Research Project: Productive Cropping Systems Based on Ecological Principles of Pest Management

Location: Integrated Cropping Systems Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Thermal tolerance regulates foraging behavior of ants - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Evidence of western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) field-evolved resistance to Cry3Bb1 + Cry34/35Ab1 maize in Nebraska - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Reinders, J.E., Reinders, E.E., French, B.W., Meinke, L.J. 2021. Evidence of western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) field-evolved resistance to Cry3Bb1 + Cry34/35Ab1 maize in Nebraska. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6752.

Development of a non-diapausing strain of northern corn rootworm with rearing techniques for both diapausing and non-diapausing strains - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Huynh, M.P., Nielson, C.N., French, B.W., Ludwick, D.C., Geisert, R.W., Pereira, A.E., Barry, J.M., Meihls, L.N., Schneider, S.K., Hibbard, B.E. 2021. Development of a non-diapausing strain of northern corn rootworm with rearing techniques for both diapausing and non-diapausing strains. Scientific Reports. 11. Article 17944. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97452-8.

Declining abundance of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) among crop and prairie habitats of eastern South Dakota, USA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hesler, L.S., Beckendorf, E.A. 2021. Declining abundance of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) among crop and prairie habitats of eastern South Dakota, USA. Frontiers in Conservation Science. 2. Article 742036. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2021.742036.

Challenges and prospects of wild soybean as a resistance source against soybean aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) - (Literature Review)
Hesler, L.S., Tilmon, K.J., Varenhorst, A.J., Conzemius, S.R., Taliercio, E.W., Beckendorf, E.A. 2021. Challenges and prospects of wild soybean as a resistance source against soybean aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saab033.

Characterizing the relationship between western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larval survival on Cry3Bb1-expressing corn and larval developmental factors - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Reinders, J.D., Wangila, D.S., Robinson, E.A., French, B.W., Meinke, L.J. 2021. Characterizing the relationship between western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larval survival on Cry3Bb1-expressing corn and larval developmental factors. Journal of Economic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab151.

Ant thermal tolerance: a review of methods, hypotheses, and sources of variation - (Review Article)
Roeder, K.A., Roeder, D.V., Bujan, J. 2021. Ant thermal tolerance: a review of methods, hypotheses, and sources of variation. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saab018.

Soybean aphid infestation and crop yield in relation to cultivar, foliar insecticide, and insecticidal seed treatment in South Dakota - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hesler, L.S., Beckendorf, E.A. 2021. Soybean aphid infestation and crop yield in relation to cultivar, foliar insecticide, and insecticidal seed treatment in South Dakota. Phytoparasitica. 49:971-981. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-021-00914-y.

Testing effects of invasive fire ants and disturbance on ant communities of the longleaf pine ecosystem - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Roeder, K.A., Penuela Useche, V., Levey, D.J., Resasco, J. 2021. Testing effects of invasive fire ants and disturbance on ant communities of the longleaf pine ecosystem. Ecological Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13033.