Department of Entomology

ANNUAL REPORT

July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998

Entomology balances teaching, research, and public service to improve the welfare and the quality of life in the state, region, nation, and world. Our research mission is to advance the science of Entomology and to benefit the constituency of the North Dakota State University. Our teaching mission is to educate and train graduate students in the science and profession of entomology and to provide undergraduate students an appreciation of the diversity and importance of insects. We cooperate with other departments in the multidisciplinary Crop Protection degree. The service mission of the Department of Entomology is to provide extension, University, professional, and community service to our constituents. Extension services include collection, evaluation, interpretation, and public dissemination of entomological information. Service to the University and professional societies includes participation in activities related to the functioning of these organizations. The Department supports a vigorous K-12 educational outreach program for the benefit of the community.

Future Plans, Challenges, and Strengths

Entomology faces three major challenges, to provide solutions to insect problems for the State of North Dakota, to further the science of insect studies, and to educate students and the public about insects and about how we interact with insects. Our major priorities now and for the future include the following:

<     Basic and applied research on pest biology, ecology and population dynamics of species important to the
       Great Plains.

<     Programs that address alternatives to chemical pesticides.

<     Programs that address environmentally sound methods of using existing or new pesticides.

<     Programs that address issues of risk/benefit of pesticides on both the environment and non-target
       organisms.

<     Delivering educational programs in entomology and integrated pest management at the undergraduate,
       graduate and outreach levels.

<     Continued development of a used and useful North Dakota State Insect Reference Collection.

Pest management research to aid North Dakota growers is both a strength and major challenge for Entomology. Our faculty expertise in biological control, host plant resistance, and integrated pest management give us the breadth to meet insect pest problems. Our challenge will be to prioritize our efforts and to be prepared for the inevitable crises that arise.

Faculty and Area of Expertise

Armstrong, J. Scott	Integrated pest management, sugarbeet and corn research and extension.
Brewer, Gary J.	Integrated pest management, plant resistance to insects, sunflower pest management.
Carlson, Robert B.	Biometrics; management of shelterbelt insects; biological control of weeds.
Charlet, Laurence D.*	Sunflower integrated pest management.
Glogoza, Phillip A.	Integrated management of field crop insects; extension entomology.
Olson, Denise L.	Biological control, integrated pest management.
Rider, David A.	Insect systematics and ecology; biodiversity.
Roseland, Craig R.	Insect physiology; plant-insect interactions.
Weiss, Michael J.	Insect ecology; integrated management of field crop insects.

* adjunct faculty

I. Goals / Accomplishments

A. Instruction and Student Success
           1. Teaching initiatives

Rider, D. A. The NDSU insect teaching collection is continuing to be reorganized and
improved with the addition of many new specimens for study.

As chair of the assessment effort, Dr. Roseland coordinated and prepared with the
Entomology faculty an assessment process for Graduate Core Courses in Entomology.
A written assessment of student learning was designed to anonymously inquire into the
knowledge of students who have completed their course work in the core curriculum.
Questions appropriate to each of the possible four classes and to combinations of classes
and their course content have been assembled into this assessment project. Plans were to
have some of the students take the assessment in early 1998 to determine whether the
questions are of the appropriate depth before the process becomes routinely administered
to our students. Long-term accumulations of the assessment results will guide future
development of content of the Core Courses.

Dr. Roseland also designed assessment protocols for the Entomology K-12 science
demonstration program. The program is conducted by Research Specialist, Don Carey.

2. Advising efforts

Governor’s School Student (High School).

Renee Peterson. Project title: The stimulation of resistance to sunflower beetle and to sunflower rust by exogenous application of jasmonic acid. Research was done while in residence at NDSU and was continued part time in high school. The research culminated in a final Science Fair Project that was a State Finalist and an alternate to the National Science Fair Competitions. Summer 1997. Advisor: C. Roseland

 

Undergraduate students
Steve Anderson, Plant Protection, Advisor: P.A. Glogoza.

Independent Study

Allen, Kyle. Undergraduate research. Submitted final paper: The correlation between downy mildew infection of sunflower seedlings in susceptible and resistant lines with HPLC-assessed phenylpropanoid expression. Advisor: C. Roseland

McNair Fellowship students

Albertson, Jessie. Research topic: Prairie plant bugs (Heteroptera: Miridae) and treehoppers (Homoptera: Membracidae). Advisor: D. A. Rider.

EPSCOR Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program

Albertson, Jessie. Advisor: D. A. Rider.

Graduate students
Students completing their degrees in the past year.
            None

Graduate students in residence, degree, and advisor.

Anderson, Patricia	MS	M. J. Weiss
Anderson, Kirk	MS	M. J. Weiss
Crompton, Derek	MS	G. J. Brewer
Dipirro, Megan.	MS	M. J. Weiss
Jordan, Carla.	MS	R. B. Carlson
Jyoti, Jawahar.	Ph.D.	G. J. Brewer
Mundal, Kirk	MS	G. J. Brewer
Pederson, Lee.	MS	G. J. Brewer
Tang, Aimin	Ph.D.	R. B. Carlson
Tinerella, Paul	MS	D. A. Rider
Xu, Jianmin	MS	C. R. Roseland

 

Graduate students not in residence, degree, and advisor.

Ellefeson, Mike	MS	G. J. Brewer
Urlacher, Ken	MS	D. A. Rider

Graduate students resigned, degree, and advisor.
      DeCock, Laura. MS., M. J. Weis

Postdoctoral trainees

Peng, Chengwang. Research Associate, 1992 to present. Dr. Peng is working for Drs. Brewer and Weiss.

