Dr. Lance J. Meinke (Emeritus)

About

During his career, Dr. Lance Meinke was focused on the biology, ecology, and management of Diabrotica (beetles & rootworms) species, particularly in field corn. Most recently, he taught two Entomology courses: ENTO 400 Biology & Classification of Insects and ENTO 817: Pest Management Systems.

Education

• Ph.D. in Entomology, North Carolina State University, 1984
• M.S. in Entomology, University of Arizona, 1977
• B.S. in Entomology, North Dakota State University, 1975, and in Biology, Concordia College, Seward, NE, 1971-1973

Professional Responsibilities and Activities

• Major research focus is on the biology, ecology, and management of Diabrotica species (beetles, rootworm), particularly in field corn. Specific areas of emphasis include: western and northern corn rootworm behavior and population dynamics; Diabrotica resistance management issues/strategies: detection and characterization of western corn rootworm resistance to conventional insecticides or traits incorporated into transgenic corn; characterizing effects of transgenic events on corn rootworm life history traits/fitness. Secondary research areas include the biology and pest potential of Colaspis species in Nebraska, and the taxonomy, host relationships, and distribution of Chrysomelid Criocerinae in Nebraska.

Publications

 Refereed Journal Articles (2000-2019)

• Souza, D., B. C. Vieira, B. K. Fritz, W.C. Hoffmann, J. A. Peterson, G. R. Kruger, L. J. Meinke. 2019. Western corn rootworm pyrethroid resistance confirmed by aerial application simulations of commercial insecticides. Sci. Rpts. 9:6713 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43202-w
• Pereira, A. E., B. Tenhumberg, L. J. Meinke, and B. D. Siegfried. 2019. Southern corn rootworm adult emergence and population growth assessment after selection with vacuolar-ATPase-A dsRNA over multiple generations. J. Econ. Entomol. doi:10.1093/jee/toz008; published online Febr. 2019.
• Reinders, J. D., B. D. Hitt, W. W. Stroup, B. W. French, and L. J. Meinke. 2018. Spatial variation in western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) susceptibility to Cry3 toxins in Nebraska. PLoS ONE 13(11): e0208266. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.e0208266.
• Wangila, D. S., A.J. Valencia, H. Wang, B.D. Siegfried, L .J. Meinke. 2017. Influence of calcareous soil on Cry3Bb1 expression and efficacy in the field. Transgenic Research 26: 419-428. doi: 10.1007/s11248-017-0014-5.
• Wangila, D.S. and L. J. Meinke. 2017. Effects of adult emergence timing on susceptibility and fitness of Cry3Bb1-resistant western corn rootworms. J. Appl. Entomol.141: 372-383. published online July 2016: doi: 10.1111/jen.12346
• Pereira, A. E., D. S. Souza, S. N. Zukoff, L. J. Meinke, B.D. Siegfried. 2017. Cross-resistance and synergism assays provide evidence for multiple mechanisms of resistance to pyrethroids in western corn rootworm populations. PLoS ONE 12(6): e0179311. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179311
• Pereira, A. E., A. M. Velez, L. J. Meinke, B.D. Siegfried. 2017. Sublethal effects of vATPase-A and Snf7 dsRNAs on biology of southern corn rootworm, Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber. J. Econ. Entomol. 110 (6): 2545-2553. doi.org/10.1093/jee/tox263.
• Miwa, K. and L. J. Meinke. 2017. Seasonality of Colaspis crinicornis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and its injury potential to corn in southeastern Nebraska. J. Econ. Entomol. publ. online 18 Dec 2017, doi.org/10.1093/jee/tox325.
• Head, G. P., M. Carroll, S. Evans, D.M. Rule, A. Willse, T. Clark, N. Storer, R. Flannagan, L. Samuel, L. J. Meinke. 2017. Evaluation of SmartStax and SmartStax PRO maize against western corn rootworm and northern corn rootworm: efficacy and resistance management. Pest Manag. Sci. 73: 1883-1899. doi:10.1002/ps.4554
• Andow, D. A., S. G. Pueppke, A.W. Schaafsma, A. J. Gassmann, T.W. Sappington, L. J. Meinke, P.D. Mitchell, T.M. Hurley, R.L. Hellmich, R. P. Porter. 2016. Early detection and mitigation of resistance to Bt maize by western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). J. Econ. Entomol (forum). 109: 1–12.
• Coats, B. S., A. Alves, H. Wang, X. Zhou, T. Nowatzki, H. Chen, M. Rangasamy, H. Robertson, C. Whitfield, K. Walden, S. Kachman, B. French, L. J. Meinke, D. Hawthorne, C. Abel, T. Sappington, B. Siegfried, and N. Miller. 2016. Quantitative trait locus mapping and functional genomics of an organophosphate resistance trait in the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera. Insect Mol. Biol 25: 1-15. DOI:10.1111/imb.12194
• Haridas, C.V., L. J. Meinke, B. E. Hibbard, B.D. Siegfried, and B. Tenhumberg. 2016. Effects of temporal variation in temperature and density dependence on insect population dynamics. Ecosphere 7(5):e01287. 10.1002/ecs2.1287.
• Tinsley, N. A., P. D. Mitchell, R. J. Wright, L. J. Meinke, R. E. Estes, and M. E. Gray. 2016. Estimation of efficacy functions for products used to manage corn rootworm larval injury. J. Appl. Entomol. 140: 414-425. DOI: 10.1111/jen.12276
• Wangila, D.S. and L. J. Meinke. 2016. Effects of adult emergence timing on susceptibility and fitness of Cry3Bb1-resistant western corn rootworms. J. Appl. Entomol. Early view online: doi: 10.1111/jen.12346
