Meet the Contributing Authors

 

Kathy L. Flanders
Associate Professor
Auburn University

 

 

Address

Auburn University
201 Extension Hall
Auburn, Alabama 36849
(334) 844-6393

Education

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

Areas of Interest

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

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.