Associated Departments

Entomology

Scholars@UK

Increasing pasture diet diversity in broiler chickens: Insights from DNA metabarcoding

Thongjued, K., Garcia, K., Halmos, V., Pulliam, K., Gonthier, D. J. & Dupuis, J., May 14 2025, In: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 40, e13.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Arthropod arbiters: natural enemy communities mediate the effects of landscape and local-scale complexity on Lygus-induced crop loss in organic strawberries

Lu, A., Gonthier, D., Sciligo, A., Garcia, K., Chiba, T., Juárez, G. & Kremen, C., 2024, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 8, 1336888.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture

Rasmussen, L. V., Grass, I., Mehrabi, Z., Smith, O. M., Bezner-Kerr, R., Blesh, J., Garibaldi, L. A., Isaac, M. E., Kennedy, C. M., Wittman, H., Batáry, P., Buchori, D., Cerda, R., Chará, J., Crowder, D. W., Darras, K., DeMaster, K., Garcia, K., Gómez, M. & Gonthier, D. & 38 others, Hidayat, P., Hipólito, J., Hirons, M., Hoey, L., James, D., John, I., Jones, A. D., Karp, D. S., Kebede, Y., Kerr, C. B., Klassen, S., Kotowska, M., Kreft, H., Llanque, R., Levers, C., Lizcano, D. J., Lu, A., Madsen, S., Marques, R. N., Martins, P. B., Melo, A., Nyantakyi-Frimpong, H., Olimpi, E. M., Owen, J. P., Pantevez, H., Qaim, M., Redlich, S., Scherber, C., Sciligo, A. R., Snapp, S., Snyder, W. E., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Stratton, A. E., Taylor, J. M., Tscharntke, T., Valencia, V., Vogel, C. & Kremen, C., Apr 5 2024, In: Science. 384, 6691, p. 87-93 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Evaluation of Ten Alternative Treatments for the Management of Harlequin Bug (Murgantia histrionica) on Brassica Crops

Clark, S., Bessin, R., Gonthier, D. & Larson, J., Jun 2024, In: Plants. 13, 12, 1618.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Row covers limit pests and disease and increase profit in organic acorn squash

Fiske, K., Cheng, N., Kuesel, R., Zhang, W., Bessin, R., Williams, M. A. & Gonthier, D., 2024, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 8, 1347924.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

DNA metabarcoding diet analysis in a generalist omnivore: feeding trials reveal the efficacy of extraction kits and a multi-locus approach for identifying diverse diets

Thongjued, K., Garcia, K., Scott, D., Gonthier, D. J. & Dupuis, J. R., Sep 2024, In: Integrative Zoology. 19, 5, p. 790-806 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Fine-mesh exclusion netting reduces Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) infestation and improves organic fall-bearing raspberry yields

Kuesel, R., Avery, C., Jones, S., Gauger, A., Scott, D. & Gonthier, D., Oct 1 2023, In: Journal of Economic Entomology. 116, 5, p. 1727-1736 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Fine-mesh exclusion netting for control of Drosophila suzukii

Kuesel, R. & Gonthier, D., Mar 12 2021, Drosophila suzukii Management. p. 217-239 23 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Semi-natural habitats on organic strawberry farms and in surrounding landscapes promote bird biodiversity and pest control potential

Garcia, K., Olimpi, E. M., M'Gonigle, L., Karp, D. S., Wilson-Rankin, E. E., Kremen, C. & Gonthier, D. J., May 1 2023, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 347, 108353.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Interactive effects of multiscale diversification practices on farmland bird stress

Olimpi, E. M., Daly, H., Garcia, K., Glynn, V. M., Gonthier, D. J., Kremen, C., M'Gonigle, L. K. & Karp, D. S., Aug 2022, In: Conservation Biology. 36, 4, e13902.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Semi-natural habitat surrounding farms promotes multifunctionality in avian ecosystem services

Olimpi, E. M., Garcia, K., Gonthier, D. J., Kremen, C., Snyder, W. E., Wilson-Rankin, E. E. & Karp, D. S., Apr 2022, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 59, 4, p. 898-908 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A trait-based framework for predicting foodborne pathogen risk from wild birds

Smith, O. M., Olimpi, E. M., Navarro-Gonzalez, N., Cornell, K. A., Frishkoff, L. O., Northfield, T. D., Bowles, T. M., Edworthy, M., Eilers, J., Fu, Z., Garcia, K., Gonthier, D. J., Jones, M. S., Kennedy, C. M., Latimer, C. E., Owen, J. P., Sato, C., Taylor, J. M., Wilson-Rankin, E. E. & Snyder, W. E. & 1 others, Karp, D. S., Mar 2022, In: Ecological Applications. 32, 2, e2523.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Editorial: Moving From a Curative to Preventative Pest Management Paradigm

Morales, H., Armbrecht, I., Gonthier, D. & Wyckhuys, K. A. G., Dec 3 2021, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5, 808124.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

Changes in arthropod communities mediate the effects of landscape composition and farm management on pest control ecosystem services in organically managed strawberry crops

Lu, A., Gonthier, D. J., Sciligo, A. R., Garcia, K., Chiba, T., Juárez, G. & Kremen, C., Feb 2022, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 59, 2, p. 585-597 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The Good, the Bad, and the Risky: Can Birds Be Incorporated as Biological Control Agents into Integrated Pest Management Programs?

