Peer-Reviewed Publications

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Submitted or In Preparation

Borchardt, Kate, Eric Riddell, Sean Kim, & Amy Toth. (In Prep.) Previous experiences cause foraging behavior to lag behind floral turnover: an experimental and computer model approach.

Borchardt, Kate, Lynn Adler, Shalene Jha, & Laura Figueroa. (In Prep.) Investigating the effects of Asteraceae in pollinator habitats on bumble bee pollen foraging, pathogen prevalence, and pollinator community composition

Borchardt, Kate, Laura Figueroa, & Lynn Adler. (In Prep.) Bee-associated pathogen found in social wasps, with low cross infectivity between bumble bees and Vespid wasps

2026

(8) Toth, Amy L., Adam G. Dolezal, Ashley L. St. Clair, Edward Hsieh, Maura Hall, Kate E. Borchardt, Steven P. Bradbury, John Tyndall, Matthew E. O'Neal, & Lisa A. Schulte (2026) Can native vegetation in agroecosystems provide a net benefit for pollinators, despite pesticide use? BioScience: biaf194. Link to pdf.

2025

(7) Müller, Uta, Katherine Borchardt, Anna Britzman, & Neal Williams (2025) Seed mix performance and species network roles as a framework to select key resources for pollinator habitat. Ecosphere, 6(12): e70492. Link to pdf.

(6) Borchardt, Kate, Morgan Moore, Randall Cass, Matthew O’Neal, & Amy Toth (2025) Are honey bees altering wild plant–bee interactions in reconstructed native habitats? An investigation of summer season effects in row-crop agroecosystems with prairie strips Ecological Entomology: 1-17. Link to pdf.

(5) St. Clair, Ashley L., Adam G. Dolezal, Randall P. Cass, Harmen P. Hendriksma, Davis S. Stein, Kate E. Borchardt, Erin W. Hodgson, Matthew O’Neal, & Amy L. Toth (2025) Insecticide application prevents honey bees from realizing benefits of floral resource enhancements in an agricultural landscape. Science of the Total Environment, 959: 178146. Link to pdf.

2024

(4) Borchardt, Kate E. Danielle Holthaus, Paola A. Soto Méndez, Amy L. Toth (2024) Debunking wasp pollination: Wasps are comparable to bees in terms of plant interactions, body pollen and single-visit pollen deposition. Ecological Entomology: 1-16. Link to pdf.

2023

(3) Borchardt, Kate, Claus Kadelka, Lisa Schulte, & Amy Toth (2023) An ecological networks approach reveals restored native vegetation benefits wild bees in agroecosystems. Biological Conservation, 287: 110300. Link to pdf.

2022

(2) Borchardt, Kate & Zee Kwong (2022) Reforming academic culture through self-advocacy and community support. American Entomologist, 68(3): 24-25. Link to pdf.

2021

(1) Borchardt, Kate E., Carolina L. Morales, Marcelo A. Aizen, & Amy L. Toth (2021) Plant-pollinator conservation from the perspective of systems-ecology. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 47: 154-161. Link to pdf.