Gao HU, Professor of Entomology (with a photo)
Education
1. Sep 2007 - Jul 2010, Doctor of Science (Sc. D.)
College of Resource & Environment Science, Nanjing Agricultural University
Major in Informatics Ecology.
2. Sep 2004 - Jul 2007 Master Degree Candidate of Agriculture
College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University
Major in Agricultural Entomology & Pest Control.
3. Sep 2001 - Jul 2005, Bachelor of Agriculture
College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University
Major in Plant Protection
Work Experience
1. Oct 2010 - present, Lab of Informatics Ecology, Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University
My research has been focusing on the migration and outbreak mechanisms of migratory pests, rice planthopper, rice leaf roller, and so on, in eastern Asia. I use a range of complimentary techniques, such as long-term population data, mesoscale numerical weather prediction model (MM5 & WRF), GIS software and R. I aimed to improve the forecasting and controlling these pests.
2. Aug 2016 –July 2017, Center of Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter. Academic visitor
3. Apr 2015 - Apr 2016, Movement and Spatial Ecology, Department of Agroecology, Rothamsted Research. Academic visitor
Research interests
Insect migration, Entomological Radar
Research description
Now, I have great interest in the behavioral adaptations that insects have evolved to facilitate successful long-rang migration, and try to answer (i) how the feature of migration arena shape migration pathway, (ii) what trigger outbreaks of migratory pests, and (iii) what flight behavior of migratory individuals at high-altitude. I am looking forward to learning and cooperation on handling and analyzing spatio-temporal data.
Selected publications (* Corresponding author, ** Joint first authors)
1. Hu G, Lim KS, Horvitz N, Clark SJ, Reynolds DR, Sapir N, Chapman JW. 2016. Mass seasonal bioflows of high-flying insect migrants. Science, 354:1584–1587.
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2. Wang FY, Yang F, Lu MH, Luo SY, Zhai BP, Lim KS, McInerney CE, Hu G*. 2017. Determining the migration duration of rice leaf folder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Guenée) moths using a trajectory analytical approach. Scientific Reports, 7:39853.
3. Hu G, Lim KS, Reynolds DR, Reynolds AM and Chapman JW. 2016. Wind-related orientation patterns in diurnal, crepuscular and nocturnal high-altitude insect migrants. Front. Behav. Neurosci., 10:32
4. Hu G, Lu MH, Tuan HA, Liu WC, Xie MC, McInerney CE, Zhai BP. 2017. Population dynamics of rice planthoppers, Nilaparvata lugens and Sogatella furcifera (Hemiptera, Delphacidae) in Central Vietnam and its effects on their spring migration to China. Bull. Entomol. Res. 107: 369-381.
5. Ma J, Wang YC, Hu YY, Lu MH, Wan GJ, Chen FJ, Liu WC, Zhai BP, Hu G*. 2017. Brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) was concentrated at the rear of Typhoon Soudelor in Eastern China in August 2015. Insect Science, doi: 10.1111/1744-7917.12462
6. Lu MH, Chen X, Liu WC, Zhu F, Lim KS, McInerney CE, Hu G*. 2017. Swarms of brown planthopper migrate into the lower Yangtze River Valley under strong Western Pacific Subtropical Highs. Ecosphere, 8(10):e01967.
7. Hu G*, Lu F, Zhai BP, Lu MH, Liu WC, Zhu F, Wu XW, Chen GH, Zhang XX, 2014, Outbreaks of the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) in the Yangtze River Delta: immigration or local reproduction. PLoS One, 9(2): e88973.
8. Hu G, Lu F, Lu MH, Liu WC, Xu WG, Jiang XH, Zhai BP, 2013. The influence of typhoon Khanun on the return migration of Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) in Eastern China. PLoS One, 8(2): e57277.
9. Hu G, Cheng XN, Qi GJ, Wang FY, Lu F, Zhang XX, Zhai BP, 2011. Rice planting systems, global warming and outbreaks of Nilaparvata lugens (Stål). Bull. Entomol. Res., 101:187-199.
10. Hu G, Xie MC, Lin ZX, Xin DY, Huang CY, Chen W, Zhang XX, Zhai BP, 2010. Are Outbreaks of Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) Associated with Global Warming? Environ. Entomol., 39:1705-1714.
7. Yang F, Hu G**, Shi JJ, Zhai BP, 2015. Effects of larval density and food stress on life-history traits of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). J. Appl. Entomol., 139(5):370 - 380
11. Yang HB, Hu G**, Zhang G, Chen X, Zhu ZR, Liu S, Liang ZL, Zhang XX, Cheng XN, Zhai BP, 2014, Effect of light colours and weather conditions on captures of Sogatella furcifera (Horváth) and Nilaparvata lugens (Stål). J. Appl. Entomol., 138(10):743–753
12. Zheng DB, Hu G**, Yang F, Du XD, Yang HB, Zhang G, Qi GJ, Liang ZL, Zhang XX, Cheng XN Zhai BP, 2014, Ovarian development status and population characteristics of Sogatella furcifera(Horváth) and Nilaparvata lugens (Stål): implication for pest forecasting. J. Appl. Entomol., 138:67-77.
13. Hu G, Wu QL, Wu XW, Jiang YY, Zeng J, Zhai BP, 2014. Outbreak mechanism of second generation armyworms in northeastern China: A case study in 1978. Chinese Journal of Applied Entomology, 51(4): 927-942. (in Chinese)
14. Hu G, Wu QL, Wu XW, Jiang YY, Zeng J, Zhai BP, 2014. Outbreak mechanism of second generation armyworms in northeastern China: A case study in 1980. Chinese Journal of Applied Entomology, 51(4): 943-957. (in Chinese)
15. Hu G, Bao YX, Wang JQ, Zhai BP, 2007. Case studies on the landing mechanisms of the brown planthoppers Nilaparvata lugens (Stål). Acta Ecologica Sinica, 27:5068-5075. (in Chinese)
16. Lu F, Zhai BP, Hu G∗, 2013. Trajectory analysis methods for insect migration research. Chinese Journal of Applied Entomology, 50(3): 874-883. (in Chinese)
17. Luo J, Liu Y, Gong YF, Cheng XN, Fu Q, Hu G∗, 2013. Investigation of the overwintering of three species of rice pest, Nilaparvata lugens，Sogatella furcifera and Cnaphalocrocis medinalis in China. Chinese Journal of Applied Entomology, 50(1):253-260. (in Chinese)
Contact Information
Email: hugao@njau.edu.cn
Office: +8618913948896
Office Phone: +86(0)2584396381
Address: 1 Weigang, Xuanwu district, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
