Published Scientific Papers

2026

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Invertebrate community composition in dominant agroecosystems of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and North Dakota

Bredeson, M.M., Michels, A, Eckberg, J.O., Rosenzweig, S.T., Welch, K.D., & Lundgren, J.G. January 2026. Invertebrate community composition in dominant agroecosystems of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and North Dakota. 

Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Volume 119, Issue 1, Pages 38–45.  https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saaf037

2026

Environmental Research Food Systems

Regenerative agriculture: connecting soil carbon storage, biodiversity, and profit

Lundgren, J. G., K. D. Welch, M. M. Bredeson, K. Busenitz, R. Buterbaugh, T. L. D. Fenster, K. C. Jensen, D. Pecenka, R. B. Schmid. Regenerative agriculture: connecting soil carbon storage, biodiversity, and profit. Environmental Research: Food Systems, 3: 035020. https://doi.org/10.1088/2976-601X/ae8f4e

2026

Journal of Insect Science

Interseeding cover crops into established corn fields affects invertebrate abundance and diversity and elevates the activity of generalist predators

Bredeson, M. M., J. G. Lundgren. 2026. Interseeding cover crops into established corn fields affects invertebrate abundance and diversity and elevates the activity of generalist predators. J Insect Science 26 (5): ieag096. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieag096

2026

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Regenerative wheat management: the relative effects of farming practices on the biodiversity of invertebrates

Pecenka, D., K. D. Welch, A. Boe, J. G. Lundgren. 2026. Regenerative wheat management: the relative effects of farming practices on the biodiversity of invertebrates. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.70105.

2026

Journal of Applied Ecology

Insecticides alter wild and managed pollination dynamics on oil crop yield

Nottebrock, H., S. Stiles, A.-M. Klein, J. G. Lundgren, C. B. Fenster. 2026. Insecticides alter wild and managed pollination dynamics on oil crop yield. Journal of Applied Ecology 63: e70495. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70495

2023

Ecosphere

Suppression of Weed Communities by Granivores over Time in an Agroecosystem

Lundgren, J. G., and R. L. Anderson. 2023. Suppression of Weed Communities by Granivores over Time in an Agroecosystem. Ecosphere 14(8): e4641. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4641

2023

PeerJ

Estimating plant biomass across multiple agroecosystems and regions using a drop-plate meter

Robertson S.M., R.B. Schmid, J.G. Lundgren. 2023. Estimating plant biomass in agroecosystems using a drop-plate meter. PeerJ 11:e15740 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15740

2021

Ecosphere

Maximizing ecosystem services to the oil crop Brassica carinata through landscape heterogeneity and arthropod diversity

Stiles, S., J.G. Lundgren, C. Fenster, H. Nottebrock. 2021. Maximizing ecosystem services to the oil crop Brassica carinata through landscape heterogeneity and arthropod diversity. Ecosphere 12(7); e03624. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3624

2021

Faculty1000 Research

Defining regenerative farm systems using a composite of ranked agricultural practices

Fenster, T., C. E. LaCanne, J. R. Pecenka, R. B. Schmid, M. M. Bredeson, K. Busenitz, A. Michels, K. D. Welch, and J. G. Lundgren. 2021. Defining regenerative farm systems using a composite of ranked agricultural practices. Faculty1000 Research 10: 115. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.28450.1

2020

Environmental Entomology

Arthropod Granivory of Lime-Coated Cover Crop Seeds

Bredeson, M. M., D. Beck, J.G. Lundgren. 2020. Arthropod Granivory of Lime-Coated Cover Crop Seeds. Environmental entomology, 49(4), 848–853. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaa053

2019

Ecotoxicology

Neonicitinoid insecticidal seed treatment on corn contaminates interceded cover crops intended as a habitat for beneficial insects

Bredeson, M. M. and J. G. Lundgren. 2019. Neonicotinoid insecticidal seed treatment on corn contaminates interseeded cover crops intended as a habitat for beneficial insects. Ecotoxicology 28(2): 222-228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-018-02015-9

2019

Scientific Reports

Nutritional status of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) workers across an agricultural land-use gradient.

Smart, M., C. R. V. Otto, and J. G. Lundgren. 2019. Nutritional status of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) workers across an agricultural land-use gradient. Scientific Reports 9:1652. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52485-y

2018

PLoS ONE

Extensive usage of insecticide and crop selection in high GM adoption regions.

