About the Authors

Charissa de Bekker

c.debekker@psu.edu

Affiliation Department of Entomology and Department of Biology, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Philip B. Smith

Affiliation Metabolomics Core Facility, Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Andrew D. Patterson

Affiliations Metabolomics Core Facility, Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America

David P. Hughes

Affiliation Department of Entomology and Department of Biology, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CdB. Performed the experiments: CdB. Analyzed the data: CdB PBS ADP DPH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ADP DPH. Wrote the paper: CdB PBS ADP DPH.