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Scott A. Isard is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple interdisciplinary fields, primarily focusing on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, they have contributed to the subfields of Insect Science, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Molecular Biology.

Their scholarly work addresses core topics including Insect and Pesticide Research, Viral Infections and Vectors, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Insect Resistance and Genetics, and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control.

Among their recent publications, one paper is notable:

  • Soybean Foliage Consumption Reduces Adult Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Survival and Stimulates Flight, 2021, Journal of Economic Entomology

Scott A. Isard has published in the Journal of Economic Entomology, a venue recognized in their areas of study.

Collaborative research has involved frequent co-authors including:

  • John H. Bowers
  • Jerry R. Malayer
  • Beatriz Martínez-López
  • Joseph LaForest
  • Charles T. Bargeron

These collaborations reflect a network within entomology and related biological sciences. The scientist's work integrates aspects of insect science with broader public health and molecular biology disciplines, addressing challenges in pest control and vector-borne disease management.

Best Publications

  • A Soil Moisture Climatology of Illinois

    Steven E. Hollinger;Scott A. Isard

  • Adaptation of the Western Corn Rootworm to crop rotation: Evolution of a new strain in response to a management practice

    Eli Levine;Joseph Lee Spencer;Scott A. Isard;David W. Onstad

  • Recommended terminology for aerobiological studies

    C. Galán;A. Ariatti;M. Bonini;B. Clot

  • Principles of the Atmospheric Pathway for Invasive Species Applied to Soybean Rust

    Scott A. Isard;Stuart H. Gage;Paul Comtois;Joseph M. Russo

  • Disease Cycle Approach to Plant Disease Prediction

    Erick D. De Wolf;Scott Alan Isard

  • The role of citizen science in addressing grand challenges in food and agriculture research.

    S. F. Ryan;N. L. Adamson;C Athena Aktipis;L. K. Andersen

  • Occurrence and Distribution of Aphis glycines on Soybeans in Illinois in 2000 and Its Potential Control

    G. L. Hartman;L. L. Domier;L. M. Wax;C. G. Helm

  • Flow of Life in the Atmosphere: An Airscape Approach to Understanding Invasive Organisms

    S A Isard;S H Gage

  • Factors Influencing Soil Moisture and Plant Community Distribution on Niwot Ridge, Front Range, Colorado, U.S.A.

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  • Atmospheric scales of biotic dispersal

    J.K Westbrook;S.A Isard

  • The Integrated Aerobiology Modeling System applied to the spread of soybean rust into the Ohio River valley during September 2006

    Scott A. Isard;Joseph M. Russo;Annalisa Ariatti

  • The Frequency and Intensity of Great Lake Cyclones

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  • EFFECTS OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SOIL FREEZING IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN

    Scott A. Isard;Randall J. Schaetzl

  • Regional-scale relationships between climate and strength of podzolization in the Great Lakes Region, North America

    Randall J. Schaetzl;Scott Alan Isard

  • Does Landscape Diversity Slow the Spread of Rotation-Resistant Western Corn Rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)?

    D. W. Onstad;D. W. Crwoder;S. A. Isard;E. Levine

  • Soils Cool as Climate Warms in the Great Lakes Region: 1951–2000

    S. A. Isard;R. J. Schaetzl;J. A. Andresen

  • Large-eddy simulation of turbulence and particle dispersion inside the canopy roughness sublayer

    Ying Pan;Marcelo Chamecki;Scott A. Isard

  • A new soil moisture drought index for predicting crop yields.

    Mark R. Welford;Steven E. Hollinger;Scott A. Isard

  • Modeling evolution of behavioral resistance by an insect to crop rotation.

    D.W. Onstad;D.W. Onstad;J.L. Spencer;C.A. Guse;E. Levine

  • Ecological scaling of aerobiological dispersal processes

    Stuart H. Gage;Scott A. Isard;Manuel Colunga-G

  • Aerial movement of western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): diel periodicity of flight activity in soybean fields.

    Scott Alan Isard;Joseph L. Spencer;Mark A. Nasser;Eli Levine

  • Mitigating epidemics caused by non-persistently transmitted aphid-borne viruses: the role of the pliant environment.

    Michael E Irwin;William G Ruesink;Scott A Isard;Gail E Kampmeier

  • The Distribution of Spodosol Soils in Southern Michigan: A Climatic Interpretation

    Randall J. Schaetzl;Scott A. Isard

Frequent Co-Authors

Randall J. Schaetzl
Randall J. Schaetzl Michigan State University
Stuart H. Gage
Stuart H. Gage Michigan State University
Glen L. Hartman
Glen L. Hartman University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Roger D. Magarey
Roger D. Magarey North Carolina State University
James J. Marois
James J. Marois University of Florida
David A. Mortensen
David A. Mortensen University of New Hampshire
Karen A. Garrett
Karen A. Garrett University of Florida
David L. Wright
David L. Wright South Dakota State University
Daren S. Mueller
Daren S. Mueller Iowa State University
Carl A. Bradley
Carl A. Bradley University of Kentucky

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