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Robert A. Haack is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on forest insect ecology and management, insect-plant interactions and control, and forest ecology and biodiversity studies.

Their work spans multiple disciplines within the agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science, with a notable emphasis on insect science and ecology. Subfields of particular interest include ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, molecular biology, and global and planetary change.

Their recent publications cover diverse topics related to forest insects and wood borers. Notable papers include:

  • "Jewels on the go: exotic buprestids around the world (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)" (2023) published in NeoBiota
  • "Dispersal Behavior Characters of Spodoptera frugiperda Larvae" (2023) published in Insects
  • "Biology and Larval Morphology of Agrilus subcinctus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), with Comparisons to the Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis" (2025) published in The Great Lakes Entomologist
  • "Wood borer detection rates on wood packaging materials entering the United States during different phases of ISPM 15 implementation and regulatory changes" (2022) published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
  • "Bark- and Wood-Infesting Coleoptera and Associated Parasitoids Reared from Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) and Slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) in Ingham County, Michigan" (2021) published in The Great Lakes Entomologist

Robert A. Haack has published extensively in a number of scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • The Great Lakes Entomologist
  • Forest Pathology
  • NeoBiota
  • Insects
  • Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

Their research collaborators often include the following coauthors:

  • Toby R. Petrice
  • David C. Houghton
  • Anthony I. Cognato
  • William G. Ruesink

The scientist's main research topics cover a wide range of insect-related ecological and biological studies, including:

  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
  • Entomological Studies and Ecology

Best Publications

  • The Role of Drought in Outbreaks of Plant-eating Insects

    William J. Mattson;Robert A. Haack

  • Exotic bark- and wood-boring Coleoptera in the United States: recent establishments and interceptions

    Robert A. Haack

  • Managing Invasive Populations of Asian Longhorned Beetle and Citrus Longhorned Beetle: A Worldwide Perspective

    Robert A. Haack;Franck Hérard;Jianghua Sun;Jean J. Turgeon

  • The Emerald Ash Borer: A New Exotic Pest in North America

    Robert A. Haack;Eduard Jendak;Liu Houping;Keneth R. Marchant

  • The role of drought stress in provoking outbreaks of phytophagous insects.

    William J. Mattson;Robert A. Haack

  • Intercepted Scolytidae (Coleoptera) at U.S. ports of entry: 1985-2000.

    Robert A. Haack

  • Exploratory survey for the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), and its natural enemies in China.

    Houping Liu;Leah S. Bauer;Ruitong Gao;Tonghai Zhao

  • Common pathways by which non-native forest insects move internationally and domestically

    Nicolas Meurisse;Davide Rassati;Brett Phillip Hurley;Eckehard G. Brockerhoff

  • New York's battle with the Asian long-horned beetle

    Robert A. Haack;Kenneth R. Law;Victor C. Mastro;H. Sharon Ossenburgen

  • Sirex noctilo : Discovery of a Palearctic Siricid Woodwasp in New York ( revised 2005July07 )

    E. Richard Hoebeke;Dennis A. Haugen;Robert A. Haack

  • Effectiveness of the International Phytosanitary Standard ISPM No. 15 on Reducing Wood Borer Infestation Rates in Wood Packaging Material Entering the United States

    Robert A. Haack;Kerry O. Britton;Eckehard G. Brockerhoff;Joseph F. Cavey

  • Science Priorities for Reducing the Threat of Invasive Species to Sustainable Forestry

    Elizabeth A. Chornesky;Ann M. Bartuska;Gregory H. Aplet;Kerry O. Britton

  • Defensive Strategies of Woody Plants Against Different Insect-Feeding Guilds in Relation to Plant Ecological Strategies and Intimacy of Association with Insects

    William J. Mattson;Robert K. Lawrence;Robert A. Haack;Daniel A. Herms

  • Predicting how altering propagule pressure changes establishment rates of biological invaders across species pools

    Eckehard G. Brockerhoff;Mark Kimberley;Andrew M. Liebhold;Robert A. Haack

  • White spruce and the spruce budworm : Defining the phenological window of susceptibility

    Robert K. Lawrence;William J. Mattson;Robert A. Haack

  • Invasion by the chestnut gall wasp in Italy causes significant yield loss in Castanea sativa nut production

    Andrea Battisti;Isadora Benvegnù;Fernanda Colombari;Robert A. Haack

  • INSECTS & PATHOGENS Regulators of Forest Ecosystems

    Robert A. Haack;James W. Byler

  • Does global warming increase establishment rates of invasive alien species? A centurial time series analysis.

    Dingcheng Huang;Robert A. Haack;Runzhi Zhang

  • Exotic bark and ambrosia beetles in the USA: potential and current invaders

    Robert A. Haack;Robert J. Rabaglia

  • Considering the nutritional ecology of the spruce budworm in its management

    William J. Mattson;Robert A. Haack;Robert K. Lawrence;Scott S. Slocum

Frequent Co-Authors

Therese M. Poland
Therese M. Poland US Forest Service
Eckehard G. Brockerhoff
Eckehard G. Brockerhoff Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Andrea Battisti
Andrea Battisti University of Padua
Lorenzo Marini
Lorenzo Marini University of Padua
Daniel A. Herms
Daniel A. Herms The Ohio State University
Stuart H. Gage
Stuart H. Gage Michigan State University
Steven J. Seybold
Steven J. Seybold US Forest Service
Deborah G. McCullough
Deborah G. McCullough Michigan State University
Andrew M. Liebhold
Andrew M. Liebhold Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

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