Fausti, S. W., Kolady, D. E., Van der Sluis, J. G. Lundgren. 2018. Extensive usage of insecticide and crop selection in high GM adoption regions. PLoS ONE 13(11): e0208222. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208222 

2018

Canadian Entomologist

Evaluating the establishment success of Microctonus aethiopoides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of the alfalfa weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), across the northern Great Plains of North America

Rand, T. A., M. Pellissier, R. Jabbour, and J. G. Lundgren. 2018. Evaluating the establishment success of Microctonus aethiopoides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of the alfalfa weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), across the northern Great Plains of North America. Canadian Entomologist 150(2): 274-277. https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2017.65

2017

Journal of Applied Entomology

Preceding crop affects soybean aphid abundance

Lundgren, J. G., L. S. Hesler, R. L. Anderson. 2017. Preceding crop affects soybean aphid abundance. Journal of Applied Entomology 141: 669-676. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12395

2016

Crop Science

Nectar production in oilseeds: food for pollinators in an agricultural landscape.

Thom, M. D., C. A. Eberle, F. Forcella, R. Gesch, S. Weyers, J. G. Lundgren. 2016. Nectar production in oilseeds: food for pollinators in an agricultural landscape. Crop Science 56: 727-739. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2015.05.0322

2016

Pest Management Science

Understanding trophic interactions of Orius spp. (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) in lettuce crops by molecular methods

Gómez-Polo, P., O. Alomar, C. Castañé, T. Aznar-Fernandez, J. G. Lundgren, J. Piñol, N. Agustí. 2016. Understanding trophic interactions of Orius spp. (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) in lettuce crops by molecular methods. Pest Management Science 72: 272-279. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.3989

2016

Biocontrol Science and Technology

The effect of flowering calendula and cuphea plants on O. insidiosus survival and predation of Aphis glycines

Nemec, K., E. Beckendorf, L. Hesler, W. Riedell, J.G. Lundgren. 2016. The effect of flowering calendula and cuphea plants on O. insidiosus survival and predation of Aphis glycines. Biocontrol Science and Technology 26(1): 12-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2015.1072130

2016

Environmental Entomology

The Effects of Crop Intensification on the Diversity of Native Pollinator Communities

Mogren, C. L., S. W. Fausti, T. A. Rand, and J. G. Lundgren. 2016. The Effects of Crop Intensification on the Diversity of Native Pollinator Communities. Environmental Entomology 45(4): 865-872. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvw066

2016

Scientific Reports

Neonicotinoid-contaminated pollinator strips adjacent to cropland reduce honey bee nutritional status

Mogren, C. L. and J. G. Lundgren. 2016. Neonicotinoid-contaminated pollinator strips adjacent to cropland reduce honey bee nutritional status. Scientific Reports 6: 29068. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep29608

2015

Crop Protection

Invertebrate communities in spring wheat and the identification of cereal aphid predators through molecular gut content analysis

Choate, B.A. J. G. Lundgren. 2015. Invertebrate communities in spring wheat and the identification of cereal aphid predators through molecular gut content analysis. Crop Protection 77: 110-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2015.07.021

2015

Biological Control

Mutualistic and antagonistic trophic interactions in canola: the role of aphids in shaping pest and predator populations

Layman, M. L. and J. G. Lundgren. 2015. Mutualistic and antagonistic trophic interactions in canola: the role of aphids in shaping pest and predator populations. Biological Control 91: 62-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2015.07.008

2015

Industrial Crops and Products

Using pennycress, camelina, and canola cash cover crops to provision pollinators

Eberle, C.A., M.D. Thom, K.T. Nemec, F. Forcella, J.G. Lundgren, R.W. Gesch, W.E. Riedell, S.K. Papiernik, A. Wagner, D.H. Peterson, J.J. Eklund. 2015. Using pennycress, camelina, and canola cash cover crops to provision pollinators. Industrial Crops and Products 75B: 20-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.06.026

2015

Journal of Applied Entomology

Spatial and numerical relationships of arthropod communities associated with key pests of maize

Lundgren, J. G., T. McDonald, T. Rand, S. W. Fausti. 2015. Spatial and numerical relationships of arthropod communities associated with key pests of maize. Journal of Applied Entomology 139: 446-456. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12215

2015

Crop Protection

The effects of insecticide dose and herbivore density on tri-trophic effects of thiamethoxam in a system involving wheat, aphids, and lady beetles

Bredeson, M.M, R. N. Reese, J. G. Lundgren. 2015. The effects of insecticide dose and herbivore density on tri-trophic effects of thiamethoxam in a system involving wheat, aphids, and lady beetles. Crop Protection 69: 70-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2014.12.010

2015

Journal of Economic Entomology

Thiamethoxam Seed Treatments Have No Impact on Pest Numbers or Yield in Cultivated Sunflowers

