Contact: bjaffe2@wisc.edu

Website: https://jaffebd.wordpress.com/

Education:

Ph.D. with distinction Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, AZ (2015)

M.A. Behavioral Ecology, University of Chicago, IL (2006)

B.A. Biological Foundations of Behavior, Franklin and Marshall College (2003)

Research interests:

I am broadly interested in understanding the dynamics between physiology, social and individual behavioral development, and community structure.  For my Ph.D., I focused on understanding how arthropod communities were affected by introduced arsenic phytoremediator species, Pteris vittata L.  One of the most amazing discoveries from this project was a caterpillar (Callopistria floridensis G) that feeds on the fern and itself accumulates arsenic.  The amount of arsenic accumulated by this caterpillar is unprecedented in terrestrial animals, and opens several interesting lines of questioning both evolutionarily and ecologically; what physiological mechanisms allow this caterpillar to tolerate such high concentrations? does arsenic protect the caterpillar from predators or parasites? do moths choose specific plants based on arsenic concentration?

My postdoctoral work has had a distinctly applied perspective.  While I was with the USDA, I worked on identifying natural kairomones and pheromones that drive insect behavioral responses, engineering devices for controlled chemical release, and developing non-pesticide methods to aid in sustainable pest management programs.

My research in the Guédot lab centers around several themes: behavior, ecological and biological interactions, and how this information can be used for precision pest management.  I am particularly interested in how individual-level behaviors, linked to specific physiological statuses (e.g. mated females), drive crop infestations and limit our abilities to control these pests.  I enjoy working closely with fruit growers across the North Central region to implement these research projects and develop lines of questioning to develop proactive and sustainable solutions.

Personal interests: Camping, hiking, disc related sports.

Recent Publications

Jaffe B.D. and Guédot C. 2019. Vertical and temporal distribution of spotted-wing drosophila
(Drosophila suzukii) and pollinators within cultivated raspberries. Pest Management Science.

Jaffe BD, Lois AN, Guédot C. 2018. Effect of fungicide on pollen foraging by honeybees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in cranberry differs by fungicide type. Journal of Economic Entomology. Doi: 10.1093/jee/toy353

Jaffe BD, Guédot C., Landolt PJ. 2018. Mass trapping of codling moth using a three chemical lure. Journal of Economic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toy111.

Jaffe BD, Bal HK, Grant JA, Grieshop MJ, Lee J, Liburd OE, McDougal E, Rodriguez-Saona C, Rhodes EM, Sial AA, Zhang A. Guédot, C. 2018. Multistate comparison of attractants, and the impact of fruit development stage on trapping Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in raspberry and blueberry. Environmental Entomology. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvy052.

Jaffe BD, Landolt PJ.  2018. Field experiment of a three chemical controlled release dispenser to attract codling moth (Cydia pomonella L.). Journal of Economic Entomology. doi: 10.1093/jee/toy045

Jaffe BD, Ketterer ME, Smith DS. 2018. An arsenic hyperaccumulating fern, Pteris vittata L. (Pteridaceae) broadly affects terrestrial invertebrate abundance. Ecological Entomology. 43(1): 76-84.

Jaffe BD, Ketterer ME, Shuster SM. 2018. Elemental allelopathy by an arsenic hyperaccumulating fern, Pteris vittata L. Journal of Plant Ecology. 11(4): 554-559.

Avanesyan A, Jaffe BD, Guédot C. 2017.  Isolating spermathecae and determining mating status of Drosophila suzukii: a protocol for tissue dissection and its applications. Insects. 8(1), 32; doi:10.3390/insects8010032

Jaffe BD, Ketterer ME, Hofstetter RW. 2016.  Terrestrial invertebrate arsenic accumulation associated with an arsenic hyperaccumulating fern, Pteris vittata (Polypodiales: Pteridaceae). Environmental Entomology. 45(5): 1306-1315.

Baker MB, Dastur SR, Jaffe BD, Wong T. 2008. Mating competition between Colorado potato beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) resistant or susceptible to imidacloprid does not show cost of resistance. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 101: 371-377.

Jaffe B, Evans T, Howell, S, Westergaard G, Snoy P, Higley J. 2006. Left vs. right nipple preference in free-ranging infant macaques (Macaca mulatta). Developmental Psychobiology. 48(3): 266 – 272.

—In review—

Jaffe BD, Guédot C, Ketterer ME, Kok-Yokomi M, Leibee. (In review). A caterpillar (Callopistria floridensis G. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)) accumulates arsenic from an arsenic hyperaccumulating fern (Pteris vittata L). (Ecological Entomology)