NC246: Ecology and Management of Arthropods in Corn

(Multistate Research Project)

Status: Active

SAES-422 Reports

02/04/2021


  1. Abdelgaffar, H., O. P. Perera, and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes. 2020. ABC transporter mutations in Cry1F-resistant fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) do not result in altered susceptibility to selected small molecule pesticides. Pest Management Science, 77(2):949-955.



  1. Abel, C. A. and S. Coates. 2020. Evaluation of eight maize germplasms developed in Ecuador for resistance to leaf feeding fall armyworm. Southwestern Entomologist 45: 75-78.



  1. Abel, C. A., S. Coates, M. Millard, W. P. Williams, and M. P. Scott. 2020. Evaluation of XL370A-derived maize germplasm for resistance to leaf feeding by fall armyworm. Southwestern Entomologist 45: 69-74.




  1. Abel, C. A. and M. P. Scott. 2020. Evaluation of 21 Thailand maize germplasms for resistance to leaf feeding Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 93: 97-102.




  2. Baldwin, J., Paula-Moraes, S.V., Pereira, R. 2020. The good side of the bad guys: predation of lepidopteran pests by Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Fla. Entomol., 183: 68-71. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.103.0411.





  1. Babu, A., A. Del Pozo-Valdivia, and D. Reisig. 2020. Baseline flight potential of adult Euschistus servus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and its implications on local dispersal. Environ. Entomol. 49: 699-708. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvaa041



  1. Bilbo, T. R., F.P.F. Reay-Jones, and J. K. Greene. 2020. Evaluation of insecticide thresholds in late-planted Bt and non-Bt corn for management of fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 113: 814-823.



  1. Bryant, T., S. Dorman, D. Reisig, D. Dillard, R. Schürch, S. Taylor. 2020. Reevaluating the economic injury level for brown stink bug, Euschistus servus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), at various growth stages of maize. doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa173



  1. Bryant, T. B., S. J. Dorman, D. D. Reisig, D. Dillard, R. Schürch, and S. V. Taylor. 2020. Reevaluating the economic injury level for brown stink bug, Euschistus servus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), at various growth stages of maize. J. Econ. Entomol. 113: 2250-2258. doi: 10.1093/jee/toaa173



  1. Calles-Torrez, V., M. A. Boetel, and J. J. Knodel. 2020. Corn rootworm survey in North Dakota and a comparison of two sticky traps. Journal of Applied Entomology 14pp. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12826



  1. Carmona G., L. M. Delserone, J.N. Duarte Campos, T. Ferriera de Almeida, D. Ozorio, J. Betancurth Cardona, R. Wright, and A.J. McMechan. 2020. Does cover crop management impact arthropods in the subsequent corn and soybean crops in the USA? A systematic review. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saaa049



  1. Chalivendra S., F. Huang, M. Busman,W.P. Williams, J.H. Ham. 2020. Low aflatoxin levels in Aspergillus flavus-resistant maize are correlated with increased corn earworm damage and enhanced seed fumonisin. Front. Plant Sci. 11:565323. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.565323.



  1. Coates, B.S., C. A. Abel, K. A. Swoboda-Bhattarai, D. E. Palmquist, D. G. Montezano, S. N. Zukoff, Y. Wang, J. D. Bradshaw, C. D. Difonzo, E. Shields, K. J. Tilmon, T. E. Hunt, and J. A. Peterson. 2020. Geographic distribution of Cry1F toxin resistance in western bean cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) populations in the United States. Journal of Economic Entomology. 113: 2465-2472.



  1. Cordeiro EMG, Pantoja-Gomez LM, de Paiva JB, Nascimento ARB, Omoto C, Michel AP, Correa AS. 2020. Hybridization and introgression between Helicoverpa armigera and H. zea: an adaptational bridge. 20:61. BMC Evolutionary Biology



  1. Deans, C.A., Sword, G.A., Behmer, S.T., Burkness, E., Pusztai-Carey, M., Hutchison, W. 2020. Population effects on diet-Btinteractions in Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): gene-by-environment interactions in agricultural pest management. bioRxiv doi: 10.1101/2020.361170. Preprinthttps://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.30.361170v1



  1. Deans, C.A., Sword, G.A., Vogel, H., Behmer, S. 2020. The impact of dietary protein and carbohydrates on gene expression in a generalist insect herbivore. bioRxiv doi:10.1101/2020.361386. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.30.361386v1



  1. Dively, G. P., T. P. Kuhar, S. Taylor, H. B. Doughty, K. Holmstrom, D. Gilrein, B. A. Nault, J. Ingerson-Mahar, J. Whalen, D. Reisig, D. L. Frank, S. J. Fleischer, D. Owens, C. Welty, F.P.F Reay-Jones, P. Porter, J. L. Smith, J. Saguez, S. Murray, A.Wallingford, H. Byker, B. Jensen, E. Burkness, W. D. Hutchison, and K. A. Hamby. 2020. Sweet corn sentinel monitoring for lepidopteran field-evolved resistance to Bt toxins. J. Econ. Entomol. doi: 10.1093/jee/toaa1264.



  1. Dively G.P., F. Huang, I. Oyediran, T. Burd, S. Morsello. 2020. Evaluation of gene flow in structured and seed blend refuge systems of non‑Bt and Bt corn. J. Pest Sci. 93: 439-447.



  1. Farhan, Y., Smith, J.L., Limay-Rios, V., and A.W. Schaafsma. (2020) The effect of simulated Lepidopteran ear feeding injury on mycotoxin accumulation in grain corn, Zea mays Journal of Economic Entomology. 113(5): 2197-2212. doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa174.



  1. Fisher, K. E., J. L. Flexner, and C. E. Mason. 2020 Plant preferences of z-pheromone race Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) based on leaf tissue consumption rates. J. Econ. Entomol. 113: 1563-1567.



  1. Fisher, K. E., S. P. Bradbury, and S. Coates, 2020. Prediction of mitochondrial genome-wide variation through sequencing of mitochondrion-enriched extracts. Scientific Reports 10: 19123.



  1. Gimenez, S., H. Abdelgaffar, G. Le Goff, F. Hilliou, C. A. Blanco, S. Hanniger, A. Bretaudeau, F. Legeai, N. Negre, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, E. Alencon, and K. Nam. 2020. Adaptation by copy number variation increases insecticide resistance in the fall armyworm. Communications Biology, 3(1):664.



  1. Gomis-Cebolla, J., R. Ferreira Dos Santos, Y. Wang, J. Caballero, P. Caballero, K. He, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, and J. Ferre. 2020. Domain shuffling between Vip3Aa and Vip3Ca: Chimera stability and insecticidal activity against European, American, African, and Asian pests. Toxins (Basel), 12(2):99.



  1. Gonçalves, J., Rodrigues, J.V.C., Santos-Amaya, O., Paula-Moraes, S.V., Pereira, E.J.G. 2020. The oviposition behavior of fall armyworm moths is unlikely to compromise the refuge strategy in genetically modified Bt crops. J. Pest Sci, 93: 965-977. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-020-01219-5



  1. Gui F., T. Lan, Y. Zhao, W. Guo, Y. Dong, D. Fang, H. Liu, H. Li, H. Wang, R. Hao, X. Cheng, Y. Li, S. K. Sahu, Y. Chen, Y. Chang, L. Cheng, S. He, P. Liu, G. Fan, H. Lu, G. Hu, W. Dong, B. Chen, Y. Jiang, Y. Zhang, P. Yang, H. Xu, F. Lin, B. Slipper, A. Postma, M. Jackson, T. Liu, F. Huang, H. Yang, X. Liu, J. Sheng, L. Kang. 2020. Genomic analysis unveils population evolution and development pesticide resistance in fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda. Protein & Cell. https://DOI : 10.1007/s13238-020-00795-7.



  1. Huang, H., W. Sun, K.M. Seong, O. Mittapalli, J. Ojo, B .S. Coates, K. Paige, M. J. Clark, and. 2020. Dietary antioxidant vitamin C influences the evolutionary path of insecticide resistance in Drosophila melanogaster. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 168: 104631



  1. Hurley, T.M. and P.D. Mitchell. 2020. The value of insect management to US maize, soybean and cotton farmers. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5974.



