selected publications academic article Santiago-Gonzlez, J. C., Kerns, D. L., Head, G. P., & Yang, F. (2023). A Modified F2 Screen for Estimating Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab Resistance Allele Frequencies in Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). 116(2), 289-296. Smith, J., Crow, W. D., Catchot, A. L., Gore, J., Cook, D. R., Musser, F., ... Kerns, D. (2023). Evaluating Efficacy and Chemical Concentrations of Commonly Used Insecticides Targeting Tarnished Plant Bug in Mid-South Cotton. Journal of Cotton Science. 27(2), 74-80. Yang, F., Wang, Z., & Kerns, D. L. (2022). 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(6), 1752-1760. Yang, F., Kerns, D. L., Little, N., Brown, S. A., Stewart, S. D., Catchot, A. L., ... Tabashnik, B. E. (2022). Practical resistance to Cry toxins and efficacy of Vip3Aa in Bt cotton against Helicoverpa zea. 78(12), 5234-5242. Santiago-Gonzlez, J. C., Kerns, D. L., Head, G. P., & Yang, F. (2022). Effective dominance and redundant killing of single- and dual-gene resistant populations of Helicoverpa zea on pyramided Bt corn and cotton. 78(10), 4333-4339. Krob, J. L., Stewart, S. D., Brown, S. A., Kerns, D., Graham, S. H., Perkins, C., ... Catchot, B. (2022). Standardized Field Trials in Cotton and Bioassays to Evaluate Resistance of Tobacco Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) to Insecticides in the Southern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology. 115(5), 1693-1702. Yang, F., Kennedy, H., Santiago-Gonzlez, J. C., & Kerns, D. L. (2022). 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. 78(8), 3260-3265. Santiago Gonzlez, J. C., Kerns, D. L., Head, G. P., & Yang, F. (2022). Status of Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 resistance in field populations of Helicoverpa zea in Texas, USA. Insect Science. 29(2), 487-495. Goldsmith, C. L., Kang, K. E., Heitman, E., Adelman, Z. N., Buchman, L. W., Kerns, D., ... Vedlitz, A. (2022). Stakeholder Views on Engagement, Trust, Performance, and Risk Considerations About Use of Gene Drive Technology in Agricultural Pest Management. Health Security. 20(1), 6-15. Kerns, D. D., Yang, F., Kerns, D. L., & Stewart, S. D. (2022). Evaluation of Bt resistance in Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) strains using various Bt cotton plant tissues. 78(1), 95-103. Calvin, W., Yang, F., Brown, S. A., Catchot, A. L., Crow, W. D., Cook, D. R., ... Kerns, D. L. (2021). 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(6), 2493-2504. Gordy, J. W., Seiter, N. J., Kerns, D. L., Reay-Jones, F., Bowling, R. D., Way, M. O., & Brewer, M. J. (2021). Field Assessment of Aphid Doubling Time and Yield of Sorghum Susceptible and Partially Resistant to Sugarcane Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 114(5), 2076-2087. Yang, F., Kerns, D. L., Little, N. S., Santiago Gonzlez, J. C., & Tabashnik, B. E. (2021). Early Warning of Resistance to Bt Toxin Vip3Aa in Helicoverpa zea. Toxins. 13(9), 618-618. Yang, F., Williams, J., Huang, F., & Kerns, D. L. (2021). Genetic basis and cross-resistance of Vip3Aa resistance in Spodoptera frugiperda (lepidoptera: Noctuidae) derived from Texas, USA. Crop Protection. 147, 105702-105702. Yang, F., Gonzlez, J., Head, G. P., Price, P. A., & Kerns, D. L. (2021). Multiple and non-recessive resistance to Bt proteins in a Cry2Ab2-resistant population of Helicoverpa zea. Crop Protection. 145, 105650-105650. Gilreath, R. T., Kerns, D. L., Huang, F., & Yang, F. (2021). No positive cross-resistance to Cry1 and Cry2 proteins favors pyramiding strategy for management of Vip3Aa resistance in Spodoptera frugiperda. 77(4), 1963-1970. Catchot, B. D., Musser, F. R., Gore, J., Krishnan, N., Cook, D. R., Stewart, S. D., ... Knighten, K. S. (2021). Sublethal Impacts of Novaluron on Tarnished Plant Bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) Adults. Journal of Economic Entomology. 114(2), 739-746. Yang, F., Santiago Gonzlez, J. C., Sword, G. A., & Kerns, D. L. (2021). Genetic basis of resistance to the Vip3Aa Bt protein in Helicoverpa zea. Pest Management Science. 77(3), 1530-1535. Vafaie, E. K., Pemberton, H. B., Gu, M., Kerns, D., Eubanks, M. D., & Heinz, K. M. (2021). Adding a Natural Enemy to Respond to Pest Immigration and Delayed Natural Enemy Releases in Augmentative Biological Control. Environmental Entomology. 50(3), 561-570. Vafaie, E. K., Pemberton, H. B., Gu, M., Kerns, D., Eubanks, M. D., & Heinz, K. M. (2021). Using Multiple Natural Enemies to Manage Sweetpotato Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Commercial Poinsettia (Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae) Production. