Design a pretty cover! Use the group photo from the Fall
In this Issue:
Dept Head Letter………………...2
Hodson Alumni Award…..……..3
Bee Lab Groundbreaking……….4
Philips Lab Update………...…....6
Welcome to the Department…...8
New Graduate Students…...…...9
Awards & Honors………...…....10
Aukema Lab Adventures....…11
Frenatae Update……….……….12
Alumni Updates…...…………...14
Support Entomology…..……...15
Recent Publications….…...……16
Photo © Christopher Philips 2015
Department Head Letter
Greetings! Once again, 2015
has been a busy year, and it
seems one of the busiest ever!
In many ways, this past year
reflected a culmination of
many
ongoing
and
complementary development
efforts that our department
will benefit from for many
years to come. Following the
excellent work of Dr. Marla Spivak, Gary Reuter and Dr.
Becky Masterman (of Bee Squad fame), the new Bee and
Pollinator Research Laboratory moved successfully from
dream to drawing board, to reality, with construction
commencing this November! As noted on the following
pages, this event required many strategic planning meetings
with donors, the legislature, architects and the UMN and
College administration to make this happen. In brief, we will
now have access to a state-of-the-art facility to conduct
novel and timely research needed to address the many
concerns about the nationwide decline in honey bee
numbers, as well as native bee ecology and pollinator health.
As one California beekeeper said at the groundbreaking
ceremony, “this is a big deal, not just a benefit to Minnesota,
but to our industry nationwide – thank you!”
Hodson Alumni Recipient for 2015 & Student-Faculty
Awards: In May, we again hosted the 18th annual Hodson
Alumni and Graduate Student Recognition celebration. The
recipient this year was Dr. Frank Shotkoski of Cornell
University, who gave a great presentation on the potential
for GM Crops to address some of the severe food security
issues in developing countries. In addition to honoring
Frank, we recognized numerous students for their awards
this year. Among the many awards this year (p.10), our
students received a record number of fellowships, including
a highly competitive Shevlin Fellowship for Anthony
Auletta (Mesce lab). Soon after the Hodson event, Amy
Morey (Venette lab) was honored at the NCB-ESA
meetings with the ESA Comstock Award as the top graduate
student in the NCB. These are just a few examples that
reflect the quality of our Graduate Students and faculty
mentors! Several faculty also received notable awards, with
two highlights including Dr. Stephen Kells for the Dean’s
Distinguished Extension Award, and Dr. George Heimpel,
with a Distinguished McKnight Professorship—the only
honoree in our college this year. The department now hosts
5 McKnight Faculty.
New Faculty & Staff: Speaking of native bees, we are
pleased to introduce our newest faculty member, Dr. Dan
Cariveau, as an Assistant Professor! Dan is from North
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Dakota, and is excited to be back in the Midwest.
Following his PhD in Ecology at Colorado State he moved
to Rutgers for his Postdoctoral experience with Dr.
Rachael Winfree. Dan has truly “hit the ground running”
in recruiting graduate students, establishing research sites
for 2016, and collaborations with the DNR, on top of
teaching a course this fall.
Comings and Goings: On a sad note this year, we lost a
good friend to our department, Dr. Bob Hodson, the son
of Dr. Alexander Hodson (former Dept. Head). Please
see pg. 12 for a brief summary of Bob’s accomplishments
and his life with his great wife, Anita. It was a pleasure to
get to know Bob and Anita, as they were able to attend
several spring Hodson events – Bob will be missed
greatly! Also this year, Dr. Susan Weller, professor and
former Director of the Bell Museum, accepted a new
position as Director of the Natural History Museum at the
University of Nebraska. Although we will miss her
contributions, Susan agreed to stay on as a Graduate
Faculty member with Adjunct Faculty status. We look
forward to continuing some ongoing collaborations! As a
final note, it is with many mixed emotions that I write this
last “Heads Up” note to our Alumni and Friends. After a
busy 5 years, I’ve decided it’s time to return to research
and extension interests, and will be stepping down from
the department head position on December 31st. During
my time as DH my research program has really not
decelerated, but continued to grow, thanks in large part to
the great people and students in my lab (esp. Eric
Burkness, Theresa Cira!). I will miss the true dynamic
nature of the DH position, but it is also time for new
leadership, with new energy and new ideas for the
program! I will miss our front office staff, led so well by
Felicia Christy, her sense of humor, and the “controlled
chaos” of The Office, as I like to call it. I also want to
thank the faculty, graduate students, staff and YOU - our
alumni and friends who have been so supportive over the
past 5 years. For many reasons, the future looks bright for
the department. On this note, Dean Brian Buhr has been
very supportive, and has authorized a national search for a
new DH. The search, chaired by Dr. Emily Hoover
(Horticultural Science), is underway. In the meantime, I’m
also pleased to report that Dr. Stephen Kells, will be
serving as Interim DH, beginning January 1st. Please
welcome Steve to his new post, and very best wishes to
each of you in the New Year!
as a project leader in cotton biotechnology, and developed a recombinant insecticidal protein discovery platform to reduce
damage by sucking insect pests. He remained with Novartis Agribusiness after it merged with Zeneca Agrochemicals to
form Syngenta, where he continued his work with cotton, and extended his interests to potato biotechnology.
Frank’s current scientific and administrative responsibilities are best exemplified by his numerous presentations at
international meetings (China, India, the Philippines, Kenya, Egypt, South Africa and Vietnam), management of multimillion dollar grants for Agricultural Biotechnology
Support, his patents for insecticidal cotton, and his
interactions with a wide range of institutions throughout the
world in the areas of transgenic plant discovery, research,
biotechnology and field testing. His achievements are a
credit to the Department, and speak well for the future of
biotechnology in global agriculture.
We were pleased to have Frank visit campus again in May,
to receive his award and give a talk titled: “The Biotech
Industry and its Global Application in Agriculture: Such a
Bright Future."
Hodson Alumni Award Event
Dr. Frank Shotkoski was selected to receive the 2015 Hodson Alumni Award. Frank is
the Director of the Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project II (ABSPII) at Cornell
University where he manages a $15 million grant from the US Agency for International
Development, involving product planning, outreach and technology transfer to
developing countries in Asia and Africa, with a mandate to commercialize genetically
engineered crops. He earned his Ph.D. in Entomology (under Ann Fallon) from the
University of Minnesota in 1992, and his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science
from the University of Nebraska in 1988 and 1984, respectively. Frank did postdoctoral
research first at the University of Wisconsin, and then at the University of Washington,
where he expanded his interests in insecticide resistance and transformation technologies,
including applications to human gene therapy. In 1998, he joined Novartis Agribusiness
Drs. John Luhman and Roger Blahnik were recognized for their many
taxonomic contributions to the insect collection. Pictured with Ralph Holzenthal.
