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Publications from 1999

Appleby, J.E., and C.G. Helm. 1999. Illinois insect invaders. The Illinois Steward (3):16-17.

Armer, C.A., R.N. Wiedenmann, and M.E. Irwin. 1999. Effects of soybean mosaic virus on the facultatively phytophagous predator Orius insidiosus. Environmental Entomology 28:1036-1043.

Drees, B.M., E. Levine, J.W. Steward, G.R. Sutter, and J.J. Tollefson. 1999. Management of corn rootworms. Pages 66-68 in K.L. Steffey, M.E. Rice, J. All, D.A. Andow, M.E. Gray, and J.W. Van Duyn, eds. Handbook of corn insects. Entomological Society of America, Lanham, MD.

Eckenbach, U., R.L. Lampman, D.S. Seigler, J. Ebinger, and R.J. Novak. 1999. Mosquitocidal activity of acetylenic compounds from Crptotaenia canadensisi (L. Apiaceae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 25:1885-1893.

Fereres, A., G.E. Kampmeier, and M.E. Irwin. 1999. Aphid attraction and preference for soybean and pepper plants infected with Potyviridae. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 92(4):542-548.

Helm, C., and R.A. Cloyd. 1999. Pine shoot beetle update. Home, Yard & Garden Pest Newsletter, September 29. University of Illinois Extension.

Isard, S.A., M.A. Nasser, J.L. Spencer, and E. Levine. 1999. The influence of weather on western corn rootworm flight activity at the borders of a soybean field in east central Illinois. Aerobiologia 15:95-104.

Nixon, P., J. Appleby, L. Hanks, C. Helm, and R. Cloyd. 1999. Asian longhorned beetle. Page 2 in M. Gray and S. Ratcliffe, eds. Integrated pest management. University of Illinois Extension Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Nixon, P., and C. Helm. 1999. Asian longhorned beetle. Home, Yard & Garden Pest Newsletter, July 21. University of Illinois Extension.

Onstad, D.W., M.G. Joselyn, S.A. Isard, E. Levine, J.L. Spencer, L.W. Bledsoe, C.R. Edwards, C.D. DiFonzo, and H. Willson. 1999. Modeling the spread of western corn rootworm (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) populations adapting to soybean-corn rotation. Environmental Entomology 28(2):188-194.

Rutledge, C.E. and R.N. Wiedenmann. 1999. Habitat preferences of Cotesia flavipes, C. chilonis and C. sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Biological Control 16:144-154.

Shaw, J.T., and E.J. Armbrust. 1999. Efficacy of insecticides to control alfalfa weevil larva in Southern Ilinois, 1999. Pages 9-13 in Insect management and insecticide evaluations, Illinois 1999: field, forage, fruit and vegetable crops. Center for Ecological Entomology Technical Report No. 14. Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Shaw, J.T., and E.J. Armbrust. 1999. Efficacy of insecticides to control potato leafhopper in east central Ilinois, 1999. Pages 14-18 in Insect management and insecticide evaluations, Illinois 1999: field, forage, fruit and vegetable crops. Center for Ecological Entomology Technical Report No. 14. Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Shaw, J.T., and C.A. Eastman. 1999. Efficacy evaluations of selected conventional and experimental insecticides for control of lepidopteran pests of cabbage in Illinois, 1999. Pages 68-74 in Insect management and insecticide evaluations, Illinois 1999: field, forage, fruit and vegetable crops. Center for Ecological Entomology Technical Report No. 14. Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Shaw, J.T., J.W. Finger, M.E. Gray, and K.L. Steffey. 1999. Efficacy of planting-time, pre-emergency, and rescue insecticide treatments for black cutworm control in Illinois, 1999. Pages 21-29 in Insect management and insecticide evaluations, Illinois 1999: field, forage, fruit and vegetable crops. Center for Ecological Entomology Technical Report No. 14. Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Shaw, J.T., M.E. Gray, K.L. Steffey, and J.W. Finger. 1999. Efficacy of different formulations of Regent applied at planting to control corn rootworm larvae and first generation European corn borer in Illinois, 1999. Pages 51-58 in Insect management and insecticide evaluations, Illinois 1999: field, forage, fruit and vegetable crops. Center for Ecological Entomology Technical Report No. 14. Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Shaw, J.T., M.E. Gray, K.L. Steffey, and J.W. Finger. 1999. Efficacy of different formulations of the soil insecticide Chlorpyifos against corn rootworm larvae in Illinois, 1999. Pages 59-65 in Insect management and insecticide evaluations, Illinois 1999: field, forage, fruit and vegetable crops. Center for Ecological Entomology Technical Report No. 14. Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Shaw, J.T., M.E. Gray, K.L. Steffey, and J.W. Finger. 1999. Efficacy of registered and experimental insecticides to control corn rootworm larvae in Illinois, 1999. Pages 43-50 in Insect management and insecticide evaluations, Illinois 1999: field, forage, fruit and vegetable crops. Center for Ecological Entomology Technical Report No. 14. Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Shaw, J.T., M.E. Gray, K.L. Steffey, and R.A. Weinzierl, eds. 1999. Insect management and insecticide evaluations, Illinois 1999: field, forage, fruit and vegetable crops. Center for Ecological Entomology Technical Report No. 14. Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Shaw, J.T., K.L. Steffey, M.E. Gray, and J.W. Finger. 1999. Efficacy of registered and experimental insecticides compared with two Bt hybrids for control of first-generation European corn borer in Illinois, 1999. Pages 30-36 in "Insect management and insecticide evaluations, Illinois 1999: field, forage, fruit and vegetable crops. Center for Ecological Entomology Technical Report No. 14. Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Shaw, J.T., K.L. Steffey, M.E. Gray, and J.W. Finger. 1999. Efficacy of registered and experimental insecticides compared with two Bt hybrids for control of second-generation European corn borer in Illinois, 1999. Pages 37-42 in Insect management and insecticide evaluations, Illinois 1999: field, forage, fruit and vegetable crops. Center for Ecological Entomology Technical Report No. 14. Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Shaw, J.T., and R.A. Weinzierl. 1999. Efficacy of different formulations of Regent applied at planting to control corn rootworm larvae and first generation European corn borer in Illinois, 1999. Pages 85-88 in Insect management and insecticide evaluations, Illinois 1999: field, forage, fruit and vegetable crops. Center for Ecological Entomology Technical Report No. 14. Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Shaw, J.T., R.A. Weinzierl, and J.W. Finger. 1999. Evaluation of efficacy of selected conventional and experimental insecticides and Bt hybrids for control of corn earworm and European corn borer on sweet corn in Illinois, 1999. Pages 75-82 in Insect management and insecticide evaluations, Illinois 1999: field, forage, fruit and vegetable crops. Center for Ecological Entomology Technical Report No. 14. Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Siegel, J.P., and R.J. Novak. 1999. Duration of activity of the microbial larvicide VectoLex CG, (Bacillus sphaericus), in Illinois catch basins and waste tires. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 15:366-370.

