Education

• B.S. - Agriculture, Visva Bharati University, 2006
• M.S. - Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, 2008
• Ph.D. - Entomology, University of Idaho, 2014
• Post doc - Cornell University, 2015-2019

Publications

Mondal, S., Hladky L. J., and Wintermantel W.M. Differential seasonal prevalence of yellowing viruses infecting melon crops in southern California and Arizona determined by multiplex RT-PCR and RT-qPCR. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-22-1512-RE

Mondal, S., Wintermantel W. M., and Gray, S.M. 2023. Infection dynamics of potato virus Y isolate combinations in three potato cultivars. Plant Disease. 107: 157-166 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-21-1980-RE

Mondal, S., Wintermantel W. M., and Gray, S.M. (2021). Virus and helper component interactions favor the transmission of recombinant potato virus Y strains. Journal of General Virology. 102: 001620. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001620

Mondal, S., Ghanim, M., Roberts, A. and Gray, S.M. (2021). Potato virus Y strains frequently co-localize in single epidermal leaf cells in the aphid stylet. Journal of General Virology. 102: 001576. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001576

Mondal, S., Hladky L. J., Melanson R.A., Singh R., Sikora, E.J. and Wintermantel W.M. A. (2021). First report of cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus and cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus in cucurbit crops in Alabama. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-21-0922-PDN

Mondal, S., Hladky L. J., Fashing P.L., McCreight J.D., Turini T.A., and Wintermantel W.M. A. (2021) First report of cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus and cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus in melon in the Central Valley of California. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-21-0184-PDN

Mondal, S. and Gray, S.M. (2017). Sequential acquisition of Potato virus Y strains by Myzus persicae favors the transmission of the emerging recombinant strains. Virus Research. 241: 116-124. DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.06.023

Mondal, S., Wenninger, E. J., Hutchinson, P. J. S., Whitworth, J. L., Shrestha, D., Eigenbrode, S. D. & Bosque-Pérez, N. A. and Snyder W.E. (2017). Responses of aphid vectors of Potato leaf roll virus to potato varieties. Plant Disease. 101(10): 1812-1818. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-16-1811-RE

Mondal, S., Lin, Y.H., Carroll, J. E., Wenninger, E. J., Bosque-Pérez, N. A., Whitworth, J. L., Hutchinson, P., Eigenbrode, S. and Gray, S. M. (2017). Potato virus Y transmission efficiency from potato infected with single or multiple virus strains. Phytopathology. 107(4): 491–498. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-09-16-0322-R

Mondal, S., Wenninger, E. J., Hutchinson, P. J. S., Weibe, M. A., Eigenbrode, S. D. & Bosque-Pérez, N. A. (2016). Contribution of noncolonizing aphids to Potato virus Y prevalence in potato in Idaho. Environmental Entomology. 45 (6): 1445-1462. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvw131

Mondal, S., Wenninger, E. J., Hutchinson, P. J. S., Whitworth, J. L., Shrestha, D., Eigenbrode, S. D. & Bosque-Pérez, N. A. (2016). Comparison of transmission efficiency of various isolates of Potato virus Y among three aphid vectors. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 158 (3): 258-268. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.12404

Shrestha, D., Wenninger, E. J., Hutchinson, P. J. S., Whitworth, J. L. Mondal, S., Eigenbrode, S. D and Bosque-Perez, N. A. (2014). Interactions among potato genotypes, growth stages, virus strains, and inoculation methods in the Potato virus Y and green peach aphid pathosystem. Environmental Entomology. 43 (3): 662-671. https://doi.org/10.1603/EN13323

Rendon, J. K., Mondal, S., Park, I.J., Price, J.R. (2014). What is the best individual solution to feeding the world's growing population? American Entomologist. 60(4): 212-222. doi: 10.1093/ae/60.4.212

Mondal, S. and Dhawan A.K. (2013). Laboratory evaluation of the relative toxicity of some novel molecules on the resurging tea looper complex on tea. Indian Journal of Ecology.  40(2):211-214.

Mondal, S. and Gill C.K. (2010). Influence of weather parameters on the incidence of Cowpea golden mosaic virus and its vector Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius). Indian Journal of Entomology. 72(1): 79-83.

Dhawan, A.K., Kaur, A., Singh, R., Mondal S. and Kaur G. (2010). Relative toxicity of novel insecticides against cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassicae Linnaeus. Journal of Insect Science. 23 (3): 318-321.