3. Curriculum development

A review of the Entomology core curriculum requirements for graduate students is underway. Our core curriculum is being compared to graduate student course requirements from other departments around the nation. Our goals are to determine how we compare in breadth and depth of courses and, if needed, to suggest changes to our graduate education process.

4. Accreditation / Reviews

The University Program Review Committee report for Entomology is summarized below.

<     Costs of the program are high but somewhat expected for a
graduate-only department with service courses at the undergraduate level.

<     The graduate program is high quality and comparable to those of other land-grant universities.

<     The department is committed to quality teaching.

<     Publication is uneven across faculty.  A goal for the upcoming year will be to evaluate and respond to the committee report.

5. Student recruitment / retention and other student activities

Entomology graduate students participated in the North Central Branch - Entomological Society of America Linnean Games. The Linnean games are a college bowl-like competition involving Entomological activities.

The Entomology graduate students promoted Entomology and entomophagy on International Night at the Moorhead State University.

Students and faculty participated in ‘Expanding Your Horizons’, a program designed to encourage young women to enter careers in science.

B. Research / Scholarship
      1. Research and scholarly activities

Small Grains

Over 20,000 midge larvae were extracted from wheat heads in the fall and given a 100 day chill period. Adults were used to develop and refine a technique for evaluating durum wheat resistance to the wheat midge in the laboratory. Results to-date are preliminary, but indications are that antixenosis may exist in some durum lines. Insecticides were evaluated against the wheat midge and Penncap-M with was just as effective as the conventional insecticide Lorsban.

Corn

White grub development was evaluated on sunflower, soybean, corn, oats, and wheat. The results were that sunflower, while allowing larval survival, grub growth was reduced. Corn and soybeans were excellent hosts. In addition, an overwintering survival study indicated that mortality is about 30%. The grub sampling program developed previously was also validated and additional data will be used to support grower management programs.

Corn hybrids that have been genetically modified by inserting the Bacillus thuringiensis toxin are now available in maturity lengths suitable for growing in North Dakota. Replicated trials were established to evaluate the Bt-hybrids for their impact on European corn borer populations. Non-Bt hybrids averaged 2.5 larvae per stalk for the season; Bt-hybrids had zero. This information is necessary for evaluating the value of Bt-hybrids as a pest management tool for European corn borer in North Dakota.

Sunflower

Sunflower cultivars resistant to sunflower beetle can be developed if new strategies are found to select them. Two years ago, Dr. Roseland obtained 900 lines that had been mutagenized with EMS or similar mutagens (kindly supplied by B.Vick and J. Miller, USDA) and which were approaching homozygosity (F₄s). Following chemical well-plate assays of leaf tissue in which a high content of phenylpropanoid chemicals was indicated, 75 lines were selected. These were predicted to contain higher than average amounts of defensive chemicals, such as flavonoids or coumarins, along with generally higher phenylpropanoids. In 1996, these lines were increased in the field. In 1997, we did a large second stage comparative assay of 32 of these lines against IS
3311, identifying those with significant deterrence against sunflower beetle feeding. From an analysis of means and standard deviations one significantly deterrent, and about nine of these appear to be significantly different, but further statistical analysis is being done. The top lines will be replicated in the field (1998) so that field analysis of resistance to sunflower beetle (1999) can be assessed.

Dr. Roseland has also studied the basic biology of plant deterrence to beetle feeding. A pattern of induced resistance to sunflower beetle feeding was shown when beetles were allowed to feed on the first leaf pair. Nonpreference to later beetle feeding arose in the second and third pairs of leaves. Both existing leaves, and leaves that would form later were shown to be inducible. Only some of this resistance was caused by an identified chemical, scopoletin, which we measure by HPLC analysis. Some lines were more easily induced than were others, and methyl jasmonate was shown to be a potent inducer of the defensive response. A multi-year study of other factors which
turn on these defensive responses of sunflower will be continued. Additional work showed that the method of detecting sunflower beetle resistance is critical. From resistance testing done on greenhouse grown commercial lines, the most and least resistant were selected for a field study. This study showed that in two of three field blocks, the order was reversed from that predicted in lab grown plants.

The integrated pest management program is directed by Dr. Brewer. The program focuses on two major insect pests, the banded sunflower moth and sunflower midge. The management program on banded sunflower moth has included the use of honey bees to vector a microbial insecticide (harmful to larvae of the banded sunflower moth but not to the honey bee) to sunflower heads. The data indicates that honey bees can vector enough of the microbial insecticide to significantly reduce injury. In addition, the North Dakota Beekeepers Association has enthusiastically endorsed this project at their last annual meeting. Addition research on banded sunflower moth management
includes development and refinement of economic injury levels and concurrent sampling programs. The sunflower midge management program includes geographical survey to use as a predictive tool for producers, development of an emergence model for forecasting, continuation of host plant resistance evaluation in partnership with the seed industry, insecticide evaluation for midge efficacy, and basic studies on the biology and ecology of the midge.

Alternate Crops

Millet. European corn borer populations were studied in proso millet. Early planted millet recruited more European corn borer larvae then later planted millet. The influence of plant phenology and European corn borer female oviposition will be further studied. Young females (identified by ovary dissection) were captured in millet, indicating that oviposition in proso millet was not only utilized by older females, but is actively sought as a oviposition site. Fall collections of European corn borer larvae from proso millet and adjacent corn were given a chill period of 110 days and then moved to 30 °C. Date of pupation and adult emergence were compared and found to be similar between the two populations. Interestingly, parasitism was higher in European corn borer larvae from millet than from corn.

Canola. An insecticide evaluation program led by Dr. Weiss identified a foliar application that was equal to conventional seed treatments. In addition, a newly registered seed treatment, Gaucho, was more effective then the conventional granular treatment. This data was provided to the industry and producers and resulted in a EPA action not to extend the temporary tolerance for the granular treatment.

