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Integrated pest management: State infrastructure status after 50 yr of Federal support (1973 to 2023)

Mueller, D. S., Iles, L. C., Pilcher, C. L., Sisson, A. J., Magarey, R., Adams, R., Almodovar, W. I., Alston, D., Beauzay, P., Bessin, R., Bish, M., Burrows, M., Calixto, A., Chandran, R., Colquhoun, J. B., Concklin, M., Dreves, A. J., Ellsworth, P. C., Esker, P. D. & Farrar, J. J. & 48 others, Fournier, A., Frank, D., Hamby, K., Hamilton, G., Hanson, A., Hazelrigg, A., Hein-Ferris, N., Held, D., Jasinski, J., Kelly, H. M., Kerns, D., Kersten, M., Kerzicnik, L., Knodel, J., Koehler, G., Kratsch, H., Krupke, C. H., Leppla, N. C., Lizotte, E., Matney, C., Melanson, R. A., Miller, F., Murray, M., Owens, D., Plewa, D., Reay-Jones, F. P. F., Rondon, S. I., Royer, T. A., Rozeboom, P. A., Sandler, H. A., Schell, S. P., Schuh, M., Seipel, T., Carley, D. S., Sial, A., Singh, R., Smith, D. L., Stock, T., Studebaker, G., Szczepaniec, A., Tewksbury, L., Tooker, J., Varenhorst, A. J., Vinchesi-Vahl, A., Walsh, D., Wickwar, D., Wright, R. J. & Zebelo, S., 2025, In: Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 16, 1, 30.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Evaluation of Ten Alternative Treatments for the Management of Harlequin Bug (Murgantia histrionica) on Brassica Crops

Clark, S., Bessin, R., Gonthier, D. & Larson, J., Jun 2024, In: Plants. 13, 12, 1618.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Row covers limit pests and disease and increase profit in organic acorn squash

Fiske, K., Cheng, N., Kuesel, R., Zhang, W., Bessin, R., Williams, M. A. & Gonthier, D., 2024, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 8, 1347924.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Evaluating invasion risk and population dynamics of the brown marmorated stink bug across the contiguous United States

Illán, J. G., Zhu, G., Walgenbach, J. F., Acebes-Doria, A., Agnello, A. M., Alston, D. G., Andrews, H., Beers, E. H., Bergh, J. C., Bessin, R. T., Blaauw, B. R., Buntin, G. D., Burkness, E. C., Cullum, J. P., Daane, K. M., Fann, L. E., Fisher, J., Girod, P., Gut, L. J. & Hamilton, G. C. & 31 others, Hepler, J. R., Hilton, R., Hoelmer, K. A., Hutchison, W. D., Jentsch, P. J., Joseph, S. V., Kennedy, G. G., Krawczyk, G., Kuhar, T. P., Lee, J. C., Leskey, T. C., Marshal, A. T., Milnes, J. M., Nielsen, A. L., Patel, D. K., Peterson, H. D., Reisig, D. D., Rijal, J. P., Sial, A. A., Spears, L. R., Stahl, J. M., Tatman, K. M., Taylor, S. V., Tillman, G., Toews, M. D., Villanueva, R. T., Welty, C., Wiman, N. G., Wilson, J. K., Zalom, F. G. & Crowder, D. W., Nov 2022, In: Pest Management Science. 78, 11, p. 4929-4938 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Scolytinae in Nursery and Fruit Crops of Western Kentucky and Seasonal Population Patterns of Four Invasive Ambrosia Beetles

Viloria, Z., Villanueva, R. T., Bessin, R., O'Neal, P., Ranger, C. M. & Dunwell, W., Jul 1 2021, In: Journal of Entomological Science. 56, 3, p. 374-386 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Altering Planting Date to Manage Melanaphis sacchari (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Populations in Sweet Sorghum

Mercer, N. H., Obrycki, J. J. & Bessin, R. T., Feb 1 2021, In: Journal of Economic Entomology. 114, 1, p. 197-200 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Parasitization of the sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari, by commercially available aphid parasitoids

