A. J. Cato

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Researcher

UA Little Rock primary University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Kansas State University (2017–2025); University of Arkansas System (2018–2024); Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2025–2026)

Faculty Researcher

5 h-index 39 pubs 148 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

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OverviewAI-generated summary

A. J. Cato's research focuses on pest management and crop tolerance, with recent work investigating the efficacy of nucleopolyhedroviruses for insect control in agriculture. Cato has also studied the detection of insecticide resistance in grain beetles, examining the geographic distribution and genetic frequency of resistance mechanisms in species such as Rhyzopertha dominica and Tribolium castaneum. Additionally, Cato's research extends to plant science, evaluating the tolerance of blackberry plants to preemergence herbicides and exploring the impact of soil-applied thyme oil on strawberry yield and disease abundance. Sampling techniques for broad mites in blackberry cultivation have also been a subject of study. Cato has published 39 papers, accumulating 148 citations, and holds an h-index of 5.

Metrics

h-index: 5
Publications: 39
Citations: 148

Selected Publications

Relating rice stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) sampling to direct and indirect yield loss in rice (2026)

Journal of Economic Entomology DOI OpenAlex
Impact of Trellis and Cultivar Selection on Broad Mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Establishment in Blackberry (2026)

HortTechnology DOI OpenAlex
First Report of Fusarium Wilt of Blackberry (Rubus subgenus Rubus) Caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. mori in Arkansas (2025)

Plant Disease 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Evaluating broad mite (Acari: Tarsonemidae) sampling techniques in blackberry (2025)

Journal of Economic Entomology DOI OpenAlex
Impact of Soil-Applied Thyme Oil on Strawberry Yield and Disease Abundance (2024)

International Journal of Fruit Science 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Efficacy of Helicoverpa Armigera Nucleopolyhedrovirus on Soybean for Control of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Arkansas Agriculture (2022)

Insects 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
A rapid assay for the detection of resistance to phosphine in the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) (2021)

Journal of Stored Products Research 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
Evaluation of Knockdown Bioassay Methods to Assess Phosphine Resistance in the Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) (2019)

Insects 25 citations DOI OpenAlex
Field Studies on the Horizontal Transmission Potential by Voluntary and Involuntary Carriers of Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus (Baculoviridae) (2019)

Journal of Economic Entomology 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Geographic Variation in Phosphine Resistance Among North American Populations of the Red Flour Beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) (2017)

Journal of Economic Entomology 66 citations DOI OpenAlex