Mary Barbercheck Ph.D.

Tillage type and sentinel insect species affect the relative prevalence of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium robertsii, in soil
Shea A.W. Tillotson, Christina A. Voortman, John M. Wallace, Mary E. Barbercheck, Jan 2025, In: PloS one

Water Stress and Black Cutworm Feeding Modulate Plant Response in Maize Colonized by Metarhizium robertsii
Imtiaz Ahmad, Maria del Mar Jimenez-Gasco, Mary E. Barbercheck, Jul 2024, In: Pathogens

Conservation of entomopathogenic nematodes in agroecosystems
Mary Barbercheck, Oct 7 2024, In: Entomopathogenic Nematodes as Biological Control Agents

Seedcorn maggot response to planting date, cover crops, and tillage in organic cropping systems
Karly H. Regan, Christina A. Voortman, Mary E. Barbercheck, Apr 1 2024, In: Journal of economic entomology

Maize response to endophytic Metarhizium robertsii is altered by water stress
Hannah Peterson, Imtiaz Ahmad, Mary E. Barbercheck, Nov 2023, In: PloS one

Endophytic Metarhizium robertsii suppresses the phytopathogen, Cochliobolus heterostrophus and modulates maize defenses
Imtiaz Ahmad, María del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, Dawn S. Luthe, Mary E. Barbercheck, Sep 2022, In: PloS one

The Role of Endophytic Insect-Pathogenic Fungi in Biotic Stress Management
Imtiaz Ahmad, María del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, Mary E. Barbercheck, Jan 1 2021, In: Plant Stress Biology

The role of endophytic insect-pathogenic fungi in plant growth promotion and protection
Imtiaz Ahmed, Maria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Mary Ellen Barbercheck, 2021, In: Plant Stress Biology

Weeds in cover crops
Barbara Baraibar, Charles M. White, Mitchell C. Hunter, Denise M. Finney, Mary E. Barbercheck, Jason P. Kaye, William S. Curran, Jess Bunchek, David A. Mortensen, Mar 2021, In: Agriculture (Switzerland)

Weed-Insect Interactions in Annual Cropping Systems
Mary E. Barbercheck, John Wallace, Mar 1 2021, In: Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Rotational no-till and tillage-based organic corn produce management tradeoffs in the Northeast
Rebecca J. Champagne, John M. Wallace, William S. Curran, Mary E. Barbercheck, 2021, In: Agronomy Journal

Observations on the relationships between endophytic metarhizium robertsii, spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), and maize
Brianna Flonc, Mary Barbercheck, Imtiaz Ahmad, Jun 2021, In: Pathogens

Cover crop–based, rotational no-till management tactics influence crop performance in organic transition within the Mid-Atlantic United States
John M. Wallace, Mary E. Barbercheck, William Curran, Clair Lynn Keene, Steven Brian Mirsky, Matthew Ryan, Mark VanGessel, 2021, In: Agronomy Journal

Is tillage beneficial or detrimental for insect and slug management? A meta-analysis
Elizabeth K. Rowen, Karly H. Regan, Mary E. Barbercheck, John F. Tooker, Jun 1 2020, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Endophytic Metarhizium robertsii promotes maize growth, suppresses insect growth, and alters plant defense gene expression
Imtiaz Ahmad, María del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, Dawn S. Luthe, Samina N. Shakeel, Mary E. Barbercheck, May 2020, In: Biological Control

Systemic colonization by Metarhizium robertsii enhances cover crop growth
Imtiaz Ahmad, María Del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, Dawn S. Luthe, Mary E. Barbercheck, Jun 2020, In: Journal of Fungi

Systemic colonization by Metarhizium robertsii enhances cover crop growth
Imtiaz Ahmad, María Del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, Dawn S. Luthe, Mary E. Barbercheck, Jun 1 2020, In: Journal of Fungi

Cover crop mixture expression is influenced by nitrogen availability and growing degree days
Barbara Baraibar, Ebony G. Murrell, Brosi A. Bradley, Mary E. Barbercheck, David A. Mortensen, Jason P. Kaye, Charles M. White, Jul 2020, In: PloS one

