Russell Groves
Professor, Extension Specialist, and Department Chair
608-262-3229
840 Russell Labs
1630 Linden Dr
Madison, WI 53706
Vegetable crops IPM, insects in relation to plant disease, resistance management
PhD Entomology – North Carolina State University-Raleigh, 2001
MS Entomology – University of Arkansas, 1992
BS Forestry – Iowa State University, 1989
Affiliations:
Co-State Liaison, Inter-Regional Research Project 4, (IR-4) Federal Project, Minor Crops Pest Management (2006-Present).
Wisconsin Eco-Potato Collaboration (WWF, WPVGA, &UW), Advisory Committee and Executive Committee (2006-Present).
Faculty Co-Director, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin (2009-2012). http://www.cias.wisc.edu
Program Info:
As a Vegetable Extension Specialist (65%) and Applied Insect Ecologist (35%) in the Department of Entomology at the University of Wisconsin, my responsibilities include the development, implementation, and delivery of a research-based, extension program to support integrated pest management of insect and mite pests affecting fresh-market and processing vegetable production in Wisconsin.
My extension and research program is centered on the ecology and management of insects of commercial and fresh market vegetable crops. To meet current and emerging challenges, novel research approaches are formulated in response to the stated needs of Wisconsin vegetable growers and producers, cooperating statewide and regional Extension Specialists, County Extension Agricultural Agents, pest management practitioners, crop consultants, and other agribusiness stakeholders in order to assess immediate and developing pest problems. Next, my research program tests hypotheses that further the understanding of pest population biology based on sound ecological principles derived from a combination of both field and laboratory research. Here, it is essential to balance the development of short-term solutions to these immediate and emerging problems, which out of necessity may require purely empirical and at times ad hoc approaches, with research to develop fundamental concepts and knowledge that will lead to the development of long-term sustainable solutions. Solutions and strategies developed for the commercial and fresh-market vegetable industry must be durable, economical and both environmentally and socially acceptable to remain effective against key, vegetable pest species affecting the industry.
As an extension educator, it is my goal to create an environment conducive to learning and information exchange where vegetable industry stakeholders can be motivated to acquire new information, concepts and skills. A successful extension and research program is most often the result of a team of collaborators working together. My extension and applied research-based program collaborates with research and extension faculty within the departments of Entomology, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, and Crop Science at the University of Wisconsin as well as scientists from other institutions.
Basic and Applied
Online profiles: Google Scholar – Research Gate
2023
- Cohen, Z., Bamberg, J., Schoville, S., Groves, R., & Bradford, B. (2023). Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) Prefer Solanum jamesii Populations on which they Were Originally Observed in the Wild. American Journal of Potato Research, 0123456789.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-023-09911-9
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2022
- Clements, J., Bradford, B. Z., Lipke, M., Jansky, S., Olson, J., & Groves, R. L. (2022). Difference in Foliar Fatty Acid Composition in Potato Cultivars over a Growing Season May Influence the Host Location Preference of Leptinotarsa decemlineata. American Journal of Potato Research, 99(1), 40–47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-021-09857-w
PDF - Harrod, V. L., Groves, R. L., Guillemette, E. G., & Barak, J. D. (2022). Salmonella enterica changes Macrosteles quadrilineatus feeding behaviors resulting in altered S. enterica distribution on leaves and increased populations. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11750-3
PDF - Cohen, Z. P., Chen, Y. H., Groves, R., & Schoville, S. D. (2022). Evidence of hard-selective sweeps suggests independent adaptation to insecticides in Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) populations. Evolutionary Applications, 15(10), 1691–1705.
