Matthew Patrick Daugherty
Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521
Email: matt.daugherty@ucr.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Integrative Biology (December 2006), University of California, Berkeley. Advisor: Cherie
Briggs. Title: Plant productivity, consumer feeding preferences, and biological control in a
terrestrial arthropod food web.
M.S. Biological Sciences (August 2000), Illinois State University. Advisor: Steve Juliano. Title:
Processing chains in container habitats: scirtids beetle abundance, resource processing,
and effects on tree hole mosquitoes.
B.S. Biological Sciences, minor in Geology (March 1995), University of California, Davis.
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
2/2009-present
2008-2009
2007-2008
2006-2008
2002-2006
2000-2004
1997-2000
1997-2000
Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Entomology,
University of California-Riverside
USDA postdoctoral fellow, Department of Environmental Sciences, Policy &
Management, University of California-Berkeley
Consultant - Statistics and Modeling, California Department of Fish and Game
Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Environmental Sciences, Policy &
Management, University of California-Berkeley
Graduate Student Researcher, Integrative Biology, University of CaliforniaBerkeley
Graduate Student Instructor, Integrative Biology, University of CaliforniaBerkeley
Graduate Research Assistant, Biological Sciences, Illinois State University
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Biological Sciences, Illinois State University
PUBLICATIONS & MANUSCRIPTS
Daugherty, M.P., Gruber, B.R., Almeida, R.P.P., Anderson, M.M., Cooper, M.L., Rasmussen, Y.D.,
and E.A. Weber 2012. Testing the efficacy of barrier plantings for limiting sharpshooter spread.
American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, in press.
Tsai, C.W., Daugherty, M.P., and R.P.P. Almeida 2012. Seasonal dynamics and virus translocation
of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 in grapevine cultivars. Plant Pathology, in press.
Rathé, A.A., Pilkington, L.J., Gurr, G.M., Hoddle, M.S., Daugherty, M.P., Constable F.E., Luck,
J.E., Powell, K.S., Fletcher, M.J., and O.R. Edwards 2012. Incursion preparedness: anticipating
the arrival of an economically important plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa Wells
(Proteobacteria: Xanthomonadaceae) and the insect vector Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar)
(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology, accepted.
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Rathé, A.A., Pilkington, L.J., Gurr, G.M., and M.P. Daugherty 2012. Potential for persistence and
within-plant movement of Xylella fastidiosa in Australian native plants. Australasian Plant
Pathology, accepted.
Daugherty, M.P. 2011. Host plant quality, spatial heterogeneity, and the stability of mite predatorprey dynamics. Experimental and Applied Acarology 9:311-322.
Daugherty, M.P., Rashed, A., Almeida, R.P., and T. Perring 2011. Vector preference for host
infection status: sharpshooter movement and Xylella fastidiosa transmission. Ecological
Entomology 36:654-662.
Rashed, A., Daugherty, M.P., R.P.P. Almeida 2011. Grapevine cultivar susceptibility to Xylella
fastidiosa does not affect vector transmission success. Environmental Entomology 40:11921199.
Lopes, J.R.S., Daugherty, M.P. and R.P.P. Almeida 2010. Strain origin drives virulence and
persistence of Xylella fastidiosa in alfalfa. Plant Pathology 59:963-971.
Daugherty, M.P., Lopes, J.R.S. and R.P.P. Almeida 2010. Strain-specific alfalfa water stress
induced by Xylella fastidiosa. European Journal of Plant Pathology 127:333-340.
Daugherty, M.P., Lopes, J.R.S. and R.P.P. Almeida 2010. Vector within-host feeding preference
mediates transmission of a heterogeneously distributed pathogen. Ecological Entomology
35:360-366.
Prado, S.S., Hung, K.Y., Daugherty, M.P. and R.P.P. Almeida 2010. Indirect effects of temperature
on stink bug fitness via maintenance of gut-associated symbionts. Applied and Environmental
Microbiology 76:1261-1266.
Daugherty, M.P., Bosco, D. and R.P.P. Almeida 2009. Temperature mediates vector transmission
efficiency: inoculum supply and plant infection dynamics. Annals of Applied Biology 155:361369.
Daugherty, M.P. and R.P.P. Almeida 2009. Estimating Xylella fastidiosa transmission parameters:
decoupling sharpshooter number and feeding period. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
132:84-92.
Lopes, J.R.S., Daugherty, M.P., and R.P.P. Almeida 2009. Context-dependent transmission of a
generalist plant pathogen: host species and pathogen strain mediate insect vector competence.
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 131:216-224.
Prado, S.S., Golden, M., Follett, P.A., Daugherty, M.P., and R.P.P. Almeida 2009. Demography of
gut symbiotic and aposymbiotic Nezara viridula L. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Environmental
Entomology 38:103-109.
Daugherty, M.P. 2009. Different herbivore feeding modes promote coexistence: insights from a
metabolic pool model. Environmental Entomology 38:667-676.
Daugherty, M.P, Welter, S. C., and C. J. Briggs 2007. Top-down and bottom-up control of pear
psylla (Cacopsylla pyricola): Plant quality and the efficacy of the predator Anthocoris
nemoralis. Biological Control 43:257-264.
Daugherty, M.P, and C.J. Briggs 2007. Multiple sources of isotopic variation in a terrestrial
arthropod community: challenges for disentangling food webs. Environmental Entomology
36:776-791.
Daugherty, M.P., Harmon, J.P., and C.J. Briggs 2007. Trophic supplements to intraguild predation.
Oikos 116:662-677.
Lloyd-Smith, J.O., Cross, P.C., Briggs, C.J., Daugherty, M.P., Getz, W.M., Latto, J., Sanchez, M.S.,
Smith, A.B., and A. Swei 2005. Should we expect population thresholds for wildlife disease?
