Publications

Refereed Publications

Peer Reviewed

• Clarke, A. E., K. A. Catron, C. Reyes-Correl, A. T. Marshall, C. G. Adams, W. R. Cooper, S. J. Harper, L. B. Nottingham, T. D. Northfield. 2024. Colladonus spp. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Vectors of X-disease: Biology and Management in Western United States. J. Int. Pest Manage. 15:13.
• Avila, L., C. McCullough, A. Schiffer, J. Moreno, N. Ganjur, Z. Ofenlock, T. DuPont, L. B. Nottingham, N. Gerardo, B. Brosi. 2024. Effects of a Field-sprayed Antibiotic on Bee Foraging Behavior and Pollination in Pear Orchards. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 359: 108757.
• Marshall, A. T., T. D. Melton, G. Bishop, A. E. Clarke, C. A. Reyes-Corral, K. A. Catron, L. B. Nottingham, and T. D. Northfield. 2024. Cultural Control Methods Improve Management of Leafhopper Vector of X-disease. Crop Prot. 175: 106445.
• Zilnik, G., W. R. Cooper, D. Horton, R. Orpet, L. B. Nottingham, R. Hilton, C. Adams, K. Dickens, S. Halbert, J. Snyder, R. Schmidt-Jeffris. 2023. Seasonal activity of Trechnites insidiosus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and its host Cacopsylla pyricola (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in pear. J. Econ. Entomol. 116: 1957-1968.
• Hanel, A., R. J. Orpet, R. Hilton, L. B. Nottingham, T. D. Northfield, and R. Schmidt-Jeffris. 2023. Turning a Pest into a Natural Enemy: Removing Earwigs from Stone Fruit and Releasing Them in Pome Fruit Enhances Pest Control. Insects14(12). 906.
• Jocson, D. M., M. Gonzales, D. R. Horton, L. B. Nottingham, E. H. Beers, L. C. Oeller, D. W. Crowder. 2023. Characterizing Substrate-borne Vibrational Mating Signals Produced by Pear Psylla, Cacopsylla pyricola (Hemiptera: Psyllidae). J. Insect Behav.
• Curtiss, R. T., L. B. Nottingham, L. J. Gut. 2023. Estimating Plume Reach and Trapping Radii for Male and Female Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Captured in Pheromone/kairomone Baited Traps in Washington State Apple Orchards Under Mating Disruption. J. Econ. Entomol. 116: 1592-1603.
• DuPont, S. T., C. Strohm, C. Kogan, R. Hilton, L. B. Nottingham, R. Orpet. 2023. Pear Psylla and Natural Enemy Thresholds for Successful Integrated Pest Management in Pears. J. Econ. Entomol.
• Orpet, R. J., E. H. Beers, S. T. DuPont, R. Hilton, L. A. Kalcsits, L. B. Nottingham. 2023. Evaluation of Reflective Groundcovers for Pest and Fruit Quality Management in Commercial Pear Orchards. J. Appl. Entomol. 147: 379-391.
• Harper, S. J., T. D. Northfield, L. B. Nottingham, K. Catron, S. T. DuPont, M. K. Shires, A. A. Wright, C. Molnar, W. R. Cooper. 2023. Recovery Plan for X-disease in Stonefruit Caused by Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni. Plant Health Prog. 24: 258-295. *Editor’s Choice Winner
• Cooper, W., W. B. Walker III, G. M. Angelella, K. D. Swisher-Grimm, J. J. Foutz, S. J. Harper, L. B. Nottingham, T. D. Northfield, C. H. Wohleb, and C. A. Strausbaugh. 2023. Bacterial Endosymbionts Identified from Leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Vectors of Phytoplasmas. Environ. Entomol. 52: 243-253.
• Nottingham, L. B., R. J. Orpet, E. H. Beers. 2022. Integrated Pest Management Programs for Pear Psylla, Cacopsylla pyricola (Förster) (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), using Kaolin Clay and Reflective Plastic Mulch. J. Econ. Entomol. 115: 1607-1619.
• Orpet, R. J., W. R. Cooper, E. H. Beers, and L. B. Nottingham. 2021. Test of plant defense elicitors for arthropod pest suppression and PR-1 gene induction in pear orchards. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 169:1137-1146.
• Nottingham, L. B., and T. P. Kuhar. 2021. Ambient Moisture Causes Methomyl Residues on Corn Plants to Rapidly Lose Toxicity to the Pest Slug, Arion subfuscus, Müller (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora). Crop Prot. 147: 105709.
• Dupont, T., C. Strohm, L. B. Nottingham and D. Rendon. 2021. Evaluation of an integrated pest management program for central Washington pear orchards. Biol. Control. 152: 104390.
• Nottingham, L. B. and E. H. Beers. 2020. Management of pear psylla (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), using reflective plastic mulch. Econ. Entomol. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa241
• Wentz, K., W. R. Cooper, D. R. Horton, R. Kao, and L. B. Nottingham. 2020. The artificial sweetener, Erythritol, has insecticidal properties against pear psylla (Hemiptera: Psyllidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 113: 2293-2299.
• Cooper, W. R., D. R. Horton, M. R. Wildung, A. S. Jensen, J. Thinakaran, D. Rendon,  L. B. Nottingham, E. H. Beers, C. H. Wohleb, D. G. Hall, L. L. Stelinski. 2019. Host and non-host “whistle stops” for psyllids: Molecular gut content analysis by high-throughput sequencing reveals landscape-level movements of Psylloidea (Hemiptera). Environ. Entomol. 48.3: 554-566.
• Nottingham, L. B. and T. P. Kuhar. 2019. Evaluation of Mexican bean beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) host selection, survival, and feeding injury among snap bean and lima bean cultivars. J. Econ. Entomol. 112: 736-744.
• Nottingham, L. B. and T. P. Kuhar. 2019. Examining host selection by Mexican bean beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) using mark-release-recapture. J. Ins. Sci. 19: 1-6.
• Nottingham, L. B., T. P. Kuhar, T. Kring, D. A. Herbert, R. Arancibia, and P. Schultz. 2017. Effects of thiamethoxam-treated seed on Mexican bean beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), nontarget arthropods, and crop performance in southwestern Virginia snap beans. Environ. Entomol. 46: 1397-1405.
• Morrison, R., A. Acebes-Doria, E. Ogburn, T. Kuhar, J. Walgenbach, C. J. Bergh, L. B. Nottingham, A. Dimeglio, P. Hipkins, T. Leskey. 2017. Behavioral response of the brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to semiochemicals deployed inside and outside anthropogenic structures during the overwintering period. J. Econ. Entomol. 110: 1002-1009.
• Nottingham, L. B. and T. P. Kuhar. 2016. Reflective polyethylene mulch reduces Mexican bean beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) densities and damage in snap beans. J. Econ. Entomol. 109: 1785-1792.
• Nottingham, L. B., G. P. Dively, P. B. Schultz, D. A. Herbert and T. P. Kuhar. 2016. Natural history, ecology and management of the Mexican bean beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in the U.S. J. Int. Pest Manage. 7: 1-12.