The Hodson Alumni Award, named in honor of Dr. Alexander Hodson,
Department head from 1960-1974, is intended to annually recognize
and honor an outstanding alumna or alumnus of the Department of
Entomology.
Please consider submitting a nomination!
Abdulrahman Saad Al-Dawood, Ted Radcliffe,
Bhadriraju Subramanyam (Subi), & Betty Radcliffe
Nominations will be accepted at any time, but must be received by
February 15, 2016 to be considered for the current year’s award.
Nominations not previously selected will be held for 2 years (these may
be updated by the deadline). The recipient will be selected by the
Department’s Awards Committee, and must be willing to present a
seminar at the ceremony in May. Nominees must have demonstrated
distinguished accomplishments and leadership in entomology through
research, writing, teaching, extension or administration, and related
career activities.
Nominations may be sent to:
Department of Entomology – Awards Committee
1980 Folwell Ave. Rm 219. St. Paul, MN 55108
e-mail: [email protected]
Mark Ascerno, Diana Ritchmond, & Felicia Christy
Please submit: a cover letter of nomination highlighting the nominee’s
accomplishments, a CV, and two additional letters of support.
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Big News: Bee Lab Underway
Bee Lab Celebrates
Groundbreaking for New Facility
Breaking ground! (From left to right: Gary Reuter, Karen Kaler, Jack Thomas,
Betty Thomas, Lori K. Watso, Brian Buhr, Regent Honorable Thomas Devine,
Minnesota Representative Alice Hausman, U.S. Representative Betty
McCollum, Dr. Marla Spivak, Patti Smith, Brian Smith, Dr. Dan Cariveau)
Photo by Judy Griesedieck
Food trucks outside the honey house for a post-ground breaking celebration.
Photo by Judy Griesedieck
Gary Reuter (complete with tie) holds up a print as auctioneer
Andrew Imholte starts the bidding.
Photo by Judy Griesedieck
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The Bee Lab had a whirlwind first weekend in
August, raising funds and breaking ground for
the new Bee and Pollinator Research Lab in a
series of festivities. Beekeepers and supporters
came from across the country to help us
celebrate, including U.S. Representative Betty
McCollum, Minnesota Representative Alice
Hausman, President Eric and Karen Kaler,
Jack and Betty Thomas from Mann Lake,
Ltd, and Lori K. Watso, Secretary/Treasurer
of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux
Community. Thanks to everyone who came
out to help and join in the merrymaking!
Dean Brian Buhr, CFANS, assuring Dept.
Head, Bill Hutchison that indeed, we will find
office space for Lucy, the dept. mascot and
queen bee.
Bee Lab supporters bid on honey-themed items at the silent
auction. Photo by Judy Griesedieck
Design for the new Bee Lab
The new University of Minnesota Bee and Pollinator Research Lab has broken ground. Thanks to the support of
the Minnesota State Legislature and donors and friends like you, there will be a state-of-the-art facility committed
to helping bees, pollinators and bee keepers. This is a historical event and many are stepping forward to be part of
it. To mark your ongoing support of the Bee and Pollinator Research Lab, you have the opportunity to leave your
mark on the new facility. Your gift is 100% tax-deductible, and will help us close the gap on our fundraising goal.
Name a Space
Four spaces in the new lab have been
named thanks to several generous donors:
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Becky Masterman Practical
Laboratory for Bee Research
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux
Community Native Bee Lab
Mann Lake Ltd. Extraction Room
Brian and Patti Smith Bee Squad
Teaching Apiary
Customize a landscaping paver
Engraved hexagonal pavers will be placed in the pollinator
gardens of the new Bee and Pollinator Research Lab. Single
pavers are $250 and a cluster of pavers is $2,500.
Please contact the Bee Squad with questions about the paver
campaign at [email protected] or 612-624-8989.
There are spaces still available! Naming
opportunities start at $100,000.
The building is also available for naming.
For questions and more information about
naming opportunities, please contact Shana
Zaiser via e-mail at: [email protected] or
by phone at: 612-626-3045.
© Christopher Philips 2015
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Philips Lab Update
An exciting year for the fruit & vegetable entomology lab!
I arrived in Grand Rapids on August 22, 2014. After getting settled in the first order of
business was finding a location for my research plots. I needed to find an area that was big
enough to establish perennial fruit crops and annual vegetable plots, but also had space for
the high tunnel research and education facility I envisioned at the NCROC.
I finally settled on a 4 acre area north of our
cattle handling facility and budding hop yard.
In late April, we began plowing… and we found that there were a few rocks in this area!
It took longer than any of us expected, but we finally picked
enough rock that we were able to plant a few crops.
New High Tunnel Research and Education Facility
High tunnels are increasingly used for season
extension throughout the North-Central region.
The management of the high tunnel
environment is somewhere between a
greenhouse and field production system. The
use of high tunnels extends the growing season
and creates ideal conditions for crop
production; however, the conditions are also
ideal for weed, disease and arthropod pests.
Because we still do not have a firm grasp on
how to maximize crop production and
minimize devastating pest outbreaks in high
tunnels I wanted to establish a high tunnel
research and education facility at the NCROC
in Grand Rapids.
With assistance from the department, my
Research and Outreach Center, I was able to
take the initial steps to establish this facility.
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Sydney Glass is pursuing her Master’s and came into the lab from
Texas. Interestingly she grew up in a small town only about 80 miles
from where I grew up. She received her BS in Environmental Crop and
Soil Science with a concentration in Cropping Systems Management.
She came to Minnesota with a tremendous amount of experience and
passion for working with transgenic crops. Nevertheless, she agreed to
work on a project evaluating pest pressure and alternative controls in
high tunnels. To set up her experiments correctly we needed to construct
a series of small “high tunnels.”
UMN Bee Squad
The Silver Lining
Somewhat serendipitously, a new
opportunity much more in line
Wild Bee Team with Sydney’s interests presented
itself, and now Sydney is working
on understanding the potential
paradoxical effect of Bt pollen
contamination
on
feeding
behavior
and
resistance
management of corn earworm.