Bredeson, M. M. and J. G. Lundgren. 2015. Thiamethoxam Seed Treatments Have No Impact on Pest Numbers or Yield in Cultivated Sunflowers. Journal of Economic Entomology 108(6): 2665-2671. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tov249

2015

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

A Survey of the Foliar and Soil Arthropod Communities in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Fields of Central and Eastern South Dakota

Bredeson, M. M. and J. G. Lundgren. 2015. A Survey of the Foliar and Soil Arthropod Communities in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Fields of Central and Eastern South Dakota. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(3): 305-315. https://doi.org/10.2317/0022-8567-88.3.305

2015

Environmental Science Policy

The causes and unintended consequences of a paradigm shift in corn practices

Fausti, S.W., J.G. Lundgren. 2015. The causes and unintended consequences of a paradigm shift in corn practices. Environmental Science Policy 52: 41-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2015.04.017

2015

Pest Management Science

Molecular assessment of predation by hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Mediterranean lettuce crops

Gómez-Polo, P., O. Alomar, C. Castañé, J. G. Lundgren, J. Piñol, N. Agustí. 2015. Molecular assessment of predation by hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Mediterranean lettuce crops. Pest Management Science 71: 1219-1227. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.3910

2014

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Protein-marking-based assessment of

infield predator dispersal

Choate, B. A. and J. G. Lundgren. 2014. Protein marking-based assessment of in-field predator dispersal. Biocontrol Science and Technology 24 (10): 1183-1187. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2014.913282

2014

Annals of Applied Biology

Spider mite infestations reduce Bacillus thuringiensis toxin concentration in corn leaves and predators avoid spider mites that have fed on Bacillus thuringiensis corn

Prager, S,M., X. Martini, H. Guvvala, J. Lundgren, and C. Nansen. 2014. Spider mite infestations reduce Bt toxin concentration in corn leaves and predators avoid spider mites fed Bt corn. Annals of Applied Biology 165: 108-116. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12120

2014

Environmental Entomology

Sex-Specific Interactions of Microbial Symbioses on Cricket Dietary Selection

Schmid, R. R. M. Lehman, and J. G. Lundgren. 2014. Sex specific effects of microbial symbioses on cricket diet selection. Environmental Entomology 43 (4): 896-902, https://doi.org/10.1603/EN13311

2014

Molecular Ecology

Complementarity of statistical treatments to reconstruct worldwide routes of invasion: the case of the Asian ladybird Harmonia axyridis

Lombaert, E., T. Guillemaud, J. G. Lundgren, R. Koch, B. Facon, A. Grez, A. Loomans, T. Malausa, O. Nedved, E. Rhule, A. Staverlokk, T. Steenberg, and A. Estoup. 2014. Complementarity of statistical treatments to reconstruct worldwide routes of invasion: The case of the Asian ladybird Harmonia axyridis. Molecular Ecology 23(24): 5979-5997. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12989

2014

Florida Entomologist

An Indigenous Gut Bacterium, Enterococcus faecalis (Lactobacillales: Enterococcaceae), Increases Seed Consumption By Harpalus pensylvanicus (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Schmid, R., R. M. Lehman, V. Brozel, and J. G. Lundgren. 2014. An indigenous gut bacterium, Enterococcus faecalis (Lactobacillales: Enterococcaceae), increases seed consumption by Harpalus pensylvanicus (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Florida Entomologist 97(2): 575-584. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.097.0232

2014

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Predator responses to novel hemolymph defences of western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera) larvae

Welch, K.D. and Lundgren, J.G. 2014, Predator responses to novel haemolymph defences of western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera) larvae. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 153: 76-83. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.12230

2013

BioScience

RNAi-Based Insecticidal Crops:

Potential Effects on Nontarget

Species

Lundgren, J. G. and J. J. Duan. 2013. RNAi-based insecticidal crops: A novel paradigm in risk to non-target species. Bioscience 63(8): 657-665. https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2013.63.8.8

2013

Ecology and Evolution

Molecular approach to describing a seed-based food web: the post-dispersal granivore community of an invasive plant

Lundgren, J. G., P. Saska, and A. Honěk. 2013. Molecular approach to describing a seed-based food web: the post-dispersal granivore community of an invasive plant. Ecology and Evolution 3(6): 1642-1652. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.580

2013

Crop Protection

Insect communities in soybeans of eastern South Dakota: The effects of vegetation management and pesticides on soybean aphids, bean leaf beetles, and their natural enemies

Lundgren, J. G., L. S. Hesler, S. A. Clay, and S. W. Fausti. 2013. Insect communities in soybeans of eastern South Dakota: The effects of vegetation management and pesticides on soybean aphids, bean leaf beetles, and their natural enemies. Crop Protection 43: 104-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2012.08.005

