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Graduate Faculty Personal Record FormNomination Info

Nominating Unit: Entomology

Nominee UIN:

Nominee First Name: David Last Name: Kerns

Email Address: [email protected]

Physical Address: 2475 TAMU, College Station, TX

Nominating Unit Mail Stop: 2475 TAMU

Gender: Male Female

Academic Rank or Position Title: Associate Professor

Department of Nominee (if TAMU Employee): ENTO

Employer of Nominee (if not TAMU Employee): Texas A&M University

Date of Appointment to TAMU (if applicable): 12/01/2016

Tenured or Tenure Track at TAMU: Yes No

Educational Background

Degree Institution Date Awarded Major AreaPHD Auburn University 12/15/1992 EntomologyMS Oklahoma State University 08/15/1987 EntomologyBS Texas A&M University 12/13/1985 Entomology

Memberships

Membership Type: Member Special Appointment

Program Department Major Degree RolesAG-ENTO ENTO ENTO MS Chair,Co-Chair,MemberAG-ENTO ENTO ENTO PHD Chair,Co-Chair,Member

Signature Requirements:The Authorized Signer of the Nominating Unit is required to approve all requests. The GraduateInstruction Committee Chair and Dean of College are required to approve all requests for membershipfor (see Sections B and C of the Graduate Faculty Guidelines):

• Academic Professional Track Faculty• Professional Staff of TAMU, TAMUS agencies, and affiliated hospitals and clinical organizations• Faculty and Professional Staff employed by other institutions and organizations

DEPARTMENT APPROVAL: PETE TEEL (08/09/2017)

David L. Kerns, 3 August 2017. Page 1 of 56

CURRICULUM VITAE August 3, 2017

I. Personal Information

David L. Kerns Professor, IPM Coordinator and Extension Entomologist Texas A&M University Department of Entomology 2475 TAMU 103J Entomological Research Laboratory College Station, TX 77843-2475 Date of appointment: December 1, 2016

II. Education a. Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Ph.D. Entomology, 1987-1992. b. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. MSc. Entomology, 1986-1987. c. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. BSc. Entomology, 1981-1985.

III. Experience Current Position: Professor, IPM Coordinator and Extension Entomologist

- Dates: December 1, 2016 – present.

- Current responsibility: 60% Administration, 40% 10% Extension.

- Current domicile: Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University Past Positions and Experiences

2012-2016: Associate Professor. Department of Entomology/LSU AgCenter, Louisiana State University, Macon Ridge Research Station, Winnsboro, LA (Dr. Tara Smith, supervisor). Responsibilities: 90% Research, 10% Extension. Conducted research and developed Extension based educational program relating to row crop production in Louisiana, graduate student training.

2007-2012: Professor and Extension Entomologist – Cotton. Department of Entomology, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Lubbock, TX (Dr. Chris Sansone, supervisor). Responsibilities: 100% Extension. Conducted research and developed Extension based educational program relating to cotton production in the Texas High Plains.

2001-2007: Associate IPM Specialist, Department of Entomology, Yuma Agricultural Center, University of Arizona, Yuma, AZ (Dr. Bruce Tabashnik, supervisor). Responsibilities: 70% Extension, 30% Research. Conducted research and developed Extension based educational program relating to vegetable, citrus and cotton production in western Arizona.

1994-2001: Assistant IPM Specialist, Department of Entomology, Yuma Agricultural Center, University of Arizona, Yuma, AZ (Dr. Bruce Tabashnik, supervisor). Responsibilities: 70% Extension, 30% Research. Conducted research and


developed Extension based educational program relating to vegetable, citrus and cotton production in western Arizona.

1992-1993: Field Station Scientist, Sandoz Agro., Inc., Greenville Field Station, Greenville, MS (Dr. Randy Ratliff, supervisor). Responsibilities: Conduct field and laboratory research investigating efficacy and use of experimental insecticides, herbicides and fungicides.

1988-1992: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Entomology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL (Dr. Michael Gayor, supervisor). Responsibilities: Design and conduct research related to outbreaks of cotton aphids (Aphis gossypii) in cotton, insecticide resistance, and sub-lethal effects of insecticides on cotton aphids. Accomplishments: Dissertation title: Insecticide resistance and resurgence of Aphis gossypii Glover in Alabama cotton; produced 5 referred publications (see Publication section).

1988: Private Crop Advisor Assistant, Coastal Bend Ag Consulting, East Bernard, TX (Glenn Crane & David Wilde, supervisors). Responsibilities: Scouted rice, cotton and soybean for insect, weed and disease pests, made pest, irrigation and fertility management recommendations.

1986-1987: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Entomology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK (Dr. Don Peters, supervisor). Responsibilities: Design and conduct research related to greenbug biotypic status in wheat and grain sorghum (Schizaphis graminum (Rondani)) Accomplishments: Thesis title: Greenbug Biotypes and Greenbug Resistant Grain Sorghum Frequencies in Oklahoma During 1986; produced 4 referred publications (see Publication section).

1983-1985: Field Scout, Brazos River Bottom Consulting, Snook, TX (Dr. Stan Nemec, supervisor). Responsibilities: Scouted cotton for insect, weed and disease pests.

1982: Field Scout, Hale County IPM Program, Plainview, TX (Greg Cronholm, supervisor). Responsibilities: Scouted cotton, corn, soybeans and sorghum for insect, weed and disease pests.

1979-1981: Breeders Assistant, Pioneer Hi-Bred, Plainview, TX (Dr. Kay Porter, supervisor). Responsibilities: Pollinate grain sorghum and corn in breeding plots and conduct basic field operations.

IV. Teaching Program Statement: Expected to participate in graduate student education through a formal 20% relationship with the LSU Department of Entomology.

Graduate students 1. Doctor of Philosophy

a. Fei Yang, 2012-2014, Committee. Dissertation – Evaluation of pyramided Bt corn for management of corn earworm and fall armyworm (Lepdioptera: Noctuidae). Currently working as a Post-Doc in my program.


b. Sebe Brown, 2012-present. Major Advisor. Investigating spider mire outbreaks in cotton as mediated by neonicotinoid seed treatments and jasmonic acid.

c. Niu Ying, 2014-present, Committee. Investigating inheritance of Bt resistance and dispersal of fall armyworm.

d. Greg Wilson, 2015-present. Major Advisor. Investigating overwintering, host specificity and reproduction of sugarcane aphid.

e. Erfan Vafaie, 2017-present. Committee. Use of multiple predators for inoculative biological control of Bemisia tabaci in greenhouse poinsettia production.

2. Masters of Science

a. Abhilash Balachandran, 2007-2010, Co-Advisor. Thesis – Residual toxicity and sublethal effects of insecticides on oviposition behavior of Lygus hesperus in cotton. Presently employed by Dow AgroScience as an Insectary Manager in Indianapolis, IN.

b. John David Gonzales, 2015-present. Major Advisor. Characterizing sorghum resistance to sugarcane aphid and insecticide resistance monitoring.

c. Cory Cole, 2015-present. Co-Advisor. Investigating the ability of cotton to compensate early-season fruit loss.

d. Ryan Gilreath, 2016-present. Major Advisor. Fitness costs associated with fall armyworm associated with resistance to Vip3a.

e. Jeremy Hewlett, 2017-present. Committee. The Effects of Sugarcane Aphid Density in Sorghum on Predation.

3. Master of Agriculture

a. Mahendra Abhikari, 2008-2010. Committee. Presently employed as a Research Technician by Dr. Megha Parajulee with Texas AgriLife Research in Lubbock, TX.

Classes Taught

1. ENTM 7008, Special Topics (Conducting Applied Entomological Research and Utilizing ARM for Data Management, Summer 2015, 1 CR).

2. ENTM 7008, Special Topics (Research project investigating the activity of the herbicide glufosinate on spider mites, Summer 2015, 2 CR).

3. ENTM 7008, Special Topics (Agricultural Insecticides, Summer 2016, 2 CR).

Guest Lecturer 1. Vector Disease Relationships (1 lecture, 2011), 5425. Advanced Agricultural Plant

Pathology, Plant and Soil Sciences, Texas Tech University.

2. Pesticides (4 lectures, 2012) regarding insecticide chemistry and mode of action. Plant and Soil Sciences, Texas Tech University.

V. Research

Scientific, Professional and Seminar Presentations

Invited

Kerns, D. L. Cheating among university students: Does the end justify the means? Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America - Student Affairs Formal Conference, Dec 1990, New


Orleans, LA.

Kerns, D. L. Potential and limitations of particle film technologies for management of insect pests in citrus and leafy vegetables in Arizona. Informal Conference on Particle Film Technology, Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 12, 1998, Las Vegas, NV.

Kerns, D. L. Use of a kaolinc particle film in a citrus IPM program. Agricultural Symposia: Recent Advances in Particle Film Technology for Controlling Arthropod Pests and Diseases in Crops. XXI International Congress of Entomology, Aug 23, 2000 Iguassu Falls, Brazil.

Palumbo, J. N. Toscano, D. Kerns, and E. Natwick. Pest management for integrated and organic vegetable cropping systems in the desert southwest. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Dec 3, 2000, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Kerns, D. L. Selling integrated pest management vegetable production. Annual Meeting of the American Direct Farm Marketing Society, Jan 22, 2001, Mesa, AZ.

Kerns, D. L. Introductory and concluding remarks: concepts and philosophy of organic pest management. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Dec 12, 2001, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Kerns, D. L. 2009. Spider Mite Biology and Ecology. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan, 2009, San Antonio, TX.

Chow, A., K. M. Heinz, D. L. Kerns, P. Krauter and C. G. Sansone. 2009. Damage potential of cold temperatures and western flower thrips on cotton seedling. Annual Meeting of the Southwest Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Feb 2009, Stillwater, OK.

Kerns, D. L. 2013. What’s new for insect pest management in Louisiana? 2013 Sorghum Improvement Conference of North America, Aug 2013, Lubbock TX.

Kerns, D. L. 2013. Threat of Cry1F resistant fall armyworm to Bt cotton. 3rd Generation Insect Protection Traits for Cotton Research Exchange Meeting, Dec 2013, Atlanta, GA.

Kerns, D. L. 2014. Outbreaks of sugarcane aphid in sorghum: observations from Louisiana. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Feb 2014, San Antonio, TX.

Kerns, D. L., M. J. Brewer, J. S. Armstrong, M. O. Way, R. Villanueva, S. Brown and J. Beuzelin. 2014. Outbreak of sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari on sorghum: notes of distribution, crop injury and management. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Mar 2014, Greenville, SC.

Kerns, D. L. 2014. Emerging pests: sugarcane aphid and sorghum. 69th Corn & Sorghum Seed Research Conference, Dec 2014, Chicago, IL.

Gore, J., A. Catchot, S. D. Stewart, D. L. Kerns, D. Cook and N. Little. 2015. Efficacy of dual gene cotton and the impact of new technology for control of Heliothines in cotton. Cotton Research and Control – Consultants Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Kerns, D. L., J. Greene, A. Catchot, G. Lorenz, J. Gore, D. Cook, S. D. Stewart, S. Brown, D. A. Herbert, D. Reisig, F. Reay-Jones, P. Roberts, M. Toews, T. Reed and R. Smith. 2015. Update on thrips control issues in the Mid-south and Southeastern U.S. Cotton Research and Control – Consultants Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Kerns, D. L. and S. Brown. 2015. From seedling to harvest protection: insecticide use strategies and use considerations. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southwestern Branch, Feb 2015, Tulsa, OK.

Kerns, D. L. 2015. Important leps in soybeans and summary of management strategies. Soybean Breeders Workshop, Feb 2015, St. Louis, MO.


Brewer, M. J. and D. L. Kerns. 2015. Sampling strategies and economic thresholds for sugarcane aphid on grain sorghum. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Mar 2015, Biloxi, MS.

Kerns, D. L., S. Brown and M. J. Brewer. 2015. Sugarcane aphid in sorghum: Experiences in management and future needs. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Mar 2015, Biloxi, MS.

Musser, F., A. Cathot, J. North, J. Gore, D. Cook, D. L. Kerns, S. D. Stewart and G. Lorenz. 2015. Impact of neonicotinoid seed treatments on Mid-south crops. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2015, Minneapolis, MN.

Kerns, D. L. 2015. Sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari: a new invasive pest of sorghum in the U.S. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2015, Minneapolis, MN.

Kerns, D. L. and M. Brewer. 2016. Crop Injury and Management of Sugarcane Aphid in Sorghum in the U.S. Sorghum Improvement Conference of North America, Sep 2015, Manhattan, MN.

Kerns, D. L., B. Bean and S. Stewart. 2016. Sugarcane Aphid Panel. Sorghum Improvement Conference of North America, Sep 2015, Manhattan, MN.

Kerns, D. L. 2016. Managing tarnished plant bug: a mid-south perspective. ADAMA Consultants Conference, Dec, 2016, College Station, TX.

Kerns, D. L. 2016. Sugarcane Aphid Management in Sorghum. Pesticide Applicators Conference, Jan 2016, Alexandria, LA.

Kerns, D. L., M. Brewer, R. Bowling, M. Gonzales and A. Jacobson. 2016. Case study 2: Sugarcane aphid on grain sorghum. International Congress of Entomology, Aug 2016, Orlando, FL.

Kerns, D. L. 2016. Insecticides: Past, Present and Future. Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Convention. Jun 2016, New Orleans, LA.

Kerns, D. L. 2016. Changing efficacy in Bt cotton. Texas Plant Protection Conference. Dec 2016. College Station, TX.

Kerns, D. L. 2017. Four years of dealing with the sugarcane aphid in the south. Desert Agricultural Conference. Apr 2017. Gilbert, AZ.

Kerns, D. L., S. Brown, F. Yang, S. Stewart, G. Lorenz, N. Seiter, G. Studebaker, J. Gore, D. Cook, A. Catchot and M. Jones. 2017. Unexpected injury in Mid-South Bt cotton. Cotton Technology Stewardship Committee Meeting, Jan 2017, Dallas, TX.

Kerns, D. L., A. Catchot and L. Earnest. 2017. Sugarcane Aphid. Commodity Classic: NSP Sorghum Session. Mar 2017, San Antonio, TX.

Kerns, D. L. 2017. Bt Resistance, or Not? 2017 Texas/Oklahoma Cotton Physiology Meeting. Jan 2017, College Station, TX.

Kerns, D. L. 2017. Sugarcane aphid management in sorghum. Cotton and Rice Conference, Jan 2017, Baton Rouge, LA.

Kerns, D. L. 2017. Status, crop injury and management of sugarcane aphid in sorghum in the southern U.S. Entomological Society of America – Pacific Branch, Apr 2017, Portland, OR.

Kerns, D. L. 2017. Experiences with Bt Cotton in the Mid-South: Coping with Failing Technology and Looking Toward the Future. Entomological Society of America – Southeastern Branch, Mar 2017, Memphis, TN.

Contributed Papers Kerns, D. L., D. C. Peters, and G. J. Puterka. 1987 Greenbug biotype frequencies in Oklahoma during

1986. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southwestern Branch, Jan 1987, Austin, TX.


Kerns, D. L. and M. J. Gaylor. 1991. Insecticide resistance in field populations of cotton aphids and relative susceptibility of its parasitoid Lysiphlebus testaceipes. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 7, 1991, San Antonio, TX.

Kerns, D. L. and M. J. Gaylor. 1991. Induction of cotton aphid outbreaks by the insecticide sulprofos. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 7, 1991, San Antonio, TX.

Kerns, D. L. and M. J. Gaylor. 1991. Evaluation of predators and parasitoids as control agents of cotton aphids in insecticide treated cotton. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Mar 7, 1991, Orange Beach, AL.

Kerns, D. L. 1994. Effects of buprofezin on whitefly colonization in spring cantaloupes. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Dec 15, 1994, Dallas, TX.

Kerns, D. L. 1995. Relative susceptibility of green peach aphid to imidacloprid and foliar aphicides. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Pacific Branch, Jun 20, 1995, San Diego, CA.

Kerns, D. L. 1995. Control of Lepidopterous pests in lettuce. International Lettuce Workshop and Leafy Vegetable Crops Conference, Jan 11, 1995, Yuma, AZ.

Kerns, D. L. and J. C. Palumbo. Using Admire on desert vegetable crops, Fourth annual national research and action plan for development of management and control of silverleaf whitefly, Feb 4-6, 1996, San Antonio, TX.

Kerns, D. L. and J. C. Palumbo. 1996. Residual control of beet armyworms in lettuce. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Dec 11, 1996, Louisville, KY.

T. Tellez, Kerns, D. L. and J. C. Palumbo. 1996. Using Admire on desert vegetables. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Dec 11, 1996, Louisville, KY.

Kerns, D. L. 1997. Methomyl resistance in beet armyworms in the low desert region of Arizona. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Dec 16, 1997, Nashville, TN.

Kerns, D. L. 1998. Residual activity of insecticide to beet armyworm and cabbage looper on head lettuce. International Lettuce Workshop and Leafy Vegetable Crops Conference, Sept 25, 1998, Atlantic City, NJ.

Kerns, D. L., S. D. Stewart and C. L. McKenzie. 1998. Sublethal effects of insecticides on cotton aphid reproduction. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Dec 8, 1998, San Diego, CA.

Kerns, D. L. 1998. Residual activity of insecticides to citrus thrips. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 11, 1998, Las Vegas, NV.

Kerns, D. L. 1999. Baseline toxicity and insecticide resistance risk assessment of new insecticides to cabbage looper. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Dec 14, 1999, Atlanta, GA.

Kerns, D. L. 2000. Potential for a kaolinic particle film for thrips management in citrus. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southwestern Branch, Feb 10, 2000, Fort Worth, TX.

Balachandran, A., D. L. Kerns and M. N. Parajulee. 2008. Residual activity of selected insecticides on Lygus hesperus in cotton. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan, 2008, Nashville, TN.

Kerns, D. L. 2008. Impact of Insecticides Targeting Woolly Whitefly on Citrus Thrips and Mites. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southwestern Branch, Feb 2008, Ft. Worth, TX.

Kerns, D. L., M. N. Parajulee and M. R. Vandiver. 2008. Developing an Action Threshold for Thrips on Cotton for the High Plains of Texas. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southwestern Branch, Feb 2008, Ft. Worth, TX.

Richardson, J. M., B. Bisabri, J. Morse, D. L. Kerns, D. R. Haviland, J. C. Palumbo and J. E. Dripps. 2008. Managing Scirtothrips species in California and Arizona with spinetoram, a new spinosyn insecticide. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Pacific Branch, March 2008, Napa, CA.


Kerns, D. L., M. N. Parajulee, M. R. Vandiver, M. G. Cattaneo and K. Siders. 2009. Developing an Action Threshold for Thrips in the Texas High Plains of Texas. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan, 2009, San Antonio, TX.

Baugh, B. A. and D. L. Kerns. 2009. Efficacy of insecticides targeting cotton aphids and impact on key aphid predators. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan, 2009, San Antonio, TX.

Nino, E., D. L. Kerns, B. A. Baugh and G. C. Cronholm. 2009. Evaluation on new chemisties for bollworm management in the Texas High Plains. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan, 2009, San Antonio, TX.

Balachandran, A., D. L. Kerns and M. N. Parajulee. 2009. Evaluating effectiveness of flonicamid on Lygus hesperus. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan, 2009, San Antonio, TX.

Balachandran, A., D. L. Kerns, M. N. Parajulee and B. A. Baugh. 2009. Insecticidal management of Lygus and relative boll damage in the Texas High Plains. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan, 2009, San Antonio, TX.

Vandiver, M., D. L. Kerns and M. G. Cattaneo. 2009. Thrips management option in irrigated cotton on the Texas High Plains. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan, 2009, San Antonio, TX.

Baugh, B. A. and D. L. Kerns. 2010. Efficacy of insecticides targeting cotton aphids and impact on key aphid predators. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2010, New Orleans, LA.

Patman, D. R., D. L. Kerns, B. A. Baugh and K. T. Siders. 2010. Potential of Diamond insecticide for Lygus management in the Texas High Plains. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2010, New Orleans, LA.

Nino, E. M. and D. L. Kerns. 2010. Efficacy of foliar and preventive insecticides towards thrips in the Texas High Plains. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2010, New Orleans, LA.

Kesey, B. J. and D. L. Kerns. 2010. Evaluation of seedling transgenic cotton containing Bacillus thuringiensis toxins to saltmarsh caterpillar, Estigmene acrea (Drury). Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2010, New Orleans, LA.

Doederlein, T., D. L. Kerns and B. A. Baugh. 2010. Impact of pre-bloom square loss on yield in late-planted cotton in the Texas High Plains. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2010, New Orleans, LA.

Kerns, D. L. M. Parajulee, E. Bynum, M. Vandiver, M. Cattaneo and K. Siders. 2010. Developing an action threshold for thrips in the Texas High Plains. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2010, New Orleans, LA.

Balachandran, A., D. L. Kerns and M. N. Parajulee. 2010. Sublethal effects of selected insecticides on Lygus Hesperus ovipositioning in cotton. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2010, New Orleans, LA.

Adhikari, M., M. N. Parajulee, R. B. Shrestha and D. L. Kerns (presenter). 2010. Lygus hesperus feeding on maturing cotton bolls: adults vs. nymphs. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2010, New Orleans, LA.

Muegge, M., D. Kerns, E. Nino, M. Vandiver, S. Russell, T. Doederlein and W. Multer. 2010. Development of a binomial sampling plan for thrips in cotton. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2010, New Orleans, LA.

