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Published Scientific Papers

Risk Assessments (Pesticides and GMO)

2026

Ecotoxicology

Widespread exposure to neonicotinoid insecticide in bobcats (Lynx rufus), fishers (Pekania pennanti), and river otters (Lontra canadensis) in North Dakota, USA.

Michel, E.S., Jensen, W.F., Bahnson, C.S., Tucker, S.A., Courtney, S., Jenks, J.A., Zyskowski, J., & Lundgren, J.G. 2026. Widespread exposure to neonicotinoid insecticide in bobcats (Lynx rufus), fishers (Pekania pennanti), and river otters (Lontra canadensis) in North Dakota, USA. Ecotoxicology 35, 36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-025-03020-5

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.

2020

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

An update of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) on systemic pesticides. Part 4: Alternatives in major cropping systems

Veres, A., K. A. G. Wyckhuys, J. Kiss, F. Toth, G. Burgio, X. Pons, C. Avilla, S. Vidal, J. Razinger, R. Bazok, E. Matyjaszczyk, I. Milosavljevic, X. V. Le, W. Zhou, Z.-R. Zhu, H. Tarno, B. Hadi, J. G. Lundgren, J.-M. Bonmatin, M. Bjileveld van Lexmond, A. Aebi, A. Rauf, L. Furlan. 2020. An update of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) on systemic pesticides. Part 4: Alternatives in major cropping systems. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27: 29867-29899. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09279-x

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

Basic and Applied Ecology

Effects of herd management and the use of ivermectin on dung arthropod communities in grasslands

Pecenka, J. R. and J. G. Lundgren. 2019. Effects of herd management and the use of ivermectin on dung arthropod communities in grasslands. Basic and Applied Ecology 40: 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2019.07.006

2019

Scientific Reports

Effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on physiology and reproductive characteristics of captive female and fawn white-tailed deer.

Hughes Berheim, E., J. A. Jenks, J. G. Lundgren, E. S. Michel, D. Grove, and W. F. Jensen. 2019. Effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on physiology and reproductive characteristics of captive female and fawn white-tailed deer. Scientific Reports 9: 4534. (top 1% of all articles written in social media impact, Altmetric).  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40994-9

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

Crop Protection

Thiamethoxam seed treatments reduce foliar predator and pollinator populations in sunflowers (Helianthus annuus), and extra-floral nectaries as a route of exposure for seed treatments to affect the predator, Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinnellidae)

Bredeson, M. M. and J. G. Lundgren. 2018. Thiamethoxam seed treatments reduce foliar predator and pollinator populations in sunflowers (Helianthus annuus), and extra-floral nectaries as a route of exposure for seed treatments to affect the predator, Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinnellidae). Crop Protection 106: 86-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2017.12.019

2017

Beekeeping - From Science to Practice (Book)

Predicting both obvious and obscure effects of pesticides on bees

Lundgren, J. G. 2017. Predicting both obvious and obscure effects of pesticides on bees. Pages 39-59 In “Beekeeping- From Science to Practice” (R. H. Vreeland and D. Sammatro, eds). Springer International Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60637-8_3

2017

PeerJ

In silico identification of off-target pesticidal dsRNA binding in honey bees.

Mogren, C. L. and J. G. Lundgren. 2017. In silico identification of off-target pesticidal dsRNA binding in honey bees. PeerJ 5: e4131. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4131/supp-1

2016

Food Webs

An exposure-based, ecologically driven framework for selection of indicator species for insecticide risk assessment.

Welch, K. D., and J. G. Lundgren. 2016. An exposure-based, ecologically driven framework for selection of indicator species for insecticide risk assessment. Food Webs 9: 46-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fooweb.2016.02.004

2016

Ecotoxicology

Unintended effects of the herbicides 2, 4-D and Dicamba on lady beetles

Freydier, L., J. G. Lundgren. 2016, Unintended effects of the herbicides 2, 4-D and Dicamba on lady beetles. Ecotoxicology 25(6): 1270-1277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-016-1680-4

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

Science of Nature

Non-target effects of clothianidin on monarch butterflies

Pecenka, J. R., and J. G. Lundgren. 2015. Non-target effects of clothianidin on monarch butterflies. Science of Nature 102 (3/4): 19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-015-1270-y

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

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

2012

Journal of Pest Science

Effects of neonicitinoid seed treatments on soybean aphid and its natural enemies

Seagraves, M. P. and J. G. Lundgren. 2012. Effects of neonicotinoid seed treatments on soybean aphid and its natural enemies. Journal of Pest Science 85(1): 125-132. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-011-0374-1

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 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

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.

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