Recent invasive species publications by
MSU faculty and students
Compiled by Rob Ahern (MSU Invasive Species Initiative) and Andrew Winters (Fisheries and Wildlife Dept.).

2007

Anulewicz, A.C., D.G. McCullough, D.L. Cappaert and T.M. Poland. Host range of the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in North America: results of multiple-choice field experiments. Environmental Entomology. Submitted.

Anulewicz, A.C., D.G. McCullough and D.L. Cappaert. 2007. Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) density and canopy dieback in three North American ash species.  Arboriculture and Urban Forestry. In press.

Bauer LS, Liu HP,  Zhao TH, Gao RT, Song LW, Luan QS,  Sun SH, Jin RZ. Seasonal abundance of Agrilus planipennis(Coleoptera: Buprestidae) and its natural enemies Oobius agrili (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and Tetrastichus planipennisi (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in China.  Biological Control.  In press.

Gardiner, M.M., and D.A. Landis. 2007. Impact of intraguild predation by Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on Aphis glycines (Hemiptera: Aphididae) biological control in cage studies. Biological Control. 40:386-395.

Gavrilovic, V., G.L. Bush, D. Schwarz, J. Crossno, and J.J. Smith. In press. Rhagoletis zephyria (Diptera:
Tephritidae) in the Great Lakes basin: A native insect on native hosts? Annals of the Entomological Society of America.

Hamer S.A., P.L. Roy, G.J. Hickling, E.D. Walker, E.S. Foster, C.C. Barber, and J.I. Tsao. 2007. Infection of Ixodes scapularis with zoonotic pathogens, Michigan. Emerging Infectious Diseases. in press.

Hlasny, V. and M. Livingston. 2007. Economic determinants of invasion and discovery of non-indigenous insects. Journal of Applied and Agricultural Economics. Submitted.

Horan, R.D., J.F. Shogren, and B. Gramig, “Wildlife Conservation Payments to Address Habitat Fragmentation and Disease Risks”, Environment and Development Economics, in press (accepted January 2007).

Kaiser, M. E., T. Noma, M. J. Brewer, K. S. Pike, J. R. Vockeroth, and S. D. Gaimari. 2007.  Hymenopteran parasitoids and dipteran predators found utilizing soybean aphid after its midwestern United States invasion. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 100: 196-205.

Knoll, L. B., O. Sarnelle, S. K. Hamilton, C. E. H. Scheele, A. E. Wilson, J. B. Rose and M. R. Morgan.  submitted  Invasive zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) increase cyanobacterial toxin concentrations in low-nutrient lakes.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

Lindell, C., D.G. McCullough, D. Cappaert, N.M. Apostolou and M.B. Roth. Factors influencing woodpecker predation on emerald ash borer. American Midland Naturalist. Submitted.

McCullough, D.G. and N.W. Siegert. 2007. Estimating potential emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) populations using ash inventory data. Journal of Economic Entomology. Accepted – in revision.

McCullough, D.G., T. M. Poland, D. Cappaert, E.L. Clark, I. Fraser, V. Mastro, S. Smith and C. Pell. 2007. Effects of chipping, grinding and heat on survival of emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) (Coleoptera:Buprestidae) in chips.  Journal of Economic Entomology. In press.

Pike, K. S., P. Starý, M.J. Brewer, T. Noma, S. Langley, and M. Kaiser. 2007. A new species of Binodoxys (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Aphidiinae), parasitoid of the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura, with comments on biocontrol. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. (in press).

Smith, K.L. and M.L. Jones. 2007. When are historical data sufficient for making watershed-level stream fish management and conservation decisions? Envinronmental Monitoring and Assessment. On-line DOI 10.1007/s10661-007-9650-1.

Smith, J.E., C.W. Whelan, S.J. Taylor, M.L. Denight, & M.M. Stake. 2007. Novel predator-prey interactions: is resistance futile? Evolutionary Ecology Research 9:1-14.

2006

Butterfield, H. S., and C. M. Malmstrom (2006) Experimental use of remote-sensing by private range managers and its influence on management decisions.   Rangeland Ecology and Management.59:541-548

Costamagna, A.C., and D.A. Landis. 2006. Predators exert top-down control of soybean aphid across a gradient of agricultural management systems. Ecol. Applic. 16: 1619-28.