Reed, J., S. Akin, J. Bachelor, A. Catchot, D. Cook, C. Daves, J. Greene, A. Herbert, D. Kerns, R. Leonard, G. Lorenz, P. Roberts, S. Stewart, G. Studebaker, K. Tindall and M. Toews. 2010. Regional thrips trial, 2009: Thrips species composition. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2010, New Orleans, LA.

Akin, S., J. Reed, J. Bachelor, A. Catchot, D. Cook, C. Daves, J. Greene, A. Herbert, D. Kerns, R. Leonard, G. Lorenz, P. Roberts, S. Stewart, G. Studebaker, K. Tindall and M. Toews.


2010. Evaluation of foliar insecticide applications following preventative insecticide for control of thrips. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2010, New Orleans, LA.

Cattaneo, M. G., T. A. Wheeler, D. L. Kerns, J. E. Woodward, M. S. Kelley and R. K. Boman. 2010. 2009 Evaluation of variety tolerance and chemical management of southern root-knot nematodes. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2010, New Orleans, LA.

Kerns, D. L., M. Muegge, E. Nino, M. Vandiver, S. Russell, T. Doederlein and W. Multer. 2010. Development of a binomial sampling plan for thrips in cotton. ESA-Southwest Branch Annual Conference, Apr 2010, Cancun, Mexico.

Nino, E. M. and D. L. Kerns. 2010. Efficacy of foliar and preventive insecticides towards thrips in the Texas High Plains. ESA-Southwest Branch Annual Conference, Apr 2010, Cancun, Mexico.

Richardson, J. M., B. A. Castro, P. C. Ellsworth, L. D. Godfrey and D. L. Kerns. 2010. Control of western tarnished plant bug, Lygus hesperus, with Dow Agrosciences’ sulfoxaflor insecticide for cotton. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2010, New Orleans, LA.

Baugh, B. A. and D. L. Kerns. 2011. Insecticidal control of aphids, impact on lady beetles and yield response. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2011, Atlanta, GA.

Doederlein, T., D. L. Kerns and B. A. Baugh. 2011. Ability of cotton to compensate for early-season fruit loss and impact on yield and lint quality. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2011, Atlanta, GA.

Patman, D., D. L. Kerns and B. A. Baugh. 2011. Potential for using boll damage as a threshold indicator for Lygus in the Texas High Plains. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2011, Atlanta, GA.

Kesey, B., D. L. Kerns, B. A. Baugh and M. Parajulee. 2011. Miticide efficacy, threshold evaluation and impact of fertilization on spider mite outbreaks. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2011, Atlanta, GA.

Muegge, M., D. Kerns, M. Vandiver, W. Multer, T. Doederlein, D. Patman, S. Russell, K. Siders, C. Multer and M. Parajulee. 2011. Comparison of sample methods and sample plans for thrips in cotton. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2011, Atlanta, GA.

Cattaneo, M. G., B. A. Baugh, D. Patman and D. L. Kerns. 2011. Control of mixed populations of bollworms and fall armyworms in non-Bollgard cotton. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2011, Atlanta, GA.

Kerns, D. L., M. Parajulee, M. Vandiver, M. G. Cattaneo, K. Siders and D. Patman. 2011. Developing an action threshold for thrips in the Texas High Plains. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2011, Atlanta, GA.

Multer, W., T. Doederlein, M. Cattaneo, J. Pierce, C. Allen, R. Zink, M. Walters, D. Kerns and J. Westbrook. 2011. Pink bollworm trapping in the southern plains of Texas and New Mexico. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2011, Atlanta, GA.

Dennehy, T. J., M. Carroll, G. P. Head, W. J. Moar, P. A. Price, W. Akbar, D. S Akin, J. R. Bradley, D. R. Cook, J. K. Greene, D. Kerns, B. R. Leonard, J. Lopez, P. Roberts, R. Smith, J. Van Duyn and G. C. Unnithan. 2011. 2010-Season update on monitoring of resistance to Bt cotton in key lepidopteran pests in the USA. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2011, Atlanta, GA.

Richardson, J. M., P. C. Ellsworth, L. D. Godfrey and D. L. Kerns. 2011. Sulfoxaflor: performance against Lygus hesperus in cotton, with Dow Agrosciences’ sulfoxaflor insecticide for cotton. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2011, Atlanta, GA.

Salimath, S., S. Tripathy, K. Chapman and D. Kerns. 2011. Genetic and moleculer characterization of OMII over-expressing transgentic upland cotton plants. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2011, Atlanta, GA.

Akin, S., J. Reed, K. C. Allen, R. E. Jackson, J. Bachelor, A. Catchot, D. Cook, J. Gore, J. Greene, A. Herbert, D. L. Kerns, R. Leonard, G. Lorenz, S. Micinski, D. Reisig, P. Roberts, M. Toews, S. D. Stewart, G. E. Studebaker and K. Tindall. 2011. Regional survey2009-2010:


Thrips species composition across the upland cotton belt. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2011, Atlanta, GA.

Akin, S., M. Toews, P. Roberts, J. Bachelor, A. Catchot, J. Reed, D. Cook, J. Gore, J. Greene, A. Herbert, R. E. Jackson, K. C. Allen, D. L. Kerns, B. R. Leonard, G. Lorenz, S. Micinski, D. Reisig, S. D. Stewart, G. E. Studebaker and K. Tindall and . 2011. Evaluation of foliar insecticide applications following preventative insecticide for control of thrips. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2011, Atlanta, GA.

Parajulee, M. N., M. B. Adhikari, D. L. Kerns, R. B. Shrestha, S. C. Carroll. 2011. Insecticide termination rule for western tarnished plant bug in the Texas High Plains. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2010, New Orleans, LA.

Muegge, M., D. Kerns, M. Parajulee, M. Vandiver. 2011. Comparison of sample methods and sample plans for thrips in cotton. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southwestern Branch, Mar 2011, Stillwater, OK.

Carroll, S. C., W. O. McSpadden, R. B. Shrestha, M. N. Parajulee and D. L. Kerns. 2011. Effect of landscape characteristics on Lygus abundance in cotton. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southwestern Branch, Mar 2011, Stillwater, OK.

Parajulee, M. N., R. J. Kesey, R. B. Shrestha, S. C. Carroll and D. L. Kerns. 2011. Effect of nitrogen fertility on arthropod pests in cotton. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southwestern Branch, Mar 2011, Stillwater, OK.

Lee, J. A. V. B. Langston, R. Parker, D. L. Kerns and J. D. Thomas. 2012. Transform field performance on cotton pests in Texas. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2012, Knoxville, TN.

Yang, F., D. L. Kerns, B. R. Leonard, Y. Niu and F. Huang. 2012. Effect of pollen contamination on larval survival and injury of corn earworm on F2 corn ears in mixed planting of Bt and non-Bt corn. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2012, Knoxville, TN.

Cook, D. R., J. Gore, S. D. Stewart, G. M. Lorenz, A. L. Catchot, D. L. Kerns, G. E. Studebaker and F. R. Musser. 2013. Effects of spray adjuvants on insecticide performance. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2013, San Antonio, TX.

Lorenz, G., G. Studebaker, S. D. Stewart, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, J. Gore and D. L. Kerns. 2013. Impact of foliar applications of Prevathon on conventional and dual gene transgenic cotton in the Midsouth. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2013, San Antonio, TX.

Musser, F., R. E. Jackson, D. L. Kerns, G. M. Lorenz, S. D. Stewart, A. Herbert, P. Roberts, J. K. Greene, M. N. Parajulee, R. D. Parker and D. Reisig. 2013 Beltwide pyrethroid resistance monitoring in bollworms. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2013, San Antonio, TX.

Huang, F., B. R. Leonard, R. Meagher, J. A. Qureshi, G. Head, D. L. Kerns, X. Ni, D. Buntin, R. Levy, Y. Niu, F. Yang and V. Dangal. 2013. Monitoring fall armyworm resistance to Cry1F corn in Louisiana, Georgia and Florida. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Mar 2013, Baton Rouge, LA.

Yang, F., D. L. Kerns, B. R. Leonard, G. Head, Y. Niu and F. Huang. 2013. Effect of pollen movement in mixed plantings of Bt and non-Bt corn on survival and damage of corn earworm. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Mar 2013, Baton Rouge, LA.

Kerns, C. D., S. Williams, K. Chapman, S. Salimath and D. L. Kerns. 2013. Effects of osmotin II over expression in transgenic cotton on cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii) reproduction and colonization. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2013, Austin, TX.

Lindsay, J., S. Williams, S. Brown and D. L. Kerns. 2013. Efficacy of aphicides on cotton aphids, Aphis gossypii, and their natural enemies. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2013, Austin, TX.


Brown, S., M. J. Stout, T. S. Williams, J. Lindsay and D. L. Kerns. 2013. Effects of foliar applied jasmonic acid and seed applied imidacloprid on phytohormone expression and twospotted spider mite populations. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2013, Austin, TX.

Williams, T. S., F. Huang, S. Brown, J. Lindsay and D. L. Kerns. 2013. Susceptibility of Cry1F resistant fall armyworms, Spodoptera frugaperda, to cotton expressing pyramided Bt toxins. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2013, Austin, TX.

Huang, F., J. A. Qureshi, G. Head, D. L. Kerns, R. B. Leonard, R. Levy, F. Yang and Y. Niu. 2013. Frequency of resistance alleles to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1F and Cry1A.105 in Louisiana and Florida populations of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2013, Austin, TX.

Gore, J., D. Cook, A. Catchot, F. R. Musser, D. L. Kerns, S. D. Stewart, G. Lorenz and G. Studebaker. 2013. Value of neonicotinoid insecticides in the midsouthern U.S. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2013, Austin, TX.

Muegge, M. and D. L. Kerns. 2013. Development of a binomial sampling plan for thrips in cotton. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2013, Austin, TX.

Beuzelin, J. M., D. L. Kerns, S. Brown and J. A. Davis. 2013. Taking another look at the threecornered alfalfa hopper (Hemiptera: Membracidae) in Louisiana soybean. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2013, Austin, TX.

Yang, F., D. L. Kerns, B. R. Leonard, G. Head, Y. Niu, R. Levy and F. Huang. 2013. Effect of pollen movement on survival and development of corn earworm in seed blended conditions of non-Bt and pyramided corn. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2013, Austin, TX.

Williams, T. S., S. Brown, D. L. Kerns, N. Jones, J. Lindsay and K. Emfinger. 2014. Susceptibility of Cry1F resistant fall armyworms, Spodoptera frugaperda, to cotton expressing pyramided Bt toxins. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2014, New Orleans, LA.

Kerns, C. D., S. Williams, K. Chapman, S. Salimath and D. L. Kerns. 2014. Effects of osmotin II over expression in transgenic cotton on cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii) reproduction and colonization. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2014, New Orleans, LA.

Brown, S., M. Stout, T. S. Williams, J. Lindsay and D. L. Kerns. 2014. Effects of foliar applied jasmonic acid and seed applied imidacloprid on phytohormone expression and twospotted spider mite populations. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2014, New Orleans, LA.

Lindsay, J., D. L. Kerns, S. Brown and T. S. Williams. 2014. Efficacy of aphicides on cotton aphids, Aphis gossypii, and their natural enemies. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2014, New Orleans, LA.

Emfinger, K., T. S. Williams, N. Jones, D. L. Kerns and J. Lindsay. 2014. Evaluation of neonicotinoid insecticides as an alternative for aldicarb for early-season cotton insect pest management in Louisiana. 2014. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2014, New Orleans, LA.

Lindsay, J., D. L. Kerns, S. Brown and T. S. Williams. 2014. Efficacy of aphicides on cotton aphids, Aphis gossypii, and their natural enemies. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Mar 2014, Greenville, SC.

Williams, T. S., F. Haung and D. L. Kerns. 2014. Susceptibility of Cry1F resistant fall armyworms, Spodoptera frugaperda, to cotton expressing pyramided Bt toxins. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Mar 2014, Greenville, SC.

Emfinger, K., T. S. Williams, N. Jones, D. L. Kerns and J. Lindsay. 2014. Evaluation of neonicotinoid insecticides as an alternative for aldicarb for early-season cotton insect pest management in Louisiana. 2014. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Mar 2014, Greenville, SC.


Brown, S., M. J. Stout, T. S. Williams, J. Lindsay and D. L. Kerns. 2014. Effects of foliar applied jasmonic acid and seed applied imidacloprid on phytohormone expression and twospotted spider mite populations. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Mar 2014, Greenville, SC.

Niu, Y., R. L. Meagher, X. Yang, G. Head, D. L. Kerns, D. Henne, X. Ni, R. Levy, F. Yang, V. Dangal and F. Huang. 2014. Frequency of alleles conferring resistance to Cry2Ab2 corn in filed populations of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuiidae) in southern region of the United States. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Mar 2014, Greenville, SC.

Yang, F., D. L. Kerns, B. R. Leonard, G. Head, I. Oyediran, T. Burd, Y. Niu and F. Huang. 2014. Effect of pollen movement on survival and development of corn earworm in seed blended conditions of non-Bt and pyramided corn. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Mar 2014, Greenville, SC.

Huang, F., J. A. Qureshi, R. L. Meager, D. Reisig, G. Head, D. Andow, X. Ni, D. L. Kerns, D. Buntin, Y. Niu, F. Yang and V. Dangal. 2014. Field resistance of fall armyworm to transgenic Bt corn in the mainland U.S. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2014, Portland, OR.

Kerns, D. L. and D. Fromme. 2014. Developing an action threshold for aphids in cotton. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2014, Portland, OR.

Yang, F., D. L. Kerns, B. R. Leonard, G. Head, Y. Niu, V. Dangal, R. Levy and F. Huang. 2014. Effect of pollen movement in different proportions of seed mix conditions of non-Bt and pyramided Bt corn on survival and development of corn earworm. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2014, Portland, OR.

Niu, Y., R. L. Meagher, J. A. Qureshi, X. Ni, X. Yang, G. Head, D. L. Kerns, D. Henne, R. Levy, F. Yang, V. Dangal and F. Huang. 2014. Allele frequency of resistance to Cry2Ab2 corn in filed populations of fall armyworm in the south region of the United States. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2014, Portland, OR.

Brewer, M. J., D. L. Kerns, M. O. Way, R. Villanueva, S. Biles and J. Wooley. 2014. An integrated regional response to an invasive aphid pest of sorghum. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2014, Portland, OR.

Brown, S., D. L. Kerns, J. Ottea and T. S. Williams. 2014. Abamectin resistance in twospotted spider mites in the Midsouth. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2014, Portland, OR.

Beuzelin, J., T. P. Smith, T. F. Arnold and D. L. Kerns. 2014. Refining sugarcane beetle management for the Louisiana sweetpotato industry. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2014, Portland, OR.

Williams, T. S., S. Brown, and D. L. Kerns. 2015. Susceptibility of Cry1F resistant fall armyworms, Spodoptera frugaperda, to cotton expressing pyramided Bt toxins. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2015, San Antonio, TX.

Cook, D., S. D. Stewart, D. L. Kerns, J. Gore, G. Lorenz, A. Catchot, S. Brown, F. Musser, G. Studebaker, M. M. Jones and N. Seiter. 2015. Thrips management in Mid-South cotton. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2015, San Antonio, TX.

Brown, S., D. L. Kerns, A. Catchot, J. Gore, G. Lorenz, M. M. Joens, L. Walton, R. Viator, G. Thompson and B. Haygood. 2015. Comparing a cotton IPM program using Transform and Radiant to a commercial program. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2015, San Antonio, TX.

Musser, F., D. A. Herbert, D. Reisig, J. K. Greene, P. Roberts, S. D. Stewart, G. Lorenz, M. N. Parajulee, D. L. Kerns and M. M. Jones. 2015 Update on bollworm pyrethroid resistance monitoring. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2015, San Antonio, TX.


Kerns, D. L., G. Lorenz, J. Gore, A. Catchot, G. Studebaker, S. D. Stewart, D. Cook, S. Brown, N. Seiter and R. Viator. 2015. Effectiveness of Bt cotton towards bollworms and benefit of supplemental oversprays. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2015, San Antonio, TX.

Brown, S., T. S. Williams, F. Huang and D. L. Kerns. 2015. Susceptibility of Cry1F resistant fall armyworms, Spodoptera frugaperda, to cotton expressing pyramided Bt toxins. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Mar 2015, Biloxi, MS.

Kerns, D. L., G. Lorenz, J. Gore, A. Catchot, G. Studebaker, S. D. Stewart, D. Cook and S. Brown. 2015. Effectiveness of Bt cotton towards bollworms and benefit of supplemental oversprays. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Mar 2015, Biloxi, MS.

Yang, F. M. Chen, K. J. Anikumar, B. McNuity, Y. Niu, G. Yang, D. L. Kerns and F. Huang. 2015. Genetic analysis of two Cry1Ab-resistant populations of sugarcane borer. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Mar 2015, Biloxi, MS.

Gonzales, J. D., S. Brown, D. L. Kerns and J. M. Beuzelin. 2015. Evaluation of commercial sorghum hybrids for resistance to Melanaphis sacchari. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2015, Minneapolis, MN.

Beuzelin, J. M. and D. L. Kerns. 2015. Threecornered alfalfa hopper (Hemiptera: Membracidae) pest potential during reproductive stages of soybean. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2015, Minneapolis, MN.

Brown, S., D. L. Kerns and M. J. Stout. 2015. Impact of twospotted spider mite herbivory on phytohormone expression in cotton treated with imidacloprid and jasmonic acid. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2015, Minneapolis, MN.

Yang, F., D. L. Kerns, G. Head, R. Levy, Y. Niu and F. Huang. 2015. Impact of pollen contamination on survival and development of corn earworm in different seed blend scenarios of non-Bt and pyramided Bt corn. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2015, Minneapolis, MN.

Yang, F., D. L. Kerns, N. Jones and F. Huang. 2015. Susceptibility of Cry1F-susceptible, -resistant and –heterozygous fall armyworm to transgenic cotton expressing pyramided Bt genes. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov 2015, Minneapolis, MN.

Kerns, D. L., S. Brown, A. Catchot, D. Cook, J. Gore, F. Huang, G. Lorenz, N. Sieter, S. Stewart, G. Studebaker and F. Yang. 2015. Bt resistance and insect management. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2016, New Orleans, LA.

Kerns, D. L., S. Brown, A. Catchot, D. Cook, J. Gore, F. Huang, G. Lorenz, N. Sieter, S. Stewart, G. Studebaker and F. Yang. 2015. Bt resistance and insect management. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Mar 2016, Raleigh, NC, LA.

Kerns, D. L., S. Brown, F. Yang, S. Stewart, G. Lorenz, N. Seiter, G. Studebaker, J. Gore, D. Cook, A. Catchot and M. Jones. 2017. Developing a Fruit Injury Based Action Threshold for Bollworms and Field Validation. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan 2017, Dallas, TX.

Seminars Kerns, D. L. Peculiarities in aphid biology. Auburn University, Department of Entomology, June 9,

1991, Auburn, AL. Kerns, D. L. and M. J. Chandler. Construction and operation of a tractor mounted device for inoculating

crops with neonate lepidopteran larvae. Mississippi Delta Research Station Association, June 19, 1992, Greenville, MS.


Kerns, D. L. Insecticide resistance management in a greenhouse environment. Greenhouse Market Focus Group Seminar, Atlanta, GA.

Kerns, D. L. Insecticide resistance and resistance management, Environmental Sciences, Arizona Western College, April 15, 1995, Yuma, AZ.

Kerns, D. L. IPM in the low desert of Arizona. West Texas A&M University, Department of Agricultural Sciences, April, 2000, Canyon, TX.

Kerns, D. L. Agricultural insect pests in southwestern Arizona, Environmental Sciences, Arizona Western College, October 29, 2003, Yuma, AZ.

Kerns, D. L. Citrus Pests in Arizona. University of Arizona / Cooperative Extension / Arizona Western College, August 4, 2004, Yuma, AZ.

Kerns, D. L. Citrus Pests in Arizona. University of Arizona / Cooperative Extension / Arizona Western College, August 12, 2005, Yuma, AZ.

Kerns, D. L. Developing a citrus IPM program and the role of extension entomologist. Texas A&M Research and Extension Center, November, 2006, Lubbock, TX.

Kerns, D. L. Developing a citrus IPM program and the role of extension entomologist. Texas A&M University Department of Entomology, November, 2006, College Station, TX.

Kerns, D. L. Developing a research driven extension IPM program. Texas Tech University Department of Plant and Soil Science, November 3, 2009, Lubbock, TX.

Kerns, D. L. A research driven extension cotton entomology program in the Texas High Plains. Louisiana State University Department of Entomology, December 8, 2011, Winnsboro, LA.

Kerns, D. L. A research driven extension cotton entomology program in the Texas High Plains. Louisiana State University Department of Entomology, December 9, 2011, Baton Rouge, LA.

Scientific, Publications and Professional Output Refereed Journal Articles: Kerns, D. L., D. C. Peters, and G. J. Puterka. 1987. Greenbug biotype and grain sorghum seed sales

surveys in Oklahoma, 1986. Southwest. Entomol. 12: 237-243. Puterka, G. J., D. C. Peters, D. L. Kerns, J. E. Slosser, L. Bush, D. W. Worrall, and R. W.

McNew. 1988. Designation of two new greenbug (Homoptera: Aphididae) biotypes G and H. J. Econ. Entomol. 81: 1754-1759.

Peters, D. C., D. L. Kerns, and G. J. Puterka. 1988. Feeding behavior, development, and damage by biotypes B, C, and E of Schizaphis graminum (Homoptera: Aphididae) on 'wintermalt' and 'post' barley. Environ. Entomol. 17: 503-507.