Gender and agricultural extension
Mary Barbercheck, Jan 1 2020, In: Routledge Handbook of Gender and Agriculture

Fungal community shifts in soils with varied cover crop treatments and edaphic properties
Mara L. Cloutier, Ebony Murrell, Mary Barbercheck, Jason Kaye, Denise Finney, Irene García-González, Mary Ann Bruns, Dec 1 2020, In: Scientific reports

Diversified floral provisioning enhances performance of the generalist predator, Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)
Jermaine Hinds, Mary E. Barbercheck, Oct 2020, In: Biological Control

Prevalence of Early- A nd Late-Season Pest Damage to Corn in Cover Crop-Based Reduced-Tillage Organic Systems
Karly H. Regan, Christina A. Voortman, John M. Wallace, Mary E. Barbercheck, Punya Nachappa, Aug 1 2020, In: Environmental entomology

Cover crops support arthropod predator activity with variable effects on crop damage during transition to organic management
Ariel Rivers, Christina Voortman, Mary Barbercheck, Dec 2020, In: Biological Control

Drill and broadcast establishment methods influence interseeded cover crop performance in organic corn
John M. Wallace, Sarah Isbell, Ron Hoover, Mary Barbercheck, Jason Kaye, William Curran, 2020, In: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Carabid beetles (Coleoptera
Tara Pisani Gareau, Christina Voortman, Mary Barbercheck, Jan 1 2019, In: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Manipulating Wild and Tamed Phytobiomes: Challenges and Opportunities
Terrence H Bell, Kevin Hockett, Ricardo Ivan Alcalá-Briseño, Mary Barbercheck, Gwyn A Beattie, Mary Ann Bruns, John Carlson, Taejung Chung, Alyssa Collins, Bryan Emmett, Paul Esker, karen Garrett, Leland Glenna, Beth K. Gugino, Maria del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Linda Kinkel, Jasna Kovac, Kurt Kowalski,..., Mar 13 2019, In: Phytobiomes Journal

Cover Crop Mixture Effects on Maize, Soybean, and Wheat Yield in Rotation
Mitchell C. Hunter, Meagan E. Schipanski, Macdonald H. Burgess, James C. LaChance, Brosi A. Bradley, Mary E. Barbercheck, Jason P. Kaye, David A. Mortensen, 2019, In: Agricultural and Environmental Letters

Soil microarthropods and soil health
Deborah A. Neher, Mary E. Barbercheck, Dec 2019, In: Insects

Growing degree days and cover crop type explain weed biomass in winter cover crops
Barbara Baraibar, David A. Mortensen, Mitchell C. Hunter, Mary E. Barbercheck, Jason P. Kaye, Denise M. Finney, William S. Curran, Jess Bunchek, Charles M. White, Dec 1 2018, In: Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Plant identity, but not diversity, and agroecosystem characteristics affect the occurrence of M. robertsii in an organic cropping system
Puneet K. Randhawa, Christina Mullen, Mary Barbercheck, Sep 2018, In: Biological Control

Cover crop species and management influence predatory arthropods and predation in an organically managed, reduced-tillage cropping system
Ariel N. Rivers, Christina A. Mullen, Mary E. Barbercheck, Apr 5 2018, In: Environmental entomology

Ecosystem Services and Disservices Are Bundled in Simple and Diverse Cover Cropping Systems
Denise M. Finney, Ebony G. Murrell, Charles M. White, Barbara Baraibar, Mary E. Barbercheck, Brosi A. Bradley, Sarah Cornelisse, Mitchell C. Hunter, Jason P. Kaye, David A. Mortensen, Christina A. Mullen, Meagan E. Schipanski, 2017, In: Agricultural and Environmental Letters

Cover crop termination timing is critical in organic rotational no-till systems
C. L. Keene, W. S. Curran, J. M. Wallace, M. R. Ryan, S. B. Mirsky, M. J. Vangessel, M. E. Barbercheck, Jan 1 2017, In: Agronomy Journal