Davis, A.S., D.A. Landis, V. Nuzzo, B. Blossey, E. Gerber and H.L. Hinz. 2006. Demographic models inform selection of biocontrol agents for garlic mustard. Ecol. Applic. 16: 2399-2410.

Dawson, H.A., U.G. Reinhardt, and J.F. Savin.  2006. Use of electric or bubble barriers to limit the movement of Eurasian ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus).  Journal of Great Lakes Research 32 (1): 40-49.

Diuk-Wasser, M.A, A.G. Gatewood, M.R. Cortinas, S. Yaremych-Hamer, J. Tsao, U. Kitron, G. Hickling, J.S. Brownstein, E. Walker, J. Piesman, and D. Fish. 2006. Spatiotemporal Patterns of Host-Seeking Ixodes scapularis Nymphs (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States. Journal of Medical Entomology. 42(2): 166-176.

Gardiner, M., C. DiFonzo, M. Brewer, and T. Noma. 2006. Identifying Natural Enemies in Crops and Landscapes. Extension Bulletin E-2949, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 45 pp.

Jaeger, A.L. 2006. Invasive species impacts on ecosystem structure and function. Masters thesis. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

Liebhold, A.M., T.T. Work, D.G. McCullough and J.F. Cavey. 2006. Airline baggage as a pathway for alien insect species entering the United States. American Entomologist 52:48-54.

Liu HP, Bauer LS.  2006. Susceptibility of Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), to Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae.  Journal of Economic Entomology. 99: 1096-1103.

Malmstrom, C. M., C. J. Stoner, S. Brandenburg, and L. A. Newton (2006). Virus infection and grazing exert counteracting influences on survivorship of native bunchgrass seedlings competing with invasive exotics. Journal of Ecology94:264­275.

Marino, P.C, D.A. Landis, B.A. Hawkins. 2006. Conserving parasitoid assemblages of North American pest Lepidoptera: what alternate host food plant relationships tell us about agricultural landscapes. Biological Control.37: 173-185.

McCullough, D.G., T.T. Work, J.F. Cavey, A.T. Liebhold and D. Marshall. 2006. Interceptions of nonindigenous plant pests at U.S. ports of entry and border crossings over a 17 year period. Biological Invasions 8:611-630.

McLaughlin, R. L., L. Porto, D. L. G. Noakes, J. R. Baylis, L. M. Carl, H. R. Dodd, J. D. Goldstein, D. B. Hayes, and R. Randall.  2006.  Effects of low-head barriers on stream fishes: taxonomic affiliations and
morphological correlates of sensitive species.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 66:766-779.

Mornhinweg, D. W., M. J. Brewer, and D. R. Porter. 2006. Effect of Russian wheat aphid on yield and yield components of field grown susceptible and resistant spring barley. Crop Science 46:36–42.

Poland, T.M. and D.G. McCullough. 2006. Emerald ash borer: invasion of the urban forest and the threat to North America’s ash resource. Journal of Forestry 104(3):118-124.

Smith, JJ. 2006. [Review of] Alan Burdick, Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion. Organization and Environment 19: 423-425.

Song, F., S. M. Swinton, C. DiFonzo, M. O'Neal, and D. W. Ragsdale (2006). "Profitability Analysis of Soybean Aphid Control Treatments in Three North-central States." Staff Paper No. 2006-24. Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. (http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/pdf_view.pl?paperid=23574&ftype=.pdf).

Swinton, S.M., F. Lupi, G.P. Robertson and D.A. Landis. 2006. Ecosystem services from agriculture: Looking beyond the usual suspects. Am. J of Agric. Econ. 88(5): 1160-1166.

Wagner, C.M., M.L. Jones, M.B. Twohey, and P.W. Sorensen. 2006. A field test verifies that pheromones can be useful for sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) control in the Great Lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63: 475-479.

Zhang, W., and S. M. Swinton (2006). "Pest Control in the Presence of Pest Suppression by Natural Enemies." American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) annual meeting, Long Beach, CA. (http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/detailview.pl?paperid=21950).

2005

Brewer, M. J., T. Noma, and N. C. Elliott. 2005. Hymenopteran parasitoids and dipteran predators of the invasive aphid Diuraphis noxia after enemy introductions: temporal variation and implication for future aphid invasions. Biological Control 33:315-323.

