has course role

• ENY4210 Insects And Wildlife
• ENY4905 Problems In Entomol
• ENY5212 Insects And Wildlife
• ENY5236 Insct/pest/vctr Manag
• ENY6651C Insect Toxicology
• ENY6905 Problems In Entomol
• ENY6932 Spec Top Entomology
• ENY6934 Sel Studies Entomol
• ENY6942 Insect Diagnostics
• ENY6971 Masters Research
• ENY7979 Advanced Research
• ENY7980 Doctoral Research

description

• Professor and Chairman, Department of Entomology and Nematology at the University of Florida

selected publications

• academic article

  • Culture of Terrestrial Slugs and Snails (Gastropoda): Acceptance and Suitability of Synthetic Insect Diets.  Florida Entomologist.  95:1077-1085. 2012-12-01
  • Effect of Trap Size, Trap Height and Age of Lure On Sampling Xyleborus Glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), and Its Flight Periodicity and Seasonality.  Florida Entomologist.  95:1003-1011. 2012-12-01
  • Examination of the Pest Status of Corn-Infesting Ulidiidae (Diptera).  Environmental Entomology.  41:1131-1138. 2012-10-01
  • Susceptibility of Persea Spp. and Other Lauraceae To Attack By Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Xyleborus Glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae).  Florida Entomologist.  95:783-787. 2012-09-01
  • Alternative Plants for Development of Picture-Winged Fly Pests of Maize.  Entomologia Experimentalis Et Applicata.  143:177-184. 2012-05-01
  • Chemical Control of the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Xyleborus Glabratus, and Other Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).  Florida Entomologist.  94:882-896. 2011-12-01
  • Attraction of the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Xyleborus Glabratus, To Avocado, Lychee, and Essential Oil Lures.  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  37:932-942. 2011-09-01
  • Antifeedant Effect of Commercial Chemicals and Plant Extracts Against Schistocerca Americana (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and Diaprepes Abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).  Pest Management Science.  67:860-868. 2011-07-01
  • Comparative Morphology of the Immature Stages of Three Corn-Infesting Ulidiidae (Diptera).  Annals of the Entomological Society of America.  104:416-428. 2011-05-01
  • Distribution of Picture-Winged Flies (Diptera: Ulidiidae) Infesting Corn in Florida.  Florida Entomologist.  94:35-47. 2011-03-01
  • New Report of Chaetopsis Massyla (Diptera: Ulidiidae) as a Primary Pest of Corn in Florida.  Florida Entomologist.  93:198-202. 2010-06-01
  • Effect of Host Plants On Successful Parasitism By Haeckeliania Sperata (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) On Diaprepes Abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Eggs.  Environmental Entomology.  37:1565-1572. 2008-12-01
  • Effect of host plants on successful parasitism by Haeckeliania sperata (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) on Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) eggs..  Environmental Entomology.  37. 2008
  • Arsenic hyperaccumulation in the Chinese brake fern (Pteris vittata) deters grasshopper (Schistocerca americana) herbivory..  The new phytologist.  175. 2007
  • Behavioral responses of Schistocerca americana (Orthoptera: Acrididae) to Azadirex (neem)-treated host plants..  Journal of Economic Entomology.  100. 2007
  • Development of a toxic bait for control of eastern lubber grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae)..  Journal of Economic Entomology.  96. 2003
  • Microbial control of Schistocerca americana (Orthoptera : Acrididae) by Metarhizium flavoviride (Deuteromycotina): Instar dependent mortality and efficacy of ultra low volume application under greenhouse conditions.  Journal of Economic Entomology.  91:76-85. 1998
  • Laboratory containment of transgenic arthropods.  American Entomologist.  43:206-209. 1997

research overview

• • Habitat associations and host plant relations of grasshoppers
  • Development of management practices for grasshoppers
  • Insect ecology, especially insect-plant relationships
    Insect pest management, especially feeding deterrents, biological control, damage assessment, and economic thresholds
  • Current research projects: ecology of redbay ambrosia beetle, vector of laurel wilt; chemical management of grasshoppers; ecology of carrion-feeding flies; identification and ecology of agriculturally important terrestrial molluscs (slugs and snails); importance of insects in the ecology of vertebrate wildlife

