Kévin Malod

Stellenbosch University — South Africa

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

8h-index154citations18works3.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Insect behavior and control techniques(16), Plant and animal studies(7), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control(6), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms(4), Insect Pest Control Strategies(4)

Publications18 total

Effects of past and current temperatures on the flight performance of invasive pest fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): Climate change may facilitate movements of tropical species to higher latitudes
Functional Ecology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Effects of semiochemical pre-feeding, physiological state, and weather on the response of Bactrocera dorsalis to methyl eugenol baited traps
Crop Protection·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Evidence for transient deleterious thermal acclimation in field recapture rates of an invasive tropical species, <i>Bactrocera dorsalis</i> (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Insect Science·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Effects of Physiological Status and Environmental Factors on the Lure Responses of Three Pest Fruit Fly Species (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Journal of Chemical Ecology·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Tethered‐flight performance of thermally‐acclimated pest fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) suggests that heat waves may promote the spread of <scp><i>Bactrocera</i></scp> species
Pest Management Science·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
Selection on female reproductive schedules in the marula fly, Ceratitis cosyra (Diptera: Tephritidae) affects dietary optima for female reproductive traits but not lifespan
Frontiers in Insect Science·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Larval and adult diet affect phenotypic plasticity in thermal tolerance of the marula fly, Ceratitis cosyra (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Frontiers in Insect Science·2023· 11 citedOpen Access
Digital data for "Tethered-flight performance of thermally-acclimated pest fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) suggests that heat waves may promote the spread of Bactrocera species"Digital data for Tethered-flight performance of thermally-acclimated pest fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) suggests that heat waves may promote the spread of Bactrocera species
Figshare·2023Open Access
Male Mediterranean fruit flies prefer warmer temperatures that improve sexual performance
Journal of Thermal Biology·2022· 12 citedOpen Access
Oxidative Damage Is Influenced by Diet But Unaffected by Selection for Early Age of Oviposition in the Marula Fly, Ceratitis cosyra (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Frontiers in Physiology·2022· 7 citedOpen Access
Patterns of Remating Behaviour in Ceratitis (Diptera: Tephritidae) Species of Varying Lifespan
Frontiers in Physiology·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
Selecting on age of female reproduction affects lifespan in both sexes and age-dependent reproductive effort in female (but not male) Ceratitis cosyra
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology·2021· 2 cited
Selection on age of female reproduction in the marula fruit fly, Ceratitis cosyra (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae), decreases total antioxidant capacity and lipid peroxidation
Journal of Insect Physiology·2020· 5 citedOpen Access
Exploring the role of host specialisation and oxidative stress in interspecific lifespan variation in subtropical tephritid flies
Scientific Reports·2020· 23 citedOpen Access
Adult diet of a tephritid fruit fly does not compensate for impact of a poor larval diet on stress resistance
Journal of Experimental Biology·2019· 23 citedOpen Access
Effects of macronutrient intake on the lifespan and fecundity of the marula fruit fly, <i>Ceratitis cosyra</i> (Tephritidae): Extreme lifespan in a host specialist
Ecology and Evolution·2017· 22 citedOpen Access
Egg production - No choice experiment
DRYAD·2017Open Access
The NF-κB-like factor DIF could explain some positive effects of a mild stress on longevity, behavioral aging, and resistance to strong stresses in Drosophila melanogaster
Biogerontology·2012· 19 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Christopher W. Weldon(16), C. Ruth Archer(7), Sue W. Nicolson(6), Minette Karsten(4), John S. Terblanche(4), Aruna Manrakhan(3), Tania Pogue(3), Anandi Bierman(3), Esther E. du Rand(2), John Hunt(2), Henrika Bosua(2), Eleftheria‐Maria D. Bali(2), Corentin Gledel(2), Laura Moquet(2), Evmorfia P. Bataka(2), Hélène Delatte(2), Nikos T. Papadopoulos(2), Petrus D. Roets(2), Sandiso Mnguni(1), Fabien Démares(1)