Professional Experience

2004 – Present. Assistant Professor. Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences. Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana.

2003 – 2004. Associate Scientist. Department of Agronomy. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

2001 – 2003. Postdoctoral Research Associate. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

1998 - 2001. Visiting Assistant Professor. Department of Entomology. Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Michigan.

1996 - 1997. Postdoctoral Research Associate. Department of Entomology. Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Michigan.

1995 - 1995. Research Assistant. Harvard Forest. Harvard University, Petersham, Massachusetts.

1990 - 1995. Research Assistant. Department of Forestry and Wildlife. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts.

1986 - 1990. Research Assistant. National Scientific Research Council, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1985 - 1986. Research Assistant. Department of Biological Sciences. University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Research Activities

Grants and Contracts funded since 1988 (total = $ 2,665,066)

Current Grants and Contracts:

2008-2009 24,600 Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund. Saltcedar regenerative ecology- . Menalled, F. and L. Rew.

2008-2009 10,540 Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund. Integration of pathogens, beneficial insects, and herbicides in the management of Canada thistle –continuation- . Menalled, F. and J. Sciegienka.

2008-2010 $54,262 USDA- Western IPM. An Electronic, Multi-Entry Key for Identifying Weedy Plant Species in Small Grain Fields. Menalled, F., Lanier, W., Tisserat, N, and Koski, R.

2008-2010 $79,512 USDA- Western IPM Issues. Expansion of the online High Plains IPM Guide to include agricultural, rangeland, and wildland weed recommendations. F. Menalled, W. Lanier, and M. Burrows.

2008-2009 $2,500 Montana Alfalfa Seed Committee. Integrated Biological and Chemical Management of Canada thistle. Menalled, F. and Sciegienka J. CoPIs

2007 – 2008 $15,000 Montana Wheat and Barley Committee. Managing current and future herbicide-resistant weeds. Dyer, W, Menalled, F., Davis, E. and King, S.

2007-2010 $425,880 USDA – Risk Avoidance and Mitigation. Research and extension on the integrated management of wheat stem sawfly, Fusarium crown rot, and grassy weeds in the Northern Great Plains. F. Menalled, A. Dyer, D. Weaver, R. Smith, D. Woods, E. Eriksmoen, J. Alvarez, and J. Windes.

2007-2008 $10,450 Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund. Integration of pathogens, beneficial insects, and herbicides in the management of Canada thistle. Menalled, F. P. Miller, S. Blodgett, J. Sciegienka, N. Zidack, and E. Davis.

2007 – 2008 $19,741 Montana Wheat and Barley Committee. Diversified cropping systems: comparing high vs. low input strategies; measuring residual soil herbicide effects on alternative crops, and examining wheat management impacts of saw-fly induced yield loss and associated parasitoid reaction. Miller, P., Holmes, J., Jones, C., Engel, R., Buschena, D., Menalled F., and Weaver, F.

2007 – 2008 $16,500 Montana Wheat and Barley Committee. Alternative strategies for controlling herbicide-resistant wild oats. Dyer, W, Menalled, F., Davis, E. and King S.

2007 - 2008 $4,223 Montana Alfalfa Seed Committee. Integrated Biological and Chemical Management of Canada thistle. Menalled, F. and Sciegienka J. CoPIs

2005-2008 $478,522 USDA, Integrated Organic Program. Organic production in the challenging environment of the Northern Great Plains: from transition to sustainability. Miller, P., D. Buschena, C. Jones, B. Maxwell, R. Engel, F. Menalled, and B. Jacobsen, CoPIs.

Publications

Referred Journal Articles

Baer, S., D. Engle, J. Knops, K. Langeland, B. Maxwell, F. Menalled, A. Symstad. Accepted with revisions. Invasive species in rehabilitated agricultural production systems: vulnerability, ecological impacts, management, and future use. Environ. Mgmt.

Pollnac, F.W., L Rew, B. Maxwell, and F. Menalled. In Press. Spatial patterns, species richness, and percent cover in weed communities of organic and conventional no-tillage spring wheat systems. Weed Res.

Liebman, M., L.R. Gibson, D.N. Sundberg, A.H. Heggenstaller, P.R. Westerman, C.A. Chase, R.G. Hartzler, F.D. Menalled, A.S. Davis, and P.M. Dixon. In press. Agronomic and economic performance characteristics of conventional and low-external-input cropping systems in the Central Corn Belt. Agron. J

Collier, T., S. Enloe, J. Sciegienka, and F. Menalled, and Joanna. 2007. Combined impacts of Ceutorhynchus litura and herbicide treatments for Canada thistle suppression. Biol. Control. 43:231-236

White, S., K. Renner, F. Menalled and D. Landis. 2007. Feeding preferences of weed seed predators and effect on weed emergence. Weed Sc. 55:606-612.