Cover crop-based reduced tillage system influences Carabidae (Coleoptera) activity, diversity and trophic group during transition to organic production
Ariel Rivers, Christina Mullen, John Wallace, Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Jan 10 2017, In: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Balancing multiple objectives in organic feed and forage cropping systems
Meagan E. Schipanski, Mary E. Barbercheck, Ebony G. Murrell, Jayson Harper, Denise M. Finney, Jason P. Kaye, David A. Mortensen, Richard G. Smith, Feb 15 2017, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Cover crop and tillage intensities alter ground-dwelling arthropod communities during the transition to organic production
Randa Jabbour, Tara Pisani-Gareau, Richard G. Smith, Christina Mullen, Mary Barbercheck, Aug 1 2016, In: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Conservation agriculture affects arthropod community composition in a rainfed maize-wheat system in central Mexico
Ariel Rivers, Mary Barbercheck, Bram Govaerts, Nele Verhulst, Apr 1 2016, In: Applied Soil Ecology

The rise of women farmers and sustainable agriculture
Carolyn E. Sachs, Mary E. Barbercheck, Kathryn J. Brasier, Nancy Ellen Kiernan, Anna Rachel Terman, Jan 1 2016, In:

Management of overwintering cover crops influences floral resources and visitation by native bees
Katherine E. Ellis, Mary E. Barbercheck, Aug 1 2015, In: Environmental entomology

Entomopathogenic nematodes in the soil environment
Robin J. Stuart, Mary E. Barbercheck, Parwinder S. Grewal, Jan 1 2015, In: Nematode Pathogenesis of Insects and Other Pests

A framework for evaluating ecosystem services provided by cover crops in agroecosystems
Meagan E. Schipanski, Mary Barbercheck, Margaret R. Douglas, Denise M. Finney, Kristin Haider, Jason P. Kaye, Armen R. Kemanian, David A. Mortensen, Matthew R. Ryan, John Tooker, Charlie White, Mar 2014, In: Agricultural Systems

Use of conservation practices by women farmers in the Northeastern United States
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Kathryn Jo Brasier, Nancy Ellen Kiernan, Carolyn Elizabeth Sachs, Amy Trauger, Mar 2014, In: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Capturing the multiple and shifting identities of farm women in the northeastern United States
Kathryn J. Brasier, Carolyn E. Sachs, Nancy Ellen Kiernan, Amy Trauger, Mary E. Barbercheck, Sep 2014, In: Rural Sociology

Multivariate relationships influencing crop yields during the transition to organic management
M. E. Schipanski, R. G. Smith, T. L.Pisani Gareau, R. Jabbour, D. B. Lewis, M. E. Barbercheck, D. A. Mortensen, J. P. Kaye, May 1 2014, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Women, science, and technology
Mary Wyer, Mary Barbercheck, Donna Cookmeyer, Hatice Ozturk, Marta Wayne, Jan 1 2013, In:

Meeting the 'multi-' requirements in organic agriculture research
Mary Barbercheck, Nancy Ellen Kiernan, Andrew G. Hulting, Sjoerd Duiker, Jeffrey Hyde, Heather Karsten, Elsa Sanchez, Jun 2012, In: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Entomopathogenic nematodes as a model system for advancing the frontiers of ecology
Raquel Campos-Herrera, Mary Barbercheck, Casey W. Hoy, S. Patricia Stock, Jun 2012, In: Journal of Nematology

Women farmers
Nancy Ellen Kiernan, Mary Barbercheck, Kathryn J. Brasier, Carolyn Sachs, Anna Rachel Terman, Dec 1 2012, In: Journal of Extension

Linking invertebrate communities to decomposition rate and nitrogen availability in pine forest soils
D. A. Neher, T. R. Weicht, M. E. Barbercheck, Mar 2012, In: Applied Soil Ecology

Short term response of soil microinvertebrates to application of entomopathogenic nematode-infected insects in two tillage systems
C. Marie Greenwood, M. E. Barbercheck, C. Brownie, May 10 2011, In: Pedobiologia

