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Research Interests

Dissertation research will focus on the red-banded stink bug, Piezodorus guildinii, an emerging pest of soybeans in Louisiana. Other projects include adapting precision agricultural techniques in southern row crops and variable rate applications of pesticides with an aircraft. Insecticide resistance monitoring of bollworm, tobacco budworm, and tarnished plant bugs in Louisiana. I also conduct laboratory insecticide bioassays on current and novel insecticides for use in Louisiana cotton pest management. I also maintain three species of laboratory reference colonies including tobacco budworm, bollworm and fall armyworm. Conduct small plot insecticide trials in cotton, corn, grain sorghum, and soybeans.

Memberships

Entomological Society of America

Louisiana Plant Protection Association

LSU Entomology Club

Mississippi Entomological Association

Louisiana Agricultural Sciences Association

National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants

LSU Entomology Club

Treasurer, 2003-2004

Vice President, 2004-2005

President, 2006-2007

 

Awards

 

J. Bennett Johnston Science Foundation Research Support award, $4,470, 2003

LA Plant Protection Association 2004. Second place student paper competition M.S. division

Insect Control Conference of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences 2005. First place student paper competition M.S. division

LA Plant Protection Association 2005. First place student paper competition M.S. division

Southeastern Branch of The Entomological Society of America meeting 2005. Second place student paper competition M.S. division

Team Tipton Research Award 2006, LSU AgCenter 2006 Annual Conference

L. D. Newsom Memorial Award 2007, Outstanding M.S. Student in Entomology

Refereed Publications

Cook, D. R., B. R. Leonard, J. Gore, and J. Temple. 2005. Responses of laboratory and field colonies of selected Lepidopteran insect pests to indoxacarb and pyridalyl and spinosad. J. Agric. and Urban Entom. (Submitted May 2005).

Willrich, M. M., B.R. Leonard, and J. Temple. 2004. Injury to pre-flowering and flowering cotton, Gossypium hirsutum (L.), by brown stink bug, Euschistus servus (Say), and southern green stink Bug, Nezara viridula (L.). J. Econ. Entomol. 97:924-933.