Research Project: Ecologically-based Management of Arthropods in the Maize Agroecosystem

Location: Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Breeding season temporal and spatial trends in continental-scale migration of the monarch butterfly - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fisher, K.E., Filandro, A., Bradbury, S.P., Wanamaker, A., Coates, B.S. 2024. Breeding season temporal and spatial trends in continental-scale migration of the monarch butterfly. Environmental Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvae076.

Aseasonal, undirected migration in insects: 'invisible' but common - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sappington, T.W. 2024. Aseasonal, undirected migration in insects: 'invisible' but common. iScience. 27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.110040.

A chromosome-level genome assembly of the soybean pod borer: insights into larval transcriptional response to transgenic soybean expressing the pesticidal Cry1Ac protein - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wang, Y., Yao, Y., Zhang, Y., Qian, X., Guo, D., Coates, B.S. 2024. A chromosome-level genome assembly of the soybean pod borer: Insights into larval transcriptional response to transgenic soybean expressing the pesticidal Cry1Ac protein. BMC Genomics. 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10216-2.

Critical facets of European corn borer adult movement ecology relevant to mitigating field resistance to Bt-corn - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sappington, T.W. 2024. Critical facets of European corn borer adult movement ecology relevant to mitigating field resistance to Bt-corn. Insects. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15030160.

The genome of Arsenophonus sp. and its potential contribution in the corn planthopper, Peregrinus maidis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wang, Y., Mikaelyan, A., Coates, B.S., Lorenzen, M.D. 2024. The genome of Arsenophonus sp. and its potential contribution in the corn planthopper, Peregrinus maidis. Insects. 15(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15020113.

Wisconsin diversity panel phenotypes: spoken descriptions of plants and supporting data - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yanarella, C.F., Fattel, L., Kristmundsdottir, A.Y., Lopez, M.D., Edwards, J.W., Campbell, D.A., Abel, C.A., Lawrence-Dill, C.J. 2024. Wisconsin diversity panel phenotypes: spoken descriptions of plants and supporting data. BMC Research Notes. 17. Article 33. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-024-06694-y.

Movement ecology of adult western corn rootworm; implications for management - (Review Article)
Sappington, T.W., Spencer, J.L. 2023. Movement ecology of adult western corn rootworm; implications for management. Insects. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14120922.

Self-supervised learning improves classification of agriculturally important insect pests in plants - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kar, S., Nagasubramanian, K., Elango, D., Carroll, M.E., Abel, C.A., Nair, A., Mueller, D.S., O'Neal, M.E., Singh, A.K., Sarkar, S., Ganapathysubramanian, B., Singh, A. 2023. Self-supervised learning improves classification of agriculturally important insect pests in plants. The Plant Phenome Journal. 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/ppj2.20079.

Extended sentinel monitoring of Helicoverpa zea resistance to Cry and Vip3Aa toxins in Bt sweet corn: Assessing changes in phenotypic and allele frequencies of resistance - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dively, G.P., Kuhar, T.P., Taylor, S., Doughty, H.B., Holmstrom, K., Gilrein, D., Nault, B.A., Ingerson-Mahar, J., Huseth, A., Edward, T., Abel, C.A., Coates, B.S., et al. 2023. Extended sentinel monitoring of Helicoverpa zea resistance to Cry and Vip3Aa toxins in Bt sweet corn: Assessing changes in phenotypic and allele frequencies of resistance. Insects. 14(7):577. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14070577.

Evaluating founding landraces of maize population PI 674097 for resistance to leaf-feeding Spodoptera frugiperda - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Abel, C.A., Frei, U.K., Woolfolk, S.W. 2023. Evaluating founding landraces of maize population PI 674097 for resistance to leaf-feeding Spodoptera frugiperda. Southwestern Entomologist. 48(1):83-88. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.048.0108.

Assessment of Beauveria bassiana for the biological control of corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis, in sweet maize by irrigation application - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Feng, M., Zhang, Y., Coates, B.S., Du, Q., Gao, Y., Li, L., Yuan, H., Sun, W., Chang, X., Zhou, S., Wang, Y. 2023. Assessment of Beauveria bassiana for the biological control of corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis, in sweet maize by irrigation application. BioControl. 68: 49-60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-022-10175-1.

The oriental armyworm genome yields insights into the long-distance migration of noctuid moths - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tong, D., Zhang, L., Wu, N., Xie, D., Fang, G., Coates, B.S., Sappington, T.W., Liu, Y., Cheng, Y., Xia, J., Jiang, X., Zhan, S. 2022. The oriental armyworm genome yields insights into the long-distance migration of noctuid moths. Cell Reports. 41(12). Article 111843. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111843.

