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ARS Home Plains Area Brookings, South Dakota Integrated Cropping Systems Research People & Locations







Karl A Roeder
                        Integrated Cropping Systems Research

                        




                        
                        Research Entomologist
                        Phone: (606) 693-5211
                        
                        
                        Fax: (605) 693-5240(Employee information on this page comes from the REE Directory. Please contact your front office staff to update the REE Directory.)
                            ProjectsEnhancing Insect Ecosystem Services that Benefit Modern Cropping Systems
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                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 443351**Publications**
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Temperature influences desiccation resistance of bumble bees
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Botsch, J.C., Daniels, J.D., Bujan, J., Roeder, K.A. 2024. Temperature influences desiccation resistance of bumble bees. Journal of Insect Physiology. 155. Article 104647. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2024.104647.New record of the pavement ant, Tetramorium immigrans (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in South Dakota with notes on its thermal tolerance and geographic distribution
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Roeder, K.A., Drey, S.W., Daniels, J.D., Roeder, D.V., Helms, J.A. 2024. New record of the pavement ant, Tetramorium immigrans (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in South Dakota with notes on its thermal tolerance and geographic distribution. Great Lakes Entomologist. 56(2). Article 10.Effects of solar energy development on ants in the Mojave Desert
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Grodsky, S., Roeder, K.A., Campbell, J.W. 2023. Effects of solar energy development on ants in the Mojave Desert. Ecosphere. 14(10). Article e4668. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4668.Temperature dependent lipid content in the red harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex barbatus
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Roeder, D.V., Remy, S., Roeder, K.A. 2023. Temperature dependent lipid content in the red harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex barbatus. Journal of Insect Science. 23(3). Article 14. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iead040.Historical diversity and distribution of bumble bees in South Dakota

- (Abstract Only)Martens, A.P., Johnson, P.J., Beckendorf, E.A., Hesler, L.S., Daniels, J.D., Roeder, K.A. 2023. Historical diversity and distribution of bumble bees in South Dakota. Abstract. Black Hills Botany and Ecology Workshop, Rapid City, SD, March 10, 2023.Historical diversity and distribution of bumble bees in South Dakota

- (Abstract Only)Martens, A.P., Johnson, P.J., Beckendorf, E.A., Hesler, L.S., Daniels, J.D., Roeder, K.A. 2023. Historical diversity and distribution of bumble bees in South Dakota. Abstract. Monarch and Native Pollinators Summit, Watertown, SD, March 2-3, 2023.A revised checklist of South Dakota bumble bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Martens, A.P., Johnson, P.J., Roeder, K.A., Beckendorf, E.A., Daniels, J.D., Hesler, L.S. 2022. A revised checklist of South Dakota bumble bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 94:271–286. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.94.94584.Thermal tolerance of western corn rootworm: critical thermal limits, knock-down resistance, and chill coma recovery
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Roeder, K.A., Daniels, J.D. 2022. Thermal tolerance of western corn rootworm: critical thermal limits, knock-down resistance, and chill coma recovery. Journal of Thermal Biology. 109. Article 103338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2022.103338.Importance of color for artificial clay caterpillars as sentinel prey
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Roeder, K.A., Dorland, M.S., Daniels, J.D. 2022. Importance of color for artificial clay caterpillars as sentinel prey. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 171(1):68-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13251.Woody perennial polycultures increase ant diversity and ant-mediated
ecosystem services compared to conventional corn-soybean rotations
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Roeder, K.A., Harmon-Threatt, A.N. 2022. Woody perennial polycultures increase ant diversity and ant-mediated ecosystem services compared to conventional corn-soybean rotations. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.108025.Thermal tolerance regulates foraging behavior of ants
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Roeder, D.V., Paraskevopoulos, A.W., Roeder, K.A. 2022. Thermal tolerance regulates foraging behavior of ants. Ecological Entomology. 47(3):331-338. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13118.Testing the role of body size and litter depth on invertebrate diversity across six forests in North America
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Roeder, K.A., Benson, B.F., Weiser, M.D., Kaspari, M. 2021. Testing the role of body size and litter depth on invertebrate diversity across six forests in North America. Ecology. 103(2). Article e03601. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3601.Ant thermal tolerance: a review of methods, hypotheses, and sources of variation
                                                        

- (Review Article)Roeder, K.A., Roeder, D.V., Bujan, J. 2021. Ant thermal tolerance: a review of methods, hypotheses, and sources of variation. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saab018.Testing effects of invasive fire ants and disturbance on ant communities of the longleaf pine ecosystem
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Roeder, K.A., Penuela Useche, V., Levey, D.J., Resasco, J. 2021. Testing effects of invasive fire ants and disturbance on ant communities of the longleaf pine ecosystem. Ecological Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13033.Thermal traits predict the winners and losers under climate change: an example from North American ant communities
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Roeder, K.A., Bujan, J., De Beurs, K., Weiser, M., Kaspari, M. 2021. Thermal traits predict the winners and losers under climate change: an example from North American ant communities. Ecosphere. 12(7). Article e03645. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3645.Bioenergy landscapes drive trophic shifts in generalist ants
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Helms Iv, J.A., Roeder, K.A., Ijelu, S.E., Ratcliff, I., Haddad, N.M. 2021. Bioenergy landscapes drive trophic shifts in generalist ants. Journal of Animal Ecology. 90(3):738-750. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13407.


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