principal investigator on

• Acquisition of Goods and Service For Mosquito and Fly Research  awarded by US Department of Ag Ag Research Svc 2006 - 2008
• Acquisition of Goods and Service for Mosquito and Fly Research  awarded by US Department of Ag Ag Research Svc 2006 - 2007
• Acquisition of Goods and Service for Mosquito and Fly Research  awarded by US Department of Ag Ag Research Svc 2007 - 2008
• Arthropod Sample and Specimen Receipt, Identification and Reporting  awarded by Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 1996
• Assessing Error In PMI Prediction Using a Forensic Entomological Computer Model  awarded by US Department of Justice 2000 - 2003
• Biorational Control of Stored Product Insects  awarded by US Department of Ag Ag Research Svc 1992 - 1998
• Blorlaug Fellowship Leap Program for Shelmith Mwaniki  awarded by International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center 2006 - 2008
• Developing Curriculum For Master Beekeeper Programs That Emphasize Best Mgnt Practices For All Levels Of Beekeeping  awarded by Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 2006 - 2007
• Developing Curriculum for Master Beekeeper Programs That Emphasize Best Mgnt Practices for All Levels of Beekeeping  awarded by Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 2006 - 2007
• Development of A Lucid Identification Tool for Agriculturally Important Molluscs  awarded by US Department of Ag Ag Research Svc 2009 - 2010
• Development of a Lucid Identification Tool for Agricultural Important Molluscs  awarded by USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 2010 - 2011
• Development of a Lucid Identification Tool for Agriculturally Important Molluscs  awarded by USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 2009 - 2010
• Enhanced Biological Control of Cucurbit Pests in Florida and the Caribbean  awarded by US Department of Ag Ag Research Svc 1993 - 1997
• Enhancement of Crop Insect Pest Control with Parasitoids  awarded by US Department of Ag Ag Research Svc 1993 - 1998
• Enhancement of Natural Resistance of Citrus to Fruit Flies  awarded by US Department of Ag Ag Research Svc 1993 - 1997
• IAEA Short Course 2006  awarded by International Atomic Energy Agency 2006
• Iaea Short Course 2006  awarded by International Atomic Energy Agency 2006
• Insect Behavior and Biocontrol Research Unit  awarded by US Department of Ag Ag Research Svc 2006 - 2007
• Insect Behavior and Biocontrol Research Unit  awarded by US Department of Ag Ag Research Svc 2006 - 2007
• International Training Course Application of Radiation in Entomology  awarded by International Atomic Energy Agency 1996
• Interregional Training Course on the Use Of The Sterile In- Sect & Related Techniques For The Integrated Area-Wide Mgmt  awarded by International Atomic Energy Agency 2001
• Ipa for Dr. Graham B. White  awarded by US Department of Defense 2004 - 2014
• Laurel Wilt of Avocado: Mitigation And Management of an Exotic, Insect-Vectored Disease  awarded by US Department of Ag Coop State Research Svc 2009 - 2014
• Management of Crop Insect Pest with Parasitoids and Predators  awarded by US Department of Ag Ag Research Svc 1997 - 2002
• Remote Sensing Of Plant Stress For Precision IPM Using a Small Unmanned Air Vehicle  awarded by US Department of Ag Ag Research Svc 2000 - 2003
• Support of Agricultural Research of Mutual Interest  awarded by US Department of Ag Ag Research Svc 2005 - 2006
• Support of Agricultural Research of Mutual Interest  awarded by US Department of Ag Ag Research Svc 2005 - 2006
• Support of Agricultural Research of Mutual Interest  awarded by US Department of Ag Ag Research Svc 2005 - 2006
• The Population Genetics And Metapopulation Dynamics Of An Endangered Butterfly: Integrating Molecular  awarded by American Association for Advanced of Science 2006 - 2009
• The Population Genetics and Metapopulation Dynamics of an Endangered Butterfly: Integrating Molecular and ..............  awarded by American Association for Advanced of Science 2006 - 2009

