Ben Thrash

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Researcher

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Tennessee Department of Education (2023); Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (2023); University of Arkansas System (2019–2023); Mississippi Delta Community College (2023); Texas A&M University (2023); Mississippi State University (2023)

Faculty Researcher

5 h-index 50 pubs 129 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

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Ben Thrash's research focuses on the susceptibility of insect populations to insecticides and the development of resistance. His work examines key agricultural pests, including the corn earworm (*Helicoverpa zea*) and the fall armyworm (*Spodoptera frugiperda*), investigating their resistance to *Bacillus thuringiensis* (Bt) toxins and chemical insecticides. Thrash's publications detail field-evolved resistance to specific Bt proteins like Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab2, and Cry1Ab, while also assessing susceptibility to newer Bt varieties such as Vip3Aa20. His research also includes evaluating the efficacy of commonly used insecticides against pests like the tarnished plant bug in cotton and the rice weevil in corn. Thrash collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Glenn Studebaker and Neelendra K. Joshi, and has contributed to 10 publications with a total of 111 citations, holding an h-index of 4.

Metrics

h-index: 5
Publications: 50
Citations: 129

Selected Publications

2025 Soybean Invertebrate Losses in the United States (2026)

Midsouth Entomologist DOI OpenAlex
2024 Soybean Insect Losses in the United States (2025)

Midsouth Entomologist 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Areawide susceptibility of Spodoptera frugiperda to four common chemical insecticides in the southern <scp>U.S.</scp> (2025)

Pest Management Science 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Toxicity Assessment of Four Commonly Used Insecticides to the Corn-Infesting Rice Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (2024)

Journal of Entomological Science DOI OpenAlex
Comparison of a diflufenican-containing premixture to current commercial standards for residual Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) and waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) control (2024)

Weed Technology DOI OpenAlex
Performance of a diflufenican-containing premixture in dicamba-resistant soybean systems (2024)

Weed Technology DOI OpenAlex
Influence of application timing and cultivar on soybean tolerance and weed control from diflufenican or a diflufenican-containing premixture (2024)

Weed Technology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Reversal of practical resistance in fall armyworm to Cry1F maize: a case report on the resistance to susceptibility in Bt crops from the southeastern USA (2024)

Journal of Pest Science 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
2022 Soybean Insect Losses in the United States (2023)

Midsouth Entomologist 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
2021 Soybean Insect Losses in the United States (2022)

Midsouth Entomologist 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
2020 Rice Insect Losses in the United States (2022)

Midsouth Entomologist DOI OpenAlex
2019 Rice Insect Losses in the United States (2022)

Midsouth Entomologist DOI OpenAlex
Determining Yield Effects of Simulated Stand Loss in Field Corn (Zea mays) (2022)

Midsouth Entomologist DOI OpenAlex
2018 Rice Insect Losses in the United States (2022)

Midsouth Entomologist DOI OpenAlex
Standardized Field Trials in Cotton and Bioassays to Evaluate Resistance of Tobacco Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) to Insecticides in the Southern United States (2022)

Journal of Economic Entomology 8 citations DOI OpenAlex