Entomology: Personnel

Postdoctoral Associates

John J. Herbert (CV) Postdoctoral Research Associate Tifton Campus Ph.D., University of Florida, 2009 Contact Information Address: Department of Entomology UGA Tifton Campus 122 S. Entomology Drive Tifton, GA 31793-0748 Phone: 229-386-3228 Fax: 229-386-3086 Email: johnherb@uga.edu

Research Overview

I am interested in the development of ecologically sustainable techniques for managing insect pests across a variety of agricultural and horticultural crops.  Understanding the basic biology, behavior, and trophic interactions of an insect pest and its natural enemies is critical for maintaining and developing effective integrated pest management programs, which can reduce our dependence on chemical pesticides.  My current project focuses on stink bugs in cotton, and I am interested in identifying potential biological control agents, the biological aspects of stink bug damage, and techniques for rapidly detecting and monitoring stink bug populations and damage in agricultural landscapes.

Presentations

Multitrophic interactions among crapemyrtles Lagerstroemia spp., the crapemyrtle aphid Sarucallis kahawaluokalani and aphid predators.

Influence of habitat structure on lady beetle predators of the crapemyrtle aphid Sarucallis kahawaluokalani.

The crapemyrtle aphid Sarucallis kahawaluokalani and the green lacewing Chrysoperla rufilabris. 

Effect of crape myrtle Lagerstroemia spp. parentage on its suitability as a host for the crape myrtle aphid Sarucallis kahawaluokalani.

Publications

Herbert, J. J., R. F. Mizell III, and H. J. McAuslane.  2009.  Host preference of the crapemyrtle aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and host suitability of crapemyrtle cultivars Environ.  Entomol.   In press.

Herbert, J. J. and D.J. Horn 2008.  Effect of ant attendance by Monomorium minimum (Buckley) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on predation and parasitism of the soybean aphid Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae).  Environ.  Entomol. 35: 1258-1263.

 

 

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