Olga Kostromytska

Undergraduate & Graduate Faculty—Turfgrass Entomology, Extension Assistant Professor

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Olga Kostromytska is an entomologist working with insect pests of turfgrass (primarily) and landscape plants.  Her research expertise spans areas of insect behavior, insecticide toxicology, chemical and biological insect controls, and host-plant resistance strategies. 

Curriculum Vitae

Extension Assistant Professor

Education

Molodshy Specialist Elementary Education, Pedagogical College, Ukraine, 1994

Specialist Psychology, Chernovytsky State University, Ukraine, 1997

MS Entomology, University of Florida, 2007

PhD Entomology, University of Florida, 2010

Post-doc, Rutgers University

Research assistant, Rutgers University

Publications

  • Koppenhöfer A.M., O.S. Kostromytska and S. Wu. 2018. Pyrethroid-resistance level affects performance of larvicides and adulticides from different insecticide classes in populations of Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 111:1851–1859, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toy142.
  • Kostromytska, O.S., C. Rodriguez-Saona, and A.M. Koppenhöfer.2018. Role of plant volatiles in host recognition by Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). J. Chem. Ecol., 44: 580–590.
  • Kostromytska O., S. Wu, and A.M. Koppenhöfer. 2018. Diagnostic dose assays for the detection and monitoring of resistance in adults from Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) populations. Journal of Economic Entomology, 111: 2329–2339.
  • Kostromytska O. S., E. A. Buss and M. E. Scharf. 2018. Behavioral responses of pest mole crickets, Scapteriscus spp. (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) to selected insecticides. Pest Management Sci, 74: 547-556. doi: 10.1002/ps.4732.
  • Wu S., Olga Kostromytska, Fangsen Xue, A.M. Koppenhofer. 2018. Chilling effect on termination of reproductive diapause in Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera:Curculionidae). Journal of insect physiology, 104: 25-32. doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2017.11.005
  • Kostromytska, O.S. and A.M. Koppenhöfer. 2018. Cross-resistance patterns to insecticides of several chemical classes among Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) populations with different levels of resistance to pyrethroids. Journal of Economic Entomology 111: 391–398.
  • Wu S., O. S. Kostromytska, and A. M. Koppenhöfer. 2017. Synergistic combinations of a pyrethroid insecticide and an emulsifiable oil formulation of Beauveria bassiana to overcome insecticide resistance in Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 110: 1794–1802
  • Kostromytska O. S. and A. Koppenhöfer. 2016. Responses of Poa annua and three bentgrass species (Agrostis spp.) to adult and larval feeding of annual bluegrass weevil, Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) bulletin of Entomological research 29:1-11.
  • Kostromytska O., M. E. Scharf and E. A. Buss. 2015. Types and functions of mole cricket (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) antennal and palpal sensilla. Fla. Entomologist. 98: 593-605.
  • Kostromytska O. S. and A. Koppenhöfer. 2014. Ovipositional preferences and larval survival of Annual bluegrass weevil, Listronotus maculicollis, on Poa annua and selected bentgrasses (Agrostis spp.). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 152: 108-119.
  • Huang T., O. Kostromytska, K. E. Kenworthy and E. A. Buss. 2014. Genotype resistance of bermudagrass and zoysiagrass to Sphenophorus venatus vestitus. J. Econ. Entomol. 107(4):1535-1542. 2014
  • Kostromytska O. S., E. A. Buss and M. E. Scharf. 2011. Toxicity and neurophysiological effects of selected insecticides on the mole cricket, Scapteriscus vicinus (Orthoptera:Gryllotalpidae) Pesticide Biochem. Physiol. 100: 27-34.
  • Kostromytska O. S. and E. A. Buss. 2011. Tomarus subtropicus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) larval feeding habits. Fla. Entomologist, 94: 164-171.
  • Kostromytska O. S. and E. A. Buss. 2008. Seasonal phenology and management of Tomarus subtropicus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in St. Augustinegrass. J. Econ. Entomol.101:1847-1855.
  • Kornev, M. N., and O. S. Kostromytska 2000. The role of the significant others in the development of children self-knowledge (in Ukrainian). Psychology on Crossroad of Millenniums: collection of scientific transactions of the participants of the Kostyukivskyh readings, Kiev.
  • Kostromytska, O. S. 1999. Self-knowledge of elementary school students as psychological problem (in Ukrainian) Naukoviy Visnyk Chernivetskogo Universitetu, Chernivtsy.
  • Kostromytska O. S. 1999. Psychological mechanisms of the self-knowledge (in Ukrainian) Visnyk Kharkivskogo Universitetu, Kharkiv.
  • Kornev M. N., and O. S. Kostromytska 1999. The main causes of the inadequacy of self -knowledge (in Ukrainian). Vistnyk Kyivskogo Universitetu, Kyiv.