Contributed Chapters

We posted our first chapter January 9, 1996. Seventy chapters have been posted as of June 6, 2006. We welcome contributed chapters on all aspects of IPM, see Instructions for Authors. 

Biological Control: Theory and Application

• Cruz, Carlos and Alejandro Segarra, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Potential for Biological Control of Crop Pests in the Caribbean.
• Landis, Douglas A., Michigan State University,and David B. Orr, North Carolina State University, Biological Control: Approaches and Application.
• Obrycki, John J., Iowa State University, Maurice J. and Catherine A. Tauber, Cornell University and John R. Ruberson, University of Georgia, Tifton, Prey Specialization in Insect Predators.
• Overholt, William. A., A. J. Ngi-Song, C. O. Omwega, S. W. Kimani-Njogu, J. Mbapila, M. N. Sallam and V. Ofomata, .International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya, An Ecological Approach to Biological Control of Gramineous Stemborers in Africa: The Introduction and Establishment of Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).
• Pinto, John D., University of California, Riverside, Systematics and Biological Characteristics.

Control Tactics (Methodologies)

• Arneson, Phil A., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 The Sterile Insect Release Method -- A Simulation Exercise.
• Bartlett, Alan C., USDA, Western Cotton Insect Laboratory and Robert T. Staten, USDA APHIS PPQP, Phoenix, Sterile Insect Release Method and other Genetic Control Strategies.
• Ferro, David N., University of Massachusetts, Cultural Control.
• Flint, Hollis M. and Charles C. Doane, Western Cotton Research Laboratory, Pheromones and Other Semiochemicals.
• Geoffrey W. Zehnder, Changbin Yao, John F. Murphy, Edward J. Sikora and Joseph W. Kloepper, Auburn University, David J. Schuster and Jane E. Polston, University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Bradenton, Microbe-induced Resistance: A Novel Strategy for Control of Insect-transmitted Diseases in Vegetables.

Computer Applications

• Bajwa, Waheed I. and Marcos Kogan, Integrated Plant Protection Center (IPPC), Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, Internet-based IPM Informatics and Decision Support.
• MacRae, Ian V., University of Minnesota, Colorado State University, Site Specific IPM.

Crop and Commodity Pest Management

• Arora, Ramesh, Vikas Jindal, Pankaj Rathore, Raman Kumar, Vikram Singh and Lajpat Bajaj, Punjab Agricultural University Regional Station, Faridkot-151 203, India, Integrated Pest Management of Cotton in Punjab, India.
• Charlet, Laurence D., USDA ARS Northern Crop Science Laboratory and Gary J. Brewer, North Dakota State University, Sunflower Insect Pest Management in North America.
• Chippendale, G. Michael, University of Missouri, and Clyde E. Sorenson, North Carolina State University, Biology and Management of Southwestern Corn Borer.
• Dinelli, D. North Shore Country Club, Glenview, Illinois, IPM Leading to Holistic Plant Health Care For Turfgrass: A Practionner's Perspective.
• DiFonzo Christina, Michigan State University, and David W. Ragsdale and Edward B. Radcliffe, University of Minnesota, Integrated Management of PLRV and PVY in Seed Potato, with Emphasis on the Red River Valley of Minnesota and North Dakota.
• Flanders, Kathy L., Auburn University, and Edward B. Radcliffe, University of Minnesota, Alfalfa IPM.
• Hammond, Ronald B., OARDC, Ohio State University, Soybean Insect IPM.
• Harris, Marvin K. and John A. Jackman, Texas A&M University, Pecan Arthropod Management.
• Heinrichs, E. A. "Short,", University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and International Rice Research Institute (retired), University of Nebraska, Management of Rice Insect Pests.
• Heinrichs, E. A. "Short," and J. E. Foster, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and Marlin E. Rice, Iowa State University, Maize Insect Pests in North America.
• Hutchins, Scott H., Dow AgroSciences, The Role of Technology in Sustainable Agriculture.
• Johnson, David E., University of Greenwich, Chatham, Kent, UK, Weed Management in Small Holder Rice Production in the Tropics.
• Lockley, Timothy C., Imported Fire Ant Station, USDA-ARS, Imported Fire Ant IPM.
• Kerns, David L., University of Arizona, Yuma Valley Agricultural Center, Lettuce IPM.
• Meagher, Jr., Robert J., USDA/ARS, Insect Attractants, Behavior and Basic Biology Laboratory, Gainesville, Florida, Sugar Cane IPM.
• McCullough, Deborah G. and Melvin R. Koelling, Michigan State University, Integrated Pest Management for Christmas Tree Production.
• Palumbo, John C., University of Arizona, Yuma Valley Agricultural Center, Melon IPM.
• Ragsdale, David W. and Edward B. Radcliffe, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, Colorado Potato Beetle Management.
• Radcliffe, Edward B. and David W. Ragsdale, University of Minnesota, and Abdelaziz Lagnaoui, World Bank, Washington, DC, Fungicides Impact Aphid Control.
• Ragsdale, David W.1, Erin W. Hodgson1, Brian P. McCornack1, Karrie A. Koch1, Robert C. Venette2, and Bruce D. Potter3, 1University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota, 2United States Forest Service, St. Paul, Minnesota, 3University of Minnesota, Southwest Research & Outreach Center, Lamberton, Minnesota, Soybean Aphid and the Challenge of Integrating Recommendations within an IPM System.
• Rahman, M. M., Department of Entomology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh, Vegetable IPM in Bangladesh.
• Rao, Sujaya, Oregon State University, Corvallis, and Stephen C. Welter, University of California, Berkeley, Strawberry Insect Pest Management.
• Sharma, O.P., R.C. Lavekar*, K.S. Murthy and S.N. Puri, NCIPM, New Delhi, India, Habitat Diversity and Predatory Insects in Cotton IPM: Case Study of Maharasthra Cotton Eco-System.
• Straub, Richard W. and Charles J. Eckenrode., Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Highland and Geneva, respectively, Onion Arthropod Pest Management.
• James H. Tsai, University of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, Citrus Greening and its Psyllid Vector.
• Tsai, James H., University of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, and Bryce W. Falk, University of California, Davis, Insect Vectors and Their Pathogens of Maize in the Tropics.
• Tsai, James H., Richard F. Lee, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center;: Ying-Hong Liu, Citrus Research and Education Center; and C. L. Niblett, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Biology and Control of Brown Citrus Aphid (Toxoptera citricida Kirkaldy) and Citrus Tristeza.
• Venette, Rob C., William D. Hutchison, Eric C. Burkness, and Patrick, K. O’Rourke, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Alfalfa Blotch Leafminer: Research Update.
• Weiss, Michael J., Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL and Denise Olson, Janet J. Knodel, Department of Entomology North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND Insect Pests of Canola.