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 12(1), 18-. Yang, F., Head, G. P., Price, P. A., Santiago Gonzlez, J. C., & Kerns, D. L. (2020). Inheritance of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2 protein resistance in Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). 76(11), 3676-3684. Vafaie, E. K., Pemberton, H. B., Gu, M., Kerns, D., Eubanks, M. D., & Heinz, K. M. (2020). Whitefly Abundance on Rooted Poinsettia Cuttings and Finished Poinsettias. HortTechnology. 30(4), 486-491. Yang, F., Gonzlez, J., Little, N., Reisig, D., Payne, G., Dos Santos, R. F., ... Kerns, D. L. (2020). First documentation of major Vip3Aa resistance alleles in field populations of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Texas, USA. Scientific Reports. 10(1), 5867. Neupane, S. B., Kerns, D. L., & Szczepaniec, A. (2020). The Impact of Sorghum Growth Stage and Resistance on Life History of Sugarcane Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 113(2), 787-792. Yang, F., Kerns, D. L., Head, G. P., Price, P. A., Levy, R., Niu, Y., & Huang, F. (2020). Extended evaluation of Bt protein cross-pollination in seed blend plantings on survival, growth, and development of Helicoverpa zea feeding on refuge ears. 76(3), 1011-1019. Vafaie, E. K., Pemberton, H. B., Gu, M., Kerns, D., Eubanks, M. D., & Heinz, K. M. (2020). A comparison of repetitive releases of single or multiple natural enemy species on the suppression of Bemisia tabaci infesting poinsettias. Biological Control. 151, 104407-104407. Kerns, D. D., Kerns, D. L., Lorenz, G. M., Catchot, A. L., & Stewart, S. D. (2020). Impact of Various Bt Cotton Traits and the Application of an Insecticide on the Within Plant Distribution of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae and Injured Floral Structures. Journal of Cotton Science. 24(4), 148-158. Crow, W., Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Cook, D. R., Stewart, S. D., Seiter, N. J., ... Towles, T. (2020). Termination of Insecticide Applications for Tarnished Plant Bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) Management in Cotton. Journal of Cotton Science. 24(1), 17-26. Gonzales, J. D., Kerns, D. L., Brown, S. A., & Beuzelin, J. M. (2019). Evaluation of Commercial Sorghum Hybrids for Resistance to Sugarcane Aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner). SOUTHWESTERN ENTOMOLOGIST. 44(4), 839-851. Yang, F., Williams, J., Porter, P., Huang, F., & Kerns, D. L. (2019). F-2 screen for resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa51 protein in field populations of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Texas, USA. Crop Protection. 126, 104915-104915. Caprio, M. A., Kurtz, R., Catchot, A., Kerns, D., Reisig, D., Gore, J., & Reay-Jones, F. (2019). The Corn-Cotton Agroecosystem in the Mid-Southern United States: What Insecticidal Event Pyramids Should be Used in Each Crop to Extend Vip3A Durability. Journal of Economic Entomology. 112(6), 2894-2906. Wang, Y., Wang, J., Fu, X., Nageotte, J. R., Silverman, J., Bretsnyder, E. C., ... Jerga, A. (2019). 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(16), e00579-e00519. Gordy, J. W., Brewer, M. J., Bowling, R. D., Buntin, G. D., Seiter, N. J., Kerns, D. L., Reay-Jones, F., & Way, M. O. (2019). Development of Economic Thresholds for Sugarcane Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Susceptible Grain Sorghum Hybrids. Journal of Economic Entomology. 112(3), 1251-1259. Chen, X., Head, G. P., Price, P., Kerns, D. L., Rice, M. E., Huang, F., Gilreath, R. T., & Yang, F. (2019). Fitness costs of Vip3A resistance in Spodoptera frugiperda on different hosts. Pest Management Science. 75(4), 1074-1080. Akbar, W., Gowda, A., Ahrens, J. E., Stelzer, J. W., Brown, R. S., Bollman, S. L., ... Clark, T. L. (2019). First transgenic trait for control of plant bugs and thrips in cotton. Pest Management Science. 75(3), 867-877. Yang, F., Gonzlez, J., Williams, J., Cook, D. C., Gilreath, R. T., & Kerns, A. (2019). 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(2), 102-102. Reisig, D., Kerns, D., Gore, J., & Musser, F. (2019). Managing pyrethroid and Btresistant bollworm in southern U.S. cotton. Crops & Soils. 52(1), 30-35. Yang, F., Morsello, S., Head, G. P., Sansone, C., Huang, F., Gilreath, R. T., & Kerns, D. L. (2018). F2 screen, inheritance and cross-resistance of field-derived Vip3A resistance in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) collected from Louisiana, USA. 74(8), 1769-1778. Fleming, D., Musser, F., Reisig, D., Greene, J., Taylor, S., Parajulee, M., ... Little, N. (2018). Effects of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis cotton on insecticide use, heliothine counts, plant damage, and cotton yield: A meta-analysis, 1996-2015. PLoS ONE. 13(7), e0200131-e0200131. Bibb, J. L., Cook, D., Catchot, A., Musser, F., Stewart, S. D., Leonard, B. R., ... Gore, J. (2018). Impact of Corn Earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Field Corn (Poales: Poaceae) Yield and Grain Quality. Journal of Economic Entomology. 