Marion Javal
Updated 28/02/2026
Peer-reviewed publications
Javal, M, Lehmann, P. Reciprocal interactions between sublethal pesticide exposure and heat stress in insects: mechanisms, experimental evidence and implications under climate change. In prep
Dewaele, J*, Javal, M*, Zanutto, J, Buatois, B, Holl, A-C, Michez, D, Vanderplanck, M, Proffit, M, Cuvillier, V. DnBP and DEHP short-term effects on metabolism and ecdysteroid-related gene. In prep
* contributed equally to the work
Sénécal, J, Javal, M, Gaudriault, S, Frago, E. Symbiont-mediated insecticide resistance and its consequences for range expansion. In prep
Laparie, M, Pincebourde, S, Javal, M. The Arctic at a crossroads: a new El Dorado for exotic insects? In prep
Adam et al. Impacts of insecticide resistance in the pest on the efficacy of parasitoid-based biological control. In prep
2026
30 - PREPRINT - Manfrini, E, Sauvion, N, Maquart, P-O, Duquesne E, Legal L, Blight, O, Hanot, C, Zakardjian, M, Geslin B, Goebel, R, Fournier, D, Berggren, A, Bang, A, Javal, M, Angulo E, Le Lann, C, Derocles, SAP, Renault, D, Leroy, B, Courchamp, F. AnthropInsect: a global database of insect traits and anthropogenic associations.
29- Javal, M, Lehmann, P, Bierman, A, Koštál, V, Moos, M, Smit, C, Vogel, H, Conlong, DE, Terblanche, JS. Transcriptomics and metabolomics clues of extreme tolerance to hypoxia in a Cerambycid larva. Journal of Experimental Biology.
28- Javal, M, Vanderplanck, M, Bachelet, T, Dolfi, M, Fernandes, J, Lapeyre, B, Roux, L, Cuvillier, V*, Proffit, M*. Effects of Ubiquitous Anthropogenic Pollutants on Pollinators: Phthalates’ Impact on Bumblebee Olfactory Perception. Ecotoxicology
* contributed equally to the work
2025
27- Dewaele, J, Javal, M, Pinchon, A, Evrard, D, Hautekèete, N, Michez, D, Cuvillier, V. Acute exposure to environmental doses of di-n-butyl phthalate but not di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate induces mortality in isolated and cold-stressed workers of Bombus terrestris L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Environmental Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.122836
26- Destour, G, Kaufmann, B, Centanni, J, Abdelli, Z, Doums, C, Dumet, A, Gippet, J, Gomel, L, Lucas, A, Tauru, H, Vergnes, A, Blatrix, R, Javal, M. (2025) Genetic tracing reveals the role of ornamental plant trade in the simultaneous spread of three invasive ant species in Western Europe. Peer Community Journal, 5: e67. https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.577
--> Pre-print version, recommended on PCI Ecology: https://ecology.peercommunityin.org/articles/rec?id=741
2024
25- Cui, M*, Roe, AD*, Boyle, B, Keena, M, Wu, Y, Braswell, E, Smith, MT, Gasman, B, Shi, J, Javal, M, Roux, G, Turgeon, JJ, Hamelin, R, Porth, I. Tracking the North American Asian longhorned beetle invasion with genomics. Evolutionary Applications. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.70036
* Joint first Authors.
24- Javal, M, Ndiaye, A, Loiseau, A, Bocar Bal, A, Garba, M, Brévault, T, Gauthier, N. Tuta absoluta's Population Genetic Structure Across Africa: two well-delineated but weakly differentiated groups suggesting few introductions and significant gene flow. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 27(2), 223–240, https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12658
23- Destour, G, Blatrix, R, Caries, A, Genevet, J, Kaufmann, B, Lecoq, B, Lucas, A, Verlingue, K, Vergnes, A, Javal, M. Impact of temperature and season on ant foraging activity of two invasive species in a Mediterranean urban area. Ecological Entomology, 49(5), 673–681, http://doi.org/10.1111/een.13339
2023
22- Javal, M, Terblanche, JS, Smit, C, Haran, J. Comparative assessment of heat tolerance in weevils associated with a fire-prone ecosystem. Ecological Entomology, 48:240–250, https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13218
21- Javal, M, Terblanche, JS, Benoit, L, Conlong, DE, Smit, C, Chapuis, M-P. Does host plant drive variation in microbial gut communities in a recently shifted pest? Microbial Ecology, 86:636–646, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-022-02100-x
2022
20- Cui, M, Wu, Y, Javal, M, Roux, G, Bogdanowicz, SM, Andres, JA, Keena, M, Shi, J, Wang, B, Braswell, E, Pfister, SE, Hamelin, R, Roe, A, Porth (2022) Genome-scale phylogeography resolves the native population structure of the infamous Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky). Evolutionary Application, 15:934–953, https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13381
19- Javal, M, Le Moëne, O, Smit, C, Conlong, DE, Terblanche, JS (2022) A preliminary assessment of the physiological and morphological correlates of beetle aggression behaviour in an emerging sugarcane pest, Cacosceles newmannii (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). African Entomology, 30: e10928, https://doi.org/10.17159/2254-8854/2022/a10298
2021
18- Lehmann, P, Javal, M, du Plessis, A, Tshibalanganda, M, Terblanche, JS (2021) X-ray micro-tomographic data of live larvae of the beetle Cacosceles newmannii. Gigabyte, 1, https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.18
17- Javal, M, Terblanche, JS, Conlong, DE, Delahaye, N, Grobbelaar, E, Benoit, L, Lopez-Vaamonde, C, Haran, J (2021) DNA barcoding for bio-surveillance of emerging pests and species identification in Afrotropical Prioninae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Biodiversity Data Journal, 9: e64499, https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e64499