https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13498
PDF - Lawton, D., Huseth, A. S., Kennedy, G. G., Morey, A. C., Hutchison, W. D., Reisig, D. D., Dorman, S. J., Dillard, D., Venette, R. C., Groves, R. L., Adamczyk, J. J., Barbosa Dos Santos, I., Baute, T., Brown, S., Burkness, E., Dean, A., Dively, G. P., Doughty, H. B., Fleischer, S. J., … Zuefle, M. (2022). Pest population dynamics are related to a continental overwintering gradient. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(37), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2203230119
PDF - Lai, P. C., Iglesias, L., Groves, R. L., Havey, M. J., & Nault, B. A. (2022). Performance of a semi-glossy onion hybrid in certified organic onion fields infested with Thrips tabaci and bulb-rot causing bacteria. Crop Protection, 160(March), 106037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2022.106037
PDF - Bradford, B. Z., Chapman, S. A., & Groves, R. L. (2022). Evaluation of At-Plant Banded Applications of Verimark Versus Foliar Applications of Exirel for European Corn Borer Control on Green Bean in Wisconsin, 2021. Arthropod Management Tests, 47(1), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsac065
PDF - Bradford, B. Z., Chapman, S. A., & Groves, R. L. (2022). Evaluation of Several Seed Treatment and In-Furrow Programs for First-Generation Colorado Potato Beetle Management on Potato in Wisconsin, 2021. Arthropod Management Tests, 47(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsac030
PDF - Bradford, B. Z., Chapman, S. A., & Groves, R. L. (2022). Evaluation of Foliar Treatment Programs for First-Generation Colorado Potato Beetle Management on Potato in Wisconsin, 2021. Arthropod Management Tests, 47(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsac031
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2021
- Clements, J., Lamour, K., Frost, K., Dwyer, J., Huseth, A., & Groves, R. L. (2021). Targeted RNA sequencing reveals differential patterns of transcript expression in geographically discrete, insecticide resistant populations of Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Pest Management Science, February. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6393
PDF - Lowe, E. B., Groves, R., & Gratton, C. (2021). Impacts of field-edge flower plantings on pollinator conservation and ecosystem service delivery – A meta-analysis. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 310(December 2020), 107290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.107290
PDF - Mishra, S., Dee, J., Moar, W., Dufner-Beattie, J., Baum, J., Dias, N. P., Alyokhin, A., Buzza, A., Rondon, S. I., Clough, M., Menasha, S., Groves, R., Clements, J., Ostlie, K., Felton, G., Waters, T., Snyder, W. E., & Jurat-Fuentes, J. L. (2021). Selection for high levels of resistance to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) in Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) using non-transgenic foliar delivery. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85876-1
PDF - Harrod, V. L., Groves, R. L., Maurice, M. A., & Barak, J. D. (2021). Frankliniella occidentalis facilitate Salmonella enterica survival in the phyllosphere. PLoS ONE, 16(2 February 2021), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247325
PDF - Iglesias, L., Groves, R.L., Bradford, B.Z., Harding, R.S. and Nault, B.A. 2020. Evaluating combinations of bioinsecticides and adjuvants for managing Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in onion production systems Crop Prot. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105527.
PDF - Doğan, C., Hänniger, S., Heckel, D.G., Coutu, C., Hegedus, D.D., Crubaugh, L., Groves, R.L., Bayram, S. and Toprak, U. 2020. Two calcium‐binding chaperones from the fat body of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) involved in diapause. Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol. https://doi.org/10.1002/arch.21755.
PDF - Bradford, B. Z., Chapman, S. A., & Groves, R. L. (2021). Evaluation of an Experimental Foliar Product for Control of Lepidopteran Pests on Cabbage in Wisconsin, 2020. Arthropod Management Tests, 46(1), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsab101
PDF - Bradford, B. Z., Chapman, S. A., & Groves, R. L. (2021). Evaluation of Foliar Applications of Senstar Versus Commercial Standards for the Control of Colonizing Aphids on Potato in Wisconsin, 2020. Arthropod Management Tests, 46(1), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsab100
PDF - Bradford, B. Z., Chapman, S. A., & Groves, R. L. (2021). Evaluation of Two Experimental Bacillus thuringiensis tenebrionis Formulations for Efficacy Against Colorado Potato Beetle Larvae on Potato in Wisconsin, 2020. Arthropod Management Tests, 46(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsab099
PDF - Bradford, B. Z., Chapman, S. A., & Groves, R. L. (2021). Evaluation of an Experimental Systemic Insecticide Applied as Either an In-Furrow or Seed Treatment for the Control of Colorado Potato Beetle on Potato in Wisconsin, 2020. Arthropod Management Tests, 46(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsab098
PDF - Bradford, B. Z., Chapman, S. A., & Groves, R. L. (2021). Evaluation of an Experimental Foliar Product for First-Generation Colorado Potato Beetle Management on Potato in Wisconsin , 2020. Arthropod Management Tests, 46(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsab097
PDF - Bradford, B., Lubinski, C., Chapman, S., Crockford, A., Spacek, C., Spurgeon, J., & Groves, R. (2021). Evaluation of Two Oil Products for PVY Management in Seed Potato Production in Wisconsin, 2020. Arthropod Management Tests, 46(1), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsab096
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2020
- Lagos-Kutz, D., Voegtlin, D.J., Onstad, D., Hogg, D., Ragsdale, D., Tilmon, K., Hodgson, E. Difonzo, C., Groves, R.L., JLaforest, J., Seiter, N.J., Duerr, E., Bradford, B., Hartman, G.L. 2020. The Soybean Aphid Suction Trap Network: Sampling the Aerobiological “Soup”, American Entomologist, 66(1) https://doi.org/10.1093/ae/tmaa009.
