Dr. Leif Deyrup
Assistant Professor of Biology

Dr. Leif D. Deyrup graduated from Stetson University with a B.S. in biology and psychology in 2001, and a PhD in Entomology from the University of Georgia in 2005. While graduate teaching, he won both the Departmental graduate teaching award and an award for teaching excellence from the UGA Graduate School. He also won the Sigma Xi outstanding dissertation for his PhD work. After graduating, he was the Medical Entomologist for the state of Maine for two years and then moved into teaching for the University of the Cumberlands in 2008.

Courses

• BIOL130 General Biology Lecture
  
• BIOL133 Introduction to Population Biology
  
• BIOL246 Biodiversity
  
• BIOL342 Parasitology
  
• BIOL347 Invertebrate Zoology
  
• BIOL495 Senior Seminar

Research

Most of Dr. Deyrup’s research has been in the evolution of behavior, physiological behavior and the biology of wasps. His current work is focused on behavioral ecology, evolution, community ecology and local invertebrate fauna. His research interests provide many opportunities for undergraduate students. In addition, he currently conducts research at the Archbold Biological Station, research institution with a special mission to study an endangered habitat called Florida scrub.

Publications

Matthews, R. W., J. M. Gonzalez, J. Matthews and L. D. Deyrup. 2009. Biology of the parasitoid Melittobia (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Annual Review of Entomology. 54:251-266

Deyrup, M., and L. Deyrup. Flower visitation by adult shore flies at an inland site in Florida (Diptera: Ephydridae). Florida Entomologist. 93:504-507

Matthews R. W., and Deyrup L. D. 2008. Female fighting and host competition among four sympatric species of Melittobia (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Great Lakes Entomologist. 46:52-62

Foss K., and Deyrup L. D. New Record of Psorophora ciliate for Maine. The Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 23: 476-477

Deyrup L. D., and R. W. Matthews. 2007. Examining the Relatedness of Behaviors Through Experimentation: Switching on and off Chewing and Feeding Behavior in A Parasitic Wasp. Journal of Ethology. 25: 205-208

Deyrup L. D., and R. W. Matthews. 2007. Escape Chewing in Response to Alkaline Gland and Venom Reservoir Marked Spots and Cross-Attractancy of milked venom across species groups In a Genus of Parasitic Wasp, Melittobia (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 16: 7-10

Deyrup, L. D., R. W. Matthews, and M. Deyrup. 2006. Feeding and Siblicidal Cannibalism in a Male Parasitic Wasp (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Florida Entomologist. 89: 135-140

Deyrup L. D., D. B. Rivers, and R. W. Matthews. 2006. Venom from the ectoparasitic wasp Melittobia digitata Dahms (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) induces paralysis and developmental delay in natural and factitious hosts. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 99: 1199-1205

Deyrup, L. D.  2006. Cooperative Exit Hole Chewing in Dibrachys pelos (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), and its Possible Implications. Journal of Entomological Science 41: 264-265

Deyrup, L. D. R. W. Matthews, and J. M. González. 2005. Cooperative chewing in Melittobia digitata Dahms, a parasitoid wasp, is stimulated by structural cues and a pheromone in crude venom extract. Journal of Insect Behavior 18: 293-304

Matthews, R. W., L. D. Deyrup, and J. M. González . 2005. Increased Male Sex ratio among Brachypterous Progeny in Melittobia femorata, a Sib-Mating Parasitoid Wasp (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Insect Science. Insect Science 12: 419-424

Deyrup, L. D., M. Deyrup, and R. W. Matthews. 2003. Paralyzation  and developmental delay of a factitious host by Melittobia digitata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Journal of Entomological Science 38: 703-705

Deyrup, L. D., and R. W. Matthews. 2003. A simple technique for milking the venom of a small parasitic wasp, Melittobia digitata (Hymenoptera : Eulophidae). Toxicon 42: 217-218

Deyrup, L. D., and R. W. Matthews. 2003. Host preference and utilization by Melittobia digitata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in relation to mating status. Journal of Entomological Science 38: 682-687

King, C. T., L. D. Deyrup, S. E. Dodson,  K. E. Galvin, M. Garcea, and A. C. Spector. 2003. Effects of gustatory nerve transection and regeneration on quinine-stimulated Fos-like immunoreactivity in the parabrachial nucleus of the rat. Journal of Comparative Neurology 465: 296-308

Non-Peer-Reviewed

Deyrup, L.D. and H. Swanson. 2006. Patterns in the system: Cycles of mosquito-borne disease. October 2006 Maine Epi-gram.  Reprinted in Maine Entomologist 10: 1,4

Deyrup, L.D. 2006. Attack of the seed bugs. Maine Entomologist 10: 3

Deyrup, L.D. 2006. Mosquito surveillance coordinator report of mosquito-borne disease for Maine 2006. Division of Infectious Disease, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 17pp

Deyrup, L.D. and C. Lubelczyk . 2007.  The effect of dragonflies on mosquitoes and mosquito-borne disease. Maine Entomologist 12: 4-5

Deyrup, L.D. Babesiosis; Ehrlichiosis; Malaria, imported; West Nile virus, Avian, Equine & Mosquitoes; Eastern Equine Encephalitis. 2007. IN: Reportable Infectious Diseases in Maine, 2006 Summary (Edited by Tina Bastian and Amy Robbins). Division of Infectious Disease, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention: p.80-85