Solter, L., P. Nixon, and C. Helm. 1999. Gypsy moth. Page 3 in M. Gray and S. Ratcliffe, eds. Integrated pest management. University of Illinois Extension Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Spencer, J.L., S. Isard, and E. Levine. 1999. Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) free flight to corn and soybeam plants in a walk-in wind tunnel. Journal of Ecological Entomology 92(1):146-155.

Spencer, J.L., S. Pillai, and E.A. Bernays. 1999. Synergism in the oviposition behavior of Plutella xylostella: sinigrin and wax compounds. Journal of Insect Behavior 12(4):483-500.

Steffey, K., and C. Helm. 1999. Bean leaf beetles-another pest to watch for in soybeans. Pest Management and Crop Development Bulletin, July 23. University of Illinois Extension.

Tollefson, J.J., and E. Levine. 1999. Northern corn rootworm. Pages 62-63 in K. L. Steffey, M.E. Rice, J. All, D.A. Andown, M.E. Gray, and J.W. Van Duyn, eds. Handbook of corn insects. Entomological Society of America, Lanham, MD.

Wiedenmann, R.N. 1999. Damsel bugs and stink bugs. Pages 135-136 in K.L. Steffey, M.E. Rice, J. All, D.A. Andow, M.E. Gray, and J.W. Van Duyn. Handbook of corn insects. Entomological Society of America, Lanham, MD. (non-refereed).

Wiedenmann, R.N., and J.W. Smith, Jr. 1999. Using novel host-parasitoid associations for biological control of native pests. Pages 16-37 in L.D. Charlet and G.J. Brewer, eds. Biological control of native or indigenous insect pests: challenges and constraints. Thomas Say Special Publications, Lanham, MD.


Publications from 2000

Refereed Publications

Ekbom, B., M. E. Irwin, and Y. Robert, eds, 2000. Interchanges of insects between agricultural and surrounding landscapes. Kluwer Academic & Lippincott Raven Publishers, London.

Gaimari, S. D. & M. E. Irwin. 2000. Revision of the mexicana-group of the cycloteline genus Ozodiceromyia Bigot (Diptera: Therevidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 102(3): 561-600.

Gaimari, S. D. & M. E. Irwin. 2000. Revision of the mexicana-group of the cycloteline genus Ozodiceromyia Bigot (Diptera: Therevidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 102(3): 561-600.

Henn, M.W. and Solter, L.F. 2000. Food utilization values of gypsy moth Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) larvae infected with a microsporidium Vairimorpha sp. (Microsporidia: Burenellidae). J. Invertebr. Pathol. 76, 263-269.

Irwin, M. E., L. R. Nault, C. Godoy, and G. E. Kampmeier. 2000. Diversity and movement patterns of leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) in a heterogeneous tropical landscape: Implications for redressing the integrated pest management paradigm. Pages xx-yy, in Chapter 9, B. Ekbom, M. E. Irwin, and Y. Robert, eds, Interchanges of insects between agricultural and surrounding landscapes. Kluwer Academic & Lippincott Raven Publishers, London.

Isard, S. A., J. L. Spencer, M. A. Nasser, and E. Levine. 2000. Aerial movement of western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae):diel periodicity of flight activity in soybean fields. Environmental Entomology 29:226-234.

Isard, S. A., J. L. Spencer, M. A. Nasser, and E. Levine. 2000. Aerial movement of western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): diel periodicity of flight activity in soybean fields. Environ. Entomol. 29: 226-234.

Madden, L.V., G. Hughes, & M.E. Irwin. 2000. Coupling disease-progress-curve and time-of-infection functions for predicting yield loss of crops. Phytopathology, 90:788-800.

Maddox, J.V., Brooks, W.M. and Solter, L.F. (2000) Bioassays of Microsporidia. In "Bioassays of Entomopathogenic Microbes and Nematodes" [Navon, A. and Ascher, K.R.S. (Eds.)] CAB International, Wallingford, pp.197-228.