PDF - Clements, J.R., Olson, J.M., Sanchez‐Sedillo, B., Bradford, B.Z. and Groves, R.L. 2020. Changes in emergence phenology, fatty acid composition, and xenobiotic‐metabolizing enzyme expression is associated with increased insecticide resistance in the Colorado potato beetle. Arch. Ins. Biochem. And Physiol. https://doi.org/10.1002/arch.21630.
PDF - Kamiyama, M.T., Bradford, B.Z., Groves, R.L. and 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. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227726.
PDF - Clements, J., Garcia, M., Bradford, B., Crubaugh, L., Piper, S., Duerr, E., Zwolinska, A., Hogenhout, S., Groves, R. L. (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
PDF - Bradford, B. Z., Chapman, S. A., & Groves, R. L. (2020). Evaluation of Full-Season Colorado Potato Beetle Management Programs in Wisconsin, 2019. Arthropod Management Tests, 45(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsaa019
PDF - Bradford, B. Z., Chapman, S. A., & Groves, R. L. (2020). Evaluation of Foliar Applications Including BoteGHA and Movento for the Control of Colonizing Aphids and Leafhoppers on Potato in Wisconsin, 2019. Arthropod Management Tests, 45(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsaa011
PDF - Bradford, B. Z., Chapman, S. A., & Groves, R. L. (2020). Evaluation of Torac, Warrior, and Coragen for First-Generation Colorado Potato Beetle Management in Wisconsin, 2019. Arthropod Management Tests, 45(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsaa018
PDF - Bradford, B. Z., Chapman, S. A., & Groves, R. L. (2020). Evaluation of Foliar Insecticides for the Control of Onion Thrips in Dry-Bulb Onion in Wisconsin, 2019. Arthropod Management Tests, 45(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsaa010
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2019
- Munaiz, E. D., Groves, R. L., & Havey, M. J. (2019). Amounts and Types of Epicuticular Leaf Waxes among Onion Accessions Selected for Reduced Damage by Onion Thrips. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 1–6.
https://doi.org/10.21273/JASHS04773-19
PDF - Claflin, S.B., Hernandez, N. Groves, R.L., Thaler, J.S. and Power, A.G. 2019. Intra‐annual variation and landscape composition interactively affect aphid community composition. Ecosphere 10(5). https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2710.
PDF - Clements, J., Groves, R.L., Cava, J., Barry, C.C., Chapman, S., and Olson, J.M. 2019. Conjugated linoleic acid as a novel insecticide targeting the agricultural pest Leptinotarsa decemlineata. PLoS ONE 14(11):e0220830. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220830.
PDF - Bradford, B. Z., Chapman, S. A., Crubaugh, L. K., & Groves, R. L. (2019). Evaluation of Foliar Insecticides for the Control of Onion Thrips in Dry-Bulb Onion, 2018. Arthropod Management Tests, 44(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsz005
PDF - Bradford, B. Z., Chapman, S. A., Crubaugh, L. K., & Groves, R. L. (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
PDF - Bradford, B. Z., Chapman, S. A., Crubaugh, L. K., & Groves, R. L. (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
PDF - Bradford, B. Z., Chapman, S. A., Crubaugh, L. K., & Groves, R. L. (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
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2018
- Bradford BZ, Huseth AS, Groves RL. Widespread detections of neonicotinoid contaminants in central Wisconsin groundwater. Ng CA, editor. PLoS One. Public Library of Science; 2018;13: e0201753.
http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201753
PDF - Couture JJ, Singh A, Charkowski AO, Groves RL, Gray SM, Bethke PC, et al. Integrating Spectroscopy with Potato Disease Management. Plant Dis. Plant Disease; 2018;102: 2233–2240.
http://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-18-0054-RE
PDF - Karp DS, Chaplin-Kramer R, Meehan TD, Martin EA, DeClerck F, Grab H, et al. Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. National Academy of Sciences; 2018;115: E7863–E7870.
