NC246: Ecology and Management of Arthropods in Corn

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03/20/2026


  1. Abel CA, Woolfolk SW, Frei UK. 2025. Response of doubled haploid lines derived from maize population BS39 for their response to leaf injury by fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. Southwest. Entomol. 50(4): 1612-1621. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.050.0428.

  2. Alsdorf A, Reisig D, Ferraro G, Malone S, Mott J, Schardong I, Taylor S, Rejesus R. 2025. On-farm large plot comparison of Bt and non-Bt corn hybrids for Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) feeding, yield, and economic return. J. Econ. Entomol. 119(1): 455-465. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaf312.

  3. Archibald WR, Stowe HE, Collins R, Daniel S, Wright RJ, Peterson JA. 2025. Identification of potential predators of western bean cutworm (Striacosta albicosta) in field corn through molecular gut-content analysis. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 173(11): 1165−1176. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.70004.

  4. Bachler A, Padovan A, Anderson CJ, Wei Y, Wu Y, Pearce S, Downes S, James B, Tessnow AE, Sword GA, Williams M, Tek Tay W, Gordon KHJ, Walsh TK. 2025. Disruption of HaVipR1 confers Vip3Aa resistance in the moth crop pest Helicoverpa armigera. PLOS Biol. 23(5): e3003165. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003165.

  5. Boyes D, Lees DC, Coates BS. 2024. The genome sequence of European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), 1796. Wellcome Open Res. 10:12 https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23504.1

  6. Brown Z, Reisig D. 2025. Assessing market-failures driving pesticide resistance. Science. 387(6737): 930-932. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adv4313.

  7. Bryant T, Reay-Jones FPF. 2025. Pest status and management of stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in field corn in the southeastern United States. J. Integr. Pest Manag. 16(1): 26. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmaf027.

  8. Butoto E, Alsdorf A, Reisig D, Holland J. 2025. Influence of Bt and environmental factors on Fusarium ear rot in maize. Crop Sci. 65(4): e70103. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.70103.

  9. Calixto ESP, Paula-Moraes SV. 2025. Hydrogen stable isotopes indicate reverse migration of fall armyworm in North America. Insects. 16(5): 471. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16050471.

  10. Callohuari YT, Seiter NJ, Gibson JC, Becker TM, Kaufmann S. 2025. The use of 3D models in teaching insect morphology and identification: a case study. J. Integr. Pest Manag. 16(1): 32, pmaf031. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmaf031.

  11. Chan W-P, Daszak I, Buntin GD, Cook D, Crow W, Huang F, Huseth A, Kesheimer K, Ludwick D, Paula-Moraes SV, Reisig DD, Owens ACS. 2025. Historical behavioural data disentangle evolutionary and environmental drivers of recent declines in insect attraction to light. Proc. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci. 292(2061): 20252319. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.2319.

  12. Cramer ME, Hamby KA. 2025. Preventative insecticides reduce seedling injury, but do not increase yield in Bt and non-Bt corn grown in the Mid-Atlantic. Pest Manag. Sci. 81(6): 3220-3231. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8694.

  13. Devadhasan S, Paulin G, Lillythangam JJ, Pillai AM, Shanmughavel S, Hepziba JS, Raj ST, Rajan EBR, Saliha BB, Pately P, Abel CA, Elango D. 2025. Unveiling the role of long non-coding RNAs in plant immune responses to bacterial, fungal, and viral diseases. Plant Physiol. Rep. 30: 705-720. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40502-025-00895-8.

  14. Fisher KE, Coates B, Dopman EB, Rowland D, Abel CA, Smith JL, Dively G. 2025. Evidence of field-evolved resistance in Ostrinia nubilalis to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab and Cry1A.105 + Cry2Ab2 sweet corn in Connecticut, USA. J. Econ. Entomol. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaf346.

  15. Glasgow E, Farhan Y, Hallett RH, Smith JL. 2026. Inheritance and fitness of field-evolved Cry1Fa-resistant Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) under laboratory conditions. J. Econ. Entomol. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toag003.