16- Smit, C, Javal, M, Conlong, DE, Hall, G, Terblanche, JS (2021) Host range determination in a novel outbreak pest of sugarcane, Cacosceles newmannii (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Prioninae), inferred from stable isotopes. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 23: 378-387, https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12439
15- Lehmann, P, Javal, M, du Plessis, A, Terblanche, JS (2021) Using μCT in live larvae of a large wood-boring beetle to study tracheal oxygen supply during development. Journal of Insect Physiology, 130, 104199, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2021.104199
14- Smit, C, Javal, M, Lehmann, P, Terblanche, JS (2021) Metabolic responses to starvation and feeding contribute to the invasiveness of an emerging pest insect. Journal of Insect Physiology, 128, 104162, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2020.104162
2020
13- McCue, MD, Javal, M, Clusella-Trullas, S, Le Roux, JJ, Jackson, MC, Ellis, AG, Richardson, DM, Valentine, AJ, Terblanche, JS (2020) Using stable isotopes to answer fundamental questions in invasion ecology: progress and prospects. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 11: 196– 214, https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13327
2019
12- Tsykun, T, Javal, M, Hölling, D, Roux, G, Prospero, S (2019) Fine-scale invasion genetics of the quarantine pest, Anoplophora glabripennis, reconstructed in single outbreaks. Scientific Reports, 9, 19436, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55698-3
11- Javal, M, Thomas, S, Lehmann, P, Barton, MG, Conlong, DE, Du Plessis, A, Terblanche, JS (2019) The effect of oxygen limitation on a xylophagous insect’s heat tolerance is influenced by life-stage through variation in aerobic scope and respiratory anatomy. Frontiers in Physiology, 10:1426, https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.01426
10- Javal, M, Terblanche, JS, Conlong, DE, Malan, AP (2019) First screening of entomopathogenic nematodes and fungus as biocontrol agents against an emerging pest of sugarcane, Cacosceles newmannii (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Insects, 10:117, https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10040117
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9- Javal, M, Lombaert, E, Courtin, C, Kerdelhué, C, Tsykun, T, Prospero, S, Roques, A, Roux, G (2019) Deciphering the worldwide invasion of the Asian longhorned beetle: a recurrent invasion process from the native area together with a bridgehead effect. Molecular Ecology, 28:951-967, https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15030
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8- Lehmann, P, Javal, M, Terblanche, JS (2019) Oxygen limitation is not the cause of death during lethal high thermal exposure in an insect. Biology letters, 15: 20180701, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0701
7- Fan, J, Denux, O, Courtin, C, Bernard, A, Javal, M, Millar, JG, Hanks, LM, Roques, A (2019) Multicomponent blends for trapping native and exotic longhorn beetles at potential points-of-entry and in forests. Journal of Pest Science, 92:281-297, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-018-0997-6
6- Javal, M, Roques, A, Haran, J, Hérard, F, Keena, M, Roux, G (2019) Complex invasion history of the Asian long-horned beetle: fifteen years after first detection in Europe. Journal of Pest Science, 92:173-187, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-017-0917-1 (Erratum)
2018
5- Javal, M, Roux, G, Roques, A, Sauvard, D (2018) Asian Longhorned Beetle dispersal potential assessed in computer-linked flight-mills. Journal of Applied Entomology, 142:282-286, https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12408
4- Javal, M, Roques, A, Roux, G, Laparie, M (2018) Respiration-based monitoring of metabolic rate following cold-exposure in two invasive Anoplophora species depending on acclimation regime. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A, 216: 20-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.10.031
2016
3- Javal, M, Renault, D, Colinet, H (2016) Impact of fluctuating thermal regimes on Drosophila melanogaster survival to cold stress. Animal Biology, 66:427-444. https://doi.org/10.1163/15707563-00002510
2- Haran, J, Langor, D, Roques, A, Javal, M (2016) Pissodes irroratus Reitter 1899, a species from East Russia new to Europe
(Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Molytinae). Snudebiller 17, No 256: 6pp., CURCULIO-Institute: Germany, Mönchengladbach.
1- Colinet, H, Renault, D, Javal, M, Berková, P, Šimek, P, Koštál, V (2016) Uncovering the benefits of fluctuating thermal regimes on cold tolerance of drosophila flies by combined metabolomic and lipidomic approach. BBA - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, 1861(11):1736-1745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.08.008
Non peer-reviewed publications
2020
CABI, 2020. Anoplophora glabripennis [review by M Javal]. In: Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/5557.
2018
Marion Javal, Saskia Thomas, Madeleine G Barton, Denise Gillespie, Desmond E Conlong, John S Terblanche (2018) Understanding the recent invasion of Cacosceles newmannii (Coleoptera : Cerambycidae) into sugarcane from a thermal perspective. Proc S Afr Sug Technol Ass, 91:66-69