Cappaert, D., D.G. McCullough, T.M. Poland and N.W. Siegert. 2005. Emerald ash borer in North America: a research and regulatory challenge. American Entomologist 51(3):152-165.

Dobiesz, N.E., D.A. McLeish, R.L. Eshendroder, J.R. Bence,  L.C. Mohr, B.A. Henderson, M.P. Ebener, T. Nalepa, A.P. Woldt, J.E. Johnson, R.L. Argyle, and J.C. Makarewicz.  2005.   Ecology of the Lake Huron fish community 1970‑1999. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62: 1432-1451.

Filcek, K.B., Gilmore, S.A., K.T. Scribner, and M.L. Jones. 2005. Discriminating lamprey species using multi-locus microsatellite genotypes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25:502-509.

Fox, T.B., D.A. Landis, F.F. Cardoso and C.D. DiFonzo. 2005. Impact of predation on establishment of the soybean aphid Aphis glycines Matsumura in soybean, Glycine max L. BioControl. 50:545-563.

Gardiner, M.M., and G.L. Parsons. 2005. Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) detected in Michigan soybean fields. The Great Lakes Entomologist 38: 164-169.

Horan, R.D., C.A. Wolf, E.P. Fenichel, and K. Mathews, Jr. (2005),  “Spatial Management of Wildlife Disease.”  Review of Agricultural Economics, 27: 483-490.
 
Horan, R.D. and C.A. Wolf (2005), “The Economics of Managing Infectious Wildlife Disease.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 87: 537-551.
         
Horan, R.D. and F. Lupi (2005), “Economic Incentives for Controlling Trade-Related Biological Invasions in the Great Lakes”, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 34(1): 75-89.
         
Horan, R.D., and F. Lupi (2005), “Tradeable Risk Permits to Prevent Future Introductions of Invasive Alien Species in the Great Lakes”.  Ecological Economics, 52(3): 289-304.

Kim, J.W., L.M. Matuana and D.G. McCullough. 2005. Emerald ash borer infested ash trees as raw material for wood-based composites. Forest Products Journal 55(11):89-92.

Landis, D.A., F.D. Menalled, F.D., A.C. Costamagna, and T.K. Wilkinson. 2005. Manipulating plant resources to enhance beneficial arthropods in agricultural landscapes. Weed Sci. 53: 902-908.

Madenjian, C.P., T.O. Höök, E.S. Rutherford, D.M. Mason, T.E. Croley II, E.B. Szalai, and J.R. Bence.   2005.  Recruitment Variability of Alewives in Lake Michigan.  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134: 218-230.

Malmstrom, C. M., C. C. Hughes, L. A. Newton, and C. J. Stoner (2005).  Virus infection in remnant native bunchgrasses from invaded California grasslands.  New Phytologist 168:217–230.

Malmstrom, C. M., A. J. McCullough, H. A. Johnson, L. A. Newton, E. T. Borer (2005).  Invasive annual grasses indirectly increase virus incidence in California native perennial bunchgrasses.  Oecologia 145:153–164.

Noma, T., M. J. Brewer, K. S. Pike, and S. D. Gaimari. 2005. Hymenopteran parasitoids and dipteran predators of Diuraphis noxia in the west-central Great Plains of North America: species records and geographic range. BioControl 50: 97-111.

O’Neal, M.E., E.L. Zontek, Z. Szendrei, D.A. Landis and R. Isaacs. 2005. Ground predator abundance affects prey removal in highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) fields and can be altered by aisle ground covers. BioControl. 50:205-222.

Sarnelle, O., A. E. Wilson, S. K. Hamilton, L. B. Knoll, and D. E. Raikow.  2005.  Complex interactions between exotic zebra mussels and the harmful phytoplankter, Microcystis aeruginosa.  Limnology and Oceanography  50:896-904.

Work, T.T., D.G. McCullough, J.F. Cavey and R. Komsa. 2005. Approach rate of nonindigenous insect species into the United States through cargo pathways.Biological Invasions 7:323-332.

Zhang YZ Huang DW, Zhao TH, Liu HP, Bauer LS.  2005. Two new species of egg parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) of wood-boring beetle pests from China.  Phytoparasitica. 53: 253-260.

