Publications by authors named "Casi Jessie"
The sorghum ( [L.]) agroecosystem of North America provided an opportunity to evaluate agroecosystem response to an invading insect herbivore, (Theobald) (sorghum aphid) (previously published as Zehntner) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) onto a widely planted crop that experiences a range of agro-landscape and weather conditions. Initial sorghum risk assessments after 's invasion in the mid-2010s provided forecasts of range expansion and annual migration, which were based on aphid life history, extent of sorghum cultivation and susceptibility to , and weather (aphid-plant-weather [APW] risk scenario).
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- Carabid beetles may help control pests in US annual ryegrass crops, especially during autumn and winter when pests like slugs and lepidopteran larvae are active.
- The study found that only certain carabid species actively feed on these pests, with one species showing a significant amount of gut DNA from lepidopteran and cranefly larvae.
- None of the carabid species studied were negatively impacted by disk tilling, but one species showed a preference for vegetated field margins, highlighting considerations for ecosystem management.