Education:

• 1984 Ph.D. Lincoln College, University of Canterbury
• 1981 Dip Biotech (Dist.) Massey University
• 1978 BSc (Hons.) 1 st Class in Zoology Massey University 1978

Professional Experience:

• 1983- until now - Research Scientist and Science Leader HortResearch, Lincoln, New Zealand

Honours/distinctions:

• 2006 OECD Fellowship (visit to USDA ARS Hilo)
• 2003 Fellow of the Royal Society of NZ
• 2003 HortResearch Chairman’s Award for Excellence
• 2003 OECD Fellowship (with Kye Chung Park, Penn. State Univ.)
• 2003 Ernst & Young Executive Course
• 2002 ISAT Award
• 2000 MORST Institute of Directors Award
• 1999 Trimble Award
• 1999 Int. Plant Protection Congress Award
• 1998 British Crop Protection Council Senior Travel Bursary
• 1996 C. Alma Baker Fellowship; Lincoln University Foundation Award
• 1995 Italian Fruitgrowers Award
• 1994 Swedish Travel Award
• 1990 C. Alma Baker Trust Award
• 1990 NZ Commemorative Medal

Research Interest:

• Host plant recognition and female moth attractants for leafrollers, codling moth and other species, in the context of insecticide risk reduction.
• Pheromones and other semiochemicals for monitoring biocontrol agents for weeds and insects, and pest or invasive insects.
• Insects as vectors of myco-herbicides (National Centre of Research Excellence in Bioprotection, Lincoln University (with Post Doc Dr Alvin Hee et al.)
• Burnt pine longhorn behaviour and electrophysiology, understanding host recognition to fire-related cues, development of a repellent, contact sex pheromone.
• Signaling of herbivore attack by apple trees to parasitoids following leafroller attack.
• Sterile Insect Technique for eradication of painted apple moth and wider use.
• Geographical Information Systems for insect dispersal and invasive species incursion responses.

Expert Panels:

• 2003- Environmental Risk Management Authority of NZ, Board Member (Deputy Chair from 2008)
• 2003- Technical Users Group, Pesticide Risk Reduction Programme
• 1997-1998 White Spotted Tussock Moth Eradication Panel
• 2000-2006 Painted Apple Moth Eradication Technical Advisory Group
• 2001 - MAF Forestry Biosecurity Consultative Committee
• 2003-2005 Gum Leaf Skeletoniser Technical Advisory Group

Scientific Societies:

• Councillor, Asia Pacific Association of Chemical Ecologists (2001-2009)
• Scientific Programme Committee, Int. Cong. Entomology (Brisbane, 2004)
• International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences (Governing Board, 2004-2007)
• Convenor, Chemical and Physiological Ecology and Behaviour, Int. Cong. Entomology (Brisbane, 2004)
• President, New Zealand Plant Protection Society (1999-2001)
• Entomological Society of America
• Entomological Society of New Zealand
• NZ Institute Agricultural Science
• NZ Institute Horticultural Science

Recent Publications:

• Yamoah, E., E.E Jones, R. J. Weld, D.M. Suckling, N. Waipara, G. W. Bourdôt, Alvin K W Hee and A. Stewart. 2007. Microbial population and diversity on the exoskeletons of four insect species associated with gorse (Ulex europaeus L.). Aust. J. Entomol.  In press. 

• El-Sayed, A.M., Suckling, D.M., Byers, J.A., E.B. Jang, and C.H. Wearing. 2008. Potential of ‘lure and kill’ for long-term pest management and eradication of invasive species. J. Econ. Entomol. In press.

• Kean J. M., S. L. Wee, A. E. A. Stephens and D. M. Suckling. 2008. Modelling the effects of inherited sterility for application of the sterile insect technique. Ag. For. Entomol. In press. 

• Jamieson, L.E., D.M. Suckling and P. Ramankutty. 2008. Mass trapping Prays nephelomima (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) in citrus orchards J. Econ. Entomol. In press. 

