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Mary Gardiner

Professor of Entomology

gardiner.29@osu.edu

https://u.osu.edu/gardinerlab/

Please contact via email

Office:

251 Kottman Hall

2021 Coffey Rd, Columbus, OH 43210

Professional Information

Degrees & Credentials:

Ph.D. Entomology Michigan State University, 2008

M.S. Entomology University of Idaho, 2002

B.S. Resource Ecology and Management University of Michigan, 1999

Research Area(s):

Ecology and conservation value of vacant land in cities

Enhancing biological control in urban agroecosystems

Interests & Expertise:

Insect Ecology and Conservation

Biological Control

Community Science

Gardening for Wildlife

Master Gardener Volunteer Program

Biography:

Mary M. Gardiner is a Distinguished Professor in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University in the Department of Entomology and Co-Director of the OSU transdisciplinary Environmental Science Graduate Program. The Gardiner Lab’s community-engaged research program examines the ecology and management of urban greenspaces for insect conservation including vacant lots, residential greenspaces, parks, and rain gardens. The Gardiner Lab has published over 75 peer-reviewed publications and been awarded $8.1 M in grant support, with current funding from the NSF, USDA, and the MITRE Foundation. Mary is also a State Specialist in Extension and is active in the Ohio Master Gardener Volunteer Program. She has advised 23 graduate students and postdocs and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in insect ecology, presentation skills, and grant writing. Mary serves on the Entomological Society of America Governing Board and is a Past President of the ESA North Central Branch. In 2015, she released a book focused on natural enemies and their role in biological control in home gardens titled: Good Garden Bugs: Everything You Need to Know about Beneficial Predatory Insects.

Awards
2024 Distinguished Professor of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
2024 Senior Faculty Research Award, Ohio State College of Food, Agriculture, & Environmental Sciences
2023 Nan-Yao Su Award for Innovation and Creativity in Entomology, Entomological Society of America
2023 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Michigan State University Department of Entomology
2019 Junior Faculty Research Award, Ohio State College of Food, Agriculture, & Environmental Sciences

APPOINTMENTS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Co-Director, Environmental Science Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. (2021-present)
Professor, Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. (2019-present)
Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. (2014-2019)
Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH. (2009-2014)
Visiting Research Scientist, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. (2008)|
Research Support Scientist, Department of Plant Soil and Entomological Sciences, University of Idaho, Parma Research and Extension Center, Parma, ID. (2002-2004)

Adjunct Appointments: Pontifica Universidad Catholica de Chile, Cleveland State University, Wright State University

ADVISING

Postdoctoral Researchers
Kayla I. Perry 2017-2020 (Current: Assistant Professor, OSU Entomology)
Leo Taylor 2018-2019 (Current: Program Manager, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, OSU)
Frances S. Sivakoff 2015-2018 (Current: Assistant Professor, OSU Marion Campus)

Graduate Students
Major Advisor, Currently Enrolled
Erika Wright (M.S. ESGP)
Lydia Fyie (Ph.D Entomology) (co-advised with Dr. Megan Meuti)
Caralee Shepard (Ph.D. Entomology)
Lucy Guarnieri (Ph.D. Entomology)
Michelle Pham (Ph.D. ESGP)

Major Advisor, Completed Ph.D Entomology
Scott Prajzner (Ph.D.): Graduated 12/2016
Chris Riley (Ph.D.): Graduated 12/2019
Yvan A. Delgado de la Flor (Ph.D.): Graduated 5/2020
Katherine Turo (Ph.D.): Graduated 5/2021
Denisha Parker (Ph.D.): Graduated 5/2021
Sarah Scott (Ph.D.): Graduated 12/2022

Major Advisor, Completed M.S. Entomology
Chelsea Smith (M.S.): Graduated 8/2012
Caitlin Burkman (M.S.): Graduated 7/2013
Ben Phillips (M.S.): Graduated 7/2013
Andrea Kautz (M.S.): Graduated 7/2015
MaLisa Spring (M.S.): Graduated 6/2017
Molly Dietrich Mabin (M.S.): Graduated 6/2017
Emily Trejo Sypolt (M.S.): Graduated 12/2019
Alex Tyrpak (M.S.): Graduated 5/2020
Ellen Danford (M.S. ESGP): Graduated 12/2023

