Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Swale Lab
Led by Daniel Swale · Entomology and Nematology
What we study
The Swale Lab studies ion channels and transporters in insects and arachnids to understand how they affect behavior, disease, and insecticide resistance. They use electrophysiology, calcium imaging, and genetic tools to explore these pathways.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Fruit flies
- Other insects
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Physiological characterization of potassium ion channels and transporters
This project studies unexplored potassium pathways in insect neurons to understand their role in insecticide development.
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Recent papers, explained
- Functional characterization of Varroa destructor secreted saliva reveals insights into mechanisms for parasitism of the honey bee
2026 · Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Detection of Palm Lethal Yellowing Phytoplasma in the Salivary Glands of Nesomyndus maculatus and Asymptomatic Bismarck Palms from Madagascar
2026 · Phytopathology
Finds a new palm disease vector in Madagascar using DNA testing.
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- Transcriptomic responses to developmental temperature in two field-collected Spodoptera exigua populations from Korea
2026 · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D Genomics and Proteomics
- Ligand-Based Scaffold Hopping of VU730 Identifies Natural Product-Inspired Analogs with Insecticidal and Antifeedant Activity against Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri
2026 · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Designs new insecticides to kill citrus pests by targeting their feeding.
- Comparative Life History and Demographic Traits of Parthenogenetic and Bisexual Haemaphysalis longicornis in the Republic of Korea
2026 · Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology
Compares how two types of ticks reproduce and survive in South Korea.
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