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Dr. D. C. Steinkraus
Professor
Biological Control
Address
Department of Entomology
319 Agriculture Building
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
PHONE:479.575.3187
FAX:479.575.3348
E-MAIL:steinkr@uark.edu
WEBSITE:Aphid Fungus Sampling Service
Education
- B. A., Anthropology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1975
- M. S., Mycology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 1979
- Ph.D., Insect Pathology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1987
Graduate Students and Staff:
- Joshua Hannam - Graduate Student (M.S.)
Courses Taught
- ENTO 5013/5010L : Morphology of Insects / Morphology of Insects Laboratory
- ENTO 4043/4043L : Apiculture/ Apiculture Laboratory
Program Area
- Biological Control: Entomopathogens
Research Area
- Conducted basis and applied research on epizootiology of fungal pathogens of cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii , on cotton;three cornered alfalfa hopper on soybean; and spinach aphid, Myzus persicae, on spinach.
- Conducted field research on adjusted economic thresholds for Helicoverpa zea on soybean, grain sorghum, and cotton when Bacillus thuringiensis or Heliothis nuclear polyhedrosis virus are used as control agents.
- Conducted research on causes of pupal attrition in H. zea pupae in corn.
- Studied diplogasterid nematode, Chroniodiplogaster aerivora , found infecting H. zea pupae in corn.
- Surveyed lesser mealworm populations for parasitic protozoa.
- Described new species of pyemotid mite parasitizing eggs of tenebrionids.
- Conducted basic and applied research on fungal pathogens of house flies, mosquitoes and litter beetles.
- Involved in research on management of litter beetles in poultry houses.
Publications
- Steinkraus, D. C., M. N. Howard, R. G. Hollingsworth, & G. O. Boys. 1999. Infection of sentinel cotton aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) by aerial conidia of Neozygites fresenii (Entomophthorales: Neozygitaceae). Biological Control 14: 181-185.
- Steinkraus, D. C. & S. Y. Young. 1999. Bacillus thuringiensis for use against armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), on wheat. Florida Entomol. 82: 209-218.
- Dry, F. E., D. C. Steinkraus, & R. W. McNew. 1999. Microsporidia (Protozoa: Microspora) in pteromalids (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in broiler-breeder houses of Northwest Arkansas. Biological Control 16: 164-169.
- McLeod, P. J. and D. C. Steinkraus. 1999. Influence of irrigation and fungicide sprays on prevalence of Erynia neoaphidis infections of green peach aphid on spinach. J. Agric. Urban Entomol. 16: 279-284.
- Geden, C. J., J. J. Arends, D. A. Rutz & D. C. Steinkraus. 1998. Laboratory evaluation of Beauveria bassiana (Moniliales: Moniliaceae) against the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), in poultry litter, soil, and a pupal trap. Biological Control 13: 71-77.