Dr. Vera Krischik's Lab

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Research

Educational Resources

Peer-Reviewed Publications

		Dr. Vera Krischik				Mary Rogers

		Jamison Scholer				Garima Gupta

		Kristen Waurio				Darci Lambert

		Rafael De Los Rios Boulton				Luis Martin

		Tyler Obermoller				Emory Matts

		Emily Tenczar

Cottonwood Leaf Beetle
		Management with a transplant soak and biorationals

		Standard & novel imidacloprid treatments

Non-Target Effects of Imidacloprid
		Butterflies

		Green Lacewings

		Lady Beetles

Residential IPM
		Residential IPM

Academic Courses
		Entomology 4015: Ornamentals and Turf Entomology

		Hort 5009: Pesticides in Horticulture: Their Use and Abuse

Public Courses
		Master Gardener

		Pesticide Applicator Training workshops

Extension Publications
		IPM of Midwest Landscapes Online Book

		Other Extension Publications

Krischik, V. A., M. Zbinden, and C. Reed. 2007. Landscape IPM: Conservation of beneficial insects with species of native Midwest plants. Environ. Entomol. (in manuscript)

Tenczar, E. G., and V. A. Krischik. 2007. Comparison of standard (granular and drench) and novel (tablet, stick soak, and root dip) imidacloprid treatments for cottonwood leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) management on hybrid poplar. J. Econ. Entomol. 100: 1611-1621.

Krischik, V. A., A .Landmark, and G. Heimpel. 2007. Soil-applied imidacloprid is translocated to nectar and kills nectar-feeding Anagyrus pseudococci (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) Environ. Entomol. 36(5): 1238-1245.

Tenczar, E. G., and V. A. Krischik. 2007. Effects of new cultivars of ninebark on feeding and ovipositional behavior of the specialist ninebark beetle, Calligrapha spiraeae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). HortScience 42(6): 1396-1399.

Rogers, M. A., V. A. Krischik, and L. A. Martin. 2007. Effect of soil application of imidacloprid on survival of adult green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), used for biological control in greenhouse. Biological Control 42(2): 172-177.

Gupta, G., and V. A. Krischik. 2007. Professional and consumer insecticides for the management of adult Japanese beetle on hybrid tea rose. J. Econ. Entomol. 100(3): 830-837.

Robbins, P. S., V. A. Krischik, and 12 others. 2006. Trapping Phyllophaga spp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) using sex attractants. J. Insect Science 6(39): 1-124

Tenczar, E. G., and V. A. Krischik. 2006. Management of cottonwood leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with a novel transplant soak and biorational insecticides to conserve coccinellid beetles. J. Econ. Entomol. 99(1): 102-108.

Smith, S. F. and V. A. Krischik. 2000. Effects of biorational pesticides on four coccinellid species (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) having potential as biological control agents in interiorscapes. J. Econ. Entomol. 93(3): 732-736.

Smith, S. F. and V. A. Krischik. 1999. Effects of systemic imidacloprid on Coleomegilla maculata. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Environ. Entomol. 28(6): 1180-1195.