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Research interests
Dr. Rogers broadly explores improving production of organic fruit and vegetable crops with a focus on integrated pest management. Her research goals are to reduce conventional pesticide use by increasing biological based suppression of insect pests, cultural management strategies to improve plant tolerance to insect herbivory, and controlled environments to improve quality of horticultural crops while simultaneously reducing pest pressure. Her research program also includes urban agriculture and participatory research models.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Efficacy of biopesticides for organic management of cucumber beetles, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Sep 1 2009 → Dec 15 2012
Non-target effects of imidacloprid on the green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea, (Neuroptera:Chrysopidae); the monarch, Danaus plexippus, and the painted lady, Vanessa cardui, (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), University of Minnesota
Sep 1 2005 → Jun 1 2008
Research interests
- organic horticulture
- integrated pest management
- urban agriculture
- fruit production
- vegetable production
- food systems
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Bounty and Blooms: Integration of Cut Flowers in Urban Vegetable Farms
Rogers, M. A., Spaniolo, L. M. & Trott, R. W.
4/10/24 → 3/31/26
Project: Research project
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Management of SWD in Small Fruit with Botanical-Based Repellents and Classical Biological Control
Rogers, M. A. & Burkness, E. C.
MN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
3/6/23 → 2/28/25
Project: Research project
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On-Farm Integration of Organic Management of Spotted-Wing Drosophila in Fruit Crops
THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE, USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
9/1/22 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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SOARing into Agricultural Careers: Closing the Opportunity Gap through Mentored Summer Research and Professional Development Experiences
Grossman, J. M., Ostvig, T., Rogers, M. A., Shannon, L. M. & Watkins, E.
USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
4/1/22 → 3/31/27
Project: Research project
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Investigating Spread and Sustainable Management Practices for the Invasive Swede Midge in Minnesota
MN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, USDA AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICES
12/15/21 → 12/31/24
Project: Research project
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Deep winter greenhouses for organic production of leafy greens in the northern United States
Worth, L. B., Rogers, M. A., Flavin-Hodge, C. & Schweser, G., 2023, In: Acta Horticulturae. 1377, p. 9-23 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Detection of Spotted-winged Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Infestations in Blueberry Fruits1
Tong, C. B. S., Gullickson, M., Rogers, M., Burkness, E. & Hutchison, W. D., Jun 26 2023, In: Journal of Entomological Science. 58, 3, p. 370-374 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Scaffolding collective agency curriculum within food-systems education programs
Jordan, N. R., Valley, W., Donovan, D., Clegg, D. J., Grossman, J., Hunt, N., Michaels, T., Peterson, H., Rogers, M. A., Sames, A. & Stein, M., 2023, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7, 1119459.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spotted-wing Drosophila Host Preference and Quality Vary among Half-high Blueberry Cultivars
Gullickson, M., Hodge, C. F., Burkness, E., Hutchison, W. D. & Rogers, M., Jun 2023, In: HortScience. 58, 6, p. 677-682 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparing Drosophila suzukii flight behavior using free-flight and tethered flight assays
Tran, A. K., Kees, A. M., Hutchison, W. D., Aukema, B. H., Rao, S., Rogers, M. A. & Asplen, M. K., Nov 2022, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 170, 11, p. 973-981 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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