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae). Naturwissenschaften
2009, 96(12): 1421-1429.
12) Ngumbi E., Chen L., Fadamiro H. Y. Comparative GC-EAD responses of a specialist
(Microplitis croceipes) and a generalist (Cotesia marginiventris) parasitoid to cotton
volatiles induced by two caterpillar species. Journal of Chemical Ecology 2009, 35(9):
1009-1020.
13) Fadamiro H. Y., He X.-F., Chen L. Intra- and interspecific aggression in red, black, and
hybrid Solenopsis fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): does aggressiveness explain
shifts in their spatial distribution in southern United States? Ecological Entomology 2009,
34(4): 427-436.
14) Chen L., Fadamiro H. Y. Re-investigation of venom chemistry of Solenopsis fire ants. II.
Identification of novel alkaloids in S. invicta. Toxicon 2009, 53(5): 479-486.
15) Chen L., Fadamiro H. Y. Re-investigation of venom chemistry of Solenopsis fire ants. I.
Identification of novel alkaloids in S. richteri. Toxicon 2009, 53(5): 469-478.
16) Chen L., Fadamiro H. Y. Antennal sensilla of the decapitating phorid fly, Pseudacteon
tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae). Micron 2008, 39(5): 517-525.
17) Chen L., Fadamiro H. Y. Differential electroantennogram response of females and males
of two parasitoid species to host-related green leaf volatiles and inducible compounds.
Bulletin of Entomological Research 2007, 97(5): 515-522.
18) Chen L., Fadamiro H. Y. Behavioral and electroantennogram responses of phorid fly
Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae) to red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta odor
and trail pheromones. Journal of Insect behavior 2007, 20(2): 267-287.
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19) Yin B.-L., Chen L., Xu H.-H., Zhang J.-C., Wu Y.-L. Synthesis and bio-activities of
pyrazolyl or pyridinyl substituted Tonghaosu analogs. Chinese Journal of Chemistry
2007, 25(6): 808-813.
20) Yin B.-L., Chen L., Xu H.-H., Hu T.-S., Wu Y.-L. Synthesis and insecticidal
structure-activity relationships of novel tonghaosu analogs. Chinese Journal of Chemistry
2006, 24(2): 240-246.
21) Chen L., Fadamiro H. Y. Comparing the effects of five naturally occurring
monosaccharide and oligosaccharide sugars on longevity and carbohydrate nutrient levels
of a parasitic phorid fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis. Physiological Entomology 2006, 31(1):
46-56.
22) Fadamiro H. Y., Chen L., Onagbola E. O., Graham L. Fudd. Lifespan and patterns of
accumulation and mobilization of nutrients in sugar fed phorid fly Pseudacteon tricuspis.
Physiological Entomology 2005, 30(3): 212-224.
23) Chen L., Onagbola E. O., Fadamiro H. Y. Effects of temperature, sugar availability,
gender, mating, and size on the longevity of phorid fly Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera:
Phoridae). Environmental Entomology 2005, 34(2): 246-255.
24) Fadamiro H. Y., Chen L. Utilization of aphid honeydew and floral nectar by Pseudacteon
tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae), a parasitoid of imported fire ants, Solenopsis spp.
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Biological Control 2005, 34(1): 73-82.
25) Chen L., Xu H.-H., Hu T.-S., Wu Y.-L. Synthesis of spiroketal enol ethers related to
tonghaosu and their insecticidal activities. Pest Management Science 2005, 61(5):
477-482.
26) Chen L., Xu H.-H., Xiao C., Yin B.-L., Hu T.-S., Wu Y.-L. Synthesis and antifeeding
activity of Tonghaosu analogues. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2004,
52(22): 6719-6723.
27) Chen L., Xu H.-H., Yin B.-L., Xiao C., Hu T.-S., Wu Y.-L. Synthesis and biological
activity of Tonghaosu analogs containing phenoxy-phenyl moiety. Chinese Journal of
Chemistry 2004, 22(9): 984-989.
28) Chen L., Yin B.-L., Xu H.-H., Chiu M.-H., Wu Y.-L. Study on Tonghaosu and its analogs:
Isolation, structure identification and synthesis of antifeedant B-ring-homo-Tonghaosu.
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Chinese Journal of Chemistry 2004, 22(1): 92-99.

29) Qi S.-H., Chen L., Wu D.-G., Ma Y.-B., Luo X.-D. Novel tetranortriterpenoid derivatives
from Munronia henryi. Tetrahedron 2003, 59(23): 4193-4199.
30) Qi S.-H., Wu D.-G., Chen L., Ma Y.-B., Luo X.-D. Insect Antifeedants from Munronia
henryi: Structure of Munroniamide. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2003,
51(24): 6949-6952.