Prof Christine Griffin

Biology

Professor

Callan
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(01) 708 3841

Biography

Research Interests

My research is primarily concerned with the behaviour and ecology of entomopathogenic nematodes and their use as biological insecticides. Current interests include competition, reproductive behaviour and signaling of nematodes; proteomic profiling of nematode infective juveniles; competition and coexistence of symbiotic bacteria and the services they provide for their nematode hosts; and biological control of insect pests including the large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis) in reforestation. I am also interested in the effects of climate change on pest insects. My research is funded by national and international funding bodies and involves collaboration with research institutions and end-users.    

Book Chapter

Year Publication
2015 Griffin, C.T. (2015) 'Behaviour and population dynamics of entomopathogenic nematodes following application' In: Campos Herrera, R(Eds.). Nematode pathogenesis of insects and other pests – ecology and applied technologies for sustainable plant and crop protection. : Springer. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2004 Kenis, M., Wegensteiner, R. & Griffin, C.T. (2004) 'Parasitoids, predators, nematodes and pathogens associated with bark weevil pests in Europe' In: Lieutier, F., Day, K.R., Battisti, A., Gregoire, J.C & Evans, H.F(Eds.). Bark and wood boring insects in living trees in Europe, a synthesis. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers. [Full-Text]

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2019 Mc Namara L.;Dolan S.;Walsh J.;Stephens J.;Glare T.;Kavanagh K.;Griffin C. (2019) 'Oosporein, an abundant metabolite in Beauveria caledonica, with a feedback induction mechanism and a role in insect virulence'. Fungal Biology, 123 (8):601-610. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2019 Hartley CJ;Lillis PE;Owens RA;Griffin CT; (2019) 'Infective juveniles of entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernema and Heterorhabditis) secrete ascarosides and respond to interspecific dispersal signals'. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, . [DOI] [Full-Text]
2018 Labaude S;O'Donnell N;Griffin CT; (2018) 'Description of a personality syndrome in a common and invasive ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae)'. Scientific Reports, 8 (1). [DOI] [Full-Text]
2018 Mc Namara L.;Kapranas A.;Williams C.;O’Tuama P.;Kavanagh K.;Griffin C. (2018) 'Efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi against large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis, and their additive effects when combined with entomopathogenic nematodes'. Journal of Pest Science, :1-13. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2018 Namara LM;Griffin CT;Fitzpatrick D;Kavanagh K;Carolan JC; (2018) 'The effect of entomopathogenic fungal culture filtrate on the immune response and haemolymph proteome of the large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis'. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, . [DOI] [Full-Text]
2018 Labaude, S;Griffin, CT (2018) 'Transmission Success of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Used in Pest Control'. Insects, 9 . [DOI] [Full-Text]
2017 Shevlin, KD;Hennessy, R;Dillon, AB;O'Dea, P;Griffin, CT;Williams, CD (2017) 'Stump-harvesting for bioenergy probably has transient impacts on abundance, richness and community structure of beetle assemblages'. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 19 :388-399. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2017 Guy, A;Gaffney, M;Kapranas, A;Griffin, CT (2017) 'Conditioning the entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema carpocapsae and Heterorhabditis megidis by pre-application storage improves efficacy against black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) at low and moderate temperatures'. Biological Control, 108 :40-46. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2017 Kapranas, A;Maher, AMD;Griffin, CT (2017) 'The influence of organic matter content and media compaction on the dispersal of entomopathogenic nematodes with different foraging strategies'. Parasitology, 144 :1956-1963. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2017 Maher, AMD, MAM Asaiyah, C Brophy and CT Griffin (2017) 'An entomopathogenic nematode extends its niche by associating with different symbionts'. Microbial Ecology, 73 :211-223. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2017 Kapranas A.;Malone B.;Quinn S.;Mc Namara L.;Williams C.;O’Tuama P.;Peters A.;Griffin C. (2017) 'Efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes for control of large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis: effects of soil type, pest density and spatial distribution'. Journal of Pest Science, 90 (2):495-505. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2017 Kapranas A.;Malone B.;Quinn S.;O’Tuama P.;Peters A.;Griffin C. (2017) 'Optimizing the application method of entomopathogenic nematode suspension for biological control of large pine weevil Hylobius abietis'. BioControl, 62 (5):659-667. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2016 Harvey C.;Griffin C. (2016) 'Local host-dependent persistence of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae used to control the large pine weevil Hylobius abietis'. BioControl, 61 (2):185-193. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2016 Flynn C, Griffin C, Coll J, Williams C (2016) 'The diversity and composition of moth assemblages of protected and degraded raised bogs in Ireland'. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 9 (4):302-319. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2016 Harvey, CD;Williams, CD;Dillon, AB;Griffin, CT (2016) 'Inundative pest control: How risky is it? A case study using entomopathogenic nematodes in a forest ecosystem'. Forest Ecology and Management, 380 :242-251. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2016 Kapranas A.;Maher A.;Griffin C. (2016) 'Higher relatedness mitigates mortality in a nematode with lethal male fighting'. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 29 (2):344-351. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2015 Williams, CD;Dillon, AB;Ennis, D;Hennessy, R;Griffin, CT (2015) 'Differential susceptibility of pine weevil, Hylobius abietis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), larvae and pupae to entomopathogenic nematodes and death of adults infected as pupae'. BioControl, 60 :537-546. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2015 Kapranas, A. Maher, A. and Griffin, C. T. (2015) 'Higher relatedness mitigates mortality in a nematode with lethal male fighting'. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 29 :344-351. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2007 Dillon, AB;Downes, MJ;Ward, D;Griffin, CT (2007) 'Optimizing application of entomopathogenic nematodes to manage large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis L. (Coleoptera : Curculionidae) populations developing in pine stumps, Pinus sylvestris'. Biological Control, 40 :253-263. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2006 Lewis E.;Campbell J.;Griffin C.;Kaya H.;Peters A. (2006) 'Behavioral ecology of entomopathogenic nematodes'. Biological Control, 38 (1):66-79. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2003 Dempsey, CM;Griffin, CT (2003) 'The infectivity and behaviour of exsheathed and ensheathed Heterorhabditis megidis infective juveniles'. Nematology, 5 :49-53. [Full-Text]
2002 Dempsey, CM;Griffin, CT (2002) 'Phased activity in Heterorhabditis megidis infective juveniles'. Parasitology, 124 :605-613. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2002 Ryder, JJ;Griffin, CT (2002) 'Density-dependent fecundity and infective juvenile production in the entomopathogenic nematode, Heterorhabditis megidis'. Parasitology, 125 :83-92. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2001 M.R. Enright, M.M. Finnegan, M. O'Laighleis, C. T. Griffin (2001) 'Specific adherence of psorangia of a Paenibacillus sp. Bacterium to Heterohabditis spp. Nematodes: Hitching a ride to lunch?'. DEVELOPMENTS IN ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE/BACTERIAL RESEARCH, - :301-306. [Full-Text]
2001 Fitters P.;Dunne R.;Griffin C. (2001) 'Improved control of Otiorhynchus sulcatus at 9°C by cold-stored Heterorhabditis megidis UK211'. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 11 (4):483-492. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2001 Griffin, CT;Callaghan, KM;Dix, I (2001) 'A self-fertile species of Steinernema from Indonesia: further evidence of convergent evolution amongst entomopathogenic nematodes?'. Parasitology, 122 :181-186. [Full-Text]
2000 Griffin, CT;Chaerani, R;Fallon, D;Reid, AP;Downes, MJ (2000) 'Occurrence and distribution of the entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema spp. and Heterorhabditis indica in Indonesia'. Journal of Helminthology, 74 :143-150. [Full-Text]
1999 Pamjav, H;Triga, D;Buzas, Z;Vellai, T;Lucskai, A;Adams, B;Reid, AP;Burnell, A;Griffin, C;Glazer, I;Klein, MG;Fodor, A (1999) 'Novel application of PhastSystem polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis using restriction fragment length polymorphism - internal transcribed spacer patterns of individuals for molecular identification of entomopathogenic nematodes'. Electrophoresis, 20 :1266-1273. [Full-Text]
1999 Fitters, PFL;Patel, MN;Griffin, CT;Wright, DJ (1999) 'Fatty acid composition of Heterorhabditis sp during storage'. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part B: Biochemistry and, 124 :81-88. [Full-Text]
2012 Harvey C.D. & Griffin, C.T. (2012) 'Host activity and wasp experience affect parasitoid wasp foraging behaviour and oviposition on nematode-infected larvae of forestry pest Hylobius abietis'. Ecological Entomology, 37 :269-282. [Full-Text]
2012 Harvey, C.D., Alameen, K., Griffin, C.T. (2012) 'The impact of entomopathogenic nematodes on a non-target, service-providing insect is limited by targeted application when controlling forestry pest Hylobius abietis'. Biological Control, 62 :173-182. [Full-Text]
2012 Dillon, A. Foster, A. Williams, C. Griffin, C.T. (2012) 'Environmental safety of entomopathogenic nematodes – effects on abundance, diversity and community structure of non-target beetles in a forest ecosystem'. Biological Control, 60 . [Full-Text]
2012 Griffin, C.T (2012) 'Perspectives on the behavior of entomopathogenic nematodes from dispersal to reproduction: traits contributing to nematode fitness and biocontrol efficacy'. Nematology, 44 :176-183. [Full-Text]
2011 Keith, A.M., Boots, B., Hazard, C., Niechoj, R Arroyo, J. Bolger, T., Breen, J., Clipson, N., Doohan, F.M., Griffin C.T. and Schmidt, O. (2011) 'Cross-taxa congruence, indicators and environmental drivers in soils under agricultural and extensive land management'. European Journal of Soil Biology, 49 :55-62. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2011 Morris, K.M. Horgan, F., Downes, M.J & Griffin, C.T. (2011) 'Effect of temperature on hatch and J2 activity of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne minor, an emerging pest in North West Europe'. 13 :985-993. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2010 Girling, R.D, Ennis, D. Dillon, A.B & Griffin, C.T (2010) 'The lethal and sub-lethal consequences of entomopathogenic nematode infestation for adult pine weevils, Hylobius abietis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)'. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 104 :195-202. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2010 Kullyev, A. Dempsey, CM, Miller, S., Kuan, CJ, Hapiak, VM Komuniecki, RW Griffin, CT and Sze, JY. (2010) 'A genetic survey of fluoxetine action on synaptic transmission in Caenorhabditis elegans'. 186 :929-941. [Full-Text]