http://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1800042115
PDF - Fulladolsa AC, LaPlant KE, Groves RL, Charkowski AO. Potato Plants Grown from Minitubers are Delayed in Maturity and Lower in Yield, but are not at a Higher Risk of Potato virus Y Infection than Plants Grown from Conventional Seed. Am J Potato Res. Springer US; 2018;95: 45–53.
http://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-017-9613-1
PDF - Suryanarayanan S, Kleinman DL, Gratton C, Toth A, Guedot C, Groves R, et al. Collaboration Matters: Honey Bee Health as a Transdisciplinary Model for Understanding Real-World Complexity. Bioscience. 2018.
http://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biy118
PDF - Cowles KN, Groves RL, Barak JD. Leafhopper-Induced Activation of the Jasmonic Acid Response Benefits Salmonella enterica in a Flagellum-Dependent Manner. Front Microbiol. Frontiers; 2018;9: 1987.
http://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01987
PDF - Clements J, Sanchez-Sedillo B, Bradfield CA, Groves RL. Transcriptomic analysis reveals similarities in genetic activation of detoxification mechanisms resulting from imidacloprid and chlorothalonil exposure. Qiu X, editor. PLoS One. Public Library of Science; 2018;13: e0205881.
http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205881
PDF - Clements J, Schoville S, Clements A, Amezian D, Davis T, Sanchez-Sedillo B, et al. Agricultural fungicides inadvertently influence the fitness of Colorado potato beetles, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, and their susceptibility to insecticides. Sci Rep. Nature Publishing Group; 2018;8: 13282.
http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-31663-4
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2017
- Fulladolsa AC, LaPlant KE, Groves RL, Charkowski AO. Potato Plants Grown from Minitubers are Delayed in Maturity and Lower in Yield, but are not at a Higher Risk of Potato virus Y Infection than Plants Grown from Conventional Seed. Am J Potato Res. American Journal of Potato Research; 2017; 1–9.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12230-017-9613-1
PDF - Crossley MS, Chen YH, Groves RL, Schoville SD. Landscape genomics of Colorado potato beetle provides evidence of polygenic adaptation to insecticides. Mol Ecol. 2017;26: 6284–6300.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.14339
PDF - Clements J, Schoville S, Peterson N, Huseth AS, Lan Q, Groves RL. RNA interference of three up-regulated transcripts associated with insecticide resistance in an imidacloprid resistant population of Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Pestic Biochem Physiol. The Authors; 2017;135: 35–40.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2016.07.001
PDF - Bloomingdale C, Irizarry MD, Groves RL, Mueller DS, Smith DL. Seasonal Population Dynamics of Thrips (Thysanoptera) in Wisconsin and Iowa Soybean Fields. J Econ Entomol. 2017;110: 133–141.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/tow242
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2016
- Clements J, Schoville S, Peterson N, Lan Q, Groves RL. Characterizing Molecular Mechanisms of Imidacloprid Resistance in Select Populations of Leptinotarsa decemlineata in the Central Sands Region of Wisconsin. PLoS One. 2016;11: e0147844.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147844
PDF - Clements J, Schoville S, Clements N, Chapman S, Groves RL. Temporal patterns of imidacloprid resistance throughout a growing season in Leptinotarsa decemlineata populations. Pest Manag Sci. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2016;73: 641–650.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.4480
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2015
- Dundore-Arias J.P., Groves, R.L. and Barak, J.D. 2015. Influence of prgH on the persistence of ingested Salmonella enterica in the leafhopper Macrosteles quadrilineatus. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 81:6345–6354.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01464-15
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- Gratton, C., Casler, M., Groves, R.L. and Kim, T.N. 2015. Insecticide applications have minor effects on switchgrass biomass and yield. Agron. J. 107:2031–2037.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/agronj15.0066
PDF - Lin, H., Islam, M., Cabrera-La Rosa, J.C., Civerolo, E.L. and Groves, R.L. 2015. Population structure of Xylella fastidiosa associated with almond leaf scorch disease in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Phytopathol. 105(6):825-832.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-09-14-0254-R
