David L. Kerns

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Professor

UA Monticello UA Div. of Agriculture primary University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: University of Nebraska–Lincoln (2000); Oklahoma State University (1988–1989); Louisiana State University (2015–2018); Texas Tech University (2013); Tennessee Department of Education (2020–2023); Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (2013–2026); University of Arizona (1994–2006); Texas A&M University System (2009–2014); University of Arkansas System (2023); Mississippi Delta Community College (2020–2023); Arizona Western College (1996–2006); Mitchell Institute (2025); London Rebuilding Society (2013); Texas Tech University System (2009); Institute of Entomology (2013–2015); Science Research Laboratory (2017); Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique (2022); Veroscience (United States) (2015); Innovative Sensor Technology (Switzerland) (2022); AGSB University (2013); Agricultural Institute (2013); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (2020–2025); University of Missouri (2020); Auburn University (1992–1993); The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2022); Texas A&M University (2013–2026); Middle Georgia State College (2014–2017); Mississippi State University (2020–2025)

Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with University of Arkansas through 2020; recent publications list Louisiana State University, Texas A&M University.

33 h-index 290 pubs 3,591 cited

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David L. Kerns studies insect pest management, with a particular focus on insecticide resistance and the use of genetically modified crops.

His research has investigated the mechanisms of resistance in various insect pests, including the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) to Bt maize expressing Cry1F toxins, and the cotton aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) to insecticides. Kerns has also examined the occurrence and damage caused by pests like Helicoverpa zea on transgenic Bt maize and the impact of neonicotinoid insecticides on plant defense mechanisms and susceptibility to spider mites.

Kerns' work extends to understanding pest dynamics on crops such as sorghum, including population growth, plant injury, and the role of natural enemies. His research has contributed to the understanding of insect-plant interactions and the development of integrated pest management strategies. He has published extensively on these topics, with a h-index of 33 and over 3,500 citations across more than 290 publications.

Metrics

h-index: 33
Publications: 290
Citations: 3,591

Positions

Professor publications 2013–2026

Texas A&M University Entomology ORCID
Professor publications 2026

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station ORCID

Selected Publications

Evaluating cross-resistance and synergy between Vip3Aa and Cry proteins from Bt in six strains of Helicoverpa zea derived via F2 screens (2026)

Crop Health 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Assessing artificial diet and susceptibility of Mexican corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera zeae Krysan & Smith) larvae to Gpp34Ab1/Tpp35Ab1 protein (2026)

Crop Protection 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
2024 Soybean Insect Losses in the United States (2025)

Midsouth Entomologist 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Integrated pest management: state infrastructure status after 50 yr of Federal support (1973 to 2023) (2025)

Journal of Integrated Pest Management 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Economic quantification of the potential yield loss from Helicoverpa zea1 feeding on corn ears (2025)

Southwestern Entomologist 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Vip3C proteins from Paenibacillus spp. for controlling lepidopteran crop pests (2025)

Applied and Environmental Microbiology 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Indirect plant defense may provide economically important pest suppression in sorghum (2025)

Pest Management Science 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Corn Invertebrate Loss Estimates from the United States and Ontario, Canada — 2024 (2025)

2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Evaluation of GS ‐omega/kappa‐Hxtx‐Hv1a and Bt toxins against Bt‐resistant and ‐susceptible strains of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) and Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (2025)

Pest Management Science 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Mismatch between lab-generated and field-evolved resistance to transgenic Bt crops in Helicoverpa zea (2024)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 26 citations DOI OpenAlex
Potential for Grain Sorghum as a Trap and Nursery Crop for Helicoverpa zea and Its Natural Enemies and Dissemination of HearNPV into Cotton (2024)

Agronomy 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Soybean Invertebrate Loss Estimates from the United States — 2023 (2024)

2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Oebalus pugnax (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) resistance to lambda-cyhalothrin in Texas and efficacy of 2 alternative insecticides in grain sorghum (2024)

Journal of Economic Entomology 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Potential for Grain Sorghum as a Trap and Nursery Crop for Helicoverpa zea and its Natural Enemies and Dissemination of HearNPV into Cotton (2024)

Preprints.org 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Rapid Adaptation and Interspecific Introgression in the North American Crop Pest Helicoverpa zea (2024)

Molecular Biology and Evolution 21 citations DOI OpenAlex