Soil microarthropod response to the application of entomopathogenic nematode-killed insects in maize and flower strip habitats
Randa Jabbour, Mary E. Barbercheck, Jul 10 2011, In: Pedobiologia

Labile carbon and other soil quality indicators in two tillage systems during transition to organic agriculture
David Bruce Lewis, Jason Philip Kaye, Randa Jabbour, Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Dec 1 2011, In: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Assessing and visualizing agricultural management practices
Richard G. Smith, Tara Pisani Gareau, David A. Mortensen, William S. Curran, Mary E. Barbercheck, Oct 1 2011, In: Weed Technology

Yield and net returns during the transition to organic feed grain production
Richard G. Smith, Mary E. Barbercheck, David A. Mortensen, Jeffrey Hyde, Andrew G. Hulting, Jan 2011, In: Agronomy Journal

Cover crops and disturbance influence activity-density of weed seed predators Amara aenea and Harpalus pensylvanicus (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Meredith J. Ward, Matthew R. Ryan, William S. Curran, Mary E. Barbercheck, David A. Mortensen, Jan 2011, In: Weed Science

Spider plots
Tara P. Gareau, Richard G. Smith, Mary Ellen Barbercheck, David Mortensen, Oct 2010, In: Journal of Extension

"Our market is our community"
Amy Trauger, Carolyn Sachs, Mary Barbercheck, Kathy Brasier, Nancy Ellen Kiernan, Jan 2010, In: Agriculture and Human Values

The Object of extension
Amy Trauger, Carolyn Sachs, Mary Barbercheck, Nancy Ellen Kiernan, Kathy Brasier, Audrey Schwartzberg, Apr 2010, In: Sociologia Ruralis

Meeting the extension needs of women farmers
Mary Barbercheck, Kathryn J. Brasier, Nancy Ellen Kiernan, Carolyn Sachs, Amy Trauger, Jill Findeis, Ann Stone, Linda Stewart Moist, Jun 2009, In: Journal of Extension

Response of soil invertebrates to disturbance across three resource regions in North Carolina
M. E. Barbercheck, D. A. Neher, O. Anas, S. M. El-Allaf, T. R. Weicht, 2009, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Extension educators' perceptions of the educational needs of women farmers in Pennsylvania
Kathryn Jo Brasier, Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Nancy Ellen Kiernan, Carolyn Elizabeth Sachs, Audrey Schwartzberg, Amy Trauger, Jun 2009, In: Journal of Extension

Soil management effects on entomopathogenic fungi during the transition to organic agriculture in a feed grain rotation
Randa Jabbour, Mary E. Barbercheck, Dec 2009, In: Biological Control

Effects of initial seed-bank density on weed seedling emergence during the transition to an organic feed-grain crop rotation
Richard G. Smith, Randa Jabbour, Andrew G. Hulting, Mary E. Barbercheck, David A. Mortensen, Sep 1 2009, In: Weed Science

Soil and habitat complexity effects on movement of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae in maize
Randa Jabbour, Mary E. Barbercheck, Nov 2008, In: Biological Control

Agricultural education
Amy Trauger, Carolyn Sachs, Mary Barbercheck, Nancy Ellen Kiernan, Kathy Brasier, Jill Findeis, Oct 2008, In: Journal of Rural Studies

Population biology of entomopathogenic nematodes
Robin J. Stuart, Mary E. Barbercheck, Parwinder S. Grewal, Robin A.J. Taylor, Casey W. Hoy, Jul 2006, In: Biological Control

A systems approach to conservation of nematodes
Mary E. Barbercheck, Casey W. Hoy, Dec 7 2005, In: Nematodes as Biocontrol Agent

Ecosystem type affects interpretation of soil nematode community measures
D. A. Neher, J. Wu, M. E. Barbercheck, O. Anas, Sep 2005, In: Applied Soil Ecology

Effects of organic matter removal, soil compaction, and vegetation control on Collembolan populations
Robert J. Eaton, Mary Barbercheck, Marilyn Buford, William Smith, 2004, In: Pedobiologia

Adaptation of the entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema carpocapsae, to insect food plant
Mary E. Barbercheck, Jing Wang, Cavell Brownie, May 2003, In: Biological Control