Trends in Ecology & Evolution 20:511-519.
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Daugherty, M.P., and S.A. Juliano 2003. Leaf-scraping beetle feces are a food resource for
Ochlerotatus triseriatus. American Midland Naturalist 150:181-184.
Daugherty, M.P., and S.A. Juliano 2002. Testing for context-dependence in a processing chain
interaction among detritus-feeding aquatic insects. Ecological Entomology 27:541-553.
Daugherty, M.P., and S.A. Juliano 2001. Factors affecting the abundance of scirtid beetles in
container habitats. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 20:109-117.
Daugherty, M.P., Alto, B.A., and S.A. Juliano 2000. Invertebrate carcasses as a resource for
competing Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical
Entomology 37:364-372.
GRANTS & AWARDS
UC ANR, 2011-2016. Risk Assessment, Economic Analysis, and Extension Education for Asian
Citrus Psyllid and Huanglonbing Diesase Management in California ($470,643). P.I. Beth
Grafton-Cardwell.
USDA-UC Pierce’s Disease Research Grants Program, 2010-2013. Linking within-vineyard
sharpshooter management to Pierce’s disease spread ($180,152).
California Department of Food & Agriculture, 2010-2013. Field trial for resistance to Pierce's
disease ($28,912). Co-PI with Tom Miller.
USDA-CSREES, 2008-2011. Cascading effects of climate change on an invasive insect vector and
disease spread in vineyards ($102,551).
Consolidated Central Valley Table Grape Pest and Disease Control District, 2008-2011. How
important is vine-to-vine spread for Pierce’s Disease epidemiology? ($41,950).
USDA-UC Pierce’s Disease Research Grants Program, 2008-2011. Which grape varietals are
sources of Pierce’s disease spread: Decoupling resistance, tolerance and glassy-winged
sharpshooter discrimination. ($220,302). P.I. Rodrigo Almeida.
USDA-CSREES grant, 2002-2005. Productivity and intraguild predation in orchard crop systems
($200,000). P.I. Cherie Briggs.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Recent presentations – conference talks and posters
Daugherty, M.P. 2011. Regional epidemiology of Pierce's disease in California and the
implications for management. Pierce's Disease Research Symposium, Sacramento, CA.
Rashed, A.*, Daugherty, M.P., and R.P.P. Almeida 2011. The effect of grapevine cultivar
susceptibility to Xylella fastidiosa on transmission efficiency of the glassy-winged
sharpshooter. Entomological Society of America, Reno, NV.
Daugherty, M.P.*, Rashed, A., and R.P.P. Almeida 2010. Disease spread: interactive effects of
vector preference and host resistance versus tolerance. Entomological Society of America,
San Diego, CA.
Rashed, A.*, Daugherty, M.P., and R.P.P. Almeida 2010. Feeding behavior in sharpshooter
leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellinae): Does within-host feeding site preference influence
vector transmission efficiency? Entomological Society of America, San Diego, CA.
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Daugherty, M.P.*, Lopes, J., and R.P.P. Almeida 2010. Sources of variability in the transmission
of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa by sharpshooter leafhoppers. Entomological Society
of America, San Diego, CA.
Daugherty, M.P. 2011. Vector management and Pierce’s disease epidemiology in Southern
California. Pierce's Disease Research Symposium, San Diego, CA.
Coletta-Filho, H.D., Pereira Jr., F.H., Ferreira, C., Daugherty, M.P.*, and J. Lopes 2010.
Acquisition of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus by Diaphorina citri from Sweet Orange
plants with variable pathogen population. Citrus Health Research Forum, Denver, CO.
Invited seminars
University of California – Berkeley, Essig Museum Lunch, Octorber 2011
University of California – Riverside, Department of Plant Pathology, October 2010
Illinois State University, School of Biological Sciences, August 2010
Oregon State University, Department of Horticulture, May 2010
University of California – Riverside, Department of Biology, February 2010
Arizona State University –West, Department of Natural Sciences, October 2009
Recent extension presentations
“Invasive insect management in Southern California: How important are urban-agriculture
linkages?” Entomological Association of Southern California, December 2011, Arcadia, CA.
“Coping with invasive vectors of plant pathogens: regulations and control considerations.” CAPCA,
San Diego Chapter, December 2011, Escondido, CA.
“The effectiveness of within-vineyard sharpshooter control for limiting Pierce’s disease spread”.
Temecula Valley Grape Day, April 2011, Temecula, CA.
“Biology, ecology, and management of pest insects”. UC Master Gardener Program, March 2011,
Bishop, CA.
“Under siege: invasive species and disease spread.” Idyllwild Community Recreation Council
Speaker Series, February 2011, Idyllwild, CA.
“How important is vine-to-vine spread?” Consolidated Central Valley Table Grape Pest and Disease
Control District, February 2011, Delano, CA.
“Ecological considerations for the management of arthropod pests”. UC Master Gardener Program,
December 2010, Montclair, CA.
Guest Lectures: Cal State Fullerton, Invasion Biology; University of California-Berkeley,
Population and Community Ecology; San Francisco State University, Ecology; University of
California-Berkeley, Microbial Ecology
Referee for: American Naturalist, PLoS Pathogens, Ecology, Ecological Applications, Annals of
the Entomological Society of America, Environmental Entomology, Biological Control, Journal
of Insect Pathology, Journal of Medical Entomology, Journal of Vector Ecology, Freshwater
Biology, Plant Disease, American Journal of Botany
Society memberships: Ecological Society of America, Sigma Xi, Entomological Society of
America, Phi Sigma Biological Honors Society.
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