  16. Gomez Villegas A, Stowe H, Lyons A, Dailey R, Peterson JA, Smart A. 2025. Community composition and abundance of wild bees at row crop-grassland interfaces in west central Nebraska. Environ. Entomol. 54(3): 632−643. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaf040.

  17. Heu CC, Schutze IX, LeRoy DM, Wang YH, DeGain BA, Kerns DD, Abdelgaffar H, Jurat-Fuentes JL, Matzkin LM, Carrière Y, Tabashnik BE, Fabrick JA. 2025. Knockout of chitin synthase gene confers resistance to Bt toxin Vip3Aa in Helicoverpa zea. Pest Manag. Sci. 82(1): 911-919. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.70248.  

  18. Huang F, Yu W,  Head G, Niu Y, Sakuno C, Lin S, Silva T, Patla B. 2025. Inheritance of Cry2Ab2 resistance in two Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) populations resistant to single- and dual-Bacillus thuringiensis proteins. J. Invert. Pathol. 208: 108237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2024.108237  

  19. Kim K-S, Coats BS, Nason JD, Caprio MA, Spencer JL, Friedenberg NA, Sappington TW. 2025. Genetic evidence of bimodal dispersal distances among adult western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Environ. Entomol. 54(4): 89–1005. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaf046

  20. Kwadha CA, Saveer AM, Wada-Katsumata A, Reisig DD, Hughes GP, Cardé RT, Schal C. 2025. Visual cues enhance effectiveness of pheromone-baited traps for corn earworm moths, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 118: 662-671. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaf024

  21. Lagos-Kutz DM, Placencia I, Dietrich CH, LaForest J, McCornack B, Hodgson E, Villanueva RT, Seiter N, McMechan AJ, Crossley MS, Clough SJ. 2025. First report of corn leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in the USA Midwest Suction Trap Network. Insecta Mundi. 1110: 1–10.

  22. Lang O, Basnagala S, Michel A, Tilmon K, Leach A  2025.  Increasing the impact of integrated pest management education with 3D printing. J. Integr. Pest Manag. 16: 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmaf008

  23. Limay-Rios V, Schaafsma AW, Baute T, Smith JL. 2025. Neonicotinoid and atrazine content in forage sources available to honey bees found near corn fields margins collected around and after neonicotinoid-treated seed planting in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Can. J. Plant Sci. 105: 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2025-000.

  24. Lombaert E, Blin A, Porro B, Guillemaud T, Bernal JS, Chang G, Kirichenko N, Sappington TW, Toepfer S, Deleury E. 2025. Unraveling genetic load dynamics during biological invasion: insights from two invasive insect species. Peer Community J. 5: e36. https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.539

  25. Mikac KM, Dominguez Davila JH, Powley MJ, Barclay S, Pezzini D, Reisig DD. 2025. Helicoverpa zea selected on Bt corn have wing shapes better suited to long distance flight. Environ. Entomol. 55(1): nvaf117. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaf117

  26. Mueller DS, Iles LC, Pilcher C, Sisson AJ, Magarey R, Adams R, Almodovar WI, Alston D, Beauzay P, Bessin R, Bish M, Burrows M, Calixto A, Chandran R, Colquhoun JB, Concklin M, Dreves AJ, Ellsworth PC, Esker PD, Farrar J, Fournier A, Frank D, Hamby K, Hamilton G, Hanson A, Hazelrigg A, Hein-Ferris N, Held D, Jaskinski J, Kelly HM, Kerns D, Kersten M, Knodel J, Koehler G, Kratsch H, Krupke CH, Leppla NC, Lizotte E,  Matney C, Melanson RA, Miller F, Murray M, Owens D, Plewa D, Reay-Jones F,  Rondon SI, Royer TA, Rozeboom PA, Sandler H, Schell SP, Schuh M, Seipel T, Seth-Carley D, Sial A, Singh R, Smith DL, Stock T, Studebaker G, Szczepaniec A, Tewksbury L, Tooker J, Varenhorst AJ, Vinchesi-Vahl A, Walsh D, Wickwar D, Wright RJ, Zebelo S. 2025. Integrated Pest Management (IPM): State infrastructure status after 50 years of federal support (1973-2023). J. Integr. Pest Manag. 16(1): 28; pmaf016.  https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmaf016

