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Publications on insect resistance, ecology, and sustainable pest management.

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71 publications

2026

6 records

  1. Dwyer, T.*, Head, G.P., Hamilton, K.L., Peltier, A., Yang, F.##

    Detection of Cry2Ab2 resistance alleles in field populations of Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Minnesota and Wisconsin via F2 screens

    Journal of Economic Entomology, 119: 2899-2907 (Invited paper for Special Collection) DOI ↗

  2. Wang, Y.**, Kerns, D.L., Head, G.P., Kerns, D., Tabashnik, B.E., Yang, F.##

    Evaluating cross-resistance and synergy between Vip3Aa and Cry proteins from Bt in six strains of Helicoverpa zea derived via F2 screens

    Crop Health, 4: 11 DOI ↗

  3. Kennedy, H., Kerns, D.L., Head, G.P., Yang, F.##

    Fitness costs associated with Vip3Aa resistance on various hosts in Helicoverpa zea

    Pest Management Science, 82: 7526-7534 DOI ↗

  4. Dwyer, T.*, Wang, Y.**, Head, G.P., Yang, F.##

    Inheritance and stability of Cry2Ab2 resistance in an Ostrinia nubilalis strain originating from Wisconsin, U.S

    Pest Management Science DOI ↗

  5. Wangila, D.S.**, Wang, Y.**, Pekarcik, A.J., Yang, F.##

    Interspecific Larval Competition of Two Diabrotica Species (Northern and Western Corn Rootworm) in Corn Roots: Implications for Pest Management

    Plants, 15: 367 DOI ↗

  6. Dwyer, T.*, Head, G.P., Hamilton, K.L., de Bortoli, C.P., Calvin, W.**, Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., Yang, F.##

    Susceptibility of field populations of Ostrinia nubilalis from Minnesota and Wisconsin to Cry1Ab, Cry1Fa, and Cry1A.105 Bt proteins

    Crop Protection, 209: 107727 DOI ↗

2025

5 records

  1. Wangila, D.S.**, Yang, F.##

    Efficacy of insecticides for management of corn earworm in sweet corn in Minnesota, 2024

    Arthropod Management Tests, 50: tsaf056 DOI ↗

  2. Ross, S., Yang, F.##, Santiago‐González, J.C., Abdelgaffar, H., Kerns, D.D., Jurat‐Fuentes, J.L., Sun, X., Collett, D., Kerns, D.L.

    Evaluation of GS‐omega/kappa‐Hxtx‐Hv1a and Bt toxins against Bt‐resistant and ‐susceptible strains of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) and Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)

    Pest Management Science, 81: 3565-3572 DOI ↗

  3. Wang, Y.**, Potter, B., Vollmer, T., Yang, F.##

    Evaluation of soil-applied insecticides for control of corn rootworm in Minnesota from 2020 – 2024

    Crop Protection, 196: 107268 DOI ↗

  4. Salgado, L.D., Groves, R.L., Owens, D., Waters, T.D., Burkness, E.C., Hutchison, W.D., Yang, F., Nault, B.A.

    Performance of novel alternatives to neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatments for managing maggots (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) in large-seeded vegetable crops

    Crop Protection, 197: 107355 DOI ↗

  5. Roy, R., Abdelgaffar, H., Kerns, D., Huff, M., Staton, M., Yang, F., Huang, F., Jurat‐Fuentes, J.L.

    Reduced processing and toxin binding associated with resistance to Vip3Aa in a strain of fall armyworm ( Spodoptera frugiperda ) from Louisiana

    Pest Management Science, 81: 4097-4107 DOI ↗

2024

6 records

  1. Wang, Y.C., Chang, Y.W., Yang, F., Gong, W.R., Hu, J., Du, Y.Z.

    A potential trade-off between reproduction and enhancement of thermotolerance in Liriomyza trifolii populations driven by thermal acclimation

    Journal of Thermal Biology, 125: 103988 DOI ↗

  2. Yang, F.##, Head, G.P., Kerns, D.D., Jurat‐Fuentes, J.L., Santiago‐González, J.C., Kerns, D.L.

    Diverse genetic basis of Vip3Aa resistance in five independent field‐derived strains of Helicoverpa zea in the US

    Pest Management Science, 80: 2796-2803 DOI ↗

  3. Arthur, B.P., Suh, C.P.C., McKnight, B.M., Parajulee, M.N., Yang, F., Chappell, T.M., Kerns, D.L.

    Evaluation of Cotton Fleahopper (Pseudatomoscelis seriatus (Reuter)) Feeding on Mpp51Aa2-Traited Cotton Utilizing Electrical Penetration Graph (EPG) Waveforms