  1. Hurley, T.M., and P.D. Mitchell. 2020. The Value of Insect Management to U.S. Maize, Soybean and Cotton Farmers. Pest Management Science https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5974



  1. Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., D. G. Heckel, and J. Ferre. 2020. Mechanisms of resistance to insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis. Annual Review of Entomology, 66:121-140



  1. Krupke, C.H and J.F. Tooker. 2020. Beyond the Headlines: The Influence of Insurance Pest Management on an Unseen, Silent Entomological Majority. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2020.595855



  1. Murúa MG, Vera MA, Michel A, Casmuz AS, Fatoretto J, Gastaminza G. 2019. Performance of field-collected Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) strains exposed to different transgenic and refuge maize hybrids in Argentina. J. Insect Sci. 19:21.



  1. Naranjo S., Hellmich R., Romeis J., Shelton A., and A.M. Vélez. 2020. The Role and Use of Genetically Engineered Insect-Resistant Crops in IPM Systems. In: Integrated Pest Management of Insects: Current and future developments. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. Marcos Kogan and Elvis ‘Short’ Heinrichs eds. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK.



  1. Niu Y., G.P. Head, P.A. Price, F. Huang. 2020. Survival and plant injury of Cry2Ab2-susceptible and resistant sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on Bt corn containing single or pyramided transgenes. Agri. Urban Entomol. 36: 115-119.



  1. Oliveira Hofman C, VS Victor, LJ Meinke & JA Peterson. 2020. Molecular gut-content analysis of adult ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) provides no evidence of predation of western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in a Nebraska corn agroecosystem. Journal of Entomological Science, 55: 448-461.



  1. Pereira, A.E., P. Huynh, A. Sethi, A.L. Miles, B.W. French, M.R. Ellersieck, T.A. Coudron, K.S. Shelby, and B.E. Hibbard. 2020. Baseline susceptibility of a laboratory strain of northern corn rootworm, Diabrotica barberi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis traits in seedling, single plant, and diet-toxicity assays. J. Econ. Entomol. 113:1955–1962 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa107).



  1. Perera, O. P., H. W. Fescemyer, S. J. Fleischer, and A. Abel. 2020.  Temporal variation in genetic composition of migratory Helicoverpa zea in peripheral populations. Insects. 11(8): 463. doi:10.3390/insects11080463




  1. Pinos, D., M. Chakroun, A. Millan-Leiva, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, D. Wright, P. Hernandez-Martinez, and J. Ferre. 2020. Reduced membrane-bound alkaline phosphatase does not affect binding of Vip3Aa in a Heliothis virescens resistant colony. Toxins (Basel), 12(6):409



  2. Rabelo, M.M. Paula-Moraes, S.V., Pereira, E.J.G., Siegfried, B., 2020. Demographic performance of Helicoverpa zea populations on dual and triple-gene Bt cotton. Toxins, 12, 551. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12090551



  1. Rabelo, M.M., Paula-Moraes, S.V., Siegfried, B., Pereira, E.J.G. 2020. Contrasting susceptibility of lepidopteran pests to diamide and pyrethroid insecticides in a region of overwintering and migratory intersection. Pest Manag. Sci., 76:4240-4247. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5984.



  1. Reay-Jones, F.P.F., T. R. Bilbo, and D. D. Reisig. 2020. Decline in sublethal effects of Bt corn on corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) linked to increasing levels of resistance. Journal of Economic Entomology. 113: 2241-2249.




  1. Reay-Jones, F.P.F, T. R. Bilbo, and D. D. Reisig. 2020. Decline in sublethal effects of Bt corn on corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) linked to increasing levels of resistance. J. Econ. Entomol. 113: 2241-2249. doi: 10.1093/jee/toaa163




  2. Roberts A., Boeckman C.J., Mühl M., Romeis J., Teem J., Valicente F.H., Brown J.K. Edwards M.G., Levine S.L., Melnick R.L., Rodrigues T.B., Vélez A.M., Zhou X., and R.L. Hellmich. 2020. Sublethal Endpoints in Non-Target Organism Testing for Insect Active Crops. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8: 556




  3. Saikai, Y, T.M. Hurley, and P.D. Mitchell. 2020. An agent‐based model of insect resistance management and mitigation for Bt maize: A social science perspective. Pest Management Science https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6016





  1. Seong, K. M., S. Coates, and B.R. Pittendrigh. 2020. Post-transcriptional modulation of cytochrome P450s, Cyp6g1 and Cyp6g2, by miR-310s cluster is associated with DDT-resistant Drosophila melanogaster strain 91-R. Scientific Reports 10: 14394




  1. Seong, K.M., B .S. Coates, and B. R. Pittendrigh. 2019. Cytochrome P450s Cyp4p1 and Cyp4p2 associated with the DDT tolerance in the Drosophila melanogaster strain 91-R. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 159: 136-143.




  2. Silva, I.F., Baldin, E.L.L., Specht, A., Roque-Specht, V.F., Morando, R., Malaquias, J.V., Paula-Moraes, S.V. 2020. Role of nutritional composition in the development and survival of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on artificial diet and natural hosts. B. Entomol. Res., 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485320000449






  1. Silva, P.R., A.N. Istchuk, J. Foresti, T.E. Hunt, T.A. Araújo, F.F. Lemes, E.R. Alencar, C.S. Bastos. 2020. Economic injury levels and economic thresholds for Diceraeus (Dichelops) melacanthus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in vegetative maize, Crop Protection. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105476.




  2. Smith, J.L., T. Baute, and A.W. Schaafsma. (2020) Quantifying early season pest injury and yield protection of insecticide seed treatments in corn and soybean production in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Economic Entomology. 113 (5): 2187-2196. doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa132





  1. Smith JL, DiFonzo CD, Baute TS, Michel AP, Krupke CK. 2019. Ecology and management of the western bean cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in corn and dry beans – Revision with focus on the Great Lakes region. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 10:27.



  1. Souza, D., A.V. Jimenez, G. Sarath, L.J. Meinke, N. J. Miller, B. D. Siegfried. 2020. Enhanced metabolism and selection of pyrethroid-resistant western corn rootworms (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte). Pesticide Biochem. Physiol.,164: 165-172. doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.01.009



  1. Souza, D., B.D. Siegfried, L. J. Meinke, N. J. Miller. 2020. Molecular characterization of western corn rootworm pyrethroid resistance. Pest Manag. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6090 (early view, first published September 2020)




  1. Souza D, JA Peterson, RJ Wright & LJ Meinke. 2020. Field efficacy of soil insecticides on pyrethroid resistant western corn rootworms (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte). Pest Management Science, 76: 827-833. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5586




  2. Specht, A., Dias, F.M.S., Blas, G.S., Roque-Specht, V.F., Casagrandre, M. M., Mielke, O.H.H., Montezano, D.G., Santos, I.B., Paula-Moraes, S.V., Hunt, T.E., Malaquias, J.V., Bonfin, F.A.D., Vieira, P.V.M. The granulate cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): biology parameters under controlled conditions, host plants, and distribuition in the Americas. J. Insect Sci., 20: 1-18. https://doi: 10.1093/jisesa/ieaa115.





  1. Specht, A., F.M.S. Dias, G. San Blás, V.F. Roque-Specht, M.M. Casagrande, O.H.H. Mielke, D.G. Montezano*, I. Barbosa Santos, S.V. Paula-Moraes, T.E. Hunt, J.V. Malaquias, F.A.D. Bonfin, P.V. M. Vieira. 2020. The Granulate Cutworm, Feltia subterranean (Fabricius, 1794) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Biological Parameters Under Controlled Conditions, Natural Host Plants and Agricultural Significance in the Americas. J. Insect Sci. 20(6): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieaa115



  1. Spencer, J.L. and L. Orellana Jimenez. Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) oviposition can be released by decapitation. Journal of Applied Entomology. 144:534-541.

    https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.1275




  2. Valencia-Montoya, W., Elfekih, S., North, H., Meier, J.I., Warren, I.A., Tay, W.T., Gordon, K.H.J., Specht, A., Paula-Moraes, S.V., Rane, R., Walsh, T., Jiggins, C.A. 2020. Adaptive introgression across semipermeable species boundaries between local  Helicoverpa zea and invasive Helicoverpa armigera moths. Mol. Biol. Evol., 37:2568-2583. msaa108, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaa108





  1. Yan, M.-M., L. Zhang, Y.-X. Cheng, W. Sappington, W.-D. Pan, and X.-F. Jiang. 2020. Effect of a near-zero magnetic field on development and flight of oriental armyworm (Mythimna separata). Journal of Integrative Agriculture. In press [Advanced Online 08/28/20] doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(20)63287-7.