• Stringer, LD, El-Sayed, AM, Cole, L, Manning, LA,  Suckling, DM. 2008. Floral attractants for the female soybean looper, Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Pest Management Science. In press

• Gibb, A.R. D.M. Suckling, S. Fielder, B. Bunn, L. E. Jamieson, M.L. Larsen, G. H. Walter, and D. J. Kriticos. Major Sex Pheromone Components of the Australian Gum Leaf Skeletonizer Uraba lugens: (10E,12Z)-Hexadecadien-1-Yl Acetate and (10E,12Z)-Hexadecadien-1-ol.  J. Chem Ecol. In press

• Yamoah, E., E. Jones, GW Bourdôt, DM Suckling, R.J. Weld and A. Stewart. Factors influencing pathogenicity of Fusarium tumidum on gorse (Ulex europaeus). Biocontrol Sci. Tech. In press.

• Mitchell, V.J., L.M. Manning, L. Cole, K.C. Park, D.M. Suckling and A.M. El-Sayed. 2008. Efficacy of the pear ester as a monitoring tool for codling moth Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in New Zealand apple orchards. Pest Management Science 64: 209-214. 

• Wee S. L., A. M. El-Sayed, A. R. Gibb, V. Mitchell and D.M. Suckling. 2008. Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of Fuller’s rose weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to host plants and conspecific odours. Aust. J. Entomol. 47: 24-31. 
   
• Stephens, A.E.A, A.M. Barrington, V.A. Bush, N.M. Fletcher and D.M. Suckling.  2008. Evaluation of dyes for marking painted apple moth (Teia anartoides Walker, Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) used in the sterile insect release technique. Aust. J. Entomol. 47:141-146.

• El-Sayed, A.M, J.A. Byers, L.M. Manning, A. Jürgens, V.J. Mitchell, D.M. Suckling. 2008. Floral scent of Canadian thistle, Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop and its potential as a generic insect attractant. J. Econ. Entomol. 101: 720-727. 

• Stephens, A. E. A., D. M. Suckling, A. M. El-Sayed. 2008. Odour quality discrimination for behavioural antagonist compounds in three tortricid species. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata  127: 176-183.  

• Suckling, D.M. E. Jang, P. Holder and L. Carvalho. 2008. Bioassay of candidate replacement lure dispensers for fruit fly surveillance in New Zealand. Pest Management Science 64: 848-856.

• Kriticos, D. J., K. J.B. Potter, N. S. Alexander, D. M. Suckling and A. R. Gibb. 2007. Using a pheromone lure survey to establish the native and potential distribution of an invasive Lepidopteran, Uraba lugens. J. Appl. Ecol. 44: 853-863.

• Stephens, A.E.A., D.M. Suckling, G.M. Burnip, A. Flynn and J. Richmond.2007. Field records of painted apple moth (Teia anartoides: Lep.: Lymantriidae)on plants and inanimate objects in Auckland, New Zealand. Aust J. Entomol. 46: 152-159.

• Gibb, A. R.,  B. Pinese, D. Tenakanai, A. P. Kawi, B. Bunn, P. Ramankutty and D. M. Suckling. 2007. (11Z)-Hexadecenal and (3Z,6Z,9Z)-tricosatriene: Sex pheromone components of the red banded mango caterpillar Deanolis sublimbalis. J. Chemical Ecology 33:  579-589.

• Gibb, A. R., D. M. Suckling, A. M. El-Sayed, C. R. Unelius, B. Bohman, J. J. Dymock,  M. L. Larsen and B. E. Willoughby.  2007. (Z,E)-11,13-Hexadecadienyl acetate - Sex Pheromone of the grass webworm Herpetogramma licarsisalis: Identification, synthesis and field bioassays. J. Chem. Ecol.:  33: 839-847.

