FIELD CROPS ENTOMOLOGY PROGRAM
People in the Lab
Research Publications (with pdfs)
Patents
Posters and Slide sets (with pdfs)
MAILING ADDRESS
Department of Entomology
Michigan State University
243 Natural Science Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
PEOPLE in the LAB
Dr. Chris DiFonzo, Field Crops Entomologist
Office: 331 Natural Science Building
Phone: 517-353-5328
Email: difonzo@msu.edu
B.S. 1987 ~ Biology, Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA
M.S. 1993 ~ Entomology, University of Minnesota
PhD. 1995 ~ Entomology, University of Minnesota
BARD Postdoc 1996 Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
Expertise: Management of insect pests of corn, soybean, dry beans, small grains, sugarbeets; aphid biology; insect vectors of plant disease; pesticides; agricultural biotechnology; undergraduate education and advising.
Chris' CV
T. Michael Kates, Graduate Assistant
Office: 124 Natural Science Building
Phone: 517-432-3653
Email: katestho@msu.edu
B.S. 2009 ~ Entomology, MSU
M.S. Entomology (in progress)
Interests: Sustainability and development; biological control; music, outdoor activities.
Read my presentation on Teaching Sustainability, given at the 'Student Summit on Food, Agriculture and Environment in the New Century', Tokyo, Japan, October 2008.
Michael's CV
Megan Chludzinski, Graduate Assistant
Office: 124 Natural Science Building
Phone: 517-432-3653
Email: chludzi2@msu.edu
B.S. 2009 ~ Fisheries & Wildlife, MSU
M.S. Entomology (in progress)
Interests: ecosystem dynamics, invasive species, wildlife management, agricultural entomology, pest management, hiking, camping, fishing, hunting. Favorite creatures: dragonflies and bats.
Meg's CV
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS, POSTERS, and SLIDE SETS by SUBJECT
- General Entomology
DiFonzo and Russell. 2010. Noctua pronuba (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): An outbreak in emails. Journal of IPM (pdf)
- Soybean aphid
Chiozza, ONeal, MacIntosh, Chandrasena, Tinsley, Cianzio, Costamagna, Cullen, DiFonzo, Potter, Ragsdale, Steffey, Tilmon, and Koehler. 2010. Host- plant resistance for soybean aphid management: A multi-environment study. Crop Science. (accepted for publication Nov 2009)
Johnson, ONeal, Ragsdale, DiFonzo, Swinton, Dixon, B.D. Potter, Hodgson, and Costamagna. 2009. Probability of cost-effective management of soybean aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in North America. J. Econ. Entomol.102(6):2101-2108. (pdf)
Gardiner, Landis, Gratton, Schmidt, ONeal, Mueller, Chacon, Heimpel, and DiFonzo. 2009. Landscape composition mediates exotic and native coccinellid community structure. Diversity Distrib. 15:554-564. (pdf)
Gardiner, Landis, Gratton, DiFonzo, ONeal, Chacon, Wayo, Schmidt, Mueller, and Heimpel. 2009. Landscape diversity enhances biological control of an introduced crop pest in the north-central USA. Ecological Applications 19:143-154.