PUBLICATIONS (last 5 years only)

(first author: ^*graduate student, ^~postdoc, ⁺undergraduate, ^{^}based on undergraduate research) H Index: 25

*Scott, S.B., F.S. Sivakoff, M. Meuti, and M.M. Gardiner. 2023. Metal contamination challenges pollinator conservation in legacy cities. Journal of Insect Conservation 27: 361-375. DOI: 10.1007/s10841-023-00474-y
~Perry, K.I., C.B. Riley, F. Fan, J. Radl, D.A. Herms and M.M. Gardiner. 2022. The value of hybrid and nonnative ash for the conservation of ash specialists is limited following late stages of emerald ash borer invasion. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 24: 355-370
*Pham, M.A., S.B. Scott, L.R. Fyie, and M.M. Gardiner. 2022. The potential of sustainable landscaping programs to encourage conservation in United States residential landscapes. Urban Ecosystems 24: 1481-1490. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-022-01241-8
*Scott, S.B., F.S. Sivakoff, and M.M. Gardiner. 2022. Environmentally relevant concentrations of heavy metals diminishes bumble bee colony growth. Urban Ecosystems 25: 989-997. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-022-01206-x
*Riley, C.B., M. Raupp, K. Fite, and M.M. Gardiner. 2022. Woody plant biodiversity explains pest management interventions in residential landscapes. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 67: 127439. DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127439
Gardiner, M.M. and H.E. Roy. The role of community science in Entomology. 2022. Annual Review of Entomology 67: 437-456. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-072121-075258
*Turo, K.J. and M.M. Gardiner. 2021. Effects of urban greenspace configuration and native vegetation on bee and wasp reproduction. Conservation Biology 35: 1755-1765. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13753
Gardiner, M.M., K.I. Perry, C.B. Riley, K.J. Turo, Y. Delgado de la flor, F.S. Sivakoff. 2021. Community scientist data suggests that urbanization and forest habitat loss threaten aphidophagous native lady beetles. Ecology and Evolution 11: 27610-2774. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7229
*Fyie, L.R., M.M. Gardiner, and M. Meuti. 2021. Artificial light at night prolongs seasonal exposure to biting mosquitoes. Journal of Insect Physiology 129: 104194
Gardiner, M.M., Delgado de la flor, Y.A., Parker, D.M., and J.D. Harwood. 2021. Rich and abundant spider communities result from enhanced dietary niche breadth and reduced overlap in urban greenspaces. Ecological Applications 31: e02282. DOI: 10.1002/eap.2282
~Perry, K.I., N.C. Hoekstra, S.W. Culman and M.M. Gardiner. 2020a. Vacant lot soil degradation and mowing frequency shape communities of belowground invertebrates and urban spontaneous vegetation. Urban Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-020-01069-0
*Turo, K.J., M.R. Spring, F.S. Sivakoff, Y.A. Delgado de la flor, and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Bee community structure and foraging in urban vacant land: Implications for managing pollinator friendly cities. Journal of Applied Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13773
*Parker, D.M., K.J. Turo, Y.A. Delgado de la flor, and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Landscape context influences the community assembly of native lady beetles occupying urban vacant land. Urban Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-020-01000-7
*Turo K.J. and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. The balancing act of urban conservation. Nature Communications 11: 3773. DOI: 10.1038/ s41467-020-17539-0
~Perry, K., N. Hoekstra, Y.A. Delgado de la flor, and M.M. Gardiner. 2020b. Disentangling landscape and local drivers of ground-dwelling beetle community assembly in an urban ecosystem. Ecological Applications: E02191. DOI: 10.1002/eap.2191
~Sivakoff, F.S., *S.P. Prajzner, and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Urban heavy metal contamination limits bumble bee colony growth. Journal of Applied Ecology 57: 1561-1569. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13651
*Delgado de la flor, Y.A., K. Perry, K.J. Turo, D.M. Parker. T. Thompson, and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Local and landscape-scale environmental filters drive the functional diversity and taxonomic composition of spiders across urban greenspaces. Journal of Applied Ecology 57: 1570-1580
*Riley, C.B. and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Examining the relationship and distributional equity of urban tree canopy cover and ecosystem services across United States cities. PLoS ONE 15: e0230398
*Dieterich Mabin M.E., C. Welty and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Predator richness predicts pest suppression within organic and conventional summer squash (Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae). Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 287: 106689
*Yang, L., K.J. Turo, E. Alfaro Inocente, J. Tian, N. Hoekstra, P.M. Piermarini and M.M. Gardiner. 2019. Can urban greening increase vector abundance in cities? The impact of mowing, local vegetation and landscape composition on adult mosquito populations. Urban Ecosystems 22: 827-839
Grez, A.A., Zaviezo T. Gardiner, M.M. and Alaniz A. 2019. Urbanization filters coccinellids composition and functional trait distribution in greenspaces across greater Santiago, Chile. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 38: 337-345
*Kautz A.R., and M.M. Gardiner. 2019. Agricultural intensification may create an attractive sink for Dolichopodidae, a ubiquitous but understudied predatory fly family. Journal of Insect Conservation 23: 453-465
*Turo K.J. and M.M. Gardiner. 2019. From potential to practical: Needs to achieve pollinator conservation in urban public greenspace. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 17: 167-175
*Riley, C.B., K.I. Perry, K. Ard, and M.M. Gardiner. 2018. Asset or liability? Ecological and sociological tradeoffs of urban spontaneous vegetation in shrinking cities. Sustainability 10: 2039
*Richardson, R.T., M.M. Gardiner and R.M. Johnson. 2018. A reference cytochrome c oxidase subunit I database curated for hierarchical classification of arthropod metabarcoding data. PeerJ 6: e5126
~Sivakoff, F.S., S.P. Prajzner, and M.M. Gardiner. 2018 Unique bee community assembly within vacant lots and urban farms results from variation in surrounding urbanization intensity. Sustainability 10: 1926
Gardiner, M.M., C.B. Riley, R. Bommarco, E. Öckinger 2018. Rights-of-way: a potential conservation resource. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 18: 149-158
*Kleinke, B., S.P. Prajzner, C.A. Gordon, N.C. Hoekstra, A.R. Kautz, A.M. Vossbrinck, and M.M. Gardiner. 2018. Identifying barriers to citizen scientist retention when measuring pollination services. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 3: 1-10
*Riley, C.B., D.A. Herms and M.M. Gardiner. 2018. Exotic trees contribute to urban forest diversity and ecosystem services in inner-city Cleveland, OH. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 29: 367-376
*Delgado, Y.A., Burkman, C.E. Eldridge T.K. and M.M. Gardiner. 2017. Patch and landscape-scale variables influence the taxonomic and functional composition of beetles in urban greenspaces. Ecosphere 8: e02007
~Sivakoff, F.S. and M.M. Gardiner. 2017. Soil lead contamination decreases bee flower visit duration at sunflowers. Urban Ecosystems 20: 1221-1228
Gardiner, M.M. and J.D. Harwood. 2017. Editorial overview: Current investigations of environmental drivers and community interactions that influence biological control. Current Opinions in Insect Science 20: vii-xi
Gardiner, M.M. and J.D. Harwood. 2017. Influence of heavy metal contamination on urban natural enemies and biological control. Current Opinions in Insect Science 20: 45-53

