Prof Christine Griffin
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 | |
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| 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] |
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