Arnaud AMELINE

PhD in Behavioral Biology (University of Paris XIII, France), Lecturer,  Research Scientist in Insect Ecology within agrosystems – Teacher in University Institute  of Teacher Training (IUFM)
Speciality:  Insect Ecology within agrosystems
Team: BIPE
arnaud.ameline@u-picardie.fr

Research interests

Virus – Insect vector – Plant  Interactions
Plant – Insect pest – natural enemies Interactions
Insect host plant colonization Behaviour
Chemical ecology of insects
Insect Ecology and Integrated Pest Management

Key words

Entomology, Ethology, behavioral ecology, chemical ecology, physiology, agronomy, toxicology, phytophagous insects, pesticides, aphids, parasitoids, plant viruses, crop plants, plants defense , olfactometry, feeding behavior, Electropenetrography (EPG), fitness.

Recent or current projects

2006-2009 HUMIPOM : Mineral oil and potato crop protection (Industrial partner CNPPT)
2007-2008 HUVEPOM : Vegetal oil and crop protection (Industrial partner CNPPT, CCL)
2007-2012 RISQYPOM : Evaluation of PVY phytoviruses epidemiological risk (Partner CNPPT and Picardie Region)
2009-2012 EUREKA: E! 4984 « VEGEPHY : Vegetal oil and crop protection (Industrial partner CNPPT, CCL)
2012-2013 SOLAREP  (Industrial partner CNPPT)
2012-2013  ANOI (PIVERT, Genesys program)
2014-2018. VIRAPHIPLANT (ANR project) . Plant-polerovirus-aphid crosstalk

Teaching

Preparation to the “secondary school teaching qualification” (CAPES SVT). Courses in Animal Biology, Ecology, Evolution (Master SVT),
Preparation to the “primary school teaching qualification” (CRPE). Courses in life sciences and geology (Master EEE).

Supervision or co-supervision of PhD thesis

Boquel Sebastien(co-supervisor with P Giordanengo). Vector propensity of aphids in the Potato Virus Y (PVY) epidemiology in potato crops. PhD thesis UPJV, march 2011.
Maria Martoub (co-supervisor with P Giordanengo). Global impact of the white mineral oil on the plant – aphid – virus system: towards new pespectives of nonpersistently transmitted virus control. PhD thesis UPJV, october 2010.

Administrative tasks

Elected Member (Lecturer) of the Scientific Council FRE 3498 CNRS-UPJV

Selected publications

Chesnais Q, Verzeaux J, Couty A,  Le Roux V, Ameline A. 2014. Is the Oil Seed Crop Camelina sativa a Potential Host for Aphid Pests? BioEnergy Research DOI: 10.1007/s12155-014-9497-6.
PointeauS, JaguenetE, CoutyA, Dubois F, RambaudC, AmelineA. 2014. Differential performance and behavior of the corn leaf aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis, on three species of the biomass crop miscanthus. Industrial Crops and Products. 54 : 135–141.
Dardeau F, PointeauP, AmelineA, Laurans F, Cherqui A, Lieutier F, SalléA. 2014. Host manipulation by a herbivore optimizes its feeding behaviour. Animal behaviour. 95: 49-56.
Boquel S, Delayen C, Couty A,  Giordanengo P & Ameline A. 2012. Modulation of Aphid Vector Activity by Potato virus Y on In Vitro Potato Plants. Plant disease. 96. 82-86.
Pointeau S., Ameline A., Laurans F., Salle A., Rahbe Y., Bankhead-Dronnet S., Lieutier F. 2012- Exceptional plant penetration and feeding from cortical parenchyma cells by the woolly poplar aphid. Journal of Insect Physiology 58: 857-866.