selected publications academic article Wulff, J. A., Kiani, M., Regan, K., Eubanks, M. D., & Szczepaniec, A. (2019). Neonicotinoid Insecticides Alter the Transcriptome of Soybean and Decrease Plant Resistance. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(3), 783-783. Regan, K., Ordosch, D., Glover, K. D., Tilmon, K. J., & Szczepaniec, A. (2017). Effects of a pyrethroid and two neonicotinoid insecticides on population dynamics of key pests of soybean and abundance of their natural enemies. Crop Protection. 98, 24-32. Byamukama, E., Szczepaniec, A., Strunk, C., Fanning, R., Bachmann, A., Deneke, D., & Johnson, P. (2016). Assessing Integrated Pest Management Implementation and Knowledge Gaps in South Dakota. Journal of Extension. 54(1), 1-9. Ordosch, D., Narem, R., & Szczepaniec, A. (2016). Effectiveness of Bt Maize against Corn Rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and Species Composition in South Dakota Ten Years Following the Introduction of Transgenic Maize1. 32(1), 59-70. Szczepaniec, A., & Spomer, N. (2016). Effects of Chlorpyrifos and Lambda- and Gamma-Cyhalothrin on Suppression of Aster Leafhoppers, Macrosteles quadrilineatus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Spring Wheat1. 32(1), 25-34. Szczepaniec, A., Glover, K. D., & Berzonsky, W. (2015). Impact of Solid and Hollow Varieties of Winter and Spring Wheat on Severity of Wheat Stem Sawfly (Hymenoptera: Cephidae) Infestations and Yield and Quality of Grain. Journal of Economic Entomology. 108(5), 2316-2323. 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. Szczepaniec, A., & Raupp, M. J. (2013). Direct and indirect effects of imidacloprid on fecundity and abundance of Eurytetranychus buxi (Acari: Tetranychidae) on boxwoods. EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY. 59(3), 307-318. Szczepaniec, A., Widney, S. E., Bernal, J. S., & Eubanks, M. D. (2013). Higher expression of induced defenses in teosintes (Zea spp.) is correlated with greater resistance to fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA. 146(2), 242-251. Szczepaniec, A., Raupp, B., & Raupp, M. (2013). Effects of Dinotefuran and Imidacloprid on Target and Non-target Arthropods on American Elm. Arboriculture and Urban Forestry. 39(5), 231-235. Szczepaniec, A., & Raupp, M. (2012). Effects of Imidacloprid on Spider Mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) Abundance and Associated Injury to Boxwood (Buxus spp.). Arboriculture and Urban Forestry. 38(2), 37-40. Szczepaniec, A., Creary, S. F., Laskowski, K. L., Nyrop, J. P., & Raupp, M. J. (2011). Neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid causes outbreaks of spider mites on elm trees in urban landscapes. PLoS One. 6(5), e20018-e20018. Barbosa, P., Hines, J., Kaplan, I., Martinson, H., Szczepaniec, A., & Szendrei, Z. (2009). Associational Resistance and Associational Susceptibility: Having Right or Wrong Neighbors. Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics. 40(1), 1-20. raupp, m. j., szczepaniec, A., & buckelew cumming, A. (2007). Prophylactic pesticide applications and low species diversity: Do they create pest outbreaks in the urban forest. 59-61. Szczepaniec, A., & Raupp, M. J. (2007). Residual Toxicity of Imidacloprid to Hawthorn Lace Bug, Corythuca cydoniae, Feeding on Cotoneasters in Landscapes and Containers. Journal of Environmental Horticulture. 25(1), 43-46. Raupp, M., Webb, R., Szczepaniec, A., Booth, D., & Ahern, R. (2004). Incidence, Abundance, and Severity of Mites on Hemlocks Following Aplications of Imacloprid. Arboriculture and Urban Forestry. 30(2), 108-113. conference paper szczepaniec, a., raupp, m. J., & eubanks, m. D. (2013). The complicated relationship between neonicotinoid insecticides and biological control: Does it ever work or is it always bound for a disaster? szczepaniec, a., eubanks, m. D., neff, k., lauer, j. G., peralta, a. L., ugarte, c. M., ... others. (2012). Anthropogenic effects on plant resistance: Can insecticides alter induction of defenses in crop plants? jones, c., willis, j., cresko, w., szczepaniec, a., & eubanks, m. D. (2011). High-throughput sequencing for measuring transcription: What it can and cannot tell an ecologist szczepaniec, a., & eubanks, m. D. (2010). COS 57-10: Small bugs, big impacts: effects of aphids on cotton defenses against a chewing herbivore szczepaniec, a., & raupp, m. J. (2008). PS 88-157: Impact of a systemic insecticide on the community of arthropods associated with elm trees in the urban forest szczepaniec, a., & raupp, m. j. (2007). Imidacloprid and spider mite fecundity: Is there a conections szczepaniec, a., & raupp, m. j. (2006). Effects of two systemic neonicotinoid insecticides on the composition of natural enemy communities in boxwood and elm raupp, m. J., webb, r. E., szczepaniec, a., booth, d., & ahern, r. (2005). Impacts of Imidacloprid on Target and Non-target Species on Hemlock szczepaniec, a. (2004). Imidacloprid applications in the boxwood system: Are we any closer to untangling the mite mystery? szczepaniec, a., & raupp, m. J. (2002). Residual effects of imidacloprid on target pests and natural enemies on woody landscape plants
principal investigator on Development and validation of a dynamic action threshold for sugarcane aphids in sorghum awarded by National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2018 - 2021 Sustainable management of insects and mites in crop and vegetable systems in Texas Panhandle awarded by National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2016 - 2021
education and training Ph.D. in Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park - (College Park, Maryland, United States) 2009 B.S. in Cell Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park - (College Park, Maryland, United States) 2003