PDF - Huseth, A.S., Groves, R.L., Chapman, S.A. and Nault, B.A. 2015. Evaluation of diamide insecticides co-applied with other agrochemicals at various times to manage Ostrinia nubilalis in processing snap bean. Pest Mgmt. Sci. 71(12):1649-1656.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.3973
PDF - Huseth, A.S., Peterson, J.D., Poveda, K., Szendrei, Z., Nault, B.A., Kennedy, G.G. and Groves, R.L. 2015. Spatial and temporal potato intensification drives insecticide resistance in the specialist herbivore, Leptinotarsa decemlineata. PLoS ONE 10(6):1-17.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127576
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2014
- Huseth, A.S., Groves, R.L., Chapman, S.A., Alyokhin, A., Kuhar, T.P., McRae, I.V., Szendrei, Z. and Nault, B.A. 2014. Managing Colorado Potato Beetle Insecticide Resistance: New Tools and Strategies for the Next Decade of Pest Control in Potato. J. Integ. Pest Mgmt. 5(4)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/IPM14009
PDF - Soto-Arias, J. P., Groves, R.L. and Barak, J.D. 2014. Transmission and Retention of Salmonella enterica by Phytophagous Hemipteran Insects. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 80(17):5447-5456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01444-14
PDF - Nouri S., Arevalo, R., Falk, B.W., and Groves R.L. 2014. Genetic Structure and Molecular Variability of Cucumber mosaic virus isolates in the United States. PLoS ONE 9(5): e96582
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096582
PDF - Huseth A.S. and Groves, R.L. 2014. Environmental Fate of Soil Applied Neonicotinoid Insecticides in an Irrigated Potato Agroecosystem. PLoS ONE 9(5): e97081
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097081
PDF - Soto-Arias, J.P., Groves, R.L., Barak, J.D. 2014. Interaction of Phytophagous Insects with Salmonella enterica on Plants and Enhanced Persistence of the Pathogen with Macrosteles quadrilineatus Infestation or Frankliniella occidentalis Feeding. PLoS ONE
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079404
PDF - Huseth, A.S., Lindholm, J., Groves, C.L., and Groves, R.L. 2014. Variable concentration of soil-applied insecticides in potato over time: implications for management of Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Pest Mgmt. Sci. 70:1863-1871
PDF - Damon, S.J., Groves, R.L. and Havey, M.J. 2014. Variation for epicuticular waxes on onion foliage and impacts on numbers of onion thrips. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci., 139(4):495–501
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2013
- Huseth, A. S. and Groves, R. L. 2013. Effect of Insecticide Management History on Emergence Phenology and Neonicotinoid Resistance in Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) J. Econ. Entomol. 106:2267-2684.
PDF - Frost, K. E., Esker, P. D., Van Haren, R., Kotolski, L., Groves, R. L. 2013. Factors Influencing Aster Leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Abundance and Aster Yellows Phytoplasma Infectivity in Wisconsin Carrot Fields. Environ. Entomol. 42: 477-490.
PDF - Frost, K. E., Esker, P. D., Van Haren, R., Kotolski, L., Groves, R. L. 2013. Seasonal Patterns of Aster Leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Abundance and Aster Yellows Phytoplasma Infectivity in Wisconsin Carrot Fields. Environ. Entomol. 42:491-502.
PDF - Frost, K. E., Charkowski, A.O., Groves, R. L. 2013. Integrated Control of Potato Pathogens Through Seed Potato Certification and Provision of Clean Seed Potatoes. Plant Dis. 97:1268-1280.
PDF - Hagler, J.R., Blackmer, F., Krugner, R., Groves, R. L., Morse, J.G., and Johnson, M.W. 2013. Gut content examination of the citrus predator assemblage for the presence of Homalodisca vitripennis remains. Biocontrol 58:341-349.
PDF - Soto-Arias, J.P., Groves, R.L., Barak, J.D. 2013. Interaction of Phytophagous Insects with Salmonella enterica on Plants and Enhanced Persistence of the Pathogen with Macrosteles quadrilineatus Infestation or Frankliniella occidentalis Feeding. PLoS One.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079404
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2012
- Sisterson, M., K. Daane, C. Ledbetter, B. Higbee, J. Chen, and R.L. Groves. 2012. Management of almond leaf scorch disease: long term data on yield, tree vitality, and disease progress. Plant Dis. 96:1037-1044.
PDF - Lowenstein, D.M., A.S. Huseth, and R.L. Groves. 2012. Response of wild bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) to surrounding land cover in Wisconsin pickling cucumber. Environ. Entomol. 41(3):532-540.