    Insects, 15: 316 DOI ↗

  4. Hutchison, W.D., Calvin, W.**, Wold-Burkness, S., Yang, F.

    Insecticidal control of corn earworm in Minnesota sweet corn, 2023

    Arthropod Management Tests, 49: tsae005 DOI ↗

  5. Legan, A.W., Allan, C.W., Jensen, Z.N., Degain, B.A., Yang, F., Kerns, D.L., Benowitz, K.M., Fabrick, J.A., Li, X., Carrière, Y., Matzkin, L.M., Tabashnik, B.E.

    Mismatch between lab-generated and field-evolved resistance to transgenic Bt crops in Helicoverpa zea

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121: e2416091121 DOI ↗

  6. Calvin, W.**, Yang, F.##, Kennedy, H., Marçon, P.G., Kerns, D.L.

    Susceptibility of Field and Laboratory Bt-Susceptible and Resistant Strains of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) to HearNPV

    Plants, 13: 529 DOI ↗

2023

7 records

  1. Santiago-González, J.C., Kerns, D.L., Head, G.P., Yang, F.##

    A Modified F2 Screen for Estimating Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab Resistance Allele Frequencies in Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    Journal of Economic Entomology, 116: 289-296 (Invited paper) DOI ↗

  2. Arthur, B.P., Suh, C.P.C., McKnight, B.M., Parajulee, M.N., Yang, F., Kerns, D.L.

    Choice and No-Choice Feeding Assays of Cotton Fleahoppers (Pseudatomoscelis seriatus) on Cotton Expressing the Mpp51Aa2 Protein

    Agronomy, 14: 84 DOI ↗

  3. Kennedy, H., Kerns, D.L., Head, G.P., Yang, F.##

    Cross‐resistance and redundant killing of Vip3Aa resistant populations of Helicoverpa zea on purified Bt proteins and pyramided Bt crops

    Pest Management Science, 79: 5173-5179 DOI ↗

  4. Arthur, B.P., Suh, C.P., McKnight, B.M., Parajulee, M.N., Yang, F., Kerns, D.L.

    Field Evaluation of Cotton Expressing Mpp51Aa2 as a Management Tool for Cotton Fleahoppers, Pseudatomoscelis seriatus (Reuter)

    Toxins, 15: 644 DOI ↗

  5. Calvin, W., Yang, F., Gore, J., Greene, J.K., Kerns, D.L.

    Profitability of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum (L.), when controlling bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), with variable treatment thresholds

    Crop Protection, 173: 106368 DOI ↗

  6. Kerns, D.D., Yang, F., Kerns, D.L., Stewart, S.D., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L.

    Reduced toxin binding associated with resistance to Vip3Aa in the corn earworm ( Helicoverpa zea )

    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 89: e01644-23 DOI ↗

  7. Santiago-González, J.C., Kerns, D.L., Yang, F.##

    Resistance Allele Frequency of Helicoverpa zea to Vip3Aa Bacillus thuringiensis Protein in the Southeastern U.S

    Insects, 14: 161 (Invited paper) DOI ↗

2022

8 records

  1. Li, S.G., Dong, C.L., Zhu, F., Yang, F., Lu, M.X., Du, Y.Z.

    Development and Temperature-induced Expression of a HSP90 Gene Lacking Introns in Cotesia chilonis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

    Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 115: 391-399 DOI ↗

  2. Santiago‐González, J.C., Kerns, D.L., Head, G.P., Yang, F.##

    Effective dominance and redundant killing of single‐ and dual‐gene resistant populations of Helicoverpa zea on pyramided Bt corn and cotton

    Pest Management Science, 78: 4333-4339 DOI ↗

  3. Yang, F.##, Kennedy, H., Santiago‐González, J.C., Kerns, D.L.

    Effects of cross‐pollination among non‐Bt and pyramided Bt corn expressing cry proteins in seed mixtures on resistance development of dual‐gene resistant Helicoverpa zea

    Pest Management Science, 78: 3260-3265 DOI ↗

  4. Yuan, J.W., Song, H.X., Chang, Y.W., Yang, F., Xie, H.F., Gong, W.R., Du, Y.Z.

    Identification, expression analysis and functional verification of two genes encoding small heat shock proteins in the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)

    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 211: 74-84 DOI ↗

  5. Yang, F.##, Kerns, D.L., Little, N., Brown, S.A., Stewart, S.D., Catchot, A.L., Cook, D.R., Gore, J., Crow, W.D., Lorenz, G.M., Towles, T., Tabashnik, B.E.

