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ARS Home Plains Area Fargo, North Dakota Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center Weed and Insect Biology Research People & Locations







Alex  Torson
                        Weed and Insect Biology Research

                        




                        
                        Computational Biologist
                        Phone: (701) 239-1286
                        
                        
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                            ProjectsEnhancing Pollinator Health and Availability Through Conservation of Genetic Diversity and Development of Novel Management Tools and Strategies
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                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 437657Fusion of Machine Learning and Electromagnetic Sensors for Real-Time Local Decisions in Agriculture
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444557Overwintering Physiology of Insect Pollinators and Pests
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444604**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Metabolic and transcriptomic characterization of summer and winter dormancy in the solitary bee, Osmia lignaria

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Identification of sex-specific markers based on gene expression in adult Colorado potato beetles
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Warcup, K., Torson, A.S., Yocum, G.D. 2023. Identification of sex-specific markers based on gene expression in adult Colorado potato beetles. Journal of Insect Science. 23(4):1-6. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iead071.Molecular signatures of diapause in the Asian longhorned beetle: gene expression
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Torson, A.S., Roe, A.E., Doucet, D., Sinclair, B.J. 2023. Molecular signatures of diapause in the Asian longhorned beetle: gene expression. Current Research in Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cris.2023.100054.Transcriptional landscape of early diapause in field-collected Colorado potato beetles

- (Abstract Only)Energy consumption and cold hardiness of diapausing fall webworm pupae
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Zhao, L., Wang, X., Liu, Z., Torson, A.S. 2022. Energy consumption and cold hardiness of diapausing fall webworm pupae. Insects. 13(9). Article 853. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13090853.
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