PDF - Mueller, E.E., R.L. Groves, and C. Gratton. 2012. Crop and non-crop plants as potential reservoir hosts for alfalfa mosaic virus and cucumber mosaic virus for spread to succulent snap bean, Phaseolus vulgaris. Plant Dis. 96: 506-514.
PDF - Nouri, S., B.W. Falk, R.L. Groves. 2012. A new satellite RNA is associated with natural infections of cucumber mosaic virus in succulent snap bean. Arch. Virol. 157(2):375-377.
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2011
- Frost, K.E., D.K. Willis, and R.L. Groves. 2011. Variation in aster yellows phytoplasma (Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris) titer in its insect vector, Macrosteles quadrilineatus. J. Econ. Entomol. 104:1800-1815.
PDF - Del Pilar Marquez-Villavicencio, M., R.L. Groves, and A.O. Charkowski. 2011. Soft rot disease severity is affected by potato physiology and Pectobacterium taxa. Plant Dis. 95: 232-241.
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2010
- Son, Y., R.L. Groves, K.M. Daane, D.J.W. Morgan, R. Krugner, and M.W. Johnson. 2010. Estimation of feeding threshold for Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and its application to prediction of overwintering mortality. Environ. Entomol. 39:1264-1275.
PDF - Sisterson, M.S., R.L. Groves, S.R. Thammiraju, K. Lynn-Patterson, and K.M. Daane. 2010. Epidemiology of diseases caused by Xylella fastidiosa in California: evaluation of alfalfa as a source of vectors and inocula. Plant Dis. 94:827-834.
PDF - Morsello, S.C., A.L.P. Beaudoin, R.L. Groves, B.A. Nault, and G.G. Kennedy. 2010. The influence of temperature and precipitation on spring dispersal of Frankliniella fusca changes as the season progresses. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 134:260-271.
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2009
- Son, Y., R.L. Groves, K.M. Daane, D.J.W. Morgan, M.W. Johnson. 2009. Influences of temperature on Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) survival under various feeding conditions. Environ. Entomol. 38:1485-1495.
PDF - Ledbetter, C.A., J. Chen, S. Livingston, and R.L. Groves. 2009. Winter curing of Prunus dulcis cv ‘Butte,’ P. webbii and their interspecific hybrid in response to Xylella fastidiosa infections. Euphytica. 169:113-122.
PDF - Krugner, R., R.L. Groves, M.W. Johnson, A.P. Flores, J.R. Hagler, and J.G. Morse. 2009. Seasonal population dynamics of Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in sweet orange trees maintained under continuous deficit irrigation. J. Econ. Entomol. 102:960-973.
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2008
- Fournier, V., J. Hagler, K. Daane, J. de León, and R.L. Groves. 2008. Identifying the predator complex of Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): a comparative study of the efficacy of an ELISA and PCR gut content assay. Oecologia 157:629-640.
PDF - Nadel, H., R. Seligmann, M.W. Johnson, J.R., Hagler, D.C. Stenger, and R.L. Groves. 2008. Effects of citrus and avocado irrigation and nitrogen-form soil amendment on host selection by adult Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Environ. Entomol. 37:787-795.
PDF - Cabrera-La Rosa, J.C., M.W. Johnson, E.L. Civerolo, J. Chen, and R.L. Groves. 2008. Seasonal population dynamics of Draeculacephala minerva (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and transmission of Xylella fastidiosa. J. Econ. Entomol. 101:1105-1113.
PDF - Sisterson, M.S., R. Yacoub, G. Montez, E.E. Grafton-Cardwell, and R.L. Groves. 2008. Distribution and management of citrus in California: implications for management of glassy-winged sharpshooter. J. Econ. Entomol. 101:1041-1050.
PDF - Morsello, S.C., R.L. Groves, B.A. Nault, and G.G. Kennedy. 2008. Temperature and precipitation affect seasonal patterns of dispersing tobacco thrips, Frankliniella fusca, and onion thrips, Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) caught on sticky traps. Environ. Entomol. 37:79-86.
PDF - Sisterson, M.S., J.C. Chen, M.A. Viveros, E.L. Civerolo, C.G. Ledbetter, and R.L. Groves. 2008. Effects of almond leaf scorch disease on almond yield; implications for management. Plant Dis. 92:409-414.
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2007
- Fritschi, F.B., J.C. Cabrera-LaRosa, H. Lin, M.W. Johnson, and R.L. Groves. 2007. Behavioral traits of Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) on four Vitis genotypes. Environ. Entomol. 36:926-937.