Book Chapters

Landis, D.A., M.M. Gardiner, and Jean Tompkins. 2012. “Using native plant species to diversify agriculture” in Biodiversity and Pest Management. (G. Gurr ed.) Wiley Blackwell Publishing.
Gardiner, M.M., A.K. Fiedler, A.C. Costamagna, and D.A. Landis. 2009. “Integrating conservation biological control into IPM systems” in Textbook of Integrated Pest Management (E.B. Radcliffe and W.D. Hutchison eds). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. Pages 151-162

Books

Gardiner, M.M. 2015. Good Garden Bugs: Everything you need to know about beneficial predatory insects. Quarry Books. Beverly, Massachusetts. 176 pages. Copies sold: 6,500 (Updated December 2022)

Gardener 2015 Good Garden Bugs

TEACHING

Graduate Courses Taught

ENTMLGY 6410: Insect Ecology and Evolutionary (3 credit hours). (F 2012, F2014, F2016, F2020)
ENTMLGY 7920: Presentation Skills for Scientists (2 credit hours). (S2013, S2015, S2017, S2021)
ENTMLGY 7890: Special Topics. Developing New Methods to Study Pollinator Ecology (2 credit hours). (S2015)
ENTMLGY 7930: Scientific Writing and Grant Proposal Development. (2 credit hours) (F2019, F2021)
ENTMLGY 8800: Graduate Student Orientation. (1 credit hour) (F2019, F2020)
ENVSCI 7899: Issues in Environmental Science (1 credit hour) (F2020, S2021, F2021, S2022, F2022)

Documents:

Gardiner CV August 2024_20pgs.pdf

Works

PUBLICATIONS

(first author: ^*graduate student, ^~postdoc, ⁺undergraduate, ^{^}based on undergraduate research)