Dr. Olson refined a technique to evaluate Bacillus thuringiensis strains against the crucifer flea beetle, the major pest of canola. Twenty lines were screened; a few showed low activity against the flea beetle. In addition, methods to evaluate another biological control organism, Beauveria bassiania, were tested against the crucifer flea beetle.

Sugar Beet

Integrated pest management for sugar beet insects continued for the 1997 growing season with projects that included monitoring adult populations used to identify and predict areas of concern throughout the valley. A degree-day model developed by Dr. Robert Carlson and Dr. Andy Anderson was used in 1997 and provided to industry people throughout the Red River Valley for the prediction of adult sugar beet root maggot emergence and fly activity. This degree-day model has proven to be very useful to producers in helping them determine when to use post-emergent insecticides. Field evaluations were conducted for registered and experimental insecticides and
large scale evaluations were conducted to determine the economic returns from using insecticide versus no insecticide. Cooperative work with the USDA- ARS Sugar beet and potato research unit included the evaluation of sugar beet lines from the world collection for the expression of resistance. Three lines were identified that have very good resistance. A joint USDA and NDSU release of a larval sugar beet root maggot resistant germplasm was announced. The third year for examining insecticide resistance to adult sugar beet root maggot determined that susceptibility differs from location to location but true resistance has not developed. Cooperative work with
NDSU Department of Plant Science has determined the benefits of using a cover-crop has resulted in a unified decision that using a cover-crop will reduce wind damage to seedling sugar beets, alleviate soil born diseases and significantly lower damage caused by the sugar beet root maggot. Further studies will concern using lower rates of granular insecticide at planting in combination with a cover-crop. The could result in a significant decrease in insecticide use while maintaining acceptable yields.

An economic analysis indicated that the sugar beet industry in the Red River Valley increased returns by $63 million dollars by using granular formulated insecticides to protect sugar beets from sugar beet root maggot when compared to not using insecticides. A integrated pest management model program was established with some producers and included, the use of cover crops to reduce injury to the sugar beet root maggot, evaluation of resistant sugar beets lines, in partnership with USDA-ARS on campus, and refinement of sugar beet root maggot adult emergence using Arc sine software conducted in partnership with Dr. Ian MacRae at the University of Minnesota-Crookston. Insecticide evaluations were also conducted in detail at two locations and strip plot demonstration in seven other locations in the Red River Valley.

Potato

Dr. Olson began a program to develop rearing procedures for Colorado potato beetle. Insects produced will be used in developing an economic injury level for this major pest of potatoes in North Dakota.

The inundative release of the Colorado potato beetle predator, Perillus bioculatus, was not consistently successful by itself in reducing populations below the economic injury level. However, the predator may be useful in conjunction with other management tactics to suppress populations the Colorado potato beetle.

Leafy Spurge

The biological control of leafy spurge by insects project is led by Dr. Carlson. The research on and redistribution of biological agents for leafy spurge control has reached a point where individual counties in North Dakota have the capability of collecting and redistributing from their own insectaries. This capability for redistribution should significantly accelerate the impact of beneficial insects on leafy spurge populations throughout the state. Studies by the department of Agricultural Economics have estimated that control of spurge with insects may provide an annual economic
impact of $58 million by the year 2025. Research is now being focused on reasons for failure of insects to establish at some sites. Other insect species and methods of increasing the populations of established species are being investigated. We will also be focusing on the areas where spurge has been controlled by insects to determine whether spurge will have the capability of "coming back" or if it will be maintained by the insects at the current extremely low density of plants.

Insect Systematics and Ecology

The systematics and ecology lab led by Dr. Rider continued research on the systematics of the Pentatomidae including descriptive work on new tribes, genera and species. He continued work on the World Catalog of the Pentatomidae and the Palearctic catalogs of the Pentatomidae and Tessaratomidae. The catalog of Cimex names was accepted for publication as well as three more papers involving nomenclatural changes in the Pentatomoidea. Dr. Fauske continued work on an
identification manual of the Tortricidae of the Upper Great Plains, and has nearly completed the Hawk moths and Giant Silk moths of the Upper Great Plains manuscript. He did submit a manuscript discussing the paratypes housed in the North Dakota State Insect Reference Collection (NDSIRC). He and Mr. Tinerella also submitted a paper detailing the arrival and spread of an introduced dung beetle across the Dakotas.

A comparison of different management systems for tallgrass prairie and their effects on insect biodiversity is being studied. The effects of fire, grazing, and haying on tallgrass prairie arthropods is being measured and will be used to help design management practices that best maintain prairie habitat. Mr. Tinerella continued his work on corixid faunistics and systematics.

2. Grants and contracts

The Department of Entomology depends on outside funding to support research programs and graduate student training. The total for grants and contracts received during fiscal year 96-97 was $505,057; $63,132 per faculty.

Armstrong, J. S. 1998. American Cyanamid . $4,500

Armstrong, J.S. 1998. Bayer. $4,000.

Armstrong, J. S. 1998. Rhone Poulenc. $4,500.

Armstrong, J.S. 1998. Novartis. $4,000.

Armstrong, J.S. and L. Campbell. 1998. Beet Sugar Development Foundation. $2,000.

Armstrong, J. S. and R. B. Dregseth. 1998-1999. Insecticide resistance in Sugar Beet Root Maggot and evaluations of new insecticide modes of action. Sugar Beet Research and Education Board. $16,000.

Armstrong, J. S. 1998-1999. Integrated Pest Management of the Sugar Beet Root Maggot. Sugar Beet Research and Education Board. $54,500.