• Suckling, D.M., E. B. Jang, Carvalho, L. A., Nagata, J. T., Schneider, E. L., and El-Sayed, A.M. 2007. Can ménage-à-trois be used for controlling insects ? J. Chem. Ecol. 33: 1494-1504.

• Landolt, P.J., D.M. Suckling, and G. Judd. 2007. Synergism of a feeding attractant and a host kairomone for the codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 33: 2236-2244.

• Gibb, A.R., Suckling, D.M., Morris, B.D., Dawson, T.E, Bunn, B., Comeskey, D., and Dymock, J. J. 2006. Z7-Tricosene and monounsaturated ketones as sex pheromone components of the Australian guava moth Coscinoptycha improbana: Identification, field trapping, and phenology. J. Chem. Ecol., 32: 221-237

• Suckling , D.M., J.K. Hackett, A. Chhagan, A. Barrington, and A.M. El-Sayed. 2006. Effect of irradiation on female painted apple moth Teia anartoides (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) sterility and attractiveness to males. J. Appl. Ent., 130:167-170.

• Gibb, A.R., D. Comeskey, L. Berndt, E. G. Brockerhoff, A. M. El-Sayed, H. Jactel, and D. M. Suckling. 2006. Identification of sex pheromone of a New Zealand geometrid moth: the common forest looper Pseudocoremia suavis, reveals a species complex. J Chem Ecol., 32: 865-876.

• Brockerhoff EG, Jones DC, Kimberley MO, Suckling DM, Donaldson T. 2006. Nationwide survey for invasive wood-boring and bark beetles (Coleoptera) using traps baited with pheromones and kairomones. Forest Ecology and Management, 288: 234-240.

• Suckling , D.M. G.M. Burnip, J. Hackett, and J.C. Daly. 2006. Frass sampling and baiting indicate European earwig (Forficula auricularia ) foraging in orchards. J. Appl. Ent., 130: 263-267.

• El-Sayed, A.M., D. M. Suckling, C. H. Wearing, and J. A. Byers. 2006. Potential of mass trapping for long-term pest management and eradication of invasive species. J. Econ. Entomol.  99: 1550-1564. 

• Suckling, D.M , J. M. Daly, X. Chen and G. Karg. 2006. Field electroantennogram and trap assessment of aerosol pheromone dispensers to disrupt lightbrown apple moth.  Pest Management Science 63: 202-209.

• Suckling, D.M., A.R. Gibb, D.R. Hall, and T. Johnson. 2006. Examination of sex attractants for monitoring weed biocontrol agents in Hawaii. Biocontrol Sci. Tech. 16: 919-927.

• Suckling, D.M. J.T.S. Walker, P.W. Shaw, L.A. Manning, P. LO, R. Wallis, V. Bell, W.R., M. Sandanayaka, D. R. Hall, J. V. Cross, A. M. El-Sayed. 2006. Trapping Dasinuera mali (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in apples. J. Economic Entomol. 100: 745-751.

• Wee, S.L., Suckling, D.M., G.M. Burnip, J. Hackett, and A.M. Barrington and R. Pedley. 2005. Effects of sub-sterilizing gamma radiation doses on longevity and inherited sterility of painted apple moth Teia anartoides (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). J. Econ. Entomol. In press.

• Suckling, D.M., Gibb, A.R., Dentener, P.R., Seldon, D.S., Clare, G.K., Jamieson, L., Baird, D., Kriticos, D.J. and El-Sayed, A.M. 2005. Gum Leaf Skeletoniser (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) in New Zealand: Pheromone Trapping for Delimitation and Phenology. Journal of Economic Entomology. 98: 1187–1192.

• El-Sayed, A.M., Gibb, A.R., Suckling, D.M., Bunn, B., Fielder, S., Comesky, D., Manning, L.A., Foster, S.P., Morris, B.D., Ando, T., Mori, K. 2005. Identification of sex pheromone components of the painted apple moth: A tussock moth with a thermally labile pheromone component . Journal of Chemical Ecology, 31: 633-657.