Editor Reviewed

• McCullough, C and L. Nottingham. 2022. Potted Plant Assay of the Timing of Insect Growth Regulator Application for Control of Pear Psylla in Pears, 2021. Arthropod Management Tests, 47.
• McCullough, C and L. Nottingham. 2022. Field Assay of the Timing of Insect Growth Regulator Application for Control of Pear Psylla in Pears, 2021. Arthropod Management Tests, 47.
• Nottingham, L., and C. Sater. 2021. Potted Tree Test on Insecticides Against Pear Psylla, 2020. Arthropod Management Tests, 46.
• Nottingham, L. B. and C. Sater. 2021. Organic and Conventional Insecticide Programs for Control of Pear Psylla in Pear, 2020.  Arthropod Management Tests, 46.
• Nottingham, L. B., R. Orpet, and E. Beers. 2020. Greenhouse test on repellents of winterform pear psylla. Arthropod Management Tests, 45.
• Nottingham, L. B., R. Orpet, B. Greenfield, and E. Beers. 2019. Chemical control of pear psylla in pear, 2018C. Arthropod Management Tests, 44.
• Orpet, R., L. B. Nottingham, B. Greenfield and E. Beers. 2019. Chemical control of pear psylla in pear, 2018B. Arthropod Management Tests, 44.
• Nottingham, L. B., Orpet, B. Greenfield and E. Beers. 2019. Chemical control of pear psylla in pear, 2018. Arthropod Management Tests, 44.
• Nottingham, L. B. and T. Kuhar. 2017. Evaluations of foliar insecticides for the control of Mexican bean beetle on snap bean, 2015. Arthropod Management Tests, 42.
• Nottingham, L. B., J.D. Aigner, J.M. Wilson, J.A. Morehead, A. DiMeglio, and T. Kuhar. 2015. Laboratory bioassay evaluation of IKI-3106 (cyclaniliprole) for control of Mexican bean beetle and Japanese beetle, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests, 40.
• DiMeglio, A. S., J. D. Aigner, J. M. Wilson, L. B. Nottingham, J. A. Morehead, and T. P. Kuhar. 2015. Field efficacy of IKI 3106 50SL for the control of harlequin bugs in collards in Virginia, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests, 40.
• Morehead, J. A., J. D. Aigner, J. M. Wilson, L. B. Nottingham, A. DiMeglio, and T. P. Kuhar. 2015. Efficacy of organic insecticides for control of BMSB on pepper in Virginia, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests, 40.
• Aigner, J. D., J. M. Wilson, L. B. Nottingham, J. A. Morehead, A. DiMeglio, and T. P. Kuhar. 2015. Bioassay evaluation of IKI-3106 (cyclaniliprole) for control of brown marmorated stink bug and harlequin bug, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests, 40.
• Wilson, J. M., J. D. Aigner, L. B. Nottingham, and T. P. Kuhar. 2015. Bioassay evaluation of Closer SC for control of harlequin bug and kudzu bug, 2013. Arthropod Managment Tests, 40.
• Kuhar, T., H. Doughty, C. Philips, J. Aigner, L. B. Nottingham, and J. Wilson. 2014. Evaluation of foliar insecticides for the control of foliar insects in bell peppers in Virginia. Arthropod Management Tests, 39.