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Kelly M. Loftin
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Professor
8 h-index
17 pubs
182 cited
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Kelly M. Loftin's research focuses on insect and arthropod ecology, with an emphasis on disease vectors and agricultural pests within Arkansas ecosystems. Her work includes investigating the impact of environmental factors on insect populations, such as the color of sampling traps on bee populations in livestock pastures and the influence of sheep grazing on insect diversity. Loftin also studies host-pathogen interactions, specifically concerning tick-borne diseases like Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis and Ehrlichiosis, collaborating with community scientists to update distribution and prevalence data across Arkansas.
Her research extends to agricultural entomology, examining pest management strategies and insect responses to different crop varieties. This includes studies on the fall armyworm's growth and development in sorghum and the biology and management of horn flies. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 8, with 17 total publications and 180 total citations. She has collaborated with several faculty members at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Allen L. Szalanski, Donald C. Steinkraus, and Neelendra K. Joshi.
Metrics
- h-index: 8
- Publications: 17
- Citations: 182
Positions
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Professor publications 2010–2025University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Institution web page
Selected Publications
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Assessing the Prevalence of Ehrlichia spp. in Ticks Associated with Canids in Arkansas (2025)
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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)
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Sheep grazing influences the abundance, diversity, and community composition of wild bees and other insects in livestock pastures (2024)
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Prevalence of Ehrlichia and Anaplasma spp. in Ticks Collected from Cattle and Deer in Arkansas, USA (2023)
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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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Wild bees respond differently to sampling traps with vanes of different colors and light reflectivity in a livestock pasture ecosystem (2022)
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Corrigendum to: Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)—Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions (2021)
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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)
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Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)—Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions (2021)
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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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Color of Pan Trap Influences Sampling of Bees in Livestock Pasture Ecosystem (2021)
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Distribution of<i>Pseudacteon curvatus</i>and<i>Pseudacteon tricuspis</i>(Diptera: Phoridae) in Arkansas (2011)
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Establishment of<i>Amblyomma maculatum</i>(Gulf Coast Tick) in Arkansas, U.S.A. (2010)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Allen L. Szalanski
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
4 shared publications
In database
- Establishment of<i>Amblyomma maculatum</i>(Gulf Coast Tick) in Arkansas, U.S.A.
- 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)
Roshani Sharma Acharya
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
3 shared publications
- Color of Pan Trap Influences Sampling of Bees in Livestock Pasture Ecosystem
- Wild bees respond differently to sampling traps with vanes of different colors and light reflectivity in a livestock pasture ecosystem
- Sheep grazing influences the abundance, diversity, and community composition of wild bees and other insects in livestock pastures
Timothy Leslie
Long Island University (US)
3 shared publications
- Color of Pan Trap Influences Sampling of Bees in Livestock Pasture Ecosystem
- Wild bees respond differently to sampling traps with vanes of different colors and light reflectivity in a livestock pasture ecosystem
- Sheep grazing influences the abundance, diversity, and community composition of wild bees and other insects in livestock pastures
J.M. Burke
Agricultural Research Service (US)
3 shared publications
- Color of Pan Trap Influences Sampling of Bees in Livestock Pasture Ecosystem
- Wild bees respond differently to sampling traps with vanes of different colors and light reflectivity in a livestock pasture ecosystem
- Sheep grazing influences the abundance, diversity, and community composition of wild bees and other insects in livestock pastures
Neelendra K. Joshi
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Color of Pan Trap Influences Sampling of Bees in Livestock Pasture Ecosystem
- Wild bees respond differently to sampling traps with vanes of different colors and light reflectivity in a livestock pasture ecosystem
- Sheep grazing influences the abundance, diversity, and community composition of wild bees and other insects in livestock pastures
Donald C. Steinkraus
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)
Jake M. Farnum
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Distribution of<i>Pseudacteon curvatus</i>and<i>Pseudacteon tricuspis</i>(Diptera: Phoridae) in Arkansas
- Impact of Methoprene and Pyriproxyfen on<i>Pseudacteon tricuspis</i>(Diptera: Phoridae), a Parasitoid of the Red Imported Fire Ant,<i>Solenopsis invicta</i>(Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Emily Fitting
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Color of Pan Trap Influences Sampling of Bees in Livestock Pasture Ecosystem
- Sheep grazing influences the abundance, diversity, and community composition of wild bees and other insects in livestock pastures
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)
Gary J. Brewer
University of Nebraska–Lincoln (US)
2 shared publications
- Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)—Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions
- Corrigendum to: Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)—Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions
Dave J Boxler
2 shared publications
- Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)—Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions
- Corrigendum to: Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)—Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions
Luísa N. Domingues
Texas A&M University (US)
2 shared publications
- Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)—Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions
- Corrigendum to: Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)—Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions
Rebecca Trout Fryxell
University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
2 shared publications
- Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)—Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions
- Corrigendum to: Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)—Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions
Chris J. Holderman
2 shared publications
- Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)—Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions
- Corrigendum to: Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)—Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions
Erika T. Machtinger
Pennsylvania State University (US)
2 shared publications
- Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)—Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions
- Corrigendum to: Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)—Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions
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