Dr. Vera A. Krischik Associate Professor

CUES - Center for Urban Ecology and Sustainability

219 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave.
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-625-7044
E-mail: krisc001@umn.edu

Education:

M.S. Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

Ph.D. Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

Academic Experience:

1998-present Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.

1994-1998 Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.

1993-1994 Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.

1991-1993 NSF Visiting Professor, Instit. of Ecosystem Studies, NY Botanical Garden, Millbrook, NY.

1987-1991 USDA, IPM administrator for grain marketing.

1985-1991 Post Doc, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

Research Interests:

My interests are to increase the use of IPM tactics, including the use of scouting programs and the application of biorationals, to reduce insect problems in the Twin Cities. Plant stress and decline are a major problem for plant health care in urban areas. My research identifies factors that make plants susceptible to stress and cause increased insect damage.

Research Projects:

• Management of cottonwood leaf beetle on hybrid poplar.

• Non-target effects of imidacloprid.

• Effects of biorationals on scales and nontarget biological control agents in conservatories.

• Effects of formulations of Beauveria on controlling elm leaf beetle on foliage and in the mulch.
• Evaluation of population dynamics of herbivorous insects in shade trees and forests.

Extension Projects:

• CUES resource center educational material production.
• Development of 15 educational videos into IPM scout training course.
• Completion of "IPM of Midwest Landscapes".
• IPM workshop.

Teaching Interests:

I provide lectures on IPM for urban ecosystems for courses in the Horticulture and Entomology Departments: Entomology 4015: Ornamentals and Turf Entomology, Hort 5009: Pesticides in Horticulture: Their Use and Abuse, and I teach in numerous outreach activities: 2005 Master Gardener Course.

Publications:

1. 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)

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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.

9. Smith, S. F. and V. A. Krischik. 2000. Effects of biorational pesticides on four coccinellid species (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 93(3): 732-736.

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

Books:

Krischik, V. A., and J. Davidson. 2004. IPM (Integrated Pest Management) of Midwest Landscapes. University of Minnesota, Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, St. Paul, MN

Krischik, V. A. 1995. Women in Science: Career Trajectories and Management Tactics for Women Scientists. Special Publication, IES, NY Botanical Garden, Millbrook, NY.

Krischik, V. A., G. Cuperus, and D. Galliart (eds.). 1995 and 1992. Stored Product Management. Oklahoma State University 204 pp. 1st and 2nd editions.

Barbosa, P., V. A. Krischik, and C. G. Jones (eds.). 1991. Microbial mediation of plant-herbivore interactions. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 530 pp.

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