2004

Hajek, A.E., N.W. Siegert, M.M. Wheeler and D.G. McCullough. 2004. Using bioassays to estimate the abundance of Entomophaga maimaiga resting spores in soil. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 86:61-64

Kilgore, J.S., and F.W. Telewski. 2004. Reforesting the jack pine barrens: a longterm common garden experiment. Forest Ecology and Management 189: 171-187.

Kilgore, J.S., and F.W. Telewski. 2004. Climate-growth relationships for native and nonnative Pinaceae in northern Michigan’s pine barrens. Tree-Ring Research 60: 3-13.

Landis. D.A., T.B. Fox, A.C. Costamagna. 2004. Impact of multicolored Asian lady beetle as a biological control agent. The American Entomologist. 50: 153-54.

Raikow, D. E., O. Sarnelle, A. E. Wilson, and S. K. Hamilton.  2004.  Dominance of the noxious cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa in low nutrient lakes is associated with exotic zebra mussels.  Limnology and Oceanography 49:482-487.

Rutledge, C.E., R.J. O’Neil, T.B. Fox, and D.A. Landis. 2004. Soybean aphid predators and their use in IPM. Annals Ent. Soc. Am. 97: 240-248.

Sarnelle, O. and R. A. Knapp.  2004.  Zooplankton recovery after fish removal: limitations of the egg bank.  Limnology and Oceanography 49:1382-1392.

Sebolt, D.C., and D. A. Landis. 2004. Arthropod Predators of Galerucella calmariensis L. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): An assessment of biotic interference. Environ. Entomol. 356-361.

Smith, J.E., S.J. Taylor, C.W. Whelan, M.L. Denight, & M.M. Stake. 2004. Behavioral interactions between fire ants and vertebrate nest predators at two black-capped vireo nests. Wilson Bulletin 116:163-166.

Wilkinson, T.K., D.A. Landis, L.J. Gut. 2004. Parasitism of Obliquebanded Leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris) (Lepidoptera:Tortricidae), in Commercially Managed Michigan Apple Orchards. J. Econ. Entomol. 97: 1524-1530.

2003

Bence, J.R, R.A. Bergstedt, G.C. Christie, P.A. Cochran, M.P. Ebener, J.F. Koonce, M.A. Rutter, and W.D. Swink,   2003.  Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) parasite-host interactions in the Great Lakes.  Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Supplement 1): 253-282.

Christie, G.C., Adams, J.V., Steeves, T.B., Slade, J.W., Cuddy, D.W., Fodale, M.F., Young, R.J., Kuc, M. and Jones, M.L..  2003.  Selecting Great Lakes streams for lampricide treatment based on larval sea lamprey surveys.  Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Supplement 1):152-160.

Dodd, H. R., Hayes, D. B., Baylis, J. R., Carl, L. M., Goldstein, J. D., McLaughlin, R. L., Noakes, D. L. G., Porto, L. M., Randall, R. G., and Jones, M. L. 2003. Low-head lamprey barrier dam impacts on stream habitat and fish communities in the Great Lakes basin. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Supplement 1): 386-402.

Ebener, M.P., J.R. Bence, R.A. Bergstedt, and K.M. Mullett.  2003.  Classifying sea lamprey marks on Great Lakes lake trout: observer agreement, evidence on healing times between classes, and recommendations for reporting of marking statistics.  Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Supplement 1): 283-296.

Hayes, D. B., J. R. Baylis, L. M. Carl. H. Dodd, J. Goldstein, R. L. McLaughlin, D. L. G. Noakes, and L. Porto.  2003.  Biological effect of low-head lamprey barriers: designs for extensive surveys and the value of
incorporating intensive process-oriented research.  Journal of Great Lakes Research 29(Supplement 1): 373-385.

Haeseker, S. L., Jones, M. L., and Bence, J. R. 2003. Estimating uncertainty in the stock-recruit relationship for St. Marys River sea lamprey. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Supplement 1): 728-741.

Jones, M. L., Bergstedt, R. A., Twohey, M. B., Fodale, M. F., Cuddy, D. W., and Slade, J. W. 2003. Compensatory mechanisms in Great Lakes sea lamprey populations: implications for alternative controls. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Supplement 1): 113-129

Landis, D.A., D.C. Sebolt, M.J. Haas, and M. Klepinger. 2003. Establishment and impact of Galerucella calmariensis L. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Lythrum salicaria L. and associated plant communities in Michigan. Biological Control. 28:78-91.

