Kelly Loftin Data-verified

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University of Arkansas

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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7 h-index 17 pubs 166 cited

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Kelly Loftin's research focuses on the ecology and management of insects and ticks, with a particular emphasis on their role in agricultural and public health contexts in Arkansas. Loftin investigates the impact of various factors, such as trap color and reflectivity, on the sampling of wild bees in livestock pasture ecosystems. Additionally, Loftin's work examines the influence of sheep grazing on insect communities and the biology and management of the horn fly, a common livestock pest. A significant portion of Loftin's research addresses the prevalence and distribution of disease vectors and pathogens. This includes collaborations with community scientists to update tick distributions and assess the prevalence of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia and Ehrlichia in Arkansas. Loftin also studies the interactions between plants, such as brown midrib sorghum, and insect herbivores like the fall armyworm, as well as the isolation of entomopathogenic fungi from ticks.

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h-index: 7
Publications: 17
Citations: 166

Selected Publications

Natural Panola Mountain Ehrlichia infections in cattle in a longitudinal study of Angus beef calves (2024)

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Brown midrib (BMR) and plant age impact fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) growth and development in sorghum-sudangrass (Sorghum x drummondii) (2024)

8 citations DOI OpenAlex
Sheep grazing influences the abundance, diversity, and community composition of wild bees and other insects in livestock pastures (2024)

5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Prevalence of Ehrlichia and Anaplasma spp. in Ticks Collected from Cattle and Deer in Arkansas, USA (2023)

2 citations DOI OpenAlex
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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Wild bees respond differently to sampling traps with vanes of different colors and light reflectivity in a livestock pasture ecosystem (2022)

22 citations DOI OpenAlex
Corrigendum to: Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)—Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions (2021)

5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Collaborating With Community Scientists Across Arkansas to Update Tick Distributions and Pathogen Prevalence of Spotted Fever Group <i>Rickettsia</i> and <i>Ehrlichia</i> (2021)

10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)—Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions (2021)

24 citations DOI OpenAlex
Isolation of Metarhizium guizhouense and Metarhizium robertsii Strains from Soil-Exposed Amblyomma americanum (Acarina: Ixodidae) from Northwest Arkansas, USA (2021)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Color of Pan Trap Influences Sampling of Bees in Livestock Pasture Ecosystem (2021)

26 citations DOI OpenAlex