Ben Bradford
Associate Researcher - Groves Lab
840 Russell Labs
1630 Linden Dr
Madison, WI 53706
VDIFN – Vegetable Disease and Insect Forecasting Network
AgWeather – Weather, Insolation, Evapotranspiration API and Site
WISP – Wisconsin Irrigation Scheduling Program
Interests: R, GIS, Ruby/Rails, data science, data visualization, web design, agriculture, water quality, environment
Ben completed his M.S. degree in the Groves Lab and is continuing on in the lab working on a variety of projects, including the upkeep of this website. During his time as a graduate student, he explored the problem of groundwater contamination by neonicotinoid insecticides, specifically thiamethoxam, by surveying high-capacity irrigation wells in the Central Sands vegetable growing region of Wisconsin. In addition to describing the spatial extent and magnitude of this contamination, his thesis explored of the relationship between neonicotinoid contamination and landscape composition in the vicinity of sampled wells. Prior to moving to Wisconsin to pursue a degree in Entomology, Ben worked with the USDA-ARS Aquatic and Invasive Weeds Research Unit in Davis and Albany, CA.
Education:
M.S. Entomology – University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2016
B.S. Biology – University of California, Davis, 2008
Kamiyama, M. T., Bradford, B. Z., Groves, R. L., & Guédot, C. (2020). Degree day models to forecast the seasonal phenology of Drosophila suzukii in tart cherry orchards in the Midwest U.S. PLOS ONE, 15(4), e0227726. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227726
Clements J, Garcia M, Bradford B, Crubaugh L, Piper S, Duerr E, … Groves RL (2020). Genetic Variation Among Geographically Disparate Isolates of Aster Yellows Phytoplasma in the Contiguous United States. Journal of Economic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz356
Bradford BZ, Chapman SA, Crubaugh LK, & Groves RL (2019). Evaluation of Foliar Insecticides for the Control of European Corn Borer on Snap Bean, 2018. Arthropod Management Tests, 44(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsz046
Bradford BZ, Chapman SA, Crubaugh LK, & Groves RL (2019). Evaluation of Registered and Experimental Foliar Insecticides for the Control of Potato Aphid in Potato, 2018. Arthropod Management Tests, 44(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsz045
Bradford BZ, Chapman SA, Crubaugh LK, & Groves RL (2019). Full-Season Insecticide Management Programs for the Control of Colorado Potato Beetle in Commercial Potato Production, 2018. Arthropod Management Tests, 44(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsz051
Clements J, Olson JM, Bradford B, & Groves RL (2019). Changes in emergence phenology, fatty acid composition, and xenobiotic‐metabolizing enzyme expression is associated with increased insecticide resistance in the Colorado potato beetle. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, (July), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1002/arch.21630
Bradford BZ, Chapman SA, Crubaugh LK, & Groves RL (2019). Evaluation of Foliar Insecticides for the Control of Onion Thrips in Dry-Bulb Onion, 2018. Arthropod Management Tests, 44(1), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsz005
Bradford BZ, Huseth AS, & Groves RL (2018). Widespread detections of neonicotinoid contaminants in central Wisconsin groundwater. PLOS ONE, 13(10), e0201753. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201753