Pest Management Programs

Project Update Slides

Extension Articles

Scientific Articles

Extension Presentations

Angelella, G. 2025. Assessing insecticide behavioral effects in aphids for virus transmission prevention. Potato Association of America 2025 Meeting. Madison, WI. July 28, 2025.
Alyokhin, A. 2025. Specialty Crop Research Initiative Potato IPM. Maine State Legislative Tour. Presque Isle, ME. July 17, 2025.
Cohen, A. and Z. Szendrei. 2025. Aphid management in Michigan seed potatoes. Michigan Seed Potato Annual Meeting. Naubinway. MI July 10, 2025.
Cohen, A. 2025. Aphid management in Michigan seed potatoes. Upper Peninsula Potato Field Day. Rock, MI. August 28, 2025.
Dimase, M., and B.A. Nault. 2025. Colorado potato beetles. Orleans Regional Winter Vegetable Meeting. Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell Vegetable Program. Albion, NY. January 23, 2025. Co-author, 30 minutes. Attendees: 25.
Lopes, T and D.S. Douches. 2025. Quantifying and Utilizing Solanum pinnatisectum Resistance to Colorado Potato Beetle. Potato Association of America 2025 Meeting. Madison, WI. July 29, 2025. Speaker, 15 minutes.
Nault, B.A. 2025. Updates in insect pest control in potatoes. 2025 Chipping Potato Twilight Meeting. Dansville, NY. September 4, 2025. Speaker, 30 minutes.
Nault, B.A., and M. Dimase. 2025. Colorado potato beetle management strategies. Laing-Gro Fertilizer Div. Timac Agro USA Winter Meeting. Eden, NY. February 13, 2025. Speaker, 45 minutes. Attendees: 50.
Nault, B.A. 2025. Update on alternatives research in vegetables. Neonicotinoid Task Force Meeting. Geneva, NY. January 15, 2025. Speaker, 15 min. Attendees: 60.
Nault, B.A., A. Alyokhin, Z. Szendrei, T. Waters, and R. Groves. 2025. Reduced-risk management program for control of key regional insect pests. USDA SCRI Advisory Meeting: Enhancing integrated insect pest management strategies for U.S. potato production systems. Orlando, FL. January 9, 2025. Speaker, 15 min. Attendees: 20.
Ohler, B.J., C.R. Corral, W.R. Cooper, T. Waters, and D. Horton. 2025. Who’s eating potato pests? Potato Association of America 2025 Meeting. Madison, WI. July 29, 2025. Speaker, 15 minutes.
Rantz, R.P. and A. Cohen. 2025. Neonicotinoid-Alternative Management Programs for Colorado Potato Beetle. Winter Potato Conference. Grand Rapids, MI. January 28, 2025. Speaker, 30 minutes.
Schoville, S.D., N. Azhimuratov, F.M. Reyes, J. Zhu and R. Groves. 2025. Abundance and insecticide resistance patterns of Colorado potato beetles in Wisconsin. Potato Association of America 2025 Meeting. Madison, WI. July 28, 2025. Speaker, 15 minutes.
Szendrei, Z. 2025. Future Changes in Insecticide Use in Potatoes. Winter Potato Conference. Grand Rapids, MI. January 28, 2025. Speaker, 30 minutes.
Szendrei, Z. 2025. Colorado Potato Beetle Management. Montcalm Potato Field Day. Lakeview, MI. August 7, 2025. Speaker, 30 minutes.
Terris, E and R. Groves. 2025. Insecticide Cross-Resistance in the Colorado potato beetle on Wisconsin Organic Farms. Potato Association of America 2025 Meeting. Madison, WI. July 29, 2025. Speaker, 15 minutes.
Waters, T. and A. Karasev. 2025. Evaluating alternatives to neonicotinoids and the impact on virus transmission in seed potatoes. Washington State University Potato Field Day. June 26, 2025. Speaker, 30 minutes.
Weissner, M. and R. Groves. 2025. Transgenerational effects of a dsRNA-based insecticide on the Colorado potato beetle. Potato Association of America 2025 Meeting. Madison, WI. July 28, 2025. Speaker, 15 minutes.
Verkoulen, S., E. Terris, S.D. Schoville, and R. Groves. 2025. Characterization of Neuropeptides in the Colorado potato beetle using RNAi. Potato Association of America 2025 Meeting. Madison, WI. July 28, 2025. Speaker, 15 minutes.

Scientific Presentations

Rantz, R.P and Z. Szendrei. 2024. Moving beyond neonicotinoids in Colorado potato beetle management. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ. November 11, 2024.
Dimase, M., and B. A. Nault. 2024. Evaluating non-neonicotinoid insecticide rotations for sustainable potato pest management programs in New York. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Phoeniz, AZ. November 13, 2024.