2009 Everard, A., C.T. Griffin and A.B. Dillon (2009) 'Competition and intraguild predation between the braconid parasitoid Bracon hylobii and the entomopathogenic nematodes Heterorhabditis downesi, natural enemies of the large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis'. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 99 :151-161. [Full-Text]
2009 Alsaiyah, M.A.M., E. Ebssa, A. Zenner, K.M. O'Callaghan and C.T. Griffin (2009) 'Sex ratios and sex-biased infection behaviour in the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema species'. International Journal For Parasitology, 39 :725-734. [Full-Text]
2009 Keith, A.M., Griffin, C.T. & Schmidt, O. (2009) 'Predatory soil nematodes (Nematoda: Mononchida) in major land-use types across Ireland'. Natural History, 43 :2571-2577. [DOI] [Full-Text]
2008 Ebssa, L., I. Dix and C.T. Griffin (2008) 'Female presence is required for male sexual maturity in the nematode Steinernema longicaudum'. Current Biology, 18 :R997-998. [Full-Text]
2008 Dillon, A.B. Moore, C.,  Downes, M.J and Griffin C.T. (2008) 'Evict or Infect - Managing populations of the large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis, by modification of tree stump tissues and application of natural enemies - bottom-up and top down approach'. Forest Ecology and Management, 255 :2634-2642. [Full-Text]
2008 Dillon, A. B., Meade, C., Rolston, A., Downes, M. J. and Griffin C. T. (2008) 'Establishment, persistence and introgression of exotic entomopathogenic nematodes in a forest ecosystem'. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 18 :735-747. [Full-Text]
2006 Fitters, P.F.L. and C.T. Griffin. (2006) 'Survival, starvation and activity in Heterorhabditis megidis. '. Biological Control, 37 :82-88. [Full-Text]
2006 Rolston, A., C.T. Griffin and M.J. Downes.  (2006) 'Emergence and dispersal patterns of two isolates of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae Filipjev (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae). '. Nematology, 38 :221-228. [Full-Text]
2006 Lewis, E., J. Campbell, C.T. Griffin, H. Kaya and A. Peters.  (2006) 'Behavioural ecology of entomopathogenic nematodes'. Biological Control, 38 :66-79. [Full-Text]
2006 Dillon, A., D. Ward, M.J. Downes and C.T. Griffin. (2006) 'Suppression of the large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by entomopathogenic nematodes with different foraging strategies. '. Biological Control, 38 :217-226. [Full-Text]
2005 Rolston, A., C.T. Griffin and M.J. Downes. (2005) 'Distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes in an Irish dune system'. 7 :259-266. [Full-Text]
2004 Enright, M. R. & Griffin, C.T. (2004) 'Specificity of association between Paenibacillus spp. and the insect pathogenic nematodes Heterorhabditis spp'. Microbial Ecology, 48 :412-421. [Full-Text]
2002 Stock, S.P., Griffin, C.T. , and Burnell, A.M. (2002) 'Morphological characterisation of Heterorhabditis isolates from the Irish group (Rhabditida, Heterorhabditidae), additional evidence supporting their recognition as a distinct species Heterorhabditis downesi, n. sp. Systematic'. Systematic Parasitology, 51 :95-106. [Full-Text]
2002 J.J. Ryder and Griffin, C.T. (2002) 'Phased infectivity in Heterorhabditis megidis : the effects of infection density in the parental host and filial generation'. International Journal of Parasitology, 33 :1013-1018. [Full-Text]
2002 Armendariz, I. Downes, M.J. & Griffin, C.T. (2002) 'Effect of timber condition on parasitisation of pine wevil ( Hylobius abietis L.) larvae by entomopathogenic nematodes under laboratory conditions'. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 12 :225-233.
2001 Hass, B., Downes M.J. and Griffin C.T. (2001) 'Correlation between survival in water and persistence in soil of ten Heterorhabditis spp. isolates'. 3 :573-579. [Full-Text]
2001 P.F.L. Fitters, R. Dunne and Griffin C.T. (2001) 'Vine weevil control in Ireland with entomopathogenic nematodes: optional time of application'. Irish Journal Of Agricultural And Food Research, 40 :199-213. [Full-Text]
2001 Fitters, P.F.L., Griffin C.T. and R. Dunne. (2001) 'Improved Control of Otiorhynchus sulcatus at 9C by cold-stored Heterorhabditis megidis UK211'. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 11 :483-492. [Full-Text]
1999 Griffin, C.T., I. Dix, S. Joyce, A.M. Burnell and M.J. Downes. (1999) 'Isolation and characterisation of Heterorhabditis spp. from Hungary, Estonia and Denmark'. 1 :321-322. [Full-Text]
1999 M.M. Finnegan, M.J. Downes, M. O'Regan and C.T. Griffin. (1999) 'Effect of salt and temperature stresses on survival and infectivity of Heterorhabditis spp. infective juveniles'. 1 :69-78. [Full-Text]
1994 Griffin, C.T., Joyce, S.A., Dix, I., Burnell, A.M. and Downes, M.J. (1994) 'Characterisation of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditk (Nematoda : Heterorhabditidae) from Ireland and Britain by molecular and cross-breeding techniques,and the occurrence of the genus in these islands'. Fundamental and Applied Nematology, 17 :245-253. [Full-Text]
1992 Dix, I., Burnell, A.M., Griffin, C.T., Joyce, S.A. and Nugent, M.J. (1992) 'The identification of biological species in the genus Heterorhabditis (Nematoda : Heterorhabditidae) by cross-breeding second-generation amphimictic adults'. 104 :509-518. [Full-Text]