Smith, R., F. Menalled, K. Gross, and G. Robertson. 2007. Temporal yield variability under conventional and alternative management systems. Agron. J. 99:1629-1634.

Menalled, F. and R. Smith. 2007. Competitiveness of herbicide resistant and susceptible kochia (Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.) under contrasting management practices. Weed Biol. Mgmt. 7:115-119.

Menalled, F., R. Smith, J. Dauer, and T. Fox. 2007. Impact of agricultural management systems on carabid beetle communities and invertebrate weed seed predation. Agr. Ecosys. Environ. 118: 49-54.

Smith R.G., B. Maxwell, F. Menalled, and L. Rew. 2006. Lessons from agriculture may improve the management of invasive plants in wildland systems. Frontiers Ecol. Environ. 4:428-434.

Alvarez, J.M., F. Menalled, and M.A. Hoy. 2006. Molecular tools in biological control. (In Spanish). Revista Manejo Integrado de Plagas y Agroecología 74: 4-11.

Heggenstaller A.H., F. D. Menalled, M. Liebman, P.R. Westerman. 2006. Seasonal patterns in post-dispersal seed predation of Abutilon theophrasti and Setaria faberi in three cropping systems. J. Appl. Ecol. 43: 999-1010.

Menalled, F., D. Buhler, and M. Liebman. 2005. Germination and early growth responses of crop and weed species to composted swine manure under greenhouse conditions. Weed Tech. 19: 784-789.

Menalled, F., K. Kohler, D. Buhler, and M. Liebman. 2005. Effects of composted swine manure on weed seedbank. Agr. Ecosyst. Environ. 111: 63-69.

Westerman, P., M. Liebman, F. Menalled, A. Heggenstaller, R. Hartzler, and P. Dixon. 2005. Are many little hammers effective? Velvetleaf population dynamics in two- and four-year crop rotation systems. Weed Sci. 53: 382-392.

Landis, D., F. Menalled, A. Costamagna, and T. Wilkinson. 2005. Manipulating plant diversity to enhance beneficial arthropods in agricultural landscapes. Weed Sci. 53: 902-908.

Menalled, F, D. Landis, and L. Dyer. 2004. Research and extension supporting ecologically based IPM systems. J. Crop Improv. 11 (1/2): 153-174.

Menalled, F., M. Liebman, and D. Buhler. 2004. Impact of composted swine manure and tillage on soybean - common waterhemp competition. Weed Sci. 52:605-613.

Liebman, M., F. Menalled, D. Buhler, T. Richard, D. Sundberg, C. Cambardella, and K. Kohler. 2004. Impacts of composted swine manure on weed and corn nutrient uptake, growth, and competitive interactions. Weed. Sci. 52:365–375.

Costamagna, A., F. Menalled, and D. Landis. 2004. Effect of host density on the parasitism of the armyworm Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), at two structurally different agricultural landscapes in Michigan. Basic Appl. Ecol. 5: 347-355.

Kelty, M., F. Menalled, and M. Carlton. 2004. Nitrogen dynamics and red pine growth following application of pelletized biosolids in Massachusetts, USA. Can. J. For. Res. 34: 1477-1487.

Menalled, F., A. C. Costamagna, P. C. Marino, and D. A. Landis. 2003. Temporal variation in the response of parasitoids to agricultural landscape structure. Agr. Ecosys. Environ. 96: 29-35.

Menalled, F., J. Lee, and D. Landis. 2001. Herbaceous filter strips in agroecosystems: implications for ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) conservation and invertebrate weed seed predation. Great Lakes Entomol. 34: 77-91.

Menalled, F., K. Gross, and M. Hammond. 2001. Weed aboveground and seedbank community responses to agricultural management systems. Ecol. Appl. 11: 1586-1601.

Lee, J., F. Menalled, and, D. Landis. 2001. Refuge habitats modify impact of insecticide disturbance on carabid beetle communities. J. Appl. Ecol. 28: 472-483.

Menalled, F., and M. Kelty M. 2001. Crown structure and biomass allocation strategies of three juvenile tropical tree species. Plant Ecol. 152: 1-11.

McLachlan, J, D. Foster, and F. Menalled. 2000. Anthropogenic ties to late-successional structure and composition in four New England hemlock stands. Ecol. 81: 717-733.

Menalled, F., P. Marino, K. Renner, and D. Landis. 2000. Post-dispersal weed seed predation in Michigan crop fields as a function of agricultural landscape structure. Agr. Ecosyst. Environ. 77: 193-202.

Menalled, F, P. Marino, S. Gage, and D. Landis. 1999. Does agricultural landscape structure affect parasitism and parasitoid diversity? Ecol. Appl. 9: 634-641.

Menalled, F., J. Lee, and D. Landis. 1999. Manipulating carabid beetle abundance alters prey removal rates in corn fields. Biocontrol 43: 441-456.