Metz, M. A. and M. E. Irwin. 2000. Revision of Lindneria Krober, with the description of two new genera Insulatitan and Ambradolon, a fossil from Dominican Amber (Diptera: Therevidae: Therevinae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 93(5): 977-1018.

Metz, M.A. & M.E. Irwin. Parasite-Host Relationships between Microtrombidiid Mites and Brachyceran Diptera: A Focus on Flies Belonging to the families Therevidae (Diptera: Asiloidea) and Tachinidae (Diptera: Oestroidea). Environmental Entomology, submitted.

Metz, M. A., and M. E. Irwin. 2000. A new therevid genus from Dominican amber, the revisions of Lindneria Kröber and Insulatitan gen. nov. and their phylogenetic relationships with closely related extant Therevinae (Diptera: Therevidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 93:977-1018.

Solter, L.S., Pilarska, D.K. and C.F. Vossbrinck. 2000. Host specificity of microsporidia pathogenic to forest Lepidoptera. Biol. Contr. 19, 48-56.

Solter, L.F. and Becnel, J.J. 2000. Entomopathgenic microsporidia. In "Field Manual of Techniques for the Evaluation of Entomopathogens" (Lacey, L. and Kaya, H., Eds.). Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Winterton, S. L., M. E. Irwin, and D. K. Yeates. 1999. Systematics of Nanexila Winterton & Irwin, gen. nov. (Diptera: Therevidae) from Australia. Invertebrate Taxonomy 13: 237-308.

Winterton, S. L., and M. E. Irwin. 1999. Laxotela-a new genus of Therevidae (Diptera) from Australia. Ent. Scand. 30: 299-310.

Non-Refereed Publications

Fisher, J. T., M. Stafford Smith, R. Cavazos, H. Manzanilla, P. F. Ffolliott, D. Saltz, M. E. Irwin, T. W. Sammis, D. Swietlik, I. Moshe, and M. Sachs. 1999. Chapter 9, pages 143-170, Land use and management: Research implications from three arid and semi-arid regions of the world. In T. W. Hoekstra and M. Shachak, eds, Arid Lands Management-Towards Ecological Sustainability. Univ. Illinois Press, Urbana.

Gonzalez, A., and C. Eastman. 2000. Influence of intercropping and trap cropping on diamondback moth and its natural enemies. Ill. Nat. Hist. Surv. Repts. 361:5.

Helm, C.G. 2000. Insect invaders infest Chicago trees. INHS Reports 362:7.

Spencer, J. L., E. Levine, D. W. Onstad, M. E. Gray, and S. A. Isard. Summer 2000. An outpost on the way to a solution: rotation-resistant western corn rootworms and the C-FAR Sentinel Grants Program. Illinois Natural History Survey Reports 364: 4-5.

Wiedenmann, R. N., D. J. Voegtlin and S. L. Post. 2000. Good beetle, bad
plant. Agro-ecology 9:7-10.

Wiedenmann, R. N., C. S. Sadof and R. J. O'Neil. 2000. Environmentally friendly gardening. INHS Reports 362:5-6



Publications from 2001


Alleyne, M. and R. N. Wiedenmann. 2001. Encapsulation response and total hemocyte numbers in three lepidopteran stemborers parasitized by Cotesia flavipes-complex parasitoids. Ent. Exper. et Appl. 100:279-293.

Alleyne, M. and R. N. Wiedenmann. 2001. Dynamics of teratocytes in novel association hosts parasitized by Cotesia parasitoids. J. Insect Physiol. 47: 1419-1427.

Alleyne, M. and R. N. Wiedenmann. 2001. Suitability of lepidopteran stemborers for parasitization by novel-association endoparasitoids. Biocontrol 46: 1-23.

Blossey, B., R. Casagrande, L. Tewksbury, D. A. Landis, R. N. Wiedenmann and D. Ellis. 2001. Non-target feeding of leaf-beetles introduced to control purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.). Natural Areas Journal 21:368-377.

Bouseman, J. K. and J. A. Sternburg. 2001. Field Guide to Butterflies of Illinois. Illinois Natural History Survey Manual 9. xii + 264 pp.

Cherry, D. S., R. J. Currie, D. J. Soucek, H. A. Latimer, and G. C. Trent. 2001. An integrative assessment of a watershed impacted by abandoned mined land discharges. Environmental Pollution 111: 377-388.

Eastman, C., J. Aguyoh, C. Velasquez, M. Kushad, and J. Masiunas. 2001. On-farm trials to evaluate insect pest response to glucosinolate-rich cultivars. Pages 26-32 in Illinois Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report 2001. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Favret C. and D. J. Voegtlin. 2001. Migratory aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) habitat selection in agricultural and adjacent natural habitats. Env. Ent. 30 :371-379.

Hammond, R. B., P. Bierman, E. Levine, and R. L. Cooper. 2001. Field resistance of two soybean germplasm lines, HC95–15MB and HC95–24MB, against bean leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), and Japanese beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 94: 1594-1601.

Hartman, G., H. Hobbs, L. Domier, W. Pedersen, D. Eastburn, E. Levine, J. Spencer, and S. Isard. 2001. Soybean viruses in Illinois, pp. 64-69. In Illinois Crop Protection Technology Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Helm, C., M. Jeffords, M. Garland, and C. Nixon. 2001. Exotic species education and outreach. Ill. Nat. Hist. Survey Reports 367: 1, 8.

Henn, M.W. and L. F. Solter. Veränderungen der Proteaseaktivität im Darm der Schwammspinnerlarven Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae) durch die Infektion mit der Mikrosporidie Vairimorpha spec. (Microsporidia, Burenellidae). Mitt. Dtsch. Ges. Allg. Angew. Ent. 13, pp 547-550.

