Mark Boetel Areas of Research
Alternative Strategies for Sugarbeet Root Maggot Control
Trap crops
Insect-pathogenic fungi for biocontrol
Cereal cover crops
Survey of wild Beta (sugarbeet relatives) germplasm for native host plant resistance
Decision Aids and Assessment of Sugarbeet Insect Control
Rating scales for quantifying sugarbeet root maggot larval feeding injury
Economic injury level for Lygus (tarnished plant) bug damage
Root maggot fly monitoring
Predictive models for insect forecasting
Improving Chemical Control of Sugarbeet Insects
Alternative soil insecticide placement methods
Seed treatment insecticides
Managing secondary insect pests
Lygus (Tarnished Plant) bugs
Wireworms
Springtails
Corn Insect Pest Management
Impacts of control tools on nontarget arthropods
Transgenic corn
Corn rootworm surveys
Extended diapause
Seed treatment insecticides
Areawide pest management
Resources
Collaborators
- Dr. Larry Campbell, Research Geneticist, USDA
- Dr. Stefan Jaronski, Research Insect Pathologist, USDA
- Dr. Ian MacRae, Professor of Entomology, University of Minnesota
- Dr. Richard Roehrdanz, Research Geneticist (Ret.), USDA
- Dr. George Yocum, Research Physiologist (Insects), USDA