Liu HP, Bauer LS, Gao RT, Zhao TH, Petrice TR, Haack RA.  2003. Exploratory survey for the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), and its natural enemies in China.  Great Lakes Entomologist 36: 191-204

Lupi, F., J. Hoehn, and G. Christie. 2003. Using an economic model of recreational fishing to evaluate benefits of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) control on the St. Marys river. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29: 742-754.

McLaughlin, R. L., J. E. Marsden, and D. B. Hayes.  2003.  Achieving the Benefits of Sea Lamprey Control While Minimizing Effects on Nontarget Species: Conceptual Synthesis and Proposed Policy. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29(Supplement 1): 755-765.

Olson, R. A. and M. J. Brewer. 2003. Small mammal populations occurring in a diversified winter wheat cropping system. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 95: 311-319.

Rutter, M.A., and J.R. Bence.  2003.  An improved method to estimate sea lamprey wounding rate on hosts with application to lake trout in Lake Huron.  Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Supplement 1):  320-331.

Siegert, N.W. and D.G. McCullough. 2003. Colonization of Scotch, red and jack pine logs by Tomicus piniperda (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in Michigan pine stands.  Canadian Journal of Forest Research 33:2238-2244.

Slade, J. W., Adams, J. V., Cuddy, D. W., Neave, F. B., Sullivan, W. P., Young, R. J., Fodale, M. F., and Jones, M. L. 2003. Relative contibutions of sampling effort, measuring, and weighing to precision of larval sea lamprey biomass estimates. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Supplement 1): 130-136.

Steeves, T. B., Slade, J. W., Fodale, M. F., Cuddy, D. W., and Jones, M. L. 2003. Effectiveness of collecting sea lamprey larvae (Petromyzon marinus), using backpack electrofishing gear. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Supplement 1): 161-173.

Stewart, T.J., J.R. Bence, R.A. Bergstedt, M.P. Ebener, F. Lupi, and M.A. Rutter.  2003. Recommendations for assessing sea lamprey damages: toward optimizing the control program in the Great Lakes.  Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Supplement 1): 783-893.

Young, R.J., M.L. Jones, J.R. Bence, R.B. McDonald, K.M. Mullett, and R.A. Bergstedt.  2003.  Estimating parasitic sea lamprey abundance in Lake Huron from heterogeneous data sources.  Journal of Great Lakes Research  29 (Supplement 1): 214-225.

Young, R. J., Jones, M. L., Bence, J. R., McDonald, R. B., Mullett, K. M., and Bergstedt, R. A. 2003. Estimating parasitic sea lamprey abundance in Lake Huron from hetergeneous data sources and optimizing sampling effort. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Supplement 1): 214-225.

Wilson, A.E.  2003.  Effects of zebra mussels on phytoplankton and ciliates: a field mesocosm experiment.  Journal of Plankton Research  25:905-915.

2002

Brewer, M. J., and T. Noma. 2002. Relative role of species and age effects of wheatgrasses on the oversummering ecology of Russian wheat aphid. J. Agricultural and Urban Entomology 19: 151-157.

Horan, R., C. Perrings, Frank Lupi, and E. Bulte. 2002. Biological pollution prevention strategies under ignorance: the case of invasive species. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 84:1303-1310.

Kennedy, A.A. and D. G. McCullough. 2002. Phenology of the exotic pine shoot beetle (Tomicus piniperda [L.]) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in relation to native bark beetles and natural enemies in red pine stands. Environmental Entomology 31:261-272.

Ludwig, S., L. Lazarus, D.G. McCullough, K. Hoover, S. Montero and J.C. Sellmer. 2002. Methods to examine host tree susceptibility to the Asian longhorned beetle Anoplophora glabripennis. Journal of  Environmental Horticulture 20:175-180.

National Research Council, Board of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Academy of Science.  2002.  Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. 198 pp. (One of three primary authors).

Valley, R. D. and M. T. Bremigan.  2002.  Effects of herbicide control of Eurasian watermilfoil on age-0 largemouth bass piscivory and growth. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 40:79-87.

Valley, R. D. and M. T. Bremigan.  2002. Effects of macrophyte bed architecture on largemouth bass foraging: implications of exotic macrophyte invasions.  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 131:234-244.