A draft Diabrotica virgifera virgifera genome: insights into control and host plant adaption by a major maize pest insect - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Coates, B.S., Walden, K.O., Lata, D., Vellichirammal, N.N., Mitchell, R.F., Andersson, M.N., Mckay, R., Lorenzen, M.D., Grubbs, N., Wang, Y., Han, J., Xuan, J., Willadsen, P., Wang, H., French, B.W., Bansal, R., Sedky, S.F., Souza, D., Bunn, D., Meinke, L.J., Miller, N.J., Siegfried, B.D., Sappington, T.W., Robertson, H.M. 2023. A draft Diabrotica virgifera virgifera genome: insights into control and host plant adaption by a major maize pest insect. BMC Genomics. 24. Article 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08990-y.

Monarch butterfly ecology, behavior, and vulnerabilities in North Central United States agricultural landscapes - (Review Article)
Grant, T.J., Fisher, K.E., Krishnan, N., Mullins, A.N., Hellmich II, R.L., Sappington, T.W., Adelman, J.S., Coats, J.R., Hartzler, R.G., Pleasants, J.M., Bradbury, S.P. 2022. Monarch butterfly ecology, behavior, and vulnerabilities in North Central United States agricultural landscapes. Bioscience. 72(12):1176-1203. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac094.

Evaluation of twenty maize germplasms from Belize, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname for resistance to leaf-feeding Spodoptera frugiperda - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Abel, C.A., Williams, W.P. 2022. Evaluation of twenty maize germplasms from Belize, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname for resistance to leaf-feeding Spodoptera frugiperda. Southwestern Entomologist. 47(3):559-564. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.047.0303.

A chromosome-scale genome assembly of a Helicoverpa zea strain resistant to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac insecticidal protein - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Stahlke, A.R., Chen, J., Tembrock, L.R., Sim, S.B., Chudalayandi, S., Geib, S.M., Scheffler, B.E., Perera, O.P., Gilligan, T.M., Childers, A.K., Hackett, K.J., Coates, B.S. 2022. A chromosome-scale genome assembly of a Helicoverpa zea strain resistant to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac insecticidal protein. Genome Biology and Evolution. 15(3). Article evac131. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evac131.

Patterns of microbiome composition vary across spatial scales in a specialist insect - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Paddock, K.J., Finke, D.L., Kim, K., Sappington, T.W., Hibbard, B.E. 2022. Patterns of microbiome composition vary across spatial scales in a specialist insect. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. Article 898744. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.898744.

Genome size evolution in the beetle genus Diabrotica - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lata, D., Coates, B.S., Walden, K.O., Robertson, H.M., Miller, N.J. 2022. Genome size evolution in the beetle genus Diabrotica. G3, Genes/Genomes/Genetics. 12(4). https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkac052.

Data from polishCLR: Example input genome assemblies - (Database / Dataset)
Stahlke, A.R., Coates, B.S. 2022. Data from polishCLR: Example input genome assemblies. Ag Data Commons. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1524676.

Sequences encoding a novel toursvirus identified from southern and northern corn rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Liu, S., Sappington, T.W., Coates, B.S., Bonning, B.C. 2022. Sequences encoding a novel toursvirus identified from southern and northern corn rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Viruses. 14(2). Article 397. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14020397.

Evidence of enhanced reproductive performance and lack-of-fitness costs among soybean aphids, Aphis glycines, with varying levels of pyrethroid resistance - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Valmorbida, I., Coates, B.S., Hodgson, E.W., Ryan, M., O'Neal, M.E. 2022. Evidence of enhanced reproductive performance and lack-of-fitness costs among soybean aphids, Aphis glycines, with varying levels of pyrethroid resistance. Pest Management Science. 78(5): 2000-2010. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6820.

Consequences of coupled barriers to gene flow for the build-up of genomic differentiation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kunerth, H.D., Bogdanowicz, S.M., Searle, J.B., Harrison, R.G., Coates, B.S., Kozak, G.M., Dopman, E.B. 2022. Consequences of coupled barriers to gene flow for the build-up of genomic differentiation. Evolution. 76(5):985-1002. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14466.

Association of voltage-gated sodium channel mutations with field-evolved pyrethroid resistant phenotypes in soybean aphid and genetic markers for their detection - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Valmorbida, I., Hohenstein, J.D., Coates, B.S., Bevilaqua, J.G., Menger, J., Hodgson, E.W., Koch, R.L., O'Neal, M.E. 2022. Association of voltage-gated sodium channel mutations with field-evolved pyrethroid resistant phenotypes in soybean aphid and genetic markers for their detection. Scientific Reports. 12.Article 12020. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16366-1.