DiFonzo. 2009. Tiny Terrors: the Soybean Aphid. Am. Entomologist 55(1):16-19. (pdf)
Olson, Badibanga, and DiFonzo. 2008. Farmers Awareness and Use of IPM for Soybean Aphid Control: Report of Survey Results for the 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 Crop Years. Staff Paper 378.776 D34 S73 08-12, Dept. of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota. (pdf)
DiFonzo and Agle. 2008. Soybean aphid development on, and BCMV transmission to, Otebo dry bean, Phaseolus vulgaris. Crop Management. doi:10.1094/CM-2008-0916-01-RS. (pdf)
Mensah, DiFonzo, and Wang. 2008. Inheritance of Soybean Aphid Resistance in PI 567541B and PI 567598B. Crop Sci. 48:1759-1763. (pdf)
Radcliffe, Ragsdale, Suranyi, DiFonzo and Hladilek. 2008. Aphid Alert: How it came to be, what it achieved, and why it proved unsustainable. Pp 227-241 In: Area Wide Pest Management: Theory and Implementation, Koul, Cuperus and Elliott (eds.). CAB International, Wallingford, UK. (pdf)
Walter and DiFonzo. 2007. Soil potassium deficiency affects soybean phloem nitrogen and soybean aphid populations. Environ. Entomol. 36(1):26-33. (pdf)
Ragsdale, McCornack, Venette, Potter, MacRae, Hodgson, ONeal, Johnson, ONeil, DiFonzo, Hunt, Glogoza, and Cullen. 2007. Economic threshold for soybean aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae). J. Econ. Entomol. 100:1258-1267.
Hodgson, McCornack, Koch, Ragsdale, Johnson, ONeal, Kraiss, Cullen, DiFonzo, and Behnken. 2007. Field validation of speed scouting for soybean aphid. Online Crop Management (online) doi:10.1094/CM-2007-0511-01-RS.
Costamagna, Landis, and DiFonzo. 2007. Suppression of soybean aphid by generalist predators results in a trophic cascade in soybeans. Ecol. Applications.17(2): 441-451. (pdf)
Song, Swinton, DiFonzo, ONeal and Ragsdale. 2006. Profitability analysis of soybean aphid control treatments in three northcentral states. MSU Dept of Agricultural Economics, Staff Paper 2006-24. (pdf)
Mensah, DiFonzo, Nelson and Wang. 2005. Resistance to soybean aphid in early maturing soybean germplasm. Crop Science 45:2228-2233. (pdf)
Fox, Landis, Cardoso, and DiFonzo. 2005. Impact of predation on establishment of the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura in soybean, Glycine max L. Biocontrol 50:545-563. (pdf)
Fox, Landis, Cardoso, and DiFonzo. 2004. Predators suppress Aphis glycines Matsumura population growth in soybeans. Environ. Entomol. 33(3):608-618. (pdf)
- Other soybean insects
Harder, Sprague, DiFonzo, Renner, Ott and Johnson. 2007. Influence of stem-boring insects on common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) control in soybean with glyphosate. Weed Tech. 21:241-248. (pdf)
- Corn
DiFonzo and Hammond. 2008. Range expansion of western bean cutworm, Striacosta albicosta (Noctuidae), into Michigan and Ohio. Crop Management. doi:10.1094/CM-2008-0519-01-BR. (pdf)
Jewett, Chomas, Kells, and DiFonzo. 2008. Corn (Zea mays) response to mesotrione as affected by soil insecticide product, application method, and rate. Crop Management. doi: 10.1094/CM-2008-1103-02-RS. (pdf)
Renkema, Nyrop, DiFonzo Sears and Schaafsma. 2006. Control Decision Rule for European Chafer Larvae in Field Corn. J. Econ. Ent. 99(1):76-84. (pdf)
ONeal, Landis, Miller and DiFonzo. 2004. Corn phenology influences Diabrotica virgifera virgifera emigration and visitation to soybean in laboratory assays. Environ. Entomol. 33(1):35-44. (pdf)
Onstad, Crowder, Isard, Levine, Spencer, ONeal, Ratcliffe, Gray, Bledsoe, DiFonzo, and Eisley. 2003. Does landscape diversity slow the spread of rotation resistant western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)? Environ. Entomol. 32(5):992-1001. (pdf)
ONeal, DiFonzo, and Landis. 2002. Western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) feeding on corn and soybean leaves affected by corn phenology. Environ. Entomol. 31:285-292. (pdf)
ONeal, DiFonzo, Landis, and Meek. 2002. Monitoring Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Leconte) in Michigan soybean fields and subsequent adult emergence in rotated and continuous cornfields. Great Lakes Entomol. 35:173-181. (pdf)
- Transgenic Crops
Sappington, Ostlie, DiFonzo, Hibbard, Krupke, Porter, Pueppke, Shields, and Tollefson. 2010. Conducting Public-Sector Research on Commercialized Transgenic Seed: In Search of a Paradigm that Works. GM Crops. (Accepted for pub Dec 2009) (pdf).
