B. A. Croft

9.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
201 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

B. A. Croft is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, B. A. Croft has authored 201 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 183 papers in Insect Science, 88 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 76 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in B. A. Croft's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (165 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (93 papers) and Plant and animal studies (45 papers). B. A. Croft is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (165 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (93 papers) and Plant and animal studies (45 papers). B. A. Croft collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Ghana. B. A. Croft's co-authors include J. A. McMurtry, Peter Schausberger, Ian V MacRae, A. W. A. Brown, Helmut Riedl, Bruce E. Tabashnik, Ward B. Strong, Paul D. Pratt, Mark E. Whalon and S. C. Hoyt and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Environmental Health Perspectives and Annual Review of Entomology.

In The Last Decade

B. A. Croft

201 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

LIFE-STYLES OF PHYTOSEIID MITES AND THEIR ROLES IN BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

1997 1.1k citations B. A. Croft et al. profile →
Arthropod biological control agents and pesticides

1990 553 citations B. A. Croft profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. A. Croft United States	42	6.6k	3.0k	3.0k	1.3k	833	201	7.4k
Sean S. Duffey United States	44	4.3k 0.6×	3.8k 1.3×	1.8k 0.6×	1.9k 1.4×	719 0.9×	79	6.6k
George G. Kennedy United States	44	5.6k 0.8×	4.8k 1.6×	1.4k 0.5×	2.3k 1.7×	495 0.6×	318	7.5k
John J. Obrycki United States	36	4.2k 0.6×	2.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	1.8k 1.3×	714 0.9×	178	5.2k
R. L. Blackman United Kingdom	36	4.6k 0.7×	3.0k 1.0×	2.4k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	384 0.5×	112	5.5k
Frank G. Zalom United States	36	4.9k 0.7×	3.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.4×	785 0.6×	1.3k 1.6×	250	6.2k
A. F. G. Dixon United Kingdom	44	5.0k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	3.2k 1.1×	509 0.4×	723 0.9×	161	6.0k
D. M. Suckling New Zealand	38	5.5k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	757 0.6×	1.7k 2.0×	316	6.7k
J. P. Michaud United States	38	4.3k 0.7×	2.6k 0.9×	1.6k 0.5×	813 0.6×	582 0.7×	224	5.1k
Marshall W. Johnson United States	38	4.4k 0.7×	3.1k 1.0×	895 0.3×	1.9k 1.4×	518 0.6×	172	5.4k
F. Bigler Switzerland	45	5.0k 0.8×	3.8k 1.3×	1.1k 0.4×	3.8k 2.8×	487 0.6×	133	7.1k

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Tixier, Marie‐Stéphane, Serge Kreiter, B. A. Croft, & Brigitte Cheval. (2007). Kampimodromus aberrans(Acari: Phytoseiidae) from the USA: morphological and molecular assessment of its density. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 98(2). 125–134. 41 indexed citations

Croft, B. A. & Hang‐Kwang Luh. (2004). Phytoseiid Mites on Unsprayed Apple Trees in Oregon, and Other Western States (USA): Distributions, Life-Style Types and Relevance to Commercial Orchards. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 33(4). 281–326. 23 indexed citations

Croft, B. A., Paul D. Pratt, & Hang‐Kwang Luh. (2004). Low-Density Releases of Neoseiulus Fallacis Provide for Rapid Dispersal and Control of Tetranychus Urticae (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) on Apple Seedlings. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 33(4). 327–339. 5 indexed citations

Blackwood, J. Scott, Hang‐Kwang Luh, & B. A. Croft. (2004). Evaluation of Prey-Stage Preference as an Indicator of Life-Style Type in Phytoseiid Mites. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 33(4). 261–280. 31 indexed citations

Prischmann, Deirdre A., B. A. Croft, & Hang‐Kwang Luh. (2002). Biological Control of Spider Mites on Grape by Phytoseiid Mites (Acari: Tetranychidae, Phytoseiidae): Emphasis on Regional Aspects. Journal of Economic Entomology. 95(2). 340–347. 22 indexed citations

Croft, B. A. & Chuleui Jung. (2001). Phytoseiid dispersal at plant to regional levels: a review with emphasis on management of Neoseiulus fallacis in diverse agroecosystems. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 25(10-11). 763–784. 35 indexed citations

Slone, Daniel H. & B. A. Croft. (2001). Species Association Among Predaceous and Phytophagous Apple Mites (Acari: Eriophyidae, Phytoseiidae, Stigmaeidae, Tetranychidae). Experimental and Applied Acarology. 25(2). 109–126. 22 indexed citations

Jung, Chuleui & B. A. Croft. (2000). Survival and plant-prey finding by Neoseiulus fallacis Neoseiulus fallacis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on soil substrates after aerial dispersal. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 24(8). 579–596. 15 indexed citations

Schausberger, Peter & B. A. Croft. (2000). Cannibalism and Intraguild Predation Among Phytoseiid Mites: Are Aggressiveness and Prey Preference Related to Diet Specialization?. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 24(9). 709–725. 105 indexed citations

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Pratt, Paul D. & B. A. Croft. (1999). Expanded distribution of the bamboo spider mite, Schizotetranychus longus (Acari: Tetranychidae) and predation by Neoseiulus fallacis (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Acarologia. 40(2). 191–197. 9 indexed citations

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Knight, A. L., B. A. Croft, & K. A. Bloem. (1999). Effect of mating disruption dispenser placement on trap performance for monitoring codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae).. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 96. 95–102. 19 indexed citations

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James, Rosalind R., B. A. Croft, Brenda T. Shaffer, & Bruce Lighthart. (1998). Impact of Temperature and Humidity on Host–Pathogen Interactions BetweenBeauveria bassianaand a Coccinellid. Environmental Entomology. 27(6). 1506–1513. 51 indexed citations

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Strong, Ward B. & B. A. Croft. (1993). Phytoseiid mites associated with spider mites on hops in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 90. 45–52. 25 indexed citations

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Croft, B. A.. (1992). IPM systems that conserve pesticides, pest-resistant plants and biological controls, including genetically altered forms. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 55(1). 107–121. 3 indexed citations

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Drapek, Raymond J., Leonard B. Coop, B. A. Croft, & Glenn C. Fisher. (1990). Heliothis zea pheromone trapping: studies of trap and lure combinations and field placement in sweet corn.. Southwestern Entomologist. 15(1). 63–69. 4 indexed citations

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Croft, B. A., et al.. (1990). DISTRIBUTION OF METASEIULUS OCCIDENTALIS (NESBITT) AND TYPHLODROMUS PYRI SCHEUTEN (PARASITIFORMES: PHYTOSEIIDAE) IN APPLE ORCHARDS OF THE HOOD RIVER VALLEY, OREGON. The Canadian Entomologist. 122(1). 5–14. 23 indexed citations

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Croft, B. A.. (1981). Use of crop protection chemicals for integrated pest control. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 295(1076). 125–141. 9 indexed citations

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Croft, B. A., et al.. (1977). Typhlodromus mcgregori Chant (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) and its control of phytophagous mites in Utah and southern California apple orchards. The Great Basin naturalist. 37(3). 366–374. 6 indexed citations

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Huffaker, C. B. & B. A. Croft. (1976). Integrated pest management in the U.S.: progress and promise.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 14. 167–183. 9 indexed citations

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Croft, B. A.. (1972). Prey stage distribution, a factor affecting the numerical response of Typhlodromus occidentalis to Tetranychus mcdanieli and Tetranychus pacificus. The Great Basin naturalist. 32(2). 1. 14 indexed citations

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