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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2024
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Joseph Belsky

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Researcher

Also affiliated: Environmental Protection Agency (2020)

Faculty Researcher

6 h-index 8 pubs 396 cited

  • Aphids
  • Insect Control
  • Sorghum
  • Animals
  • Introduced Species
  • Herbivory

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Joseph Belsky's research primarily focuses on insect pest management, particularly concerning the invasive sap-feeding insect pest of sorghum, *Melanaphis sacchari/sorghi*. His work investigates integrated strategies for managing this pest, addressing its current status and the challenges it presents. Belsky also examines the toxicity of formulated insecticide mixtures to pollinators, specifically honey bees (*Apis mellifera*) and blue orchard bees (*Osmia lignaria*), through acute contact exposure studies.

His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 6, with 8 total publications and 375 citations. Belsky has collaborated with researchers from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, including Neelendra K. Joshi, Alejandro Arias Vásquez, and Rupesh Kariyat, as well as Devi Balakrishnan from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His most recent publication was in 2024, indicating recent activity in his research area.

Metrics

  • h-index: 6
  • Publications: 8
  • Citations: 396

Selected Publications

  • <scp><i>Melanaphis sacchari/sorghi</i> complex</scp>: current status, challenges and integrated strategies for managing the invasive sap‐feeding insect pest of sorghum (2024)
    Pest Management Science 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Various routes of formulated insecticide mixture whole-body acute contact toxicity to honey bees (Apis mellifera) (2021)
    Environmental Challenges 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Whole-Body Acute Contact Toxicity of Formulated Insecticide Mixtures to Blue Orchard Bees (Osmia lignaria) (2021)
    Toxics 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of Fungicide and Herbicide Chemical Exposure on Apis and Non-Apis Bees in Agricultural Landscape (2020)
    Frontiers in Environmental Science 123 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Impact of Biotic and Abiotic Stressors on Managed and Feral Bees (2019)
    Insects 139 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Assessing Role of Major Drivers in Recent Decline of Monarch Butterfly Population in North America (2018)
    Frontiers in Environmental Science 40 citations DOI OpenAlex

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