Sugarbeet Insect Entomology


Sugarbeet Insect Entomology

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
	•	Row Crop Extension Bulletins
	•	Sugarbeet Insect Extension Bulletins
		○	Leafminers in Sugarbeet
		○	Lygus Bugs in Sugarbeet
		○	Rating Sugarbeets for Sugarbeet Root Maggot Feeding Damage
		○	Springtails in Sugarbeet
	•	NDSU Crop and Pest Report
	•	News/Updates
	•	Previous Updates/News Releases
	•	Research Publications

	Links
	•	NDSU Entomology Dept. Home
	•	NDSU Extension Entomology
	•	American Society of Sugarbeet Technologists
	•	Entomological Society of America
	•	Beet Sugar Development Foundation
	•	Sugarbeet Research and Education Board of MN and ND
	•	American Crystal Sugar Company
	•	MinnDak Sugar Cooperative
	•	Southern Minnesota Sugar Cooperative

	Collaborators
		Dr. Larry Campbell Research Geneticist, USDA
		Dr. Stefan Jaronski Research Insect Pathologist, USDA
		Dr. Rich Roehrdanz Research Geneticist (Insects), USDA
		Dr. Ann Smigocki Research Geneticist (Plants), USDA
		Dr. George Yocum Research Physiologist (Insects), USDA

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			Department of Entomology, 202 Hultz Hall North Dakota State University, Fargo ND Dr. David Rider, Interim Chair Phone: 701-231-7582	updated 09 October, 2006