2012

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Insecticide use and crop selection in regions with high GM adoption rates

Fausti, S., T. M. McDonald, J. G. Lundgren, J. Li, A. R. Keating, S., and M. Catangui. 2012. Insecticide use and crop selection in regions with high GM adoption rates. Renewable Agricultural and Food Systems 27(4): 295-304. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170511000561

2011

Journal of Economic Entomology

Seeds of change: corn seed mixtures for resistance management and integrated pest management

Onstad, D., P. D. Mitchell, T. M. Hurley, J. G. Lundgren, R. P. Porter, C. H. Krupke, J. L. Spencer , C. D. DiFonzo, T. S. Baute, , R. L. Hellmich, L. Buschman, W. D. Hutchison, and J. F. Tooker. 2011. Seeds of change: corn seed mixtures for resistance management and IPM. Journal of Economic Entomology 104(2): 343-352. https://doi.org/10.1603/ec10388

2011

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Tracking predation of subterranean pests: digestion of corn rootworm DNA by a generalist mite

Prischmann-Voldseth, D. A. and J. G. Lundgren. 2011. Tracking predation of subterranean pests: digestion of corn rootworm DNA by a generalist mite. Biocontrol Science and Technology 21(12): 1507-1510. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2011.632079

2011

BioControl

Sugar feeding by coccinellids under field conditions:

the effects of sugar sprays in soybean

Seagraves, M. P., Y. Kajita, D. C. Weber, J. J. Obrycki, and J. G. Lundgren. 2011. Sugar feeding by coccinellids under field conditions: the effects of sugar sprays in soybean. BioControl 56: 305-314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-010-9337-3

2011

Experimental & Applied Acarology

Generalist-feeding subterranean mites as potential

biological control agents of immature corn rootworms

Prischmann-Voldseth, D. A., E. M. Knutson, K. E. Dashiell, and J. G. Lundgren. 2011. Generalist-feeding subterranean mites as potential biological control agents of immature corn rootworms. Experimental & Applied Acarology 55: 233-248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-011-9468-y

2011

Agronomy Journal

Nitrogen Fertilizer Management Effects on Soybean Nitrogen Components and Bean Leaf Beetle Populations

Riedell, W. E., S. L. Osborne, J. G. Lundgren, and J. L. Pikul, Jr. 2011. Nitrogen fertilizer management effects on soybean N components and bean leaf beetle populations. Agronomy Journal 103 (5): 1432-1440. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2011.0113

2011

Journal of Archeology (Invited Review)

Interactions of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crops with spiders (Araneae)

Peterson, J.A., J. G. Lundgren, and J. D. Harwood. 2011. Interactions of Bacillus thuringiensis crops and Araneae. Journal of Arachnology 39(1): 1-21; Invited review.

2010

Environmental Entomology

The effects of a winter cover crop on Diabrotica virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) populations and beneficial arthropod communities in no-till maize

Lundgren, J.G. and J. K. Fergen. 2010. The effects of a winter cover crop on Diabrotica virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) populations and beneficial arthropod communities in no-till maize. Environmental Entomology 39(6): 1816-1828. https://doi.org/10.1603/en10041

2010

PLoS One

Bacterial gut symbionts contribute to seed digestion in an omnivorous beetle

Lundgren, J. G., and R. M. Lehman. 2010. Bacterial gut symbionts contribute to seed digestion in an omnivorous beetle. PLoS One 5(5): e10831. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010831. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010831

2010

Biology Letters

Extrapolating non-target risk of Bt crops from laboratory to field

Duan, J. J., J. G. Lundgren, S. E. Naranjo, and M. Marvier. 2010. Extrapolating non-target risk of Bt-crops from laboratory to field. Biology Letters 6: 74-77.

2010

Biological Control

Oviposition response by Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) to plant quality and prey availability

Seagraves, M.P. and J. G. Lundgren. 2010. Oviposition response by Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) to plant quality and prey availability. Biological Control 55: 174-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2010.06.013

2009

Biocontrol Science and Technology

A review of the natural enemies of beetles in the subtribe Diabroticina (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): implications for sustainable pest management

Toepfer, S., T. Haye, M. Erlandson, M. Goettel, J. G. Lundgren, R.G. Kleespies, D. C. Weber, G. Cabrera Walsh, J. Jackson, A. Peters, R.-U. Ehlers, H. Strasser, D. Moore, S. Keller, S. Vidal, U. Kuhlmann. 2009. A review of the natural enemies of beetles in the subtribe Diabroticina (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Implications for sustainable pest management. Biocontrol Science and Technology 19(1): 1-65. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583150802524727