After numerous hours of discussions and design meetings, we ordered
supplies and began building. On a Friday afternoon, after completing all
of the tunnels, we were very pleased with our efforts… until Monday!
Grace Sward
is another M.S.
student, and a
native of MN.
She
received
her undergrad
degree
from
Iowa
State
University in
Entomology.
When I first met her I asked why did you go to Iowa state?
Her answer was,
“I wanted to get my degree in
Entomology, and UMN doesn’t offer that.”
Grace is working on public
enemy number one, spotted
wing drosophila. The overall
goal
is
to
provide
knowledge that may aid in
optimizing monitoring and
control strategies for this
invasive
pest.
To
accomplish this she is
identifying and evaluating
non-crop host plant use,
correlating the seasonal
phenology of crop and noncrop
hosts
with
fly
populations and pesticide
application timing, and
working to develop a riskbased IPM decision support
tool and early warning
system
for
Minnesota
growers.
Philips Lab Update
Graduate Students
Eric Middleton is a
Ph.D. student. He grew
up in Utah, got his
degree in biology from
the University of Utah,
and just started with us
in August.
Eric has a deep interest
in conservation, and
changing habitat for insect communities in agricultural
systems. He will be working on a project using a novel
food web based approach to evaluate species interaction in
an effort to optimize plant mixes to improve pollination
and biological control simultaneously. Through his novel
approach to studying the food webs of pollinators and
beneficial predators in a way that has previously only been
applied to biological control, we can understand how
habitat management affects the interactions of these insects
as well. This will allow us to link land management
practices to structural
attributes of the food
web, and finally, to the
ecosystem
services
provided. Not only
does this work have
tremendous potential
to change the way that
we approach pest
management in agricultural systems, it is exactly the kind
of creative work that will characterize IPM programs in
the future.
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Welcome to the Department!
Dan Cariveau – Assistant Professor in Pollinator Ecology
We’re pleased to welcome
our
newest
faculty
member, Dan Cariveau.
Dan joined our department
as an Assistant Professor in
August, bringing with him
an expertise in pollinator
ecology.
organizations who are working on restoration in
Minnesota’s prairies. He’s also excited to continue to study
native bees and pollination in agroecosystems.
Dan studies how landscape
and habitat factors influence native bee communities. In
addition, he is interested in how these native bees affect
the pollination of crops and native plants. He will be
focusing much of his research at the University of
Minnesota on how to most effectively implement prairie
restoration to conserve native bees and pollination
services.
Dan is from Grand Forks, ND, so he’s no stranger to the
Midwest. Growing up, he spent most of his free time
fishing, hiking, skiing and canoeing in Minnesota. These are
still his favorite things to do with his family, wife Alison
and two boys Dylan and Rowan.
He received a B.S. degree in wildlife biology from the
University of Montana and a Ph.D. in ecology from
Colorado State University. Just prior to Minnesota, Dan
was a postdoctoral research associate at Rutgers
University. At Rutgers he studied the role of native bees
in pollinating cultivated cranberries.
Dan says he is incredibly excited to be in Minnesota, as
there is so much support and interest in native bees here.
In addition to working with other scientists at the U of M,
he is looking forward to working with private
landowners, and state, federal, and non-profit
New Staff Members
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This semester, Dan is teaching a graduate seminar course on
Science Communication and Ethics. He also plans to teach a
graduate course in Pollination Ecology and co-teach a
Pollinator Protection class for undergraduates.
Welcome, Dan! We’re happy to have you!
Recent Publications:
Winfree, R, J Fox, J, N Williams, J Reilly, and DP
Cariveau. 2015. Abundance of common species, not
species richness, drives delivery of a real-world ecosystem
service. Ecology Letters, in press.
Cariveau, DP, JE Powell, H Koch, R Winfree, N Moran.
2014. Variation in gut microbial communities and its
association with pathogen infection in wild bumble bees
(Bombus). The ISME Journal 8: 2369-2379. Link,
Supplementary Tables, and Dryad dataset.
Morgan is studying how bees forage in and around restored native prairies to provide
information for future bee-friendly prairie restoration projects. Her passion for bees was
her gateway in to the wonderful world of entomology.
Allie Gebauer- M.S. Student, advised by Brian Aukema.
Allie is surveying Minnesota for parasitoids of larch casebearer. She is fascinated by
insects because they have an alien-like quality the piques her curiosity, prompting her to
ask questions, seek answers, and appreciate what she has learned.
Sydney Glass - M.S. Student, advised by Chris Philips.
Sydney is working in IPM pest management along with beneficial insect management in
high tunnel vegetable crops. She's also fascinated by insects because there is so much that
can be learned and applied from them.
Eric Middleton- M.S. Student, advised by Chris Philips.
Eric is seeking to understand how habitat management affects species interactions and
how arthropods mediate ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. He says insects
are both awesome and vital to all ecosystems.
New Graduate Students
Morgan Carr-Markell - Ph.D. Student, advised by Marla Spivak.
Patrick Pennarola - Ph.D. Student, advised by Karen Oberhauser.
Patrick is studying insect conservation in prairies by investigating the differences in plant
and insect communities in prairie remnants that have been managed through prescribed
burns and through conservation grazing.
Daniela Pezzini- M.S. Student, advised by Bob Koch.
Dani's research is concerned with stink bug monitoring and management. She's interested
in pest management tactics that pose the least possible hazard to humans and the
environment, and she's driven to make a difference.
Grace Sward- M.S. Student, advised by Chris Philips.
Grace is researching organic management of Spotted Wing Drosophila, and feels that
insects are crucial to our environment. She's been playing with insects since she was knee
high to a grasshopper, so she's come to the right place to study!
Dylan Tussey - M.S. Student, advised by Brian Aukema & Rob Venette.
Dylan is looking at Sub-lethal effects of winter cold during larval development on lipid
content and dispersal capacity of adult emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis). He's
pumped about insects, saying: Why study anything else?!
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Awards and Honors
Student Awards
Tavvs Alves– 2015: Alexander Goetz Instrument Support
Program - ASD, North Central Branch (NCB) Student
Travel Scholarships - Entomological Society of America.
Chiang Travel Grant.
Anthony Auletta – 2015: Marion-Brooks Wallace
Fellowship (UMN Dept. of Entomology), Thomas H.
Shevlin Fellowship (UMN Graduate School), Heiligenberg
Student Travel Award (International Society for
Neuroethology).
