Steven D Frank

Urban heat and latitude: contrasting effects on ant diversity across cities

Penick, C. A., Peagler, Z., Buttram, L., Dunn, R. R., Frank, S. D., & Youngsteadt, E. (2025, June 13). Urban Ecosystems, Vol. 28.

Differential feeding on ornamental plants by Duponchelia fovealis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) larvae

Copeman, S. M., & Frank, S. D. (2024, March 5). Environmental Entomology, Vol. 3.

Profile of Duponchelia fovealis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) as a greenhouse and nursery pest in the United States

Copeman, S. M., & Frank, S. D. (2024, January 1). Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Vol. 15.

Carabid specialists respond differently to nonnative plant invasion in urban forests

Mitchell, J. C., Vincent, D. A., Trammell, T. L. E., & Frank, S. D. (2023, February 9). Urban Ecosystems, Vol. 2.

Nonnative plant invasion increases urban vegetation structure and influences arthropod communities

Mitchell, J. C., D'Amico, V., Trammell, T. L. E., & Frank, S. D. (2023, August 7). Diversity and Distributions, Vol. 8.

Scale insects contribute to spider conservation in urban trees and shrubs

Wilson, C. J., & Frank, S. D. (2023, March 21). Journal of Insect Conservation, Vol. 3.

Tree species richness around urban red maples reduces pest density but does not enhance biological control

Wilson, C. J., Backe, K. M., Just, M. G., Lahr, E. C., Nagle, A. M., Long, L. C., … Frank, S. D. (2023, September 24). Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Vol. 88.

Urban tree pests can support biological control services in landscape shrubs

Wilson, C. J., & Frank, S. D. (2023, March 13). BioControl, Vol. 3.

Effects of Urban Heat Islands on Temperate Forest Trees and Arthropods

Frank, S. D., & Backe, K. M. (2022, December 3). Current Forestry Reports, Vol. 12.

Scale Insects Support Natural Enemies in Both Landscape Trees and Shrubs Below Them

Wilson, C. J., & Frank, S. D. (2022, October 19). Environmental Entomology, Vol. 10.

Water Availability Determines Tree Growth and Physiological Response to Biotic and Abiotic Stress in a Temperate North American Urban Forest

Dale, A. G., & Frank, S. D. (2022, June 28). Forests, Vol. 13.

Human health risks of invasive caterpillars increase with urban warming

Backe, K., Rousselet, J., Bernard, A., Frank, S., & Roques, A. (2021, March 11). Landscape Ecology, Vol. 36, pp. 1475–1487.

Can Cities Activate Sleeper Species and Predict Future Forest Pests? A Case Study of Scale Insects

Frank, S. D., & Just, M. G. (2020, February 25). Insects, Vol. 11.

Effects of native and exotic congeners on diversity of invertebrate natural enemies, available spider biomass, and pest control services in residential landscapes

Parsons, S. E., Kerner, L. M., & Frank, S. D. (2020, January 17). Biodiversity and Conservation, Vol. 29, pp. 1241–1262.

Gloomy Scale (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) Ecology and Management on Landscape Trees

Just, M. G., Dale, A. G., & Frank, S. D. (2020, January 1). Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Vol. 11.

Intraspecific variation in morphology, physiology, and ecology of wildtype relative to horticultural varieties of red maple (Acer rubrum)

Lahr, E. C., Backe, K. M., & Frank, S. D. (2020, January 2). Trees, Vol. 34, pp. 603–614.

Neonicotinoids pose undocumented threats to food webs

Frank, S. D., & Tooker, J. F. (2020, September 2). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 117, pp. 22609–22613.

Review of the direct and indirect effects of warming and drought on scale insect pests of forest systems

Frank, S. D. (2020, August 11). Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research, Vol. 94, pp. 167–180.

Risk of bird predation and defoliating insect abundance are greater in urban forest fragments than street trees

Long, L. C., & Frank, S. D. (2020, February 20). Urban Ecosystems, Vol. 23, pp. 519–531.

Chronology of Gloomy Scale (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) Infestations on Urban Trees

Backe, K. M., & Frank, S. D. (2019, August 1). Environmental Entomology, Vol. 48, pp. 1113–1120.

Effects of temperature and habitat complexity on an urban tree pest (Tinocallis kahawaluokalani), natural enemies, and predation services in the city

Parsons, S. E., Sozanski, K. S., Wilson, A. A., & Frank, S. D. (2019, September 12). Urban Ecosystems, Vol. 23, pp. 13–26.

Evaluation of an Easy-to-Install, Low-Cost Dendrometer Band for Citizen-Science Tree Research

Just, M. G., & Frank, S. D. (2019, May 8). Journal of Forestry, Vol. 117, pp. 317–322.

Exotic urban trees conserve similar natural enemy communities to native congeners but have fewer pests

Frank, S. D., Backe, K. M., McDaniel, C., Green, M., Widney, S., & Dunn, R. R. (2019, March 7). PeerJ, Vol. 7.

Thermal Tolerance of Gloomy Scale (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in the Eastern United States

Just, M. G., & Frank, S. D. (2019, December 6). Environmental Entomology, Vol. 49, pp. 104–114.

