Entomology: Personnel

Entomology Students

Ta-I Huang Graduate Research Assistant Contact Information Address: Department of Entomology University of Georgia  417 Biological Science Building Athens, GA 30602 Email: dai7030@uga.edu

Academic History

2008-present.  Pursuing Ph.D. in Entomology. Dept. of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens.
2008 M.S. Entomology, Dept. of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville.
2003 B.S. Forestry, Forestry and Nature Conservation Dept., Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan.

My Research

My research focuses on the ecology and behavior of stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in the cotton agroecosystem. Specifically, I am studying the stink bug diurnal movements on individual plants and dispersal across farmscapes with the goal of developing integrated management practices and procedures. 

Publications

Huang, T. I. and E. A. Buss. 2008. Billbug (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) species composition, abundance, seasonal activity, and development time in Florida. J. Econ. Entomol. 102(1): 309-314

Huang, T. I., E. A. Buss and K. E. Kenworthy. Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass genotype responses to the hunting billbug, Sphenophorus venatus vestitus. Crop Science (In preparation).

Presentations

University of Florida Field Day, IFAS Extension, July 2007. Billbug Integrated Pest Management on Florida Turfgrasses.

Southeast Pest Management Conference, May 2007. Billbug Seasonal Phenology and Management.

Huang, T. I. and E. A. Buss. 2006. Billbug integrated pest management on Florida Turfgrasses. 54th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, December 10-13, Indianapolis, IN.

University of Florida Field Day, IFAS Extension, July 2006. Current research of Billbug on Florida Turfgrass.

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