Lucas Camargos – 2015: Systematics Fund student
endowment award from the Society of Freshwater Science.
Darwin Scholars Programme Field Studies Council Grant.
Theresa Cira – 2015: Interdisciplinary Center for the Study
of Global Change: Global Food Security Fellowship, Morris
and Elaine Soffer Rockstein Graduate Fellowship, Great
Lakes National STEM Scholarship. Chiang Travel Grant.
Sam Fahrner – 2015: Chiang Travel Grant.
Allie Gebauer – 2015: Chiang Travel Grant.
Hannah Gray – 2015: ICGC Global Food Security
Fellowship and a US Borlaug Fellowship in Food Security.
Chiang Travel Grant.
Anthony Hanson – 2015: Kenneth and Barbara Starks
Plant Resistance to Insects Graduate Student Award, ESA
2015. Luger-Radcliffe IPM Fellowship, U of MN Dept. of
Entomology. American Seed Research Foundation –
Operation Student Connect Scholarship. ESA NCB Travel
Scholarship.
Andrea Hefty – 2015: Student presentation winner, North
Central Forest Pest Workshop. Chiang Travel Grant.
Joe Kaser – 2015-2016: UMN Doctoral Dissertation
Fellowship.
Petra Kranzfelder – 2015: Systematics Fund Award,
Society for Freshwater Science. UMN Doctoral Dissertation
Fellowship. Chiang Travel Grant.
Ian Lane – 2015: ESA P-IE Masters Achievement Award
Grace Li – 2014: Chiang Travel Grant
Amy Morey – 2015: DDF travel award, NCB-ESA J.H.
Comstock Award. Chiang Travel Grant.
Luis Ernesto Razuri Gonzales – 2015: Systematics Fund
student endowment award from the Society of Freshwater
Science. Walter H. Judd International Graduate &
Professional Fellowship from the Global Programs and
Strategy Alliance of the University of Minnesota. COGS
Travel grant, Council of Graduate Students, University of
Minnesota. JUDD Fellow.
Derek Rosenberger – 2015: Chiang Travel Grant
Marissa Streifel – 2015: Student presentation winner, North
Central Forest Pest Workshop. Chiang Travel Grant.
Grace Sward – 2015: North Central Region Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) Program
Anh Tran – 2015: 2nd Place (PI-E) 10 minute oral
presentation, The Dr. Nancy “Rusty” Barceló Scholarship,
CFANS Fellowship. Chiang Travel Grant.
Dylan Tussey – 2015: Chiang Travel Grant.
2015 Graduations
Renata Borba – Ph.D. Advised by Marla Spivak
"Constitutive and therapeutic benefits of plant resins
and a propolis envelope to honey bee, Apis mellifera
L. immunity and health"
Fraser McKee – Ph.D. Advised by Brian Aukema
“Biology and the population dynamics of the eastern
larch beetle, Dendroctonus simplex LeConte, and its
interactions with eastern larch (tamarack), Larix
laricina”
Matt Smart – Ph.D. Advised by Marla Spivak
“Location, location, location: The influence of
land use on the health and survival of honey bee
colonies.”
Amanda Stephens – M.S.
Advised by Rob Venette & Bill Hutchison
“Cold tolerance of Drosophila suzukii:
Can spotted wing drosophila overwinter
in Minnesota?”
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Judy Wu-Smart – Ph.D. Advised by Marla Spivak
“Integrating science and policy: effects of
neonicotinoid insecticides on honey bee (Apis
mellifera L) and bumble bee (Bombus
impatiens Cresson) queens and colony development”
Derek and Sam gave oral presentations on some of their
work in the Forest Entomology lab at UMN. Derek
presented some of his work on the development of
mountain pine beetle (D. ponderosae), another
Dendroctonus bark beetle, in novel pines as the insect’s
unprecedented range expansion continues to attract global
attention. His results on Scots pine, a Eurasian species, was
of particular interest to European scientists and
complimented studies on European woodwasp (Sirex
noctilio) infesting the same species in western Europe. Sam
presented findings from an analysis of dispersal of nonnative insects and which factors are able to predict spread
rates, work that stemmed from his non-thesis departmental
seminar given to the Entomology Department in April
2015. Presentations by Brian, Derek, and Sam were
accompanied by over 50 other presentations and posters by
scientists from over 30 countries.
from across the globe, Bariloche was a great place to visit
in its own right. Bariloche is located in the Patagonian
steppe in the shadows of the Andes Mountain range. A
conference-organized field trip provided a great taste of
the surrounding lakes and mountains, a chance to see
Andean condors flying in to roost for the night, and a
traditional “asado” or Argentine barbecue for lunch.
Aukema Lab in Argentina
Presenting research at regional and national conferences is
an opportunity many students in the Entomology
department get to enjoy during their graduate careers. On
occasion, there is the opportunity to share their work on an
international stage. Earlier this fall, Brian Aukema and
two of his graduate students, Sam Fahrner and Derek
Rosenberger, traveled to Bariloche, Argentina to attend a
joint International Union of Forest Research Organizations
meeting with sections on "Ecology and Management of
Bark and Wood Boring Insects" and "Alien Invasive
Species and International Trade.” Brian was a keynote
speaker at the meeting, sharing research completed by
recent graduate Dr. Fraser McKee on climate change and
eastern larch beetle, a bark beetle in the Dendroctonus (tree
killer) genus that has been little studied until now.
During the field trip, it became apparent that the region
has few native trees suitable for plantation forestry. As a
result, several western North American pines were
imported decades ago and are now common in the region,
some of which are now considered invasive!
Unfortunately, another import was unintentionally
introduced, the European woodwasp. There has been
significant damage in recent years, and conference
participants toured a highly infested plantation and
observed various monitoring and management techniques
being utilized to control this European insect infesting
western North American pines in South America.
Interestingly, this woodwasp has also become established
in New England, and several states are monitoring for this
insect. Thanks to research being done in Argentina, we
already know some of our western pines are susceptible!
