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Overview

Robert C. Venette is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily spans Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on Environmental Science. Within these broader fields, their work delves into several subfields including Insect Science, Ecology, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Ecological Modeling.

The main topics explored in Venette's research include:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Research on scale insects
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Venette has contributed articles to various scientific journals with multiple publications in Frontiers in Insect Science and the Bulletin of Entomological Research. Other notable venues where Venette's work appears include Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, BioScience, and Emerging Topics in Life Sciences.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Venette include:

  • "Invasive Insect Species: Global Challenges, Strategies & Opportunities," 2021, Frontiers in Insect Science
  • "Pest population dynamics are related to a continental overwintering gradient," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Approaches to Forecasting Damage by Invasive Forest Insects and Pathogens: A Cross-Assessment," 2023, BioScience
  • "Optimal invasive species surveillance in the real world: practical advances from research," 2020, Emerging Topics in Life Sciences
  • "Temperature and prey assessment on the performance of the mealybug predator Tenuisvalvae notata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)," 2020, Austral Entomology

Venette's frequent collaborators include:

  • Amy C. Morey
  • Brian H. Aukema
  • Christian S. A. Silva-Torres
  • W. D. Hutchison
  • Frank Koch

Best Publications

  • Economic threshold for soybean aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

    D. W. Ragsdale;B. P. McCornack;R. C. Venette;Bruce D Potter

  • Optimal detection and control strategies for invasive species management

    Shefali V. Mehta;Robert G. Haight;Frances R. Homans;Stephen Polasky

  • Pest Risk Maps for Invasive Alien Species: A Roadmap for Improvement

    Robert C. Venette;Darren J. Kriticos;Roger D. Magarey;Frank H. Koch

  • Soil management to enhance bacterivore and fungivore nematode populations and their nitrogen mineralisation function

    H Ferris;R.C Venette;K.M Scow

  • Nitrogen mineralization by bacterial-feeding nematodes: verification and measurement

    H. Ferris;R.C. Venette;H.R. van der Meulen;S.S. Lau

  • Assessing the Invasion by Soybean Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae): Where Will It End?

    R. C. Venette;D. W. Ragsdale

  • Dynamics of nematode communities in tomatoes grown in conventional and organic farming systems, and their impact on soil fertility

    H. Ferris;R.C. Venette;S.S. Lau

  • Invasions by Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in the Western Hemisphere: implications for South America

    Robert L. Koch;Robert C. Venette;William D. Hutchison

  • Demography of Soybean Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) at Summer Temperatures

    B. P. Mccornack;D. W. Ragsdale;R. C. Venette

  • Population energetics of bacterial-feeding nematodes: Carbon and nitrogen budgets

    H. Ferris;R.C. Venette;S.S. Lau

  • Strategies and Statistics of Sampling for Rare Individuals

    Robert C. Venette;Roger D. Moon;William D. Hutchison

  • Susceptibility of immature monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Danainae), to predation by Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

    Robert L Koch;William D Hutchison;R. C. Venette;George E Heimpel

  • Transition from conventional to low-input agriculture changes soil fertility and biology

    Kate Scow;Oscar Somasco;Nirmala Gunapala;Sean Lau

  • Potential climatic suitability for establishment of Phytophthora ramorum within the contiguous United States

    Robert C. Venette;Susan D. Cohen

  • Prospects for Importation Biological Control of the Soybean Aphid: Anticipating Potential Costs and Benefits

    George E. Heimpel;David W. Ragsdale;Robert Venette;Keith R. Hopper

  • Cold Hardiness of Winter-Acclimated Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Adults.

    A. R. Stephens;M. K. Asplen;William D Hutchison;R. C. Venette

  • Influence of bacterial type and density on population growth of bacterial-feeding nematodes

    R.C. Venette;H. Ferris

  • Invasive Insect Species: Global Challenges, Strategies & Opportunities

    Robert C. Venette;Robert C. Venette;William D. Hutchison

  • Population energetics of bacterial-feeding nematodes : respiration and metabolic rates based on CO2 production

    H. Ferris;S. Lau;R. Venette

  • Cold Tolerance of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Across Geographic and Temporal Scales.

    Theresa M. Cira;Robert C. Venette;John Aigner;Thomas Kuhar

  • Cold Hardiness of the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

    R. L. Koch;M. A. Carrillo;R. C. Venette;C. A. Cannon

  • Alate Production of Soybean Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) in Minnesota

    E. W. Hodgson;R. C. Venette;M. Abrahamson;D. W. Ragsdale

  • Cold Hardiness of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Pupae

    A. C. Morey;W. D. Hutchison;R. C. Venette;E. C. Burkness

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian H. Aukema
Brian H. Aukema University of Minnesota
Robert G. Haight
Robert G. Haight US Forest Service
Steven J. Seybold
Steven J. Seybold US Forest Service
Howard Ferris
Howard Ferris University of California, Davis
Brian J. Palik
Brian J. Palik US Forest Service
Kate M. Scow
Kate M. Scow University of California, Davis
Darren J. Kriticos
Darren J. Kriticos Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
George E. Heimpel
George E. Heimpel University of Minnesota
Jorge B. Torres
Jorge B. Torres Federal Rural University of Pernambuco
W. van der Werf
W. van der Werf Wageningen University & Research

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