Sue Tseng

Shu-Ping Tseng (Sue)

I am a molecular ecologist broadly interested in using genetic tools to answer key questions in invasive biology and pest management. In my past research, I have focused on elucidating the invasive history of an ubiquitous household pest, the longhorn crazy ant, and studied the effects and evolutionary consequences of Wolbachia infection in the longhorn crazy ant. I joined the Lee lab in summer 2020 and my current focus is population genetics of pest insects. I will study population dynamics and dispersal patterns of various urban pests such as the Formosan subterranean termite, yellowjackets, Turkestan cockroach and the common bed bug in the Lee Lab.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Agricultural Science, 2020
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Master of Science in Life Science, 2012
National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences, 2009
Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

Email: shuping.tseng(at)ucr.edu

Publications

1. Tseng SP, S Taravati, DH Choe, MK Rust, & CY Lee. 2022. Genetic evidence for multiple invasions of Coptotermes formosanus (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) in California. Journal of Economic Entomology: https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac104

2. Wikantyoso B, SP Tseng, SK Himmi, S Yusuf & T Yoshimura. 2021. Morphometric analysis of Coptotermes spp. soldier caste (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) in Indonesia and evidence of Coptotermes gestroi extreme head-capsule shapes. Insects. 12: 477.

3.Tseng SP, J Boone, L Boone, N King, S Taravati, DH Choe & CY Lee. 2021. Genetic analysis of Formosan subterranean termite populations in California (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 114: 1264–1269.

4. Tseng, S. P., Hsu, P. W., Lee, C. C., Wetterer, J. K , Sylvain, H., Wu, L. H., Lee, C. Y., Yoshimura, T., and Yang, C. C. S. (2020). Evidence for common horizontal transmission of Wolbachia among ants and ant crickets: kleptoparasitism added to the list. Microorganisms, vol. 8, 1–11.

5.   Hsu, P. W., Hugel, S., Wetterer, J. K., Tseng, S. P., Ooi, C. S. M., Lee, C. Y., and Yang, C. C. S. (2020). Ant crickets (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) associated with the invasive yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): evidence for cryptic species and potential co-introduction with hosts. Myrmecological News, vol. 30, 103–129.

6.   Lee, Y., Lin, J. ‐W., Tseng, S. P., Chen, T. S. and Lin, S. M. (2019). Human disturbance as a possible cause of genetic introgression from exotic into native Mauremys turtles. Animal Conservation, vol. 22, 556–567.

7.    Tseng, S. P., Wetterer, J. K., Suarez, A.V., Lee, C. Y., Yoshimura, T., Shoemaker, D. and Yang, C. C. S. (2019). Genetic diversity and Wolbachia infection patterns in a globally distributed invasive ant. Frontiers in Genetics, vol. 10, 838.

8.    Tseng, S. P., Darras, H., Lee, C. Y., Yoshimura, T., Keller, L. and Yang, C. C. S. (2019). Isolation and characterization of novel microsatellite markers for a globally distributed invasive ant Paratrechina longicornis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). European Journal of Entomology, vol. 116, 253–257.

9.   Guswenrivo, I., Tseng, S. P., Yang, C. C. S. and Yoshimura, T. (2018). Development of multiplex nested PCR for simultaneous detection of ectoparasitic fungi Laboulbeniopsis termitarius and Antennopsis gallica on Reticulitermes speratus (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, vol. 111, 1330–1336.

10.    Tseng, S. P. and Yang, C. C. S. (2017). Comment on Seri Masran and Ab Majid 2017. Journal of Medical Entomology, vol. 54, 1107–1108.

11.   Tseng, S. P., Lin, Y. Y., Yang, Y. C., Wang, Y. and Lin, W. L. (2017). Injury feigning in the Savanna Nightjar: a test of the vulnerability and brood value hypotheses. Journal of Ornithology, vol. 158, 507–516.

12.    Lee, C. C., Nakao, H., Tseng, S. P., Hsu, H. W., Lin, G. L., Tay, J. W., Billen, J., Ito, F., Lee, C.Y., Lin, C. C. and Yang, C. C. S. (2017). Worker reproduction of the invasive yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes. Frontiers in Zoology, vol. 14, 24.

13.    Tseng, S. P., Wang, C. J., Li, S. H., Lue, K. Y. and Lin, S. M. (2015). Within island speciation with an exceptional case of distinct separation between two sibling lizard species divided by a narrow stream. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 90, 64–175.

14.    Tseng, S. P., Li, S. H., Hsieh, C. H., Wang, H. Y. and Lin, S. M. (2014). Influence of gene flow on divergence dating implications for the speciation history of Takydromus grass lizards. Molecular Ecology, vol. 23, 4770–4784.

15.   Tseng, S. P., Wang, H. Y. and Lin, S. M. (2012). Isolation and characterization of sixteen nuclear intron markers for a larcertid genus Takydromus. (on Permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 April 2012 – 31 May 2012. Molecular Ecology Resources, vol. 12, 972-974.)