PATENTS
Wang, Mensah, DiFonzo, Zhang, Liu, and Yang. 2009. Markers for aphid resistant germplasm in soybean plants.
Wang, Mensah, and DiFonzo. 2006. Methods on conferring soybean aphid resistance in soybean.
POSTERS/TALKS at SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
Bateman, DiFonzo and Vandervoort. 2011. The undying legacy of DDT and metabolites on MSU's campus. University Research and Arts Forum, East Lansing, MI.
Jewett and DiFonzo. 2010. Western bean cutworm (Striacosta albicosta) management in Michigan dry beans. ESA National Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Chludzinski and DiFonzo. 2010. Biology of western bean cutworm in Michigan dry beans. ESA National Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Kates and DiFonzo. 2010. Comparison of ecosystem services provided by natural enemies in aphid-susceptible and aphid-resistant soybeans (Glycine max). ESA National Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Rowley, Kates, and DiFonzo. 2010 Impact of potassium deficiency on reproduction and growth of soybean aphid (Aphis glycines) on aphid-resistant soybean (Glycine max) lines. ESA National Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Smith, Schaafsma and DiFonzo. 2010. The pheonology of western bean cutworm on conventional and transgenic corn in the Great Lakes region. Entomological Society of Ontario, Grand Bend, ON, CA
DiFonzo. 2009. Success of western bean cutworm (Striacosta albicosta) under Great Lakes conditions. ESA National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
Jewett and DiFonzo. 2009. Western bean cutworm (Striacosta albicosta) damage to artificially infested dry beans in Michigan. ESA National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
Baute, DiFonzo, Gillard, Hammond, and Michel. 2009. Western bean cutworm: A perspective from the Great Lakes region. Bean Improvement Cooperative Conference, Fort Collins, CO.
Jewett, Michel, Hammond, Baute, and DiFonzo. 2008. Eastward Range Expansion of Western Bean Cutworm (Striacosta albicosta). ESA National Meeting, Reno, NV.
Chandrasena, Wang, and DiFonzo. 2008. Assessing Michigan-bred soybean lines for resistance to soybean aphid and defoliation by the Japanese beetle. ESA National Meeting, Reno, NV.
Chandrasena and DiFonzo. 2008. Are soybean aphids resistant to insecticides in Michigan? NCB ESA Meeting. Columbus, OH.
Schirmacher, DiFonzo, and Kells. 2006. Insect and herbicide resistant traits in Michigan corn, Zea mays L. ESA National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
DiFonzo. 2006. Tiny Terrors-Soybean Aphid. Section E Symposium: Invasive Species, Real Threats to the Homeland. ESA National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
Jewett, DiFonzo, Nagelkirk, and Brown. 2006. Effect of spray timing on soybean aphid control and soybean yield in Michigan. National IPM Meeting, St. Louis, MO.
DiFonzo, Bailey, Baute, Bledsoe, Cullen, Eisley, Glogoza, Gray, Hammond, Hunt, Johnson, Ostlie, Ragsdale, Rice, and Voegtlin. 2004. A consensus recommendation for soybean aphid control. NCB ESA Meeting, Kansas City, MO.
Walter and DiFonzo. 2003. The effect of soil potassium on population levels and growth rate of the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines. ESA National Meeting, Cincinnati, OH.
Sommers and DiFonzo. 2002. Effects of sooty mold on the growth and yield of soybeans. ESA National Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Kells, Guza, DiFonzo, and Jewett. 2002. Corn response to mesotrione as affected by soil-applied organophosphate insecticides. NC Weed Science Meeting, St. Louis, MO.