  27. Ng’ona Y, Farhan Y, Smith JL, Jurat-Fuentes JL, Lamour KH, Ruttink T, Poelstra JW, Tandy PN, Michel A. 2025. Frequency of alleles linked to Cry1F resistance in European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from the United States. J.  Econ. Entomol. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaf334.

  28. Obasa K, Santiago-González J. 2025. Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) and southern corn rootworm (Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber) identified as vectors of late-season decline disease-causing Pantoea ananatis. Crops. 5: 74. https://doi.org/10.3390/crops5050074.  

  29. Patla B, Silva T, Lin S, Head GP, Reay-Jones FPF, Ni X, Bernaola L, Brown S, Cook D, Villegas J, Davis JA, Huang F. 2026. Susceptibility to eight common chemical insecticides in Helicoverpa zea populations from the southern United States. Crop Prot. 202: 107517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107517

  30. Patla B, Silva T, Lin S, Head GP, Davis JA, Sword SG, Miller A, Reay-Jones FPF, Ni X, Qureshi J, Carrillo D, Villegas J, Cook D, Daves C, Thrash B, Paula-Moraes SV, Huang F. 2026.  Areawide susceptibility of Spodoptera frugiperda to four common chemical insecticides in the southern U.S. Pest Manag. Sci. 82(3): 2501-2512. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.70385

  31. Pearsons KA, Tooker JF. 2025. Acute toxicity of neonicotinoid insecticides to ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Pennsylvania. Environ. Entomol. 54: 574–584. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaf048

  32. Pekarcik A, Taylor CG, Raudenbush AL, Tilmon KJ. 2025. Biocontrol potential of naturally occurring entomopathogens against Maladera formosae in corn-soybean rotated systems. Pest Manag. Sci. 81(8): 4894-4903. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8851

  33. Pereira PS, Peterson JA, Ramos RS, Swoboda Bhattarai KA, Picanço MC, Sarmento RA. 2026. Modeling of suitable geographic areas for Striacosta albicosta in corn and dry bean crops under climate change scenarios. Pest Manag. Sci. 82(1): 1121−1133. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.70270  

  34. Radosevich DL, Abel CA, Head GP, Carroll MW, Gassmann AJ. 2025. Larval movement and survival of western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chyrsomelidae) and European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on short stature corn and tall corn. J. Econ. Entomol. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaf264  

  35. Reay-Jones FPF, Buntin GD, Reisig DD. 2025. Interactive effects between yields of Bt and non-Bt corn and planting dates in the southeastern United States. J. Econ. Entomol. 118(2): 680-691. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae307

  36. Reisig D. 2025. Profile of the southern corn billbug, Sphenophorus callosus Oliver, an important pest of corn in eastern North Carolina. J. Integr. Pest Manag. 16:1. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmae037

  37. Reisig D, Golsworthy E, Kerns D, Paula-Moraes S, Jurat Fuentes JL. 2025. First characterization of Vip3Aa resistance in beet armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) collected from cotton expressing Vip3Aa19. J. Econ. Entomol. toaf303. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaf303. 

  38. Rilaković A, da Silva Santana A, Zarić M, Manthena V, Golus JA, Kruger GR, Vélez AM, Peterson JA. 2025. Comparing simulated aerial and chemigation insecticide applications to manage western bean cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in corn. J. Econ. Entomol. 118(2): 672−679. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae306. 