  1. Yang, F., J. C. Santiago Gonzalez, N. Little, D. Reisig, G. Payne, R. Ferreira Dos Santos, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, R. Kurtz, and D. Kerns. 2020. First documentation of major Vip3Aa resistance alleles in field populations of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Texas, USA. Scientific Reports, 10(1):5867.



  1. Yin, Y., F. Flasinski, W. Moar, D. Bowen, C. Chay, J. Milligan, J.-L. Kouadio, A. Pan, B. Werner, K. Buckman, J. Zhang, C. Preftakes, C. Kessenich, E. Hibbard, P. Price, J. Roberts. 2020. Vip4Da2, A new Bacillus thuringiensis protein for western corn rootworm control. PLoS ONE 15(11): e0242791. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242791



  1. Zhang, L., L. Cheng, J. W. Chapman, W. Sappington, J. Liu, Y. Cheng, X. Jiang. 2020. Juvenile hormone regulates the shift from migrants to residents in adult oriental rmyworm, Mythimna separata. Scientific Reports 10:11626, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020- 66973-z

03/18/2022

Publications



  • Arends, B., D.D. Reisig, S. Gundry, A.S. Huseth, F.P.F. Reay-Jones, J. Greene, and G.G. Kennedy. 2021. Soybean and maize abundance dominate effectiveness of natural resistance management refuge for Bt-cotton in the southeastern USA. Scientific Reports. 11: 17601. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97123-8.

  • Arends, B., D. D. Reisig, S. Gundry, A. S. Huseth, F.P.F. Reay-Jones, J. Greene and G. G. Kennedy. 2021. Effectiveness of the natural resistance management refuge for Bt-cotton is dominated by local abundance of soybean and maize. Sci. Reports. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-97123-8 

  • Arends, B., D. Reisig, S. Gundry, J. Greene, G. Kennedy, F. Reay-Jones, and A. Huseth. Submitted 2021. Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) feeding incidence and survival on Bt maize in relation to maize in the landscape. Pest Manage. Sci.

  • Bryant, T. B., A. Babu, and D. D. Reisig. 2021. Brown stink bug, Euschistus servus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), damage to seedling corn and impact on grain yield. J. Insect Sci. 22: 1. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/ieab012

  • Carmona, G., L. M. Delserone, J. N. Duarte Campos, T. Ferriera de Almeida, D. Ozorio, J. Betancurt Cardona, R. Wright, and A. J. McMechan. 2021. Does cover crop management impact arthropods in the subsequent corn and soybean crops in the USA? A systematic review. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 114(2): 151-162. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saaa049

  • Carmona, G., E. Robinson, A. T. Rosa, C. A. Proctor, and A. J. McMechan. 2021. Cover crop planting date and termination dates influence arthropod activity in the following corn. Journal of Economic Entomology: Accepted.

  • Cheng, Y., T. W. Sappington, L. Luo, L. Zhang, and X. Jiang. 2021. Starvation on first or second day of adulthood reverses larval-stage decision to migrate in beet webworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Environ. Entomol. 50: 523-531.

  • Childers, A., S. M. Geib, S. Sim., M. Poelchau, B. S. Coates, T. J. Simmonds, E. D. Scully, T. P. L. Smith, C. P. Childers, R. Corpuz, K. Hackett, and B. Scheffler. 2021. The USDA-ARS Ag100Pest Initiative: High quality genome assemblies for agricultural pest arthropod research.  Insect 12(7), 626 https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12070626

  • Coates, B. S., E. Deleury, A. J. Gassmann, B. E. Hibbard, L. J. Meinke, N. J. Miller, J. Petzold-Maxwell, B. W. French, T. W. Sappington, B. D. Siegfried, and T. Guillemaud. 2021. Up-regulation of apoptotic- and cell survival-related gene pathways following exposures of western corn rootworm to Bacillus thuringiensis crystalline pesticidal proteins in transgenic maize roots. BMC Genomics 22(1): 639. (DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07932-4).

  • Coates, B. S., E. Deleury , A. J. Gassmann, B. E. Hibbard, L. J. Meinke, N. J. Miller, Petzold-Maxwell, B. W. French, T. W. Sappington, B. D. Siegfried and T. Guillemaud. 2021. Up-regulation of apoptotic- and cell survival-related gene pathways following exposures of western corn rootworm to B. thuringiensis crystalline pesticidal proteins in transgenic maize roots. BMC Genomics 22:639. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07932-4



  • Darlington, M., J. D. Reinders, A. Sethi, A. L. Lu, P. Ramaseshadri, J. R. Fischer, C. J. Boeckman, J. S. Petrick, J. M. Roper, K. Narva, and A. M. Vélez. 2022. RNAi for western corn rootworm management: lessons learned, challenges, and future directions. Insects 13(1): 57. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13010057

  • Dimase, M., S. Brown, G.P. Head, P.A. Price, W. Walker, W. Yu, and F. Huang. 2021.  Performance of Bt-susceptible and -heterozygous dual-gene resistant genotypes of  Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in seed blends of non-Bt and  pyramided Bt maize. Ins. Sci. 28, 1147–1158.  

  • Dively, G.P., T.P. Kuhar, S. Taylor, H.B. Doughty, K. Holmstrom, D. Gilrein, B.A. Nault, J. Ingerson-Mahar, J. Whalen, D. Reisig, Daniel L. Frank, S.J. Fleischer, D. Owens, C. Welty, F. Reay-Jones, P. Porter, J. Smith, J. Saquez, S. Murray, A.Wallingford, H. Byker, B. Jensen, E. Burkness, W.D. Hutchison, & K.A. Hamby. 2021. Sweet corn sentinel monitoring for Lepidopteran field-evolved resistance to Bt toxins. J. Econ. Entomol. 114(1): 307–319.

  • Dorman, S.J., K. A. Hopperstad, B. J. Reich, S. Majumder, G. Kennedy, D. D. Reisig, J. K. Greene, F.P.F. Reay-Jones, G. Collins, J. S. Bacheler, and A. S. Huseth. Landscape-level variation in Bt crops predict Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) resistance in cotton agroecosystems. Pest Management Science. 77: 5454-5462.



  • Deguenon, J. M., A. Dhammi, L. Ponnusamy, N. V. Travanty, G. Cave, R. Lawrie, D. Mott, R. M. Roe, D. Reisig, R. Kurtz. 2021. Bacterial microbiota of field-collected Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from transgenic Bt and non-Bt cotton. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9040878

  • Fleischer, S., W.D. Hutchison & S.E. Naranjo. 2021. Sustainable Management of Insect Resistant Crops, pp. 111-125, In: A. Ricroch et al. (Eds.), Plant Biotechnology, 2nd Edition. Springer, 400 pp.

  • Gilreath, R.T. D.L. Kerns, F. Huang, and F. Yang. 2021. No positive cross-resistance to Cry1  and Cry2 proteins favors pyramiding strategy for management of Vip3Aa resistance in  Spodoptera frugiperda. Pest Manag. Sci. 77: 1963–1970.  

  • Guo, J., I. Oyediran, M.E. Rice, S. Brown, M. Dimase, S. Lin, W. Walker, W. Yu, Y. Niu, and F.  Huang. 2021. Seed blends of pyramided Cry/Vip maize reduce Helicoverpa zea populations  from refuge ears. J. Pest Sci. 94: 959–968.  

  • Huang, F. 2021. Resistance of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), to  transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1F corn in the Americas: lessons and implications for  Bt corn IRM in China. Ins. Sci. 28: 574–589. 

  • Huang, F. 2021. Dominance and fitness costs of insect resistance to genetically modified  Bacillus thuringiensis crops. GM Crops & Food: Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food  Chain. 12(1):192-211. doi: 10.1080/21645698.2020.1852065. 