Urbanization drives unique latitudinal patterns of insect herbivory and tree condition

Just, M. G., Dale, A. G., Long, L. C., & Frank, S. D. (2019, February 15). Oikos, Vol. 128, pp. 984–993.

Freeze stress of deciduous trees induces attacks by opportunistic ambrosia beetles

Ranger, C. M., Schultz, P. B., Frank, S. D., & Reding, M. E. (2018, December 13). Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Vol. 21, pp. 168–179.

Getting ahead of the curve: cities as surrogates for global change

Lahr, E. C., Dunn, R. R., & Frank, S. D. (2018, July 4). Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Vol. 285.

Impervious surface thresholds for urban tree site selection

Just, M. G., Frank, S. D., & Dale, A. G. (2018, June 18). Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Vol. 34, pp. 141–146.

Urban forest fragments buffer trees from warming and pests

Long, L. C., D'Amico, V., & Frank, S. D. (2018, December 20). The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 658, pp. 1523–1530.

Urban plants and climate drive unique arthropod interactions with unpredictable consequences

Dale, A. G., & Frank, S. D. (2018, June 7). Current Opinion in Insect Science, Vol. 29, pp. 27–33.

Variation in photosynthesis and stomatal conductance among red maple (Acer rubrum) urban planted cultivars and wildtype trees in the southeastern United States

Lahr, E. C., Dunn, R. R., & Frank, S. D. (2018, May 24). PLoS ONE, Vol. 13.

Water availability drives urban tree growth responses to herbivory and warming

Meineke, E. K., & Frank, S. D. (2018, March 13). Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 55, pp. 1701–1713.

Wild bee abundance declines with urban warming, regardless of floral density

Urban Ecosystems, 21(3), 419–428.

Higher immunocompetence is associated with higher genetic diversity in feral honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera)

López-Uribe, M. M., Appler, R. H., Youngsteadt, E., Dunn, R. R., Frank, S. D., & Tarpy, D. R. (2017, February 21). Conservation Genetics, Vol. 18, pp. 659–666.

Homogenizing an urban habitat mosaic: arthropod diversity declines in New York City parks after Super Storm Sandy

Ecological Applications, 28(1), 225–236.

Life History of Parthenolecanium spp. (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Urban Landscapes of the Southeastern United States

Camacho, E. R., Chong, J.-H., Braman, S. K., Frank, S. D., & Schultz, P. B. (2017, June 2). Journal of Economic Entomology, Vol. 110, pp. 1668–1675.

Physiological thermal limits predict differential responses of bees to urban heat-island effects

Hamblin, A. L., Youngsteadt, E., López-Uribe, M. M., & Frank, S. D. (2017, June 1). Biology Letters, Vol. 13.

Warming and drought combine to increase pest insect fitness on urban trees

Dale, A. G., & Frank, S. D. (2017, March 9). PLoS ONE, Vol. 12.

Biology, Ecology, and Management of Nonnative Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Ornamental Plant Nurseries

Ranger, C. M., Reding, M. E., Schultz, P. B., Oliver, J. B., Frank, S. D., Addesso, K. M., … Krause, C. (2016, January 1). Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Vol. 7.

Developing a Media Moisture Threshold for Nurseries to Reduce Tree Stress and Ambrosia Beetle Attacks

Frank, S. D., & Ranger, C. M. (2016, July 12). Environmental Entomology, Vol. 45, pp. 1040–1048.

Reduced cellular immune response in social insect lineages

Biology Letters, 12(3), 20150984.

Responses of arthropod populations to warming depend on latitude: evidence from urban heat islands

Youngsteadt, E., Ernst, A. F., Dunn, R. R., & Frank, S. D. (2016, November 3). Global Change Biology, Vol. 23, pp. 1436–1447.

Urban warming reduces aboveground carbon storage

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283(1840), 20161574.

Do leaf domatia mediate intraguild predation and host plant resistance to Oligonychus aceris (Shimer) on Red Sunset Maple (Acer rubrum)?

Prado, J., Witte, A. R., Frank, S., & Sadof, C. S. (2015, July 4). Biological Control, Vol. 90, pp. 187–192.

Non-Native Ambrosia Beetles as Opportunistic Exploiters of Living but Weakened Trees

Ranger, C. M., Schultz, P. B., Frank, S. D., Chong, J. H., & Reding, M. E. (2015, July 2). PLoS ONE, Vol. 10.

Non-consumptive predator effects on a primary greenhouse pest: Predatory mite harassment reduces western flower thrips abundance and plant damage

Jandricic, S. E., Schmidt, D., Bryant, G., & Frank, S. D. (2015, December 23). Biological Control, Vol. 95, pp. 5–12.

Shared and unique responses of insects to the interaction of urbanization and background climate

Current Opinion in Insect Science, 11, 71–77.

Urban stress is associated with variation in microbial species composition—but not richness—in Manhattan

Reese, A. T., Savage, A., Youngsteadt, E., McGuire, K. L., Koling, A., Watkins, O., … Dunn, R. R. (2015, September 22). The ISME Journal, Vol. 10, pp. 751–760.

