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Donald C. Steinkraus
Professor
Biological Control |
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| CONTACT
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| ADDRESS: |
Department
of Entomology
319 Agriculture Building
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701 |
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| PHONE: |
479.575.3187 |
| FAX: |
479.575.3348 |
| E-MAIL: |
steinkr@uark.edu |
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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
GENERAL AREAS OF INTEREST:
Biological
Control: Entomopathogens
SPECIFIC
AREAS OF RESEARCH:
- 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.
SELECTED 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.
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