Pete Nelson, Entomologist

I’m an entomologist interested in arthropod-plant interactions, biological control, and integrated pest management. I earned my BS and MS at Michigan State University and PhD at North Carolina State University. I am an independent crop consultant in Northwest Michigan with HortSystems. Here's a link to my CV, feel free to get in touch.

petenelson at hortsystems dot net

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Peer-reviewed publications

Nelson, P. N., Burrack, H. J., and Sorenson, C. E. (2020). Arthropod carrion influences plant choice, oviposition, and cannibalism by a specialist predator on a sticky plant. Ecological Entomology, DOI: 10.1111/een.12787.
Nelson, P. N., Burrack, H. J., and Sorenson, C. E. (2019). Arthropod entrapment increases specialist predators on a sticky crop and reduces damage. Biological Control, DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.104021.
Nelson, P. N., Burrack, H. J., and Sorenson, C. E. (2019). Imidacloprid is compatible with control provided by the predator Jalysus wickhami Van Duzee (Hemiptera: Berytidae) in flue-cured tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). Crop Protection, DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2018.12.002.
Nelson, P. N., and Sorenson, C. E. (2018). First Report of Prunus mume Siebold & Zucc. as a Host of Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, DOI: 10.4289/0013-8797.120.3.648.
Eure, E. R., Nelson, P. N., and Sorenson, C. E. (2018). Ovicidal Activity of Acetamiprid and Imidacloprid Against Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Journal of Entomological Science, DOI: 10.18474/JES18-15.1.
Baughman, W. B., Nelson, P. N., and Grieshop, M. J. (2015). Impact of cultivation and subsequent burial on Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and Conotrachelus nenuphar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, DOI: 10.1093/jee/tov071.

Non peer-reviewed publications

Whalon, M.E. and Nelson, P.N. (2014). An Old Pest Challenges Cherry Growers. PESPWire Spring 2014, US EPA, 8.
Whalon, M.E. and Nelson, P.N. (2014). Cherry Growers Face new and Familiar Pests. PESPWire Winter 2014, US EPA, 6-7.
Whalon, M.E., Gut, L.J., Nelson, P.N. and Ash, T.D. (2011). Efficacy of reduced risk pesticides on pests in cherry orchards. Tart Cherry Integrated Orchard Management Project Newsletter, 1-2.
Whalon, M.E., Nelson, P.N. and Ash, T.D. (2011). Effects of Pesticide Transition on Natural Enemies in Cherry Orchards. Tart Cherry Integrated Orchard Management Project Newsletter, 2-3.