Kerns, D. L., G. J. Puterka, and D. C. Peters. 1989. Intrinsic rate of increase and fitness of greenbug (Homoptera: Aphididae) biotypes E, F, G, and H on selected small grains and sorghum varieties. J. Econ. Entomol. 82: 1074-1078.

Kerns, D. L. and M. J. Gaylor. 1992. Insecticide resistance in field populations of the cotton aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae). J. Econ. Entomol. 85: 1-8.

Kerns, D. L. and M. J. Gaylor. 1992. Behavior of cotton aphid exposed to sublethal doses of three insecticides. Southwest. Entomol. 17: 23-27.

Kerns, D. L. and M. J. Gaylor. 1992. Sublethal effects of insecticides on cotton aphid reproduction and color morph development. Southwest. Entomol. 17: 245-250.

Kerns, D. L. and M. J. Gaylor. 1993. Induction of cotton aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) outbreaks in cotton by insecticides. Crop. Prot. 12: 387-393.

Kerns, D. L. and M. J. Gaylor. 1993. Biotic control of cotton aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) in cotton influenced by insecticides. J. Econ. Entomol. 86: 1824-1834.


Palumbo, J. C. and D. L. Kerns. 1994. Effects of imidacloprid as a soil treatment on colonization of green peach aphid and marketability of lettuce. Southwest. Entomol. 19: 339-346.

Palumbo, J. C., D. L. Kerns, C. E. Engle, C. A. Sanchez and M. Wilcox. 1996. Imidacloprid formulation and soil placement effects on colonization by sweetpotato whitefly (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) populations: Head size and incidence of chlorosis in lettuce. J. Econ. Entomol. 89: 735-742.

Kerns, D. L., J. C. Palumbo and T. Tellez. 1998. Resistance of field strains of beet armyworm (Lepidoptera: Nocutuidae) from Arizona and California to carbamate insecticides. J. Econ. Entomol. 91: 1038-1043.

Kerns, D. L., J. C. Palumbo and D. N. Byrne. 1998. Relative susceptibility of red and green color forms of green peach aphid to insecticides. Southwest. Entomol. 23: 17-24.

Kerns, D. L. 1999. Mating disruption of beet armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in vegetables by a synthetic pheromone. Crop Proc. (19: 327-334).

Haile, F. J., D. L. Kerns, J. M. Richardson and L. G. Higley. 1999. Impact of insecticides and surfactants on lettuce physiology and yield. J. Econ. Entomol. (93: 788-794).

Kerns, D. L. and S. D. Stewart. 2000. Sublethal effects of insecticides on the intrinsic rate of increase of cotton aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae). Entomol. Exp. Et App. (94: 41-49).

Sisterson, M. S., Y. B. Liu, D. L. Kerns, & B. E. Tabashnik. 2003. Effects of Kaolin Particle Film on Oviposition, Larval Mining, and Infestation of Cotton by Pink Bollworm (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). J. Econ. Entomol. (96: 805-810).

Kerns, D. L. and B. J. Kesey. 2009. Evaluation of seedling transgenic cotton containing Bacillus thuringiensis toxins to saltmarsh caterpillar, Estigmene acrea (Drury). Southwest. Entomol. 34: 239-243.

Kerns, D. L. and M. G. Anderson. 2012. Occurrence, impact, and management of Kurtomathrips morrilli: A new pest of cotton on the Texas High Plains. J. Cotton Sci. 16:1-9.

Stewart, S. D., D. S. Akin, J. Reed, J. Bacheler, A. Catchot, D. Cook, J. Gore, J. Greene, A. Herbert, R. E. Jackson, D. L. Kerns, B. R. Leonard, G. M. Lorenz, S. Micinski, D. Reisig, P. Roberts, G. Studebaker, K. Tindall and M. Toews. 2013. Survey of thrips species infesting cotton across the southern U.S. cotton belt. J. Cotton Sci. 17: 1-7.

Szcepaniec, A., M. J. Raupp, R. D. Parker, D. Kerns and M. D. Eubanks. 2013. Neonicotinoid insecticides alter induced defenses and increase susceptibility to spider mites in distantly related crop plants. PLoS ONE 8(5): e62620. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0062620.

Pierce, J. B., C. Allen, W. Multer, T. Doederlein, M. Anderson, S. Russell, J. Pope, R. Zink, M. Walters, D. Kerns, J. Westbrook and L. Smith. 2013. Pink bollworm (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on the southern plains of Texas and in New Mexico: distribution; and eradication of a remnant population. Southwest. Entomol. 38: 369-378.

Gore, J., D. Cook, A. Catchot, B. R. Leonard, S. D. Stewart, G. Lorenz and D. Kerns. 2013. Cotton aphid (Heteroptera: Aphididae) susceptibility to commercial and experimental insecticides in the southern United States. J. Econ. Entomol. 106: 1430-1439.

Elk-Ramos, M. J., W. Zhou, C. U. Valencia, J. B. Antiwi, L. L. Kalns, G. D. Morgan, D. L. Kerns and G. A. Sword. 2013. Spatial and temporal variation in fungal endophyte communities isolated from cultivated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). PLoS ONE 8(6): e66049. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066049.

Yang, F., D. L. Kerns, G. P. Head, B. R. Leonard, Y. Niu and F. Huang. 2014. Occurrence, distribution, and ear damage of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in mixed plantings of non-Bt and Bt corn containing Genuity® SmartStax™ traits. Crop Protect. 55: 127-132.

Yang, F., D. L. Kerns, G. P. Head, B. R. Rogers, R. Levy, Y. Niu and F. Huang. 2014. A Challenge for the Seed Mixture Refuge Strategy in Bt Maize: Impact of Cross-Pollination on an Ear-Feeding Pest, Corn Earworm. PLoS ONE 19;9(11):e112962. doi:


10.1371/journal.pone.0112962. Huang, F., J. A. Qureshi, R. L. Meagher, D. D. Reisig, G. P. Head, D. A. Andow, X. Ni, D.

Kerns, G. D. Buntin, Y. Nui, F. Yang and V. Dangal. 2014. Cry1F Resistance in Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda: Single Gene versus Pyramided Bt Maize. PLoS ONE 9(11): e112958. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112958.

Yang, F., D. L. Kerns, B. R. Rogers, I. Oyediran, T. Burd, Y. Niu and F. Huang. 2015. Performance of Agrisure Viptera 3111 Corn against Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Seed Mixed Plantings. Crop Protection 69: 77-82.

Kerns, D. L., J. A. Yates and B. A. Baugh. 2015. Economic Threshold for Cotton Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Cotton in the Southwestern United States. J. Econ. Entomol. 108: 1795-1803.

Smith, T. P., J. M. Beuzelin, A. L. Catchot, A. C. Murillo and D. L. Kerns. 2015. Biology, Ecology, and Management of the Sugarcane Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Sweetpotato and Corn. J. Integ. Pest Mngmt. (2015) 6(1): 13; DOI: 10.1093/jipm/pmv012.

Yang, F., D. Kerns and F. Huang. 2015. Refuge-in-the-Bag Strategy for Managing Insect Resistance to BT Maize. Outlooks on Pest Management 26: 226-228.

Kerns, D. L., S. Brown, J. Beuzelin and K. M. Guidry. 2015. Sugarcane aphid: a new invasive pest of sorghum. Louisiana Agriculture 58: 12-14.

Kerns, D. L. 2015. Bt technology: a major advancement in insect pest control. Louisiana Agriculture 58: 18.

Adams, B. P., D. R. Cook, A. L. Catchot, J. Gore, F. Musser, S. D. Stewart, D. L. Kerns,

G. M. Lorenz, J. T. Irby, B. Golden. 2016. Evaluation of corn earworm, Helicoverpa

zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), economic injury levels in mid-south reproductive stage

soybean. J Econ Entomol. 2016; 109 (3): 1161-1166. doi: 10.1093/jee/tow052.

Bowling, R. D., M. J. Brewer, D. L. Kerns, J. Gordy, N. Seiter, N. E. Elliott, G. D. Buntin,

M. O. Way, T. A. Royer, S. Biles, E. Maxson. 2016. Sugarcane aphid (Hemiptera:

Aphididae): A new pest on sorghum in North America. J. Integr. Pest Manag. 7: 12.

doi: 10.1093/jipm/pmw0112.

Kerns, D. L., D. D. Fromme, B. A. Baugh and T. Doederlein. 2016. Ability of cotton on

the Texas High Plains to compensate for pre-bloom square loss and impact on yield and

fiber quality. J. Cotton Sci. 20: 103-115.

Yang, F., M. Chen, A. Gowda, D. L. Kerns and F. Huang. 2016. Possibly similar genetic

basis of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab protein in 3 resistant colonies of

the sugarcane borer collected from Louisiana, USA. Insect Science. doi:10.1111/1744-

7917.12418.

Yang, F., D. L. Kerns, S. Brown, R. Kurtz, T. Dennehy, B. Braxton, B., G. Head and F.

Huang. 2016. Performance and cross-crop resistance of Cry1F-maize selected

Spodoptera frugiperda on transgenic Bt cotton: implications for resistance

management. Scientific Reports, 6, 28059. http://doi.org/10.1038/srep28059.

Ying, N., J. A. Qureshi, X. Ni, G. P. Head, P. A. Price, R. L. Meagher Jr., D. Kerns, R.

Levy, F. Yang and F. Huang. 2016. F2 screen for resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis

Cry2Ab2-maize in field populations of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera:

Noctuidae) from the southern United States. J. Invert. Path. 138: 66-72.

North, J. H., J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, S. D. Stewart, G. M. Lorenz, F. R. Musser, D. R.

Cook, D. L. Kerns, D. M. Dodds. 2016. Value of neonicotinoid insecticide seed

treatments in mid-south soybean (Glycine max) production systems. J. Econ. Entomol.

109: 1156-1160.

http://doi.org/10.1038/srep28059


Reay-Jones, F. P. F., R. T. Bessin, M. J. Brewer, D. G. Buntin, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook,

K. L. Flanders, D. L. Kerns, R. P. Porter, D. D. Reisig, S. D. Stewart, M. E. Rice.

2016. Impact of Lepidoptera (Crambidae, Noctuidae, and Pyralidae) pests on corn

containing pyramided Bt traits and a blended refuge in the Southern United States. J.

Econ. Entomol. 109: 1859-1871.

Yang, F., D. L. Kerns, G. Head, S. Brown and F. Huang. 2017. Susceptibility of Cry1F-

maize resistant, heterozygous, and susceptible Spodoptera frugiperda to Bt proteins

used in the transgenic cotton. Crop Protection 98: 128-135.

Brown, S., D. L. Kerns, J. Gore, G. Lorenz and S. Stewart. 2017. Susceptibility of

twospotted spider mites (Tetranychus urticae) to abamectin in Midsouth Cotton. Crop

Protection 98: 179-183.

Books: Brown, L. M., P. C. Ellsworth, G. B. Hughes, S. Bundy, P. Porter, V. M. Barlow, S. E.

Naranjo, D. Kerns, A. Mostafa and A. Fournier. 2012. Natural Enemies of the Southwest : A field guide to the arthropod natural enemies of southwestern field crops, 80 pp., University of Arizona Press.

Editor-Reviewed: Kerns, D. L. 1996. Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis and Lannate for control of lepidopterous larvae in

lettuce, 1994. Arthro. Man. Tests 21: 122. Kerns, D. L. 1996. Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis for control of lepidopterous larvae in lettuce, 1994.

Arthro. Man. Tests 21: 120-121. Kerns, D. L. 1996. Control of lepidopterous larvae in lettuce, 1994. Arthro. Man. Tests 21: 121. Kerns, D. L. 1996. Efficacy of neem oil + petroleum oil for control of lepidopterous larvae in lettuce, 1994.

Arthro. Man. Tests 21: 120. Kerns, D. L. 1996. Control of lepidopterous larvae in lettuce, 1996. Arthro. Man. Tests 21: 119. Kerns, D. L. 1996. Control of lepidopterous larvae and leafminers in lettuce, 1996. Arthro. Man. Tests

21: 117-118. Kerns, D. L. 1996. Control of citrus thrips on Arizona lemons, 1996. Arthro. Man. Tests 21: 72-73. Kerns, D. L. 1996. Efficacy of experimental insecticides to citrus thrips on Arizona lemons, 1996.

Arthro. Man. Tests 21: 71-72. Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1997. Control of citrus thrips on lemons, 1996. Arthro. Man. Tests 22:

64-65. Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1997. Efficacy of experimental insecticide to citrus thrips on lemons, 1996.

Arthro. Man. Tests 22: 62-63. Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1997. Efficacy of insecticide to citrus peel miner on Arizona lemons, 1996.

Arthro. Man. Tests 22: 59. Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1997. Efficacy of insecticides to Lygus in cotton, 1996. Arthro. Man.

Tests 22: 257-258. Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1997. Control of lepidopterous pests in lettuce with garlic, 1996. Arthro.

Man. Tests 22: 135. Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1997. Efficacy of fipronil to thrips on onions, 1996. Arthro. Man. Tests

22: 144-145. Richardson, J. M., J. C. Palumbo, D. L. Kerns, K. Umeda and E. T. Natwick. 1998. Control of

desert vegetable pests with Success naturalyte insect control. Down to Earth. 53: 6-12. Kerns, D. L. 2006. Efficacy of Envidor on mites of citrus, 2005. Arthro. Man. Tests 31.


Kerns, D. L. 2006. Efficacy of experimental insecticides for control of citrus thrips on lemons, 2005. Arthro. Man. Tests 31.

Kerns, D. L. 2006. Efficacy of Success, Carzol, and Carzol tank mixed with Coax for control of citrus thrips on lemon, 2005. Arthro. Man. Tests 31.

Baugh, B. A. and D. L. Kerns. 2008. Evaluation of insecticides against cotton aphids, 2007. Arthro. Man. Tests 33.

Baugh, B. A. and D. L. Kerns. 2008. Evaluation of insecticides for cotton fleahopper control in cotton, 2007. Arthro. Man. Tests 33.

Baugh, B. A. and D. L. Kerns. 2008. Evaluation of spirotetramat for cotton fleahopper and aphids in cotton, 2007. Arthro. Man. Tests 33.

Baugh, B. A. and D. L. Kerns. 2008. Evaluation of new miticides for spider mite control in cotton, 2007. Arthro. Man. Tests 33.

Baugh, B. A. and D. L. Kerns. 2008. Evaluation of miticides for spider mite control in cotton, 2007. Arthro. Man. Tests 33.

Cronholm, G. B. and D. L. Kerns. 2008. Efficacy of insecticides to cotton aphids in cotton, 2007. Arthro. Man. Tests 33.

Vandiver, M. R. and D. L. Kerns. 2008. Evaluation of at-planting insecticides for thrips control in cotton, 2007. Arthro. Man. Tests 33.

Nino, E. M., G. B. Cronholm, B. A. Baugh, M. R. Vandiver and D. L. Kerns. 2008. Rainfastness of insecticides targeting bollworms in cotton, 2007. Arthro. Man. Tests 33.

Baugh, B. A. and D. L. Kerns. 2009. Evaluation of insecticides for beet armyworm control in cotton aphids, 2008. Arthro. Man. Tests 34.

D. L. Kerns. 2009. Efficacy of insecticides targeting cotton aphids in cotton, 2008. Arthro. Man. Tests 34.

D. L. Kerns and A. Balachandran. 2009. Evaluation of insecticides for control of western tarnished plant bug in cotton, 2008A. Arthro. Man. Tests 34.

Nino, E. M., G. B. Cronholm, B. A. Baugh and D. L. Kerns. 2009. Evaluation of new insecticides for bollworm control in cotton 2008. Arthro. Man. Tests 34.

Vandiver, M. R. and D. L. Kerns. 2009. Evaluation of at-planting insecticides for thrips control in cotton, 2008A. Arthro. Man. Tests 34.

Cattaneo, M. G. and D. L. Kerns. 2009. Evaluation of at-planting insecticides for thrips control in cotton, 2008B. Arthro. Man. Tests 34.

D. L. Kerns and B. A. Baugh. 2009. Evaluation of insecticides against cotton aphids and predators in cotton, 2008. Arthro. Man. Tests 34.

D. L. Kerns, A. Balachandran, B. A. Baugh and M. N. Parajulee. 2009. Evaluation of insecticides for control of western tarnished plant bug in cotton, 2008B. Arthro. Man. Tests 34.

Nino, E. M. and D. L. Kerns. 2009. Evaluation of insecticides for cotton fleahopper control in cotton 2008. Arthro. Man. Tests 34.

Kerns, D. L., B. A. Baugh and D. R Patman. 2010. Evaluation of insecticides for beet armyworm control in cotton, 2009. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 35.

Kerns, D. L., B. A. Baugh and D. R Patman. 2010. Efficacy of Carbine and Intruder towards cotton aphids in cotton, 2009. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 35.

Kerns, D. L., B. A. Baugh and D. R Patman. 2010. Evaluation of insecticides against cotton aphids and lady beetle larvae in cotton, 2009. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 35.

Kerns, D. L. and E. M. Nino. 2010. Evaluation of insecticides for control of western flower thrips in cotton, 2009. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 35.

Kerns, D. L., M. R. Vandiver, B. A. Baugh and E. M. Nino. 2010. Evaluation of insecticides for control of western tarnished plant bug in cotton, 2009. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 35.


Kerns, D. L., B. A. Baugh, D. R Patman and K. T. Siders. 2010. Evaluation of Diamond for control of western tarnished plant bug in cotton, 2009. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 35.

Kerns, D. L. and M. R. Vandiver. 2010. Evaluation of preventive insecticides for control of western flower thrips in cotton, 2009. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 35.

Siders, K. T. and D. L. Kerns. 2010. Evaluation of imidacloprid/spirotetramat pre-mix for control of western tarnished plant bug in cotton, 2009. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 35.

Kerns, D. L., B. J. Kesey, B. A. Baugh and D. R. Patman. 2011. Evaluation of insecticides against cotton aphids and convergent lady beetle larvae in cotton, 2010. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 36.

Kerns, D. L., B. J. Kesey, B. A. Baugh and D. R. Patman. 2011. Impact of thiamethoxam seed treatments on efficacy of subsequent foliar applications of thiamehtoxam towards cotton aphids in cotton, 2010. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 36.

Kerns, D. L., M. Cattaneo, B. A. Baugh, D. R. Patman and B. J. Kesey. 2011. Evaluation of insecticides for control of mixed populations of bollworm and fall armyworm in cotton, 2010. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 36.

Kerns, D. L., B. J. Kesey and B. A. Baugh. 2011. Evaluation of Belay for control of western tarnished plant bug in cotton, 2010. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 36.

Kerns, D. L., B. J. Kesey, B. A. Baugh and D. R. Patman. 2011. Evaluation of sulfoxaflor for control of western tarnished plant bug in cotton, 2009. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 36.

Kerns, D. L., B. J. Kesey, B. A. Baugh and D. R. Patman. 2011. Evaluation of sulfoxaflor for control of western tarnished plant bug in cotton, 2010. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 36.

Kerns, D. L. and B. J. Kesey. 2011. Evaluation of insecticides for control of western tarnished plant bug in cotton, 2010. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 36.

Kerns, D. L., B. A. Baugh and B. J. Kesey. 2011. Evaluation of miticides for spider mite control in cotton, 2010A. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 36.

Kerns, D. L., B. A. Baugh and B. J. Kesey. 2011. Evaluation of miticides for spider mite control in cotton, 2010B. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 36.

Kerns, D. L. and B. J. Kesey. 2011. Evaluation of preventative treatments and foliar over sprays for control of western flower thrips in cotton, 2010A. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 36.

Kerns, D. L. and B. J. Kesey. 2011. Evaluation of preventative treatments and foliar over sprays for control of western flower thrips in cotton, 2010B. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 36.

Kerns, D. L., J. E. Woodward, A. S. Adair and B. J. Kesey. 2011. Interaction between insecticides targeting western flower thrips and fungicides in cotton, 2010. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 36.

Kerns, D. L. and B. J. Kesey. 2011. Evaluation of preventative treatments and foliar insecticides for control of western flower thrips in cotton, 2010. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 36.

Kerns, D. L., S. Adair and B. J. Kesey. 2011. Evaluation of seed treatments for control of western flower thrips in cotton, 2010. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 36.

Kerns, D. L., M. R. Vandiver and B. J. Kesey. 2011. Evaluation of aldicarb formulations for control of western flower thrips in cotton, 2010. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 36.

Kerns, D. L., B. J. Kesey, B. A. Baugh and D. R. Patman. 2012. Efficacy of transform against cotton fleahopper, 2011. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 37.

Kerns, D. L., B. J. Kesey, B. A. Baugh and D. R. Patman. 2012. Efficacy of insecticides against aphids in cotton, 2011. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 37.

Kerns, D. L., B. J. Kesey, B. A. Baugh and D. R. Patman. 2012. Efficacy of Intruder and Transrom towards cotton aphids in cotton, 2011. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 37.

Kerns, D. L. and B. J. Kesey. 2012. Evaluation of seed treatments for control of thrips in cotton, 2011. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 37.

Kerns, D. L., M. G. Anderson, D. R. Patman, B. A. Baugh and B. J. Kesey. 2012. Evaluation of insecticides for control of Kurtomathrips morilli in cotton, 2011. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 37.


Kerns, D. L., B. J. Kesey, B. A. Baugh and D. R. Patman. 2012. Efficacy of insecticides to western tarnished plant bug in cotton, 2011. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 37.