• Suckling, D. M., Gibb, A. R., Burnip, G. M., Snelling, C., De Ruiter, J., Langford, G., El-Sayed, A. M. 2005. Optimization of pheromone lure and trap characteristics for currant clearwing, Synanthedon tipuliformis. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 31: 393-406.

• Kean, J. M. and D.M. Suckling. 2005. Estimating the probability of eradication of painted apple moth from Auckland. New Zealand Plant Protection, 58: 7-11.

• El-Sayed, A.M. and D.M. Suckling. 2005. Chemistry of the sex pheromone gland of fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea discovered in New Zealand. New Zealand Plant Protection, 58: 31-36.

• Kriticos, D. Philips, C., Suckling, D.M. 2005. Improving border biosecurity: Potential economic benefits to New Zealand. New Zealand Plant Protection, 58: 1-6.

• Wee, S. L., D. M. Suckling, G. M. Burnip, J. Hackett, A. Barrington, and R. Pedley. 2005. Effects of substerilizing doses of gamma radiation on adult longevity and level of inherited sterility in Teia anartoides (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) J. Econ. Entomol., 98: 732-738.

• Suckling , D.M., J. Charles, D. Allan, A. Chaggan, A. Barrington, G. M. Burnip and A. M. El-Sayed. 2005. Performance of irradiated painted apple moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) in urban Auckland, New Zealand. J. Econ. Entomol., 98: 1531-1538.

• Suckling , D.M., A. R. Gibb, P.R. Dentener, D.S. Seldon, G.K. Clare, L. Jamieson, A. M. El-Sayed, D. Baird, and D. Kriticos. 2005. Gum leaf skeletoniser Uraba lugens in New Zealand: pheromone trapping for delimitation and phenology. J. Econ. Entomol., 98: 1187–1192.

• Suckling , D.M. and A.R. Gibb. 2003. Use of pheromones and other attractants to combat insect incursions, In Goldson, S.L. and Suckling, D.M. (eds), Defending a Green Oasis: The Role of Science in Biosecurity. NZ Plant Protection Society, Christchurch.

• Suckling , D.M., McKenna, C. and Walker, J.T.S. 2003. IPM in NZ Horticulture. Pp385-396 In Maredia, K.M. D. Dakouo and D. Mota-Sanchez. Global Perspectives in Integrated Pest Management. CABI Publishing.

• Suckling , D.M., J. Charles and P. Stevens. 2002. Possibility of control of painted apple moth moth (Teia anartoides) using single component mating disruption. New Zealand Plant Protection 55: 1-6.

• Suckling , D.M., A.R. Gibb, G.M. Burnip, and N.C. Delury. 2002. Can parasitoid sex pheromones help in insect biocontrol? A case study of codling moth and its’ parasitoid. Environ. Entomol. 31: 947-952.

• Suckling , D.M., Karg, G. 2000. Pheromones and semiochemicals. Pp 63-99 In: Biological and Biotechnical Control of Insect Pests. J. Rechcigl and N. Rechcigl (eds), CRC Press.

• Suckling , D.M., S.R. Green, A. R. Gibb, and Karg, G. 1999. Predicting atmospheric concentration of pheromone in treated apple orchards. J. Chem. Ecol. 25: 117-139.

• Suckling , D.M. , R. Hill, H. Gourlay, and P. Witzgall. 1999. Sex attractant-based monitoring of a biological control agent of gorse. Biocont. Sci. Tech. 9: 99-104.

• Suckling , D.M. and E.G. Brockerhoff. 1999. Control of lightbrown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) using an attracticide. J. Econ. Entomol. 92: 367-372.

• Suckling , D.M., S.R. Green, A. R. Gibb, and G. Karg. 1999. Atmospheric pheromone concentrations affect the behaviour of lightbrown apple moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in the orchard J. Chem. Ecol. 25: 2011-2025.