Effects of disturbance and ecosystem on decomposition
D. A. Neher, M. E. Barbercheck, S. M. El-Allaf, O. Anas, Jun 2003, In: Applied Soil Ecology

Effects of production practices on soil-borne entomopathogens in Western North Carolina vegetable systems
Robert L. Hummel, James F. Walgenbach, Mary E. Barbercheck, George G. Kennedy, Greg D. Hoyt, Consuelo Arellano, Feb 2002, In: Environmental entomology

Effects of tillage practices on entomopathogenic nematodes in a corn agroecosystem
Leah C. Millar, Mary E. Barbercheck, 2002, In: Biological Control

Development and implementation of a long-term agricultural systems study
J. P. Mueller, M. E. Barbercheck, M. Bell, C. Brownie, N. G. Creamer, A. Hitt, S. Hu, L. King, H. M. Linker, F. J. Louws, S. Marlow, M. Marra, C. W. Raczkowski, D. J. Susko, M. G. Wagger, 2002, In: HortTechnology

Mortality of colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) after sublethal stress with the CryIIIA δ-endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis and subsequent exposure to Beauveria bassiana
Scott D. Costa, Mary E. Barbercheck, George G. Kennedy, 2001, In: Journal of invertebrate pathology

Effect of soil moisture on ovipositional behavior in the southern mole cricket (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae)
P. T. Hertl, R. L. Brandenburg, M. E. Barbercheck, 2001, In: Environmental entomology

Interaction between endemic and introduced entomopathogenic nematodes in conventional-till and no-till corn
Leah C. Millar, Mary E. Barbercheck, 2001, In: Biological Control

Sublethal acute and chronic exposure of Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to the δ-endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis
Scott D. Costa, Mary Ellen Barbercheck, George G. Kennedy, 2000, In: Journal of economic entomology

Evaluation of trap cropping and biological control against southern corn rootworm (Coleopetera: Chrysomelidae) in peanuts
M. E. Barbercheck, W. C. Warrick, 1997, In: Journal of Entomological Science

Host plant and substrate effects on mortality of southern corn rootworm from entomopathogenic nematodes
Astrid Eben, Mary E. Barbercheck, Feb 1997, In: Biological Control

Mexican diabroticite beetles
Astrid Eben, Mary E. Barbercheck, Martín Aluja S, 1997, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Mexican diabroticite beetles
Astrid Eben, Mary E. Barbercheck, Martín Aluja S, 1997, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Sculpturing of the eggshell of some Mexican galerucinae (Coleoptera
A. Eben, Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Mar 1 1997, In: Coleopterists Bulletin

Effect of cucurbitacin D on in vitro growth of Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus spp., symbiotic bacteria of entomopathogenic nematodes
M. E. Barbercheck, J. Wang, Sep 1996, In: Journal of invertebrate pathology

Effects of host plant and cucurbitacin on growth of larval Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi
I. S. Hirsh, Mary Ellen Barbercheck, 1996, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Evaluation of semiochemical baits for management of southern corn rootworm (Coleoptera
M. E. Barbercheck, D. A. Herbert, W. C. Warrick, Jan 1 1995, In: Journal of economic entomology

Host plant effects on entomopathogenic nematodes
Mary E. Barbercheck, J. Wang, I. S. Hirsh, 1995, In: Journal of invertebrate pathology

Tritrophic level effects on entomopathogenic nematodes
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, 1993, In: Environmental entomology

Effect of dietary cucurbitacin C on southern corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) egg survival
G. E. Brust, M. E. Barbercheck, 1992, In: Environmental entomology

Competitive interactions between entomopathogenic nematodes and Beauveria bassiana (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) in soilborne larvae of Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Mary E. Barbercheck, Harry K. Kaya, Dec 1 1991, In: Environmental entomology

Effect of host condition and soil texture on host finding by the entomogenous nematodes Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) and Steinernema carpocapsae (rhabditida: Steinernematidae)
Mary E. Barbercheck, Harry K. Kaya, Dec 1 1991, In: Environmental entomology