H Index: 25

~Perry, K.I., C.B. Riley, F. Fan, J. Radl, D.A. Herms and M.M. Gardiner. 2022. The value of hybrid and nonnative ash for the conservation of ash specialists is limited following late stages of emerald ash borer invasion. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 24: 355-370
*Pham, M.A., S.B. Scott, L.R. Fyie, and M.M. Gardiner. 2022. The potential of sustainable landscaping programs to encourage conservation in United States residential landscapes. Urban Ecosystems 24: 1481-1490. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-022-01241-8
*Scott, S.B., F.S. Sivakoff, and M.M. Gardiner. 2022. Environmentally relevant concentrations of heavy metals diminishes bumble bee colony growth. Urban Ecosystems 25: 989-997. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-022-01206-x
*Riley, C.B., M. Raupp, K. Fite, and M.M. Gardiner. 2022. Woody plant biodiversity explains pest management interventions in residential landscapes. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 67: 127439. DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127439
Gardiner, M.M. and H.E. Roy. The role of community science in Entomology. 2022. Annual Review of Entomology 67: 437-456. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-072121-075258
*Turo, K.J. and M.M. Gardiner. 2021. Effects of urban greenspace configuration and native vegetation on bee and wasp reproduction. Conservation Biology 35: 1755-1765. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13753
Gardiner, M.M., K.I. Perry, C.B. Riley, K.J. Turo, Y. Delgado de la flor, F.S. Sivakoff. 2021. Community scientist data suggests that urbanization and forest habitat loss threaten aphidophagous native lady beetles. Ecology and Evolution 11: 27610-2774. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7229
*Fyie, L.R., M.M. Gardiner, and M. Meuti. 2021. Artificial light at night prolongs seasonal exposure to biting mosquitoes. Journal of Insect Physiology 129: 104194
Gardiner, M.M., Delgado de la flor, Y.A., Parker, D.M., and J.D. Harwood. 2021. Rich and abundant spider communities result from enhanced dietary niche breadth and reduced overlap in urban greenspaces. Ecological Applications 31: e02282. DOI: 10.1002/eap.2282
~Perry, K.I., N.C. Hoekstra, S.W. Culman and M.M. Gardiner. 2020a. Vacant lot soil degradation and mowing frequency shape communities of belowground invertebrates and urban spontaneous vegetation. Urban Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-020-01069-0
*Turo, K.J., M.R. Spring, F.S. Sivakoff, Y.A. Delgado de la flor, and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Bee community structure and foraging in urban vacant land: Implications for managing pollinator friendly cities. Journal of Applied Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13773
*Parker, D.M., K.J. Turo, Y.A. Delgado de la flor, and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Landscape context influences the community assembly of native lady beetles occupying urban vacant land. Urban Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-020-01000-7
*Turo K.J. and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. The balancing act of urban conservation. Nature Communications 11: 3773. DOI: 10.1038/ s41467-020-17539-0
~Perry, K., N. Hoekstra, Y.A. Delgado de la flor, and M.M. Gardiner. 2020b. Disentangling landscape and local drivers of ground-dwelling beetle community assembly in an urban ecosystem. Ecological Applications: E02191. DOI: 10.1002/eap.2191
~Sivakoff, F.S., *S.P. Prajzner, and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Urban heavy metal contamination limits bumble bee colony growth. Journal of Applied Ecology 57: 1561-1569. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13651
*Delgado de la flor, Y.A., K. Perry, K.J. Turo, D.M. Parker. T. Thompson, and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Local and landscape-scale environmental filters drive the functional diversity and taxonomic composition of spiders across urban greenspaces. Journal of Applied Ecology 57: 1570-1580
*Riley, C.B. and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Examining the relationship and distributional equity of urban tree canopy cover and ecosystem services across United States cities. PLoS ONE 15: e0230398