111(3), 1249-1255. Yang, F., Chen, M., Gowda, A., Kerns, D. L., & Huang, F. (2018). 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(2), 241-250. North, J. H., Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Stewart, S. D., Lorenz, G. M., Musser, F. R., ... Dodds, D. M. (2018). Value of Neonicotinoid Insecticide Seed Treatments in Mid-South Corn (Zea mays) Production Systems. Journal of Economic Entomology. 111(1), 187-192. North, J. H., Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Stewart, S. D., Lorenz, G. M., Musser, F. R., ... Dodds, D. M. (2018). Value of Neonicotinoid Insecticide Seed Treatments in Mid-South Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum [Malvales: Malvaceae]) Production Systems. Journal of Economic Entomology. 111(1), 10-15. Brown, S., Kerns, D., & Yang, F. (2018). Glufosinate Ammonium Suppresses Tetranychus urticae in Cotton. Journal of Cotton Science. 22(2), 97-103. Yang, F., Kerns, D. L., Head, G. P., Price, P., & Huang, F. (2017). Cross-resistance to purified Bt proteins, Bt corn and Bt cotton in a Cry2Ab2-corn resistant strain of Spodoptera frugiperda. 73(12), 2495-2503. Yang, F., Kerns, D. L., Brown, S., Head, G. P., & Huang, F. (2017). Pollen contamination in seed mixture increases the dominance of resistance to Bt maize in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). 73(11), 2379-2385. Brewer, M. J., Gordy, J. W., Kerns, D. L., Woolley, J. B., Rooney, W. L., & Bowling, R. D. (2017). Sugarcane Aphid Population Growth, Plant Injury, and Natural Enemies on Selected Grain Sorghum Hybrids in Texas and Louisiana. Journal of Economic Entomology. 110(5), 2109-2118. Yang, F., Kerns, D. L., Head, G., Brown, S., & Huang, F. (2017). Susceptibility of Cry1F-maize resistant, heterozygous, and susceptible Spodoptera frugiperda to Bt proteins used in the transgenic cotton. Crop Protection. 98, 128-135. Brown, S., Kerns, D. L., Gore, J., Lorenz, G., & Stewart, S. (2017). Susceptibility of twospotted spider mites (Tetranychus urticae) to abamectin in Midsouth cotton. Crop Protection. 98, 179-183. Harris-Shultz, K., Ni, X., Wadl, P. A., Wang, X., Wang, H., Huang, F., ... Yang, X. (2017). Microsatellite Markers Reveal a Predominant Sugarcane Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) Clone is Found on Sorghum in Seven States and One Territory of the USA. Crop Science. 57(4), 2064-2072. Elliott, N., Brewer, M., Seiter, N., Royer, T., Bowling, R., Backoulou, G., ... Kerns, D. (2017). Sugarcane Aphid(1) Spatial Distribution in Grain Sorghum Fields. SOUTHWESTERN ENTOMOLOGIST. 42(1), 27-35. Reay-Jones, F., Bessin, R. T., Brewer, M. J., Buntin, D. G., Catchot, A. L., Cook, D. R., ... Rice, M. E. (2016). Impact of Lepidoptera (Crambidae, Noctuidae, and Pyralidae) Pests on Corn Containing Pyramided Bt Traits and a Blended Refuge in the Southern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology. 109(4), 1859-1871. Niu, Y., Qureshi, J. A., Ni, X., Head, G. P., Price, P. A., Meagher, R. L., ... Huang, F. (2016). F2 screen for resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2-maize in field populations of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from the southern United States. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 138, 66-72. Yang, F., Kerns, D. L., Brown, S., Kurtz, R., Dennehy, T., Braxton, B. o., Head, G., & Huang, F. (2016). Performance and cross-crop resistance of Cry1F-maize selected Spodoptera frugiperda on transgenic Bt cotton: implications for resistance management. Scientific Reports. 6(1), 28059. Adams, B. P., Cook, D. R., Catchot, A. L., Gore, J., Musser, F., Stewart, S. D., ... Golden, B. (2016). Evaluation of Corn Earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) , Economic Injury Levels in Mid-South Reproductive Stage Soybean. Journal of Economic Entomology. 109(3), 1161-1166. North, J. H., Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Stewart, S. D., Lorenz, G. M., Musser, F. R., ... Dodds, D. M. (2016). Value of Neonicotinoid Insecticide Seed Treatments in Mid-South Soybean ( Glycine max ) Production Systems. Journal of Economic Entomology. 109(3), 1156-1160. Kerns, D. L., Fromme, D. D., Baugh, B. A., & Doederlein, T. (2016). Ability of Cotton on the Texas High Plains to Compensate for Pre-bloom Square Loss and Impact on Yield and Fiber Quality. Journal of Cotton Science. 20(2), 103-115. Bowling, R. D., Brewer, M. J., Kerns, D. L., Gordy, J., Seiter, N., Elliott, N. E., ... Maxson, E. (2016). Sugarcane Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae): A New Pest on Sorghum in North America. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 7(1), 12-12. Jones, N., Williams, S., Emfinger, K., Brown, S., & Kerns, D. (2015). Effects of Adjuvants on Transform Efficacy Towards Sugarcane Aphid in Grain Sorghum, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests. 40(1), f15-F15. Kerns, D., Williams, S., Emfinger, K., Brown, S., & Jones, N. (2015). Effects of Insecticides on Blooming Grain Sorghum on Sorghum Midge and Sugarcane Aphid Control, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests. 40(1), f16-F16. Jones, N., Brown, S., Williams, S., Emfinger, K., & Kerns, D. (2015). Efficacy of Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments Against Sugarcane Aphid in Grain Sorghum, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests. 40(1), f12-F12. Brown, S. A., Kerns, D. L., Williams, T. S., Emfinger, K., & Jones, N. (2015). Evaluation of Foliar Insecticides for Control of Soybean Looper in Soybean, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests. 40(1), f17-F17. Brown, S. A., Kerns, D. L., Williams, T. S., Emfinger, K., & Jones, N. (2015). Evaluation of Foliar Insecticides for Kudzu Bug Control in Soybeans, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests. 40(1), f14-F14. Emfinger, K., Brown, S., Williams, S., Jones, N., & Kerns, D. (2015). Evaluation of Seed Treatments Against Thrips on Cotton, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests. 40(1), f13-F13. Emfinger, K., Brown, S., Williams, S., Jones, N., & Kerns, D. (2015). Evaluation of Selected Insecticides for Control of Stink Bugs in Soybean, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests. 40(1), f18-F18. Kerns, D., Brown, S., Jones, N., Emfinger, K., & Williams, S. (2015). Evaluation of Strafer for Tarnished Plant Bug in Cotton, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests. 40(1), f19-F19. Yang, F., Kerns, D., & Huang, F. (2015). Refuge-in-the-Bag Strategy for Managing Insect Resistance to BT Maize. Pesticide Outlook. 26(5), 226-228. Kerns, D. L., Yates, J. A., & Baugh, B. A. (2015). Economic Threshold for Cotton Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Cotton in the Southwestern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology. 108(4), 1795-1803. Smith, T. P., Beuzelin, J. M., Catchot, A. L., Murillo, A. C., & Kerns, D. L. (2015). Biology, Ecology, and Management of the Sugarcane Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Sweetpotato and Corn. 6(1), 13--13. Yang, F., Kerns, D. L., Leonard, B. R., Oyediran, I., Burd, T., Niu, Y., & Huang, F. (2015). Performance of AgrisureViptera 3111 corn against Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in seed mixed plantings. Crop Protection. 69, 77-82. Yang, F., Kerns, D. L., Head, G. P., Leonard, B. R., Levy, R., Niu, Y., & Huang, F. (2014). 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(11), e112962-e112962. Huang, F., Qureshi, J. A., Meagher, R. L., Reisig, D. D., Head, G. P., Andow, D. A., ... Dangal, V. (2014). Cry1F resistance in fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda: single gene versus pyramided Bt maize. PLoS ONE. 9(11), e112958-e112958. Balachandran, A., Parajulee, M. N., & Kerns, D. L. (2014). Effect of selected insecticides on Lygus hesperus (Heteroptera: Miridae) oviposition behavior in cotton. Environmental Entomology. 43(1), 83-90. Williams, T. S., Jones, N., Emfinger, K., & Kerns, D. (2014). EFFICACY OF FOLIAR INSECTICIDES TOWARDS THRIPS IN COTTON, 2013. Arthropod Management Tests. 39(1), f52. Williams, T. S., Jones, N., Emfinger, K., & Kerns, D. (2014). EVALUATION OF AZA-DIRECT EFFICACY FOR TARNISHED PLANT BUG IN COTTON, 2013. Arthropod Management Tests. 39(1), f53. Jones, N., Williams, S., Emfinger, K., & Kerns, D. (2014). EVALUATION OF INSECTICIDE EFFICACY ON FALL ARMYWORM IN CORN, 2013. Arthropod Management Tests. 39(1), f54. Brown, S. A., Kerns, D. L., Williams, T. S., Emfinger, K., & Jones, N. (2014). EVALUATION OF JUSTICE AND BRIGADE FOR REDBANDED STINK BUG CONTROL IN SOYBEANS, 2013. Arthropod Management Tests. 39(1), f55. Brown, S. A., Kerns, D. L., Williams, T. S., Emfinger, K., & Jones, N. (2014). EVALUATION OF LOW RATES OF REQUIM WITH OBERON FOR TWO-SPOTTED SPIDER MITE CONTROL ON SEEDLING COTTON, 2013. Arthropod Management Tests. 39(1), f56. Emfinger, K. D., Jones, N., Williams, S., & Kerns, D. (2014). EVALUATION OF SELECTED IN-FURROW INSECTICIDES AGAINST THRIPS ON SEEDLING COTTON, 2013. Arthropod Management Tests. 39(1), f57. Emfinger, K. D., Jones, N., Williams, S., & Kerns, D. (2014). EVALUATION OF SELECTED INSECTICIDES AGAINST TARNISHED PLANT BUGS IN COTTON, 2013. Arthropod Management Tests. 39(1), f58. Jones, N., Williams, S., Emfinger, K., & Kerns, D. (2014). EVALUATION OF SELECTED SEED TREATMENTS AND SOIL TREATMENTS AGAINST SUGARCANE BEETLE IN CORN, 2013. Arthropod Management Tests. 