Many of the top researchers in the world who study forest
insects and bark beetles were in attendance at this
relatively small meeting (~60 attendees), offering ample
opportunity for Brian to introduce Sam and Derek to
many researchers whose work has been integral in
framing their own research. The conference was not only
valuable as a means of disseminating some of the work
being done in Forest Entomology at the University of
Minnesota, but a highlight of Sam and Derek’s graduate
In addition to the benefits from networking and education.
presentations on forest insect, disease, and trade issues
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Frenatae Updates
2015-2016 Frenatae Officers:
President: Erica Nystrom
Vice President: Anh Tran
Secretary: Edwin Benkert
Treasurer: Morgan Carr-Markell
Web: Grace Sward
Outreach: Anthony Auletta
Faculty Rep: Tavvs Alves
Honey Sale Reps: Katie Lee & Ian Lane
Seminar Reps: Eric Middleton & Dani Pezzini
The Pollinator Party is always a blast!
It’s been another phenomenally successful year for the Frenatae Community Outreach Initiative! Thus far
in 2015, our outreach volunteers—a team of over 35 graduate students, junior scientists, and post-doctoral
associates—have given more than 40 dynamic and engaging entomology presentations to audiences of all ages
throughout the Twin Cities area and beyond. All in all, Frenatae has brought insects (and smiles!) to several
thousand people this year!
The outreach program was founded in 2014 by current Frenatae President Erica Nystrom (MS student, Koch
lab), and is currently being managed by Public Outreach Coordinator Anthony Auletta (PhD student, Mesce
lab). Over the past year, we have been hard at work to continue building up our educational resources and
expanding the reach of the program. Among the new events for Frenatae this year were the UMN Bee Lab’s
Pollinator Party, the Minneapolis Monarch Festival, and an exciting partnership with the UMN Market
Science program to bring entomology to the Midtown Farmer’s Market in Minneapolis. As in years past, we
continue to partner with The Bell Museum of Natural History on campus and have participated in numerous
Bell Museum summer camp programs, as well as their Saturday with a Scientist series. In addition to these
events, we have also given presentations to numerous pre-K and elementary school classes, cub scouts and girl
scouts, and other interested parties in the Twin Cities metro area. And, of course, we made another strong
showing at the Minnesota State Fair, with Frenatae taking the lead on organizing the Entomology Department
exhibit this year. Our display proved to be one of the most popular in the entire Agriculture & Horticulture
building, and brought in a crowd of several thousand excited and curious fair-goers. Through all of these
fantastic events, we have helped foster a greater appreciation and understanding of insects and their kin in our
community, and have shown people that these amazing animals are deserving of respect and admiration instead
of fear and disgust.
We believe that, as students at a major land-grant university, we have a duty to share our knowledge and
enthusiasm for entomology with the greater Minnesota community. Going forward, we are very excited to
continue expanding our public outreach program. We currently have several exciting outreach opportunities
lined up for the remaining months of 2015. In the spring of 2016, we hope to raise the necessary funding for a
large-scale entomology fair right here at the U of M. All in all, the future is looking bright for our outreach
program, which has proven again and again to be incredibly beneficial for Frenatae, the Entomology
Department, and the community as a whole.
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Education and fun with
UMN Market Science
Future Entomologists at
the Pollinator Party
Entomology booth at the MN State
Fair – always a great time!
Bugs ‘n Brownies
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News from Alumni & Friends
Dr. Robert Hodson, son of Dr. Alexander Hodson (and former Dept. Head),
passed away on April 24, 2015 at the age of 78, due to complications from
pancreatic cancer. Bob obtained his B.A. from the University of Minnesota,
and his Ph.D. in plant physiology from Cornell University, where he met his
wife, Anita. In 1969, following a postdoc at Brandeis University in Waltham,
MA, Bob and Anita moved to Newark, DE where he was a biology professor
at the University of Delaware (UD), until his retirement in 2013.
Bob's great passion was teaching undergraduates. He taught thousands of
biology and pre-med students during his 40+ years at UD. Bob was a member
of the UD faculty Senate; the UD faculty advisor for TriBeta, a national
biological honor society, and was the recipient of a campus-wide
distinguished teaching and advising award in 2002. A self-taught, early and
life-long advocate of using technology in the classroom, Bob was instrumental
in bringing technology to the UD biology department. He served as Secretary of the national Association for
Biology Laboratory Education for more than a decade. Bob's hobbies included being a scout leader, bird watcher,
horticulturist, conservationist, runner, and biker.
Bob is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Anita of Newark, DE, two children, Elke Hodson of Washington,
D.C. and Timothy Hodson of Newark, DE, and many nieces and nephews. In 2013, Bob established the Bob &
Anita Hodson Undergraduate Research Award, to recognize students in our department who have demonstrated an
interest and/or promise for research.
Dr. Min Zhu (Ph.D. 2004, MacRae, Radcliffe,
Ragsdale) and family, Hangzhou, China.
Gerrit Cuperus (Ph.D. 1982, Radcliffe) was a faculty member
at Oklahoma State University Coordinator from 1982-2003. He
retired in 2003, where he was a Regents Professor and IPM
Coordinator. Since then he’s kept busy by editing several popular
text books: Stored Product Protection, Integrated Pest
Management: Potential, Constraints, and Challenges,
Ecologically Based Integrated Pest Management, and Areawide
IPM Implementation.
He has also co-edited a journal, Biopesticides International , for 8
years.
Gerrit was selected by the state governor’s office to guide the
MESONET Ag-Weather system from the University of
Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University., which receives
$1.8M in state support annually.
Jessica Miller (M.S. 2014, Ferrington) has
been sharing her passion for insects with the
community through 'Insects We Like' classes
this summer. By getting kids and parents out
in to the Tiny Diner Farmhouse garden
(pictured below), Jessica has been able to
show them first hand just how important
insects are to our environment. Thanks for
inspiring
the
next
generation
of
entomologists, Jessica!
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You can help guarantee our future success by including the Department of Entomology in your
estate plans. A gift in your estate leaves a legacy and at the same time may provide tax savings.*
You may direct your gift to a specific area of research, students, or to the Department’s greatest
needs.
Many alumni and friends of the Department of Entomology have received great satisfaction
from including the department in their charitable gift plans. Thank you for considering us in
your plans for the future.
*Please consult with your own tax advisor or attorney.
For confidential inquiries
concerning cash gifts, gifts of
securities, or planning an estate gift
for the Department of Entomology,
contact:
Cynthia Cashman
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External Relations
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Brooks-Wallace
Graduate
Fellowship
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Graduate
Fellowship
Sping & YingNgoh Lin
Graduate
Fellowship
Opportunities to support the Department
The Department of Entomology is a leader in global research, education and outreach. Our goals
are to inspire society to value the environmental contributions of insects and other arthropods,
and to use best management practices to protect our food, health, and environment. Our students
and faculty are well positioned to provide practical and creative solutions to everyday problems
not only in Minnesota but throughout the world. We believe in the need to build on this history.