Brewer, G. J., Ian MacRae, and Laurence D. Charlet. 1998. Development of regional predictive models for the sunflower midge, Contarinia schulzi. North-Central Regional Integrated Pest Management. $75,000.

Brewer, G. J. and Laurence D. Charlet. 1998. Sunflower midge, Contarinia schulzi Gagné, biology and integrated pest management. National Sunflower Assoc. $12,000

Brewer, G. J. and Laurence D. Charlet 1998. Sunflower variety testing. Various sunflower seed companies. $5,100.

Carlson, R. B. 1997. USDA-ARS. $26,000.

Carlson, R. B. 1997. Biological Control of Leafy Spurge. United States Department of the Army-ND National Guard. $4,000.

Glogoza, P. A.1998. North Dakota Pesticide Impact Assessment Program. USDA NAPIAP-NCR. $51,518.

Glogoza, P. A. 1998. European corn borer monitoring project. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. $1,750.

Glogoza, P. A. and B. Ruden. 1997. Pesticide use for three minor crops and analysis of pesticide use in hog production for the Dakotas. USDA NAPIAP-NCR. $28,380 (NDSU sub-contract for $14,145).

Lewis, L., R. Hellmich, and M. J. Weiss. 1998. Landscape and biological control to suppress the European corn borer. USDA-SARE, $95,000 (NDSU sub-contract for $45,000).

MacRae, I. V. and J. S. Armstrong.1998-1999. Improving Predictive Models For the Sugar Beet Root Maggot In the Red River Valley. Sugar Beet Research and Education Board. $11,400.

Milbrath, L. R. and M. J. Weiss. 1998. Reduced pesticide use for flea beetles on canola. Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, $24,000.

Olson D.L. 1997. The efficacy of Beauveria bassiana against the flea beetle, Phyllotreta crucifera, on canola. North Dakota State University Research Foundation’s Research Development Support Program. $3,500

Olson, D.L. 1997. Testing of the canola flea beetle, Phyllotreta crucifera, susceptibility to strains of Bacillus thruingiensis. Mycogen Corporation. $9,600

Rider, D. A. 1997. Curation of the Pentatomoidea in the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. Bishop Museum, National Science Foundation, $2,150.

Rider, D. A. and G. M. Fauske. 1997. Effects of standard management practices on selected tallgrass prairie arthropods. The Minnesota Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, $5,798.

Rider, D. A. and G. M. Fauske. 1997. Effects of standard management practices (burning, grazing, mowing) on selected tallgrass prairie arthropods. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Partnerships for Wildlife Grants Program, $6,000.

Rider, D. A. 1998. Curation of the Pentatomoidea in the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. Bishop Museum, National Science Foundation, $2,261.

Rider, D. A. and G. M. Fauske. 1998. The effects of standard prairie management activities on prairie arthropod communities. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Partnerships for Wildlife Grants Program, $7,500.

Weiss, M. J. 1998. North Central canola region research and outreach programs. CSRS, $77,600.

Weiss, M. J. 1998. Orange wheat blossom midge survey. North Dakota Wheat Commission,  $8,000.

Weiss, M. J. and P. Kmec. 1998. Bt evaluations for Mycogen. Mycogen, San Diego, CA, $9,000

3. Publications

Faculty members in the Department of Entomology have the obligation to disseminate their research
findings both to the scientific community and to the public. Entomology published 14 refereed journals, 6 book chapters, 15 extension bulletins and popular articles, and gave 47 extension and field day presentations.

Refereed Journals

Armstrong, J. S. 1998. New weed host records for Cosmobaris americana (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and it’s parasite Neocatalacus tylodermae Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). J. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 70(3): pp. 258-260.

Boeve, P. J. and M. J. Weiss. 1997. Binomial sequential sampling plans for cereal aphids (Homoptera: Aphidae) in spring wheat. J. Econ. Entomol. 90: 967-975.

Campbell, L. G., A. W. Anderson, R. Dregseth, and L. J. Smith. 1998. Association between sugarbeet root yield and sugarbeet root maggot (Diptera: Otitidae) damage. J. Econ. Entomol. 91: 522-527.

Gao, H. and G. J. Brewer. 1998. Sunflower resistance to the red sunflower seed weevil (Coleopera: Curculionidae). J. Econ. Entomol. (in press).

Glogoza, P. A., M. J. Weiss, and M. B. Rao. 1998. Spatial distribution of Phyllophaga implicita (Horn) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Larvae in Relation to Distance from the Adult Food Source. J. Econ. Entom. 91: 457-463.

Jyoti, J., G. J. Brewer, and W. G. Schmidt. 1998. Development of banded sunflower moth (Lepidoptera: Cochylidae) and sunflower moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on three diets. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. (in press).

Kmec, P. and M. J. Weiss. 1997. Seasonal abundance of diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) on Crambe abyssinica. Environmental Entomol.26:483-488.

Kmec, P., M. J. Weiss, L. R. Milbrath, B. G. Schatz, J. Hanzel, B. K. Hanson, and E. Eriksmoen. 1998. Growth analysis of crambe. Crop Science. 38:108-112

Nowatzki, T. M. and M. J. Weiss. 1997. Effect of simulated and actual flea beetle injury to water-stressed oilseed rape. Can. J. Plant Science. 77:475-581

Rana, R. L. and L. D. Charlet. 1997. Feeding behavior of the red and gray sunflower seed weevils on cultivated sunflower, Helianthus annuus L. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 90: 693-699.

Rider, D. A. 1998. Nomenclatural changes in the Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Cydnidae, Pentatomidae). II. Species level changes. Proceedings of the Washington Entomological Society (in press).

Rider, D. A. 1998. Nomenclatural changes in the Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Pentatomidae, Tessaratomidae). III. Generic level changes. Proceedings of the Washington Entomological Society (in press).