  • Hurley, T.M., P.D. Mitchell, and H. Sun. 2022. Insect Resistance Management: Adoption and Compliance. D.W. Onstad, ed. Insect Resistance Management: Biology, Economics, and Prediction, 3rd ed. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

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  • Krishnan, N., Y. Zhang, M. E. Aust, R. L. Hellmich II, J. R. Coats, and S. P. Bradbury. 2021. Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) life-stage risks from foliar and seed-treatment insecticides. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 40(6):1761-1777. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5016

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  • Lawrie, R. D., R. D. Mitchell III, J. M. Deguenon, L. Ponnusamy, D. Reisig, A. Del Pozo-Valdivia, R. W. Kurtz, and R. M. Roe. Characterization of long non-coding RNAs in the bollworm, Helicoverpa zea, and their possible role in Cry1Ac- resistance. Insects. doi: 10.3390/insects13010012

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  • Niu, Y., I. Oyediran, W. Yu, S. Lin, M. Dimase, S. Brown, F.P.F. Reay-Jones, D. Cook, D.  Reisig, B. Thrash, X. Ni, S.V. Paula-Moraes, Y. Zhang, J.S. Chen, Z. Wen and F. Huang.  2021. Populations of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) in the southeastern United States are  commonly resistant to Cry1Ab, but still susceptible to Vip3Aa20 expressed in MIR 162  corn. Toxins 2021, 13, 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13010063. 

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  • Reisig, D. D., C. DiFonzo, G. Dively, Y. Farhan, J. Gore, and J. Smith. Accepted 2021. Best management practices to delay the evolution of Bt resistance in lepidopteran pests without high susceptibility to Bt toxins in North America. J. Econ. Entomol.

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  • Schlum, K., K. Lamour, C. Placidi de Bortoli, R. Banerjee, R. Meagher, E. Pereira, M. Gabriela Murua, G. A. Sword, A. E. Tessnow, D. Viteri Dillon, A. M. Linares Ramirez; K. Senyo Akutse, R. Schmidt-Jeffris, F. Huang, D. Reisig, S. J. Emrich, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes. 2021. Whole genome comparisons reveal panmixia among fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) from diverse locations. BMC Genomics. 22: 179. doi: 10.1186/s12864-021-07492-7

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  • Souza, D., B.D. Siegfried, L. J. Meinke, N. J. Miller. 2021. Molecular characterization of western corn rootworm pyrethroid resistance. Pest Management Science 77: 860-868. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6090



  • Specht, A., Sosa-Gómez, D.R., Medeiros, D.A., Claudino, V.C.M., Paula-Moraes, S.V., Malaquias, J.V., Silva, F.A.M., Roque-Specht, V.F. 2021. Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Brazil: the Big Outbreak Monitored by Light Traps. Neotrop. Entomol., 50:53-67.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-020-00836-0

  • Spencer, J.L., T.R. Mabry, S.A. Isard, and E. Levine. 2021. Soybean foliage consumption reduces adult western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera)(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) vigor and stimulates flight. Journal of Economic Entomology. 114(6):2390-2399. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab167.

  • Tavares, C.S.G, Santos-Amaya, O.F., Oliveira, E.E., Paula-Moraes, S.V., Pereira, E.J.G. 2021. Facing Bt toxins growing up: Developmental changes of susceptibility to Bt corn hybrids in fall armyworm populations and the implications for resistance management. Crop Protection, 146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2021.105664.

  • Taylor, K., Hamby, K.A., DeYonke, A.M., Gould, F., and Fritz, M.L. 2021. Genome evolution in an agricultural pest following adoption of transgenic crops. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (52): e2020853118. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2020853118

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  • Unbehend, M., F. Koutroumpa, G. M. Kozak, B. S. Coates, T. Dekker, A. T. Groot, D. G. David, and E. B. Dopman. 2021. Bric à brac controls sex pheromone choice by male European corn borer moths. Nature Communications 12: 2818. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23026-x

  • Vyavhare, S., P. Porter and S. Glass. 2021. Emergence of corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea, from Vip3a seed blend vs. structured refuge ears of maize. Soc. Of Southwestern Entomologists, 45(4): 853-862. https://bioone.org/journals/southwestern-entomologist/volume-45/issue-4/059.045.0402/Emergence-of-Corn-Earworm-Helicoverpa-zea-from-Vip3a-Seed-Blend/10.3958/059.045.0402.short.

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  • Wei, C., F. Zhang, B. S. Coates, Y. Zhang, X. Zhou, and X. Li. 2021. Temporal analysis of microRNA expression associated with wing dimorphism in the English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae (F.) (Homoptera: Aphidiae). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2021.103579

  • Yu, W., Lin, S., Dimase, M. G, Niu, Y., Brown, S., Head, G.P., Price, P.A., Reay-Jones, F.P.F., Cook, D., Reisig, D., Thrash, B., Ni, X., Paula-Moraes, S.V., Huang, F. 2021.  Extended investigation of field-evolved resistance of the corn earworm Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.105 and Cry2Ab2 proteins in the southeastern United States. J. Invertebr Pathol. 183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2021.107560.

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Banerjee, R., C. P. de Bortoli, F. Huang, K. H. Lamour, R. Meagher, D. Buntin, X. Ni, F. P. Reay Jones, S. D. Stewart, and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2022).  Large genomic deletion linked to field-evolved resistance to Cry1F corn in fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) from Florida.  Scientific Reports, 12(1):13580 doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-17603-3.


Prabu, S., J. Dapeng, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, Z. Wang, and K. He (2022).  Hemocyte response to treatment of susceptible and resistant Asian corn borer (Ostrinia furnacalis) larvae with Cry1F toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis.  Frontiers in Immunology, vol 13: pp.1022445.


Couch, T., T. Jackson, and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes.  2022.  Commercial production of entomopathogenic bacteria.  Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms (2nd Edition), Editors: Juan Morales-Ramos, M. Guadalupe Rojas, David Shapiro-Ilan. Chapter 12, pp. 359-373. Academic Press.


Arends, B., D. Reisig, S. Gundry, J. Greene, G. Kennedy, F. Reay-Jones, and A. Huseth. 2022. Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) feeding incidence and survival on Bt maize in relation to maize in the landscape. Pest Manage. Sci. 78: 2309-2315. doi: 10.1002/ps.6855


Reisig, D. D., C. DiFonzo, G. Dively, Y. Farhan, J. Gore, and J. Smith. 2022. Best management practices to delay the evolution of Bt resistance in lepidopteran pests without high susceptibility to Bt toxins in North America. J. Econ. Entomol. 115: 26-36. doi: 10.1093/jee/toab247


Van den Berg, J., D. Reisig, and M. Brewer. 2022. A special collection: Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm): ecology and management of its world-scale invasion outside the Americas. J. Econ. Entomol. 115: 1725-1728 doi: 10.1093/jee/toac143


Reinders, J. D., E. E. Reinders, E. A. Robinson, W. J. Moar, P. A. Price, G. P. Head, and L. J. Meinke. 2022. Characterizing the sublethal effects of SmartStax® PRO dietary exposure on life history traits of the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte. PLOS ONE 17(5): e0268902. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268902


Blessing Ademokoya, Kacie Athey & John Ruberson. 2022. Natural Enemies and Biological Control of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in North America. Insects, 13(10), 932; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13100932


Douglas Lawton, Anders Huseth, George Kennedy, Amy Morey, William Hutchison, Dominic Reisig, Seth Dorman, DeShae Dillard, Robert Venette, Russell Groves, John Adamczyk, Izailda Barbosa Dos Santos, Tracey Baute, Eric Burkness, Ashley Dean, Galen Dively, Seth Dorman, Helene Doughty, Shelby Fleischer, Jessica Green, Jeremy Greene, Krista Hamilton, Erin Hodgson, Thomas Hunt, Sean Malone, Fred Musser, David Owens, John Palumbo, Silvana Paula-Moraes, Julie Peterson, Francis Reay-Jones, Dominic Reisig, Silvia Rondon, Abby Seaman, Lori Spears, Scott Stewart, Sally Taylor, Tyler Towles, Celeste Welty, Joanne Whalen, Robert Wright, and Marion Zuefle. 2022. Helicoverpa zea population dynamics are driven by a continental overwintering gradient. PNAS.  DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2203230119


Coates, B. S., K. O. Walden, D. Lata, N. N. Vellichirammal, R. F. Mitchell, M. N. Anderson, R. McKay, M. D. Lorenzen, N. Grubs, Y. Wang, J. Han, J. L. Xuan, P. Willadsen, H. Wang, B. W.  French, R. Bansal, S. Sedky, D. Souza, D. Bunn, L. J. Meinke, N. J. Miller, B. D. Siegfried, T. W. Sappington, H. M. Robertson, 2023. A draft Diabrotica virgifera virgifera genome: insights into control and host plant adaptation by a major maize pest insect. BMC Genomics (2023) 24:19.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08990-y.


