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Miriam D Lopez
Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research
Biological Science Technician (Insects)

Phone: (515) 294-7877
Fax: (515) 294-9359

1575 AGRONOMY BLDG
AMES, IA 50011

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Asian corn borer damage is affected by rind penetration strength of corn stalks in a spatiotemporally dependent manner Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Guo, J., He, K., Meng, Y., Hellmich II, R.L., Chen, S., Lopez, M.D., Lauter, N.C., Wang, Z. 2022. Asian corn borer damage is affected by rind penetration strength of corn stalks in a spatiotemporally dependent manner. Plant Direct. 6(2). Article e381. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.381.
Comprehensive impacts of diversified cropping on soil health and sustainability Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Baldwin-Kordick, R., De, M., Lopez, M.D., Liebman, M., Lauter, N.C., Marino, J., McDaniel, M.D. 2022. Comprehensive impacts of diversified cropping on soil health and sustainability. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 46(3): 331-363. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2021.2019167.
Sequence, assembly and annotation of maize inbred B104 - (Abstract Only)
Manchanda, N., Chougule, K., Olson, A., Fengler, K., Seetharam, A., Liaca, V., Zastrow-Hayes, G., Wei, S., Braun, I., Lopez, M.D., Ployaram, W., Zarecor, S., Lu, Z., Walley, J., Yandeau-Nelson, M., Wang, K., Adams, D., Ware, D., Schmitz, B., Woodhouse, M.H., Lauter, N.C., Andorf, C.M., Lawrence-Dill, C., Hufford, M. 2021. Sequence, assembly and annotation of maize inbred B104. Maize Annual Meetings. 76.
A multigenotype maize silk expression atlas reveals how exposure-related stresses are mitigated following emergence from husk leaves Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
McNinch, C., Chen, K., Dennison, T.S., Lopez, M.D., Yandeau-Nelson, M.D., Lauter, N.C. 2020. A multigenotype maize silk expression atlas reveals how exposure-related stresses are mitigated following emergence from husk leaves. The Plant Genome. 13(3). Article e20040. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20040.
Development and application of a quantitative bioassay to evaluate maize silk resistance to corn earworm herbivory among progenies derived from Peruvian landrace Piura Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lopez, M.D., Dennison, T., Ward, T.M., Yandeau-Nelson, M.D., Abel, C.A., Lauter, N.C. 2019. Development and application of a quantitative bioassay to evaluate maize silk resistance to corn earworm herbivory among progenies derived from Peruvian landrace Piura. PLoS One. 14(4):e0215414. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215414.
A single major QTL controls expression of larval Cry1F resistance trait in Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and is independent of midgut receptor genes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Coates, B.S., Sumerford, D.V., Lopez, M.D., Wang, H., Fraser, L.M., Kroemer, J.A., Spencer, T., Kim, K., Abel, C.A., Hellmich II, R.L., Siegfried, B.D. 2011. A single major QTL controls expression of larval Cry1F resistance trait in Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and is independent of midgut receptor genes. Genetica. 139(8):961-972.
Effects of Infection with Nosema pyrausta on Survival and Development of Offspring of Laboratory Selected Bt-resistant and Bt-susceptible European Corn Borers - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nosema pyrausta and Cry1Ab-incorporated Diet Led to Decreased Survival and Developmental Delays in European Corn Borer - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lopez, M.D., Sumerford, D.V., Lewis, L.C. 2010. Nosema pyrausta and Cry1Ab-incorporated Diet Led to Decreased Survival and Developmental Delays in European Corn Borer. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 134(2):146-153.
Effects of Transgenic Bacillus thuringienses Corn and Permethrin on Nontarget Arthropods - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bruck, D.J., Lopez, M.D., Lewis, L.C., Prasifka, J.R., Gunnarson, R.D. 2007. Effects of tansgenic Bacillus thuringienses corn and permethrin on nontarget arthropods. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology. 23(3):111-124.
Effects of Insecticide Exposure on Movement and Population Size Estimates of Predatory Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Prasifka, J.R., Lopez, M.D., Hellmich II, R.L., Prasifka, P.L. 2007. Effects of Insecticide Exposure on Movement and Population Size Estimates of Predatory Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Pest Management Science. 64:30-36.
COMPARISON OF PITFALL TRAPS AND LITTER BAGS FOR SAMPLING GROUND-DWELLING ARTHROPODS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Prasifka, J.R., Lopez, M.D., Hellmich II, R.L., Lewis, L.C., Dively, G.P. 2007. Comparison of pitfall traps and litter bags for sampling ground-dwelling arthropods. Journal of Applied Entomology. 131:115-120.
UTILITY OF GROUND BEETLE SPECIES IN FIELD TESTS OF POTENTIAL NON-TARGET EFFECTS OF BT CROPS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lopez, M.D., Prasifka, J.R., Bruck, D.J., Lewis, L.C. 2005. Utility of ground beetle species in field tests of potential non-target effects of Bt crops. Environmental Entomology. 34(5):1317-1324.