Rider, D. A. and C. Fischer. 1998. Zorcadium Bergroth, an objective junior synonym of Pseudobebaeus Fallou (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae. Entomological News (in press).

Roseland, C.R. and Grosz, T.J. 1997. Induced responses of common annual sunflower Helianthus annuus L. from geographically diverse populations and deterrence to feeding by sunflower beetle. J. Chem. Ecol. 23: 517-542.

Book or book chapters

Armstrong, J. S., R. E. Lee and F. B. Peairs. 1998. Application of ice nucleating active bacteria, Pseudomonas syringae, decreases the supercooling capacity of the Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae). In S. Quisenberry and F. Peairs (eds.), Thomas Say Publ. Entomol. (in press).

Charlet, L. D., G. J. Brewer and B. A. Franzmann. 1997. Insect pests, pp. 183-261. In A. A. Schneiter (ed.), Sunflower science and technology. Agronomy No. 35. Am. Soc. Agronomy, Madison, Wisconsin.

Charlet, L. D. and G. J. Brewer. 1998. Management strategies for sunflower insect pests in North America. In Recent research developments in entomology. Research Signpost (in press).

Dolling, W. R., D. A. Rider, and L. H. Rolston. 1998. A catalog of Cimex Linnaeus names, with comments on early works concerning the Heteroptera. Thomas Say Publications in Entomology (in press).

Elliott, N.C., G. L. Hein, M. C. Carter, J. D. Burd, T. J. Holtzer, and J. S. Armstrong. 1998. Russian wheat aphid ecology and modeling on Great Plains agricultural landscapes. In S. Quisenberry and F. Peairs (eds.), Thomas Say Publ. Entomol. (in press).

Kroening, M. K., F. B. Peairs, J. S. Armstrong, R. W. Hammon, W. L. Meyer, and C. B. Walker. 1998. Imidacloprid seed treatments for control of Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) on winter wheat. In S. Quisenberry and F. Peairs (eds.), Thomas Say Publ. Entomol. (in press).

Extension Bulletins and Non-refereed publications

Armstrong, J. S. Revised the sugar beet insect portion of the 1998 "Insect Field Guide", printed by N.D.S.U. Cooperative Extension Service.

Armstrong, J. S. Revised the sugar beet insect portion of the "1998 Sugar Beet Production Guide", printed by N.D.S.U. Cooperative Extension Service.

Armstrong, J. S., R. B. Carlson, Robert Dregseth, and Allen Schroeder. 1997. Management of the Sugar Beet Root Maggot In the Red River Valley. Sugar Beet Research and Extension Reports volume 28. (Internet version

Armstrong, J. S., R. B. Carlson, Robert Dregseth and Allen Schroeder. 1997. Sugar Beet Root Maggot Management Strategies for 1998. Sugar Beet Research and Extension Reports volume 28. (Internet version,

Armstrong, J. S., R. B. Carlson, Allen Schroeder and Robert Dregseth. 1997. Testing Adult Sugar Beet Root Maggots For Insecticide Resistance In the Red River Valley. Sugar Beet Research and Extension Reports volume 28. (Internet version,

Armstrong, J. S., A. Cattanach, and L. Buss. 1997. Defoliating Weevil Identified and Damage Described From the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative. Sugar Beet Research and Extension Reports volume 28. (Internet version,

Armstrong, J. S., F. B. Peairs and S. D. Pilcher. 1998. Management and control of the sunflower stem weevil on the Central Great Plains. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Service publication (In Press).

Glogoza, P. A. 1997. Crop Insecticide Recommendations in Crop Production Guide 1998, ed. Duane Berglund. NDSU Extension Service and North Dakota Agricultural Association.

Glogoza, P. A. 1997. Drybean Insect Management in Drybean production guide, ed. Duane Berglund. NDSU Extension Service.

Glogoza, P. A. 1997. Lawn Pests in North Dakota. NDSU Extension Service E-904 (revised)

Glogoza, P. A. 1997. North Dakota Field Crop Insect Management Guide. Extension Report No. 22. 46 p.

Glogoza, P. A. 1998. Wireworm Management in North Dakota Field Crops. NDSU Extension Service E-188.

Glogoza, P., G. J. Brewer and L. Charlet. 1997. Sunflower Midge. NDSU Extension Service E-800.

Roseland, C.R. 1998. Preferences for commercial sunflower lines by the sunflower beetle differ between field- and greenhouse-grown plants. Proceedings of the 20th Sunflower Research Workshop. 20: 163-166

Roseland, C.R. 1998. Host-Plant resistance and sunflower insects: role in integrated pest management and present status of resistant lines. Proceedings of the 10th Great Plains Sunflower Insect Workshop. (in press)

4. Presentations

Extension/Field Days

Armstrong, J. S. Sugar Beet Field Day. Presented information and gave a handout on control options for the sugar beet root maggot. Hillsboro, ND. July 11, 1997.

Armstrong, J. S. Sugar Beet Field Day. Presented information and gave a handout to sugar beet producers on sugar beet root maggot control and population activity. St. Thomas, ND. July 14, 1997.

Armstrong, J. S. Sugar Beet Field Day - presented information on poor insecticide performance and population dynamics of the sugar beet root. University of Minnesota, Northwestern Research and Extension Center, Crookston, MN. July 15, 1997

Armstrong, J.S. Met with sugar beet industry personnel and chemical industry personnel to discuss phytotoxicity problems of insecticides to sugar beets. July 16, 1997.

