Thomas E. Hunt

TL;DR: Areawide suppression of the primary pest Ostrinia nubilalis (European corn borer) is associated with Bt maize use, which affirm theoretical predictions of pest population suppression and highlight economic incentives for growers to maintain non-Bt maize refugia for sustainable insect resistance management.

TL;DR: A new comprehensive and updated host plant list will improve the understanding of pest biology and management, as well as facilitate future studies on this pest.

TL;DR: Leaf specific bioassays and leaf specific imidacloprid and thiamethoxam quantification indicated that thiamETHoxam was present in the plant at higher concentrations and for a longer period than previously thought, indicating the season-long efficacy of neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatments to control soybean aphid.

TL;DR: A severe outbreak of BPMV in the north central and northern Great Plains states is currently causing serious concern to soybean growers and to the soybean industry in this region.

TL;DR: The results provide support for current requirements of refugia corn planting in Bt-corn management and indicate that if resistance to Bt were to evolve in O. nubilalis, quick action would be necessary to deter the rapid spread of the gene for resistance.