 


Carmona, G., E. Robinson, A. Rosa, C. Proctor, and A.J. McMechan. 2022. Impact of cover crop planting and termination dates on arthropod activity in the follow corn. Journal of Economic Entomology. 115 (4): 1177-1190.


Carmona, G. E. Robinson, J. Campos, and A.J. McMechan. 2022. Impact of timing and use of an insecticide on arthropods in cover crop-corn systems. Insects. 13(4): 348-366.


Krueger A.J., Rault L.C., Robinson E.A., Weissling T.J., Vélez A.M., and T.D. Anderson. 2022. Pyrethroid insecticide and milkweed cardenolide interactions on detoxification enzyme activity and expression in monarch caterpillars. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 187: 105173.


Rodrigues T.B., Rieske L.K., Narva K.E., Roberts A., and A.M. Vélez. 2022. Editorial: New Applications of Insecticidal RNAi. Frontiers in Agronomy. Frontiers in Agronomy. 4:903841.


Darlington M., Reinders J.D., Sethi A., Lu A.L., Ramaseshadri P., Fischer J.R., Boeckman C.J., Petrick J.S., Roper J.M., Narva, K.E., and A.M. Vélez. 2022. RNAi for western corn rootworm: Lessons learner, challenges, and future directions. Insects. 13(1): 57.


Reinders, J. D., and L. J. Meinke. 2022. Reduced susceptibility of western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) populations to Cry34/35Ab1-expressing maize in northeast Nebraska. Scientific Reports 12: 19221. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-23755-z.


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Vélez A.M., Jurat-Fuentes J.L., Bohnenblust E., Rathore K., Smagghe G., Whyard S., Kogel K.H., and K.E. Narva. RNA Interference in Agriculture: Methods, Applications, and Governance. Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). Accepted.


DiFonzo, C.D. 2022. Western bean cutworm feeding and development on industrial hemp in the laboratory and field. Great Lakes Entomol. 55 (1): 1-9.


Reisig, D., K. Kesheimer, N. Bateman, G. Studebaker, R. Meyer, F. Reay-Jones, E. Shields, D. Owens, G. D. Buntin, N. Seiter, E. Hodgson, A. Sisson, A. Zukoff, R. Villanueva, T. Towles, K. Hamby, C. DiFonzo, B. Hutchison, B. Potter, A. Catchot, D. Cook, J. Bradshaw, J. Peterson, P. Beauzay, J. Knodel, K. Tilmon, T. Baute, A. Varenhorst, S. Brown, D. Kerns, P. Porter, S. Taylor, and B. Jensen. 2022. Corn invertebrate loss estimates from the United States and Ontario, Canada - 2021. Crop Protection Network. CPN-2019-21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31274/cpn-20220722-0


Reisig, D., C. DiFonzo, G. Dively, J. Gore, Y. Farhan, J. Gore, and J. Smith. 2022. Best management practices to delay the evolution of Bt resistance in Lepidopteran pests without high susceptibility to Bt toxins in North America. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 115(1): 10-25.


Fritz, M.L. 2022. Utility and challenges of using whole-genome resequencing to detect emerging insect and mite resistance in agroecosystems. Evolutionary Applications 15(10): 1505-1520 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13484


Lawton, D., Huseth, A.S., Kennedy, G.G., Morey, A.C., Hutchison, W.D., Reisig, D.D., Dorman, S.J., Dillard, D., Venette, R.C., Groves, R.L., Adamczyk, J.J., Barbosa Dos Santos, I., Baute, T., Brown, S., Burkness, E., Dean, A., Dively, G.P., Doughty, H.B., Fleischer, S.J., Green, J., Greene, J.K., Hamilton, K., Hodgson, E., Hunt, T., Kerns, D., Leonard, B.R., Malone, S., Musser, F., Owens, D., Palumbo, J.C., Paula-Moraes, S., Peterson, J.A., Ramirez, R., Rondon, S.I., Schilder, T.L., Seaman, A., Spears, L., Stewart, S.D., Taylor, S., Towles, T., Welty, C., Whalen, J., Wright, R., Zuefle, M., 2022. Pest population dynamics are related to a continental overwintering gradient. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 119, e2203230119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2203230119


Blanco, C.A., K. Conover, G. Hernandez, G. Valentini, M. Portilla, C.A. Abel, P. Williams, U. Nava-Camberos, W.D. Hutchison, and G.P. Dively. 2022. Grain Yield is not Impacted by early defoliation of maize: Implications for fall armyworm action thresholds. Southwestern Entomol.  47(2): 335-344.


Dively, G.P., and Terrence Patton. 2022. An evaluation of cultural and chemical control practices to reduce slug damage in no-till corn, Insects 13, no. 3: 277. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13030277


Dominic D Reisig, Chris DiFonzo, Galen Dively, Yasmine Farhan, Jeff Gore, and Jocelyn Smith. 2022.  Best management practices to delay the evolution of Bt resistance in lepidopteran pests without high susceptibility to bt toxins in North America, J. Econ. Entomol. 115: 26-36,.


Krishnan, H.B., S. Kim, A.E. Pereira, A. Jurkevich, and B.E. Hibbard. 2022. Adenanthera pavonina, a potential plant-based protein resource: seed protein composition and immunohistochemical localization of trypsin inhibitors. Food Chemistry: X 13 (2022) 100253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochx.2022.100253.


Paddock, K.J., D.L. Finke, K.S. Kim, T.W. Sappington, and B.E. Hibbard. 2022. Patterns of microbiome composition vary across spatial scales in a specialist insect.  Frontiers in Microbiol. 13:898744. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.898744


Huynh, M.P., B.E. Hibbard, K.-V. Ho, and K.S. Shelby. 2022. Toxicometabolomic profiling of resistant and susceptible western corn rootworm larvae feeding on Bt maize seedlings. Scientific Reports 12:11639. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15895-z


Pereira, A.E., M.P. Huynh, K.J. Paddock, J.L. Ramirez, E.P. Caragata, G. Dimopoulos, H.B. Krishnan, S.K. Schneider, K.S. Shelby, and B.E. Hibbard. 2022. Chromobacterium Csp-P biopesticide is highly toxic to larvae of three Diabrotica species including strains resistant to Bacillus thuringiensis. Scientific Reports 12:17858. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22229-6.


Pereira, A.E., R.W. Geisert, and Bruce E. Hibbard. 2022. Maize inbred Mp708 is highly susceptible to western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), in field and greenhouse assays. J. Insect Sci. 22(6): 8; 1–5, https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieac067


Paddock, K.J., K. Dellamano, B.E. Hibbard, K.S. Shelby. eCry3.1Ab-resistant western corn rootworm larval midgut epithelia respond minimally to Bt intoxication. 2023. J. Econ. Entomol. (Published on-line without final page numbers)


Jabeur, R., V. Guyon, S. Toth, A.E. Pereira, M.P. Huynh, Z. Selmani, W. Paul, M. Bosio, L. Beuf, P. Clark, D. Vallenet, W. Achouak, C. Audiffrin, F. Torney, T. Heulin, B.E. Hibbard, S. Toepfer, and C. Sallaud. 2023. A novel binary pesticidal protein from Chryseobacterium arthrosphaerae controls Diabrotica virgifera virgifera via a different mode of action to existing commercial pesticidal proteins.  PLoS ONE: – accepted, in press. 


Lawton, D. et al. 2022. Pest population dynamics are related to a continental overwintering gradient. PNAS 119 (37) e2203230119.


Quan, Y., C. E. Mason, K. He, Z. Wang, and H. Wei. 2022. Impact of heat waves on egg survival and biological performance across life stages in the Asian corn borer. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 171: 129-137


Dillard, D., D. D. Reisig, and F.P.F. Reay-Jones. Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in-season and overwintering pupation response to soil type. Environmental Entomology. In press.


Banerjee, R., C.P. de Bortoli, F. Huang, K. Lamour, R. Meagher, D. Buntin, X. Ni, F.P.F. Reay-Jones. S. Stewart, J.L. Jurat-Fuentes. 2022. Large genomic deletion linked to field-evolved resistance to Cry1F corn in fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) from Florida. Scientific Reports. 12: 13580.