Selection of reference genes for RT-qPCR analysis of wing dimorphism in English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, X., Li, X., Yan, W., Coates, B.S., Zhou, X., Wang, C., Haifeng, G., Zhang, Y., Zhu, X. 2021. Selection of reference genes for RT-qPCR analysis of wing dimorphism in English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 115(1):313-324. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab214.

Genome size evolution in the beetle genus Diabrotica - (Pre-print Publication)
Lata, D., Coates, B.S., Walden, K.O., Robertson, H.M., Miller, N.J. 2021. Genome size evolution in the beetle genus Diabrotica. bioRxiv. Article 458993. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.04.458993.

Consequences of coupled barriers to gene flow for the build-up of genomic differentiation: Reproductive barriers and coupling in corn borers - (Pre-print Publication)
Kunerth, H.D., Bogdanowicz, S.M., Searle, J.B., Harrison, R.G., Coates, B.S., Kozak, G.M., Dopman, E.B. 2021. Consequences of coupled barriers to gene flow for the build-up of genomic differentiation: Reproductive barriers and coupling in corn borers. bioRxiv. Article 458401. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.02.458401.

Up-regulation of apoptotic- and cell survival-related gene pathways following exposures of western corn rootworm to B. thuringiensis crystalline pesticidal proteins in transgenic maize roots - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Coates, B.S., Deleury, E., Gassmann, A.J., Hibbard, B.E., Meinke, L.J., Miller, N.J., Petzold-Maxwell, J., French, B.W., Sappington, T.W., Siegfried, B.D., Guillemaud, T. 2021. Up-regulation of apoptotic- and cell survival-related gene pathways following exposures of western corn rootworm to B. thuringiensis crystalline pesticidal proteins in transgenic maize roots. Biomed Central (BMC) Genomics. 22. Article 639. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07932-4.

Evaluating toxicity of varroa mite (Varroa destructor)-active dsRNA to monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) larvae - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Krishnan, N., Hall, M.J., Hellmich II, R.L., Coats, J.R., Bradbury, S.P. 2021. Evaluating toxicity of varroa mite (Varroa destructor)-active dsRNA to monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) larvae. PLoS ONE. 16(6). Article e0251884. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251884.

Temporal analysis of microRNAs associated with wing development in the English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae (F.) (Homoptera: Aphidiae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, X., Zhang, F., Coates, B.S., Wei, C., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X. 2021. Temporal analysis of microRNAs associated with wing development in the English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae (F.) (Homoptera: Aphidiae). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 142. Article 103579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2021.103579.

Bric à brac controls sex pheromone choice by male European corn borer moths - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Unbehend, M., Kozak, G.M., Koutroumpa, F., Coates, B.S., Dekker, T., Groot, A.T., Heckel, D.G., Dopman, E.B. 2021. Bric à brac controls sex pheromone choice by male European corn borer moths. Nature Communications. 12. Article 2818. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23026-x.

Oviposition response of monarch butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) to imidacloprid-treated milkweed - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mullins, A., Bradbury, S., Sappington, T.W., Adelman, J. 2021. Oviposition response of monarch butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) to imidacloprid-treated milkweed. Environmental Entomology. 50(3):541-549. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvab024.

Dataset: RNA-seq reads from Ostrinia nubilalis Cry1F resistant and susceptible larvae from Cry1F resistant DAS colony x susceptible parental backcross pedigrees - (Database / Dataset)
Coates, B.S. 2021. Dataset: RNA-seq reads from Ostrinia nubilalis Cry1F resistant and susceptible larvae from Cry1F resistant DAS colony x susceptible parental backcross pedigrees. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX7668340?report=Full.

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) life-stage risks from foliar and seed-treatment insecticides - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Krishnan, N., Zhang, Y., Aust, M.E., Hellmich II, R.L., Coats, J.R., Bradbury, S.P. 2021. Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) life-stage risks from foliar and seed-treatment insecticides. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 40(6):1761-1777. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5016.

Nudivirus sequences identified from the southern and western corn rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Liu, S., Sappington, T.W., Coates, B.S., Bonning, B.C. 2021. Nudivirus sequences identified from the southern and western corn rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Viruses. 13(2). Article 269. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13020269.

Starvation on first or second day of adulthood reverses larval-stage decision to migrate in beet webworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cheng, Y., Sappington, T.W., Luo, L., Zhang, L., Jiang, X. 2021. Starvation on first or second day of adulthood reverses larval-stage decision to migrate in beet webworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Environmental Entomology. 50(3):523-531. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvab015.