Carmona, D., F. Menalled, and D. Landis. 1999. Northern field cricket, Gryllus pennsylvanicus Burmeister (Orthoptera: Gryllidae): laboratory weed seed predation and within field activity-density. J. Econ. Entomol. 92: 825-829.

Vicari, R.L., F. Menalled, V. Di Stilio, S. Ucha, and N. Madanes. 1999. Productivity and nitrogen cycling in two poplar plantations (Populus deltoides) with different flooding dynamics in the Lower Delta of the Parana River, Buenos Aires (Argentina). Physis 57: 41-51.

Menalled, F., M. Kelty, and J. Ewel. 1998. Canopy development in tropical tree plantations: a comparison of species mixtures and monocultures. For. Ecol. Management 104: 249-263.

Vicari, R.L., F. Menalled, V. Di Stilio, and N. Madanes. 1998. Litter decomposition in a poplar plantation (Populus deltoides) in the Lower Delta of the Parana River, Buenos Aires (Argentina). Physis 56: 9-13.

Menalled, F., and J. Adamoli. 1995. A quantitative phytogeographic analysis of the species richness in forest communities of the Parana River Delta, Argentina. Vegetatio 120: 81-90.

Di Stilio, V., R.L. Vicari, and F. Menalled. 1995. Quantification of litterfall and nutrient contents in Populus deltoides plantations from the Parana River Lower Delta -Argentina-. Physis 50: 95-104.

Boyle, T., F. Menalled, and M. O'Leavy. 1994. Occurrence and physiological breakdown of self-incompatibility in Easter Cactus. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 119: 1060-1067.

Mendoza R., and F. Menalled. 1988. Residual effects following phosphate applications on four soils in the yield of Lollium multiflorm. (In Spanish). Ciencias del Suelo 6: 50-55.

Books

Dewey, S.A, S.E. Enloe, F. Menalled, S. Miller, R. Whitesides, and L. Johnson –Editors-. 2006. Weed Management Handbook 2006-2007. Montana, Utah, Wyoming. Cooperative Extension Services Press.

Book Chapters

Y.T. Gan, Y. H.R. Kutcher, F. Menalled, G. Lafond, and S.A. Brandt. Intensifying Production of Using Broadleaf Crops in Cereal-Based Cropping Systems in the Northern Great Plains. To be submitted to Current Advancements in Soil Science and Agronomy Research in the Northern Great Plains. D. Malhi, ed.

Menalled, F. In Press. Ecology and agriculture: Strategies for a sustainable development (In Spanish). Biology. 7^th Edition in Spanish. H. Curtis; N. Sue, B. Arnes, A. Schnek and A. Massarini, eds. Editorial Médica Panamericana

Menalled, F, M. Liebman, and K. Renner. 2006. The ecology of weed seed predation in herbaceous crop systems. In Handbook of Sustainable Weed Management. D. Batish, ed., pp 297-327. The Haworth Press, Inc. Binghamton, NY.

Menalled, F., and M. Liebman. 2004. Seed predation by insects. In Encyclopedia of Entomology, J. Capinera, ed., pp 1979-1982. Kluwer Academic Press.

Menalled, F., and D. Landis. 2004. Conservation of ground beetles in annual crops. In Encyclopedia of Entomology, J. Capinera, ed., pp 593-595. Kluwer Academic Press.

Menalled, F, D. Landis, and L. Dyer. 2004. Research and extension supporting ecologically based IPM systems. In New Dimensions in Agroecology. D. Clements and A. Shrestha, eds., pp 153-174. The Haworth Press.

Menalled, F., J. Alvarez, and D. Landis. 2004. Molecular techniques, habitat management, and parasitoid conservation in annual cropping systems. Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods. G Gurr, S. Wratten, and M. Altieri, eds., pp 101-115. CSIRO Press.

Menalled, F., and D. Landis. 2000. Principles of field crop pest ecology. In Michigan Field Crop Pest Ecology. Cavigelli, M.A. and L. K. Probyn, eds., pp 14-24. Michigan State University Extension Bulletin E-2704.

Landis, A., F. Menalled, J. Lee, D. Carmona, and A. Pérez-Valdéz. 2000. Habitat modification to enhance biological control in IPM. In Emerging Technologies in Integrated Pest Management: Concepts, Research and Implementation. Kennedy G., T. Sutton eds., pp. 226-239. APS Press, St. Paul.

Landis, D., and F. Menalled. 1998. Ecological considerations in the conservation of effective parasitoid communities in agricultural systems. In Conservation Biological Control, P. Barbosa ed., pp. 101-121. Academic Press. San Diego, CA.

Book Reviews

Menalled, F. 2007. Developing and Extending Sustainable Agriculture. Great Plains Research 17: 237-238.

Menalled, F. and R.G. Smith. 2006. Plant-Provided Food for Carnivorous Insects: a Protective Mutualism and Its Applications. Environ. Entomol. 35:1137.