Publications
FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS (since hired at UH, July 2019)
- Novel methods to manage invasive yellow crazy ants (PI); Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR); Jan-Dec 2021; $ 31,548.
- Development of postharvest treatments for the quarantine pest Bactrocera dorsalis. USDA-ARS; 2020-2021; $ 119,000.
- Improved detection and control of tropical invasive ants (PI); USDA-ARS; 2020-2022; $ 140,000.
- Field evaluation of above-ground baits in eliminating Formosan subterranean termites (PI); Corteva Agriscience; 2020-2021; $ 20,000.
- Evaluation of a termite barrier as a defense system against Formosan subterranean termites in Hawaii (PI); Polyguard, Inc.; 2020; 2021; $ 13,500.
- Linalool: Biosynthesis in sweet basil and applications in human health and pest control (Co-PI); USDA NIFA Research Capacity Funds; 2020.
PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS
- Jia-Wei Tay, Dong-Hwan Choe, Ashok Mulchandani and Michael K. Rust. 2020. Hydrogels: From controlled release to a new bait delivery for insect pest management. Journal of Economic Entomology 113: 2061-2068. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa183 (published online on August 27, 2020). [pdf]
- Kelsey McCalla, Jia-Wei Tay, Ashok Mulchandani, Dong-Hwan Choe and Mark Hoddle. 2020. Biodegradable alginate hydrogel bait delivery system effectively controls high-density populations of Argentine ant in commercial citrus. Journal of Pest Science 93: 1031-1042. DOI: 10.1007/S10340-019-01175-9. [pdf]
- Managing drywood termites using heat technology: a case study at a condominium unit in Honolulu, Hawaii. 2021.
- Necrophobic behavior of the Asian subterranean termite (in preparation)
- Jia–Wei Tay, Mark Hoddle, Ashok Mulchandani and Dong-Hwan Choe. 2017. Development of an alginate hydrogel to deliver aqueous bait for pest ant management. Pest Management Science 73: 2028-2038. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4616 (Pest Management Science‘s cover image, October 2017) [pdf]
- Ching-Chen Lee, Hirotaka Nakao, Shu-Ping Tseng, Hung-Wei Hsu, Gwo-Li Lin, Jia-Wei Tay, Johan Billen, Fuminori Ito, Chow-Yang Lee, Chung-Chi Lin and Chin-Cheng Yang. 2017. Worker reproduction of the invasive yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes. Frontiers in Zoology 14:24. DOI 10.1186/s12983-017-0210-4. [pdf]
- Jia–Wei Tay and Chow-Yang Lee. 2015. Induced disturbances cause Monomorium pharaonis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nest relocation. Journal of Economic Entomology 108: 1237-1242. [pdf]
- Jia–Wei Tay and Chow-Yang Lee. 2015. Effects of a juvenile hormone analogue pyriproxyfen on monogynous and polygynous colonies of the Pharaoh ant Monomorium pharaonis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Tropical Biomedicine 32: 453-462. [pdf]
- Jia–Wei Tay and Chow-Yang Lee. 2014. Influences of pyriproxyfen on fecundity and reproduction of the pharaoh ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 107: 1216-1223. [pdf]
- Jia–Wei Tay, Kok-Boon Neoh, and Chow-Yang Lee. 2014. The roles of the queen, brood and worker castes in the colony growth dynamics of the pharaoh ant,Monomorium pharaonis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 20: 87-94. [pdf]
- Shao-Xiong Cheah, Jia–Wei Tay, Lai-Kheng Chan, and Zairi Jaal. 2013. Larvicidal, oviposition, and ovicidal effects of Artemisia annua (Asterales: Asteraceae) against Aedes aegypti, Anopheles sinensis, and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). Parasitology Research 112: 3275-3282. [pdf]
Extension Publications, etc.
- Jia-Wei Tay and Dong-Hwan Choe. 2018. Using seaweed to deliver liquid ant baits (UC IPM information for pest management professionals and pesticide applicators). Green Bulletin 8: 1-2. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PDF/PUBS/greenbulletin.2018.spring.pdf
- Kelsey Schall, Jia-Wei Tay, Ashok Mulchandani, Dong-Hwan Choe and Mark Hoddle. 2018. Harnessing hydrogels in the battle against invasive ants: Could a hydrogel baiting system solve Argentine ant problems in southern California citrus? Citrograph 9: 30-35. http://citrusresearch.org/uncategorized/citrograph-summer-2018/
- Jia–Wei Tay, Mark Hoddle, Ashok Mulchandani and Dong-Hwan Choe. 2017. The use of an alginate hydrogel to deliver aqueous bait to manage an invasive ant pest in residential settings. In: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Urban Pests. Birmingham, UK. M.P. Davies, C. Pfeiffer and W.H. Robinson (eds). Pureprint Group, UK, pp. 265-269.
- Jia-Wei Tay. 2014. Sociotomy, caste influences and the effects of juvenile hormone analogue on the colonies of the Pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis (L.)(Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Universiti Sains Malaysia.
- Jia-Wei Tay. 2009. Necrophobic behavior of the Asian subterranean termite and a mound building termite. Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Professional Roles
- Ex-officio committee. State of Hawaii Pest Control Board, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
- Hawaii Pest Control Association
- Search Committee Member. Mycology position, Department of Plant and Environment Protection Sciences.
- Student Competition Judge. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting.
- Proctor. Board Certified Entomologist Certificate Examination.
- Advisory. Kaiser High School, Termite educational project.
- Advisory. Hawaii Pacific University, Termite educational project.
- Committee. Urban Entomology Booth. Riverside Annual Insect Fair.
- UC Riverside Urban Pest Management Annual Conference.
- Manage Nan-Yao and Jill Su Entomology Scholarship.
- Member. UHM Graduate faculty.
Patent
Choe, D.H., Tay, J.W., Hoddle, M., Mulchandani, A. and Rust, M.K. 2020. Biodegradable hydrogel to deliver aqueous bait to control pest ants. Patent application no. 62/400,161; Publication no. US20200029555; international publications BR112019005990, CN110114092, EP3518980, WO/2018/064186.