Maddox, J. D. and R. N. Wiedenmann. 2001. Effects of exotic plants on bird nesting success. Illinois Natural History Survey Reports 369:2.

Novak, R. J. and R. L. Lampman. 2001. Public Health Pesticides. In: Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology, 3rd Ed. Krieger, Volume 1 Principals, 181-201pp. Academic Press, NY, NY.

Onstad, D. W., C. A. Guse, J. L. Spencer, E. Levine, and M. E. Gray. 2001. Modeling the dynamics of adaptation to transgenic corn by western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 94: 529-540.

Onstad, D. W., J. L. Spencer, C. A. Guse, E. Levine, and S. A. Isard. 2001. Modeling evolution of behavioral resistance by an insect to crop rotation. Ent. Exp. et Appl. 100: 195-201.

Pierce, C. M. F., L. F. Solter and R. A. Weinzierl. 2001. Interactions between Nosema pyrausta and Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki in the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 94: 1361-1368.

Pilarska, D.K., A. Linde, D. Goertz, M. McManus, L. Solter, N. Bochev and M. Rajkova. 2001. First report on the distribution of microsporidian infections of browntail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea L.) populations in Bulgaria. Anz. Schädlingskinde/J. Pest Sci. 74: 37-39.

Shaw, J. T., M. E. Gray, K. L. Steffey, and R. A. Weinzierl (eds.) 2001. Insect Management and Insecticide Evaluations, Illinois 2001: Field, Forage, Fruit and Vegetable Crops. Center for Economic Entomology Technical Report No. 16. Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 87 pp.

Siegel, J. P., A. R. Smith, and R. J. Novak. 2001. Persistence of commercially produced Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus in tires and prevalence of bacilli in artificial and natural containers. J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 16: 455-467.

Solter, L. F., M. W. Henn, J. P. Siegel, D. K. Pilarska, and M. C. Higgs. 2001. Pathogen-host and pathogen-pathogen interactions: microsporidia vs. the gypsy moth p. 129-130. In: S.L.C. Fosbroke and K. W. Gottshalk, eds. Proceedings, U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on gypsy moth and other invasive species 2001; 2001 January 16-19; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-285. Newton Square, PA: USDA, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 150 p.

Solter, L. F., M. Keena, J. R. Cate, M. McManus, M. C. Higgs, and L. M. Hanks. 2001. Infectivity of rhabditoid nematodes to the Asian longhorned beetle, p. 131. In: S.L.C. Fosbroke and K. W. Gottshalk, eds. Proceedings, U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on gypsy moth and other invasive species 2001; 2001 January 16-19; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-285. Newton Square, PA: USDA, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 150 p.

Solter, L. F., M. Keena, J. R. Cate, M. L. McManus, and L. M. Hanks. 2001. Infectivity of four species of nematodes (Rhabditoidea: Steinernematidae, Heterorhabditidae) to the Asian longhorn beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Biocontrol Sci. and Technol. 11: 547-552.

Solter, L., C. Helm, and J. Cavanaugh. 2001. Slow the spread: gypsy moth in Illinois. Illinois Natural History Survey Reports 368, 3.

Soucek, D.J., T. S. Schmidt, and D. S. Cherry. 2001. In situ studies with Asian clams (Corbicula fluminea) detect acid mine drainage and nutrient inputs in low order streams. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 58: 602-608.

Soucek, D.J., D. S. Cherry, and C. E. Zipper. 2001. Aluminum dominated acute toxicity to the cladoceran Ceriodaphnia dubia in neutral waters downstream of an acid mine drainage discharge. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 58: 2396-2404.

Spencer, J., S. Ratcliffe, S. Isard, E. Levine, C. Pierce and S. Rondon. 2001. Western corn rootworms in the 21st century: new research on an old problem, pp. 113-114. In Illinois Crop Protection Technology Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Vodkin, M. H, N. Krasavin, L. A. Borrageiro, and R. J. Novak. 2001. Comparison of a commercial Dot Blot ELISA to the RT-PCR for detecting St Louis encephalitis virus. Ann. Med. Entomol., 10: 14-19.

Vodkin, M.H., R. L. Lampman, N. Krasavin, and R. J. Novak. 2001. SLE and the City. Wingbeats 11: 18-19.

Wiedenmann, R. N. 2001. The siege of invasive species in Midwestern ecosystems, pp . 1-5. In: S.L.C. Fosbroke and K. W. Gottshalk, eds. Proceedings, U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on gypsy moth and other invasive species 2001; 2001 January 16-19; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-285. Newton Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 150 p.

Zaborski, E. R., L. A. Soeken Gittenger, and S. J. Roberts. 2001. A possible Phasmarhabditis sp. (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) isolated from Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae). J. Invert. Pathol. 77: 284-287.

Zaborski, E. R., and L. A. Soeken Gittenger. 2001. Amynthas hupeiensis (Michaelsen 1895) (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) in Illinois, with observations on worm circling. Megadrilogica 8: 13-16.




Publications from 2002

Refereed Publications

Alleyne, M. and R. N. Wiedenmann. 2002. Geographic variation of Cotesia sesamiae
(Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and selection for increased resistance against encapsulation. Biological Control 25: 116-122.

Cherry, D.S., Van Hassel, J.H., Farris, J.L., Soucek, D.J., and Neves, R.J. 2002. Site-specific derivation of the acute copper criteria for the Clinch River, Virginia. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 8: 591-601.