Kerns, D. L., S. A. Russell, B. A. Baugh, D. R. Patman and B. J. Kesey. 2012. Evaluation of miticides for spider mite control in pre-bloom cotton, 2011. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 37.

Kerns, D. L., B. A. Baugh, D. R. Patman and B. J. Kesey. 2012. Evaluation of miticides for spider mite control in blooming cotton, 2011. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 37.

Kerns, D. L., M. G. Anderson, B. A. Baugh, D. R. Patman and B. J Kesey. 2012. Evaluation of insecticides for control of mixed populations of bollworm and fall armyworm in cotton, 2011. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 37.

Kerns, D. L. and B. J Kesey. 2012. Evaluation of in-furrow insecticide and seed treatments for control of thrips in cotton, 2011. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 37.

Emfinger, K., S. Williams, J. Chapman and D. Kerns. 2013. Evaluation of foliar insecticides against thrips on seedling cotton, 2012. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 38.

Emfinger, K., S. Williams, J. Chapman and D. Kerns. 2013. Evaluation of Poncho/Votivo, Aeris and Gaucho against thrips on seedling cotton, 2012. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 38.

Williams, T. S., D. L. Kerns, J. Chapman and K. Emfinger. 2013. Acetamaprid efficacy for tarnished plant bug on cotton, 2012. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 38.

Emfinger, K., S. Williams, J. Chapman and D. Kerns. 2013. Evaluation of cotton seed treatments against thrips on seedling cotton, 2012. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 38.

Chapman, J. S., K. D. Emfinger, T. S. Williams and D. Kerns. 2013. Evaluation of efficacy of selected insecticides against fall armyworm in pasture, 2012. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 38.

Emfinger, K., S. Williams, J. Chapman and D. Kerns. 2013. Evaluation of insecticides against sorghum webworm in grain sorghum, 2012. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 38.

Jones, N., S. Williams, K. Emfinger and D. Kerns. 2014. Evaluation of insecticide efficacy on fall armyworm in corn, 2013. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 39.

Brown, S., D. L. Kerns, T. S. Williams, K. Emfinger and N. Jones. 2014. Evaluation of Justice and Brigade for redbanded stink bug control in soybeans, 2013. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 39.

Brown, S., D. L. Kerns, T. S. Williams, K. Emfinger and N. Jones. 2014. Evaluation of low rates of Requim with Oberon for two-spotted spider mite control on seedling cotton, 2013. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 39.

Emfinger, K., N. Jones, S. Williams and D. Kerns. 2014. Evaluation of selected in-furrow insecticides against thrips on seedling cotton, 2013. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 39.

Emfinger, K., N. Jones, S. Williams and D. Kerns. 2014. Evaluation of selected on tarnished plant bugs in cotton, 2013. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 39.

Jones, N., S. Williams, K. Emfinger and D. Kerns. 2014. Evaluation of selected seed treatments and soil treatments against sugarcane beetle in corn, 2013. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 39.

Williams, T. S., N. Jones, K. Emfinger and D. Kerns. 2014. Evaluation of Aza-Direct efficacy for tarnished plant bug in cotton, 2013. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 39.

Williams, T. S., N. Jones, K. Emfinger and D. Kerns. 2014. Evaluation of foliar insecticides towards thrips in cotton, 2013. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 39.

Kerns, D., S. Williams, K. Emfinger, S. Brown and N. Jones. 2015. Effects of insecticides on blooming grain sorghum on sorghum midge and sugarcane aphid control, 2014. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 40.

Kerns, D., S. Brown, N. Jones, K. Emfinger and S. Williams. 2015. Evaluation of Stafer for tarnished plant bug in cotton, 2014. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 40.

Emfinger, K., S. Brown, S. Williams, N. Jones and D. Kerns. 2015. Evaluation of selected for control of stink bugs in soybean, 2014. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 40.

Brown, S., D. L. Kerns, T. S. Williams, K. Emfinger and N. Jones. 2015. Evaluation of foliar


insecticides for control of soybean looper in soybean, 2014. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 40. Jones, N., S. Williams, K. Emfinger, S. Brown and D. Kerns. 2015. Effects of adjuvants on

Transform efficacy towards sugarcane aphid in grain sorghum, 2014. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 40. Brown, S., D. L. Kerns, T. S. Williams, K. Emfinger and N. Jones. 2015. Evaluation of foliar

insecticides for control of soybean looper in soybean, 2014. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 40. Emfinger, K., S. Brown, S. Williams, N. Jones and D. Kerns. 2015. Evaluation of seed treatments

against thrips on cotton, 2014. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 40. Jones, N., S. Brown, S. Williams, K. Emfinger and D. Kerns. 2015. Efficacy of neonicotinoid seed

treatments against sugarcane aphid in grain sorghum, 2014. Arthro. Man. Tests Vol. 40. Proceedings & Abstracts: Kerns, D. L. and M. J. Gaylor. 1991. Insecticide resistance in field populations of cotton aphids and

relative susceptibility of its parasitoid Lysiphlebus testaceipes. pp. 682-685. In Proc. Belt. Cotton Prod. Res. Conf., San Antonio. Nat. Cotton Counc. of Amer., Memphis, TN.

Kerns, D. L. and M. J. Gaylor. 1991. Induction of cotton aphid outbreaks by the insecticide sulprofos. pp. 699-701. In Proc. Belt. Cotton Prod. Res. Conf., San Antonio. Nat. Cotton Counc. of Amer., Memphis, TN.

Kerns, D. L., S. D. Stewart and C. L. McKenzie. 1998. Sublethal effects of insecticides on cotton aphid reproduction. pp. 1067-1073. In Proc. Belt. Cotton Prod. Res. Conf., San Diego. Nat. Cotton Counc. of Amer., Memphis, TN.

Balachandran, A., D. L. Kerns and M. N. Parajulee. 2008. Residual activity of selected insecticides on Lygus hesperus in cotton. pp. 1100-1105. In Proc. Belt. Cotton Prod. Res. Conf., Nashville. Nat. Cotton Counc. of Amer., Memphis, TN.

Baugh, B. A. and D. L. Kerns. 2009. Efficacy of insecticides targeting cotton aphids and impact on key aphid predators. pp. 857-859. In Proceedings of the 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 5-8 January 2009, San Antonio, TX. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Nino, E. M., D. L. Kerns, B. A. Baugh and G. C. Cronholm. 2009. Evaluation of new chemistries for bollworm management in the High Plains of Texas. pp. 747-753. In Proceedings of the 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 5-8 January 2009, San Antonio, TX. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Balachandran, A., D. L. Kerns and M. N. Parajulee. 2009. Evaluating effectiveness of flonicamid on Lygus hesperus. pp. 857-859. In Proceedings of the 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 5-8 January 2009, San Antonio, TX. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Balachandran, A., D. L. Kerns, M. N. Parajulee and B. A. Baugh. 2009. Insecticidal management of Lygus and relative boll damage in the Texas High Plains. pp. 758-762. In Proceedings of the 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 5-8 January 2009, San Antonio, TX. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Kerns, D. L., G. Lorenz and A. Catchot. 2009. Spider mite biology and ecology. pp. 1532-1534. In Proceedings of the 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 5-8 January 2009, San Antonio, TX. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Kerns, D. L., M. N. Parajulee, M. Vandiver, M. Cattaneo and K. Siders. 2009. Developing an action threshold for thrips in the Texas High Plains. pp. 857-859. In Proceedings of the 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 5-8 January 2009, San Antonio, TX. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Vandiver, M., D. L. Kerns and M. Cattaneo. 2009. Thrips management options in irrigated cotton on the Texas High Plains. pp. 734-740. In Proceedings of the 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 5-8 January 2009, San Antonio, TX. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Baugh, B. A. and D. L. Kerns. 2010. Efficacy of insecticides targeting cotton aphids and impact on key


aphid predators. pp. 956-961. In Proceedings of the 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2010, New Orleans, LA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Patman, D. R., D. L. Kerns, B. A. Baugh and K. T. Siders. 2010. Potential of Diamond insecticide for Lygus management in the Texas High Plains. pp. 820-824. In Proceedings of the 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2010, New Orleans, LA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Nino, E. M. and D. L. Kerns. 2010. Efficacy of foliar and preventive insecticides towards thrips in the Texas High Plains. pp. 886-891. In Proceedings of the 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2010, New Orleans, LA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Kesey, B. J. and D. L. Kerns. 2010. Evaluation of seedling transgenic cotton containing Bacillus thuringiensis toxins to saltmarsh caterpillar, Estigmene acrea (Drury). pp. 933-937. In Proceedings of the 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2010, New Orleans, LA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Doederlein, T., D. L. Kerns and B. A. Baugh. 2010. Impact of pre-bloom square loss on yield in late-planted cotton in the Texas High Plains. pp. 913-917. In Proceedings of the 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2010, New Orleans, LA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Kerns, D. L. M. Parajulee, E. Bynum, M. Vandiver, M. Cattaneo and K. Siders. 2010. Developing an action threshold for thrips in the Texas High Plains. pp. 880-885. In Proceedings of the 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2010, New Orleans, LA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Adhikari, M., M. N. Parajulee, R. B. Shrestha and D. L. Kerns. 2010. Lygus hesperus feeding on maturing cotton bolls: adults vs. nymphs. pp. 849-852. In Proceedings of the 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2010, New Orleans, LA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Muegge, M., D. Kerns, E. Nino, M. Vandiver, S. Russell, T. Doederlein and W. Multer. 2010. Development of a binomial sampling plan for thrips in cotton. pp. 1013-1016. In Proceedings of the 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2010, New Orleans, LA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Reed, J., S. Akin, J. Bachelor, A. Catchot, D. Cook, C. Daves, J. Greene, A. Herbert, D. Kerns, R. Leonard, G. Lorenz, P. Roberts, S. Stewart, G. Studebaker, K. Tindall and M. Toews. 2010. Regional thrips trial, 2009: Thrips species composition. pp. 906-912. In Proceedings of the 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2010, New Orleans, LA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Richardson, J. M., B. A. Castro, P. C. Ellsworth, L. D. Godfrey and D. L. Kerns. 2010. Control of western tarnished plant bug, Lygus hesperus, with Dow Agrosciences’ sulfoxaflor insecticide for cotton. p. 1205. In Proceedings of the 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2010, New Orleans, LA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Akin, S., J. Reed, J. Bachelor, A. Catchot, D. Cook, C. Daves, J. Greene, A. Herbert, D. Kerns, R. Leonard, G. Lorenz, P. Roberts, S. Stewart, G. Studebaker, K. Tindall and M. Toews. 2010. Evaluation of foliar insecticide applications following preventative insecticide for control of thrips. pp. 1119-1121. In Proceedings of the 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2010, New Orleans, LA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Cattaneo, M. G., T. A. Wheeler, D. L. Kerns, J. E. Woodward, M. S. Kelley and R. K. Boman. 2010. 2009 Evaluation of variety tolerance and chemical management of southern root-knot nematodes. pp. 748-752. In Proceedings of the 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2010, New Orleans, LA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Baugh, B. A. and D. L. Kerns. 2011. Insecticidal control of aphids, impact on lady beetles and yield


response. pp. 813--818. In Proceedings of the 2011 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2011,Atlanta, GA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Doederlein, T., D. L. Kerns and B. A. Baugh. 2011. Ability of cotton to compensate for early-season fruit loss and impact on yield and lint quality. pp. 819-824. In Proceedings of the 2011 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2011,Atlanta, GA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Patman, D., D. L. Kerns and B. A. Baugh. 2011. Potential for using boll damage as a threshold indicator for Lygus in the Texas High Plains. pp. 785-788. In Proceedings of the 2011 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2011,Atlanta, GA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Kesey, B., D. L. Kerns, B. A. Baugh and M. Parajulee. 2011. Miticide efficacy, threshold evaluation and impact of fertilization on spider mite outbreaks. pp. 1047-1052. In Proceedings of the 2011 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2011,Atlanta, GA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Muegge, M., D. Kerns, M. Vandiver, W. Multer, T. Doederlein, D. Patman, S. Russell, K. Siders, C. Multer and M. Parajulee. 2011. Comparison of sample methods and sample plans for thrips in cotton. pp. 799-803. In Proceedings of the 2011 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2011,Atlanta, GA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Cattaneo, M. G., B. A. Baugh, D. Patman and D. L. Kerns. 2011. Control of mixed populations of bollworms and fall armyworms in non-Bollgard cotton. pp. 753-757. In Proceedings of the 2011 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2011,Atlanta, GA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Kerns, D. L., M. Parajulee, M. Vandiver, M. G. Cattaneo, K. Siders and D. Patman. 2011. Developing an action threshold for thrips in the Texas High Plains. pp. 1079-1085. In Proceedings of the 2011 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2011,Atlanta, GA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Multer, W., T. Doederlein, M. Cattaneo, J. Pierce, C. Allen, R. Zink, M. Walters, D. Kerns and J. Westbrook. 2011. Pink bollworm trapping in the southern plains of Texas and New Mexico. pp. 753-757. In Proceedings of the 2011 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2011,Atlanta, GA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Dennehy, T. J., M. Carroll, G. P. Head, W. J. Moar, P. A. Price, W. Akbar, D. S Akin, J. R. Bradley, D. R. Cook, J. K. Greene, D. Kerns, B. R. Leonard, J. Lopez, P. Roberts, R. Smith, J. Van Duyn and G. C. Unnithan. 2011. 2010-Season update on monitoring of resistance to Bt cotton in key lepidopteran pests in the USA. pp. 1061-1062. In Proceedings of the 2011 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2011,Atlanta, GA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Richardson, J. M., P. C. Ellsworth, L. D. Godfrey and D. L. Kerns. 2011. Sulfoxaflor: performance against Lygus hesperus in cotton, with Dow Agrosciences’ sulfoxaflor insecticide for cotton. p. 1067. In Proceedings of the 2011 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2011,Atlanta, GA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Salimath, S., S. Tripathy, K. Chapman and D. Kerns. 2011. Genetic and moleculer characterization of OMII over-expressing transgentic upland cotton plants. pp. 43-49. In Proceedings of the 2011 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2011,Atlanta, GA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Akin, S., J. Reed, K. C. Allen, R. E. Jackson, J. Bachelor, A. Catchot, D. Cook, J. Gore, J. Greene, A. Herbert, D. L. Kerns, R. Leonard, G. Lorenz, S. Micinski, D. Reisig, P. Roberts, M. Toews, S. D. Stewart, G. E. Studebaker and K. Tindall. 2011. Regional survey2009-2010: Thrips species composition across the upland cotton belt. pp. 838-846. In


Proceedings of the 2011 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2011,Atlanta, GA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Akin, S., M. Toews, P. Roberts, J. Bachelor, A. Catchot, J. Reed, D. Cook, J. Gore, J. Greene, A. Herbert, R. E. Jackson, K. C. Allen, D. L. Kerns, B. R. Leonard, G. Lorenz, S. Micinski, D. Reisig, S. D. Stewart, G. E. Studebaker and K. Tindall and . 2011. Evaluation of foliar insecticide applications following preventative insecticide for control of thrips. pp. 1086-1092. In Proceedings of the 2011 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2011,Atlanta, GA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Parajulee, M. N., M. B. Adhikari, D. L. Kerns, R. B. Shrestha, S. C. Carroll. 2011. Insecticide termination rule for western tarnished plant bug in the Texas High Plains. pp. 1204-1208. In Proceedings of the 2011 Beltwide Cotton Conference, 4-7 January 2011,Atlanta, GA. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

Akin, D. S., J. E. Howard, G. M. Lorenz, G. E. Studebaker, S. D. Stewart, D. Cook, J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, B. R. Rogers, S. Micinski, K. Tindall, A. Herbert, D. L. Kerns, R. Jackson, M. Toews, P. Roberts, J. Bacheler, D. Reisig and J. Greene. 2012. Evaluation of automatic insecticide applications following preventative insecticides for thrips. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Orlando, FL, January 3-6, 2012, 1102-1106.

Baugh, B. A. D. Kerns, B. Kesey and D. Patman. 2012. Evaluation of insecticides for aphid control in cotton and impact of lint quality and yield. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Orlando, FL, January 3-6, 2012, 826-829.

Doederlein, T., D. Kerns, B. Kesey and D. Patman. 2012. Impact of early-season fruit loss on cotton yield and lint quality. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Orlando, FL, January 3-6, 2012, 884-888.

Patman, D., S. Russell, M. Anderson, B. Baugh and D. Kerns. 2012. Controlling bollworms and fall armyworms in non-Bt cotton. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Orlando, FL, January 3-6, 2012, 889-894.

Kerns, D., M. Anderson, B. Baugh, D. Patman and B. Kesey. 2012. Occurrence and impact of Kurtomathrips morrilli: A new pest of cotton on the Texas High Plains. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Orlando, FL, January 3-6, 2012, 1128-1135.

Ek Ramos, M. J., G. A. Sword, W. Zhou, C. Valencia, G. Morgan and D. Kerns. 2012. A survey of endophytic fungi in asymptomatic Texas cotton with implications for disease and pest management. . In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Orlando, FL, January 3-6, 2012, 324.

Shresta, W. O. McSpadden, J. K. Dever, M. D. Arnold, D. L. Kerns and M. N. Parajulee. 2012. Potential of organic pesticides for western flower thrips management in seedling cotton: Effect of plant parameters. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Orlando, FL, January 3-6, 2012, 874-879.

Kerns, D. L. 2012. Thrips management issues in Texas. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Orlando, FL, January 3-6, 2012, 954-956.

Vandiver, M., D. Kerns, B. Baugh, M. Parajulee, J. Dever and M. Arnold. 2012. Managing thrips using organically approved insecticides. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Orlando, FL, January 3-6, 2012, 821-825.

Castro, B. A., J. M. Richardson, M. W. Siebert, L. Walton, J. Lee, J. Thomas, D. Kerns, B. R. Leonard, A, Catchot and L. Godfrey. 2012. An overview of Transform field performance against cotton aphids, Aphis gossypii Glover, across cotton areas of the United States. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Orlando, FL, January 3-6, 2012, 1060.

Pierce, J., W. Multer, T. Doederlein, M. Anderson, S. Russell, C. Allen, R. Zink, M. Walters, D. Kerns and J. Westbrook. 2012. Results of a two-year pink bollworm survey in the southern plains of


Texas and New Mexico. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Orlando, FL, January 3-6, 2012, 935-940.

Musser, F. R., R. E. Jackson, J. K. Greene, D. Kerns, S. D. Stewart, M. N. Parajulee, R. D. Parker, G. M. Lorenz, A. Jones, D. A. Herbert and P. M. Roberts. 2013. Beltwide pyrethroid resistance monitoring of bollworms. . In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Orlando, FL, January 3-6, 2012, 897-900.

Cook, D. R., J. Gore, S. D. Stewart, G. M. Lorenz, A. L. Catchot, D. L. Kerns, G. Studebaker and F. R. Musser. 2013. Impact of spray adjuvants on insecticide performance. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, San Antonio, Texas, January 7-10, 2013, 595-603.

Lorenz, G., S. D. Stewart, D. Kerns, A. Catchot, J. Gore and D. Cook. 2013. Impact of foliar insecticide application on dual gene cotton. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, San Antonio, Texas, January 7-10, 2013, 883-889.

Brown, S., M. Stout, S. Williams, J. Lindsay and D. Kerns. 2014. Effects of foliar applied jasmonic acid and seed applied imidacloprid on phytohormone expression and twospotted spider mite populations in cotton. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, New Orleans, LA, January 6-8, 2014, 819-822.

Williams, T. S., D. Kerns and F. Huang. 2014. Susceptibility of CRY 1F Resistant Fall Armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda, to Cotton Expressing Pyramided Bt Toxins. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, New Orleans, LA, January 6-8, 2014, 771-776.

Kerns, C., D. Kerns, S. Williams, K. Chapman and S. Salimath. 2014. Effects of osmotin overexpression in transgenic cotton on cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii, reproduction and colonization. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, New Orleans, LA, January 6-8, 2014, 836-841.

Emfinger, K., S. Williams, N. Jones, D. Kerns and J. Lindsay. 2014. Evaluation of neonicotinoid insecticide as an alternative for aldicarb for early-season cotton insect pest management in Louisiana. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, New Orleans, LA, January 6-8, 2014, 724-728.

Lindsay, J., D. Kerns, S. Brown and S. Williams. 2014. Efficacy of aphicides on cotton aphids, Aphis gossypii, and their natural enemies. In Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, New Orleans, LA, January 6-8, 2014, 851-856.

Brown, S., S. Williams, D. Kerns and F. Huang. 2015. Susceptibility of CRY 1F Resistant Fall Armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda, to Cotton Expressing Pyramided Bt Toxins. In Proceedings of the 2015 Beltwide Cotton Conference, San Antonio, TX, Jan 5-7, 2015, 563-570.

Kerns, D., G. Lorenz, J. Gore, A. Catchot, G. Studebaker, S. Stewart, D. Cook, S. Brown, N. Seiter and R. Viator. 2015. Effectiveness of Bt Cotton Towards Bollworms and Benefit of Supplemental Oversprays. In Proceedings of the 2015 Beltwide Cotton Conference, San Antonio, TX, Jan 5-7, 2015, 819-829.

Cook, D. R., S. D. Stewart, D. L. Kerns, G. M. Lorenz, A. L. Catchot, S. Brown, F. R. Musser, G. Studebaker, M. M. Jones and N. Seiter. 2015. Thrips management in mid-south cotton. In Proceedings of the 2015 Beltwide Cotton Conference, San Antonio, TX, Jan 5-7 2015, 660-664.

