Jeremy C. Andersen

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In Press

Roch JC, Lauback Hidlgo M, Muñoz Aguedlo DC, Milam J, Adler LS, Andersen JC. In Press. Molecular genetics, morphology, and geometric morphometrics reveal unexpected complexities within Melissodes agilis (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and M. trinodis. Apidology.

Schelleng CM, Talamas EJ, Elkinton JS, Andersen JC. In Press. Influence of scelionids, tachinids, and general predation on the survivorship of fall cankerworm (Alsophila pometaria) throughout its life history. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington.

2026

Banerjee P, Al-Bayer S, Calaor J, Weber S, Graham NR, Andersen JC, Economo EP, Kennedy S, Krehenwinkel H, Gillespie RG, Roderick GK, Rogers HS, Puliafico KP. 2026. Comparison of environmental DNA and bulk DNA metabarcoding for assessing terrestrial arthropod diversity across three habitat types on Guam. Molecular Ecology Resources. 26: e70172 https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.70172

Green MA, Duan JJ, Barnes BF, Gandhi KJK, Dodge C, Andersen JC. 2026. Overwintering survival and emergence phenology of two introduced Spathius species for emerald ash borer biological control across a latitudinal gradient in the U.S. Biological Control. 218: 106072 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2026.106072

Grevstad F, Andersen JC, Oderkirk NC, Andreas J, Tewksbury L, Detweiler C, Price J, Blossey B, Reardon R. In review. Limited establishment from widespread releases of the knotweed psyllid Aphalara itadri, a biological control agent for knotweeds in the USA. BioControl. 71: 267–282 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-025-10362-w

2025

Chandler JL, Elkinton JS, Boettner GH, Andersen JC. 2025. Differences in diel timing of flight may reduce hybridization between native and introduced geometric moth congeners. Journal of Insect Behavior. 38: 6 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-025-09870-5

Green MA, Duan JJ, Crandall RS, Van Driesch RG, Martinez A, Andersen JC, Elkinton JS. 2025. Ash survival and growth in response to emerald ash borer invasion in Massachusetts riparian forests: Impacts of biological control. Forest Ecology and Management. 594: 122951 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122951

Lupu M, Duan J, Aparicio EM, Andersen JC, Oten K, Williamson C, Coyle D. 2025. First field validation of Ontsira mellipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as a potential biological control agent for the invasive Asian Longhorned Beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in South Carolina. Florida Entomologist. 108: 20240086 https://doi.org/10.1515/aent-2024-0086  

2024

Gordon AB Jr., Drummey D, Tur A, Curtis AE, McCumber JC, Jones MT, Andersen JC, DiRenzo GV. 2024. The effect of myiasis on eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) body condition movement, and habitat use at Camp Edwards in Massachusetts. Northeast Naturalist. 31: T55-T76 https://doi.org/10.1656/045.031.s1220

2023

Andersen JC, and Elkinton JS. 2023. Climate suitability analyses compare the distributions of invasive knotweeds in Europe and North America with the source localities of their introduced biological control agents. Ecology and Evolution. 13: e10494 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10494

Andersen JC, Havill NP, Chandler JL, Boettner GH, Griffin BP, Elkinton JS. 2023. Seasonal differences in the timing of flight between the invasive winter moth and native Bruce spanworm promotes reproductive isolation. Environmental Entomology. 52: 740-749. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvad064

Crandall RS, Chandler JL, Dietschler NJ, Andersen JC, Elkinton JS. 2023. Establishment and post-release recovery of Laricobius nigrinus and Laricobius osakensis (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), released for biological control of Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), in the Northeastern United States. Environmental Entomology. 52: 769-778. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvad073

Havill NP, Bittner TD, Andersen JC, Dietschler NJ, Elkinton JS, Gaimari SD, Griffin BP, Zembrzuski D, Whitmore MC. 2023. Prey-associated genetic differentiation in two species of silver fly (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae), Leucotaraxis argenticollis and L. piniperda. Insect Systematics and Diversity. 7: ixad007. https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixad007

Graham N, Krehenwinkel H, Lim JY, Staniczenko P, Callaghan J, Andersen JC, Gruner D, Gillespie R.  2023. Ecological network structure in response to community assembly processes over evolutionary time. Molecular Ecology. 32: 6489-6506. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16873