39(1), f59. Yang, F., Kerns, D. L., Head, G. P., Leonard, B. R., Niu, Y., & Huang, F. (2014). 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. Stewart, S. D., Akin, D. S., Reed, J., Bacheler, J., Catchot, A., Cook, D., ... Toews, M. (2013). Arthropod management & applied ecology: Survey of thrips species infesting cotton across the southern U.S. cotton belt. Journal of Cotton Science. 17(4), 263-269. Gore, J., Cook, D., Catchot, A., Leonard, B. R., Stewart, S. D., Lorenz, G., & Kerns, D. (2013). Cotton aphid (Heteroptera: Aphididae) susceptibility to commercial and experimental insecticides in the southern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology. 106(3), 1430-1439. Ek-Ramos, M. J., Zhou, W., Valencia, C. U., Antwi, J. B., Kalns, L. L., Morgan, G. D., Kerns, D. L., & Sword, G. A. (2013). Spatial and temporal variation in fungal endophyte communities isolated from cultivated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). PLoS ONE. 8(6), e66049-e66049. Szczepaniec, A., Raupp, M. J., Parker, R. D., Kerns, D., & Eubanks, M. D. (2013). Neonicotinoid insecticides alter induced defenses and increase susceptibility to spider mites in distantly related crop plants. PLoS ONE. 8(5), e62620-e62620. Pierce, J. B., Allen, C., Multer, W., Doederlein, T., Anderson, M., Russell, S., ... Smith, L. (2013). Pink Bollworm (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on the Southern Plains of Texas and in New Mexico: Distribution; and Eradication of a Remnant Population. SOUTHWESTERN ENTOMOLOGIST. 38(3), 369-378. Williams, T. S., Kerns, D. L., Chapman, J., & Emfinger, K. (2013). ACETAMIPRID EFFICACY FOR TARNISHED PLANT BUG IN COTTON, 2012. Arthropod Management Tests. 38(1), f50. Williams, T. S., Kerns, D. L., Chapman, J., & Emfinger, K. (2013). EFFICACY OF SELECTED INSECTICIDES FOR REDBANDED STINKBUG IN SOYBEAN, 2012. Arthropod Management Tests. 38(1), f69. Emfinger, K., Williams, S., Chapman, J., & Kerns, D. (2013). EVALUATION OF COTTON SEED TREATMENTS AGAINST THRIPS ON SEEDLING COTTON, 2012. Arthropod Management Tests. 38(1), f36. Chapman, J. S., Emfinger, K. D., Williams, T. S., & Kerns, D. (2013). EVALUATION OF EFFICAY OF SELECTED INSECTICIDES AGAINST FALL ARMYWORMS IN PASTURES, 2012. Arthropod Management Tests. 38(1), g22. Emfinger, K., Williams, S., Chapman, J., & Kerns, D. (2013). EVALUATION OF FOLIAR INSECTICIDES AGAINST THRIPS ON SEEDLING COTTON, 2012. Arthropod Management Tests. 38(1), f34. Emfinger, K., Williams, S., Chapman, J., & Kerns, D. (2013). EVALUATION OF INSECTICIDES AGAINST SORGUM WEBWORM IN GRAIN SORGHUM, 2012. Arthropod Management Tests. 38(1), f56. Emfinger, K., Williams, S., Chapman, J., & Kerns, D. (2013). EVALUATION OF PONCHO/VOTIVO, AERIS AND GAUCHO AGAINST THRIPS ON SEEDLING COTTON,2012. Arthropod Management Tests. 38(1), f35. Kerns, D. L., & Anderson, M. G. (2012). Occurrence, impact, and management of Kurtomathrips morrilli: A new pest of cotton on the Texas high plains. Journal of Cotton Science. 16(4), 220-228. Kerns, D. L., Kesey, B. J., Baugh, B. A., & Patman, D. R. (2012). EFFICACY OF INSECTICIDES AGAINST APHIDS IN COTTON, 2011. Arthropod Management Tests. 37(1), f45. Kerns, D. L., Kesey, B. J., Baugh, B. A., & Patman, D. R. (2012). EFFICACY OF INSECTICIDES TO WESTERN TARNISHED PLANT BUG IN COTTON, 2011. Arthropod Management Tests. 37(1), f52. Kerns, D. L., Kesey, B. J., Baugh, B. A., & Patman, D. R. (2012). EFFICACY OF INTRUDER AND TRANSFORM TOWARDS COTTON APHIDS IN COTTON, 2011. Arthropod Management Tests. 37(1), f46. Kerns, D. L., Kesey, B. J., Baugh, B. A., & Patman, D. R. (2012). EFFICACY OF TRANSFORM AGAINST COTTON FLEAHOPPER IN COTTON, 2011. Arthropod Management Tests. 37(1), f49. Kerns, D. L., Anderson, M. G., Baugh, B. A., Patman, D. R., & Kesey, B. J. (2012). EVALAUATION OF INSECTICIDES FOR CONTROL OF MIXED POPULAIONS OF BOLLWORM AND FALL ARMYWORM IN COTTON, 2011. Arthropod Management Tests. 37(1), f48. Kesey, B. J., & Kerns, D. L. (2012). EVALUATION OF BIDRIN XP II FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN TARNISHED PLANT BUG IN COTTON, 2011. Arthropod Management Tests. 37(1), f51. Kerns, D. L., & Kesey, B. J. (2012). EVALUATION OF IN-FURROW APPLICATIONS OF COUNTER FOR CONTROL OF THRIPS IN COTTON, 2011. Arthropod Management Tests. 37(1), f56. Kerns, D. L., & Kesey, B. J. (2012). EVALUATION OF IN-FURROW INSECTICIDE AND SEED TREATMENTS FOR CONTROL OF THRIPS IN COTTON, 2011. Arthropod Management Tests. 37(1), f57. Kerns, D. L., Anderson, M. G., Patman, D. R., Baugh, B. A., & Kesey, B. J. (2012). EVALUATION OF INSECTICIDES FOR CONTROL OF KURTOMATHRIPS MORRILLI IN COTTON, 2011. Arthropod Management Tests. 37(1), f50. Kerns, D. L., Baugh, B. A., Patman, D. R., & Kesey, B. J. (2012). EVALUATION OF MITICIDES FOR SPIDER MITE CONTROL IN BLOOMING COTTON, 2011. Arthropod Management Tests. 