co-principal investigator on

• Genetic Structure in Pop of Solonopsis Daguuerri, A Natural Enemy and Potential Bio Control Agent of Red Imported Fire Ants
• Genetic Structure in Pop of Solonopsis Daguuerri, a Natural Enemy and Potential Bio Contrl Agent of Red Imported Fire...  awarded by US Department of Ag Coop State Research Svc 2006 - 2008
• Institutional Allowance: Graduate Research Fellowship Program Allowance for Mathew Trager  awarded by National Science Foundation 2002 - 2007
• Institutional Allowance: Graduate Research Fellowship Program Allowance for Mathew Trager  awarded by National Science Foundation 2007 - 2012
• Laurel Wilt of Avocado: Mitigation and Management of an Exotic, Insect-Vectored Disease  awarded by US Department of Ag Coop State Research Svc 2009 - 2014
• Reducing Pesticide Use on Guatemalan Snow Peas Exported to the United States  awarded by USDA Foreign Agricultural Service 2005 - 2010
• Reducing Pesticide Use on Guatemalan Snow Peas Exported to the United States  awarded by US Department of Ag Ag Research Svc 2005 - 2010

teaching activities

• n128494
• n29687
• n53711
• n68002
• ENY4210 Fall 2010 8451 ENY4210 Fall 2010 8451
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• ENY4210 Fall 2010 8454 ENY4210 Fall 2010 8454
• ENY4210 Fall 2010 8455 ENY4210 Fall 2010 8455
• ENY4210 Fall 2011 01G0 ENY4210 Fall 2011 01G0
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• ENY4210 Fall 2011 02D3 ENY4210 Fall 2011 02D3
• ENY4905 Fall 2010 3287 ENY4905 Fall 2010 3287
• ENY4905 Fall 2011 02B9 ENY4905 Fall 2011 02B9
• ENY4905 Spring 2010 9257 ENY4905 Spring 2010 9257
• ENY4905 Spring 2011 8181 ENY4905 Spring 2011 8181
• ENY4905 Spring 2011 9377 ENY4905 Spring 2011 9377
• ENY4905 Summer 2010 9492 ENY4905 Summer 2010 9492
• ENY5212 Fall 2010 8470 ENY5212 Fall 2010 8470
• ENY5212 Fall 2010 8478 ENY5212 Fall 2010 8478
• ENY5212 Fall 2010 8484 ENY5212 Fall 2010 8484
• ENY5212 Fall 2011 02DC ENY5212 Fall 2011 02DC
• ENY5212 Fall 2011 02DD ENY5212 Fall 2011 02DD
• ENY5212 Fall 2011 02DE ENY5212 Fall 2011 02DE
• ENY5212 Fall 2011 02DF ENY5212 Fall 2011 02DF
• ENY5236 Fall 2008 4386 ENY5236 Fall 2008 4386
• ENY5236 Fall 2008 4388 ENY5236 Fall 2008 4388
• ENY5236 Fall 2009 4386 ENY5236 Fall 2009 4386
• ENY5236 Fall 2009 4388 ENY5236 Fall 2009 4388
• ENY5236 Fall 2009 4461 ENY5236 Fall 2009 4461
• ENY5236 Fall 2010 4386 ENY5236 Fall 2010 4386
• ENY5236 Fall 2010 4388 ENY5236 Fall 2010 4388
• ENY5236 Fall 2011 02D0 ENY5236 Fall 2011 02D0
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• ENY5236 Fall 2011 02DH ENY5236 Fall 2011 02DH
• ENY5236 Spring 2009 2674 ENY5236 Spring 2009 2674
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• ENY5236 Summer 2009 8951 ENY5236 Summer 2009 8951
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• ENY5236 Summer 2010 8498 ENY5236 Summer 2010 8498
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• ENY5236 Summer 2011 8498 ENY5236 Summer 2011 8498
• ENY5236 Summer 2011 8951 ENY5236 Summer 2011 8951
• ENY5236 Summer 2011 8952 ENY5236 Summer 2011 8952