• Frank, D., R. Kurtz, N. Tinsley, A.J. Gassmann, L. J. Meinke, D. Moellenbeck, M. Gray, L. Bledsoe, C. Krupke, R. Estes, P. Weber, and B. Hibbard. 2015. Effect of seed blends and soil-insecticide on western and northern corn rootworm emergence from mCry3A + eCry3.1Ab Bt maize. J. Econ. Entomol. 108: 1260-1270. DOI: 10.1093/jee/tov081.
• Miwa, K. and L. J. Meinke. 2015. Developmental biology and effects of adult diet on consumption, longevity, and fecundity of Colaspis crinicornis. J. Insect Sci. (2015) 15(1): 78; DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/iev062
• Miwa, K. and L. J. Meinke. 2015. Diel patterns of Colaspis brunnea and Colaspis crinicornis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in southeastern Nebraska. Environ. Entomol. 44: 1553-1561.
• Pereira, A.E., H. Wang, S.N. Zukoff, L. J. Meinke, B. W. French, B. D. Siegfried. 2015. Evidence of field-evolved resistance to bifenthrin in western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) populations in western Nebraska and Kansas. PLoS ONE 10(11): e0142299. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0142299 published 13 Nov 2015.
• Wangila, D. S., A. J. Gassmann, J. L. Petzold-Maxwell, B. W. French, and L. J. Meinke. 2015. Susceptibility of Nebraska western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) populations to Bt corn events. J. Econ. Entomol. 108: 742-751.
• Sandall, L. D. Lee, L. J. Meinke, B. Siegfried. 2014. Corn rootworm: Small insect, big impact. Natural Sci. Edu. 43: 43-. DOI:10.4195/nse2013.05.0015.
• Geisert, R.W. and L. J. Meinke. 2013. Frequency of extended diapause in Nebraska populations of Diabrotica barberi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 106:1619-1627.
• Petzold-Maxwell, J. L., L. J. Meinke, M. E. Gray, R. E. Estes, and A. J. Gassmann. 2013. Effect of Bt maize and soil insecticides on yield, injury, and rootworm survival: Implications for resistance management. J. Econ. Entomol. 106: 1941-1951.
• Petzold-Maxwell, J. L., A. P. Alves, R. E. Estes, M. E. Gray, L. J. Meinke, E. Shields, S. Thompson, N. A. Tinsley, and A. J. Gassmann. 2013. Applying an integrated refuge to manage western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): effects on survival, fitness and selection pressure. J. Econ. Entomol. 106: 2195-2207.
• Clark, T, L., D. L. Frank, B.W. French, L. J. Meinke, D. Moellenbeck, T. T. Vaughn, and B. E. Hibbard. 2012. Mortality impact of MON863 transgenic maize roots on western corn rootworm larvae in the field. J. Appl. Entomol. 136: 721-729.
• Pan, Z., D. W. Onstad, T. M. Nowatzki, B. H. Stanley, L. J. Meinke, J. L. Flexner. 2011. Western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) dispersal and adaptation to single-toxin transgenic corn deployed with block or blended refuge. Environ. Entomol. 40: 964- 978.
• Campbell, L. A., T. L. Clark, P. Clark, L. J. Meinke, J.E. Foster. 2011. Field introgression of D. barberi Smith and Lawrence and D. longicornis (Say) (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) based on genetic and morphological characters. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 104: 1380-1391.
• Onstad, D.W., and L.J. Meinke. 2010. Modeling evolution of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to transgenic corn with two insecticidal traits. J. Econ. Entomol. 103: 849-860.
• Campbell, L.A. and L. J. Meinke. 2010. Fitness of Diabrotica barberi, Diabrotica longicornis, and their hybrids (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am.103: 925-935.
• Miller, N.J., T. Guillemaud, R. Giordano, B.D. Siegfried, M.E. Gray, L.J. Meinke, and T. W. Sappington. 2009. Genes, gene flow and adaptation of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera. Agricultural and Forest Entomol. 11:47-60. Review article.
• Meinke, L.J., T.W. Sappington, D.W. Onstad, T. Guillemaud, N. J. Miller, J. Komaromi, N. Levay, L. Furlan, J. Kiss, and F. Toth. 2009. Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) population dynamics. Agricultural and Forest Entomol. 11:29-46. Review article.
• Becker, S.B., and L.J. Meinke. 2008. A technique to morphologically differentiate larvae of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera and D. barberi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 81:77-79.
• Parimi, S., L. J. Meinke, B. W. French, L. D. Chandler, and B. D. Siegfried. 2006. Stability and persistence of aldrin and methyl-parathion resistance in western corn rootworm populations (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Crop Protection 25: 269-274.
• Caprio, M. A., T. Nowatzki, B. D. Siegfried, L. J. Meinke, R. J. Wright, and L. D. Chandler. 2006. Assessing the risk of resistance to aerial applications of methyl-parathion in the western corn rootworm. J. Econ. Entomol. 99: 483-493.
• Clark, P. L., T. T. Vaughn, L. J. Meinke, J. Molina-Ochoa and J. E. Foster. 2006. Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larval feeding behavior on trangenic maize (MON 863) and its isoline. J. Econ. Entomol. 99: 722-727.
• Campbell, L. A., and L. J. Meinke. 2006. Seasonality and adult habitat use by four Diabrotica species at prairie-corn interfaces. Environ. Entomol. 35: 922-936.
• Nowatzki, T.M., X. Zhou, L.J. Meinke, T. Vaughn, and B.D. Siegfried. 2006. Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Bb1 protein on the feeding behavior and longevity of adult western corn rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 99: 927-930.
