Kimberly A. Stoner
Department of Entomology
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
123 Huntington Street
P.O. Box 1106
New Haven, CT 06504-1106
Voice: (203) 974-8480 Fax: (203) 974-8502
E-mail: Kimberly.Stoner@ct.gov
Expertise:
Dr. Stoner has expertise in developing alternatives to insecticides for managing vegetable insects, working with organic farmers and land care professionals on pest management, and studying the exposure of pollinators to pesticides in pollen and nectar.
Education:B.S. in Zoology,
Ph.D. in Entomology,
Station career:Assistant Scientist 1987-2001
Associate Agricultural Scientist 2001-2019
Agricultural Scientist 2019-Current
Past research:Dr. Stoner’s research has identified a variety of possible alternatives to insecticides for managing insects in several different vegetable crops. One alternative is to grow varieties with resistance to insects, such as brassicas (cabbage, broccoli and related crops) that resist caterpillars due to differences in the waxes on their leaves. Another is the use of cultural methods, such as use of straw mulch on potatoes and eggplants, which increases the effectiveness of predators against the Colorado potato beetle. Another method she has studied is biological control of the Mexican bean beetle, using the parasitoid wasp Pediobius foreolatus. She has also participated as a member of the Northeast Organic Network in an intensive case study of organic vegetable and cash grain farms in the Northeast.
Current research:
Dr. Stoner’s research focuses on several aspects of bees and pollination:
1. Exposure of bees to pesticides in pollen and nectar, in collaboration with Dr. Brian Eitzer of the Analytical Chemistry Department
2. Attractiveness of ornamental plants to honey bees and native bees
3. Pollinator habitat on Connecticut farms and practices to create or improve habitat
4. Pollination of pumpkins and winter squash
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Sponsler, D.B., Grozinger, C.M., Richardson, R.T., Nurse, A., Brough, D. Patch, H.M., and Stoner, K.A. A screening-level assessment of the pollinator-attractiveness of ornamental nursery stock using a honey bee foraging assay. Sci Rep10, 831 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-57858-2
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Sponsler, D.B., Grozinger, C.M., Richardson, R.T. et al. A screening-level assessment of the pollinator-attractiveness of ornamental nursery stock using a honey bee foraging assay. Sci Rep 10, 831 (2020) doi:10.1038/s41598-020-57858-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-57858-2
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Kimberly A Stoner, Richard S Cowles, Andrea Nurse, Brian D Eitzer; Tracking Pesticide Residues to a Plant Genus Using Palynology in Pollen Trapped from Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) at Ornamental Plant Nurseries, Environmental Entomology, , nvz007, https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvz007
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Zarrillo. T., J. S. Ascher, J. Gibbs, and K. Stoner. 2016. New and Noteworthy Records of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) for Connecticut. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 89(2): 138-157.
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Stoner, K.A. 2016. Current Pesticide Risk Assessment Protocols Do Not Adequately Address Differences Between Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) and Bumble Bees (Bombus spp.). Front. Environ. Sci. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2016.00079 Link: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2016.00079/full
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Stoner, K.A. (2014) Protecting Your Children and Food from Lead in Soil.
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Stoner, K. A., & Eitzer, B. D. (2013). Using a Hazard Quotient to Evaluate Pesticide Residues Detected in Pollen Trapped from Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) in Connecticut. PloS One, 8(10). e77550. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077550 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0077550
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Stoner, K.A. (2013) Bees on Alternative Flowering Plants on Vegetable Farms.
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Stoner, K.A. (2013) Planting Flowers for Bees in Connecticut.
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Stoner K.A., B.D. Eitzer, 2012. Movement of Soil-Applied Imidacloprid and Thiamethoxam into Nectar and Pollen of Squash (Cucurbita pepo). PLoS ONE 7(6): e39114. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039114. http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039114
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Stoner, K.A. 2009. Management Of Insect Pests with Crop Rotation and Field Layout. Pp. 40-44 in Crop Rotation on Organic Farms: A Planning Manual. NRAES-177.
- Mohler, C.L. and K.A. Stoner. 2009 Guidelines for Intercropping. Pp. 95-100 in Crop Rotation on Organic Farms: A Planning Manual. NRAES-177.
- Stoner, K.A. 2008. Organic Vegetable Farms in
/b1021.pdf - Stoner, K.A. 2008. Farm-Based Education in
https://www.ct.gov/caes/lib/caes/documents/special
_features/farm_based_education_in_ct.pdf - Stoner, K.A. 2008. Resources on
https://www.ct.gov/caes/lib/caes/documents/special_features/resources
_on_pest_management_for_organic_growers.pdf - Stoner, K.A. 2005. Using Pediobius foveolatus as a biological control agent for Mexican bean beetle in snap beans. http://ofrf.org/funded/reports/stoner_00-07.pdf
- Stoner, K.A. 1998. Approaches to the biological control of insects. UMCE Bulletin #7144. http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/7144.htm
- Stoner, K.A. 1997. Behavior of neonate imported cabbageworm larvae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) under laboratory conditions on collard leaves with glossy or normal wax. Journal of Entomological Science 32:290-295.
- Stoner, K.A. 1997. Influence of mulches on the colonization by adults and survival of larvae of the Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in eggplant. Journal of Entomological Science 32: 7-16.
- Stoner, K.A., F.J. Ferrandino, M.P.N. Gent, W.H. Elmer, and J.A. LaMondia. 1996. Effects of straw mulch, spent mushroom compost, and fumigation on the density of
- Stoner, K.A. 1996. Plant resistance to insects: A resource available for sustainable agriculture. Biological Agriculture and Horticulture 13: 7-39.
- Stoner, K.A. 1992. Density of imported cabbageworm, cabbage aphid, and flea beetles on glossy and trichome-bearing lines of Brassica oleracea L. Journal of Economic Entomology 85: 1023-1030.
- Stoner, K.A. 1990. Glossy leaf wax and plant resistance to insects in Brassica oleracea under natural infestation. Environmental Entomology 19: 730-739.