Urbanization Increases Pathogen Pressure on Feral and Managed Honey Bees

Youngsteadt, E., Appler, R. H., López-Uribe, M. M., Tarpy, D. R., & Frank, S. D. (2015, November 4). (F. S. Nascimento, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 10, p. e0142031.

Bad neighbors: urban habitats increase cankerworm damage to non-host understory plants

Frank, S. D. (2014, April 28). Urban Ecosystems, Vol. 17, pp. 1135–1145.

Do cities simulate climate change? A comparison of herbivore response to urban and global warming

Youngsteadt, E., Dale, A. G., Terando, A. J., Dunn, R. R., & Frank, S. D. (2014, August 27). Global Change Biology, Vol. 21, pp. 97–105.

Early pest development and loss of biological control are associated with urban warming

Meineke, E. K., Dunn, R. R., & Frank, S. D. (2014, November 1). Biology Letters, Vol. 10.

Habitat and species identity, not diversity, predict the extent of refuse consumption by urban arthropods

Youngsteadt, E., Henderson, R. C., Savage, A. M., Ernst, A. F., Dunn, R. R., & Frank, S. D. (2014, December 2). Global Change Biology, Vol. 21, pp. 1103–1115.

Optimal foraging by an aphid parasitoid affects the outcome of apparent competition

PRADO, S. A. R. A. G., & FRANK, S. T. E. V. E. N. (2014, March 10). Ecological Entomology, Vol. 39.

The Effects of Urban Warming on Herbivore Abundance and Street Tree Condition

Dale, A. G., & Frank, S. D. (2014, July 23). PLoS ONE, Vol. 9.

The effect of banker plant species on the fitness of Aphidius colemani Viereck and its aphid host (Rhopalosiphum padi L.)

Biological Control, 76, 28–35.

Compact plants reduce biological control of Myzus persicae by Aphidius colemani

Prado, S. G., & Frank, S. D. (2013, March 14). Biological Control, Vol. 65, pp. 184–189.

Crop and field border effects on weed seed predation in the southeastern U.S. coastal plain

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 177, 58–62.

Interruption of the Semiochemical-Based Attraction of Ambrosia Beetles to Ethanol-Baited Traps and Ethanol-Injected Trap Trees by Verbenone

Ranger, C. M., Tobin, P. C., Reding, M. E., Bray, A. M., Oliver, J. B., Schultz, P. B., … Persad, A. B. (2013, June 1). Environmental Entomology, Vol. 42, pp. 539–547.

Tritrophic effects of plant growth regulators in an aphid-parasitoid system

Prado, S. G., & Frank, S. D. (2013, April 18). Biological Control, Vol. 66, pp. 72–76.

Urban Warming Drives Insect Pest Abundance on Street Trees

Meineke, E. K., Dunn, R. R., Sexton, J. O., & Frank, S. D. (2013, March 27). PLoS ONE, Vol. 8.

Assessing the integrated pest management practices of southeastern US ornamental nursery operations

Pest Management Science, 68(9), 1278–1288.

Genotypically diverse cultivar mixtures for insect pest management and increased crop yields

Tooker, J. F., & Frank, S. D. (2012, July 25). Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 49, pp. 974–985.

Influence of banker plants and spiders on biological control by Orius insidiosus (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae)

Wong, S. K., & Frank, S. D. (2012, July 31). Biological Control, Vol. 63, pp. 181–187.

Pollen increases fitness and abundance of Orius insidiosus Say (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) on banker plants

Wong, S. K., & Frank, S. D. (2012, October 16). Biological Control, Vol. 64, pp. 45–50.

Reduced Risk Insecticides to Control Scale Insects and Protect Natural Enemies in the Production and Maintenance of Urban Landscape Plants

Frank, S. D. (2012, April 1). Environmental Entomology, Vol. 41, pp. 377–386.

Plant versus prey resources: Influence on omnivore behavior and herbivore suppression

Frank, S. D., Shrewsbury, P. M., & Denno, R. F. (2011, March 16). Biological Control, Vol. 57, pp. 229–235.

Reducing Insecticide Volume and Nontarget Effects of Ambrosia Beetle Management in Nurseries

Frank, S. D., & Sadof, C. S. (2011, December 1). Journal of Economic Entomology, Vol. 104, pp. 1960–1968.

Season-Long Insecticide Efficacy for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid,Adelges tsugae(Hemiptera: Adelgidae), Management in Nurseries

Frank, S. D., & Lebude, A. (2011, June 1). Florida Entomologist, Vol. 94, pp. 290–295.

Effects of alternative food on cannibalism and herbivore suppression by carabid larvae

FRANK, S. T. E. V. E. N. D., SHREWSBURY, P. A. U. L. A. M., & DENNO, R. O. B. E. R. T. F. (2010, January 7). Ecological Entomology, Vol. 35, pp. 61–68.

Biological control of arthropod pests using banker plant systems: Past progress and future directions

Frank, S. D. (2009, October 7). Biological Control, Vol. 52, pp. 8–16.

Video analysis to determine how habitat strata affects predator diversity and predation of Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in a vineyard

Biological Control, 41(2), 230–236.