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Kathy L. Flanders

Extension Entomologist/Assistant Professor
Auburn University
e-mail: kflander@acesag.auburn.edu

author of Alfalfa IPM

Areas of Interest:

Forage and small grain entomology, biological control, plant protection.

Education:

B.S. 1980, Plant Protection; Cornell University
M.S. 1986, Entomology; University of Minnesota
Ph.D. 1989, Entomology; University of Minnesota

Professional Experience:

  • January 1995 - Present; Extension Entomologist/Assistant Professor,
    Department of Entomology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.

  • March - December 1995; Research Associate, Department of Entomology,
    Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

  • August 1989 - February 1994; Research Associate, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Recent Publications:

Flanders, K. L., and E. B. Radcliffe. in press, Phenology of the alfalfa weevil and its associated parasitoids in Minnesota, J. Entomol. Sci.

Shields, E., A. Testa, J. Miller, and K. Flanders. 1999. Field efficacy and persistence of the entomopathogenic nematodes Heterorhabditis bacteriophora 'Oswego' and H. bacteriophora 'NC' on alfalfa snout beetle larvae, Environ. Entomol. 28: 128-136.

Radcliffe, E. B., and K. L. Flanders. 1998. Biological control of alfalfa weevil in North America, IPM Reviews 3: 225-242.

Flanders, K. L., E. B. Radcliffe, and S. Arnone. 1998. The potato: genetic resources and insect resistance, pp. 207-239 in Global Resources in Insect Resistance, S. L. Clement and S. S. Quisenberry, eds. CRC press, Boca Raton, FL.

Flanders, K. L., E. B. Radcliffe, and J. G. Hawkes. 1997. Geographic distribution of insect resistance in potatoes, Euphytica 93: 201-221.

Flanders, K. L., J. M. Miller, and E. J. Shields. 1996. In vivo production of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora ‘Oswego’ (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae), a potential biological control agent for soil-inhabiting insects in temperate regions. J. Econ. Entomol. 89: 373-380.

Flanders, K. L., E. B. Radcliffe, and C. A. Krueger. 1994. Natural enemies of alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Minnesota. Great Lakes Entomol., 27:7-18.

Flanders, K. L., J. G. Hawkes, E. B. Radcliffe, and F. I. Lauer. 1992. Insect resistance in potatoes: sources, evolutionary relationships, morphological and chemical defenses, and ecogeographical associations. Euphytica 61: 83-111.

Flanders, K. L., E. B. Radcliffe, and D. W. Ragsdale. 1991. Potato leafroll virus spread in relation to densities of green peach aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae): Implications for management thresholds for Minnesota seed potatoes. J. Econ. Entomol. 84: 1028-1036.

Flanders, K. L., D. W. Ragsdale, and E. B. Radcliffe. 1990. Use of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect potato leafroll virus in field grown potato, cv. Russet Burbank. Am. Potato J. 67: 589-602.

Flanders, K. L. and E. B. Radcliffe. 1989. Origins of potato leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) invading potato and snap bean in Minnesota. Environ. Entomol. 17: 1015-1024.

Geddes, P. S., J. -P. R. LeBlanc, K. L. Flanders, and H. Y. Forsythe, Jr. 1989. Installation of baited Pherocon AM traps for monitoring adult populations of the blueberry maggot, Rhagoletis mendax Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae), in lowbush blueberry fields. Environ. Entomol. 17: 510-512.

For additional information contact Kathy Flanders at kflander@acesag.auburn.edu

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