We also invite you to consider gifts to
continue the momentum for the “Bee
Research and Discovery Center.”
For information, contact Cynthia Cashman
(info above), the Bee Squad
([email protected], 612-624-8989) or
Dr. Marla Spivak ([email protected]).
It only takes a few clicks to give online at
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Selected Publications
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Alves, T. M., MacRae, I. V. & Koch, R. L. 2015.
Soybean Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Affects
Soybean Spectral Reflectance. Journal of Economic
Entomology. doi: 10.1093/jee/tov250
Bulgarella M & Heimpel GE. 2015. Host range and
community structure of avian nest parasites in the
genus Philornis (Diptera: Muscidae) on the Island
of Trinidad. Ecology and Evolution 5: 3695–3703.
Andow, D. A., S. G. Pueppke, A. W. Schaafsma, A. J.
Gassmann, T. W. Sappington, L. J. Meinke, P. D.
Mitchell, T. M. Hurley, R. L. Hellmich, and R. P.
Porter. 2015. Early detection and mitigation of
resistance to Bt maize by western corn rootworm
(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Journal of Economic
Entomology. DOI: 10.1093/jee/tov238
Bulgarella M, Quiroga MA, Brito Vera GA, Dregni
JS, Cunninghame F, Mosquera Muñoz DA,
Monje LD, Causton CE & Heimpel
GE. 2015. Philornis downsi, an avian nest parasite
invasive to the Galápagos Islands, in mainland
Ecuador. Annals of the Entomological Society of
America. 108: 242–250.
Andow, D. A., J. R. Farias, R. J. Horikoshi, D.
Bernardi, A. R. B. do Nascimento and C.
Omoto. 2015. Dynamics of cannibalism in equalaged cohorts of Spodoptera frugiperda. Ecological
Entomology 40: 229-236. DOI: 10.1111/een.12178
Burkness, E. C., T. M. Cira, S. E. Moser, and W. D.
Hutchison. 2015. Bt maize seed mixtures for
Helicoverpa zea: Larval movement, development
and survival on non-transgenic maize. Journal of
Economic Entomology 2015; doi:
10.1093/jee/tov253.
Asplen, M., Hutchison, W. D., & 23 others. 2015.
Invasion biology of spotted wing Drosophila
(Drosophila suzukii): a global perspective and future
priorities. Journal of Pest Science. 88(3): 469-494.
Crosby, F. L., Brayton, K. A., Magunda, F.,
Munderloh, U. G., Kelley, K. L. & Barbet, A. F.
2015. Reduced infectivity in cattle for an outer
membrane protein mutant of Anaplasma
Avolio, M. L., Chang, C. C., Weis, J. J. & Smith, M. D.
marginale. Applied and Environmental
2015. The effect of genotype richness and genomic
Microbiology. 81, 6, p. 2206-2214.
dissimilarity of Andropogon gerardii on invasion
resistance and productivity. Plant Ecology and
Daly, Sally. (2015). Have No Fear!: Creating a "Water
Diversity. 8, 1, p. 61-71.
Safety Days" Communications Plan for the Army
Corps of Engineers, Grand Rapids,
Baldridge, GD, Li, YG, Witthuhn, BA, Higgins, LA,
MN. University of Minnesota Digital
Markowski, TW, Baldridge, AS and Fallon, AM.
Conservancy. http://hdl.handle.net/11299/173748.
2015. Mosaic composition of ribA and wspB genes
flanking the virB8-D4 operon in
Davis, J. A., Radcliffe, E. B., Ragsdale, D. W. &
the Wolbachia supergroup B strain, wStr. Arch of
MacRae, I. 2015. Increasing In-Row Spacing
Micribiology. DOI 10.1007/s00203-015-1154-8.
Enhances Potato Virus Y and Potato Leafroll
Virus Spread in Potato. American Journal of
Baldridge, GD, Markowski, TW, Witthuhn, BA
Potato Research. 92, 4, p. 497-501
Witthuhn, Higgins, LA, Baldridge AS and Fallon.
AM. 2015. The Wolbachia WO bacteriophage
DeVries, Z. C., Kells, S. A. & Appel, A. G. 2015.
proteome in the Aedes albopictusC/wStr1 cell
Effects of starvation and molting on the metabolic
line: Evidence for lytic activity? In Vitro Cell Dev.
rate of the bed bug (Cimex lectularius L.).
Biol--Animal, DOI 10.1007/s11626-015-9949-0.
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 88, 1, p.
53-65
Borba RS, Klyszek KK, Mogen KL, Spivak M. 2015.
Seasonal benefits of a natural propolis envelope to
DeVries, Z. C., Reid, W. R., Kells, S. A. & Appel, A.
honey bee immunity and colony health. J.
G. 2015. Effects of starvation on deltamethrin
Experimental Biology. doi:10.1242/jeb.127324
tolerance in bed bugs, Cimex lectularius L.
(Hemiptera: Cimicidae). Insects. 6, 1, p. 102-111
Bulgarella, M., Trewick, S. A., Godfrey, A. J. R.,
Sinclair, B. J. & Morgan-Richards, M. 2015.
Dolph, C. L., S. L. Eggert, J. Magner, L. C.
Elevational variation in adult body size and growth
Ferrington Jr. and B. Vondracek. 2015. Reachrate but not in metabolic rate in the tree weta
scale stream restoration in agricultural streams of
Hemideina crassidens. Journal of Insect Physiology.
southern Minnesota alters structural and functional
75, p. 30-38.
Selected Publications
((2015)
responses of macroinvertebrates. Freshwater Science, Hanson, A.A., J. Orf, R.L. Koch. 2015. Sources of
34(2): 535-546.
soybean aphid resistance in early maturing soybean
germplasm. Crop Science. (in press).
Eckberg, J. O., Peterson, J. A., Borsh, C. P., Kaser, J.
M., Johnson, G. A., Luhman, J. C., Wyse, D. L. & Hanson, A. A., R. D. Moon, R. J. Wright, T. E.
Heimpel, G. E. Jan 1 2015. Field abundance and
Hunt, W. D. Hutchison. 2015. Degree-day
performance of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) on
prediction models for the flight phenology of
soybean aphid. Annals of the Entomological Society
western bean cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
of America. 108, (1): 26-34
assessed with the concordance correlation
coefficient. Journal of Economic Entomology. 108:
1728–1738.