Hibbard, B.E., Levine, E., Duran, D.P., Gruenhagen, N.M., and Spencer, J.L. 2002. Electroantennogram response of two western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) adult populations to corn and soybean volatiles. J. Entomol. Sci. 37: 69-76.

Levine, E., Spencer, J.L., Isard, S.A., Onstad, D.W., and Gray, M.E. 2002. Adaptation of the western corn rootworm to crop rotation: evolution of a new strain in response to a management practice. American Entomologist 48: 94-107.

Lundgren, J. G. and R. N. Wiedenmann. 2002. Coleopteran-specific Cry3Bb toxin from
transgenic corn pollen does not affect the fitness of a non-target species, Coleomegilla
maculata De Geer (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Environmental Entomology 31:1213-1218.

Pilarska, D., Linde, A., Solter, L., Takov, D., McManus, M., Goertz, D. 2002. Ultrastructure characteristic of a Nosema sp. (Microsporidia) from a Bulgaria population of Euproctis chrysorrhoea L. (Lepidoptera) Acta Parasitol. 47: 1-5.

Pilarska, D., Linde, A., Solter, L., McManus, M., Takov, D., 2002. New data on the biology of the microsporidium Endoreticulatus shubergi infecting the browntail moth Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). Acta Zool. Bulg., 54 : 55-62.

Schmidt, T.S., Soucek, D.J., and Cherry, D.S. 2002. Integrative Assessment of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Impairment from Metal-Contaminated Waters in Tributaries of the North Fork Powell River, Virginia. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21: 2233-2241.

Schmidt, T.S., Soucek, D.J., and Cherry, D.S. 2002. Modification of an ecotoxicological rating to bioassess small acid mine drainage impacted watersheds exclusive of benthic macroinvertebrate analysis. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 21: 1091-1097.

Soucek, D.J., Denson, B.C., Schmidt, T.S., Cherry, D.S., and Zipper, C.E. 2002. Impaired Acroneuria sp. (Plecoptera, Perlidae) populations associated with aluminum contamination in neutral pH surface waters. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 42: 416-422.

Spencer, J.L. and Miller, J.R. 2002. Lifetime ovipositional patterns of mated and virgin onion flies, Delia antiqua (Diptera: Anthomyiidae). Journal of Insect Physiology. 48: 171-180.

Velarde, R. A., R. N. Wiedenmann & D. J. Voegtlin. 2002. Influence of photoperiod on the overwintering induction and success of Galerucella calmariensis. Biocontrol 47: 587-601.

Vodkin, M.H., Krasavin, N.M., Borrageiro, L.A. and Novak, R.J. 2002. Comparison of commercial Dot Blot Elisa to the RT-PCR for detecting St. Louis Encephalitis virus. Annals of Medical Entomology 10: 14-20.

Zaborski, E. R. 2002. Observations on feeding behavior by the terrestrial flatworm Bipalium adventitium (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Terricola) from Illinois. Am. Midl. Nat. 148: 201-208.

Zaborski, E.R. 2002. Allyl isothiocyanate: an alternative chemical expellant for sampling earthworms. Appl. Soil Ecol. 22: 87-95.

Non-Refereed Publications

Alleyne, M. 2002. Illinois' got a brand new bagworm parasite. Illinois Natural History Survey Reports.

Post, S.L. 2002. Chasing Butterflies. Illinois Steward. 10(4): 2-6.

Post, S.L. editor. 2002. Upper Rock River Area Assessment Volume 3: Living Resources. Illinois Natural History Survey. Report to Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 259 pp.

Post, S.L. 2002. Time along the River. Illinois Steward. 11:4-9.

Post, S.L. 2002. In a place called Illinois: Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge. Illinois Steward.
11:28-29.

Post, S.L. 2002. Species spotlight:Mourning Cloak and Naturalist apprentice: Nymphalid Search. Illinois Natural History Survey Reports: 373: 6-7.

Post, S.L., Wiedenmann, R.N., Jeffords, M. R., and Voegtlin, D. 2002. The color purple: an education program about exotic species. Illinois Steward 11:19-24.

Solter, L.F. and Becnel, J.J. 2002. Managing microsporidian germplasm. Proc. VIII Intl. Coll. Invertebr. Pathol. Microbiol. Contr., XXXV Ann. Mtg. Soc. Invertebr. Pathol., VI ICBt. Doc. no. 184, 201-205.

Wiedenmann, R. N. 2002. Exotic, invasive species in Illinois. Illinois Steward 11:11-18.


Scientific Publications from 2003

Refereed Papers

Cabrera, A. R., R. A. Cloyd, and E. R. Zaborski. 2003. Effect of monitoring technique in determining the presence of fungus gnat, Bradysia spp. (Diptera: Sciaridae), larvae in growing medium. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology 20: 41–47.

Davis, C. T., D.W.C. Beasley, H. Guzman, P. Raj, M. D’Anton, R. Novak, T. Unnasch, R. Tesh and A. Barrett. 2003. Genetic variation among temporally and geographically distinct West Nile virus isolates, United States, 2001, 2002. Emerging Infectious Diseases 9:1423-1429.

Gu, W. and R. K. Swihart. 2003. Are patch occupancy data sufficient for inferring metapopulation dynamics using incidence function models? Acta Zoological Sinica 49:787-794.

Gu, W., R. Lampman, R. J. Novak. 2003. Problems in estimating mosquito infection rates using MIR. Journal of Medical Entomology 40:595-6.

