Adrian Pekarcik

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Adrian Pekarcik

Graduate Student

pekarcik.4@osu.edu

http://aginsects.osu.edu/

Office:

OARDC - 113 Thorne Hall

Wooster, OH

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Degrees & Credentials:

MS, Entonomlogy, Auburn University

BA, Biology / Environmental Studies, Ohio Wesleyan University

Research Area(s):

Asiatic garden beetle (AGB)

Life history of AGB in field crop systems

Use entomopathogenic nematodes for long-term management of AGB

Investigating why severe AGB infestations only occur in sandy soils

Determining the genetic structure of AGB populations in the U.S.

Extension Specialization(s):

Asiatic garden beetle (AGB)

Biography:

Grants

North Central Branch Gradaute Student SARE Grant ($11.995)

SelectedAwards

DeLong’s Graduate Student Competition, Department of Entomology - The Ohio State University (2018)

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Nibouche, S., Costet, L., Holt, J., Jacobson, A., Pekarcik, A., Sadeyen, J., Armstrong, S., Peterson, G., McLaren, N., and R. Medina. 2018. Invasion of sorghum in the Americas by a new sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) superclone. PLOS ONE 13(4): e0196124.

Extension Articles

Pekarcik, A., E. Richer, A. Michel, and K. Tilmon. 2018. Asiatic garden beetle: A continuing problem in northern Ohio. C.O.R.N. Newsletter 2018-15. Ohio State University Extension. https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2018-15/asiatic-garden-beetle-continuing-problem-northern-ohio

Pekarcik, A. 2018. Asiatic garden beetle: monitoring and early evaluation of management tactics. In: 2017 Fulton County On Farm Research Results. Ohio State University Extension, Fulton County, OH. 20-21. https://fulton.osu.edu/sites/fulton/files/imce/Program_Pages/ANR/pdf/2017%20Fulton%20OFR%20Result%20Booklet%20FINAL.pdf

Works

Peer-Reviewed Articles:

Nibouche, S., Costet, L., Holt, J., Jacobson, A., Pekarcik, A., Sadeyen, J., Armstrong, S., Peterson, G., McLaren, N., and R. Medina. 2018. Invasion of sorghum in the Americas by a new sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) superclone. PLOS ONE 13(4): e0196124.

Extension Articles:

Other Publications:

Burrows, M.M., Ajayi, O.S., Coy, R.M., and Pekarcik, A.P. 2017. What is the single best genetically engineered technology for arthropod pest control? 2015 Student Debates: RNAi. American Entomologist. 63: 116.

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