L. V. Kaster

946 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 675 citations indexed

About

L. V. Kaster is a scholar working on Insect Science, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, L. V. Kaster has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 675 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Insect Science, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in L. V. Kaster's work include Insect Resistance and Genetics (11 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (9 papers) and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (5 papers). L. V. Kaster is often cited by papers focused on Insect Resistance and Genetics (11 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (9 papers) and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (5 papers). L. V. Kaster collaborates with scholars based in United States and Switzerland. L. V. Kaster's co-authors include William B. Showers, Michael E. Gray, Thomas E. Hunt, Timothy Leslie, Piers D. Mitchell, Richard L. Hellmich, Earle S. Raun, E. C. Burkness, Kevin L. Steffey and Kenneth T. Pecinovsky and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Economic Entomology and Environmental Entomology.

In The Last Decade

L. V. Kaster

13 papers receiving 608 citations

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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.

Areawide Suppression of European Corn Borer with Bt Maize Reaps Savings to Non-Bt Maize Growers

2010 541 citations W. D. Hutchison, E. C. Burkness et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
L. V. Kaster United States	8	522	424	403	66	47	14	675
Krista Hamilton United States	5	466 0.9×	350 0.8×	374 0.9×	45 0.7×	44 0.9×	5	604
J. B.J. van Rensburg South Africa	16	1.2k 2.2×	941 2.2×	1.1k 2.7×	47 0.7×	23 0.5×	57	1.4k
I. C. Pasalu India	10	254 0.5×	206 0.5×	370 0.9×	34 0.5×	53 1.1×	63	527
R. J. Rabindra India	11	293 0.6×	399 0.9×	333 0.8×	32 0.5×	14 0.3×	131	553
N.J. Armes United Kingdom	13	542 1.0×	509 1.2×	559 1.4×	54 0.8×	7 0.1×	29	800
Yelitza C. Colmenárez Brazil	9	587 1.1×	561 1.3×	508 1.3×	52 0.8×	56 1.2×	25	855
Giovanni Cafà United Kingdom	10	450 0.9×	422 1.0×	449 1.1×	29 0.4×	26 0.6×	20	702
Laura C.H. Jesse United States	8	370 0.7×	252 0.6×	434 1.1×	53 0.8×	19 0.4×	13	554
C. Kooyman Benin	11	203 0.4×	391 0.9×	252 0.6×	87 1.3×	9 0.2×	18	448
Patrick Beseh Ghana	9	477 0.9×	413 1.0×	404 1.0×	28 0.4×	33 0.7×	13	631

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. V. Kaster

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Hutchison, W. D., E. C. Burkness, Piers D. Mitchell, et al.. (2010). Areawide Suppression of European Corn Borer with Bt Maize Reaps Savings to Non-Bt Maize Growers. Science. 330(6001). 222–225. 541 indexed citations breakdown →

Kaster, L. V. & Michael E. Gray. (2005). EUROPEAN CORN BORERS AND WESTERN CORN ROOTWORMS: OLD AND NEW INVASIVE MAIZE PESTS CHALLENGE FARMERS ON EUROPEAN AND NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENTS. Maydica. 50. 235–245. 7 indexed citations

Kaster, L. V., et al.. (1991). Rapid Method of Evaluating Maize for Sheath-Collar Feeding Resistance to the European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 84(1). 324–327. 1 indexed citations

Showers, William B., et al.. (1989). Seasonal Activity and Response of the Male Black Cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Virgin Females Reared for One or Multigenerations in the Laboratory1. Environmental Entomology. 18(1). 19–23. 5 indexed citations

Whitford, Fred, William B. Showers, & L. V. Kaster. (1989). Influence of Actual and Manual Black Cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Damage on Recovery and Grain Yield of Field Corn. Journal of Economic Entomology. 82(6). 1773–1778. 5 indexed citations

Kaster, L. V., et al.. (1989). Seasonality in the Hourly Reproductive Behavior of Adult Agrotis ipsilon (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Iowa. Environmental Entomology. 18(4). 674–677. 5 indexed citations

Clement, S. L., L. V. Kaster, William B. Showers, & Rouven Schmidt. (1985). Seasonal changes in the reproductive condition of female black cutworm moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 58(1). 62–68. 8 indexed citations

Showers, William B., et al.. (1985). Development and Behavior of Black Cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Populations Before and After Corn Emergence1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 78(3). 588–594. 8 indexed citations

Ostlie, K. R., Gary L. Hein, Leon G. Higley, L. V. Kaster, & William B. Showers. (1984). European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Development, Larval Survival, and Adult Vigor on Meridic Diets Containing Marker Dyes. Journal of Economic Entomology. 77(1). 118–120. 15 indexed citations

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Kaster, L. V. & William B. Showers. (1984). Modeling Black Cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Field Development in Iowa. Environmental Entomology. 13(2). 384–389. 3 indexed citations

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Showers, William B., et al.. (1983). Corn Seedling Growth Stage and Black Cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Damage1. Environmental Entomology. 12(1). 241–244. 18 indexed citations

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Levine, Errol, S. L. Clement, L. V. Kaster, et al.. (1982). Black Cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Pheromone Trapping: a Regional Research Effort. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America. 28(2). 139–142. 10 indexed citations

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Kaster, L. V. & William B. Showers. (1982). Evidence of Spring Immigration and Autumn Reproductive Diapause of the Adult Black Cutworm in Iowa12. Environmental Entomology. 11(2). 306–312. 23 indexed citations

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Showers, William B., E. C. Berry, & L. V. Kaster. (1980). Management of 2nd-Generation European Corp Borer by Controlling Moths Outside the Cornfield123. Journal of Economic Entomology. 73(1). 88–91. 26 indexed citations

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