Gu, W., C. M. Mbogo, J. I. Githure, J. L. Regens, G. F. Killeen, C. M. Swalm, G. Yan, and J. C. Beier. 2003. Low recovery rates stabilizing malaria in low transmission areas in the coast of Kenya. Acta Tropica 86: 71-81.

Gu, W., G. Killeen, C. M. Mbogo, J. I. Githure, J. L. Regens, J. C. Beier. 2003. An individual-based model of Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission on the coast of Kenya. Transaction of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 97:1-8.

Killeen, G. F., Knols, B.G.J. and Gu, W. 2003. Taking malaria transmission out of the bottle: implications of mosquito dispersal for evaluating vector control interventions. Lancet Infectious Diseases 3: 297-303.

Lichtensteiger, C. A., K. Heniz-Taheny, T. S. Osborne, R. J. Novak, B. A. Lewis and M. L. Firth. 2003. Fatal West Nile virus encephalitis and myocarditis in two canids (wolf and dog). Emerging Infectious Diseases 9: 1303-1306.

Mabry, T.R. and J.L. Spencer. 2003. Survival and oviposition of a western corn rootworm variant feeding on soybean. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 109: 113-121.

Mabry, T. R., H. A. Hobbs, T. A. Steinlage, B. B. Johnson, W. L. Pedersen, J. L. Spencer, E. Levine, S. A. Isard, L. L. Domier, and G. L. Hartman. 2003. Distribution of leaf-feeding beetles and Bean pod mottle virus (BPMV) in Illinois and transmission of BPMV in soybean. Plant Disease 87: 1221-1225.

Mbogo, C.M., J. M. Mwangangi, J. G. Nzovu, W. Gu, G. Yan, J. Gunter, C. Swalm, J. Regens, J. I. Shililu, J.I. Githure and J. C. Beier. 2003. Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of Anopheles mosquitoes and Plasmodium falciparum transmission along the Kenyan coast. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 68: 734-742.

Onstad, D. W., D. W. Crowder, S. A. Isard, E. Levine, J. L. Spencer, M. E. O'Neal, S. T. Ratcliffe, M. E. Gray, L. W. Bledsoe, C. D. Di Fonso, J. B. Eisley, and C. R. Edwards. 2003. Does landscape diversity slow the spread of rotation-resistant western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)? Environmental Entomology 32: 992-1001.

Onstad, D. W., D. W. Crowder, P. D. Mitchell, C. A. Guse, J. L. Spencer, E. Levine, and M. E. Gray. 2003. Economics versus alleles: Balancing integrated pest management and insect resistant management for rotation-resistant western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 96: 1872-1885.

Roehrdanz, R. L., A. L. Szalanski, and E. Levine. 2003. Mitochondrial DNA and ITS1 differentiation in geographical populations of northern corn rootworm, Diabrotica barberi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Identification of distinct genetic populations. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 96: 901-913.

Rutledge, C. E. and R. N. Wiedenmann. 2003. An attempt to change habitat preference of a braconid parasitoid, Cotesia sesamiae, through artificial selection. Journal of Entomological Science 38:93-103.

Shililu, J., T. Ghebremeskel, S. Mengistu, H. Fekadu, M Zerom, C. Mbogo, J. Githure, W. Gu, R. Novak, and J. C. Beier. 2003. Distribution of anopheline mosquitoes in Eritrea. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 69: 295–302.

Shililu, J., T. Ghebremeskel, F. Seulu, S. Mengistu, H. Fekadu, M Zerom, G. Amelash, D. Sintasath, G. Bretas, C. Mbogo, J. Githure, E. Brantly, R. Novak, and J. C. Beier. 2003. larval habitat diversity and ecology of anopheline larvae in Eritrea. Journal of Medical Entomology 40: 921-929.

Soucek, D.J., D. S. Cherry and C. E. Zipper. 2003. Impacts of Mine Drainage and Other Nonpoint Source Pollutants on Aquatic Biota in the Upper Powell River System, Virginia. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 9: 1059-1073.

Spencer, J.L., Mabry, T.R., and T. Vaughn. 2003. Use of transgenic plants to measure insect herbivore movement. Journal of Economic Entomology 96: 1738-1749.

Velasquez, C., Eastman, C., and Masiunas, J. 2003. Value-added vegetable cultivars: an assessment of farmers’ perceptions. HortTechnology 13:518–521.

Voegtlin, D. J., W. Villalobos, C. M. Rodriguez, M. V. Sánchez, G. Saborio and C. Rivera. 2003 A Guide to the Winged Aphids of Costa Rica. Revista de Biologia Tropical 51, Supl. 2, 228 pp.

Wiedenmann, R. N., J. W. Smith, Jr., and L. A. Rodriguez-del-Bosque. 2003. Host suitability of the New World stalkborer Diatraea considerata (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) for three Old World Cotesia (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitoids. Biocontrol 48:659-669.

Yaremych, S. A., R. E. Warner, M. . Van de Wyngaerde, A. M. Ringia, R. Lampman and R. J. Novak. 2003. West Nile virus in American crows. Emerging Infectious Diseases 9: 1319-1321.

Book Chapters, Proceedings

Eastman, C. 2003. Clean sets in clean ground: a review of management of the imported crucifer weevil, Baris lepidii, pp 15-16. In: Horseradish Research Review & Proceedings from the Horseradish Growers School, Jan. 29-30, 2003. University of Illinois Extension: Edwardsville, IL.

