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2026
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Donald C. Steinkraus
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Researcher
Also affiliated: Microsoft (United States) (2003–2004); University of Alabama (1993); Cornell University (1981–1995); Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (2003); Schlumberger (Ireland) (2007)
Faculty Researcher
29 h-index
294 pubs
2,663 cited
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Donald C. Steinkraus's research focuses on entomopathogenic fungi and their application in pest control, particularly for ticks. He has investigated the isolation of Metarhizium species from soil-exposed ticks and explored laboratory bioassays of native fungal isolates for controlling Amblyomma americanum. His work also delves into the mechanisms of host manipulation and mimicry in fungi and resolves phylogenetic relationships within genera like Eryniopsis.
Steinkraus leads a research group and has a notable publication record, with 295 total publications and 2,792 citations, contributing to an h-index of 30. His research network includes collaborators such as Allen L. Szalanski, Kelly Loftin, and Austin Goldsmith, all from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Metrics
- h-index: 29
- Publications: 294
- Citations: 2,663
Selected Publications
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Resolving Relations Among Troublesome Species Within the Insect Pathogenic Genus Eryniopsis (Zoopagomycota: Entomophthorales) (2026)
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Mechanisms of host manipulation and mimicry in fungi (2024)
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Laboratory Bioassays of a Native Arkansas Isolate of Metarhizium robertsii (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) for the Control of Amblyomma americanum (Acarina: Ixodidae) (2023)
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Tick (Acarina: Ixodidae) Species and Life Stages Collected from Arkansas Wild Pigs (2022)
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Isolation of Metarhizium guizhouense and Metarhizium robertsii Strains from Soil-Exposed Amblyomma americanum (Acarina: Ixodidae) from Northwest Arkansas, USA (2021)
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Flowering Persistence and Pollinator Attraction of Early-spring Bulbs in Warm-season Lawns (2019)
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Sleeping Beauties: Horizontal Transmission via Resting Spores of Species in the Entomophthoromycotina (2018)
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Variation in Sterilization by<i>Deladenus proximus</i>on the Native Woodwasp,<i>Sirex nigricornis</i>, in Arkansas (2017)
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Marketing Tips for Small-scale, Local Honey Bee Keepers in Northwest Arkansas (2017)
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Zombie soldier beetles: Epizootics in the goldenrod soldier beetle, Chauliognathus pensylvanicus (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) caused by Eryniopsis lampyridarum (Entomophthoromycotina: Entomophthoraceae) (2017)
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Changes in Abundance of Larvae and Adults of<i>Popillia japonica</i>(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) and Other White Grub Species in Northwest Arkansas and Their Relation to Regional Temperatures (2015)
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Prevalence of entomophthoralean fungi (Entomophthoromycota) of aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on solanaceous crops in Argentina (2014)
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Evaluating Spore Count and Sporophorous Vesicle Size in<i>Ovavesicula popilliae</i>(Microsporidia: Ovavesiculidae) in Adult Japanese Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) (2013)
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Laboratory and field bioassays on the effects of Beauveria bassiana Vuillemin (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) on red oak borer, Enaphalodes rufulus (Haldeman) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) (2013)
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Ovavesicula popilliae (Microsporidia: Ovavesiculidae) spore production in naturally infected adult Japanese beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) (2012)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Kelly Loftin
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Isolation of Metarhizium guizhouense and Metarhizium robertsii Strains from Soil-Exposed Amblyomma americanum (Acarina: Ixodidae) from Northwest Arkansas, USA
- Tick (Acarina: Ixodidae) Species and Life Stages Collected from Arkansas Wild Pigs
- Laboratory Bioassays of a Native Arkansas Isolate of Metarhizium robertsii (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) for the Control of Amblyomma americanum (Acarina: Ixodidae)
Allen L. Szalanski
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Isolation of Metarhizium guizhouense and Metarhizium robertsii Strains from Soil-Exposed Amblyomma americanum (Acarina: Ixodidae) from Northwest Arkansas, USA
- Tick (Acarina: Ixodidae) Species and Life Stages Collected from Arkansas Wild Pigs
- Laboratory Bioassays of a Native Arkansas Isolate of Metarhizium robertsii (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) for the Control of Amblyomma americanum (Acarina: Ixodidae)
Austin Goldsmith
United States Department of Agriculture
2 shared publications
In database
- Isolation of Metarhizium guizhouense and Metarhizium robertsii Strains from Soil-Exposed Amblyomma americanum (Acarina: Ixodidae) from Northwest Arkansas, USA
- Laboratory Bioassays of a Native Arkansas Isolate of Metarhizium robertsii (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) for the Control of Amblyomma americanum (Acarina: Ixodidae)
Ann E. Hajek
Cornell University (US)
2 shared publications
- Mechanisms of host manipulation and mimicry in fungi
- Resolving Relations Among Troublesome Species Within the Insect Pathogenic Genus Eryniopsis (Zoopagomycota: Entomophthorales)
Dylan Cleary
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Isolation of Metarhizium guizhouense and Metarhizium robertsii Strains from Soil-Exposed Amblyomma americanum (Acarina: Ixodidae) from Northwest Arkansas, USA
Louela A. Castrillo
Agricultural Research Service (US)
1 shared publication
- Isolation of Metarhizium guizhouense and Metarhizium robertsii Strains from Soil-Exposed Amblyomma americanum (Acarina: Ixodidae) from Northwest Arkansas, USA
Haylee Campbell
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Tick (Acarina: Ixodidae) Species and Life Stages Collected from Arkansas Wild Pigs
Elizabeth Parish Smith
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Tick (Acarina: Ixodidae) Species and Life Stages Collected from Arkansas Wild Pigs
Blair J. Sampson
United States Department of Agriculture (US)
1 shared publication
- Laboratory Bioassays of a Native Arkansas Isolate of Metarhizium robertsii (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) for the Control of Amblyomma americanum (Acarina: Ixodidae)
William C. Beckerson
Utrecht University (NL)
1 shared publication
- Mechanisms of host manipulation and mimicry in fungi
Imane Laraba
United States Department of Agriculture (US)
1 shared publication
- Mechanisms of host manipulation and mimicry in fungi
Terry J. Torres-Cruz
Pennsylvania State University (US)
1 shared publication
- Mechanisms of host manipulation and mimicry in fungi
Andrii P. Gryganskyi
AeroVironment (United States) (US)
1 shared publication
- Resolving Relations Among Troublesome Species Within the Insect Pathogenic Genus Eryniopsis (Zoopagomycota: Entomophthorales)
Tonya D. Bittner
Cornell University (US)
1 shared publication
- Resolving Relations Among Troublesome Species Within the Insect Pathogenic Genus Eryniopsis (Zoopagomycota: Entomophthorales)
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