DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY

M.S. Entomology, University of Minnesota, 2003

Research Interests/Career Goals:

I am interested in conducting on-farm research projects, working directly with Minnesota fruit and vegetable growers, to aid in the implementation and integration of IPM tactics in their pest management program.

Selected Publications:

Books/Chapters

Fadamiro, H.Y., T. McCamant, S.J. Wold, T. Nennich, and J. MacKenzie.  2003.  Integrated pest management manual for Minnesota strawberry fields.  39 pp.  Minn. Dept. of Agric.  St. Paul, Minn.

Fadamiro, H.Y. and S.J. Wold.  2003.  Field guide for identification of pest insects, diseases, and beneficial organisms in Minnesota strawberry fields.  48 pp.  Minn. Dept. of Agric.  St. Paul, Minn.

Hutchison, W.D., R.L. Koch, and S.J. Wold. 2005. Coccinellids in Alfalfa. In: W. Lamp (Ed.), Handbook of Forage Insects. Entomol. Soc. of America (in press).

Refereed Journals

Wold-Burkness, S.J., W.D. Hutchison, J.C. Lee, R.L. Hines, P.C. Bolin, and G.E. Heimpel.  2005.  A long-term survey of parasitoid species composition and parasitism of Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Plutella xylostella (Leipidoptera: Plutellidae), and Pieris (=Artogeia) rapae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Minnesota cabbage.  J. Entomol. Sci. (in press).

Wold-Burkness, S.J., R.L. Hines, and W.D. Hutchison.  2005.  Compatibility of spinosad and biological control with Lepidopteran pest management in Minnesota cabbage.  Biopest. Internat. (in press).

Koch, R.L, E.C. Burkness, S.J. Wold Burkness, and W.D. Hutchison.  2004.  Phytophagous preferences of the multicolored Asian lady beetle (Col.: Coccinellidae) for autumn ripening fruit.  J. Econ. Entomol.  97: 539-544. Wold, S. J. and W. D. Hutchison.  2003. 

Comparison of economic and plant phenology-based thresholds for management of Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae) in Minnesota strawberries.  J. Econ. Entomol.  96: 1500-1509.

Wold, S.J. and W.D. Hutchison.  2003.  Varietal resistance and bifenthrin control of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Minnesota strawberries.  J. Entomol. Sci. 38: 692-695.

Wold, S. J. and W. D. Hutchison.  2003.  Phenology of Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae) in Minnesota June-bearing strawberries: comparison of sampling methods and habitats.  J. Econ. Entomol. 96: 1814-1820.

Wold, S.J., E.C. Burkness, W.D. Hutchison, and R.C. Venette.  2001.  In-field monitoring of beneficial insect populations in transgenic corn expressing a Bacillus thuringiensis toxin.  J. Entomol. Sci. 36: 177-187.

Burkness, E.C., W.D. Hutchison, R.A. Weinzierl, J.L. Wedberg, S.J. Wold, and J.T. Shaw.  2002.  Efficacy and risk efficiency of sweet corn hybrids expressing a Bacillus thuringiensis toxin for Lepidopteran pest management in the Midwestern U.S.  Crop Prot.  21: 157-169.

Proceedings

Wold, S. J. and W. D. Hutchison.  2003.  A summary of three years of tarnished plant bug research.  Proc. 50th Annual Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Meeting.  6 February– 8 February, 2003.  St. Cloud, MN.

Wold, S. J., W. D. Hutchison, and E. C. Burkness.  2002.  Tarnished plant bug management in June-bearing strawberries. Proc. 49th Annual Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Meeting.  31 January - 2 February, 2001 St. Cloud, MN.

Wold, S. J., W. D. Hutchison, and E. C. Burkness.  2001.  Tarnished plant bug control in strawberries – first year results. Proc. 48th Annual Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Meeting.  3 - 4 February, 2001.  St. Cloud, MN.

Wold, S. J. and W. D. Hutchison.  1999.  Impact of transgenic corn on beneficial insect populations.  Proc. of the National Conference for Undergraduate Research.  Rochester, New York.

Arthropod Management Tests

Burkness, E.C., S.J. Wold, and W.D. Hutchison 2001. Control of European corn borer in Minnesota snap beans, 2000. Arthropod Management Tests. 26: (E1).

Burkness, E.C., S.J. Wold, and W.D. Hutchison 2001. Timing of pyrethroids for control of European corn borer and corn earworm in Minnesota sweet corn, 2000. Arthropod Management Tests. 26: (E25).

Wold S.J., E.C. Burkness, R.L. Koch, and W.D. Hutchison 2002. Timing of pyrethroids for control of European corn borer and corn earworm in Minnesota sweet corn, 2001. Arthropod Management Tests. 270: (E38).

Fact Sheets

Wold-Burkness, S.J. and W.D. Hutchison.  2003.  Tomato Hornworm.  http://www.vegedge.umn.edu/vegpest/hornworm.htm

W.D. Hutchison, H. Hoch, P.C. Bolin, R.L. Hines, and S.J. Wold-Burkness.  2004.  Cabbage Looper. http://www.vegedge.umn.edu/vegpest/colecrop/looper.htm

Presentations

Specialty Crops Management, Invited Speaker, Deroit Lakes, Minnesota.  “Tarnished plant bug management in June-bearing strawberries.”  March, 2003.

Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, St. Cloud, Minnesota.  “Tarnished plant bug management in June-bearing strawberries.”  February, 2003.

Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota.  M.S. Thesis Defense. “Phenology and integrated pest management of tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae) in Minnesota June-bearing strawberries”.  January, 2003. 

Entomological Society of America, North Central Branch Meetings, East Lansing, Michigan.  Poster presentation, “Tarnished plant bug management in June-bearing strawberries in Minnesota”.  March, 2002.

Entomological Society of America, North Central Branch Meetings, Des Moines, Iowa. 

Poster presentation, “Impact of Transgenic Bt Sweet Corn on Beneficial Insect Populations:  Evaluation of Two Sampling Methods – Visual and Yellow Sticky Card”.  March, 1999.

National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Rochester, New York.  Poster presentation, “Impact of transgenic Bt sweet corn on beneficial insect populations”.  April, 1999.