Rodrigo J. Mercader

Washburn University — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Forest Insect Ecology and Management(23), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control(20), Plant and animal studies(12), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy(10), Insect and Pesticide Research(7)

Publications45 total

Investigation of field and laboratory-based personality traits in a wild ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) population
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology·2025Open Access
Small-Scale Amur Honeysuckle Removal and Passive Restoration May Not Create Long-Term Success
Natural Areas Journal·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Spatiotemporal variation of behavior and repeatability in a long-lived turtle
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology·2023· 8 cited
Parasitoid Increase During an Outbreak of a Native Herbivorous Insect Following Small-scale Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) Removal
The American Midland Naturalist·2022· 2 cited
Influence of Age on Decision Making by Ovipositing Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae).
The Great Lakes Entomologist·2021Open Access
Defoliation by a native herbivore, Omphalocera munroei, leads to patch size reduction of a native plant species, Asimina triloba, following small-scale removal of the invasive shrub, Amur honeysuckle, Lonicera maackii
Plant Ecology·2020· 4 cited
6. Introgression And Parapatric Speciation In A Hybrid Zone
2019· 16 cited
Influence of host use adaptation on the dispersal propensity of <i>Callosobruchus maculatus</i>
Journal of Applied Entomology·2019· 3 cited
Influence of host use adaptation on the dispersal propensity of Callosobruchus maculatus (dataset).
Figshare·2019Open Access
Dataset for Bergeron et al. (2019)
Figshare·2019Open Access
Influence of host use adaptation on the dispersal propensity of Callosobruchus maculatus (dataset)
Figshare·2019Open Access
Influence of host use adaptation on the dispersal propensity of Callosobruchus maculatus.
Figshare·2019Open Access
Pawpaw Defoliation Data
Figshare·2019Open Access
Do Generalist Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Females Select Dark Green Leaves Over Yellowish – Or Reddish-Green Leaves for Oviposition?
The Great Lakes Entomologist·2018· 1 citedOpen Access
Damage Potential of Rose Chafer and Japanese Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Michigan Vineyards
The Great Lakes Entomologist·2018· 10 citedOpen Access
Estimating local spread of recently established emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, infestations and the potential to influence it with a systemic insecticide and girdled ash trees
Forest Ecology and Management·2016· 28 cited
Evaluation of the potential use of a systemic insecticide and girdled trees in area wide management of the emerald ash borer
Forest Ecology and Management·2015· 48 cited
Spread and dispersal of emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae): estimating the spatial dynamics of a difficult-to-detect invasive forest pest
The Canadian Entomologist·2015· 68 cited
Developing and integrating tactics to slow ash (Oleaceae) mortality caused by emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
The Canadian Entomologist·2015· 44 cited
A Comparison of Girdled Ash Detection Trees and Baited Artificial Traps for<i>Agrilus planipennis</i>(Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Detection
Environmental Entomology·2013· 41 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Deborah G. McCullough(16), Nathan W. Siegert(12), J. Mark Scriber(11), Andrew M. Liebhold(8), Rufus Isaacs(5), Kent Kovacs(4), Robert G. Haight(4), John Bedford(3), Robert L. Heyd(3), Therese M. Poland(3), Matthew L. Aardema(3), Andrew J. Storer(2), Steven Katovich(2), Gabe J. Ording(2), Benjamin M. Reed(2), Abigail Trautman(2), Patience Wagner(2), Samantha Kim(2), Katie Brighton(2), Logan R. Appenfeller(2)