Don C. Vacek

730 total citations
19 papers, 551 citations indexed

About

Don C. Vacek is a scholar working on Insect Science, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Don C. Vacek has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 551 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Insect Science, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Don C. Vacek's work include Insect behavior and control techniques (8 papers), Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (7 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (6 papers). Don C. Vacek is often cited by papers focused on Insect behavior and control techniques (8 papers), Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (7 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (6 papers). Don C. Vacek collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Thailand. Don C. Vacek's co-authors include John J. Peloquin, Thomas Miller, Lloyd E. Wendel, William T. Starmer, John A. Goolsby, A. A. Kirk, Matthew A. Ciomperlik, J. S. F. Barker, William B. Heed and John Speese and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Oecologia and Microbial Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Don C. Vacek

19 papers receiving 499 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Don C. Vacek United States 12 445 199 124 98 53 19 551
B. Saratchandra India 13 323 0.7× 278 1.4× 102 0.8× 81 0.8× 28 0.5× 63 563
N. K. Krishna Kumar India 15 451 1.0× 510 2.6× 186 1.5× 118 1.2× 35 0.7× 50 708
P.J. Wigley New Zealand 13 385 0.9× 222 1.1× 276 2.2× 78 0.8× 50 0.9× 45 540
John J. Peloquin United States 9 245 0.6× 92 0.5× 191 1.5× 49 0.5× 21 0.4× 18 487
Gustavo Mora‐Aguilera Mexico 13 264 0.6× 356 1.8× 75 0.6× 82 0.8× 27 0.5× 78 549
Kyung San Choi South Korea 13 245 0.6× 284 1.4× 46 0.4× 60 0.6× 32 0.6× 35 410
Svetlana Fridman Israel 7 98 0.2× 165 0.8× 117 0.9× 141 1.4× 100 1.9× 7 335
Saumik Basu United States 15 308 0.7× 497 2.5× 140 1.1× 76 0.8× 24 0.5× 34 632
Mariusz Lewandowski Poland 12 327 0.7× 235 1.2× 42 0.3× 227 2.3× 75 1.4× 57 463
Mohamed Hafez Canada 14 147 0.3× 322 1.6× 338 2.7× 67 0.7× 69 1.3× 45 650

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Don C. Vacek

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Salas, Bacilio, Hugh Conway, Don C. Vacek, Christopher J. Vitek, & Erin L. Schuenzel. (2023). Pathogenicity of multiple Providencia species (Enterobacteriales: Morganellaceae) to the mass-reared Mexican fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Insect Science. 23(3). 9 indexed citations
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Salas, Bacilio, Hugh Conway, Madhurababu Kunta, Don C. Vacek, & Christopher J. Vitek. (2018). Pathogenicity of Zygosaccharomyces bailii and Other Yeast Species to Mexican Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Mass Rearing Implications. Journal of Economic Entomology. 111(5). 2081–2088. 6 indexed citations
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Salas, Bacilio, et al.. (2017). Morganella morganii(Enterobacteriales: Enterobacteriaceae) Is a Lethal Pathogen of Mexican Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Larvae. Florida Entomologist. 100(4). 743–751. 30 indexed citations
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Barr, Norman B., et al.. (2013). Molecular Diagnosis of Populational Variants of <I>Anthonomus grandis</I> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in North America. Journal of Economic Entomology. 106(1). 437–449. 13 indexed citations
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Goolsby, John A., A. A. Kirk, R. W. Sutherst, et al.. (2004). Post-release evaluation of biological control of Bemisia tabaci biotype “B” in the USA and the development of predictive tools to guide introductions for other countries. Biological Control. 32(1). 70–77. 72 indexed citations
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Peloquin, John J., et al.. (2001). Isolation and Identification of Bacteria Associated with Adult Laboratory Mexican Fruit Flies, Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae). Current Microbiology. 42(4). 290–294. 163 indexed citations
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Peloquin, John J., et al.. (2001). . Current Microbiology. 42(4). 290–290. 3 indexed citations
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Kirk, A. A., Lawrence A. Lacey, Judith K. Brown, et al.. (2000). Variation in the Bemisia tabaci s. 1. species complex (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and its natural enemies leading to successful biological control of Bemisia biotype B in the USA. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 90(4). 317–327. 64 indexed citations
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Goolsby, John A., Matthew A. Ciomperlik, A. A. Kirk, et al.. (2000). Predictive and empirical evaluation for parasitoids of Bemisia tabaci (Biotype 'B'), based on morphological and molecular systematics.. 347–358. 13 indexed citations
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Vacek, Don C., P. E. Parker, Lloyd E. Wendel, et al.. (2000). Using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR) to match natural enemies to their host plant.. 289–293. 3 indexed citations
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Poprawski, T. J., Raymond I. Carruthers, John Speese, Don C. Vacek, & Lloyd E. Wendel. (1997). Early-Season Applications of the FungusBeauveria bassianaand Introduction of the Hemipteran PredatorPerillus bioculatusfor Control of Colorado Potato Beetle. Biological Control. 10(1). 48–57. 46 indexed citations
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Konai, M., Kevin J. Hackett, David L. Williamson, et al.. (1996). Improved cultivation systems for isolation of the colorado potato beetle spiroplasma. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 62(9). 3453–3458. 9 indexed citations
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Nordlund, Donald A., Don C. Vacek, & D. N. Ferro. (1991). Predation of Colorado Potato Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Eggs and Larvae by Chrysoperla rufilabris (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) Larvae in the Laboratory and Field Cages. Journal of Entomological Science. 26(4). 443–449. 18 indexed citations
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Oakeshott, John G., Don C. Vacek, & P. R. Anderson. (1989). Effects of microbial floras on the distributions of five domestic Drosophila species across fruit resources. Oecologia. 78(4). 533–541. 18 indexed citations
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Barker, J. S. F., William T. Starmer, & Don C. Vacek. (1987). Analysis of spatial and temporal variation in the community structure of yeasts associated with decayingOpuntia cactus. Microbial Ecology. 14(3). 267–276. 19 indexed citations
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Vacek, Don C., P. D. East, J. S. F. Barker, & M. Hani Soliman. (1985). Feeding and oviposition preferences of Drosophila buzzatii for microbial species isolated from its natural environment. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 24(2). 175–187. 25 indexed citations
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Vacek, Don C., William T. Starmer, & William B. Heed. (1979). Relevance of the ecology ofCitrus yeasts to the diet ofDrosophila. Microbial Ecology. 5(1). 43–49. 28 indexed citations
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Vacek, Don C.. (1979). THE MICROBIAL ECOLOGY OF THE HOST PLANTS OF DROSOPHILA MOJAVENSIS. UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona). 11 indexed citations
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Vacek, Don C.. (1976). The yeast associated with some Drosophila breeding substrates in the Tucson, Arizona, area. UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona). 1 indexed citations

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