*Dieterich Mabin M.E., C. Welty and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Predator richness predicts pest suppression within organic and conventional summer squash (Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae). Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 287: 106689
*Yang, L., K.J. Turo, E. Alfaro Inocente, J. Tian, N. Hoekstra, P.M. Piermarini and M.M. Gardiner. 2019. Can urban greening increase vector abundance in cities? The impact of mowing, local vegetation and landscape composition on adult mosquito populations. Urban Ecosystems 22: 827-839
Grez, A.A., Zaviezo T. Gardiner, M.M. and Alaniz A. 2019. Urbanization filters coccinellids composition and functional trait distribution in greenspaces across greater Santiago, Chile. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 38: 337-345
*Kautz A.R., and M.M. Gardiner. 2019. Agricultural intensification may create an attractive sink for Dolichopodidae, a ubiquitous but understudied predatory fly family. Journal of Insect Conservation 23: 453-465
*Turo K.J. and M.M. Gardiner. 2019. From potential to practical: Needs to achieve pollinator conservation in urban public greenspace. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 17: 167-175
*Riley, C.B., K.I. Perry, K. Ard, and M.M. Gardiner. 2018. Asset or liability? Ecological and sociological tradeoffs of urban spontaneous vegetation in shrinking cities. Sustainability 10: 2039
*Richardson, R.T., M.M. Gardiner and R.M. Johnson. 2018. A reference cytochrome c oxidase subunit I database curated for hierarchical classification of arthropod metabarcoding data. PeerJ 6: e5126
~Sivakoff, F.S., S.P. Prajzner, and M.M. Gardiner. 2018 Unique bee community assembly within vacant lots and urban farms results from variation in surrounding urbanization intensity. Sustainability 10: 1926
Gardiner, M.M., C.B. Riley, R. Bommarco, E. Öckinger 2018. Rights-of-way: a potential conservation resource. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 18: 149-158
*Kleinke, B., S.P. Prajzner, C.A. Gordon, N.C. Hoekstra, A.R. Kautz, A.M. Vossbrinck, and M.M. Gardiner. 2018. Identifying barriers to citizen scientist retention when measuring pollination services. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 3: 1-10
*Riley, C.B., D.A. Herms and M.M. Gardiner. 2018. Exotic trees contribute to urban forest diversity and ecosystem services in inner-city Cleveland, OH. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 29: 367-376
*Delgado, Y.A., Burkman, C.E. Eldridge T.K. and M.M. Gardiner. 2017. Patch and landscape-scale variables influence the taxonomic and functional composition of beetles in urban greenspaces. Ecosphere 8: e02007
~Sivakoff, F.S. and M.M. Gardiner. 2017. Soil lead contamination decreases bee flower visit duration at sunflowers. Urban Ecosystems 20: 1221-1228
Gardiner, M.M. and J.D. Harwood. 2017. Editorial overview: Current investigations of environmental drivers and community interactions that influence biological control. Current Opinions in Insect Science 20: vii-xi
Gardiner, M.M. and J.D. Harwood. 2017. Influence of heavy metal contamination on urban natural enemies and biological control. Current Opinions in Insect Science 20: 45-53
^Spring, M.R., K.S. Lustofin, C.H. Lin, M.M. Gardiner, and D. McShaffrey. 2016. Quantifying bee diversity and resource use in the Appalachian foothills near Marietta, Ohio. Ohio Biological Survey Notes 6: 14-26
*Rusch, A., R. Chaplin-Kramer, M.M. Gardiner, V. Hawro, J. Holland, D. Landis, C. Thies, T. Tscharntke, W.W. Weisser, C. Winqvist, M. Woltz, and R. Bommarco. 2016. Agricultural landscape simplification reduces natural pest control: A quantitative synthesis. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 221: 198-204
*Chaffin B.C, W.D. Shuster, A.S. Garmestani, B. Furio, S Albro, M.M. Gardiner, M. Spring, and O. Odom Green. 2016. A tale of two rain gardens: Barriers and bridges to adaptive management of urban stormwater in Cleveland, Ohio. Journal of Environmental Management 183: 431-441