• Stebbing, J. A., L. J. Meinke, S. E. Naranjo, B. D. Siegfried, R. J. Wright, and L. D. Chandler. 2005. Flight behavior of methyl-parathion resistant and susceptible western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) populations from Nebraska. J. Econ. Entomol. 98: 1294-1304.
• Zhou, X., M.E. Scharf, L. J. Meinke, L.D. Chandler, and B.D. Siegfried. 2005. Immunological assessment of an insecticide resistance-associated esterase in the western corn rootworm. Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol. 58: 157-165.
• Zhou, X., M.E. Scharf, G. Sarath, L.J. Meinke, L.D. Chandler, and B.D. Siegfried. 2004. Partial purification and characterization of a methyl-parathion resistance-associated general esterase in Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 78: 114-125.
• Siegfried, B. D., L.J. Meinke, S. Parimi, M.E. Scharf, T.J. Nowatzki, X. Zhou, and L.D. Chandler. 2004. Monitoring western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) susceptibility to carbaryl and cucurbitacin baits in the areawide management pilot program. J. Econ. Entomol. 97: 1726-1733.
• Parimi, S., M.E., Scharf, L.J. Meinke, L.D. Chander, and B.D. Siegfried. 2003. Inheritance of methyl-parathion resistance in Nebraska western corn rootworm populations (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 96: 131-136.
• Parimi, S., L.J. Meinke, T. Nowatzki, L.D. Chandler, B.W. French, and B.D. Siegfried. 2003. Toxicity of different insecticide bait mixtures to insecticide resistant and susceptible western corn rootworm populations from Nebraska (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae). Crop Protection 22: 781-786.
• Zhou, X., M. E. Scharf, L. J. Meinke, L. D. Chandler, and B. D. Siegfried. 2003. Characterization of general esterases from methyl parathion-resistant and -susceptible populations of western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 96: 1855-1863.
• Nowatzki, T.M., B. Niimi, K.J. Warren, S. Putnam, L.J. Meinke, D.C. Gosselin, F.E. Harvey, T.E.Hunt, and B.D. Siegfried. 2003. In-field labeling of western corn rootworm adults (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with rubidium. J. Econ. Entomol. 96: 1750-1759.
• Zhou, X., M.E. Scharf, S. Parimi, L.J. Meinke, R.J. Wright, L.D. Chandler, and B.D. Siegfried. 2002. Diagnostic assays based on esterase-mediated resistance mechanisms in western corn rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 95: 1261-1266.
• Hoback, W.W., T.C. Clark, L.J. Meinke, L.G. Higley, and J.M. Scalzitti. 2002. Immersion survival differs among three Diabrotica species. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 105: 29-34.
• Urias-Lopez, M.A., L. J. Meinke. 2001. Influence of western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larval injury on yield of different types of maize. J. Econ. Entomol. 94: 106-111.
• Scharf, M.E., S. Parimi, L.J. Meinke, L.D. Chandler, and B.D. Siegfried. 2001. Expression and induction of three family 4 cytochrome P450 (CYP4) genes identified from insecticide-resistant and susceptible western corn rootworms, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera. Insect Molecular Biol. 10: 139-146.
• Clark, T. L., L. J. Meinke, and J. E. Foster. 2001. Molecular phylogeny of Diabrotica beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) inferred from analysis of combined mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. Insect Molecular Biol. 10: 303-314.
• Clark, T. L., L. J. Meinke, and J. E. Foster. 2001. PCR-RFLP of mitochondrial COI DNA provides diagnostic markers for selected Diabrotica species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Bull. Entomol. Res. 91: 419-427.
• Clark, T. L., L. J. Meinke, S. Skoda, and J. E. Foster. 2001. Occurrence of Wolbachia in selected Diabroticite (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) beetles. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 94:877-885.
• Darnell, S.J., L.J. Meinke, and L.J. Young. 2000. Influence of corn phenology on adult western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) distribution. Environ. Entomol. 29:587-595.
• Wright, R.J., M.E. Scharf, L.J. Meinke, X.Zhou, B.D. Siegfried, and L.D. Chandler. 2000. Larval susceptibility of an insecticide-resistant western corn rootworm (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) population to soil insecticides: Laboratory bioassays, assays of detoxification enzymes, and field performance. J. Econ. Entomol. 93: 7-13.
• Scharf, M. E., B.D. Siegfried, L.J. Meinke, R.J. Wright, and L.D. Chandler. 2000. Cytochrome P450 mediated N-demethylation activity and induction in insecticide-resistant and susceptible western corn rootworm populations (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae). Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 67: 137-143.
• Scharf, M. E., B.D. Siegfried, L.J. Meinke, and L.D. Chandler. 2000. Fipronil metabolism, oxidative sulfone formation and toxicity among organophosphate and carbamate-resistant and -susceptible western corn rootworm populations. Pesticide Manag Sci.56:757-766.
• Urias-Lopez, M.A., L.J. Meinke, L.G. Higley, and F. J. Haile. 2000. Influence of western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larval injury on photosynthetic rate and vegetative growth of different types of maize. Environ. Entomol. 29: 861-867.