Smith, J., and Y. Farhan. Monitoring resistance of Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Canada to Cry toxins produced by Bt corn following detection of field-evolved resistance to Cry1Fa. (2022) Journal of Economic Entomology. In Press.


Farhan, Y., Limay-Rios, V., Schaafsma, A.W., and J.L. Smith. Susceptibility and field exposure of Striacosta albicosta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) eggs and larvae in Ontario, Canada to four insecticides. (2022) Pest Management Science. doi.org/10.1002/ps.6998.


Abel, C. A. and W. P. Williams.  2022. Evaluation of twenty maize germplasms from Belize, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname for resistance to leaf-feeding Spodoptera frugiperda. Southwestern Entomologist. 47:559-564.


Coates, B. S., K. K. O. Walden, D. Lata, N. N. Vellichirammal, R. F. Mitchell, M. N. Andersson, R. McKay, M. D. Lorenzen, N. Grubbs, Y. H. Wang, J. Han, J. L. Xuan, P., Willadsen, H. Wang, B. W. French, R. Bansal, S. Sedky, D. Souza, D. Bunn, L. J. Meinke, N. J. Miller, B. D. Siegfried, T. W. Sappington, H. M. Robertson, 2023. A draft Diabrotica virgifera virgifera genome: insights into control and host plant adaption by a major maize pest insect. BMC Genomics 24: 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08990-y


Kurneth, H. D., S. M. Bogdanowicz, J. B. Searle, R. G. Harrison, B. S. Coates, G. M. Kozak, and E. B. Dopman. 2022. Consequences of coupled barriers to gene flow for the build-up of genomic differentiation. Evolution 76(5): 985-1002. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14466


Lata, D., B. S. Coates, K. K. O. Walden, H. M. Robertson, and N. J. Miller. 2021. Genome size evolution in the beetle genus Diabrotica. G3 12(4): jkac052. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkac052


Paddock, K. J., D. L. Finke, K. S. Kim, T. W. Sappington, and B. E. Hibbard. 2022. Patterns of microbiome composition vary across spatial scales in a specialist insect. Frontiers in Microbiology 13: 898744.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.898744


Stahlke, A. R., J. Chang, L. R. Tembrock, S. B. Sim, S. Chudalayandi, S. M. Geib, B. R. Scheffler, O. P. Perera, T. M. Gilligan, A. K. Childers, K. J. Hackett, and B. S. Coates. 2022. A chromosome-scale genome assembly of a Helicoverpa zea strain resistant to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac insecticidal protein. Genome Biol. Evol. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evac131


Tong, D., L. Zhang, N. Wu, D. Xie, G. Fang, B. S. Coates, T. W. Sappington, Y. Liu, Y. Cheng, J. Xia, X. Jiang, and S. Zhan. 2022. The oriental armyworm genome yields insights into the long-distance migration of noctuid moths. Cell Reports 41(12): 111843. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111843


Blanco, C. A., K. Conover, G. Hernandez, G. Valentini, M. Portilla, C. A. Abel, P. Williams, U. Nava-Camberos, W. D. Hutchison, and G. P. Dively. 2022. Grain yield is not impacted by early corn defoliation: Implications for fall armyworm action thresholds. Southwestern Entomologist. 47:335-344.


Feng, M., Y. Zhang, B. S. Coates, Q. Du, Y. Gao, L. Li, H. Yuan, W. Sun, X. Chang, S. Zhou, and Y. Wang. 2023. Assessment of Beauveria bassiana for the biological control of corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis, in sweet maize by irrigation application. BioControl https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-022-10175-1


Grant, T. J., K. E. Fisher, N. Krishnan, A. N. Mullins, R. L. Hellmich, T. W. Sappington, J. S. Adelman, J. R. Coats, R. G. Hartzler, J. M. Pleasants, and S. P. Bradbury. 2022. Monarch butterfly ecology, behavior, and vulnerabilities in North Central United States agricultural landscapes. BioScience 72: 1176-1203. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac094


Liu, S., T. W. Sappington, B. S. Coates, and B. C. Bonning. 2022. Sequences encoding a novel toursvirus identified from southern and northern corn rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Viruses 14(2): 397.  https://doi.org/10.3390/v14020397


Valmorbida, I., B. S. Coates, E. W. Hodgson, M. Ryan, and M. E. O’Neal. 2022. Evidence of enhanced reproductive performance and lack‐of‐fitness costs among soybean aphids, Aphis glycines, with varying levels of pyrethroid resistance. Pest Management Science, 78(5): 2000-2010. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6820


Wu, F., L. Zhang, Y. Liu, Y. Cheng, J. Su, T. W. Sappington, and X. Jiang. 2022. Population development, fecundity, and flight of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) reared on three green manure crops: implications for an ecologically based pest management approach in China. J. Econ. Entomol. 115: 124–132.  https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab235


Tessnow, A.E., T.J. Raszick, P. Porter, and G.A. Sword. Patterns of genomic and allochronic strain divergence in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith). 2022. Ecology and Evolution. 12(3): 1-14. doi: 10.1002/ece3.8706.


Kenis, M and 56 others (including F. Huang). 2022. Invasiveness, biology, ecology, and management of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. Entomol. Generalis, https://10.1127/entomologia/2022/1659.


de Oliveira, W.S., C.I.R Sakuno, L.L. Miraldo, M.A.G.C. Tavares, K.M.A., Komada, D. Teresani, J.L.X. Santos, and F. Huang. 2022.Varied frequencies of resistance alleles to Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac among Brazilian populations of the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.). Pest Manag. Sci. 78: 5150–5163.


Banerjee, R., C.P. de Bortoli, F. Huang, K. Lamour, R. Meagher, D. Buntin, X. Ni, F. Reay-Jones, S. Stewart, and J.L. Jurat-Fuentes. 2022. Large genomic deletion linked to field-evolved resistance to Cry1F corn in fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) from Florida. Sci. Rep. 12:13580.


Lin, S., I. Oyediran, Y. Niu, S. Brown, D. Cook, X. Ni, Y. Zhang, F. P.F. Reay-Jones, J. S. Chen, Z. Wen, M. Dimase, and F. Huang. 2022. Resistance allele frequency to Cry1Ab and Vip3Aa20 in Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Louisiana and three other southeastern U.S. states. Toxins 4, 270. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins14040270.


Yu, W., G. Head, and F. Huang. 2022. Inheritance of resistance to Cry1A.105 in Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Insects. 13, 875. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13100875


Yu, W., G.P. Head, P. Price, S. Brown, D. Cook, X. Ni, F. P.F. Reay-Jones, M. Dimase, and F. Huang. 2022. Estimation of resistance allele frequencies to Cry1A.105 and Cry2Ab2 in the corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with F2 isolines generated from a mass-mating method, Crop Prot. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2022.106054.


Rabelo, M.M., Dimase, M., Paula-Moraes, S.V. 2022. Ecology and management of the invasive land snail Bulimulus bonariensis (Stylommatophora: Bulimulidae) in row crops. Front. Insect Sci. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2022.1056545


Flores-Rivera, X. L.G, Paula-Moraes, S.V., Johnson, J.W., Perera, O.P. 2022. Helicoverpa genus on the edge of the continental U.S.: Flight phenology, analysis of hybrid presence, and insecticide performance in high-input field crops in Puerto Rico. Front. Insect Sci. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2022.1010310


Lawton D., Huseth. A.S., Kennedy,  G.G., Morey, A.C., Hutchison,  W.D., Reisig,  D.D., Dorman, S.J., Dillard, D., Venette, R.C., Groves, R.L., Adamczyk, J.J., Barbosa Dos Santos, I.G, Baute, T., Brown, S., Burkness, E., Dean, A., Dively, G.P., Doughty, H.B., Fleischer, S.J., Green, J., Greene, J.K., Hamilton, K., Hodgson, E., Hunt, T., Kerns, D., Leonard, B.R., Malone, S., Musser, F., Owens, D., Palumbo, J.C., Paula-Moraes, S., Peterson, J.A., Ramirez, R., Rondon, S.I., Schilder, T.L., Seaman, A., Spears, L., Stewart, S., Taylor, S., Towles, T., Welty, C., Whalen, J., Wright, R., Zuefle, M. 2022. Pest dynamics are driven by a continental overwintering gradient. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119.