Garcia, K., Olimpi, E. M., Karp, D. S. & Gonthier, D. J., 2021, In: Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 11, 1, 11.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The impact of plant essential oils and fine mesh row covers on flea beetle (Chrysomelidae) management in brassicaceous greens production

Brockman, R., Kuesel, R., Archer, K., O’Hearn, K., Wilson, N., Scott, D., Williams, M., Bessin, R. & Gonthier, D., Oct 2020, In: Insects. 11, 10, p. 1-16 16 p., 714.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Measures of leaf-level water-use efficiency in drought stressed endophyte infected and non-infected tall fescue grasses

Swarthout, D., Harper, E., Judd, S., Gonthier, D., Shyne, R., Stowe, T. & Bultman, T., Apr 2009, In: Environmental and Experimental Botany. 66, 1, p. 88-93 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Environmental factors influencing fine-scale distribution of Antarctica’s only endemic insect

Potts, L. J., Gantz, J. D., Kawarasaki, Y., Philip, B. N., Gonthier, D. J., Law, A. D., Moe, L., Unrine, J. M., McCulley, R. L., Lee, R. E., Denlinger, D. L. & Teets, N. M., Dec 2020, In: Oecologia. 194, 4, p. 529-539 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Floral resource availability from groundcover promotes bee abundance in coffee agroecosystems

Fisher, K., Gonthier, D. J., Ennis, K. K. & Perfecto, I., Sep 2017, In: Ecological Applications. 27, 6, p. 1815-1826 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Explaining the distribution of Rhabdopterus jansoni in coffee plantations: insights from diet breadth and preference

Hajian-Forooshani, Z., Kuesel, R. & Gonthier, D. J., Jun 1 2018, In: Agroforestry Systems. 92, 3, p. 731-738 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Two Strong Wings, Cover Crops, & Veggies: Developing the Next Generation of Integrative Farmers in California, Iowa, and Kentucky

Gonthier, D. (PI)

University of California Davis

9/15/22 → 9/14/25

Project: Research project

Expanding Resilient Climate And Pest Protection Systems For Diversified Organic Specialty Crop Producers

Gonthier, D. (PI), Bessin, R. (CoI) & Williams, M. (CoI)

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

9/1/23 → 8/31/27

Project: Research project

Regenerative Egg Farming Project

Gonthier, D. (PI), Hayes, M. (CoI) & Pescatore, A. (Former CoI)

Handsome Brook Farms LLC

7/1/22 → 2/28/26

Project: Research project

Managing wild birds for improved strawberry production, pest control, and food safety outcomes in the California Central Coast

Gonthier, D. (PI)

University of California Davis

1/1/17 → 12/31/19

Project: Research project

A Remedy For Insect And Bird Pests: Fine-Mesh Netting Canopies For Use In Direct To Market And You-Pick Berries

Gonthier, D. (PI) & Woods, T. (CoI)

KY Department of Agriculture

12/1/20 → 9/29/23

Project: Research project

Strengthening Plant Production Though an Interdisciplinary Food Systems Graduate Training Program

Jacobsen, K. (PI), Barr-Porter, M. (CoI), Breazeale, N. (CoI), Brislen, L. (CoI), Gonthier, D. (CoI) & Kusunose, Y. (CoI)

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

1/15/21 → 1/14/26

Project: Research project

Resilient Systems for Sustainable Management of Cucurbit Crops

Gonthier, D. (PI), Bessin, R. (CoI) & Williams, M. (CoI)

Iowa State University

1/1/20 → 2/28/24

Project: Research project

Integrating Vegetable, Poultry, and Cover Cropping to Enhance Resiliency in Organic Production Systems

Gonthier, D. (PI) & Williams, M. (CoI)

Iowa State University

1/1/20 → 5/31/24

Project: Research project

Developing Sustainable Protection Systems for Flea Beetle Control

Williams, M. (PI), Bessin, R. (CoI) & Gonthier, D. (CoI)

KY Department of Agriculture

1/1/19 → 9/29/21

Project: Research project