Fallon, D., Solter, L., Bauer, L., Miller, D., and McManus, M. 2003. Effect of entomopathogenic nematodes on Plectrodera scalator. Proc. USDA Interagency Research Forum on Gypsy Moth and other Invasive Species, Annapolis, MD, USDA Forest Service, Northeast Research Station Gen. Tech. Rep NE-315.

Fallon, D., Solter, L., Keena, M., Cate, J., McManus, M., and Hanks, L. 2003. Effect of entomopathogenic nematodes on Anophophora glabripennis. Proc. USDA Interagency Research Forum on Gypsy Moth and other Invasive Species, Annapolis, MD, USDA Forest Service, Northeast Research Station Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-315.

Irwin, M. E. & G. E. Kampmeier. 2003. Commercial products, from insects. In: V. H. Resh & R. Carde [eds.] Encyclopedia of Insects, San Diego: Academic Press, 251-260.

Levine, E., T. R. Mabry, S. A. Isard, J. L. Spencer, H. A. Hobbs, G. L. Hartman, L. L. Domier, W. L. Pedersen, and T. A. Steinlage. 2003. Transmission of bean pod mottle virus in soybeans by bean leaf beetles and western corn rootworm adults, p. 97. In: Proceedings of the Illinois Crop Protection Technology Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

McManus, M.L. and Solter, L. 2003. Microsporidian pathogens in European gypsy moth populations. Proceedings : Ecology, survey, and management of forest insects. Proc. USDA Interagency Research Forum on Gypsy Moth and other Invasive Species, Annapolis, MD, USDA Forest Service, Northeast Research Station Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-315.

Novak, R. J. and R. L. Lampman. 2003. West Nile Virus: An IPM Challenge in Illinois, pp. 37-43. In: Proceedings Illinois Crop Protection Technology Conference, Urbana, Ill, Univ. Ill, January 7-8.

Shililu, J., R. Novak, R. Fusco, G. Tewolde, E. Brantly, J. Githurie, C. Mbogo, J. Beier and R. Lampman. 2002. Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, Bacillus sphaericus, and Temephos for managing Anopheles larvae in Eritrea”. In: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Biopesticides, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Solter, L. F. and J. J. Becnel. 2003. Environmental safety of microsporidia, pp. 93-118. In: Environmental Impacts of Microbial Insecticides: Need and Methods for Risk Assessment, H.M.T. Hokkanen and A. E. Hajek, Eds. Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Vodkin, M., R. J. Novak and G. L. McLauglin. 2003. Database searches with multiple oligopeptides containing ambiguous residues, pp. 245-249. In: S. M.Brown (ed.), BioComputing: computer tools for biologists. BioTechniques Press, Eaton Publishing, Westborough, Mass.

Wiedenmann, R.N. 2003. Current and future prospects for biological control of invasive weeds in Illinois, pp. 32-36. In: Proceedings of the Illinois Crop Protection Technology Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Non-Scientific Publications

Appleby, J., P. Nixon, C. Helm, K. Kruse, and K. Sharpe. 2003. Emerald ash borer eyes
Illinois. Growing Trends September 2003: 18-19.

Eastman, C., J. Aguyoh, and J. Masiunas. 2003. Insect-weed interactions in snap bean crops. Ill. Nat. Hist. Surv. Rep. 374: 3.

Helm, C., S. Post and R. N. Wiedenmann. 2003. Exotic, Invasive Species in Illinois. Full-color calendar.

Hummel, H.E., and R. L. Lampman. 2003. Homage to Robert Lee Metcalf (1916-1998): entomologist, environmental toxicologist, and insect chemical ecologist. Comm. Appl. Biol. Sci., Ghent University, 68(4a): 29-44.

Isard, S. A., J. L. Spencer, and E. Levine. June 2003. Scientists track spread of soybean pests. National Soybean Research Laboratory Bulletin 10: 4-5.

Lampman, R., N. Krasavin, P. Halbig, A. Ringia, M. Van de Wyngaerde, H-Y. Koo, and R. Novak. 2003. West Nile Virus in Illinois. Ill. Nat. Hist. Surv. Rep. 374:1, 8.

Post, S. L. 2003. Bird’s-eye primrose. Outdoor Illinois 11(7): 21.

Post, S. L. 2003. Pitcher Plant. Outdoor Illinois 11(10): 20.

Post, S. L. 2003 Compass Plant. Illinois Natural History Survey Reports 376: 6.

Post, S. L. 2003. Northeastern Illinois Wetlands. Illinois Steward 12(3): 2-6.

Post, S. L. 2003. A Northeastern Illinois Wetland Sampler. Illinois Steward 12(3): 7-8.

Post, S. L. 2003. Fringed Gentian. Outdoor Illinois 11(12): 20.

Post, S. L. 2004 Mantispid. Illinois Natural History Survey Reports 378: 6.

Post, S. L. 2004. Shooting Star. Outdoor Illinois 12(2):20.

Post, S. L. 2004 Devil Crayfish. Illinois Natural History Survey Reports 379: 10.

Post, S. L. 2004. Templates for Creativity. Illinois Steward 12(4):2-3.

Post, S. L. 2004. Exploring the Nature of Illinois: Illinois Wilds Institute for Nature. Outdoor Illinois 12(3): 23-25.

Post, S. L., and C. G. Helm and R. N. Wiedenmann. 2003. Exotic, Invasive Species in Illinois. Illinois Natural History Survey brochure, 12 pp.

Ringia, A., R. Lampman, W. Gu, and R. Novak. 2003. West Nile virus, mosquitoes, and birds. Ill. Nat. Hist. Surv. Rep. 376: 1,8.