Resende, E.S., Beuzelin, J.M., Dunkley, V.E., Paula-Moraes, S.V., Seal, D.R., Nuessly, G.S. 2022. Pyrethroid susceptibility in field populations of picture-winged flies (Diptera: Ulidiidae) infesting fresh market sweet corn in Florida. Journal of Economic Entomology,115: 1685–1692. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac12510. https://doi.org/1073/pnas.2203230119.

03/12/2024

Multi-state Extension Publications



Other Selected Extension Materials



  • Buntin, G. D. (2023). Insect control for field corn: Georgia Pest Management Handbook 2023, Commercial Edition, University of Georgia Special Bulletin 28: Vol 1: pp 51-59

  • Colgrove, A., A. Decker, S. Das, K. Estes, T. Ford, E. Macecha, D. Plewa, G.P. Fontes, N. Seiter, and J. Spencer. 2023 Applied Research Results Field Crop Disease and Insect Management: Evaluations of insect and disease control tactics for corn, soybean, and wheat, Statewide surveys of corn and soybean pests. Illinois Extension. 84 p. Submitted 15 December 2023. Available online: February 2024 at https://go.illinois.edu/2023PestPathogenARB.

  • Cramer, M., and Hamby, K. 2023. Optimizing early season pest management for Maryland field corn. University of Maryland Agronomy News: November 2023 14(8): 3-6.

  • Cramer, M., and Hamby, K. 2023. Wet cool spring may increase slug damage. University of Maryland Agronomy News: May 2023 14(2): 7.

  • Gassmann, A. and Brenizer, B.   2022 Iowa evaluation of insecticides and plant-incorporated protectants.  Iowa State University, Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology.

  • Gassmann, A. and Brenizer, B.   Evaluation of experimental and registered soil-applied insecticides for management of larval corn rootworm.  Central Iowa Research and Demonstration Farm Progress Report, Iowa State University.

  • Gassmann, A. and Brenizer, B.   Evaluation of RNA interference (RNAi) and Bt traits for management of larval corn rootworm in northeastern Iowa.  Northeast Iowa Research and Demonstration Farm Progress Report, Iowa State University.

  • Gerber, C., C. Krupke, et al. 2023. Purdue University Extension. Corn and Soybean field guide, includes pest descriptions, damage, and thresholds. 13,628 copies sold in 2023.

  • Hanson, A., Macrae, I., Potter, B., Koch, R., Yang, F., 2023. Updated resource for grasshopper management. MN Crop News, https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/08/updated-resource-for-grasshopper.html

  • Hanson, A., B. Potter, K. Ostlie, B. Hutchison, A. Peltier, & R. Miller. 2023. Reducing 2023 Bt corn acreage to cut production costs? Implications for ECB. MN Crop News, https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/03/reducing-bt-trait-acres-in-2023.html

  • Heiniger, R., and D. Reisig. 2024. Chapter 3. Crop production management- corn. In. Organic Commodities Production Guide. North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Raleigh, NC.

  • Knodel, J.J., P. Beauzay, M.A. Boetel and A. Chirumamilla. 2023. 2024 North Dakota Field Crop Insect Management Guide E1143 (revised). NDSU Ext., Fargo, ND.

  • Knodel, J.J., P. Beauzay, A. Friskop and S. Markell. 2023. IPM Basics Integrated Pest Management in North Dakota Agriculture PP863 (revised). NDSU Ext., Fargo, ND. (*Supported by USDA NIFA CCPM EIP)

  • Ni, X., Mailhot, D. J., Toews, M. D., & Buntin, G. D. (2023). Insect screening results: multiple insect resistance in 64 commercial corn hybrids, 2023.: In: D. J. Mailhot, D. Dunn, and G. Ware. D. Buntin, X. Ni, and M. Toews (eds.), Georgia 2023 Corn, Sorghum, and Summer Annual Forages Performance Tests. Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations, Annual Publication, pp. 29-32. Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Griffin, GA. 2023. (ARIS #410204). Retrieved from https://swvt.uga.edu/

  • Peterson J & R Wright. July 27, 2023. “Watch for Aphids in Corn.” Nebraska Extension CropWatch: http://cropwatch.unl.edu.

  • Peterson J, R Wright, J Bradshaw & T Hunt. July 12, 2023. “Scouting and Treatment Recommendations for Western Bean Cutworm.” Nebraska Extension CropWatch: http://cropwatch.unl.edu.

  • Peterson J, R Wright, J Bradshaw & J McMechan. June 29, 2023. “Degree-days for Prediction of Western Bean Cutworm Flight.” Nebraska Extension CropWatch: http://cropwatch.unl.edu.

  • Potter, B., Grafstrom, D., Macrae, I., Miller, R., Yang, F., 2023. Remember to scout armyworms. MN Crop News, June. https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/06/remember-to-scout-armyworms.html

  • Preza Fontes, G., A. Hager, S. Mideros, N. Seiter. Illinois Corn Management 2023. https://go.illinois.edu/cornmanagement

  • Reay-Jones, F.P.F., and T. Bryant. 2023. Identification and management strategies for cutworms as pests in field corn. Land-Grant Press by Clemson Extension. LGP 1161.

  • Reisig, D. D. and A. S. Huseth. 2023. Insect control in field corn. 2023 North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual. North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, N.C. State University, Raleigh, N.C. pp. 76-79.

  • Reisig, D., and E. Goldsworthy. 2023. Efficacy of selected in-furrow insecticides against southern corn billbug in corn, 2021. Arthropod Manag. Tests. Doi: 10.1093/amt/tsad072

  • Reisig, D., and E. Goldsworthy. 2023. Efficacy of in-furrow insecticides against insect brown stink bugs in corn, 2020 & 2022. Arthropod Manag. Tests. Doi: 10.1093/amt/tsad073

  • Roth, R., Harris, G., Sintim, H., Porter, W., Mallard, J., Prostko, E., Buntin, D, Kemerait, R. & Smith, A. (2023). 2023 Georgia Corn Production Guide, 84 pages; Insect control pages 30-44. https://grains.caes.uga.edu/

  • Villanueva, R. T. ID-139: A Comprehensive Guide to Corn Management in Kentucky: Insect Pests of Field Corn (pages 74-85). 2023. 107 pp.

  • Villegas, J., T. Towles, A. Ashbrook, J.A. David, R. Diaz, B. Fitzpatrick, B. Gueltig, K. Healy, F. Huang, T. Johnson, N. Lord, T. Reagan, M. Stout, T. Smith, Q. Sun, and B. Wilson. 2023. Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide. LSU AgCenter. Pub. 1838. Pp 226

  • Yang, F., Potter, B., 2023. Northern corn rootworm and extended diapause problems increase in areas of Minnesota. MN Crop News, https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/07/northern-corn-rootworm-and-extended.html


Research Publications


Ángel-Salazar JS, Echeverri-Rubiano C, Rodríguez-Chalarca J, López-Gerena J, Dos Santos RF, Jurat-Fuentes JL, Revynthi AM, Vargas G. Development of a bioassay method to test activity of cry insecticidal proteins against Diatraea spp. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) sugarcane stem borers. PLoS One. 2023 Oct 18;18(10):e0292992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292992


Blanco, C. A., G. Hernandez, K. Conover, G. P. Dively, U. Nava-Camberos, M. Portilla, C. A. Abel, W. P. Williams, and W. D. Hutchison. 2023. Severe defoliation of vegetative maize plants does not reduce grain yield: Further implications with action thresholds. Southwestern Entomologist. 48:791-803


Bryant, T., J. K. Greene, and F.P.F. Reay-Jones. 2023. Within-field spatial patterns of Euschistus servus and Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in field corn. Environmental Entomology. 52: 709-721


Bryant, T., J. K. Greene, D. Reisig, and F.P.F. Reay-Jones. 2023. Within-field spatial patterns of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and spatial associations with stink bugs and their injury in field corn. Journal of Economic Entomology. 116: 1649-1661.


