Dr Xinyue Gu
Research Fellow in PEARG
School of BioSciences
29 Scholarly works
4 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2027
Research grants (other domestic)
Developing Female-Only or Female-Biased Parasitoid Wasps for Effective Biological Control
2026
Journal article
Novel but stable endosymbionts have contrasting effects on aphid dispersal and plant feeding damage in the cereal pest Diuraphis noxia
DOI: 10.7554/elife.111255.32026
Journal article
Novel transinfections of Rickettsiella across multiple clonal genotypes are compatible with chemical and entomopathogen control of Myzus persicae.
DOI: 10.1093/jee/toag3042026
Journal article
Native Regiella Endosymbionts Provide Strong Parasitoid Protection With Limited Impacts on Fitness and Virus Transmission in Myzus persicae
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.703572026
Journal article
The endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia reduces longevity but seems essential for ongoing culture of the parasitoid wasp, Diadegma semiclausum, a commercially important biocontrol agent
DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxag0972026
Research grants (other domestic)
Leveraging Insect Endosymbionts for Sustainable Aphid Pest Management
2025
Research contracts (non-grants)
8. Molecular Basis of Symbiont-Mediated Prevention of Plant Virus Transmission in Aphids
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2026
Journal article
A Rickettsiella transinfection in Rhopalosiphum padi reduces fitness and alate production but not plant virus transmission
DOI: 10.1002/ps.705082026
Journal article
Aphid and endosymbiont sensitivity to heatwaves is misaligned across life stages
DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.703492025
Journal article
Implications of successive blood feeding on Wolbachia-mediated dengue virus inhibition in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62352-22025
Journal article
Impact of larval diet on fitness outcomes of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with wAlbB and wMelM
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-025-06978-72025
Journal article
Transinfections of the endosymbiont Rickettsiella viridis in different Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) clones show consistent deleterious effects and stable transmission
DOI: 10.1093/jee/toaf1142025
Journal article
Within-generational but not cross-generational effects of host plant on Myzus persicae performance and preferences
DOI: 10.1111/eea.13582
RECENT PROJECTS
2026
Research grants (other domestic)
Bacterial Symbionts as a Tool for Biocontrol of Insect Pests in Cotton