37(1), f54. Kerns, D. L., Doederlein, T. A., Anderson, M. G., Russell, S. A., & Kesey, B. J. (2012). EVALUATION OF MITICIDES FOR SPIDER MITE CONTROL IN PRE-BLOOM COTTON, 2011. Arthropod Management Tests. 37(1), f55. Kerns, D. L., Russell, S. A., Baugh, B. A., Patman, D. R., & Kesey, B. J. (2012). EVALUATION OF NEW INSECTICIDES FOR BOLLWORM CONTROL IN COTTON, 2011. Arthropod Management Tests. 37(1), f47. Kerns, D. L., & Kesey, B. J. (2012). EVALUATION OF SEED TREATMENTS FOR CONTROL OF THRIPS IN COTTON, 2011. Arthropod Management Tests. 37(1), f58. Kesey, B. J., & Kerns, D. L. (2012). EVALUATION OF TRANSFORM FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN TARNISHED PLANT BUG IN COTTON, 2011. Arthropod Management Tests. 37(1), f53. Kerns, D. L., Cattaneo, M. G., Baugh, B. A., Patman, D. R., & Kesey, B. J. (2011). EVALAUATION OF INSECTICIDES FOR CONTROL OF MIXED POPULAIONS OF BOLLWORM AND FALL ARMYWORM IN COTTON, 2010. Arthropod Management Tests. 36(1), f46. Kerns, D. L., Vandiver, M. R., & Kesey, B. J. (2011). EVALUATION OF ALDICARB FORMULATIONS FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN FLOWER THRIPS IN COTTON, 2010. Arthropod Management Tests. 36(1), f58. Kerns, D. L., Kesey, B. J., & Baugh, B. A. (2011). EVALUATION OF BELAY FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN TARNISHED PLANT BUG IN COTTON, 2010. Arthropod Management Tests. 36(1), f47. Kerns, D. L., Kesey, B. J., Baugh, B. A., & Patman, D. R. (2011). EVALUATION OF INSECTICIDES AGAINST COTTON APHIDS AND CONVERGENT LADY BEETLE LARVAE IN COTTON, 2010. Arthropod Management Tests. 36(1), f44. Kerns, D. L., & Kesey, B. J. (2011). EVALUATION OF INSECTICIDES FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN TARNISHED PLANT BUG IN COTTON, 2010. Arthropod Management Tests. 36(1), f50. Kerns, D. L., Baugh, B. A., & Kesey, B. J. (2011). EVALUATION OF MITICIDES FOR SPIDER MITE CONTROL IN COTTON, 2010A. Arthropod Management Tests. 36(1), f51. Kerns, D. L., Baugh, B. A., & Kesey, B. J. (2011). EVALUATION OF MITICIDES FOR SPIDER MITE CONTROL IN COTTON, 2010B. Arthropod Management Tests. 36(1), f52. Kerns, D. L., & Kesey, B. J. (2011). EVALUATION OF PREVENTATIVE AND FOLIAR INSECTICDES FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN FLOWER THRIPS IN COTTON, 2010. Arthropod Management Tests. 36(1), f56. Kerns, D. L., & Kesey, B. J. (2011). EVALUATION OF PREVENTATIVE TREATMENTS AND FOLIAR OVER SPRAYS FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN FLOWER THRIPS IN COTTON, 2010A. Arthropod Management Tests. 36(1), f53. Kerns, D. L., & Kesey, B. J. (2011). EVALUATION OF PREVENTATIVE TREATMENTS AND FOLIAR OVER SPRAYS FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN FLOWER THRIPS IN COTTON, 2010B. Arthropod Management Tests. 36(1), f54. Kerns, D. L., Adair, A. S., & Kesey, B. J. (2011). EVALUATION OF SEED TREATMENTS FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN FLOWER THRIPS IN COTTON, 2010. Arthropod Management Tests. 36(1), f57. Kerns, D. L., Baugh, B. A., Patman, D. R., & Siders, K. T. (2011). EVALUATION OF SULFOXAFLOR FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN TARNISHED PLANT BUG IN COTTON, 2009. Arthropod Management Tests. 36(1), f48. Kerns, D. L., Baugh, B. A., & Kesey, B. J. (2011). EVALUATION OF SULFOXAFLOR FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN TARNISHED PLANT BUG IN COTTON, 2010. Arthropod Management Tests. 36(1), f49. Kerns, D. L., Kesey, B. J., Baugh, B. A., & Patman, D. R. (2011). IMPACT OF THIAMETHOXAM SEED TREATMENTS ON THE EFFIACY OF SUBSEQUENT FOLIAR APPLICATIONS OF THIAMETHOXAM TOWARDS COTTON APHIDS IN COTTON, 2010. Arthropod Management Tests. 36(1), f45. Kerns, D. L., Woodward, J. E., Adair, A. S., & Kesey, B. J. (2011). INTERACTION BETWEEN INSECTICIDES TARGETING WESTERN FLOWER THRIPS AND FUNGICIDES IN COTTON, 2010. Arthropod Management Tests. 36(1), f55. Kerns, D. L., Baugh, B. A., & Patman, D. R. (2010). EFFICACY OF CARBINE AND INTRUDER FOR COTTON APHID CONTROL IN COTTON, 2009. Arthropod Management Tests. 35(1), f18. Kerns, D. L., Baugh, B. A., & Patman, D. R. (2010). EVALAUATION OF INSECTICIDES FOR BEET ARMYWORM CONTROL IN COTTON, 2009. Arthropod Management Tests. 35(1), f16. Kerns, D. L., Patman, D. R., Baugh, B. A., & Siders, K. T. (2010). EVALUATION OF DIAMOND FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN TARNISHED PLANT BUG IN COTTON, 2009. Arthropod Management Tests. 35(1), f21. Siders, K. T., & Kerns, D. L. (2010). EVALUATION OF IMIDACLOPRID/SPIROTETRAMAT PRE-MIX FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN TARNISHED PLANT BUG IN COTTON, 2009. Arthropod Management Tests. 35(1), f25. Kerns, D. L., Baugh, B. A., & Patman, D. R. (2010). EVALUATION OF INSECTICIDES AGAINST COTTON APHIDS AND LADY BEETLE LARVAE IN COTTON, 2009. Arthropod Management Tests. 