Other Publications:

• Wright, R.J., and L. J. Meinke. 2011. Corn rootworm management update. CropWatch Newletter. 22 September 2011. http://cropwatch.unl.edu/web/cropwatch/archive?articleID=4651826.
• Wright, R.J., and L. J. Meinke. 2012. Results from consultant survey on Bt corn rootworm damage CropWatch Newsletter 3 February 2012. http://cropwatch.unl.edu/web/cropwatch/archive?articleID=4734708.
• Meinke, L. J., D. S. Wangila, R. J. Wright, T. E. Hunt, and G. R. Kruger. 2014. UNL documents shift in corn susceptibility to rootworms in Nebraska. CropWatch Newsletter. 11 April 2014.
• Meinke, L. J., D. S. Wangila, R. J. Wright, T. E. Hunt, T. Peterson, and G. R. Kruger. 2015. Corn rootworm management update. pp. 46-47, In: Proceedings Crop Protection Clinics, Univ. Nebr. Extension.
• Meinke, L. J., D. S. Wangila, R. J. Wright, T. E. Hunt, T. Peterson, and G. R. Kruger. 2016. Corn rootworm management update. pp. 46-47, In: Proceedings Crop Protection Clinics, Univ. Nebr. Extension.
• Peterson, J., J. Bradshaw, T. Hunt, L.J. Meinke, and R. Wright. 2017. Which Bt traits do you need to purchase? IANR Cropwatch Newsletter 24 March 2017.
• Peterson, J., J. Bradshaw, T. Hunt, L.J. Meinke, R. Wright, A. McMechan. 2017. Which Bt traits do you need to purchase? IANR Cropwatch Newsletter 12 October 2017.
• Peterson, J., J. Bradshaw, T. Hunt, L.J. Meinke, R. Wright, A. McMechan. 2018. Which Bt traits do you need to purchase? IANR Cropwatch Newsletter 15 November 2018.

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