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Adrian J Pekarcik
Integrated Cropping Systems Research
Research Entomologist

Phone: (605) 693-5210
Fax: (605) 693-5240

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Projects
Enhancing Insect Ecosystem Services that Benefit Modern Cropping Systems
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 443351
Population Genetics of Asiatic Garden Beetle: Are Great Lakes Populations Infesting Agronomic Crops Unique?
Interagency Reimbursable Agreement (I)
  Accession Number: 444380

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
A universal artificial diet for corn rootworm (Diabrotica spp.) larval biopesticide assays Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ho, K., Hibbard, B.E., Do, T.T., Pekarcik, A.J., Huynh, M.P. 2024. A universal artificial diet for corn rootworm (Diabrotica spp.) larvae. Frontiers in Insect Science. 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2024.1392198.
Eliminating explanations for Maladera formosae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) preponderance in sandy soil Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pekarcik, A.J., Ranger, C.M., Long, E.Y., Tilmon, K.J. 2024. Eliminating explanations for Maladera formosae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) preponderance in sandy soil. Journal of Economic Entomology. Article toae138. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae138.
Host search behaviors of specialist and generalist root feeding herbivores (Diabrotica spp.) on host and non-host plants Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Huynh, M.P., Geisert, R.W., Ludwick, D.C., Pekarcik, A.J., Hibbard, B.E. 2023. Host search behaviors of specialist and generalist root feeding herbivores (Diabrotica spp.) on host and non-host plants. Scientific Reports. 13. Article 17583. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44760-w.
Foliar- and seed-applied insecticides for management of Melanaphis sorghi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Alabama Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pekarcik, A.J., Menanyih, S.A., Jacobson, A.L. 2024. Foliar- and seed-applied insecticides for management of Melanaphis sorghi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Alabama. Journal of Entomological Science. 59(2):105-124. https://doi.org/10.18474/JES23-38.