PDF - Kruegner, R. M.W. Johnson, R.L. Groves, and J.G. Morse. 2007. Host Specificity of Anagrus epos: A potential biological control agent of Homalodisca vitripennis. BioControl 53:439-449.
PDF - Chen, J., R.L. Groves, Y. Zheng, E. Civerolo, M. Viveros, and M. Freeman. 2007. Colony morphology of Xylella fastidiosa almond leaf scorch strains. Can. J. Plant Pathol. 29:225-231.
PDF - Chen, J., R.L. Groves, E. Civerolo, and S. Livingston. 2007. Surface motility of Xylella fastidiosa visualized by oblique illumination. Can J. Micro. 53:435-439.
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2006
- Fournier, V., J. Hagler, K. Daane, R. Groves, J. de Leon, H. Costa, and T. Henneberry. 2006. Development and application of a glassy-winged and smoke-tree sharpshooter egg-specific predator gut content ELISA. Biol. Control 37:108-118.
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2005
- Chen, J., R.L. Groves, E.L. Civerolo, M. Viveros, M. Freeman, and Y. Zheng. 2005. Two Xylella fastidiosa genotypes associated with almond leaf scorch disease on the same location in California. Phytopathol. 95:708-714.
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Groves, R.L., J.C. Chen, E.L. Civerolo, M.W. Freeman, and M.A. Viveros. 2005. Spatial analysis of almond leaf scorch disease in the San Joaquin Valley of California: factors affecting pathogen distribution and spread. Plant Dis. 89:581-589.
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2003
- Nault, B. A., J. Speese III, D. Jolly, and R.L. Groves. 2003. Seasonal patterns of adult thrips dispersal and implications for management in eastern Virginia tomato fields. Crop Prot. 22:505-512.
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Groves, R.L., J.F. Walgenbach, J.W. Moyer, and G.G. Kennedy. 2003. Seasonal dispersal patterns of Frankliniella fusca (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and tomato spotted wilt virus occurrence in central and eastern North Carolina. J. Econ. Entomol. 96:1-11.
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2002
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Groves, R.L., J.F. Walgenbach, J.W. Moyer, and G.G. Kennedy. 2002. The role of weed hosts and tobacco thrips, Frankliniella fusca, in the epidemiology of tomato spotted wilt virus. Plant Dis. 86:573-582.
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2001
- Faircloth, J. C., J.R. Bradley, Jr., J.W. Van Duyn, and R.L. Groves. 2001. Reproductive success and damage potential of tobacco thrips and western flower thrips on cotton seedlings in a greenhouse environment. J. Agric. Urban Entomol. 18:179-185.
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Groves, R.L., J.F. Walgenbach, J.W. Moyer, and G.G. Kennedy 2001. Overwintering of Frankliniella fusca Hinds (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on winter annual weeds infected with tomato spotted wilt virus and patterns of movement of TSWV into susceptible hosts. Phytopathol. 91:891-899.
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Groves, R.L., C.E. Sorenson, J.F. Walgenbach, and G.G. Kennedy. 2001. Effects of imidacloprid on transmission of tomato spotted wilt tospovirus to pepper, tomato and tobacco by Frankliniella fusca Hinds (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Crop Prot. 20:439-445.
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Teaching:
- ENT 351
Honors and Awards:
- 2001 Kenneth R. Keller, Outstanding Doctoral Research Award. CALS-NCSU, Raleigh, NC.
- 2001 John Henry Comstock Award, Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch.
- 2009 Researcher of the Year, Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association, Antigo, WI
- 2011 Midwest Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement. National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Chicago, IL.
- 2011 – Team/ Workgroup Leadership and Responsiveness Award. ANRE, Wisconsin Dells, WI.
- 2011 – Outstanding National Extension Project Award. Potato Association of America, 95th Annual PAA Meeting.
- 2013 – Pound Extension Award, University of Wisconsin, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Madison, WI
- 2014 – Second Mile Award, Wisconsin Association of County Agricultural Extension Agents, La Crosse, WI.
- 2015 – UW ARS Researcher Award, University of Wisconsin, Agricultural Research Stations, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
- 2016 – University of Arkansas Distinguished Alumnus Award, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
- 2017 – Wisconsin Seed Potato Industry Leadership Award, Wisconsin Seed Potato Industry Association, January 25, 2017