Shaw, J., C. Eastman, and E. Zaborski (with M. Wander, J. Masiunas, D. Anderson [Univ. of Illinois] and L. Cooperband [Univ. of Wisconsin]). 2003. INHS establishes field site for organic research. Ill. Nat. Hist. Surv. Rep. 375: 1, 8.

Spencer, J.L. , T.R. Mabry, E. Levine ,and S.A. Isard. 2003. “Eat and Run:” Soybean Herbivory Influences Western Corn Rootworm Behavior and Egg-laying. Ill. Nat. Hist. Surv. Rep. 377: 4.

Wiedenmann, R. N. and M. K. Solecki. 2003. A contrasting viewpoint about Miscanthus. Agro-ecology 12:10,12.

Wiedenmann, R. N. 2003. Book review: M. Liebman, C. L. Mohler and C. P. Staver. Ecological management of agricultural weeds. American Entomologist 49:55-57.

Yaremych S. A., R. E. Warner, M. T. Van de Wyngaerde, A. M. Ringia, R. Lampman and R. J. Novak. West Nile virus detection in American Crows. Emerging Infectious Disease: 2003 Oct. URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no10/03-03-0306.htm

Technical Reports

Cherry, D. S., D. J. Soucek, T. S. Schmidt and A. J. Kennedy. 2003. Prediction of reclamation success in Cox and Straight Creeks with ecotoxicological ratings based on projected water quality parameters. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District.

Cherry, D. S., D. J. Soucek, T. S. Schmidt, and A. J. Kennedy. 2003. Prediction of reclamation success in Reed and Jones Creeks with ecotoxicological ratings based on projected water quality parameters. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District.

Cropek, D. M., T. S. Smith, R. Williams and D.J Soucek. 2003. Military smokes and obscurants formulations. White Paper submitted to Dept of Defense’s Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. 18pp.

Helm, C. 2003. National Exotic Woodborer/Bark Beetle Survey - Illinois 2003. Technical Report to Exotic Forest Pest Workshop - Midwestern States. U.S. Forest Service. 3pp.

Helm, C. 2003. Dynamic soybean pest management for evolving agricultural technologies and cropping systems. CSREES Regional Research Project S-1010, Illinois Annual Report. 1 pp.

Irwin, M. E., B. M. Wiegmann, D. K. Yeates, G. E. Kampmeier. Towards a World Monograph of the Therevidae (Insecta: Diptera). Annual Report on DEB 99-77958 to National Science Foundation's Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy.

Levine, E., J. Spencer, S. Isard, T. Mabry, D. Onstad, M. Gray, K. Steffey, S. Ratcliffe, C. Pierce, and E. Carlson. 2003. Corn rootworm research. NCR-46 Corn Rootworm Technical Committee, USDA. Project Report. 8 pp.

Levine, E., J. L. Spencer, and S. A. Isard. 2003. Dispersal and disease transmission by rotation-resistant western corn rootworms. Hatch Project Progress Report.

Novak, R. 2003. Village Pilot Project in Eritrea. Environmental Health Project, USAID. Annual Report. 21 pp.

Novak, R. 2003. Microbial control of African anopheline mosquitoes. NIH/NIAID. Annual Report. 22 pp.

Novak, R. 2003. Waste Tire Act Funds. IDNR. Annual Report. 14 pp.

Novak, R. 2003. Annual report to S-300 Regional Committee, Riceland mosquitoes, USDA.

Novak, R., and J. Shilulu. 2003. Revised larval and adult mosquito surveillance protocols for the Village Pilot Project in Eritrea. 67 pp.

Novak, R., and J. Shilulu. 2003. Five-year review of the larval control project in Eritrea. Environmental Health Project, USAID. 54 pp.

Onstad, D. W., S. A. Isard, J. L. Spencer, E. Levine, D. Voegtlin, G. Hartman, C. Hill, and Y. Li. 2003. Managing soybean insects. Plant Pathology/Entomology Managed Research Area. Illinois Soybean Program Operating Board (ISPOB). Annual Project Report. September 2002–September 2003. 4 pp.

Post, S.L. 2003. Illinois River Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study, Restoration Needs Assessment: Native Ecotypes and Historic Change Assessment. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District. 55p.

Soucek, D. J., J. M. Levengood, W. R. Hill, J. L. Talbott and G. O. Bordson. 2003. Risks to insectivorous birds in the Calumet Region from transfer of contaminants from sediments to emergent aquatic insects. Quarterly Progress Report, Illinois Waste Management and Research Center.

Soucek, D.J. and Cummings K.S. 2003. Impacts of coalmine discharges on Illinois unionid mussels. Quarterly progress report, Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

Spencer, J. L., S. A. Isard, and E. Levine. 2003. Improving western corn rootworm management in rotated corn. NC-IPM Progress Report.

Wiedenmann, R. N. 2003. Annual Report to NCR-125 Committee, CSREES, on biological control activities in Illinois.

Wiedenmann, R. N. 2003. Annual Report to UI Office of Research, Hatch project 65-0331, Biological Control of Stemborers.

Zaborski, E. R. 2003. Soil invertebrate fauna as indicators of soil quality and health. Final Report. Illinois Department of Agriculture. Conservation 2000 Sustainable Agriculture Grant Program. 21 pp + appendices.

Zaborski, E. R. 2003. Soil invertebrate abundance and occurrence in relation to management and soil factors in Illinois. FY 2003 Annual Progress Report, Project No. ILLU-65-0378. USDA AD-421 Progress Report. 1 pp.


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