Eckberg, J. O., Johnson, G. A., Pain, R. E., Wyse, D.
L. & Heimpel, G. E. 2015 Spillover of tent
caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) herbivory onto Harley CM, Reilly MG, Stewart C, Schlegel C,
willow bioenergy crops in an agricultural landscape.
Morley E, Puhl JG, Nagel C, Crisp KM, Mesce
Annals of Applied Biology. 167, 2, p. 178-185.
KA. 2015. Compensatory Plasticity Restores
Locomotion after Chronic Removal of Descending
Projections. J Neurophysiol. 2015 113(10):3610Egan, A. T., Ferrington Jr, L. C., Lafrançois, T.,
Edlund, M. B. 2015. Seasonal variation in
3622.
chironomid emergence from coastal pools. European
Journal of Environmental Sciences. 5(1): 15–23.
Heu, C. C., Kurtti, T. J., Nelson, C. M., Munderloh,
U. G. 2015. Transcriptional analysis of the
Egan, A. T. & Ferrington, L. C. Jun 1 2015. Zonal
conjugal transfer genes of Rickettsia bellii RML
stratification and geographic clustering of a species369-C. PLoS One 10(9): e0137214.
rich chironomid community in freshwater coastal
rock pools. Hydrobiologia. 751(1): p. 147-158.
Hodgson, E. W., Wright, R., Gray, M., Hunt, T.,
Ostlie, K. & Andow, D. A. 2015. Farmer
responses to resistance issues in corn rootworm to
Egan, A. T., Ferrington, L. C., Lafrançois, T., Edlund,
M. B. & McCullough, J. 2015. Spatial arrangement
BT corn: Qualitative analysis of focus groups.
and metrics of freshwater coastal rock pools applied
Journal of Extension. 53, 2, 2RIB7
to amphibian conservation. Limnologica. 51: 101109.
Iverson, J. M., T. M. Cira, E. C. Burkness and W.
D. Hutchison. 2016. Cannibalistic oophagy in
Fahrner, S. J., Lelito, J. P. & Aukema, B. H. 2015. The
Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidaea)
influence of temperature on the flight capacity of
colonies. Journal of Entomological Science (in
emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis and its
press).
parasitoid, Tetrastichus planipennisi: implications to
biological control. BioControl. 60(4): 437-449.
Kaser, J. M. & Heimpel, G. E. 2015 Linking risk and
efficacy in biological control host-parasitoid
Fallon, A. M. 2015. Effects of mimosine on Wolbachia
models. Biological Control. 90, p. 49-60
in mosquito cells: Cell cycle suppression reduces
bacterial abundance. In Vitro Cellular and
Kantar MB, Tyl CE, Dorn KM, Zhang X, Jungers
Developmental Biology - Animal. (in press).
JM, Kaser JM, Schendel RR, Eckberg JO,
Runck BC, Bunzel M, Jordan NR, Stupar RM,
Farias, J. R., Andow, D. A., Horikoshi, R. J., Sorgatto,
Marks MD, Anderson JA, Johnson GA,
R. J., Santos, A. C. D. & Omoto, C. 2015.
Sheaffer CC, Schoenfuss TC, Ismail B, Heimpel
Dominance of Cry1F resistance in Spodoptera
GE, Wyse D. 2015 Accepted. Perennial grain and
frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on TC1507 Bt
oilseed crops. Annual Review of Plant Biology.
maize in Brazil. Pest Management Science. (in
press).
Koch, R. L., Sezen, Z., Porter, P. M., Ragsdale, D.
W., Wyckhuys, K. A. G. & Heimpel, G. E. 2015.
Ferrington Jr, L. C., Masteller, E. 2015. Emergence
On-farm evaluation of a fall-seeded rye cover crop
dynamics of Diamesa cheimatophila Hansen
for suppression of soybean aphid (Hemiptera:
(Diptera: Chironomidae: Diamesinae). European
Aphididae) on soybean. Agricultural and Forest
Journal of Environmental Sciences. 5(1): 24–30.
Entomology. 17, 3, p. 239-246
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Selected Publications
Koch, R. L. & Pahs, T. 2015. Species composition and
abundance of stink bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera:
Pentatomidae) in Minnesota field corn.
Environmental Entomology. 44(2): 233-238.
Koch, R.L. and W.A. Rich. Stink bug (Hemiptera:
Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) feeding and phenology
on early-maturing soybean in Minnesota. Journal of
Economic Entomology.
http://jee.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/07/
29/jee.tov218 (in press)
Kranzfelder, P and L. C. Ferrington Jr. 2015.
Characterization of Chironomidae (Diptera)
surface-floating pupal exuviae sample sort time
from coastal tropical aquatic systems.
Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment. 187:70 DOI 10.1007/s10661-0154313-0
Krischik, V., Rogers, M., Gupta, G. & Varshney, A.
2015. Soil-applied imidacloprid translocates to
ornamental flowers and reduces survival of adult
coleomegilla maculata, harmonia axyridis, and
hippodamia convergens lady beetles, and larval
danaus plexippus and vanessa cardui butterflies.
PLoS ONE. 10, 3, e0119133.
Kriticos, D. J., Ota, N., Hutchison, W. D., Beddow,
J., Walsh, T., Tay, W. T., Borchert, D. M.,
PaulaMoreas, S. V., Czepak, C. & Zalucki, M. P.
2015. The potential distribution of invading
Helicoverpa armigera in North America: Is it just a
matter of time? PLoS ONE. 10, 3, e0119618
Kurtti, T. J., Felsheim, R. F., Burkhardt, N. Y.,
Oliver, J. D., Heu, C. C. & Munderloh, U. G.
2015. Rickettsia buchneri sp. Nov., a rickettsial
endosymbiont of the blacklegged tick ixodes
scapularis. International Journal of Systematic and
Evolutionary Microbiology. 65, 3, p. 965-970.
Lee, K., Steinhauer, N., Travis, D. A., Meixner, M.
D., Deen, J. & Vanengelsdorp, D. 2015. Honey
bee surveillance: A tool for understanding and
improving honey bee health. Current Opinion in
Insect Science. 10, p. 37-44.