Mercer, N. H., Bessin, R. T. & Obrycki, J. J., Apr 2021, In: BioControl. 66, 2, p. 181-191 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The impact of plant essential oils and fine mesh row covers on flea beetle (Chrysomelidae) management in brassicaceous greens production

Brockman, R., Kuesel, R., Archer, K., O’Hearn, K., Wilson, N., Scott, D., Williams, M., Bessin, R. & Gonthier, D., Oct 2020, In: Insects. 11, 10, p. 1-16 16 p., 714.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Integrating rowcovers and strip tillage for pest management in summer squash and muskmelon production

Skidmore, A., Wilson, N., Williams, M. & Bessin, R., 2019, In: HortTechnology. 29, 6, p. 923-932 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Impact of buckwheat and methyl salicylate lures on natural enemy abundance for early season management of Melanaphis sacchari (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in sweet sorghum

Mercer, N. H., Bessin, R. T. & Obrycki, J. J., Nov 2020, In: Crop Protection. 137, 105279.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Managing subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in the midwest with a hexaflumuron bait and placement considerations around structures

Potter, M. F., Eliason, E. A., Davis, K. & Bessin, R. T., 2001, In: Sociobiology. 38, 3 B, p. 565-584 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Preference of Peponapis pruinosa (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) for Tilled Soils Regardless of Soil Management System

Skidmore, A. R., Short, C. A., Dills, C., Goodell, K. & Bessin, R. T., Aug 5 2019, In: Environmental Entomology. 48, 4, p. 961-967 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Development of an organic muskmelon production system against bacterial wilt disease

Caudle, J. R., Coolong, T., Williams, M. A., Vincelli, P. & Bessin, R., Jul 15 2013, II International Organic Fruit Symposium. p. 249-254 6 p. (Acta Horticulturae; vol. 1001).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Supplemental Foods Affect Energetic Reserves, Survival, and Spring Reproduction in Overwintering Adult Hippodamia convergens (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Mercer, N. H., Teets, N. M., Bessin, R. T. & Obrycki, J. J., Feb 17 2020, In: Environmental Entomology. 49, 1, p. 1-9 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) effects on qualitative traits of high oil content corn grown in Kentucky

Quinton, S. E., Brown, G. C., Bessin, R. T. & Johnson, D. W., Apr 2005, In: Journal of Economic Entomology. 98, 2, p. 395-401 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Natural enemy impact on eggs of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), in organic agroecosystems: A regional assessment

Ogburn, E. C., Bessin, R., Dieckhoff, C., Dobson, R., Grieshop, M., Hoelmer, K. A., Mathews, C., Moore, J., Nielsen, A. L., Poley, K., Pote, J. M., Rogers, M., Welty, C. & Walgenbach, J. F., Oct 1 2016, In: Biological Control. 101, p. 39-51 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Predator-prey trophic relationships in response to organic management practices

Schmidt, J. M., Barney, S. K., Williams, M. A., Bessin, R. T., Coolong, T. W. & Harwood, J. D., Aug 2014, In: Molecular Ecology. 23, 15, p. 3777-3789 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Integration of Trichogramma ostriniae releases and habitat modification for suppression of European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner) in bell peppers

Russell, K. & Bessin, R., 2009, In: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 24, 1, p. 19-24 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Evaluation of native bees as pollinators of cucurbit crops under floating row covers

Minter, L. M. & Bessin, R. T., 2014, In: Environmental Entomology. 43, 5, p. 1354-1363 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Integration of control tactics for management of the sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Louisiana sugarcane

Bessin, R. T., Moser, E. B. & Reagan, T. E., 1990, In: Journal of Economic Entomology. 83, 4, p. 1563-1569 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Kentucky Extension IPM Implementation Program: 2024-2027

Bessin, R. (PI), Beale, J. (CoI), Gauthier, N. (CoI), Legleiter, T. (CoI), Ritchey, E. (CoI) & Wise, K. (CoI)

US Department of Agriculture

9/1/24 → 8/31/26

Project: Research project

Associated Departments

Entomology