Brown, S., D. Kerns, A. L. Catchot, J. Gore, G. M. Lorenz, M. M. Jones, L. C. Wilson, R. P. Viator, G. D. Thompson and B. Haygood. 2015. Comparing a Cotton IPM Program Using Transform and Radiant to a Commercial Program. In Proceedings of the 2015 Beltwide Cotton Conference, San Antonio, TX, Jan 5-7, 2015, 666-671.

Musser, F. R., J. K. Greene, D. A. Herbert, M. Jones, D. Kerns, G. M. Lorenz, M. N. Parajulee, D. Reisig, P. M. Roberts and S. D. Stewart. 2015. Update on bollworm pyrethroid resistance monitoring. In Proceedings of the 2015 Beltwide Cotton Conference, San Antonio,


TX, Jan 5-7, 2015, 842-847. Gore, J., D. Cook, G. Lorenz, D. Kerns, S. Brown, S. Stewart and N. Little. 2015. Efficacy of

dual gene cotton and the impact of new technology for control of Heliothines in cotton. In Proceedings of the 2015 Beltwide Cotton Conference, San Antonio, TX, Jan 5-7, 2015, 34.

Experiment Station Publications: Kerns, D. L. 1995. Efficacy of biorational insecticides to beet armyworm and cabbage looper on iceberg

lettuce. In College of Agriculture, 1994-1995 Vegetable Report, Series P-100, pp 97-103. Kerns, D. L. and J. C. Palumbo. 1995. Efficacy of insecticides to green peach aphid on iceberg lettuce. In

College of Agriculture, 1994-1995 Vegetable Report, Series P-100, pp 86-92. Kerns, D. L., J. C. Palumbo and D. N. Byrne. 1995. Relative susceptibility of red and green color

morphs of the green peach aphid to foliar and systemic insecticides. In College of Agriculture, 1994-1995 Vegetable Report, Series P-100, pp 93-96.

Palumbo, J. C., D. L. Kerns and T. Hannan. 1995. Evaluation of Admire7 soil treatments on colonization of green peach aphid and marketability of lettuce. In College of Agriculture, 1994-1995 Vegetable Report, Series P-100, pp. 122-129.

Kerns, D. L. and J. C. Palumbo. 1996. Lannate resistance in beet armyworm in Yuma. In College of Agriculture, 1996 Vegetable Report, Series P-104, pp 152-154.

Palumbo, J. C. and D. L. Kerns. 1996. Temporal activity of new insecticide chemistries against beet armyworm in lettuce. In College of Agriculture, 1996 Vegetable Report, Series P-104 Report, pp 143-146.

Kerns, D. L. and J. C. Palumbo. 1996. Residual activity of new insecticide chemistries against beet armyworm in lettuce. In College of Agriculture. 1996 Vegetable Report, Series P-104, pp 147-151.

Kerns, D. L., T. Tellez and J. Nigh. 1997. Mating disruption of beet armyworm in lettuce by synthetic pheromone. In College of Agriculture, 1997 Vegetable Report, Series P-111, pp. 127-132.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1997. Commercial evaluation of Proclaim for control of lepidopterous pests in lettuce. In College of Agriculture, 1997 Vegetable Report, Series P-111 Report, pp. 133-144.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1997. Lannate and Larvin resistance in beet armyworms from the Low Desert Areas of Arizona and California. In College of Agriculture, 1997 Vegetable Report, Series P-111, pp. 109-116.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1997. Commercial evaluation of Confirm for control of lepidopterous pests in lettuce. In College of Agriculture, 1997 Vegetable Report, Series P-111 Report, pp. 145-156.

Kerns, D. L., M. Maurer, D. Langston and T. Tellez. 1997. Developing an action threshold for citrus thrips on lemons in the low desert areas of Arizona, In College of Agriculture / Arizona Citrus Research Council, 1997 Report, Series P-109, pp. 54-61.

Kerns, D. L., M. Maurer, D. Langston and T. Tellez. 1997. Efficacy of insecticides to citrus thrips on lemons in the low desert areas of Arizona, In College of Agriculture / Arizona Citrus Research Council, 1997 Report, Series P-109, pp 62-73.

Kerns, D. L., M. Maurer, D. Langston and T. Tellez. 1997. Chemical control of citrus mealybug on lemons in the low desert areas of Arizona, In College of Agriculture / Arizona Citrus Research Council, 1997 Report, Series P-109, pp. 74-78.

Gibson, R., D. Bacon, D. Langston, D. Kerns and R. Gibson. 1997. The citrus peel miner, Marmara salictella in Arizona grapefruit in 1994, In College of Agriculture / Arizona Citrus Research Council, 1997 Report, Series P-109, pp. 1-6.


Palumbo, J. C. and D. L. Kerns. 1997. Temporal and diagnostic mortality of beet armyworm larvae to selective insecticides in head lettuce. In College of Agriculture, 1997 Vegetable Report, Series P-111 Report, pp 189-200.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1998. Tank mixing new insecticide chemistries with a pyrethroid insecticide for control of lepidopterous pests in head lettuce. In College of Agriculture, 1998 Vegetable Report, Series P-115, pp. 100-108.

Kerns, D. L., T. Tellez and J. Nigh. 1998. Mating disruption of beet armyworm in vegetables by synthetic pheromone, In College of Agriculture, 1998 Vegetable Report, Series P-115, pp. 123-133.

Kerns, D. L., J. C. Palumbo and D. N. Byrne. 1998. Relative susceptibility of red and green color forms of the green peach aphid to insecticides. In College of Agriculture, 1998 Vegetable Report, Series P-115, pp. 115-122.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1998. Efficacy of pyrethroid insecticides for cabbage looper control in head lettuce. In College of Agriculture, 1998 Vegetable Report, Series P-115, pp. 109-114.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1998. Efficacy of insecticides to citrus thrips on lemons in Yuma Arizona 1997. In College of Agriculture, 1998 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-113, pp. 1-15.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1998. Commercial evaluation of M-96-015 for control of citrus mealybug, woolly whitefly and citrus thrips in lemons. In College of Agriculture, 1998 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-113, pp. 16-20.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1998. Susceptibility of lemons to citrus thrips scarring based on fruit size. In College of Agriculture, 1998 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-113, pp. 21-24.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1998. Evaluation of Milestone herbicide for early post-emergence weed control in citrus on the Yuma Mesa. In College of Agriculture, 1998 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-113, pp. 59-66.

Maurer, M., D. L. Kerns and T. Tellez. 1998. Citrus peel miner Marmara salictella monitoring techniques and control measures 1996-1997. In College of Agriculture, 1998 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-113, pp. 36-42.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1998. Efficacy of insecticides for pink bollworm and cotton leaf perforator control in cotton grown in the low desert region of Arizona 1998. In College of Agriculture, Cotton: A College of Agriculture Report for 1997, Series P-112, pp. 297-298.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1998. Efficacy of experimental insecticides for whitefly control in cotton, 1996. In College of Agriculture, Cotton: A College of Agriculture Report for 1998, Series P-112, pp. 367-377.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1998. Efficacy of experimental insecticides for whitefly control in cotton, 1997. In College of Agriculture, Cotton: A College of Agriculture Report for 1998., Series P-112, pp. 378-393.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1998. Efficacy of experimental insecticides for insect control in cotton grown in the low desert region of Arizona, 1997. In College of Agriculture, Cotton: A College of Agriculture Report for 1998, Series P-112, pp. 422-434.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1999. Evaluation of new insecticides for aphid control in green leaf lettuce. In College of Agriculture, 1999 Vegetable Report, Series P-117, pp. 71-74.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1999. Evaluation of Knack for aphid control in green leaf lettuce. In College of Agriculture, 1999 Vegetable Report, Series P-117, pp. 67-73.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1999. Efficacy of insecticides to diamondback moth in cabbage in Yuma County. In College of Agriculture, 1999 Vegetable Report, Series P-117, pp. 64-67.


Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1999. New insecticides and tank mix combinations for worm control in lettuce. In College of Agriculture, 1999 Vegetable Report, Series P-117, pp. 75-78.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1999. Potential of particle film technology for insect management in crisp head lettuce. In College of Agriculture, 1999 Vegetable Report, Series P-117, pp. 164-168.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1999. Efficacy of insecticides to citrus thrips on lemons in Yuma Arizona 1998. In College of Agriculture, 1999 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-117, pp. 1-11.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1999. Residual activity of insecticides to citrus thrips on lemon foliage. In College of Agriculture, 1999 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-117, pp. 19-25.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1999. Efficacy of insecticides for Lygus control in Yuma County. In College of Agriculture, Cotton: A College of Agriculture Report for 1999, Series P-118, pp. 45-50.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 1999. Evaluation of insecticides for whitefly control in cotton, 1998. In College of Agriculture, Cotton: A College of Agriculture Report for 1999, Series P-118, pp. 50-54.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 2000. Baseline susceptibility of cabbage looper to insecticides. In College of Agriculture, 2000 Vegetable Report AZ-117, pp. 24-34.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 2000. Residual activity of insecticides to citrus thrips on lemon foliage. In College of Agriculture, 2000 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-123, pp. 5-13.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 2000. Tank mixing Success for citrus thrips control is not necessary. In College of Agriculture, 2000 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-123, pp. 21-25.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 2000. Insecticide rotation and pre-petal fall applications for citrus thrips management. In College of Agriculture, 2000 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-123, pp. 1-4.

Kerns, D. L. and G. C. Wright. 2000. Protective and yield enhancement qualities of kaolin on lemons. In College of Agriculture, 2000 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-123, pp. 14-20.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 2001. Evaluation of Insecticide Applications for Citrus Thirps Control under Hot Conditions. In College of Agriculture, 2001 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-129, pp. 1-4.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 2001. Evaluation of Pre-Petal Fall Citrus Thrips Control. In College of Agriculture, 2001 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-129, pp. 5-10.

Kerns, D. L. and G. C. Wright. 2001. Insecticidal and Yield Enhancement Qualities of Surround Particle Film Technology in Citrus. In College of Agriculture, 2001 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-129, pp. 11-16.

Kerns, D. L. and T. Tellez. 2001. Potential Use of Esteem for Control of Woolly Whitefly in Citrus. In College of Agriculture, 2001 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-129, pp. 17-20.

Zerkoune, M., C. Wright, D. Kerns and W. McCloskey. 2001. Organic Lemon Production. In College of Agriculture, 2001 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-129, pp. 37-44.

Kerns, D. L. and Lawrence Sullivan. 2002. Woodrat Control in Citrus Groves with Zinc Phoside and Dichacinone. In College of Agriculture, 2002 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-133, pp. 40-44.


Kerns, D. L. 2002. Insecticidal Control of Wooly Whiteflies. In College of Agriculture, 2002 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-133, pp. 45-51.

Kerns, D. L. and Glenn Wright. 2002. Pest Management and yield Enhancement Qualities of Particle Film Technologies in Citrus. In College of Agriculture, 2002 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-133, pp. 52-61.

Kerns, D. L. 2002. Relative Susceptibility of Citrus Thrips Nymphs and Adults to Insecticides. In College of Agriculture, 2002 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-133, pp. 62-65.

Kerns, D. L. 2003. Mite Control and Damage to Arizona Citrus. In College of Agriculture, 2003 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-137, pp. 29-33.

Kerns, D. L. 2003. Population Dynamics of the Citrus Leafminer in Arizona. In College of Agriculture, 2003 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-137, pp. 26-28.

Kerns, D. L. 2003. Control of Early Woolly Whitefly Infestations with Foliar Insecticides. In College of Agriculture, 2003 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-137, pp. 34-41.

Kerns, D. L. and G. C. Wright. 2003. Particle Film Technologies: Pest Management and Yield Enhancement Qualities in Lemons. In College of Agriculture, 2003 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, Series P-137, pp. 1-25.

Kerns, D. L. 2004. Control of Woolly Whiteflies in Lemons with Foliar and Soil-Applied Insecticides. In College of Agriculture, 2004 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, pp. 9.

Kerns, D. L. 2004. Evaluation of Experimental Insecticides for Citrus Thrips Control. In College of Agriculture, 2004 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, pp. 3.

Kerns, D. L. 2004. Citrus Mealybug Control in Lemons using Applaud Insect Growth Regulator. In College of Agriculture, 2004 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, pp. 4.

Kerns, D. L. 2004. Efficacy of Miticides Towards Yuma Spider Mites in Lemons. In College of Agriculture, 2004 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, pp. 4.

Kerns, D. L. 2004. Efficacy of Pyrethroid Towards Citrus Thrips in Lemons in Yuma, Arizona. In College of Agriculture, 2004 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, pp. 4.

Kerns, D. L. 2004. Assessing the Risk of Insecticide Resistance in Citrus Thrips in Arizona. In College of Agriculture, 2004-2005 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, pp. 6.

Kerns, D. L. 2005. Using Feeding Stimulants to Increase Insecticidal Control of Citrus Thrips. In College of Agriculture, 2005 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, pp. 5.

Kerns, D. L. 2005. Integrated Pest Management of Citrus Mealybug. In College of Agriculture, 2005 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, pp. 7.

Kerns, D. L. 2005. Chemical Control and Integrated Pest Management of Woolly Whitefly. In College of Agriculture, 2005 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, pp. 7.

Kerns, D. L. 2005. Citrus Thrips Management. In The Arizona Citrus Newsletter, April 2005. Kerns, D. L. 2007. Chemical Control and Integrated Pest Management of Woolly Whitefly. In College

of Agriculture, 2007 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, pp. 6. Kerns, D. L. 2007. Impact of Insecticides Targeting Woolly Whitefly on Citrus Thrips and Mites. In

College of Agriculture, 2007 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, pp. 6. Dever, J. K., T. A. Wheeler, R. K. Boman, D. Kerns, M. Foster, D. Nesmith, L. Schoenhals,

and V. Morgan. 2009. Cotton Performance Tests in the Texas High Plains and Trans-Pecos Areas of Texas 2008, 104 pp, http://lubbock.tamu.edu/cotton/pdf/2008cottonperformancetests.pdf.


Dever, J. K., T. A. Wheeler, R. K. Boman, D. Kerns, M. Foster, D. Nesmith, L. Schoenhals, and V. Morgan. 2010. Cotton Performance Tests in the Texas High Plains and Trans-Pecos Areas of Texas 2009, 104 pp, http://lubbock.tamu.edu/cotton/pdf/final09cottonbook.pdf.

Kerns, D., J. Woodward, T. Doederlein and B. Kesey. 2010. Evaluation of preventative seed treatments and Temik for thirp, root-knot nematodes and disease control, AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2010. In 2010 Annual Report: Agricultural Complex for Advanced Research and Extension Systems, pp. 8.

Szczepaniec, A., M. Eubanks and D. Kerns. 2011. The causes and consequences of secondary pest outbreaks: direct effects of pesticides on plant defense against herbivores, AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2010. In 2010 Annual Report: Agricultural Complex for Advanced Research and Extension Systems, pp. 4, http://lubbock.tamu.edu/cotton/pdf/2010AGCARES.pdf.

Kerns, D., J. Woodward, T. Doederlein and B. Kesey. 2011. Evaluation of Preventive Seed Treatments and Temik for Thrips, Root-knot Nematodes and Disease Control, AG-CARES, Lamesa, TX, 2010. In 2010 Annual Report: Agricultural Complex for Advanced Research and Extension Systems, pp. 7, http://lubbock.tamu.edu/cotton/pdf/2010AGCARES.pdf.

Dever, J. K., T. A. Wheeler, R. K. Boman, D. Kerns, M. Foster, A. Crammer, L. Schoenhals, and V. Morgan. 2011. Cotton Performance Tests in the Texas High Plains and Trans-Pecos Areas of Texas 2010, 81 pp, http://lubbock.tamu.edu/cotton/pdf/2010CottonBook.pdf.

Kerns, D., J. Woodward, B. Kesey and S. Adair. 2011. Interaction between insecticides targeting western flower thrips and fungicides in cotton in the High Plains region of Texas. In Helms Farm Summary Report 2010, p. 1.

Kerns, D. and S. Adair. 2011. Evaluation of Poncho as a potential new seed treatment for control of thrips in cotton. In Helms Farm Summary Report 2010, p. 1.

Commodity Board, and Other Reports and Publications: Kerns, D. L. and M. J. Gaylor. 1990. Cotton aphids: Chemical control, insecticide resistance, and varietal

susceptibility. Alabama Cotton Commission Report. Kerns, D. L. and M. J. Gaylor. 1990. Resistance to selected aphicides by the cotton aphid and relative

susceptibility of the aphid and non-target insects to alternative insecticides. Southern Region, Pesticide Impact Assessment Program Report.

Kerns, D. L. and J. C. Palumbo. 1996. Using Admire on desert vegetable crops. p. 75. In Silverleaf Whitefly: 1996 Supplement to the Five-Year National Research and Action Plan. USDA-ARS 1996-01.

Kerns, D. L., J. C. Palumbo and D. N. Byrne. 1999. Relative susceptibility of red and green color forms of the green peach aphid to insecticides. In Arizona Iceberg Lettuce Research Council, AILRC Research Report 1995-1998, pp. 187-194.

Kerns, D. L., T. Tellez and J. Nigh. 1999. Mating disruption of beet armyworm in vegetables by synthetic pheromone. In Arizona Iceberg Lettuce Research Council, AILRC Research Report 1995-1998, pp. 195-205.

Kerns, D. L. and M. N. Parajulee. 2008. Understanding the sources of thrips infesting seedling cotton and developing management recommendations. Cotton Incorporated Texas State Support Committee Report.

Kerns, D. L. and M. N. Parajulee. 2009. Developing an action threshold for thrips on cotton for the High Plains of Texas. Cotton Incorporated Texas State Support Committee Report.


http://lubbock.tamu.edu/cotton/pdf/final09cottonbook.pdf


Kerns, D. L., M. Muegge and M. Parajulee. 2010. Development of a binomial sampling plan to estimate thrips populations in cotton to aid in IPM decision making. Cotton Incorporated, CORE Initiatives.


Kerns, D. L. 2011. Residual activity and mechanism of action of insecticides targeting thrips. Cotton Incorporated Texas State Support Committee Report.

Kerns, D. L., M. Muegge and M. Parajulee. 2011. Development of a binomial sampling plan to estimate thrips populations in cotton to aid in IPM decision making. Cotton Incorporated, CORE Initiatives.

Kerns, D. L. 2012. Improving selected arthropod pest management practices for Louisiana cotton. Cotton Incorporated Louisiana State Support Committee Report.

Kerns, D. L. 2012. Refining corn and grain sorghum insect pest management strategies. Louisiana Soybean & Grain Research & Promotion Board Report.

Kerns, D. L. 2012. Optimizing chemical control strategies for Louisiana soybeans. Louisiana Soybean & Grain Research & Promotion Board Report.

Kerns, D. L. and S. Brown. 2013. Improving selected arthropod pest management practices for Louisiana cotton. Cotton Incorporated Louisiana State Support Committee Report.

Kerns, D. L., J. Beuzelin and S. Brown. 2013. Refining corn and grain sorghum insect pest management strategies. Louisiana Soybean & Grain Research & Promotion Board Report.

Kerns, D. L. and S. Brown. 2013. Optimizing chemical control strategies for Louisiana soybeans. Louisiana Soybean & Grain Research & Promotion Board Report.


Kerns, D. L., J. Beuzelin and S. Brown. 2014. Refining corn and grain sorghum insect pest management strategies. Louisiana Soybean & Grain Research & Promotion Board Report.

Kerns, D. L. and S. Brown. 2014. Optimizing chemical control strategies for Louisiana soybeans. Louisiana Soybean & Grain Research & Promotion Board Report.

Kerns, D. L., J. Lofton, B. Haggard and T. Price. 2015. Evaluating yield influence of reducing inputs on cotton production systems. Cotton Incorporated Louisiana State Support Committee Report.


Kerns, D. L., J. Beuzelin and S. Brown. 2014. Refining corn and grain sorghum IPM strategies. Louisiana Soybean & Grain Research & Promotion Board Report.

Kerns, D. L. and S. Brown. 2014. Refining soybean IPM strategies for Louisiana. Louisiana Soybean & Grain Research & Promotion Board Report.

VI. Extension

Individual Presentations (Last 5 years)

Program scheduled 1. January 2011, Pest Management, Caprock Crop Production Conference, Texas AgriLife

Extension Service, Floydata, TX. 2. January 2011, Cotton Insect Pest Management Issues, Llano Estacado Conference, Texas AgriLife

Extension Service, Muleshoe, TX. 3. January 2011, Cotton Insect Pest Management Update, West Plains Ag Conference, Texas


AgriLife Extension Service, Levelland, TX. 4. January 2011, Managing Insects Using IPM in Cotton, Southern Mesa Ag Conference, Texas

AgriLife Extension Service, Lamesa, TX. 5. February 2011, Insects that Impact Cotton Production on the High Plains, Deaf Smith Cotton

Conference, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Hereford, TX. 6. February 2011, Current Issues in Cotton Insect Pest Management, Sandyland Agricultural

Conference, AgriLife Extension Service, Seminole, TX. 7. February 2011, Insect Management Issues for 2011, Southwest Farm and Ranch Classic, Texas

AgriLife Extension Service, Lubbock, TX. 8. February 2011, Cotton IPM, Hale/Swisher Crops Conference, Texas AgriLife Extension

Service, Plainview, TX. 9. March 2011, Managing Thrips Without Temik, Gaines and Terry Counties Meeting, AgriLife

Extension Service, Seminole, TX. 10. August 2011, Kurtomathrips, Kurtomathrips Turn Row Meeting, Texas AgriLife Extension

Service, Seminole, TX. 11. September 2011, Cotton insect management, Dawson County Crop Tour, Texas AgriLife

Extension Service, Lamesa, TX. 12. January 2012, Thrips Control and Seed Treatments, Llano Estacado Cotton Conference,

Muleshoe, TX. 13. January 2012, Did Insects Survive the Drought? Southern Mesa Agricultural Conference, Lamesa,

TX. 14. February 2012, Cotton Insect Pest Management, Multi-County Cotton Workshop, Uvalde, TX. 15. February 2012, Insect Management Lessons Learned from 2011, Southwest Farm & Ranch Classic,

Lubbock, TX. 16. February 2012, Cotton Insect Pest Management, Sandyland’s Crop Conference, Seminole, TX.

