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