Bryant, T., J. K. Greene, D. Reisig, and F.P.F. Reay-Jones. 2024. Grower perceptions and adoption of IPM and non-Bt refuge in field corn: a survey in North and South Carolina. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 15(1): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmad030


Coates, B. S., K. O. Walden, D. Lata, N. N. Vellichirammal, R. F. Mitchell, M. N. Anderson, R. McKay, M. D. Lorenzen, N. Grubs, Y. Wang, J. Han, J. L. Xuan, P. Willadsen, H. Wang, B. W.  French, R. Bansal, S. Sedky, D. Souza, D. Bunn, L. J. Meinke, N. J. Miller, B. D. Siegfried, T. W. Sappington, H. M. Robertson, 2023. A draft Diabrotica virgifera virgifera genome: insights into control and host plant adaptation by a major maize pest insect. BMC Genomics (2023) 24:19.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08990-y


Dang TM, AM Velez, A Valencia-Jimenez, JD Reinders, EE Stricklin, MW Carroll, CD Pilcher, JT Krumm, GP Head, L J Meinke.  2023. Characterization of western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) susceptibility to foliar insecticides in northeastern Nebraska.  J. Econ. Entomol.  https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad067


Dillard, D., D. D. Reisig, and F.P.F. Reay-Jones. 2023. Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in-season and overwintering pupation response to soil type. Environmental Entomology. 52: 67-73


Dillard, D., D. Reisig, H. Schug, and H. Burrack. 2023. Moisture and soil type are primary drivers of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) pupation. Environ. Entomol. 52: 847-852. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvad074


Dively GP, TP Kuhar, SV Taylor, H Doughty, K Holmstrom, DO Gilrein, BA Nault, J Ingerson-Mahar, A Huseth, D Reisig, S Fleischer, D Owens, K Tilmon, F Reay-Jones, P Porter, J Smith, J Saguez, J Wells, C Congdon, H Byker, B Jensen, C DiFonzo, WD Hutchison, E Burkness, R Wright, M Crossley, H Darby, T Bilbo, N Seiter, C Krupke, C Abel, BS Coates, B McManus, B Fuller, J Bradshaw, JA Peterson, D Buntin, S Paula-Moraes, K Kesheimer, W Crow, J Gore, F Huang, DC Ludwick, A Raudenbush, S Jimenez, Y Carriére, T Elkner & K Hamby. 2023. Extended sentinel monitoring of Helicoverpa zea resistance to Cry and Vip3Aa toxins in Bt sweet corn: Assessing changes in phenotypic and allele frequencies of resistance. Insects, 14(7): 577. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14070577


Gassmann, A. J.  2023.  Fitness costs of resistance and their potential application for insect resistance management.  pp. 465 - 492 In Onstad, D. W. and Knolhoff, L. M. (eds.).  Insect Resistance Management: Biology, Economics and Predictions.  3rd edition.  Elsevier, London


Gassmann, A. J. and Reisig, D. D.  2023.  Management of insect pests with Bt crops in the United States.  Annual Review of Entomology 68:31-49


Haber, A. I., Bekelja, K., Huseth, A. S., Buntin, G. D., Musser, F., Ramirez Bonilla, J. P., . . . Weber, D. C. (2023). Spotted cucumber beetle/southern corn rootworm: profile of a polyphagous native pest. Journal of Integrated Pest Management, 14(1). doi:10.1093/jipm/pmad016


Hodgson, E., A. Dean, A. Huseth, & W.D. Hutchison. 2023. Advances and challenges in monitoring insect pests of major field crops in the United States, 43pp. In: M. Fountain & T. Pope (Eds.). Advances in monitoring of native and invasive insect pests of crops, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK (ISBN: 978 1 80146 107 8; www.bdspublishing.com).


Huang, F., Y. Niu, T. Silva, S. Brown, T. Towles, D. Kerns, J.L. Jurat-Fuentes, G.P. Head, M. Carroll, W. Walker, and S. Lin. 2023. An extended investigation of unexpected Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) survival and ear injury on a transgenic maize hybrid expressing Cry1A/Cry2A/Vip3A toxins. Toxins.15, 474. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins15070474


Kaçar, G., A.M. Butrón Gomez, D. Kontogiannatos, P. Han; M. Fernanda, G.V. Peñaflor; P. Gema Farinós, Fangneng Huang, W.D. Hutchison, B.H.S. Souza, R.A. Malvar, A. Kourti, R. Ramirez-Romero, J.L. Smith, A.S. Koca, M. Pineda & Khalid Haddi. 2023. Recent trends in management strategies for two major maize borers: Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and Sesamia nonagrioides (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). J. Pest Science. (Invited Review). 96: 879–901. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10340-023-01595-8


Kar, S., K. Nagasubramanian, D. Elango, M. E. Carroll, C. A. Abel, A. Nair, D. S. Mueller, M. E. O’Neal, A. K. Singh, S. Sarkar, B. Ganapathysubramanian, and A. Singh. 2023. Self-supervised learning improves classification of agriculturally important insect pests in plants. The Plant Phenome Journal. 2023;6:e20079 https://doi.org/10.1002/ppj2.20079.


Kaur, H., C. DiFonzo, M. Chilvers, K. Cassida, and M. Singh.  2023. Hybrid insect protection and fungicide application for managing ear rots and mycotoxins in silage corn.  Agronomy Journal. http://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21342


Kenis, M, G. Benelli A. Biondi, P.A. Calatayud, R. Day, N. Desneux, R.D. Harrison, D. Kriticos D, I. Rwomushana, J. van den Berg, F. Verheggen, Y.J. Zhang, L.K. Agboyi, R.B. Ahissou, M.N. Ba, J. Bernal, A. de Freitas Bueno, Y. Carrière, G.A. Carvalho, X.X. Chen, L. Cicero, H. du Plessis, R. Early, P. Fallet, K.K.M. Fiaboe, D.M. Firake, G. Goergen, A.T. Groot, R.N.G. Guedes, A. Gupta, G. Hu, F. Huang, L.R. Jaber, E.A. Malo, C.B. McCarthy, R.L. Meagher Jr., S. Mohamed, D. Mota Sanchez, R.N. Nagoshi, N. Nègre, S. Niassy, N. Ota, C. Nyamukondiwa, C. Omoto, S. Reddy Palli, E. Pavela, R. Ramirez-Romero, J.C. Rojas, S. Subramanian, B.E. Tabashnik, W.T. Tay, E.G. Virla, S. Wang, T. Williams, L.S. Zang, L. Zhang, and K. Wu. 2023. Invasiveness, biology, ecology, and management of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. Entomol. Gen. 43:187 – 241


Kennedy, H., Kerns, D.L., Head, G.P. and Yang, F., 2023. Cross‐resistance and redundant killing of Vip3Aa resistant populations of Helicoverpa zea on purified Bt proteins and pyramided Bt crops. Pest Manag. Sci. 79(12): 5173-5179


Kerns DD, Yang F, Kerns DL, Stewart SD, Jurat-Fuentes JL. Reduced toxin binding associated with resistance to Vip3Aa in the corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea). Appl Environ Microbiol. 2023 Nov 28:e0164423. doi: 10.1128/aem.01644-23. Epub ahead of print


Lawton, D. et al. 2022. Pest population dynamics are related to a continental overwintering gradient. PNAS 119 (37) e2203230119


Li, N., Bullock, D., Butts-Wilmsmeyer, C, Gentry, L., Goodwin, G., Han, J., Kleczweski, N, Martin, N., Paulausky, P., Pistorius, P, Seiter, N., Schroeder, N., Margenot, A.J. 2023. Distinct soil health indicators are associated with on-farm variation in maize yield and tile drain nitrate losses. Soil Science Society of America Journal 87: 1332-1347


Lin, S., G. Head, P. Price, Y. Niu, and F. Huang. 2023. Relative fitness of susceptible and Cry1A.105/Cry2A2b2-single/dual-gene resistant Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on non-Bt diet and a diet containing a low concentration of two Bt proteins. Insect Science (2023) 30, 398–410. DOI:10.1111/1744-7917.13087.


Mendesil, E., T. Tefera, C.A. Blanco, S.V. Paula-Moraes, F. Huang, D.M. Viteri, and W.D. Hutchison. 2023. The invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Africa and Asia: Responding to the food security challenge, with priorities for integrated pest management research. J. Plant Dis. Prot. 130:1175–1206 https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-023-00777-x.


Montezano DG, TE Hunt, PM Colombo da Luz, K Karnik, SD Kachman, AM Vélez & JA Peterson. 2023. Movement of Striacosta albicosta (Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae on transgenic Bt and non-Bt maize. Insects, 14(6): 524. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14060524.


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