Armstrong, J. S. 28^th Annual Sugar Beet Research Reporting Session. The status of insecticide resistance in the sugar beet root maggot and ideas for new insecticide chemistry. Fargo Ramada Inn. January 13, 1998

Armstrong, J. S. Sugar Beet Root Maggot Management Strategies For 1998. Presented to the American Crystal Agricultural Staff. HJEMKOMST Heritage Center, Moorehead, MN. February 24, 1998

Armstrong, J. S. Sugar Beet Production in Minnesota and North Dakota, A New Grower Workshop. A two hour presentation on insect control in sugar beets was given including handouts. Northland Lodge, Crookston, MN. March 13, 1998

Armstrong, J. S. 1998 Field Crop Training School - March 16-19. A one-hour presentation to field scouts on insect control in sugar beets was given. Fargo Holiday Inn. March 16, 1998.

Armstrong, J. S. Granular Insecticide Mode of Action for Sugar Beet Root Maggot Control. Kelly Inn, Fargo ND. March 17, 1998,

Armstrong, J. S. International Sugar Beet Institute. March 18-19, 1998.

Armstrong, J. S. A 15-minute presentation was given to Board members on sugar beet root maggot control in 1997 and research needs for 1998. Sugar Beet Research and Education Board Meeting. Fargo Holiday Inn. October 6, 1997.

Brewer, G. J. Sunflower insect pest management. National Sunflower Assoc. of Canada. Altona, Manitoba. October, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A. Bt corn for European Corn borer control. Agronomy Seed Farm Field Day. Casselton, July 2, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A. Grasshopper management. Williston Research and Extension Center Field Day. July 10, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A. Wheat Midge management and Leafy Spurge control with flea beetles. Wells County Crop Tour. July 14, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A and M. J. Weiss. Wheat Midge and European corn borer management. Carrington Research and Extension Center Field Day. July 15, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A and M. J. Weiss. Grasshopper and Wheat Midge management. Minot Research and Extension Center Field Day. July 16, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A. Future outlook for insect pest management in agriculture. Wheat and Barley Day. Carrington Research and Extension Center. July 29, 1997

Glogoza, P. A. Best management practices for the Colorado potato beetle and the European corn borer in irrigated production systems. Best Management Practices Workshop. Lisbon, ND. August 27, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A. Insects and the environment. Soil Conservation Youth Eco-Camp. Barnes County. September 11, 15, and 18, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A. European corn borer management. Traill County Corn Field Day. September 15, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A. Sunflower midge management. LaMoure County Sunflower Field Day. September 17, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A. Sunflower midge management. Pro-Seed Sunflower Field Day. Marion, ND. October 10, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A., G. Brewer, L. Charlet, and M. Weiss. Insect update session, NDSU Fall staff conference. Fargo. October 22, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A. European corn borer management. Cargill Seeds workshop. Mayville, ND. November 18, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A. Sunflower midge management. Walsh County Crop Improvement Meeting. Park River. December 1, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A. Insect Update for 1998. Pesticide Applicator Recertification. Fargo. December 2, 1997

Glogoza, P. A. Sunflower midge management and other insect challenges to rotational crops. North Dakota Ag Association Trade Show, Fargo. December 2, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A., G. Brewer, L. Charlet, and J. Miller. Sunflower midge management. National Sunflower Association grower meeting. Lisbon, ND. December 8, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A. Management of European corn borer and Grasshoppers in irrigated agriculture. Irrigation Workshop, Mandan, ND. December 11, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A., G. Brewer, L. Charlet, and J. Miller. Sunflower midge management. Barnes County Crop Improvement meeting and National Sunflower Association grower meeting, Valley City. December 12, 1997.

Glogoza, P. A. Ornamental insect pests around North Dakota. North Central Turf Grass Association, Fargo. January 12, 1998.

Glogoza, P. A. Sunflower insect pests. Carrington. January 20, 1998.

Glogoza, P. A. Insect Updates: What to expect for 1998. Jamestown Ag Show, Jamestown. January 22, 1998.

Glogoza, P. A. Sunflower insect pests. Linton. January 29, 1998.

Glogoza, P. A. Insect identification and Common ornamental and garden insect pests of North Dakota. NDSU Master Gardener Program (Interactive Video Network program). Fargo. February 7, 1998.

Glogoza, P. A. Insect management and insecticides section of Initial Pesticide Applicator Certification Training. Mandan, February 10, 1998; Grand Forks, Febraury 24, 1998; Fargo, April 8, 1998.

Glogoza, P. A. Stored Product Insect Pests and Management section of Fumigation
Recertification Training. Bismarck, February 11; Fargo, February 25, 1998.

Glogoza, P. A. Insect Pest of Field Crops Update section of Aerial Applicator Recertification Training. Bismarck. March 3, 1998.

Glogoza, P. A. Insect pest management for Wheat, Sunflower, and Canola sections of Western Field Crop Scouting School. Bismarck. March 4 - 5, 1998.

Glogoza, P. A. Insecticide updates for 1998. NDSU Experiment Station Spring Conference. March 5, 1998.

Glogoza, P. A. Insect pest management for Wheat, Corn, Soybean, and Potato sections of Field Crop Scout Training School. Fargo. March 16 - 19, 1998.

Glogoza, P. A. Major insect pests of corn, dry bean, and sunflower. Pioneer Hi-Bred International. Bismarck. March 26.

Glogoza, P. A. Insecticide updates for 1998. NDSU Extension Service Spring Conference. April 2, 1998.

Glogoza, P. A. Insect Management Forum. Centrol. Fargo. April 9.

Glogoza, P. A. Sunflower Insect Pest Problems in 1997 and Crop Loss Assessment. 10th Great Plains Sunflower Insect Workshop. Fargo. April 16 - 17, 1998.

Glogoza, P. A. Pest Management Field School. Carrington Research and Extension Center, Carrington. June 25, 1998.

