Ben P. Werling

University of Wisconsin–Extension — United States

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Insect-Plant Interactions and Control(9), Plant and animal studies(5), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(3), Bioenergy crop production and management(3), Insect behavior and control techniques(3)

Publications18 total

Emerging wild virus of native grass bioenergy feedstock is well‐established in the Midwestern USA and associated with premature stand senescence
GCB Bioenergy·2022· 8 citedOpen Access
Appendix C. Effect of mesh cages on change in numbers of Leptinotarsa decemlineata (CPB) eggs and Myzus persicae (GPA).
Figshare·2016Open Access
Appendix A. Plant species and families found in field margins bordering 19 commercial potato fields in 2005.
Figshare·2016Open Access
Appendix E. Steps taken to select the variance structure and appropriate fixed effects for models relating predation of Leptinotarsa decemlineata eggs (CPB) and Myzus persicae (GPA) to landscape structure.
Figshare·2016Open Access
Appendix G. Estimates of effect (β) of habitat type (Lh), ratio of field margin to potato area (Lf), percentage non-crop habitat within 1.5 km (B), and the interaction of Lh with B on predation of Leptinotarsa decemlineata (CPB) eggs and Myzus persicae (GPA) based on best-fitting models.
Figshare·2016Open Access
Appendix B. Procedures for measuring Leptinotarsa decemlineata (CPB) egg predation in commercial potato fields and their grassy field margins in Wisconsin in 2005 and 2006.
Figshare·2016Open Access
Appendix D. Investigating differences in predation of Leptinotarsa decemlineata (CPB) egg predation between potato field edges and centers.
Figshare·2016Open Access
Appendix F. Residual variance estimates (σ2) for mixed models predicting predation of green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (GPA), and Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (CPB), eggs.
Figshare·2016Open Access
Perennial grasslands enhance biodiversity and multiple ecosystem services in bioenergy landscapes
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2014· 444 citedOpen Access
Pest-Suppression Potential of Midwestern Landscapes under Contrasting Bioenergy Scenarios
PLoS ONE·2012· 51 citedOpen Access
Multi–predator Effects Produced by Functionally Distinct Species Vary with Prey Density
Journal of Insect Science·2012· 18 citedOpen Access
Big Brother is Watching: Studying Insect Predation in the Age of Digital Surveillance
American Entomologist·2012· 67 citedOpen Access
Influence of native North American prairie grasses on predation of an insect herbivore of potato
Biological Control·2011· 11 cited
Agricultural landscape simplification and insecticide use in the Midwestern United States
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2011· 408 citedOpen Access
Influence of habitat and landscape perenniality on insect natural enemies in three candidate biofuel crops
Biological Control·2011· 57 cited
Biocontrol potential varies with changes in biofuel-crop plant communities and landscape perenniality
GCB Bioenergy·2011· 76 citedOpen Access
Local and broadscale landscape structure differentially impact predation of two potato pests
Ecological Applications·2010· 47 cited
Influence of field margins and landscape context on ground beetle diversity in Wisconsin (USA) potato fields
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment·2008· 66 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Claudio Gratton(16), Douglas A. Landis(6), Timothy D. Meehan(5), Rufus Isaacs(2), Carolyn M. Malmström(2), Bruce A. Robertson(2), Cory S. Straub(2), Timothy L. Dickson(1), Hannah R. Gaines(1), Katherine L. Gross(1), Heidi Liere(1), Leilei Ruan(1), G. Philip Robertson(1), Thomas M. Schmidt(1), Abbie Schrotenboer(1), Tracy Teal(1), Julianna K. Wilson(1), Matthew J. Grieshop(1), Krista Buehrer(1), Julia Perrone(1)