Steven D Frank

Carabid specialists respond differently to nonnative plant invasion in urban forests

Mitchell, J. C., D'Amico III, V., Trammell, T. L. E., & Frank, S. D. D. (2023, February 9). URBAN ECOSYSTEMS.

Nonnative plant invasion increases urban vegetation structure and influences arthropod communities

Mitchell, J. C., D'Amico III, V., Trammell, T. L. E., & Frank, S. D. (2023, August 7). DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS.

Scale insects contribute to spider conservation in urban trees and shrubs

Wilson, C. J., & Frank, S. D. (2023, March 21). JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION.

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

URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING, 88.

Urban tree pests can support biological control services in landscape shrubs

Wilson, C. J. J., & Frank, S. D. D. (2023, March 13). BIOCONTROL.

Effects of Urban Heat Islands on Temperate Forest Trees and Arthropods

Frank, S. D., & Backe, K. M. (2022, December 3). CURRENT FORESTRY REPORTS.

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

Wilson, C. J., & Frank, S. D. (2022, October 19). ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY.

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

FORESTS, 13(7).

Human health risks of invasive caterpillars increase with urban warming

LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY, 36(5), 1475–1487.

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

[Review of ]. FORESTRY, 94(2), 167–180.

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

INSECTS, 11(3).

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

BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, 29(4), 1241–1262.

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

URBAN ECOSYSTEMS, 23(1), 13–26.

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

JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, 11(1).

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

TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, 34(2), 603–614.

Neonicotinoids pose undocumented threats to food webs

Frank, S. D., & Tooker, J. F. (2020, September 15). PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Vol. 117, pp. 22609–22613.

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

URBAN ECOSYSTEMS, 23(3), 519–531.

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

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 49(1), 104–114.

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

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 48(5), 1113–1120.

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

JOURNAL OF FORESTRY, 117(4), 317–322.

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

PEERJ, 7.

Freeze stress of deciduous trees induces attacks by opportunistic ambrosia beetles

AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST ENTOMOLOGY, 21(2), 168–179.

Urban forest fragments buffer trees from warming and pests

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 658, 1523–1530.

Urbanization drives unique latitudinal patterns of insect herbivory and tree condition

OIKOS, 128(7), 984–993.

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

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

ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 28(1), 225–236.

Impervious surface thresholds for urban tree site selection

URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING, 34, 141–146.

Urban plants and climate drive unique arthropod interactions with unpredictable consequences

[Review of ]. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE, 29, 27–33.

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

PLOS ONE, 13(5).

Water availability drives urban tree growth responses to herbivory and warming

JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, 55(4), 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)

CONSERVATION GENETICS, 18(3), 659–666.

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

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 110(4), 1668–1675.

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

BIOLOGY LETTERS, 13(6).

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

GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 23(4), 1436–1447.

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

PLOS ONE, 12(3).

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

JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, 7(1).

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

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 45(4), 1040–1048.

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

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, 95, 5–12.

Reduced cellular immune response in social insect lineages

BIOLOGY LETTERS, 12(3).

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

ISME JOURNAL, 10(3), 751–760.

Urban warming reduces aboveground carbon storage

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

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

GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 21(1), 97–105.

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

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, 90, 187–192.

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

GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 21(3), 1103–1115.

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

PLOS ONE, 10(7).

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

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

Urbanization Increases Pathogen Pressure on Feral and Managed Honey Bees

PLOS ONE, 10(11).

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

URBAN ECOSYSTEMS, 17(4), 1135–1145.

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

BIOLOGY LETTERS, 10(11).

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

Ecological Entomology, 39(2).

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

PLOS ONE, 9(7).

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

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, 65(2), 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

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 42(3), 539–547.

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

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, 64(1), 45–50.

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

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, 66(1), 72–76.

Urban Warming Drives Insect Pest Abundance on Street Trees

PLOS ONE, 8(3).

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

[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, 49(5), 974–985.

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

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, 63(2), 181–187.

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

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 41(2), 377–386.

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

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, 57(3), 229–235.

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

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 104(6), 1960–1968.

SEASON-LONG INSECTICIDE EFFICACY FOR HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID, ADELGES TSUGAE (HEMIPTERA: ADELGIDAE), MANAGEMENT IN NURSERIES

FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST, 94(2), 290–295.

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

[Review of ]. BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, 52(1), 8–16.

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

ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 35(1), 61–68.

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.