• ENY6651C Fall 2010 5929 ENY6651C Fall 2010 5929
• ENY6905 Fall 2008 7895 ENY6905 Fall 2008 7895
• ENY6905 Fall 2010 5378 ENY6905 Fall 2010 5378
• ENY6932 Fall 2009 0647 ENY6932 Fall 2009 0647
• ENY6934 Fall 2008 3561 ENY6934 Fall 2008 3561
• ENY6934 Spring 2010 7058 ENY6934 Spring 2010 7058
• ENY6934 Spring 2010 9302 ENY6934 Spring 2010 9302
• ENY6942 Fall 2010 5494 ENY6942 Fall 2010 5494
• ENY6971 Fall 2008 1932 ENY6971 Fall 2008 1932
• ENY6971 Fall 2010 8090 ENY6971 Fall 2010 8090
• ENY6971 Fall 2011 024D ENY6971 Fall 2011 024D
• ENY6971 Spring 2009 1869 ENY6971 Spring 2009 1869
• ENY6971 Spring 2010 1869 ENY6971 Spring 2010 1869
• ENY6971 Spring 2010 7954 ENY6971 Spring 2010 7954
• ENY6971 Spring 2011 7904 ENY6971 Spring 2011 7904
• ENY6971 Summer 2009 7905 ENY6971 Summer 2009 7905
• ENY6971 Summer 2010 8593 ENY6971 Summer 2010 8593
• ENY6971 Summer 2011 7906 ENY6971 Summer 2011 7906
• ENY7979 Fall 2009 1933 ENY7979 Fall 2009 1933
• ENY7979 Fall 2010 1933 ENY7979 Fall 2010 1933
• ENY7979 Fall 2010 8095 ENY7979 Fall 2010 8095
• ENY7979 Spring 2009 1870 ENY7979 Spring 2009 1870
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• ENY7979 Spring 2011 1870 ENY7979 Spring 2011 1870
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• ENY7979 Summer 2009 4745 ENY7979 Summer 2009 4745
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• ENY7979 Summer 2010 8386 ENY7979 Summer 2010 8386
• ENY7979 Summer 2010 8603 ENY7979 Summer 2010 8603
• ENY7979 Summer 2011 7770 ENY7979 Summer 2011 7770
• ENY7980 Fall 2008 8587 ENY7980 Fall 2008 8587
• ENY7980 Fall 2009 1934 ENY7980 Fall 2009 1934
• ENY7980 Fall 2010 1934 ENY7980 Fall 2010 1934
• ENY7980 Fall 2011 024H ENY7980 Fall 2011 024H
• ENY7980 Spring 2009 1871 ENY7980 Spring 2009 1871
• ENY7980 Spring 2010 1871 ENY7980 Spring 2010 1871
• ENY7980 Spring 2010 8020 ENY7980 Spring 2010 8020
• ENY7980 Spring 2011 1871 ENY7980 Spring 2011 1871
• ENY7980 Summer 2010 7909 ENY7980 Summer 2010 7909
• ENY7980 Summer 2010 8635 ENY7980 Summer 2010 8635
• ENY7980 Summer 2011 7909 ENY7980 Summer 2011 7909

advisees

• Graduste Student Advisor

outreach and community service

• 4-H Curriculum Committee Review Panel Committee Member
• Florida 4-H Foundation Board of Directors
• Florida First Long Range Planning Committee Florida First Long Range Planning Committee
• SHARE Fundraising Committee Committee Member

service to the profession

• Entomological Society of America Member
• Florida Entomological Society Vice President
• Kansas Entomological Society Member
• South Carolina Entomological Society Member
• Southwestern Entomological Society Member

education

• Ph.D. in Entomology, University of Massachusetts 1976
• M.S. in Entomology, University of Massachusetts 1974
• B.S. in Biology, Southern Connecticut State University 1970

fax

mailing address

• Bldg. 970 Natural Area Drive
  

  Gainesville

  Fl.

  32611

keywords

• Insect ecology, especially insect-plant relationships, Insect pest management, especially feeding deterrents, biological control, damage assessment, Grasshopper biology, ecology, distribution, identification