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Deanna S Scheff    Research Entomologist  **Dr. Deanna Scheff  Research Entomologist**
USDA-ARS-CGAHR-SPIERUATTN: Deanna Scheff1515 College AvenueManhattan, KS  66502 deanna.scheff@usda.govTelephone: 785.537.5527www.ars.usda.gov/pa/cgahr/spieru/scheff

/ARSUserFiles/51949/scheff1.jpg**RESEARCH INTERESTS**Deanna Scheff is a Research Entomologist with the USDA ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research in Manhattan, KS. She received her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, her M.S. in Food and Nutritional Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and her Ph.D. in Grain Science at Kansas State University. She has received certifications for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and is a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) for the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance-Preventive Controls for Human Food. She has conducted research on food microbiology pertaining to Salmonella in juice beverages, created HACCP plans for food industry clients, and researched stored-product insect resistance of food packaging materials to insect invasion and penetration. Her research interests include evaluating packaging incorporating insect growth regulators (IGR’s) against insect penetrations and subsequent infestation, investigating how insects exploit food spillage inside and outside food facilities to improve pest management techniques, evaluating spatial distribution of aerosol insecticides and the impact on the efficacy on stored-product insects, and insect behavior and management pertaining to the food safety of human and animal food products.
ORCID**ALL PUBLICATIONS** via ARIS System     via Google Scholar**RECENT PUBLICATIONS**
• Combination insecticide treatments with methoprene and pyrethrin for control of khapra beetle larvae on different commodities - (Peer Reviewed Journal)Scheff, D.S., Arthur, F., Domingue, M., Myers, S. 2024. Combination insecticide treatments with methoprene and pyrethrin for control of khapra beetle larvae on different commodities. Insects. 15(1). Article 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15010077.• Aerosolize insecticide spray distributions and relationships to storage insect efficacies - (Peer Reviewed Journal)Brabec, D.L., Lanka, S., Campbell, J.F., Arthur, F., Scheff, D.S., Zhu, K. 2023. Aerosolize insecticide spray distributions and relationships to storage insect efficacies. Insects. 14(12. Article 914. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14120914.• Quantification of methoprene aerosol deposition using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography - (Peer Reviewed Journal)Norton, A.E., Brabec, D.L., Tilley, M., Yeater, K.M., Scheff, D.S. 2022. Quantification of methoprene aerosol deposition using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Journal of Stored Products Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2022.102039.• Comparison of different traps and attractants in three food processing facilities in Greece on the capture of stored product insects - (Peer Reviewed Journal)Morrison III, W.R., Agrafioti, P., Domingue, M.J., Scheff, D.S., Lampiri, E., Gourgouta, M., Baliota, G.V., Sakka, M., Myers, S.W., Athanassiou, C.G. 2023. Comparison of different traps and attractants in three food processing facilities in Greece on the capture of stored product insects. Journal of Economic Entomology. 116(4):1432-1446. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad107.• Fumigation monitoring and modeling of hopper-bottom railcars loaded with corn grits - (Peer Reviewed Journal)Brabec, D.L., Kaloudis, E., Athanassiou, C., Campbell, J.F., Agrafioti, P., Scheff, D.S., Bantas, S., Sotiroudas, V. 2022. Fumigation monitoring and modeling of hopper-bottom railcars loaded with corn grits. Journal of Biosystems Engineering. 47:358-369. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42853-022-00148-8.• Seasonal, Landscape, and Attractant Effects on Lesser Grain Borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.), Captures in Northeast Kansas - (Peer Reviewed Journal)Scheff, D.S., Campbell, J.F., Arthur, F.H. 2021. Seasonal, Landscape, and Attractant Effects on Lesser Grain Borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.), Captures in Northeast Kansas. Agronomy Journal. 12(1)99:3-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12010099.• Climbing ability of Trogoderma granarium larvae on artificial household and insecticide-treated materials - (Peer Reviewed Journal)Domingue, M.J., Scheff, D.S., Leva, N., Myers, S.W. 2021. Climbing ability of Trogoderma granarium larvae on artificial household and insecticide-treated materials. Journal of Stored Products Research. 95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2021.101922.• Competition of Prostephanus truncatus with Sitophilus oryzae on maize: The species that gets there first matters - (Peer Reviewed Journal)Baliota, G.V., Scheff, D.S., Morrison Iii, W.R., Athanassiou, C.G. 2022. Competition of Prostephanus truncatus with Sitophilus oryzae on maize: The species that gets there first matters. Bulletin of Entomological Research. https://doi.org/10.1017/S000748532100105X.• Long-lasting insecticide treated netting affects reproductive output and mating behavior in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Trogoderma variabile (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)Gerken, A.R., Campbell, J.F., Abts, S.R., Arthur, F.H., Morrison III, W.R., Scheff, D.S. 2021. Long-lasting insecticide treated netting affects reproductive output and mating behavior in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Trogoderma variabile (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab204.• Evaluations of the new deltamethrin-treated all-in-one hermetic bag for the control of the Khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium (Everts) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)Scheff, D.S., Baliota, G.V., Domingue, M.J., Bingham, G.V., Morrison III, W.R., Athanassiou, C.G. 2021. Evaluations of the new deltamethrin-treated all-in-one hermetic bag for the control of the Khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium (Everts). Journal of Stored Products Research. 93:101839. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2021.101839.


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