Papers/Posters Presented at Professional Meetings:

Albertson, J. L. and D. A. Rider. 1997. The effects of prairie management strategies on prairie plant bugs (Heteroptera: Miridae) and treehoppers (Homoptera: Membracidae). North Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), Research Experiences for Undergraduates Annual Meeting, Fargo, North Dakota. (poster presentation)

Armstrong , J. S., R. J. Dregseth, A. J. Schroeder and R. B. Carlson. 1998. The status of insecticide resistance in the sugar beet root maggot and ideas for new insecticide chemistry. 28^th Annual Sugar Beet Research Reporting Session, Fargo Ramada Inn.

Armstrong, J. S., R. Dregseth, A. Schroeder and R. Carlson. 1998. Using an oat cover-crop to reduce damage caused by the sugar beet root maggot. 1998 Annual meeting of the North Central Entomological Society of America (ten minute presentation). Sioux Falls SD.

Brewer, G. J. 1997. Honeybees as a pest management option in sunflowers. North Dakota Beekeepers Association.

Brewer, G. J. 1997. Sunflower Insects. North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. Fall Conference, Entomology topics.

Charlet, L. D. and G. J. Brewer. 1998. Update on sunflower midge research. Sunflower Research Forum.

Dregseth, R. J., J. S. Armstrong, A. J. Schroeder and R. B. Carlson. 1998. Sugar beet root maggot control in 1997 with registered insecticides and predictions for 1998. 28^th Annual Sugar Beet Research Reporting Session.

Dipirro, M., M. J. Weiss and P. A. Glogoza. Management plan for the white grub, Phyllophaga implicita, in southeastern North Dakota. Entomological Society of America. Nashville, Tn. December, 1997.

Dipirro, M., M. J. Weiss and P. A. Glogoza. Web page development for management of white grubs in southeastern North Dakota. North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America. Sioux Falls, SD. March, 1998.

Jyoti, J. and G. J. Brewer. 1998. Honeybees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as vector of a microbial insecticide for control of the banded sunflower moth (Lepidoptera: Cochylidae) Sunflower Research Forum.

Jyoti, J. and G. J. Brewer. 1997. Honeybees as vectors of Bacillus thuringiensis for control of banded sunflower moth, Cochylis hospes Walsingham. Entomological Society of America, National Meeting.

Rider, D. A. and G. M. Fauske. 1998. Inventory of prairie arthropods by community type and management. Joint meeting of the Minnesota and North Dakota Wildlife Societies, Fargo, North Dakota.

Roseland, C.R. 1998. Preferences for commercial sunflower lines by the sunflower beetle differ between field- and greenhouse-grown plants. 20th Sunflower Research Workshop, National Sunflower Association. Fargo, ND.

Roseland, C.R. 1998. Sunflower Resistance to Insects in the Context of IPM. Sunflower IPM: Moving into the 21st Century. Tenth Great Plains Sunflower Insect Workshop. Fargo, ND.

Roseland, C.R. 1998. General Safety Refresher Course. Department of Entomology, North Dakota State University.

Roseland, C.R., Dregseth, R. and Carey, D. 1998. Safe Operating Procedures: For Chemical, Pesticide, Ergonomic, Fire, Electrical Safety and for Power Tools. Department of Entomology, North Dakota State University.

Tinerella, P. P. 1998. Notes on the use of hemelytra of the water boatmen (Heteroptera: Corixidae) as an aid for identification. Entomological Society of America, North Central Branch Meeting, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. (Student Paper Contest Winner)

Tinerella, P. P. and D. A. Rider. 1998. The effects of standard management practices on Northern Great Plains tallgrass prairie arthropod communities: A preliminary report on the ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Entomological Society of America, North Central Branch Meeting, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

5. Symposia

none

C. Outreachs

1. Tours

Weiss, M. J. 1996. Wheat midge management. (Several evening tours were conducted in north central North Dakota to educate growers on this new insect threat to wheat production in our state, an estimated 500 growers attended the tours over a 5 night period)

2. Professional service
Entomology faculty are involved in outreach to constituents and to peer groups through our professional society activities.

Brewer, G. J. Served as Ex officio member of University of Minnesota, Department of Entomology field crops/IPM position to be based at Crookston, MN.

Charlet, L. D. Member of Editorial Board for Entomological Society of America, Arthropod Management Tests Journal (1995-2000).

Charlet, L. D. President-Elect of the International Organization of Biological Control, Nearctic Regional Section (1997-1998)

Charlet, L D. and C. R. Roseland. Organizers for Joint Sunflower Research Group,
monthly meeting (October through April) to present and discuss information of mutual
interest on sunflower production.

Charlet, L. D. Invited to visit eastern Colorado to consult on stem weevil problem and on sunflower pest management. Colorado State University and USDA-ARS Central Plains Research Station at Akron. July 1996.

Charlet, L. D. Judge for student competition at the Entomological Society of America
Annual Meeting, 8-12 December 1996, Louisville, KY.

Charlet, L. D. Represented USDA-ARS at Tri-College Job Fair, 28 January 1997,
Fargo, ND.

Charlet, L. D. Member of the National Sunflower Variety Review Board of the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies.

Rider, D. A. Over 120 extension type calls, many of which required insect identifications. This service is provided for all who needs it including faculty and staff, extension personnel, state entomologist, and the public.

Rider, D. A. The ND State Insect Reference Collection received and sent insect specimen loans for research projects and some for identification.

Roseland, C., R. Judged projects for the Regional Science Fair of North Dakota for Junior and Senior High School Students.

Weiss, M. J. 1997-2002. Editorial board for Environmental Entomology, representing
section F, Crop Protection.