February 2012, A New Thrips and Temik Replacement, Hale Swisher Crops Conference, Plainview, TX.

17. January 2013, Cotton Variety Selection, Grant and Rapides Parish, Alexandria, LA. 18. January 2014, Sugarcane Aphid Management in Sorghum, Louisiana Pesticide Applicators

Conference, Alexandria, LA. 19. January 2015, Sugarcane Aphid Management in Sorghum, Avoyelles Parish, Marksville, LA. 20. May 2015, Sugarcane Aphid Management in Grain Sorghum and Forage Sorghum Crops in Louisiana,

Alexandria, LA. 21. September 2015. Sugarcane Aphid Management in Sorghum, RUP Salespersons Recertification

Conference, Alexandria, LA. 22. January 2015, Sugarcane Aphid Management in Sorghum, Louisiana Pesticide Applicators

Conference, Alexandria, LA. 23. February, 2015, Sugarcane Aphid in Sorghum, Management and Future Outlook, West Carroll

Parish Pesticide Applicator Recertification Meeting, Oak Grove, LA.

Invited 1. February 2011, Spider Mite Outbreaks, Thresholds and Control in Cotton, Texas Pest Management

Association, San Marcos, TX. 2. March 2011, Cotton Insect Control Tests and New Insect Economic Thresholds, High Plains Crop

Consultant Annual Meeting, Lubbock, TX. 3. March 2011, Is There Insect Resistance to Bt in Cotton and Corn?, High Plains Crop Consultant

Annual Meeting, Lubbock, TX. 4. September 2011, Experiences with Transform Insecticide in Texas, Dow Sulfoxaflor Data Review


Meeting, NY. 5. September 2011, Life After Temik, West Texas Agricultural Chemicals Annual Meeting,

Lubbock TX. 6. October 2011, Texas High Plains Update, Southern Field Crops IPM Meeting, San Juan Cabo,

Mexico. 7. December 2011, Kurtomathrips morilli: A New Thrips of Texas Cotton, Texas Plant Protection

Conference, College Station, TX. 8. December 2011, Efficacy and Fit of New Insecticides Chemistries for Texas Cotton, Texas Plant

Protection Conference, College Station, TX. 9. March 2011, Contributions from Extension Entomology, Plains Cotton Improvement Conference,

Lubbock, TX. 10. September 2011, Life after Temik Panel, West Texas Agricultural Chemical Institute, Lubbock

TX. 11. January 2012, Agronomics of Cotton Production, Wilbur-Ellis, Seed Treatment University,

Lubbock, TX. 12. February 2012, Kutomathrips morilli: A New Thrips of Texas Cotton, Monsanto Consultants

Meeting, Santa Fe, NM. 13. February 2012, A Research Driven Extension Cotton Entomology Program in the Texas High Plains,

Louisiana Consultants Conference, Marksville, LA. 14. March 2012, Kutomathrips morilli: A New Thrips of Texas Cotton, High Plains Consultants

Conference, Lubbock, TX. 15. November 2012, Impact of Foliar Oversprays on Dual Gene Cotton, Cotton Incorporated’s 2012 –

Crop Management Seminar and Workshops, Tunica, MS. 16. February 2013, Insect Control Issue in LA Cotton, Louisiana Agricultural Technology &

Management Conference, Marksville, LA. 17. February 2013, Cotton Thrips Management and More, Louisiana Agricultural Technology &

Management Conference, Marksville, LA. 18. February 2013, Spider Mite Biology and Identification, Louisiana Agricultural Technology &

Management Conference, Marksville, LA. 19. January 2014, Early Season and Secondary Pest Management in Cotton, Conservation Systems

Cotton & Rice Conference, Tunica, MS. 20. February 2014, Susceptibility of Cry1F Resistant Fall Armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda, to Cotton

Expressing Pyramided Bt Toxins, Louisiana Agricultural Technology & Management Conference, Marksville, LA.

21. February 2014, Sugarcane Aphid as a Pest of Sorghum, Louisiana Agricultural Technology & Management Conference, Marksville, LA.

22. February 2014, Thrips Management and Neonicotinoid Resistance, Louisiana Agricultural Technology & Management Conference, Marksville, LA.

23. January 2015, Sugarcane Aphid: A New Pest of Sorghum in the U.S., Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference, Baton Rouge, LA.

24. January 2015, Sugarcane Aphid Panel Discussion, 2015 Arkansas Crop Management Conference Program, Little Rock, AR.

25. February 2015, Efficacy of Bt Toxins Against Bollworm in LA Cotton, Louisiana Agricultural Technology & Management Conference, Marksville, LA.

26. February 2015, Thiamethoxam Resistance and Management of Thrips, Louisiana Agricultural Technology & Management Conference, Marksville, LA.

27. February 2015, Soybean Entomology Updates: Bollworm Economic Threshold, Louisiana Agricultural Technology & Management Conference, Marksville, LA.


28. February 2015, Sugarcane Aphid in Sorghum, Management and Future Outlook, Louisiana Agricultural Technology & Management Conference, Marksville, LA.

29. September 2015, Sugarcane Aphid Management in Sorghum, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center Beaumont, TX.

30. November 2015, Sugarcane Aphid: Review and Management, Sorghum Checkoff - Sorghum Production and Market Development Meeting, Alexandria, LA.

County Agent Training and Organizational Conferences

1. July 2007, An Overview of Common Cotton Insects of the Texas High Plains, Texas Cooperative

Extension, Level 1 Agent Cotton Training, District Training, Lubbock, TX. 2. August 2007, Insecticide Mode of Action, Texas Cooperative Extension, Level 2 Agent Cotton

Training, District Training, Lubbock, TX. 3. November 2007, Sampling Lygus and Sweep Net Action Thresholds, Texas Cooperative Extension

/ Department of Entomology, 2007 Science Conference, College Station, TX. 4. November 2007, Secondary Spider Mite Outbreaks and Action Thresholds, Texas Cooperative

Extension / Department of Entomology, 2007 Science Conference, College Station, TX. 5. July 2008, How to Sample for Early-season Cotton Pests, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Level

1 Agent Cotton Training, District Training, Lubbock, TX. 6. August 2008, Insecticides and Conducting Insect Pest Management Results and Demonstration Tests,

Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Level 1 Agent Cotton Training, District Training, Lubbock, TX.

7. November 2008, Developing an Action Threshold for Thrips for the Texas High Plains, Texas AgriLife Extension Service / Department of Entomology, 2008 Science Conference, College Station, TX.

8. November 2008, Evaluation of New Insecticides for Managing Bollworms, Texas AgriLife Extension Service / Department of Entomology, 2008 Science Conference, College Station, TX.

9. November 2008, Impact of Insecticides on Aphids and Key Predators, Texas AgriLife Extension Service / Department of Entomology, 2008 Science Conference, College Station, TX.

10. November 2008, Managing Lygus with Insecticides and Damage Relationships, Texas AgriLife Extension Service / Department of Entomology, 2008 Science Conference, College Station, TX.

11. June 2009, IPM Newsletter Training, AgriLife Extension Service, IPM Agent Training, Lubbock, TX.

12. August 2009, Scouting and Identification of Fall Armyworms and Bollworms, AgriLife Extension Service, IPM Agent and Scout Training, Seminole, TX.

13. August 2009, Scouting for Lygus and Making Management Decisions, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Level 2 Agent Cotton Training, District Training, Halfway, TX.

14. February 2010, IPM advancement in thrips thresholds for cotton, Texas Pest Management Association - IPM Workshop, San Angelo, TX.

15. August 2010, Scouting for Fruit Feeding Insects and Making Management Decisions, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Level 2 Agent Cotton Training, District Training, Lubbock, TX.

16. November 2010, A discussion of monitoring for tolerance to transgenic cotton and corn, Department of Entomology Science Conference, College Station, TX.

17. February 2011, Spider Mite Outbreaks, Thresholds and Control in Cotton, Texas Pest Management Association - IPM Workshop, San Marcos, TX.

18. August 2011, Kurtomathrips morrilli: a new cotton pest, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Level 1 Agent Cotton Training, District Training, Lubbock, TX.


19. August 2011, New and old insecticides: where are we going and where have we been, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Level 2 Agent Cotton Training, District Training, Lubbock, TX.

20. August 2011, Cotton aphids: damage, decision making and control, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Level 2 Agent Cotton Training, District Training, Lubbock, TX.

21. November 2011, Potential for Transform insecticide in Texas cotton, Department of Entomology Science Conference, College Station, TX.

22. November 2011, Kurtomathrips morilli: a new cotton pest, Department of Entomology Science Conference, College Station, TX.

23. August 2012, Insecticide review, LSU AgCenter NE Region Agent Training, Winnsboro, LA. 24. August 2013, Demonstration of reduced drift formulations of 2,4-D into non-Enlist cotton, LSU

AgCenter NE Region Agent Training, Winnsboro, LA. Mass Media (Past 5 years):

1. 2011-2015, Patrol Hotline, Average approximately 12 broadcasts per year.

2. August 2011. Radio interview for KJTV 950 AM Ag Program.

3. 2011, FOCUS on South Plains Agriculture Newsletter. http://lubbock.tamu.edu.

4. 2012-2015, AgFax Radio and Newsletter Interviews.

5. 2012-2015, Various trade magazine interviews and articles including: Delta Farm Press, MidAmerica Farmer Grower, Cotton Grower, Cotton Farming.

6. 2012-2015, Louisiana Crops Newsletter. http://lsuagcenter.com.

7. 2012-2015, Louisiana Crops Blog. http://louisianacrops.com.

8. 2015, ACANO Sugarcane aphid webinar training for Agents and Consultants.

Extension Publications: Kerns, D. L. 1994. Integrated pest management. The Arizona Citrus Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 3.

University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension. Kerns, D. L. 1994. Foreign insects threaten Arizona citrus, The Arizona Citrus Newsletter, Vol. 2,

No. 1. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension. Kerns, D. L. 1994. Citrus thrips control in Arizona citrus. The Arizona Citrus Newsletter, Vol. 2,

No. 2. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension. Kerns, D. L., J. C. Palumbo and D. N. Byrne. 1995. 1995 Insect pest management guidelines for cole

crops, cucurbits, lettuce, and leafy green vegetables. University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension Publication 195007, pp. 34.

Kerns, D. L. 1995. New insecticides look promising for citrus thrips control. The Arizona Citrus Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 1. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension.

Kerns, D. L. 1995. Bug briefs: woolly whitefly update, parasitoids of citrus mealybug, and citrus thrips management. The Arizona Citrus Newsletter, Vol 4, No. 4. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension.

Kerns, D. L. and J. C. Palumbo. 1996. Using Admire on desert vegetable crops, University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension. IPM Series No. 5, pp. 4.

Tickes, B. R. and D. L. Kerns. 1996. Lettuce injury from preplant and preemergence herbicides, University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension. IPM Series No. 9, pp. 4.

Kerns, D. L. and J. C. Palumbo. 1997. Confirm and Success: new tools for insect management in cole crops and leafy green vegetables in Arizona. IPM Series No. 10, pp. 3.

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Kerns, D. L. 1997. Confirm and Success: new tools for insect pest management in cole crops and leafy green vegetables in Arizona. Yuma County Farm Notes, September 1997. University of Arizona, Yuma County Cooperative Extension.

Kerns, D. L. 1997. Citrus pests update: woolly whitefly and cottony-cushion scale. The Arizona Citrus Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 1. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension.

Palumbo, J. C. and D. L. Kerns. 1998. Melon insect pest management in Arizona. IPM Series No. 11, pp. 7.

Kerns, D. L. 1998. Vegetable informational updates. Yuma County Farm Notes, October 1998. University of Arizona, Yuma County Cooperative Extension.

Kerns, D. L. 1998. Insecticides at risk. The Arizona Citrus Newsletter, Vol 5, No. 2. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension.

Kerns, D. L. 1998. Citrus Thrips Control. The Arizona Citrus Newsletter, Vol 5, No. 2. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension.

Kerns, D. L. 1998. Insecticide residual activity and management guidelines for citrus thrips. The Arizona Citrus Newsletter, Vol 6, No. 2. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension.

Kerns, D. L. 1998. Lygus management in cotton difficult in 1998. Yuma County Farm Notes, July 1998. University of Arizona, Yuma County Cooperative Extension.

Kerns, D. L., M. E. Matheron, J. C. Palumbo, C. A. Sanchez, D. W. Still, B. R. Tickes, K. Umeda and M. A. Wilcox. 1999. Guidelines for head lettuce production in Arizona. IPM Series No. 12, pp.19.

Kerns, D. L. 1999. Be on the alert for a new aphid species. Yuma County Farm Notes, February 1999. University of Arizona, Yuma County Cooperative Extension.

Palumbo, J. C., D. L. Kerns, F. Reyes and C. Mullis, Jr. 1999. Monitoring insect activity in the vegetable growing areas of Yuma County in 1998-1999. Yuma County Farm Notes, August 1999. University of Arizona, Yuma County Cooperative Extension.

Kerns, D. L. 1999. Citrus Pests: another weird year? The Arizona Citrus Newsletter, Vol 6, No. 3. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension.

Kerns, D. L. 1999. Insecticidal residual activity and management guidelines for citrus thrips. Yuma County Farm Notes, February 1999. University of Arizona, Yuma County Cooperative Extension.

Kerns, D. L. 1999. EPA reviews Carzol. The Arizona Citrus Newsletter, Vol 6, No. 4. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension.

Kerns, D. L. 1999. Red imported fire ants. The Arizona Citrus Newsletter, Vol 6, No. 4. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension.

Kerns, D. L. 1999. Cultural management of mobile insect pests in alfalfa. Yuma County Farm Notes, August 1999. University of Arizona, Yuma County Cooperative Extension.

Kerns, D. L. and J. C. Palumbo. 2000. Common contaminates found in Arizona lettuce. IPM Series (AZ1137, pp. 2).

Palumbo, J. C., D. L. Kerns and K. Umeda. 2000. Whitefly management on Desert Melons. University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension Publication (AZ1190, pp. 7).

Kerns, D. L. 2001. The citrus leafminer, In Arizona Citrus Newsletter, March 2001. Kerns, D.L. 2001. New citrus pests to be on the look out for, In Arizona Citrus Newsletter, May

2001. Kerns, D. L. 2003. Biological Control in Arizona Citrus, In Yuma County Farm Notes,

September.


Kerns, D. L., G. Wright and J. Loghry. 2004. Arthropod Management Guidelines for Arizona Citrus. IPM Series, pp. 28.

Kerns, D. L. 2004. The Mediterranean fruit fly. IPM Series http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1352.pdf. (also published in Spainish), pp. 4.

Kerns, D. L. 2004. Mites of Arizona Citrus, In Yuma County Farm Notes, (November). Kerns, D. L. 2004. The Mediterranean fruit fly. In The Arizona Citrus Newsletter, October 2004. Boman, R. and D. Kerns. 2007. Management of late cotton in the High Plains in 2007. pp. 10.

http://lubbock.tamu.edu/. Kerns, D. L., C. G. Sansone, K. T. Siders and B. A. Baugh. 2008. E-6, Managing cotton insects in

the High Plans, Rolling Plains and Trans Pecos areas of Texas 2008. pp. 18. http://AgriLifebookstore.org.

Kerns, D. L., C. G. Sansone, K. T. Siders and B. A. Baugh. 2008. E-6A, Suggested insecticides for anaging cotton insects in the High Plans, Rolling Plains and Trans Pecos areas of Texas 2008. pp. 16. http://AgriLifebookstore.org.

Parker, R. D., M. J. Jungman, S. P. Biles and D. L. Kerns. 2008. E-5, Managing cotton insects in the Southern, Eastern and Blackland areas of Texas 2008. pp. 17. http://AgriLifebookstore.org.

Parker, R. D., M. J. Jungman, S. P. Biles and D. L. Kerns. 2008. E-5A, Suggested insecticides for managing cotton insects in the Southern, Eastern and Blackland areas of Texas 2008. pp. 17. http://AgriLifebookstore.org.

Kerns, D. L. and M. G. Cattaneo. 2008. E-7, Managing cotton insects in the Lower Rio Grande Valley 2008. pp. 16. http://AgriLifebookstore.org.

Kerns, D. L. and M. G. Cattaneo. 2008. E-7A, Suggested insecticides for managing cotton insects in the Lower Rio Grande Valley 2008. pp. 14. http://AgriLifebookstore.org.

Boman, R. and D. Kerns. 2009. Management of late cotton in the High Plains in 2009. 10 pp, http://lubbock.tamu.edu/focus/focus2009/June_26/pdfs/Mgt_late_cotton_2009.pdf

Kerns, D. L., C. G. Sansone, K. T. Siders and B. A. Baugh. 2009. E-6, Managing cotton insects in the High Plans, Rolling Plains and Trans Pecos areas of Texas 2009. pp. 18. http://AgriLifebookstore.org.

Kerns, D. L., C. G. Sansone, K. T. Siders and B. A. Baugh. 2009. E-6A, Suggested insecticides for anaging cotton insects in the High Plans, Rolling Plains and Trans Pecos areas of Texas 2009. pp. 16. http://AgriLifebookstore.org.

Parker, R. D., M. J. Jungman, S. P. Biles and D. L. Kerns. 2009. E-5, Managing cotton insects in the Southern, Eastern and Blackland areas of Texas 2009. pp. 17. http://AgriLifebookstore.org.

Parker, R. D., M. J. Jungman, S. P. Biles and D. L. Kerns. 2009. E-5A, Suggested insecticides for managing cotton insects in the Southern, Eastern and Blackland areas of Texas 2009. pp. 17. http://AgriLifebookstore.org.

Kerns, D. L. and M. G. Cattaneo. 2009. E-7, Managing cotton insects in the Lower Rio Grande Valley 2009. pp. 16. http://AgriLifebookstore.org.

Kerns, D. L. and M. G. Cattaneo. 2009. E-7A, Suggested insecticides for managing cotton insects in the Lower Rio Grande Valley 2009. pp. 14. http://AgriLifebookstore.org.

Kerns, D. L., J. Woodward, T. Wheeler and B. Kesey. 2009. Applied cotton insect and disease pest management evaluations in the Texas High Plains, 2008 Report. 90 pp, http://lubbock.tamu.edu/ipm/AgWeb/.

Includes the following: Kerns, D. L., M. Vandiver and B. Kesey. 2009. Evaluation of at-planting insecticides for thrips

control in cotton, Farwell – 2008. In Applied cotton insect and disease pest management evaluations in the Texas High Plains, 2008 Report. pp. 1-7.


Kerns, D. L., M. Cattaneo and B. Kesey. 2009. Evaluation of at-planting insecticides for thrips control and effect on leafminers in cotton, Seminole – 2008. In Applied cotton insect and disease pest management evaluations in the Texas High Plains, 2008 Report. pp. 8-14.

Kerns, D. L., M. Parajulee, M. Vandiver, M. Cattaneo, K. Siders and B. Kesey. 2009. Developing an action threshold for thrips in the Texas High Plains – 2008. In Applied cotton insect and disease pest management evaluations in the Texas High Plains, 2008 Report. pp. 15-31.

Kerns, D. L., E. Nino and B. Kesey. 2009. Evaluation of insecticides for cotton fleahopper control – 2008. In Applied cotton insect and disease pest management evaluations in the Texas High Plains, 2008 Report. pp. 32-36.

Kerns, D. L., B. Baugh and B. Kesey. 2009. Efficacy of insecticides targeting cotton aphids and impact of key aphid predators - 2008. In Applied cotton insect and disease pest management evaluations in the Texas High Plains, 2008 Report. pp. 37-42.

Kerns, D. L., B. Baugh and B. Kesey. 2009. Efficacy of a range of rates of Carbine and Intruder on cotton aphids - 2008. In Applied cotton insect and disease pest management evaluations in the Texas High Plains, 2008 Report. pp. 43-46.

Kerns, D. L. and B. Kesey. 2009. Efficacy of insecticides towards a sub-threshold chronic infestation of Lygus - 2008, 2008 Report. pp. 47-49.

Kerns, D. L., A. Balachandran, B. Baugh, M. Parajulee and B. Kesey. 2009. Chemical management of Lygus in late-season cotton and impact on yield - 2008. In Applied cotton insect and disease pest management evaluations in the Texas High Plains, 2008 Report. pp. 50-57.

Kerns, D. L., B. Baugh and B. Kesey. 2009. Efficacy of insecticides for beet armyworm control in cotton - 2008. In Applied cotton insect and disease pest management evaluations in the Texas High Plains, 2008 Report. pp. 58-61.

Kerns, D. L., E. Nino, B. Baugh, G. Cronholm, S. Young and B. Kesey. 2009. Evaluation of new chemistries for bollworm management in the Texas High Plains – 2008. In Applied cotton insect and disease pest management evaluations in the Texas High Plains, 2008 Report. pp. 62-66.

