1980 Folwell Avenue
St Paul, MN 55108
United States
B.A. Biology, St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN, 1999
Ph.D. Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 2005
Areas of Interest
Integrated pest management, crops pests, remote sensing, insecticde resistance, host plant resistance, biological control, sampling
Research
My research program focuses on applied ecology and integrated pest management of arthropods associated with crops, primarily soybean. The goal, in conjunction with my extension program, is to improve the environmental and economic sustainability of crop production through integrated pest management. The research program is broadly based, emphasizing scouting (sampling and remote sensing) and evaluation and integration of control tactics (chemical and biological controls and host plant resistance).
Current research areas include…
Soybean aphid:
- Remote sensing
- Insecticide resistance
- Insecticide efficacy
- Host plant resistance
Stink bugs:
- Biological control
- Sampling
Soybean gall midge:
- Biological control
Pennycress entomology: Identify pests and quantify their impacts to this new crop
Extension
Research-based guidance for management of soybean pests is shared with farmers and agricultural professionals through multiple routes, including:
- UMN Extension’s Soybean Pest Management site
- MN Crop News
- Events of the Institute for Agricultural Professionals
Select Publications
Please see: Google Scholar Profile & List of Publications
Students Advised
Current:
- Pheylan Anderson, MS student
- Sarah Lisak, MS student (co-advised by Amelia Lindsey)
- Rosa (Tina) Lozano, PhD student (co-advised by Amelia Lindsey)
- Gloria Melotto, MS (co-advised by Amelia Lindsey)
- Ellen Adjeiwaa, MS student
Past:
- James Menger, MS student (2022)
- Rafael Carlesso Aita, MS student (2020)
- Zach Marston, Ph.D (co-advised by Ian MacRae) (2019)
- Hailey Shanovich, MS (2019)
- Obiratanea da Silva Queiroz, MS (2019)
- Daniela Pezzini, MS (2018)
- Anthony Hanson, Ph.D (2017)
- Tavvs Alves, Ph.D (co-advised by Ian MacRae) (2016)
- Anh Tran, MS (2016)
- Erica Nystrom, MS (co-advised by Robert Venette) (2016)
Staff
- Arthur Ribeiro, Postdoc
- James Menger, Researcher
"As a first-generation college graduate, I enjoy helping others navigate things at the University."