35(1), f17. Kerns, D. L., & Nino, E. M. (2010). EVALUATION OF INSECTICIDES FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN FLOWER THRIPS IN COTTON, 2009. Arthropod Management Tests. 35(1), f20. Kerns, D. L., Vandiver, M. R., Baugh, B. A., & Nino, E. M. (2010). EVALUATION OF INSECTICIDES FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN TARNISHED PLANT BUG IN COTTON, 2009. Arthropod Management Tests. 35(1), f22. Kerns, D. L., & Vandiver, M. R. (2010). EVALUATION OF PREVENTIVE INSECTICIDES FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN FLOWER THRIPS IN COTTON, 2009. Arthropod Management Tests. 35(1), f19. Kerns, D. L., & Kesey, B. J. (2009). Evaluation of Seedling Transgenic Cotton Containing Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins to Saltmarsh Caterpillar, Estigmene acrea (Drury). SOUTHWESTERN ENTOMOLOGIST. 34(3), 239-243. Kerns, D. L. (2009). EFFICACY OF INSECTICIDES TARGETING COTTON APHIDS IN COTTON, 2008. Arthropod Management Tests. 34(1), f26. Baugh, B. A., & Kerns, D. L. (2009). EVALAUATION OF INSECTICIDES FOR BEET ARMYWORM CONTROL IN COTTON, 2008. Arthropod Management Tests. 34(1), f19. Nino, E. M., Cronholm, G. B., Baugh, B. A., & Kerns, D. L. (2009). EVALAUATION OF NEW INSECTICIDES FOR BOLLWORM CONTROL IN COTTON, 2008. Arthropod Management Tests. 34(1), f34. Vandiver, M. R., & Kerns, D. L. (2009). EVALUATION OF AT-PLANTING INSECTICIDES FOR THRIPS CONTROL IN COTTON, 2008a. Arthropod Management Tests. 34(1), f42. Cattaneo, M. G., & Kerns, D. L. (2009). EVALUATION OF AT-PLANTING INSECTICIDES FOR THRIPS CONTROL IN COTTON, 2008b. Arthropod Management Tests. 34(1), f21. Kerns, D. L., & Baugh, B. A. (2009). EVALUATION OF INSECTICIDES AGAINST COTTON APHIDS AND PREDATORS IN COTTON, 2008. Arthropod Management Tests. 34(1), f27. Kerns, D. L., & Balachandran, A. (2009). EVALUATION OF INSECTICIDES FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN TARNISHED PLANT BUG IN COTTON, 2008A. Arthropod Management Tests. 34(1), f28. Kerns, D. L., Balachandran, A., Baugh, B. A., & Parajulee, M. N. (2009). EVALUATION OF INSECTICIDES FOR CONTROL OF WESTERN TARNISHED PLANT BUG IN COTTON, 2008B. Arthropod Management Tests. 34(1), f29. Nino, E. M., & Kerns, D. L. (2009). EVALUATION OF INSECTICIDES FOR COTTON FLEAHOPPER CONTROL IN COTTON, 2008. Arthropod Management Tests. 34(1), f35. Cronholm, G. B., & Kerns, D. L. (2008). EFFICACY OF INSECTICIDES TO COTTON APHIDS IN COTTON, 2007. Arthropod Management Tests. 33(1), f38. Vandiver, M. R., & Kerns, D. L. (2008). EVALUATION OF AT-PLANTING INSECTICIDES FOR THRIPS CONTROL IN COTTON, 2007. Arthropod Management Tests. 33(1), f40. Baugh, B. A., & Kerns, D. L. (2008). EVALUATION OF INSECTICIDES FOR COTTON FLEAHOPPER CONTROL IN COTTON, 2007. Arthropod Management Tests. 33(1), f35. Baugh, B. A., & Kerns, D. L. (2008). EVALUATION OF MITICIDES FOR SPIDER MITE CONTROL IN COTTON, 2007. Arthropod Management Tests. 33(1), f37. Baugh, B. A., & Kerns, D. L. (2008). EVALUATION OF NEW MITICIDES FOR SPIDER MITE CONTROL IN COTTON, 2007. Arthropod Management Tests. 33(1), f36. Baugh, B. A., & Kerns, D. L. (2008). EVALUATION OF SPIROTETRAMAT FOR CONTROL OF COTTON FLEAHOPPER AND APHIDS IN COTTON, 2007. Arthropod Management Tests. 33(1), f34. Nino, E. M., Cronholm, G. B., Baugh, B. A., Vandiver, M. R., & Kerns, D. L. (2008). RAINFASTNESS OF INSECTICIDES TARGETING BOLLWORM IN COTTON, 2007. Arthropod Management Tests. 33(1), f39. Sisterson, M. S., Liu, Y. B., Kerns, D. L., & Tabashnik, B. E. (2003). Effects of kaolin particle film on oviposition, larval mining, and infestation of cotton by pink bollworm (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). 96(3), 805-810. Haile, F. J., Kerns, D. L., Richardson, J. M., & Higley, L. G. (2000). Impact of insecticides and surfactant on lettuce physiology and yield. Journal of Economic Entomology. 93(3), 788-794. Kerns, D. L. (2000). Mating disruption of beet armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in vegetables by a synthetic pheromone. Crop Protection. 19(5), 327-334. Kerns, D. L., & Stewart, S. D. (2000). Sublethal effects of insecticides on the intrinsic rate of increase of cotton aphid. ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA. 94(1), 41-49. Kerns, D. L., Stewart, S. D., & McKenzie, C. L. (1998). Sublethal effects of insecticides on cotton aphid reproduction. 1067-1073. Kerns, D. L., Palumbo, J. C., & Tellez, T. (1998). Resistance of Field Strains of Beet Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Arizona and California to Carbamate Insecticides. Journal of Economic Entomology. 91(5), 1038-1043. Kerns, D. L., Palumbo, J. C., & Byrne, D. N. (1998). Relative susceptibility of red and green color forms of green peach aphid to insecticides. SOUTHWESTERN ENTOMOLOGIST. 