Kerns, D. L., M. Vandiver, E. Nino, T. Doederlein, M. Cattaneo, B. Baugh, G. Cronholm, K. Siders and S. Russell. 2009. Boll damage survey of Bt and non-Bt cotton varieties in the South Plains region of Texas 2007-08. In Applied cotton insect and disease pest management evaluations in the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 67-71.

Kerns, D. L., and B. Kesey. 2010. Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. 91 pp, http://lubbock.tamu.edu/ipm/AgWeb/2010_Publications/Cotton_Insect_Research_2009_Report.pdf.

Includes the following: Kerns, D. L., E. Nino and B. Kesey. 2010. Evaluation of insecticides for control of western flower

thrips in cotton – 2009. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 1-7.

Kerns, D. L., M. Vandiver and B. Kesey. 2010. Evaluation of preventive insecticides for control of western flower thrips in cotton – 2009. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 8-13.

Kerns, D. L., M. Parajulee, E. Bynum, M. Vandiver, M. Cattaneo, K. Siders and D. Patman. 2010. Developing an action threshold for thrips in the Texas High Plains – 2009. In Applied cotton insect and disease pest management evaluations in the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 14-19.


Kerns, D. L., M. Muegge, M. Parajulee, M. Vandiver, W. Multer, E. Nino, D. Patman, S Russell and K. Siders. 2010. Development of a binomial sampling plan to estimate thrips populations in cotton to aid in IPM decision making. In Applied cotton insect and disease pest management evaluations in the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 20-24.

Kerns, D. L., E. Nino and B. Kesey. 2010. Impact and benefit of foliar insecticides applied over preventive insecticides for thrips control – Dimmitt, TX 2009. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 25-33.

Kerns, D. L., E. Bynum, M. Fischbacher and B. Kesey. 2010. Impact and benefit of foliar insecticides applied over preventive insecticides for thrips control – Sunray, TX 2009. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 34-42.

Kerns, D. L., B. Baugh and B. Kesey. 2010. Efficacy of insecticides targeting cotton aphids and impact of key aphid predators - 2009. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 43-49.

Kerns, D. L., B. Baugh, D. Patman and B. Kesey. 2010. Evaluation of insecticides against cotton aphids and impact on lady beetle larvae in cotton - 2009. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 50-55.

Kerns, D. L., B. Baugh, D. Patman and B. Kesey. 2010. Efficacy of Carbine and Intruder towards cotton aphids in cotton - 2009. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 56-58.

Kerns, D. L., D. Patman, B. Baugh, K. Siders and B. Kesey. 2010. Potential of Diamond insecticide for Lygus management in the Texas High Plains - 2009. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 59-64.

Kerns, D. L., M. Vandiver, B. Baugh, E. Nino and B. Kesey. 2010. Evaluation of insecticides for control of western tarnished plant bug in cotton - 2009. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 65-67.

Siders, K and D. Kerns. 2010. Evaluation of imidacloprid/spirotetramat pre-mix for control of western tarnished plant bug in cotton - 2009. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 68-70.

Kerns, D. L., T. Doederlein, B. Baugh, D. Patman and B. Kesey. 2010. Impact of pre-bloom square loss on yield in late planted cotton in the Texas High Plains. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 71-76.

Kerns, D. L., T. Doederlein, B. Baugh, D. Patman and B. Kesey. 2010. Evaluation of insecticides for beet armyworm control in cotton - 2009. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 77-80.

Kerns, D. L., M. Vandiver, E. Nino, T. Doederlein, M. Cattaneo, B. Baugh, G. Cronholm, K. Siders, S. Russell and D. Patman. 2010. Boll damage survey of Bt and non-Bt cotton varieties in the South Plains region of Texas 2007-09. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 81-86.

Kerns, D. L. and B. Kesey. 2010. Evaluation of seedling transgenic cotton containing Bacillus thuringiensis toxins to saltmarsh caterpillar. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. pp. 87-91.

Kerns, D. L., C. G. Sansone, C. Allen, R. D. Parker and S. P. Biles. 2011. Managing cotton insects in Texas. http://cottonbugs.tamu.edu.

Kerns, D. L., and B. Kesey. 2011. Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2009 Report. 168 pp, http://lubbock.tamu.edu/ipm/AgWeb/2010_Publications/Cotton_Insect_Research_2010_Report.pdf.

Includes the following:


Kerns, D. L., J. Woodward, B. Kesey and S. Adair. 2011. Interaction between Insecticides Targeting Western Flower Thrips and Fungicides in Cotton in the High Plains Region of Texas, 2010. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 1-22.

Kerns, D. L. and B. Kesey. 2011. Evaluation of Preventative and Foliar Insecticides for Control of Western Flower Thrips in Cotton in the High Plains Region of Texas, 2010. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 9-13.

Kerns, D. L., M. Parajulee, M. Vandiver, M. Cattaneo, K. Siders, D. Patman and B. Kesey. 2011. Developing an Action Threshold for Thrips in the Texas High Plains, 2010. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 15-23.

Kerns, D. L., M. Muegge, M. Vandiver, W. Multer, T. Doederlein, D. Patman, S. Russell, K. Siders, C. Multer and M. Parajulee. 2011. Development of a Binomial Sampling Plan to Estimate Thrips Populations in Cotton to Aid in IPM Decision Making. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 25-30.

Kerns, D. L. and B. Kesey. 2011. Evaluation of Preventative Treatments and Foliar Over Sprays for Control of Thrips in Cotton in the High Plains Region of Texas, 2010 – Test A. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 31-38.

Kerns, D. L. and B. Kesey. 2011. Evaluation of Preventative Treatments and Foliar Over Sprays for Control of Thrips in Cotton in the High Plains Region of Texas, 2010 – Test B. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 39-47.

Kerns, D. L. and S. Adair. 2011. Evaluation of Poncho as a Potential New Seed Treatment for Control of Thrips in Cotton, 2010. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 49-51.

Kerns, D. L. and M. Vandiver. 2011. Evaluation of Aldicarb Formulations for Control of Western Flower Thrips in Cotton. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 53-55.

Kerns, D. L., J. Woodward, T. Doederlein and B. Kesey. 2011. Evaluation of Preventive Seed Treatments and Temik for Thrips, Root-knot Nematodes and Disease Control. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 57-64.

Kerns, D. L. 2011. Impact of Cotton Aphids Infesting Pre-Bloom Dry-Land Cotton, 2010. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 65-69.

Kerns, D. L., B. Baugh and D. Patman. 2011. Evaluation of Insecticides for Aphid Control and Impact on Lady Beetle Larvae, 2010. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 71-76.

Kerns, D. L., B. Baugh, D. Patman and B. Kesey. 2011. Impact of Thiamethoxam Seed Treatments on the Efficacy of Subsequent Foliar Applications of Thiamethoxam TowardsCotton Aphids in Texas, 2010. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 77-81.

Kerns, D. L. and B. Baugh. 2011. Evaluation of Belay and Endigo for Control of Western Tarnished Plant Bug and Stink Bugs in Cotton, 2010. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 83-88.

Kerns, D. L., D. Patman and B. Baugh. 2011. Potential for using Boll Damage as a Threshold Indicator for Lygus in the Texas High Plains, 2010. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 89-93.

Kerns, D. L. 2011. Evaluation of Insecticides for Control of Western Tarnished Plant Bug in Cotton, 2010. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 95-99.


Kerns, D. L. and B. Baugh. 2011. Evaluation of Sulfoxaflor for Control of Western Tarnished Plant Bug in Cotton. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 101-107.

Kerns, D. L., T. Doederlein, B. Baugh and D. Patman. 2011. Ability of Cotton to Compensate for Early-Season Fruit Loss and Impact on Yield and Lint Quality, 2010. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 109-115.

Kerns, D. L., B. Baugh and B. Kesey. 2011. Field Validation of the Texas Cotton Spider Mite Action Threshold, 2010. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 117-119.

Kerns, D. L., B. Baugh and B. Kesey. 2011. Evaluation of Miticides for Spider Mite Control in Cotton in the South Plains Region of Texas 2010 – Test A. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 121-125.

Kerns, D. L., B. Baugh and B. Kesey. 2011. Evaluation of Miticides for Spider Mite Control in Cotton in the South Plains Region of Texas 2010 – Test B. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 127-132.

Kerns, D. L., K. Siders and B. Baugh. 2011. Bollgard II Roundup Flex, Widestrike Roundup Flex and Conventional Systems Comparisons. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 133-139.

Kerns, D. L., M. Vandiver, E. Nino, T. Doederlein, M. Cattaneo, G. Cronholm, K. Siders, B. Baugh, S. Russell and D. Patman. 2011. Boll Damage Survey of Bt and Non-Bt Cotton Varieties in the South Plains Region of Texas 2007-10. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 141-146.

Kerns, D. L., M. Cattaneo, B. Baugh and D. Patman. 2011. Controlling Mixed Populations of Bollworm and Fall Armyworm in Non-Bt Cotton. In Cotton Insect Pest Management Reports for the Texas High Plains, 2010 Report. pp. 147-153.

Mascagni, H.J., Jr.,Sebe Brown, Millie Deloach, David Kerns, John Kruse, Josh Lofton, Boyd Padgett, and Srah Sterling. 2012. Performance of corn hybrids in Louisiana, 2012. LAES Reserach Summary No. 196.

Mascagni, H.J., Jr., Kelly Arceneaux, Sebe Brown, Millie Deloach, Jacob Fluitt, Dustin Harrell, Steve Harrison, Clayton Hollier, David Kerns, John Kruse, James Leonards, Josh Lofton, Boyd Padgett, Ron Regan, and Sarah Sterling. 2012. Performance of grain sorghum hybrids in Louisiana, 2012. LAES Research Summary No. 195.

Ring, D. R., T. E. Reagan, K. Healy, F. Huang, J. Davis, S. Brown, J. Beuzelin, D. Kerns, T. Smith, M. J. Stout, D. Reed, A. Morgan and L. Foil. 2013. 2013 Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide. LSU AgCenter, PUB1838.

Mascagni, H.J., Jr., R. Levy, S. Brown, B. Buckley, K. Miller, C. Hollier, D. Kerns, J. Lofton, B. Padgett, and Bill Waltman. 2013. Performance of Corn Hybrids in Louisiana, 2013. LAES Research Summary No. 199.

Mascagni, H.J., Jr., K. Arceneaux, S. Brown, B. Buckley, K. Miller, J. Fluitt, D. Groth, D. Harrell, S. Harrison, C. Hollier, D. Kerns, J. Leonards, R. Levy, J. Lofton, R. Regan and B. Waltman. 2013. Performance of grain sorghum hybrids in Louisiana, 2013. LAES Research Summary No. 200.

Kruse, J., D. Ezell, S. Laird, W. Waltman, J. Stapp, K. Shannon, S. Brown, D. Kerns, S. Micinski, J. Dickson, B. Buckley, B. Haggard, J. Lofton and G. Myers. 2013. 2013 Cotton Varieties for Louisiana. LSU AgCenter.


Miller, D., D. Stephenson and D. Kerns. 2013. 2013 Cotton Harvest Aid Guidelines for Louisiana. LSU AgCenter. Pub. 2194.

Ring, D. R., T. E. Reagan, K. Healy, F. Huang, J. Davis, S. Brown, J. Beuzelin, D. Kerns, T. Smith, M. J. Stout, D. Reed, A. Morgan and L. Foil. 2014. 2014 Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide. LSU AgCenter, PUB1838.

Fromme, D., D. Ezell, S. Laird, W. Waltman, J. Stapp, K. Shannon, S. Brown, D. Kerns, S. Micinski, J. Dickson, B. Buckley, B. Haggard, J. Lofton and G. Myers. 2014. 2014 Cotton Varieties for Louisiana. LSU AgCenter.

Mascagni, H.J., Jr., R. Levy, S. Brown, B. Buckley, K. Miller, C. Hollier, D. Kerns, J. Lofton, B. Padgett, and Bill Waltman. 2014. Performance of Corn Hybrids in Louisiana, 2014. LAES Research Summary No. 199.

Mascagni, H. J., Jr., K. Arceneaux, S. Brown, B. Buckley, K. Miller, J. Fluitt, D. Groth, D. Harrell, S. Harrison, C. Hollier, D. Kerns, J. Leonards, R. Levy, J. Lofton, R. Regan and B. Waltman. 2014. Performance of grain sorghum hybrids in Louisiana, 2014. LAES Research Summary No. 200.

Gould, F., D. Stephenson, M. Purvis, G. Padgett, K. Cater, H. Mascagni, J. Lofton, R. Levy, D. Kerns, F. Huang, C. Hollier, S. Harrison, D. Groth, J. Griffin, B. Buckley, J. Beuzelin and K. Arceneaux. 2014. Wheat and Oat: Weed, Insect and Disease Filed Guide. LSU AgCenter, Pub 3306.

Ring, D. R., T. E. Reagan, K. Healy, F. Huang, J. Davis, S. Brown, J. Beuzelin, D. Kerns, T. Smith, M. J. Stout, D. Reed, A. Morgan and L. Foil. 2015. 2015 Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide. LSU AgCenter, Pub1838.

Fromme, D., D. Ezell, S. Laird, W. Waltman, J. Stapp, K. Shannon, S. Brown, D. Kerns, S. Micinski, J. Dickson, B. Buckley, B. Haggard, J. Lofton and G. Myers. 2015. 2015 Cotton Varieties for Louisiana. LSU AgCenter. Pub 2135.

Brown, S., D. Kerns and J. Beuzelin. 2015. Sugarcane Aphids: An Emerging Pest of Grain Sorghum. LSU AgCenter. Pub 3369.

Brown, S. and D. Kerns. Sorghum Hybrids That Offer Some Protection from Sugarcane Aphid with Expected Availability in 2016. LSU AgCenter. Pub 3523.

VII. Service (2007-15) Professional Society Service - 2007, Subject Editor, Horticultural Technology, Horticultural Society of America.

- 2007, Editor-in-Chief, Arthropod Management Tests, Entomological Society of America.

- 2007, Editorial Review Committee, Entomological Society of America.

- 2008-2011, Representative and Program Planning, High Plains Association of Crop Consultants.

- 2008-2011, Board Member, Representative, Vice President, and President, West Texas Agricultural Chemicals Institute.

- 2010-2011, Student Research Paper and Poster Awards Committee, Southwestern Branch, Entomological Society of America.

- 2010-2011, Youth Science Committee, Southwestern Branch, Entomological Society of America.


- 2011, Vice-president, Southwestern Society of Entomologists.

- 2012, President, Southwestern Society of Entomologists.

- 2012, Ex-officio member, Local Arrangements Committee, ESA-Southeastern Branch.

- 2013, Judge for Student 10 min paper competitions, ESA.

- 2007-15, Reviewed 37 manuscripts from various professional journals and book chapters including: Cotton Science, Crop Protection, Crop Management, Southwestern Entomologist, Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology, International Journal of Pest Management, Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, Journal of Entomological Science, Journal of Economic Entomology, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Cotton Insect Pest Management, Journal of Insect Science, AgriLife Plant Release Committee, American Phytopathological Society and USDA-ARS.

AgCenter/Departmental Service - 2007-present, Coordinator and Moderator – Cotton, Science Conference.

- 2008, Chair, Amarillo Grain Entomology Specialist Search Committee.

- 2007-2011, Science Conference Program Committee, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University.

- 2008-2011, Cotton Premier Program, Texas AgriLife Extension Service.

- 2011, Extension Retreat Program Committee, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University.

- 2011, Departmental Advisory Committee, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University.

- 2011-present, Louisiana Crop Consultants Conference Planning Committee.

- 2012, LSU AgCenter, Search Committee Member, Macon Ridge Research Station Plant Pathologist.

- 2013, LSU AgCenter, Search Committee Member, State Cotton and Corn Specialist.

- 2012-present, Louisiana Pollinator Protection Committee.

- 2012-2014, LSU AgCenter, 4-H Shooting Instructor.

- 2015, LSU AgCenter Awards Committee.

- 2012-2015, LSU AgCenter Hatch Project Reviews.

- 2012-2015, LSU AgCenter Representative to the Louisiana Boll Weevil Eradication Committee.

- 2012-2015, LSU AgCenter Chair of the Louisiana Boll Weevil Technical Advisory Committee.

National Organizations - 2008-2013, Committee Member, Boll Weevil Technical Advisory Committee, National

Cotton Conference.

- 2007-2011, State Coordinator - Texas, Cotton Insect Losses, National Cotton Council.

- 2011-present, State Coordinator - Louisiana, Cotton Insect Losses, National Cotton Council.

- 2015, USDA-ARS Project Review Panel.

- 2015, NIFA Project Proposal Review.

VIII. Grants and Contracts Awarded


Internal

Competitive Grants

1. 1998. Title: Vegetable IPM - Pest Monitoring and Information Advisory. Arizona Iceberg Lettuce Research Council / Cooperative Extension Program Enhancements Awards. Co-PI (50% fiscal management), with J. Palumbo, Funded $9,500. Competitive.

2. 2001. Title: Enhancing cotton IPM with kaolinic particle film. University of Arizona IPM Grants Program. Co-PI (20% fiscal management) with Y. Liu and B. Tabashnik, Funded $5,000. Competitive.

3. 2003. Title: Evaluation of Oligonychus milleri as a causal agent of Aleppo pine blight. University of Arizona, College of Life Sciences, IPM Competitive Grants. Co-PI (50% fiscal management), with B. Bequette, Funded $3,750. Competitive.

Hatch Project Grants

1. 1995-1999. Title: Insecticide resistance and resistance monitoring of beet armyworm in the Yuma Valley of Arizona. Hatch project. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $7,500, Non-Competitive.

2. 1999-2005. Potential Use of Particle Film Technology for a Biorational Approach for Management of Citrus Thrips on Arizona Lemons. Hatch project. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $5,500. Non-Competitive.

3. 2005-2007. Title: Insecticide resistance monitoring of cabbage looper. Hatch project. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $2,500. Non-Competitive.

External

Competitive Grants

1. 1988. Title: Cotton aphids: Chemical control, insecticide resistance, and varietal susceptibility. Alabama Cotton Commission. PI (100% fiscal management) with M. J. Gaylor. Funded for $7,500.

2. 1989. Title: Resistance to selected aphicides by the cotton aphid and relative susceptibility of the aphid and non-target insects to alternative insecticides. USDA-SR- IPM. PI (100% fiscal management) with M. J. Gaylor. Funded for $10,000.

3. 1989. Title: Cotton aphids: Chemical control, insecticide resistance, and varietal susceptibility. Alabama Cotton Commission. PI (100% fiscal management) with M. J. Gaylor. Funded for $5,000.

4. 1994. Title: Distribution of binomial sampling plans and action thresholds for Bemsia tabaci. USDA-ES PIAP. Co-PI (0% fiscal management) with D. Byrne and J. Palumbo, Funded for $10,000.

5. 1994. Title: Examination of potato leafhopper biology and control technology in citrus. Arizona Citrus Research Council. Co-PI (50% fiscal management) with D. Byrne, Funded for $11,175.

6. 1994. Title: The citrus peel miner, Marmara salictella, in Arizona grapefruit. Arizona Citrus Research Council. Co-PI (20% fiscal management) with R. Gibson, D. Langston, D. Bacon and R. Gibson, Funded for $3,035.


7. 1995. Title: Examination of insecticide resistance, control, and color morph formation of green peach aphid on iceberg lettuce. Arizona Iceberg Lettuce Research Council. PI (100% fiscal management) with J. Palumbo and D. Byrne, Funded for $18,616.

8. 1995. Title: Population dynamics, sampling, and control of citrus thrips, and control of citrus mealybug in Arizona lemons. Arizona Citrus Research Council. PI (75% fiscal management) with M. Maurer and D. Langston, Funded for $18,847.

9. 1995. Title: Managing resistance to imidacloprid in whitefly populations impacting Arizona vegetables. USDA Cooperative Agreement. Co-PI (0% fiscal management) with T. Dennehy, D. Byrne and J. Palumbo, Funded for $20,000.

10. 1996. Title: Citrus peel miner, Marmara salictella, monitoring techniques and control measures. Arizona Citrus Research Council. Co-PI (50% fiscal management) with M. Maurer, Funded for $6,500.

11. 1997. Title: Formulating an action threshold and predicting fruit scarring severity caused by citrus thrips in Arizona. Arizona Citrus Research Council. PI (100% fiscal management) with M. Maurer, Funded for $5,374.

12. 1997. Title: Using synthetic pheromones for control of beet armyworm in lettuce. Arizona Iceberg Lettuce Research Board. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $5,000.

13. 1997. Title: Evaluation and monitoring of Lannate resistance in beet armyworms in Arizona. Insecticide Resistance Action Committee. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $5,000.

14. 1998. Title: Citrus peel miner, Marmara salictella, monitoring techniques and control measures. Arizona Citrus Research Council. Co-PI (50% fiscal management) with M. Maurer, Funded for $6,200.

15. 1998. Title: Susceptibility of lemons to citrus thrips scarring based on fruit size and residual activity of insecticides for citrus thrips control in Arizona lemons. Arizona Citrus Research Council. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $16,588.

16. 1998. Title: Residual activity of insecticides to cabbage loopers on iceberg lettuce. Arizona Iceberg Lettuce Research Council. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $5,000.

17. 1999. Title: Susceptibility of lemons to citrus thrips scarring based on fruit size and residual activity of insecticides for citrus thrips control in Arizona lemons. Arizona Citrus Research Council. PI (100% fiscal management) with G. Wright. Funded for $16,205.

