Soybean Aphid Team
The Soybean Aphid Team was formed to deal with the emerging problems with soybean aphid as it invaded Minnesota. The team encompasses a wide range of expertise on the aphids, its effects on soybean, and its management. If you have questions dealing with a specific area, please feel free to contact the appropriate team member listed below:
| Entomology | ||
| George Heimpel | McKnight Land Grant Associate Professor | Biological control |
| Ian MacRae | Assistant Professor | GIS / sampling |
| Ken Ostlie | Professor and Extension Entomologist | Pest management, & loss assessment |
| Dave Ragsdale | Professor | Aphid biology & disease vectoring |
| Susan Weller | Associate Professor | Aphid genetics / systematics |
| Rob Venette | Assistant Research Professor | Aphid modeling, risk assessment |
| Fritz Breitenbach | Extension IPM Specialist - SE Minnesota | Pest management |
| Bruce Potter | Extension IPM Specialist - SW Minnesota | Pest management |
| Carlyle Holen | Extension IPM Specialist - NW Minnesota | Pest management |
| Marla Spivak | Professor | Honey bee impacts |
| Agronomy | ||
| Seth Naeve | Assistant Professor & Extension Agronomist | Soybean production and physiology |
| Jim Orf | Professor | Soybean breeding |
| Jeff Gunsolus | Professor | Soybean weed management |
| Plant Pathology | ||
| Jim Kurle | Assistant Professor | Soybean diseases |
| Ben Lockhart | Professor | Soybean viruses |
| Dean Herzfeld | Coordinator - Pesticide & Environmental Education Program | Pesticide applicator recertification training |
| Applied Economics | ||
| Kent Olson | Professor | Farm & financial management |
| Other Agencies and Organizations | ||
| Department of Natural Resources - Waters | ||
| Greg Spoden | Assistant State Climatologist | Weather |
| Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) | ||
| Mark Abrahamson | State Survey Coordinator | Soybean aphid surveys |
| Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council | ||
| Grower-supported research and technology transfer | ||
| Minnesota Agricultural Aircraft Association | ||
| Aerial application for soybean aphid control | ||
| Minnesota Crop Retailers Association | ||
| Pesticides and ground application for soybean aphid | ||
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