Ecology and Population Sampling

• Byrne, David N., Rufus Isaacs, and Klaas H. Veenstra. University of Arizona, Local Dispersal and Migration by Insect Pests and Their Importance in IPM Strategies.
• Higley, Leon G., University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Robert K.D. Peterson DowElanco and University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Environmental Risk and Pest Management.
• Pedigo, Larry P., Iowa State University, Economic Thresholds and Economic Injury Levels.
• Radcliffe, Edward B., University of Minnesota, Introduction to Population Ecology.

Host Plant Resistance

• Eigenbrode, Sanford D., University of Idaho, Host Plant Resistance and Conservation of Genetic Diversity.
• Ratcliffe, Roger H., USDA, ARS Crop Protection and Pest Control Research Unit West Lafayette, IN, Breeding for Hessian Fly Resistance in Wheat.
• Teetes, George L., Texas A&M University, Plant Resistance to Insects: A Fundamental Component of IPM.

IPM: Policy and Implementation

• Gerrit, Cuperus, Richard Berberet, and Phillip Kenkel., Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, The Future of Integrated Pest Management.
• Dorschner, Keith W., IR-4 Project, Rutgers University, The Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) and IPM.
• Hutchins, Scott H., DowElanco, Indianapolis, IN, IPM: Opportunities and Challenges for the Private Sector.
• Jacobsen, Barry J., USDA, CSRS&ES, Washington, DC. USDA Integrated Pest Management Initiative.
• Jones, Margaret J., Blue Earth Agronomics, Lake Crystal, Minnesota, Role of the Private Consultant in Implementation of IPM.
• Krishna, Vijesh V., N.G. Byju and S. Tamizheniyan, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India, Integrated Pest Management in Indian Agriculture: a Developing Economy Perspective.
• Ruttan Vernon W., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, The Transition to Agricultural Sustainability.
• Showler, Allan B., Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center , USDA-ARS, Weslaco, TX, formerly with African Emergency Locust/Grasshopper Office, African Bureau, USAID, The Desert Locust in Africa and Western Asia: Complexities of War, Politics, Perilous Terrain, and Development.
• Zalom, Frank G., University of California, Davis, The California Statewide IPM Initiative.

Pesticides: Chemistries/Pesticide Resistance

• Bloomquist, Jeffery R., University of Florida, Insecticides: Chemistries and Characteristics.
• DiFonzo, C. D., Michigan State University, Food Quality Protection Act.
• Thompson, G. D. , S. H. Hutchins and T. C. Sparks, Dow AgroSciences LLC, Development of Spinosad and Attributes of A New Class of Insect Control Products.
• Larson, Larry L., Dow AgroSciences, Novel Organic and Natural Product Insect Management Tools.
• Pimentel, D., Cornell University, T W. Culliney, Hawaii Department of Agriculture and T. Bashore, Cornell University. Public Health Risks Associated with Pesticides and Natural Toxins in Foods.
• Silva-Aguayo, G. Universidad de Concepción, Chillán Chile, Botanical Insecticides.
• Ware, George G., University of Arizona (retired) and David M. Whitacre, Novartis (retired), Syngenta Crop Protection, Introduction to Insecticides (4th edition).
• Whitacre, David M. Syngenta (Novartis, retired) and Ware, George G., University of Arizona (retired), Introduction to Herbicides (2nd edition).
• Willson, Harold B., Ohio State University, Pesticide Regulations.

Medical and Veterinary

• Curtis, Christopher F., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Malaria Control in Africa and Asia.
• Lysyk, Timothy J., Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Livestock IPM.

Urban and Stored Product

• Krischik, Vera, formerly with USDA FGIS and Institute of Ecosystem Studies, now University of Minnesota, and Wendell Burkholder, USDA ARS and University of Wisconsin, Stored-product Insects and Biological Control Agents.