23(1), 17-24. Palumbo, J. C., Kerns, D. L., Engle, C. E., Sanchez, C. A., & Wilcox, M. (1996). lmidacloprid Formulation and Soil Placement Effects on Colonization by Sweetpotato Whitefly (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae): Head Size and Incidence of Chlorosis in Lettuce. Journal of Economic Entomology. 89(3), 735-742. Palumbo, J. C., & Kerns, D. L. (1994). Effects of imidacloprid as a soil treatment on colonization of green peach aphid and marketability of lettuce. SOUTHWESTERN ENTOMOLOGIST. 19(4), 339-346. Kerns, D. L., & Gaylor, M. J. (1993). Biotic Control of Cotton Aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) in Cotton Influenced by Two Insecticides. Journal of Economic Entomology. 86(6), 1824-1834. Kerns, D. L., & Gaylor, M. J. (1993). Induction of cotton aphid outbreaks by insecticides in cotton. Crop Protection. 12(5), 387-393. Calvin, W., Gore, J., Greene, J., Perkin, L., & Kerns, D. L. Potential for Grain Sorghum as a Trap and Nursery Crop for Helicoverpa zea and Its Natural Enemies and Dissemination of HearNPV into Cotton. Agronomy. 14(8), 1779-1779. conference paper Escalante, C., Zaccaron, M. L., Jacobson, A. L., Bowen, K. L., Strayer-Scherer, A., Hagan, A. K., ... Koebernick, J. (2022). Molecular epidemiology of cotton leafroll dwarf virus in southeastern United States. Phytopathology. 19-19. institutional repository document North, H. L., Fu, Z., Metz, R., Stull, M. A., Johnson, C. D., Shirley, X., ... Sword, G. (2023). Rapid evolution of pesticide resistance via adaptation and interspecific introgression in a major North American crop pest Parker, R. D., Knutson, A. E., Jungman, M. J., Biles, S., & Kerns, D. L. (2008). Suggested Insecticides for Managing Cotton Insects in the Southern, Eastern and Blackland Areas of Texas--2008 Parker, R. D., Knutson, A. E., Biles, S., Kerns, D. L., & Jungman, M. J. (2008). Managing Cotton Insects in the Southern, Eastern and Blackland Areas of Texas 2008 Siders, K., Baugh, B. A., Sansone, C., & Kerns, D. L. (2008). Suggested Insecticides for Managing Cotton Insects in the High Plains, Rolling Plains and Trans Pecos Areas of Texas--2008 Siders, K., Baugh, B. A., Sansone, C., & Kerns, D. L. (2008). Managing Cotton Insects in the High Plains, Rolling Plains and Trans Pecos Areas of Texas--2008 Cattaneo, M., & Kerns, D. L. (2008). Suggested Insecticides for Managing Cotton Insects in the Lower Rio Grande Valley - 2008 Cattaneo, M., & Kerns, D. L. (2008). Managing Cotton Insects in the Lower Rio Grande Valley - 2008 Calvin, W., Gore, J., Greene, J., Perkin, L., & Kerns, D. L. Potential for Grain Sorghum as a Trap and Nursery Crop for Helicoverpa zea and its Natural Enemies and Dissemination of HearNPV into Cotton
principal investigator on Understanding the Risks Associated with Vip3A Resistance in Helicoverpa zea awarded by National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2020 - 2024 Investigating Action Thresholds and Alternative Approaches for Managing Helicoverpa zea in Cotton awarded by National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2022
teaching activities BICH491 Hnr-research Instructor ENTO484 Professional Internship Instructor ENTO691 Research Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations Allison, Raven S (2021-04). Potential Insect Deterrence in a Tri-Species Cotton Hybrid. Allison, Raven S (2021-04). Potential Insect Deterrence in a Tri-Species Cotton Hybrid. Gilreath, Ryan Tyler (2019-11). Determining the Susceptibility and Cross-Resistance in a VIP3A Resistant Strain of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda, to Purified Bt Proteins, Bt Corn, and Bt Cotton. Gonzales, John David (2019-08). Evaluation of Commercial Grain Sorghum Hybrids and Commercial Insecticides for Control of the Sugarcane Aphid Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner, 1897) (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Neupane, Subin Babu (2020-03). Sugarcane Aphid Management and Host Plant Interactions in Postanthesis Grain Sorghum. Neupane, Subin Babu (2020-03). Sugarcane Aphid Management and Host Plant Interactions in Postanthesis Grain Sorghum.
education and training Ph.D. in Entomology, Auburn University - (Auburn, Alabama, United States) 1992 M.Sc. in Entomology, Oklahoma State University - (Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States) 1987 B.Sc. in Entomology, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1985
awards and honors Association of Former Students University-Level Distinguished Achievement Award, The, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2022
mailing address Department of Entomology 2475 TAMU Department of Entomology, 2475 TAMU College Station, Texas 77843 USA