Peer reviews

Brewer, G. J. National Research Initiative. 2 proposals.

Roseland, C. R. Annals of the Entomological Society.

Charlet, L. D. National Sunflower Association research proposals.

Rider, D. A. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, manuscript number A97-032.

Rider, D. A. National Science Foundation, proposal number DEB-9711553.

Host Visiting Scientists

Brewer, G. J. 1996. Dr. Dong Baichun, Jilin Provincial Sunflower Research Institute, China.

Faculty Awards

Glogoza, P., M. J. Weiss, et al. 1996. NDSU Extension Service Program in Excellence Award, Large Team category.

3. Alumni events

none

4. Fund-raising

see grants and contracts

5. Community

Carey, D. and D. A. Rider. Seventy to 80 presentations to K-12 and other youth groups are made per year. D. Carey gives most of the presentations but the ND State Insect Reference Collection (NDSIRC) staff and other faculty also give presentations. The NDSIRC develops and maintains many of the insect exhibits used in these presentations. The NDSIRC has entered into an agreement with the Red River Zoological Society to help develop and staff entomological displays for their future zoo. Museum staff are also responsible for the maintenance of the entomological displays located in the east hallway.

1. Cultural diversity

2. Affirmative action / equal opportunity

We participated in ‘Expanding Your Horizons’, a program designed to encourage young women to enter careers in science and in ‘Take Your Daughter to Work’.

3. Cooperative programming / interdisciplinary efforts

The department is active along with the departments of Plant Pathology and Plant Science in the interdisciplinary Plant Protection major.

4. International activities

A major effort was made by Dr. Rider to curate Pentatomidae largely from China, southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Other international curation efforts include the Pentatomidae of southern Africa and the Palearctic.

International identifications: A grain shipment from North Dakota was infested with a pyralid moth on arrival in Japan. The Japanese importer claimed the grain was infested in North Dakota. Identification of the moth determined it does not occur in North Dakota. Thus the infestation occurred elsewhere and the North Dakota exporter was not liable for the damage. A number of other identifications of insect specimens from outside the country were made.

5. Economic development

See grants and contracts. Most of the efforts at crop protection have as part of their program, efforts to mitigate or prevent economic loss from pest insects. The biological control of leafy spurge project (a cooperative projects with several NDSU departments and other agencies) has as its goal the economic development of rangeland.

6. Assessment

A Departmental Assessment committee developed a set of instruments to allow us to start reviewing graduate education and our K-12 outreach effort.

7. Addressing institutional purposes

The Departments mission as stated in the Departmental Strategic Plan mirrors the triparte mission of NDSU as a Land-Grant University, research, teaching and service. Extension entomology provides formal service to clientele in the state and region (see extension and non-refereed publications in section B.3 and tours in section C.1). K-12 service is provided by a vigorous outreach program (see section C.4).

8. College planning functions / activities / accomplishments

The Department completed a university program review (see section I.4). The Department of Entomology is committed to addressing the program review and further strengthening the role of Entomology at NDSU and in the region.

We revised our PTE document.

E. Requested by President Plough

    1. Enrollment management and retention
           No activity

    2. Senior professors teaching freshmen

Entomology does not offer an undergraduate major but we do offer two service courses with
undergraduate enrollment. Entomology 210, Humans, Insects and the Environment, is taught by
G. J. Brewer, Professor and Interim Chair. Entomology 350, General Entomology, is a modular
course and was taught by Associate Professor D. A. Rider, Professor R. B. Carlson, and Assistant
Professor Dr. D. Olson.

    3. Outreach activities

Entomology has extensive K-12 and youth activities, see section C.4.

We work extensively with landowners to implement biological control of leafy spurge.

    4. Summer school planning

Entomology does not offer formal courses in the summer. Our research programs, including
graduate student research, are largely focused on crop protection and natural systems and thus
are necessarily done during the summer season.

 

F. Other Goals

A major function of the Department of Entomology is to provide quality research/outreach in
service to the people of North Dakota and the region. To accomplish this, our primary goal is to
develop and transfer a strong knowledge base in entomology to "end-user" constituencies. We
approach this by merging commodity and a discipline based approaches. This focuses our efforts
on the needs of North Dakota agriculture and as well as on the advancement of the science of
Entomology.

In teaching, we are committed to provide quality graduate education that prepares our students for
success in academia and industry. We also are committed to undergraduate education through our
efforts in the Plant Protection major and our general education, science course.

 

We have a strong base in insect management and the science of Entomology. Our
competence in insect ecology, biological control, host plant resistance, plant - insect
interactions, and insect systematics give us expertise in integrated pest management and
basic insect science.

However, the many research problems facing us can not all be met. One challenge will be
to prioritize and successfully manage the resources of our small department to meet the Entomological needs of the region. A second challenge will be how to deliver research
information to the users of that information despite shrinking resources to accomplish that
goal.

A remaining challenge is to increase graduate student enrollment and the quality of graduate
student education. Although our recent NDSU Program Review described our graduate
education program as comparable to those of other Land Grant institutions, we are critically examining our graduate course offerings.

B. Assessment data use

Assessment data collection is new for Entomology. Our goal is to build a database to
describe how effective we are at instructing our graduate students in four critical areas.
Until several years data have been collected the database will not be useful. Our goal is to
continually assess our teaching and put in place a check on our effectiveness in providing
students a strong understanding of insect ecology, systematics, morphology, and physiology.

Assessment data is being collected on the K-12 outreach program. The data will be used
to improve the effort and better fit it to the science needs of K-12 educators.

III. Appendix
         A. Enrollment and FTE data

    Number of graduate students currently enrolled: 13

              Budgeted FTE 1.33         Produced FTE - 1.29          Earned FTE - 0.97

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