Lee, Kathleen V., Nathalie Steinhauer, Karen
Rennich, Michael E. Wilson, David R. Tarpy,
Dewey M. Caron, Robyn Rose et al. 2015. "A
national survey of managed honey bee 2013–2014
annual colony losses in the USA." Apidologie 46, 3
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Lynn, G. E., Oliver, J. D., Nelson, C. M., Felsheim,
R. F., Kurtti, T. J. & Munderloh, U. G. 2015.
Tissue distribution of the Ehrlichia muris-like
agent in a tick vector. PLoS ONE. 10, 3,
e0122007.
McKee, F. R. & Aukema, B. H. Feb 1 2015.
Influence of temperature on the reproductive
success, brood development and brood fitness of
the eastern larch beetle Dendroctonus simplex
LeConte. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 17,
1, p. 102-112.
Mazack J. E., P. Kranzfelder, A. M. Anderson, R.
W. Bouchard, J. Perry, B. Vondracek, and L.
C. Ferrington. 2015. Survivorship and longevity
of adult Diamesa mendotae Muttkowski, 1915
(Diptera: Chironomidae) at controlled, subfreezing temperatures. Aquatic Insects: 1-8.
Muñoz-Quesada, F. J. & Holzenthal, R. W. 2015
Revision of the Neotropical species of the
caddisfly genus Wormaldia McLachlan
(Trichoptera: Philopotamidae. Zootaxa. 3998, 1, p.
1-138 138
Oliver, J. D., Chávez, A. S. O., Felsheim, R. F.,
Kurtti, T. J. & Munderloh, U. G. 2015. An
Ixodes scapularis cellline with a predominantly
neuron-like phenotype. Experimental and Applied
Acarology. 66, 3, p. 427-442.
Paula, D. P., Linard, B., Andow, D. A., Sujii, E. R.,
Pires, C. S. S. & Vogler, A. P. 2015. Detection
and decay rates of prey and prey symbionts in the
gut of a predator through metagenomics.
Molecular Ecology Resources.15, 4, p. 880-892.
Paula, D. P., D. A. Andow, C. S. S. Pires and E. R.
Sujii. 2015. Impacto da introdução de pragas
sobre a biodiversidade, pp. 79-101. In R. L.
Sugayama, M. Lopes da Silva, S. X. de Brito
Silva, L. C. Ribeiro and L. E. P. Rangel (eds.),
Defensa Vegetal: Fundamentos, Ferramentes,
Politicas e Perspectivas. Sociedade Brasileira de
Defensa Vegetal, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerias,
Brasil.
Pezzini, D. T. & Koch, R. L. 2015 Compatibility of
flonicamid and a formulated mixture of pyrethrins
and azadirachtin with predators for soybean aphid
Rich, W.A. and R.L. Koch. Effects of Rag1 aphidresistant soybean on mortality, development and
preference of brown marmorated stink bug
(Pentatomidae). Entomologia Experimentalis et
Applicata. (in press)
Robinson, S. J., Neitzel, D. F., Moen, R. A., Craft,
M. E., Hamilton, K. E., Johnson, L. B., Mulla,
D. J., Munderloh, U. G., Redig, P. T., Smith, K.
E., Turner, C. L., Umber, J. K. & Pelican, K.
M. 2015. Disease Risk in a Dynamic
Environment: The Spread of Tick-Borne
Pathogens in Minnesota, USA. EcoHealth. 12, 1,
p. 152-163.
Anaplasma phagocytophilum from endothelial
cells to peripheral granulocytes in vitro under
shear flow conditions. Medical Microbiology and
Immunology. 204,5, p. 593-603.
Wimer, A.F., C.R. Philips, T.P. Kuhar, J.C.
Adams, Z. Szendrei. 2015. Baseline
susceptibility and field efficacy of tolfenpyrad on
Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata
(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Advances in
Entomology.3: 139-147. DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ae.2015.34017
Winfree, R, J Fox, J, N Williams, J Reilly, and DP
Cariveau. 2015. Abundance of common species,
not species richness, drives delivery of a realworld ecosystem service. Ecology Letters, in
press.
Sorge, U. S., Moon, R. D., Stromberg, B. E.,
Schroth, S. L., Michels, L., Wolff, L. J., Kelton, Wilson, M. B., Brinkman, D., Spivak, M.,
D. F. & Heins, B. J. 2015. Parasites and parasite
Gardner, G. & Cohen, J. D. Jan 1 2015.
management practices of organic and conventional
Regional variation in composition and
dairy herds in Minnesota. Journal of Dairy
antimicrobial activity of US propolis against
Science. 98, 5, p. 3143-3151.
Paenibacillus larvae and Ascosphaera apis.
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 124, p. 44-50
Svobodová, Z., Habuštová, O. S., Hutchison, W.
D., Hussein, H. M. & Sehnal, F. 2015. Risk
Zeilinger, A. R., Olson, D. M., Maclean, D., Mori,
assessment of genetically engineered maize
N., Nakata, R. & Andow, D. A. 2015.
resistant to Diabrotica spp.: Influence on aboveBehavioural and chemical mechanisms of plantground arthropods in the Czech Republic. PLoS
mediated deterrence and attraction among
ONE. 10, 6, e0130656.
frugivorous insects. Ecological Entomology.
Therrien, J., Mason, C. J., Cale, J. A., Adams, A.,
Aukema, B. H., Currie, C. R., Raffa, K. F. &
Erbilgin, N. 2015. Bacteria influence mountain
pine beetle brood development through
interactions with symbiotic and antagonistic fungi:
implications for climate-driven host range
expansion. Oecologia. (in press).
Selected Publications
15)2015)
(Hemiptera: Aphididae) management. Biocontrol
Science and Technology. 25, 9, p. 1024-1035
Zeilinger, A. R., Olson, D. M., Raygoza, T. &
Andow, D. A. 2015 Do counts of salivary sheath
flanges predict food consumption in herbivorous
stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)? Annals of
the Entomological Society of America. 108, 2, p.
109-116.
Thomson, R. E. & Holzenthal, R. W. 2015. A
revision of the Neotropical caddisfly genus
Leucotrichia Mosely, 1934 (Hydroptilidae,
Leucotrichiinae). ZooKeys. 499, p. 1-100
Tylczak, L., Andow, D., Borgida, E., Hurley, T. &
Williams, A. 2015. Design clarity in public
outreach documents: A guidebook for a first
detector volunteer network. Journal of Extension.
53, 2, 2TOT3.
Wang, J., Dyachenko, V., Munderloh, U. G. &
Straubinger, R. K. 2015. Transmission of
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