  39. Rodrigues GJ, Sakuno CIR, Francischini FJB, Komadaa KMA, Huang F. 2025. Inheritance and fitness costs of Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac resistance in Brazilian populations of Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera Crambidae). Crop Prot. 194: 107216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107216

  40. Ross S, Yang F, Santiago-González JC, Abdelgaffar H, Kerns DD, Jurat-Fuentes JL, Sun X, Collett D, Kerns DL. 2025. Evaluation of GS-omega/kappa-Hxtx-Hv1a and Bt toxins against Bt-resistant and -susceptible strains of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) and Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith). Pest Manag. Sci. 81(7): 3565-3572. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8725.  

  41. Rowen EK, Pearsons KA, Smith RJ, Wickings K, Tooker JF. 2025. Insecticides may facilitate the escape of weeds from biological control. PeerJ 13:e18597. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18597

  42. Roy R, Kerns D, Jurat-Fuentes JL. 2025. Resistance to Vip3Aa: A Growing Threat with Unclear Mechanisms and Management Implications. Insects. 16(8): 820. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16080820.

  43. Roy R, Kerns D, Abdelgaffar H, Huff M, Staton M, Yang F, Huang F, Jurat-Fuentes JL. 2025. Reduced processing and toxin binding associated with resistance to Vip3Aa in a resistant strain of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) from Louisiana. Pest Manag. Sci. 81: 4097–4107. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8775

  44. Salgado LD, Groves RL, Owens D, Waters TD, Burkness EC, Hutchison WD, Yang F,  Nault BA. 2025. Performance of novel alternatives to neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatments for managing maggots (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) in large-seeded vegetable crops. Crop Prot. 197: 107355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107355

  45. Silva T, Sword GA, Miller A, Qureshi JA, Head GP, Kerns DD, Jurat-Fuentes JL, Villegas J, Towles TB, Ni X, Reay-Jones FPF, Carrillo D, Cook DR, Daves C, Stout MJ, Thrash B, Paula-Moraes SV, Lin S, Patla B, Niu Y, Sakuno CIR, Huang F. 2025. Reversal of practical resistance in fall armyworm to Cry1F maize: A case report on the resistance to susceptibility in Bt crops from the southeastern United States. J. Pest Sci. 98:1019–1019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-024-01804-y

  46. Stowe H. 2025. Landscape effects on the beneficial arthropod community in agriculturally dominated environments. PhD Dissertation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

  47. Tessnow AE, Nagoshi R, Meaghar R, Gilligan TM, Sadd BM, Carrière Y, David HN,  Fleischer SJ, Richers K, Palumbo JC, Porter P, Rodrigues JCV, Sword GA. 2025. Genomic patterns of strain-specific genetic structure, linkage, and selection across fall armyworm populations. BMC Genom. 26:116. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11214-8

  48. Tooker JF, Boucher MT, Wallace JM, Douglas MR. 2025. Feeding by slugs on maize imposes variable costs but can induce compensatory growth under some conditions. Pest Manag. Sci. 81: 8419-8430. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.70148

  49. Wallace ST, Nelson NG, Reisig DD, Huseth AS. 2025. Forecasting abuncance of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Environ. Entomol. 54: 378-385. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaf011

  50. Walton K, Porter RP, Isakeit TS, Kerns D. 2025. Economic Quantification of the Potential Yield Loss from Helicoverpa zea Feeding on Corn Ears. Southwest. Entomol. 50: 939–54. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.050.0321

  51. Wang Y, Potter B, Vollmer T, Yang F. 2025. Evaluation of soil-applied insecticides for control of corn rootworm in Minnesota from 2020-2024. Crop Prot. 196:  107268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107268

  52. Ye Z, Difonzo C, Hennessy D, Zhao J, Wu F, Conley SP, Gassmann AJ, Hodgson EW, Jensen B, Knodel JJ, McManus B, Meinke LJ, Michel A, Potter B, Seiter NJ, Smith JL, Spencer JL, Tilmon KJ, Wright RJ, Krupke CH. 2025. Too much of a good thing: Lessons from compromised rootworm Bt maize in the US Corn Belt. Science. 387: 984-989. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adm7634

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