Conference Contribution

Year Publication
2013 Pollard, C., Fealy, R. and Griffin, C. (2013) A phenology model for Phratora vulgatissima – stage emergence for future climates IMPACT (Integrated management of forest pests addressing climate trends) Final Conference Dublin, 07/05/2013-07/05/2013.
2009 (2009) Conditioning of Steinernema kraussei and S. carpocapsae through storage: enhancing their performance 12th European Meeting of the IOBC/WPRS Working Group Insect Pathogens and Insect Parasitic Nematode Pamplona, Spain, .
2009 (2009) Constructing a temperature-based life-history model for willow beetle to be linked to regional clima Royal Entomological Society Climate Change Special Interest Group Meeting York, UK, .
2009 (2009) Virulence and infectivity of entomopathogenic nematodes: changes with age Society for Invertebrate Pathology Park City, Utah, USA, .
2009 (2009) Entomopathogenic nematodes: from isolation to application 2nd Entomopathogens and Microbial Control Symposium Sarigerme-Mugla, Turkey, .
2009 (2009) Control of the large pine weevil Hylobius abietis with entomopathogenic nematodes, and safety of nem Society for Invertebrate Pathology Partk City, Utah, USA, .
2001 K. O'Callaghan, I. Dix (2001) Irish Society for Parasitology Annual Meeting Dublin, 09/01/2001-09/07/2001.
2001 T. Lola-Luz, F. MacNaidhe, R. Dunne, P. Fitters, M. J. Downes (2001) COST 836 meeting Vienna, 11/01/2001-11/01/2001.
2001 J. Ryder (2001) Irish Society for Parasitology Annual Meeting Dublin, 09/01/2001-09/07/2001.
2001 T. Lolo-Luz, F. MacNaidhe, R. Dunne, M. J. Downes, P. Fitters (2001) VII Symposium on Biological Control Poços de Caldas, Brazil, 06/03/2001-06/07/2001.
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