^Todd, K.J., M.M. Gardiner, and E. D. Lindquist. 2016. Native pollinator (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) conservation value of Helianthus annuus plantings at variable densities. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 89: 158-167
~Odom Green, O., S. Albro, N.C. Ban, A. Berland, C.E. Burkman, M.M. Gardiner, A.S. Garmestani, L. Gunderson, M.E. Hopton, M.L. Schoon, W.D. Shuster. 2016. Adaptive governance to promote ecosystem services in reserves of urban green space. Urban Ecosystems 19: 77-93
Roy, H.E., P.M.J. Brown, T. Adriaens, N. Berkvens, I. Borges, S. Clusella-Trullas, R. Eschen, Arnaud Estoup, T. Evans, B. Facon, M.M. Gardiner, A. Grez, T. Gullemaud, D. Haelewaters, A. Honek, A. Howe, C. Hui, M. Kenis, L. Lawson Handley, E. Lombaert, J. Losey, D. Maes, K. Murray, G. San Martin, I. Minnaar, O. Nedved, Marina J. Orlova-Bienkowskaja, H.P. Ravn, M.G. Saethre, A. Soares, R. Stals, M. Tinsley, A. Vandereycken, S. Viglasova, P. Zach, T. Zaviezo, M. Zdena, and Z. Zhao. 2016. The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis: global perspectives on invasion history and ecology. Biological Invasions 18: 997-1044
*Liu, B., L. Yang, F. Yang, Q. Wang, Y. Yang, Y. Lu and M.M. Gardiner. 2016. Landscape diversity enhances parasitism of the cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) eggs by Trichogramma chilonis in cotton. Biological Control 93: 15-23
*Phillips, B.W. and M.M. Gardiner. 2016. Does local habitat management or large-scale landscape composition alter the biocontrol services provided to pumpkin agroecosystems? Biological Control 92: 181-194
^Spring, M., K. Lustofin and M.M. Gardiner. 2015. Occurrence of a gynandromorphic Bombus bimaculatus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Southeastern Ohio. Great Lakes Entomologist. 48(3&4): 155-163
*Phillips, B.W. and M.M. Gardiner. 2015. Use of video surveillance to measure the influences of habitat management and landscape composition on pollinator visitation and pollen deposition in pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) agroecosystems. Peer J: e1342
*Burkman, C.E. and M.M. Gardiner. 2015. Spider assemblages within greenspaces of a deindustrialized urban landscape. Urban Ecosystems Vol 18: 793-818
Grez, A.A., T. Zaviezo and M.M. Gardiner. 2014. Local predator composition and landscape affects biological control of aphids in alfalfa fields. Biological Control 76: 1-9
Gardiner, M.M., S.P. Prajzner, C.E. Burkman, S. Albro, and P.S. Grewal. 2014. Vacant land conversion to community gardens: influences on generalist arthropod predators and biocontrol services in urban greenspaces. Urban Ecosystems 17: 101-122
*Burkman, C.E. and M.M. Gardiner. 2014. Urban greenspace design and landscape context influence natural enemy community composition and function. Biological Control 75: 58-67
*Chisholm, P.J., M.M. Gardiner, E.G. Moon and D.W. Crowder. 2014. Tools and techniques for investigating the impacts of habitat complexity on biological control. Biological Control 75: 48-57
*Smith, C.A. and M.M. Gardiner. 2013. Biodiversity loss following the introduction of exotic competitors: Does intraguild predation explain the decline of native lady beetles? PLoS ONE e84448
Gardiner, M.M., C.E. Burkman, and S.P. Prajzner. 2013. The value of vacant land for arthropods and the ecosystem services they support in changing urban landscapes. Invited Mini-Review, Environmental Entomology 42: 1123-1136
*Smith, C.A. and M.M. Gardiner. 2013. Oviposition habitat influences egg predation of native and exotic coccinellids by generalist predators. Biological Control 67: 235-245
Gardiner, M.M., L.L. Allee, P.M.J. Brown, J.E. Losey, H.E. Roy, and R. Rice Smyth. 2012. Lessons from lady beetles: accuracy of monitoring data from the US and UK. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 10: 471-476
Michel, A.P., W. Zhang, and M.M. Gardiner. 2012. Development and characterization of microsatellite loci for the convergent lady beetle, Hippodamia convergens. Molecular Ecology Resources: 12, 185-189
Gardiner, M.M., M.E. O’Neal, and D.A. Landis. 2011. Intraguild predation and native lady beetle decline. PLoS ONE. E23576
Gardiner, M.M., D.A. Landis, C. Gratton, C.D. DiFonzo, M. O’Neal, J. Chacon, N. Schmidt, E. Mueller