    Practical resistance to Cry toxins and efficacy of Vip3Aa in Bt cotton against Helicoverpa zea

    Pest Management Science, 78: 5234-5242 DOI ↗

  6. Zhang, Y., Zeng, L., Wei, Y., Zhang, M., Pan, W., Sword, G.A., Yang, F., Chen, F., Wan, G.

    Reliable reference genes for gene expression analyses under the hypomagnetic field in a migratory insect

    Frontiers in Physiology, 13: 954228 DOI ↗

  7. Yang, F.##, Wang, Z., Kerns, D.L.

    Resistance of Spodoptera frugiperda to Cry1, Cry2, and Vip3Aa Proteins in Bt Corn and Cotton in the Americas: Implications for the Rest of the World

    Journal of Economic Entomology, 115: 1752-1760 (Invited Review) DOI ↗

  8. Yuan, J.W., Song, H.X., Chang, Y.W., Yang, F., Du, Y.Z.

    Transcriptome analysis and screening of putative sex-determining genes in the invasive pest, Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, 43: 101008 DOI ↗

2021

7 records

  1. Calvin, W., Yang, F., Brown, S.A., Catchot, A.L., Crow, W.D., Cook, D.R., Gore, J., Kurtz, R., Lorenz, G.M., Seiter, N.J., Stewart, S.D., Towles, T., Kerns, D.L.

    Development of Economic Thresholds Toward Bollworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Management in Bt Cotton, and Assessment of the Benefits From Treating Bt Cotton With Insecticide

    Journal of Economic Entomology, 114: 2493-2504 DOI ↗

  2. Yang, F.##, Kerns, D.L., Little, N.S., Santiago González, J.C., Tabashnik, B.E.

    Early Warning of Resistance to Bt Toxin Vip3Aa in Helicoverpa zea

    Toxins, 13: 618 DOI ↗

  3. Kerns, D.D., Yang, F., Kerns, D.L., Stewart, S.D.

    Evaluation of Bt resistance in Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) strains using various Bt cotton plant tissues

    Pest Management Science, 78: 95-103 DOI ↗

  4. Yang, F.##, Williams, J., Huang, F., Kerns, D.L.

    Genetic basis and cross-resistance of Vip3Aa resistance in Spodoptera frugiperda (lepidoptera: Noctuidae) derived from Texas, USA

    Crop Protection, 147: 105702 DOI ↗

  5. Yang, F.##, Santiago González, J.C., Sword, G.A., Kerns, D.L.

    Genetic basis of resistance to the Vip3Aa Bt protein in Helicoverpa zea

    Pest Management Science, 77: 1530-1535 DOI ↗

  6. Yang, F.##, Santiago González, J.C., Head, G.P., Price, P.A., Kerns, D.L.

    Multiple and non-recessive resistance to Bt proteins in a Cry2Ab2-resistant population of Helicoverpa zea

    Crop Protection, 145: 105650 DOI ↗

  7. Santiago González, J.C., Kerns, D.L., Head, G.P., Yang, F.##

    Status of Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 resistance in field populations of Helicoverpa zea in Texas, USA

    Insect Science, 29: 487-495 DOI ↗

2020

3 records

  1. Yang, F.##, González, J.C.S., Little, N., Reisig, D., Payne, G., Dos Santos, R.F., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., Kurtz, R., Kerns, D.L.

    First documentation of major Vip3Aa resistance alleles in field populations of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Texas, USA

    Scientific Reports, 10: 5867 DOI ↗

  2. Yang, F.##, Head, G.P., Price, P.A., Santiago González, J.C., Kerns, D.L.

    Inheritance of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2 protein resistance in Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    Pest Management Science, 76: 3676-3684 DOI ↗

  3. Gilreath, R.T., Kerns, D.L., Huang, F., Yang, F.##

    No positive cross‐resistance to Cry1 and Cry2 proteins favors pyramiding strategy for management of Vip3Aa resistance in Spodoptera frugiperda

    Pest Management Science, 77: 1963-1970 DOI ↗

2019

5 records

  1. Wang, Y., Wang, J., Fu, X., Nageotte, J.R., Silverman, J., Bretsnyder, E.C., Chen, D., Rydel, T.J., Bean, G.J., Li, K.S., Kraft, E., Gowda, A., Nance, A., Moore, R.G., Pleau, M.J., Milligan, J.S., Anderson, H.M., Asiimwe, P., Evans, A., Moar, W.J., Martinelli, S., Head, G.P., Haas, J.A., Baum, J.A., Yang, F., Kerns, D.L., Jerga, A.

    Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Da_7 and Cry1B.868 Protein Interactions with Novel Receptors Allow Control of Resistant Fall Armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)

    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 85: e00579-19 DOI ↗

  2. Yang, F.##, Kerns, D.L., Head, G.P., Price, P.A., Levy, R., Niu, Y., Huang, F.

    Extended evaluation of Bt protein cross‐pollination in seed blend plantings on survival, growth, and development of Helicoverpa zea feeding on refuge ears

    Pest Management Science, 76: 1011-1019 DOI ↗

  3. Yang, F.##, Williams, J., Porter, P., Huang, F., Kerns, D.L.

    F2 screen for resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa51 protein in field populations of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Texas, USA

    Crop Protection, 126: 104915 DOI ↗

  4. Guo, J., Yang, F., Brown, S., Kern, D., Head, G.P., Price, P.A., Niu, Y., Huang, F.

    Fecundity of the parental and fitness of the F1 populations of corn earworm from refuge ears of seed blend plantings with Genuity® SmartStax™ maize

    Crop Protection, 124: 104873 DOI ↗

  5. Yang, F.##, González, J.C.S., Williams, J., Cook, D.C., Gilreath, R.T., Kerns, D.L.

    Occurrence and Ear Damage of Helicoverpa zea on Transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis Maize in the Field in Texas, U.S. and Its Susceptibility to Vip3A Protein

    Toxins, 11: 102 DOI ↗

2018

4 records

  1. Yang, F.##, Morsello, S., Head, G.P., Sansone, C., Huang, F., Gilreath, R.T., Kerns, D.L.

    F2 screen, inheritance and cross‐resistance of field‐derived Vip3A resistance in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) collected from Louisiana, USA

    Pest Management Science, 74: 1769-1778 DOI ↗

  2. Chen, X., Head, G.P., Price, P., Kerns, D.L., Rice, M.E., Huang, F., Gilreath, R.T., Yang, F.##

    Fitness costs of Vip3A resistance in Spodoptera frugiperda on different hosts

    Pest Management Science, 75: 1074-1080 DOI ↗

  3. Brown, S., Kerns, D., Yang, F.

    Glufosinate Ammonium Suppresses Tetranychus urticae in Cotton

    Journal of Cotton Science, 22: 97-103 DOI ↗

  4. Yang, F., Chen, M., Gowda, A., Kerns, D.L., Huang, F.

    Possibly similar genetic basis of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab protein in 3 resistant colonies of the sugarcane borer collected from Louisiana, USA

    Insect Science, 25: 241-250 DOI ↗

2017

3 records

  1. Yang, F.##, Kerns, D.L., Head, G.P., Price, P., Huang, F.

    Cross‐resistance to purified Bt proteins, Bt corn and Bt cotton in a Cry2Ab2‐corn resistant strain of Spodoptera frugiperda

    Pest Management Science, 73: 2495-2503 DOI ↗

  2. Yang, F.##, Kerns, D.L., Brown, S., Head, G.P., Huang, F.

    Pollen contamination in seed mixture increases the dominance of resistance to Bt maize in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    Pest Management Science, 73: 2379-2385 DOI ↗

  3. Yang, F.##, Kerns, D.L., Head, G., Brown, S., Huang, F.

    Susceptibility of Cry1F-maize resistant, heterozygous, and susceptible Spodoptera frugiperda to Bt proteins used in the transgenic cotton

    Crop Protection, 98: 128-135 DOI ↗

2016

2 records

  1. Huang, F., Qureshi, J.A., Head, G.P., Price, P.A., Levy, R., Yang, F., Niu, Y.

    Frequency of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.105 resistance alleles in field populations of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Louisiana and Florida

    Crop Protection, 83: 83-89 DOI ↗

  2. Yang, F.##, Kerns, D.L., Brown, S., Kurtz, R., Dennehy, T., Braxton, B., Head, G., Huang, F.

    Performance and cross-crop resistance of Cry1F-maize selected Spodoptera frugiperda on transgenic Bt cotton: implications for resistance management

    Scientific Reports, 6: 28059 DOI ↗

2015

3 records

  1. Huang, F., Chen, M., Gowda, A., Clark, T.L., McNulty, B.C., Yang, F., Niu, Y.

    Identification, inheritance, and fitness costs of Cry2Ab2 resistance in a field-derived population of sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

    Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 130: 116-123 DOI ↗

  2. Yang, F., Kerns, D.L., Leonard, B.R., Oyediran, I., Burd, T., Niu, Y., Huang, F.

    Performance of Agrisure®Viptera™ 3111 corn against Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in seed mixed plantings

    Crop Protection, 69: 77-82 DOI ↗

  3. Yang, F.##, Kerns, D., Huang, F.

    Refuge-in-the-Bag Strategy for Managing Insect Resistance to BT Maize

    Outlooks on Pest Management, 26: 226-228 DOI ↗

2014

4 records

  1. Yang, F., Kerns, D.L., Head, G.P., Leonard, B.R., Levy, R., Niu, Y., Huang, F.

    A Challenge for the Seed Mixture Refuge Strategy in Bt Maize: Impact of Cross-Pollination on an Ear-Feeding Pest, Corn Earworm

    PLoS ONE, 9: e112962 DOI ↗

  2. Huang, F., Qureshi, J.A., Meagher, R.L., Reisig, D.D., Head, G.P., Andow, D.A., Ni, X., Kerns, D., Buntin, G.D., Niu, Y., Yang, F., Dangal, V.

    Cry1F Resistance in Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda: Single Gene versus Pyramided Bt Maize

    PLoS ONE, 9: e112958 DOI ↗

  3. Niu, Y., Yang, F., Dangal, V., Huang, F.

    Larval survival and plant injury of Cry1F-susceptible, -resistant, and -heterozygous fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on non-Bt and Bt corn containing single or pyramided genes

    Crop Protection, 59: 22-28 DOI ↗

  4. Yang, F., Kerns, D.L., Head, G.P., Leonard, B.R., Niu, Y., Huang, F.

    Occurrence, distribution, and ear damage of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in mixed plantings of non-Bt and Bt corn containing Genuity® SmartStax™ traits

    Crop Protection, 55: 127-132 DOI ↗

2013

6 records

  1. Yang, F., Du, Y., Cao, J., Huang, F.

    Analysis of three leafminers' complete mitochondrial genomes

    Gene, 529: 1-6 DOI ↗

  2. Wangila, D.S., Leonard, B.R., Ghimire, M.N., Bai, Y., Zhang, L., Yang, Y., Emfinger, K.D., Head, G.P., Yang, F., Niu, Y., Huang, F.

    Occurrence and larval movement of Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in seed mixes of non‐Bt and Bt pyramid corn

    Pest Management Science, 69: 1163-1172 DOI ↗

  3. Zhang, L., Huang, F., Rogers Leonard, B., Chen, M., Clark, T., Zhu, Y.C., Wangila, D.S., Yang, F., Niu, Y.

    Susceptibility of Cry1Ab maize-resistant and -susceptible strains of sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to four individual Cry proteins

    Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 112: 267-272 DOI ↗

  4. Niu, Y., Meagher, R.L., Yang, F., Huang, F.

    Susceptibility of Field Populations of the Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Florida and Puerto Rico to Purified Cry1f Protein and Corn Leaf Tissue Containing Single and Pyramided Bt Genes

    Florida Entomologist, 96: 701-713 DOI ↗

  5. Yang, F., Huang, F., Qureshi, J.A., Leonard, B.R., Niu, Y., Zhang, L., Wangila, D.S.

    Susceptibility of Louisiana and Florida populations of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to transgenic Agrisure®Viptera™ 3111 corn

    Crop Protection, 50: 37-39 DOI ↗

  6. Yang, F., Qureshi, J.A., Leonard, B.R., Head, G.P., Niu, Y., Huang, F.

    Susceptibility of Louisiana and Florida Populations ofSpodoptera frugiperda(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Pyramided Bt Corn Containing Genuity®Vt Double Pro™and Smartstax™Traits

    Florida Entomologist, 96: 714-723 DOI ↗

2011

1 record

  1. Yang, F., Du, Y.Z., Wang, L.P., Cao, J.M., Yu, W.W.

    The complete mitochondrial genome of the leafminer Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae): Great difference in the A+T-rich region compared to Liriomyza trifolii

    Gene, 485: 7-15 DOI ↗

2010

1 record

  1. Yang, F., Cao, J., Du, Y.

    The survey and molecular identification of Liriomyza trifolii in Jiangsu, China

    Plant Protection, 36: 108–111 Publication ↗