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Blair D. Siegfried is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist has contributed extensively to Molecular Biology and Insect Science, along with work related to Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Plant Science, and Aging. Their research topics include:

  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Malaria Research and Control

Blair D. Siegfried has published papers in several scientific journals, with multiple contributions to well-known publication venues, such as:

  • Pest Management Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • BMC Genomics
  • Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
  • Journal of Medical Entomology

Notable recent papers include:

  • "The Use of Insecticides to Manage the Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, LeConte: History, Field-Evolved Resistance, and Associated Mechanisms" (2021, Insects)
  • "Dietary RNAi toxicity assay exhibits differential responses to ingested dsRNAs among lady beetles" (2020, Pest Management Science)
  • "Contrasting susceptibility of lepidopteran pests to diamide and pyrethroid insecticides in a region of overwintering and migratory intersection" (2020, Pest Management Science)
  • "Selection of reference genes for normalization of RT-qPCR data in gene expression studies in Anthonomus eugenii Cano (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Demographic Performance of Helicoverpa zea Populations on Dual and Triple-Gene Bt Cotton" (2020, Toxins)

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers. Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Lance J. Meinke
  • Dariane Souza
  • Nicholas J. Miller
  • Barry W. Alto
  • Marcelo Mendes Rabelo

Best Publications

  • Impact of Bt corn pollen on monarch butterfly populations: A risk assessment

    Mark K. Sears;Richard L. Hellmich;Diane E. Stanley-Horn;Karen S. Oberhauser

  • Towards the elements of successful insect RNAi.

    Jeffrey G. Scott;Kristin Michel;Lyric C. Bartholomay;Blair D. Siegfried

  • Acaricide, fungicide and drug interactions in honey bees (Apis mellifera).

    Reed M. Johnson;Lizette Dahlgren;Blair D. Siegfried;Marion D. Ellis

  • Monarch larvae sensitivity to Bacillus thuringiensis- purified proteins and pollen

    Richard L. Hellmich;Blair D. Siegfried;Mark K. Sears;Diane E. Stanley-Horn

  • Adult Susceptibility of Nebraska Western Corn Rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Populations to Selected Insecticides

    Lance J. Meinke;Blair D. Siegfried;Robert J. Wright;Laurence D. Chandler

  • Evaluation of Five Methods for Total DNA Extraction from Western Corn Rootworm Beetles

    Hong Chen;Murugesan Rangasamy;Sek Yee Tan;Haichuan Wang

  • Increased survival of western corn rootworm on transgenic corn within three generations of on-plant greenhouse selection

    Lisa N. Meihls;Matthew L. Higdon;Blair D. Siegfried;Nicholas J. Miller

  • Baseline Susceptibility of European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins

    Paula C. R. G. Marçon;Linda J. Young;Kevin L. Steffey;Blair D. Siegfried

  • Xenobiotic response in Drosophila melanogaster: sex dependence of P450 and GST gene induction.

    Gaëlle Le Goff;Frédérique Hilliou;Blair D. Siegfried;Sam Boundy

  • Comparative Performance of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism and Microsatellite Markers for Population Genetic Analysis

    Brad S. Coates;Douglas V. Sumerford;Nicholas J. Miller;Kyung S. Kim

  • Efficacy of genetically modified Bt toxins against insects with different genetic mechanisms of resistance

    Bruce E. Tabashnik;Fangneng P. Huang;Mukti N. Ghimire;B. Rogers Leonard

  • Efficacy of Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments to Reduce Soybean Aphid Populations Under Field and Controlled Conditions in Nebraska

    Leonardo C. Magalhaes;Thomas E. Hunt;Blair D. Siegfried

  • Larval susceptibility of an insecticide-resistant western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) population to soil insecticides: laboratory bioassays, assays of detoxification enzymes, and field performance.

    Robert J. Wright;Michael E. Scharf;Lance J. Meinke;Xuguo Zhou

  • Horizontal gene transfer and functional diversification of plant cell wall degrading polygalacturonases: Key events in the evolution of herbivory in beetles.

    Roy Kirsch;Lydia Gramzow;Günter Theißen;Blair D. Siegfried

  • Uptake and bioconcentration of atrazine by selected freshwater algae

    Jixin Tang;Kyle D. Hoagland;Blair D. Siegfried

  • Comparative toxicity of pyrethroid insecticides to terrestrial and aquatic insects

    Blair D. Siegfried

  • Insecticide toxicity, synergism and resistance in the German cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae)

    Jeffrey G. Scott;Donald G. Cochran;Blair D. Siegfried

  • Expression and induction of three family 4 cytochrome P450 (CYP4)* genes identified from insecticide‐resistant and susceptible western corn rootworms, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera

    M. E. Scharf;S. Parimi;Lance J. Meinke;L. D. Chandler

  • Ten Years of Bt Resistance Monitoring in the European Corn Borer: What We Know, What We Don't Know, and What We Can Do Better

    Blair D. Siegfried;Terence Spencer;Andre L. Crespo;Nicholas P. Storer

  • Baseline susceptibility of western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Crysomelidae) to Cry3Bb1 Bacillus thuringiensis toxin.

    Blair D. Siegfried;Ty T. Vaughn;Terrence A. Spencer

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard L. Hellmich
Richard L. Hellmich Iowa State University
Michael E. Scharf
Michael E. Scharf Purdue University West Lafayette
Xuguo Zhou
Xuguo Zhou University of Kentucky
Jeffrey G. Scott
Jeffrey G. Scott Cornell University
Richard H. ffrench-Constant
Richard H. ffrench-Constant University of Exeter
Etsuko N. Moriyama
Etsuko N. Moriyama University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Daniel D. Snow
Daniel D. Snow University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Michael J. Lydy
Michael J. Lydy Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Fangneng Huang
Fangneng Huang Louisiana State University
Ming-Shun Chen
Ming-Shun Chen Kansas State University

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