Kennedy S, Calaor J, Zurápiti Y, Hans J, Yoshimura M, Choo J, Andersen JC, Callaghan J, Roderick GK, Krehenwinkel H, Rogers H, Gillespie RG, Economo EP. 2022. Richness and resilience in the Pacific: DNA metabarcoding enables parallelized evaluation of biogeographic patterns. Molecular Ecology. 32: 6710-6723. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16575

Mayne SJ, King DI, Andersen JC, Elkinton JS. 2023. Crop-specific effectiveness of birds as agents of pest control. Agriculuture, Ecosystems & Environment. 348: 108395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108395

Mayne SJ, King DI, Andersen JC, Elkinton JS. 2023. Pest control services on farms vary among bird species on diversified, low-intensity farms. Global Ecology and Conservation. 43: e02447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02447

2022

Andersen JC, and Elkinton JS. 2022. Predation and climate limit establishment success of the Kyushu strain of the biological control agent Aphalara itadori (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) in the Northeastern United States. Environmental Entomology. 51: 545-556. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvac031

Andersen JC, Havill NP, Boettner GH, Chandler JL, Caccone A, Elkinton JS. 2022. Real-time geographic settling of a hybrid zone between the invasive winter moth (Operophtera brumata L.) and the native Bruce spanworm (O. bruceata Hulst). Molecular Ecology. 31: 6617-6633. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16349

Schneider SA, Broadley HJ, Andersen JC, Elkinton JS, Hwang S-Y, Liu C, Noriyuki S, Park J-S, Dao HT, Lewis ML, Gould JR, Hoelmer KA, Diaz R. 2022. An invasive population of Roseau Cane Scale established in the Mississippi River Delta, USA originated from northeastern China. Biological Invasions. 24: 2735-2755. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02809-3

Wilson H, Hogg BN, Blaisdell KG, Andersen JC, Yazdani AS, Billings AC, Ooi KM, Almeida R, Cooper M, Daane KM. 2022. Survey of Vineyard Insects and Plants to Identify Novel Vectors and Non-crop Reservoirs of Grapevine Red Blotch Virus. PhytoFrontiers. 2: 66-73. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-04-21-0028-R

2021

Andersen JC, Davis MJ, Schick KS, Elkinton JS. 2021. Molecular placement of an outbreaking gall wasp, Zapatella davisae (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), with comments on the phylogenetic arrangement of the Cynipidae. Journal of Entomological Science. 56: 84-95. https://doi.org/10.18474/0749-8004-56.1.84

Andersen, JC, Havill NP, Caccone A, Elkinton JS. 2021. Four times out of Europe: serial invasions of the winter moth, Operophtera brumata, to North America. Molecular Ecology. 30: 3439-3452. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15983

Andersen JC, Havill NP, Griffin BP, Jepsen JU, Hagen SB, Klemola T, Barrio IC, Kjeldgaard SA, Høye TT, Murlis J, Baranchikov YN, Selikhovkin AV, Vindstad OPL, Caccone A, Elkinton JS. 2021. Northern Fennoscandia via the British Isles: evidence for a novel post-glacial recolonization route by winter moth (Operophtera brumata). Frontiers in Biogeography. 13: e49581. https://doi.org/10.21425/F5FBG49581

Andersen JC, Van Driesche RG, Crandall RS, Griffin BP, Elkinton JS, Soper AS. 2021. Successful biological control of the ambermarked birch leafminer, Profenusa thomsoni (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), in Anchorage, Alaska: status 15 years after release of Lathrolestes thomsoni (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Biological Control. 152: 104449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2020.104449

Averill AL, Couto AV, Andersen JC, Elkinton JS. 2021. Parasite prevalence may drive the biotic impoverishment in New England (USA) bumble bee communities. Insects. 12: 941. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12100941

Havill NP, Griffin, BP, Andersen JC, Foottit RG, Justesen MJ, Caccone A, D'Amico V, Elkinton JS. 2021. Species delimitation and invasion history of the balsam woolly adelgid, Adelges (Dreyfusia) piceae (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea: Adelgidae), species complex. Systematic Entomology. 46: 186-204. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12456

2015 – PhD – University of California Berkeley – Environmental Science Policy and Management

2009 – MS – University of Massachusetts Amherst – Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

2006 – BS – University of Massachusetts Amherst – Biology

Population Genomics, Biological Control, Insect Conservation

Genetics of hybridizing invasive winter moth and native Bruce spanworm populations; Biological control of Japanese Knotweed; Identification of fungal pathogens of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid; Conservation genetics of endangered fireflies and bumble bees; Machine Learning to rapidly identify invasive species