Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Leellen (Lee) Solter
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140 NSRC, 1101 W. Peabody Dr. Urbana, IL 61801 MC–637 Phone: 217-244-5047 Fax: 217-244-1707 Email: lsolter@uiuc.edu Title: Associate Professional Scientist, Insect Pathology Research Leader, Sect. Ecological Entomology Unit: DBEE–SEE Office Location: 140 NSRC | ||
| Activities | General insect pathology, biology and taxonomy of insect pathogenic microsporidia, host-parasite-pathogen relationships, particularly entomopathogenic microsporidia; developmental cycles and host specificity of entomopathogenic microsporidia, epizootiology of insect diseases, and biological control utilizing entomopathogens. |
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| Research |
Current research projects include studies of competition between microsporidian species for host tissues, taxonomy of microsporidia, molecular relationships between closely related microsporidia, physiological effects of microsporidia on insect hosts, host specificity of microsporidia, disease in beneficial insects and microbial control of the gypsy moth and black vine weevil. Outreach activities include participation in the NCR-125 Midwest Biological Control Institute as a short course organizer and instructor in insect pathology. Educational responsibilities include teaching the Insect Pathology course in the Department of Entomology, University of Illinois. |
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| Professional affiliations |
Affiliate Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, School of Life Sciences Memberships in the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, Society of Protozoology, Entomological Society of America, Sigma Xi, and Phi Kappa Phi Illinois state representative to S-1024, Development, Evaluation and Safety of Entomopathogens for Control of Arthropod Pests. |
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| Selected publications |
Pilarska, D.K., Solter, L.F., Kereselidze, M., Linde, A., and Hoch, G. 2006. Microsporidian infections in Lymantria dispar larvae: interactions and effects of multiple species infections on pathogen horizontal transmission. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 93: 105-113 Solter, L.F. 2006. Transmission as a predictor of ecological host specificity with a focus on vertical transmission of microsporidia. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 92: 132-140. Vavra, J., Hylis, M., Vossbrinck, C.R., Pilarska, D.K., Linde, A., Weiser, J. McManus, M.L., Hoch, G., and Solter, L.F.* 2006. Vairimorpha disparis n.comb. (Microsporidia : Burenellidae): A redescription of the Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera : Lymantriidae) microsporidium, Thelohania disparis Timofejeva 1956. J. Eukaryotic Microbiol. 53(4): 292-304. *Corresponding author. Solter, L.F., Maddox, J.V. and Vossbrinck, C.R. 2005. Physiological host specificity: a model using the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and microsporidia of row crop and other stalk-boring hosts. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 90, 127-130. Fallon, D. J., Solter, L.F., Keena, M., McManus, M.L., Cate, J.R., and Hanks, L.M. 2004. Susceptibility of Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Motchulsky) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) to entomopathogenic nematodes. Biological Control 30, 430-438. Solter, L.F., Siegel, J.P., Pilarska, D.K. and Higgs, M.C. 2002. The impact of mixed infection of three species of microsporidia isolated from the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar L. (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) J. Invertebr. Pathol. 81, 103-113. Solter, L.F. and J.J. Becnel. 2000. Entomopathogenic microsporidia. In "Field Manual of Techniques for the Evaluation of Entomopathogens" (Lacey, L. and Kaya, H., Eds.). Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 231-254. |
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| Program Affiliates |
Christina North, Graduate Student Willa Wiederman, Student Assistant |
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| Professional society involvement and activities |
Newsletter Editor, Publications Committee Member, & Chair, Student Awards Committee Microsporidia Division, Society for Invertebrate Pathology, Associate Subject Editor, Environmental Entomology, Editorial Board, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology |
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| Education | PhD, Entomology, University of Illinois, 1996 MA, Biology, Montclair State University, 1987 BS, Zoology, California State Polytechnic University, 1976 | ||