and G.E. Heimpel. 2010. Landscape composition influences the activity density of Carabidae and Araneae in soybean fields. Biological Control 55: 1-19

Gardiner, M.M., J. Tuell, R. Isaacs, J. Gibbs, J. Ascher, and D.A. Landis. 2010. Implications of three biofuel crops for beneficial arthropods. BioEnergy Research 3: 6-19
Gardiner, M.M., D.A. Landis, C. Gratton, M. O’Neal, C. DiFonzo, G. Heimpel, E. Mueller, N. Schmidt, and J. Chacon. 2009. Landscape composition influences patterns of native and exotic coccinellid abundance. Diversity and Distributions 15: 554-564
Isaacs, R., J. Tuell, A.K. Fielder, M.M. Gardiner, and D.A. Landis. 2009. Maximizing arthropod-mediated ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes: the role of native plants. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7: 196-203
Gardiner, M.M., D.A. Landis, C. Gratton, C.D. DiFonzo, M. O’Neal, J. Chacon, M. Wayo, N. Schmidt, E. Mueller and G.E. Heimpel. 2009. Landscape diversity enhances the biological control of an introduced crop pest in the north-central U.S. Ecological Applications 18: 146-154
Landis, D.A., M.M. Gardiner, W. van der Werf, and S. Swinton. 2008. Increasing corn for biofuel production reduces biocontrol services in agricultural landscapes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 105: 20552-20557
Gardiner M.M. and D.A. Landis. 2007. Impact of intraguild predation by adult Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on Aphis glycines biological control in cage studies. Biological Control 40: 386-395
Gardiner M.M. and G.L. Parsons. 2005. Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) detected in Michigan soybean fields. Great Lakes Entomologist 38: 164-169
Gardiner M.M., J.D. Barbour, S.D. Eigenbrode, and D. Cervantez. 2005. Response of Neoseiulus faliacis Garmen and Galendromus occidentalis Nesbitt (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae)-damaged hop Humulus lupulus (L.) (Urticales: Cannabaceae). Agricultural and Forest Entomology 7: 245-251
Gardiner M.M., J.D. Barbour, and J.B. Johnson. 2003. Arthropod diversity and abundance on feral and cultivated Humulus lupulus (L.) (Urticales: Cannabaceae) in Idaho. Environmental Entomology 32: 564-574
Duetting P.S., M.M. Gardiner, A.R. Polerstock, and A.A. Stehr. 2003. Biological control and invasive species management in the United States. Con Position. pp 244-245. in J.K. Tomberlin. Biological control and invasive species management in the United States: A student debate. American Entomologist 49: 238-249

Book Chapters

Landis, D.A., M.M. Gardiner, and Jean Tompkins. 2012. “Using native plant species to diversify agriculture” in Biodiversity and Pest Management. (G. Gurr ed.) Wiley Blackwell Publishing.
Gardiner, M.M., A.K. Fiedler, A.C. Costamagna, and D.A. Landis. 2009. “Integrating conservation biological control into IPM systems” in Textbook of Integrated Pest Management (E.B. Radcliffe and W.D. Hutchison eds). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. Pages 151-162

Books

Gardiner, M.M. 2015. Good Garden Bugs: Everything you need to know about beneficial predatory insects. Quarry Books. Beverly, Massachusetts. 176 pages. Copies sold: 6,500 (Updated December 2022)

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