18. 1999. Title: IPM Certification and labeling of Arizona vegetables. Arizona Iceberg Lettuce Research Council. PI (100% fiscal management) with R. MacAurthur and R. Rivas. Funded for $15,800.

19. 2000. Title: Evaluation of pre-petal fall citrus thrips control programs. Arizona Citrus Research Council. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $7,776.

20. 2000. Title: Potential for insect control in Arizona citrus using insect growth regulators. Arizona Citrus Research Council. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $3,464.

21. 2000. Title: Insecticidal and yield enhancement qualities of Surround particle film technology. Arizona Citrus Research Council. PI (100% fiscal management) with G. Wright, Funded for $11,740.

22. 2000. Title: Organic lemon production. Arizona Citrus Research Council. Co-PI (25% fiscal management) with G. Wright, M. Zerkoune and W. McCloskey, Funded for $23,562.



24. 2001. Title: Effects of thrips age on susceptibility to insecticides. Arizona Citrus Research Council. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $14,000.


26. 2001. Title: Managing wood rats in navel oranges. PI (100% fiscal management) with L. Sullivan. Arizona Citrus Research Council, Funded for $12,000.

27. 2001-2005. Title: Insecticidal Control of Woolly Whitefly. Arizona Citrus Research Council. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $109,800.


29. 2002. Title: Population dynamics of the citrus leafminer in Arizona. Arizona Citrus Research Council. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $5,772.

30. 2002. Title: Impact of mites on lemon yield in Arizona. Arizona Citrus Research Council. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $14,373.


32. 2002. Title: Development and publication of Arizona pest management guidelines. Arizona Citrus Research Council. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $2,750.

33. 2004. Title: Web-based IPM resources for Arizona’s citrus growers. Arizona Citrus Research Council. Co-PI (0% fiscal management) with Jenny Jones and Michael Matheron, Funded for $1,500.

34. 2005. Title: Impact of insecticides targeting woolly whitefly on citrus thrips, and phytophagous and predaceous mites. Arizona Citrus Research Council. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded for $8,112.

35. 2007. Title: Understanding the sources of thrips infesting seedling cotton and developing management recommendations. Cotton Incorporated - Texas State Support Committee. PI (100% fiscal management) with Megha Parajulee, Funded for $25,000.

36. 2007. Developing and implementing field and landscape level reduced-risk management strategies for Lygus in Western cropping systems. USDA-CREES RAMP. Co-PI (0% fiscal management) with Peter Ellsworth, Pete Goodell, Megha Parajulee, Scott Bundy, Jay Bancroft, Jackie Blackmer, Yves Carriere, Al Fournier, Larry Godfrey, James Hagler, John Palumbo and Jay Rosenheim, Funded for $2,500,000 (4-yrs).

37. 2008. Title: Ecological approach to cotton insect management in the Texas High Plains. Plains Cotton Growers Incorporated. Co-PI (0% fiscal management) with Megha Parajulee, Funded $30,000.

38. 2008. Title: Evaluation of western tarnished plant bug as a late season pest of cotton. Cotton Incorporated - Texas State Support Committee. Co-PI (0% fiscal management) with Megha Parajulee, Funded for $25,000.


39. 2008. Title: Developing an action threshold for thrips on cotton for the High Plains of Texas. Cotton Incorporated - Texas State Support Committee. PI (100% fiscal management) with Megha Parajulee, Funded for $22,000.

40. 2008. Title: Quantifying the economic damage potential of plant bug in Texas High Plains cotton and developing management recommendations. USDA-ARS CSREES Competitive Grants Program through International Cotton Research Center. Co-PI (0% fiscal management) with Megha Parajulee, Funded for $45,864.

41. 2008. Title: Premier cotton extension education program to enable producers to effectively manage technology. Cotton Incorporated - Texas State Support Committee. Co-PI (0% fiscal management) with Darrell Dromgoole, Randy Boman, Jeff Johnson and Cindy Akers, Funded for $10,000.


43. 2009. Title: Developing a binomial sampling plan for estimating thrips populations and aiding in treatment decisions. Cotton Incorporated – Core Initiatives. PI (80% fiscal management) with Mark Muegge, Chris Sansone and Megha Parajulee, Funded for $23,000.

44. 2009. Title: Evaluation of western tarnished plant bug as a late season pest of cotton. Cotton Incorporated - Texas State Support Committee. Co-PI (0% fiscal management) with Megha Parajulee, Funded for $25,000.

45. 2009. Title: Title: Evaluating varietal differences in compensation ability of cotton using Lygus-induced fruit damage. Cotton Incorporated – CORE Projects. Co-PI (0% fiscal management) with Megha Parajulee, Funded for $23,000.

46. 2009. Title: Quantifying the economic damage potential of plant bug in Texas High Plains cotton and developing management recommendations. USDA-ARS CSREES Competitive Grants Program/International Cotton Research Center. Co-PI (0% fiscal management) with Megha Parajulee, Funded for $43,051.

47. 2009. Title: Premier cotton extension education program to enable producers to effectively manage technology. Cotton Incorporated - Texas State Support Committee. Co-PI (0% fiscal management) with Galen Chandler, Randy Boman, Jeff Johnson and Cindy Akers, Funded for $10,000.

48. 2009. Title: Evaluation of foliar insecticide applications following preventive insecticide for thrips control. National Cotton Council. Co-PI (5% fiscal management) with Scott Akin, Gus Lorenz, Glenn Studebaker – Univ. of Arkansas; Philip Roberts, Michael Toews – University of Georgia; Roger Leonard – Louisiana State Univ.; Angus Catchot, Don Cook, Chris Daves, Jeff Gore, Ryan Jackson, Jack Reed – Mississippi State Univ.; Kelly Tindall – Univ. of Missouri; Jack Bachelor – NC State Univ.; Jeremy Greene – Clemson Univ.; Ames Herbert – Virginia Tech Univ., Funded for $80,000 / $4000.

49. 2009. Title: Ecological approach to cotton insect management in the Texas High Plains. Plains Cotton Growers, Incorporated. Co-PI (50% fiscal management) with Megha Parajulee. Funded $30,000.

50. 2010. Title: Development of cultivars and IPM systems for organic cotton production. USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Co-PI (10% fiscal management) with Jane Devers, Megha Parajulee and Mark Arnold, Funded for $662,629 / $6,627.



52. 2010. Title: Residual activity and mechanism of action of insecticides targeting thrips. Cotton Incorporated - Texas State Support Committee. PI (100% fiscal management) with Megha Parajulee, Funded for $10,000.

53. 2011. Title: Development of economic threshold and management recommendations for Lygus in Texas High Plains Cotton. Cotton Incorporated - Texas State Support Committee. Co-PI (0% fiscal management) with Megha Parajulee, Funded for $25,000.

54. 2011. Title: Investigating insecticide delivery methods for increasing the residual activity of neonicotinoids targeting thrips. Cotton Incorporated - Texas State Support Committee. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $20,000.

55. 2011. Title: Refining the cotton aphid threshold, insecticide resistance and impact of neonicotinoid seed treatments on aphid control. Cotton Incorporated - Texas State Support Committee. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $25,000.

56. 2011. Title: Evaluation of chemical management options for thrips control as a replacement for Temik. Plains Cotton Improvement Program. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded for $5,000.

57. 2011. Title: Ecological approaches to cotton insect management in the Texas High Plains. Plains Cotton Improvement Program. Co-PI (43% fiscal management) with Megha Parajulee, Funded for $35,000 / $15,050.

58. 2011. Title: Exploiting insect pathogens living within cotton for effective thrips management. Cotton Foundation. Co-PI (0% fiscal management) with Greg Sword, Funded $12,500.

59. 2011. Title: The causes and consequences of secondary pest outbreaks: direct effects of pesticides on plant defense against herbivores. AFRI- Plant Health and Production and Plant Products: Insects and Nematodes. Co-PI (5% fiscal management) with Micky Eubanks, Ada Szczepanic, Cecilia Tamborindeguy, Edsel Bynum and Ricardo Ramirez, Funded $496,126 / $24,806.

60. 2012. Title: Improving Selected Arthropod Pest Management Practices for Cotton. Cotton Incorporated – Core Initiatives. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded for $13,800.

61. 2012. Title: Improving Selected Arthropod Pest Management Practices for Cotton. Cotton Incorporated – Louisiana State Support Committee. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded for $13,800.

62. 2012. Title: Insect Management in Mid-South Cotton: LA. Cotton Incorporated – Core Initiatives. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded for $9,000.

63. 2012. Title: Optimizing Chemical Control Strategies for Louisiana Soybean Pests. Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded for $19,655.

64. 2012. Title: Refining Field Corn and Grain Sorghum Insect Pest Management Strategies. Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board. PI (60% fiscal management). Funded for $18,359 /$6,900.

65. 2013. Title: Refining Field Corn and Grain Sorghum Insect Pest Management Strategies. Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board. PI (60% fiscal management). Funded for $30,259 / $18,155.


66. 2013. Title: Optimizing Chemical Control Strategies for Louisiana Soybean Pests. Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded for $23,060.

67. 2013. Title: Improving Selected Arthropod Pest Management Practices for Cotton. Cotton Incorporated – Core Initiatives. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded for $13,800.

68. 2013. Title: Improving Selected Arthropod Pest Management Practices for Cotton. Cotton Incorporated – Louisiana State Support Committee. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded for $13,800.

69. 2013. Title: Insect Pest Management in Mid-South Cotton. Cotton Incorporated – Core Initiatives. Co-PI with Jeff Gore, Angus Catchot, Scott Stewart, G. Lorenz (20% fiscal management), Funded for $50,000 / $10,000.

70. 2013. Title: Evaluation of Pyramided Bt Cotton Cultivars toward Cry1F Resistant Fall Armyworm. Cotton Incorporated – Core Initiatives, Bayer and Dow. PI with Fangneng Huang (100% fiscal management). Funded for $40,000.

71. 2014. Title: Reevaluation of Threecornered Alalfa Hopper as a Pest of Soybean. Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board. Co-PI with Julien Beuzelin and Sebe Brown (35% fiscal management). Funded for $20,000 / $7,000.

72. 2014. Title: Refining Field Corn and Grain Sorghum Insect Pest Management Strategies. Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board. PI with Julien Beuzelin and Sebe Brown (100% fiscal management). Funded for $21,200.

73. 2014. Title: Optimizing Chemical Control Strategies for Louisiana Soybean Pests. Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board. PI with Sebe Brown (100% fiscal management). Funded for $26,506.

74. 2015. Title: Refining Field Corn and Grain Sorghum Insect Pest Management Strategies. Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board. PI with Julien Beuzelin and Sebe Brown (100% fiscal management). Funded for $4,459.

75. 2015. Title: Reevaluation of Threecornered Alalfa Hopper as a Pest of Soybean. Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board. Co-PI with Julien Beuzelin and Sebe Brown (35% fiscal management). Funded for $19000 / $6,650.

76. 2015. Title: Refining Soybean Insect IPM Strategies in LA. Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board. PI with Sebe Brown (100% fiscal management). Funded for $31,807.

77. 2015. Title: Updating Field Corn and Grain Sorghum IPM Recommendations. Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board. PI with Sebe Brown (100% fiscal management). Funded for $7,560.

78. 2014. Title: Improving Selected Arthropod Pest Management Practices for Cotton. Cotton Incorporated – Core Initiatives. PI with Sebe Brown (100% fiscal management). Funded for $13,800.

79. 2014. Title: Improving Selected Arthropod Pest Management Practices for Cotton. Cotton Incorporated – Louisiana State Support Committee. PI with Sebe Brown (100% fiscal management). Funded for $13,800.

80. 2013. Title: Insect Pest Management in Mid-South Cotton. Cotton Incorporated – Core Initiatives. Co-PI with Jeff Gore, Angus Catchot, Scott Stewart, G. Lorenz (20% fiscal management), Funded for $50,000 / $10,000.


81. 2014. Title: Evaluation of Pyramided Bt Cotton Cultivars toward Cry1F Resistant Fall Armyworm. Cotton Incorporated – Core Initiatives, Bayer and Dow. PI with Fangneng Huang (100% fiscal management). Funded for $30,000.

82. 2015. Title: An IPM Response to the Invasive Sugarcane Aphid on Sorghum: Developing and Integrating Thresholds, Plant Resistance, and Biocontrol Tactics. Co-PI with Michael Brewer, Mo Way, Gary Peterson, William Rooney, Raul Villanueva and James Wooley (12% fiscal management). Funded for $250,000 / $29,994.

83. 2015. Title: Improving Selected Arthropod Pest Management Practices for Cotton. Cotton Incorporated – Core Initiatives. PI with Sebe Brown (100% fiscal management). Funded for $14,000.

84. 2015. Title: Improving Selected Arthropod Pest Management Practices for Cotton. Cotton Incorporated – Louisiana State Support Committee. PI with Sebe Brown (100% fiscal management). Funded for $14,600.

85. 2015. Title: Sorghum Checkoff Sugarcane Aphid Research. Sorghum Checkoff. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded for $47,000.

86. 2017. Title: Sorghum Checkoff Sugarcane Aphid Research. Sorghum Checkoff. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded for $15,000.

87. 2017. Title: Insect Management in the Texas Blacklands. Cotton Incorporated. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded for $15,000.

88. 2017. Title: Investigating Incidences of Helicoverpa zea Survival in Bt Cotton in 2017. CTSC. PI (100% fiscal management). Processing for $49,000.

89. 2017. Title: Integrated Pest Management Internship. Cotton Incorporated. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded for $6,750.

90. 2017. Title: Risk Assessment for Transgenic Bt Crops from Bt Resistant Helicoverpa zea. USDA-NIFA. PI (63% fiscal management). Funded for $496,357.

91. 2017. Title: USDA-NIFA Funding for the Texas IPM Program. USDA-NIFA. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded for $570,000.

92. 2017. Title: Evaluating Best Use Scenarios for Insecticides Targeting Sugarcane Aphid. Texas Grain Sorghum Board. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded for $25,000.

Non-competitive Gifts & Contracts

1. 1994-2007. Title: Insect pest management of arthropod pests of vegetables. Funding from various agricultural chemical companies. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded $236,100.

2. 1996-2007. Title: Insect pest management of arthropod pests on citrus. Funding from various agricultural chemical companies. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded $206,900.

3. 1997-2007. Title: Insect pest management of arthropod pests on cotton and alfalfa. Funding from various agricultural chemical companies. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded $107,600.

4. 1997-1998. Title: Developing baseline toxicity data for cabbage looper, Trichoplusi ni. Consortium of agri-chemical companies (American Cyanamid, Dow, Dupont, FMC, Novartis, and Rohm & Haas). PI (100% fiscal management), Funded $21,000.

5. 1997-1998. Title: Evaluating the impact of IGRs and the sublethal effects of conventional insecticides on Aphis gossypii fecundity. Consortium of agri-chemical companies (FMC and Valent). PI (100% fiscal management), Funded $12,000.


6. 1999. Title: Potential benefits of Kaolin for Lygus management and yield enhancement in Arizona cotton. Englehard Corporation. PI (100% fiscal management) with J. Silvertooth. Funded $2,000.

7. 1999-2000. Title: Potential benefits of Kaolin for thrips control and yield enhancement in Arizona citrus. Englehard Corporation. PI (100% fiscal management) with G. Wright (85%) Funded $10,000.

8. 2000-2001. Title: Potential of Kaolin for thrips management in Arizona cotton. Englehard Corporation. PI (100%) Funded $6,250.

9. 2001-2002. Title: Cabbage looper resistance monitoring. Dow Agro Sciences. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded $23,000.

10. 2005. Title: Cabbage looper and beet armyworm resistance monitoring. Dow Agro Sciences and Syngenta Crop Protection. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded $21,000.

11. 2006. Title: Field seed increase of positive and negative isolines of transgenic cotton events and fall cotton nursery potential in SW Arizona. Monsanto Company. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded $47,420.

12. 2006-2007. Title: Baseline susceptibility and insecticide resistance monitoring of beet armyworm to rynaxypyr, indoxacarb and methomyl. DuPont Crop Protection. PI (100% fiscal management), Funded $26,050.

13. 2007. Title: Developing baseline susceptibility data for beet armyworm to Rynaxypyr. DuPont. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $8,000.

14. 2007. Title: Evaluation of Widestrike technology for management of Lepidoptera pests in the Texas High Plains. Dow AgroScience. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $12,700.

15. 2007. Title: Evaluation of Belt and Rynaxypyr for control of Lepidoptera pest in cotton. Bayer CropScience, Nichino and DuPont. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $6,500.

16. 2007. Title: Evaluation in-furrow and insecticide seed treatments for managing thrips in cotton. Syngenta and Bayer CropScience. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $5,000.

17. 2007. Title: Efficacy of Trimax Pro and Centric to cotton fleahopper. Syngenta and Bayer CropScience. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $6,000.

18. 2007. Title: Evaluation of spirotetramat to cotton fleahopper and aphids in cotton. Bayer CropScience. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $4,000.

19. 2007. Title: Oberon for mite control in cotton. Bayer Crop Science. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $2,500.

20. 2007. Title: Evaluation of Onager and experimental miticides for mite control in cotton. Gowan. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $4,000.

21. 2007. Title: Evaluation of End-of-Season Boll Damage in Non-Bt, Bollgard, Bollgard II and Widestrike Grower Fields. Monsanto. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $5,000.

22. 2007. Title: Cotton insect losses workshop. Bayer CropScience and Syngenta. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $355.

23. 2007. Title: Cotton aphid insecticide tests. Bayer CropScience, DuPont, Syngenta, FMC, Amvac and Loveland Industries. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $6,262.

24. 2007. Title: Residual activity of flonicamid to Lygus on cotton. FMC. PI (100% fiscal management. Funded $2,500.


25. 2007. Title: Evaluation of seedling Bt cottons to feeding by migratory saltmarsh caterpillars. Monsanto. PI ($100 fiscal management). Funded $3,000.

26. 2008. Title: Evaluation of End-of-Season Boll Damage in Non-Bt, Bollgard, Bollgard II and Widestrike Grower Fields. Monsanto. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $5,000.

27. 2008. Title: Evaluations of a nectariless trait in advanced commercial cotton lines. Delta Pine and Land Co. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $2,500.

28. 2008. Title: Evaluation in-furrow and insecticide seed treatments for managing thrips in cotton. Syngenta and Bayer CropScience. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $8,000.

29. 2008. Title: Rate response of flonicamid and acetamprid to cotton aphids. ISK and Aceto. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $7,500.

30. 2008. Title: Efficacy of neonicotinoid and pyrethroid mixtures to cotton fleahoppers. Syngenta, Bayer CropScience and FMC. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $6,500.

31. 2008. Title: Evaluation of standard aphicides to cotton aphids. FMC. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $1,000.

32. 2008. Title: Evaluation of Belt and Rynaxypyr for control of Lepidoptera pest in cotton. Bayer CropScience and DuPont. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $3,250.

33. 2008. Title: Efficacy of insecticide to Lygus in the Texas High Plains. Dupont and FMC. PI (100% fiscal management). Funded $6,000.

34. 2009. Title: Evaluation of cyantraniliprole as a foliar insecticide for thrips control in cotton. DuPont. (100% fiscal management). Funded $8,000.

35. 2009. Title: Temik for control of western flower thrips in cotton. Bayer CropScience. (100% fiscal management). Funded $2,500. Non-competitive, insecticides leveraged value $1,500.

36. 2009. Title: Evaluation of Belt for control of beet armyworm. Bayer Crop Science. (100% fiscal management). Funded $2,000.

37. 2009. Title: Evaluation of Oberon for mite control in cotton. Bayer Crop Science. (100% fiscal management). Funded $3,000.

38. 2009. Title: Evaluation of a mixture of spirotetramat anf imidacloprid for aphid control. Bayer Crop Science. (100% fiscal management). Funded $2,000.

39. 2009. Title: Evaluation of a mixture of spirotetramat anf imidacloprid for Lygus control. Bayer Crop Science. (100% fiscal management). Funded $2,000.

40. 2009. Title: Seed treatment insecticides for thrips control in cotton. Syngenta Crop Science. (100% fiscal management). Funded $11,500.

41. 2009. Title: Efficacy of Diamond against foliage feeding Lepidopterous pests in cotton. MANA. (100% fiscal management). Funded $4,200.

42. 2009. Title: Efficacy of Diamond against Lygus in cotton. MANA. (100% fiscal management). Funded $4,800.

43. 2009. Title: Evaluation of new a new formulation of dicrotophos for aphid control in cotton. Aceto Agricultural Chemicals Corporation. (100% fiscal management). Funded $1,500.

44. 2009. Title: Comparison of various rates of Carbine and Intruder insecticide for aphid control. (100% fiscal management). Funded $6,000.

45. 2009. Title: Efficacy of Carbine for aphid control. FMC Corporation. (100% fiscal management). Funded $1,000.


46. 2009. Title: Carbine and Brigadier for Lygus management in cotton. FMC Corporation. (100% fiscal management). Funded $1,500.

47. 2009. Title: Evaluation of sulfoxaflor for control of Lygus in cotton. Dow AgroScience. (100% fiscal management). Funded $6,000.

48. 2009. Title: Cotton seed treatments evaluation for disease and insect management. Monsanto Company. (50% fiscal management) with Jason Woodward. Funded $2,000.

49. 2009. Title: Evaluation of end-of season boll damage in non-Bt, Bollgard, Bollgard II and Widestrike Grower fields. Monsanto Company. (100% fiscal management). Funded $5,650.

50. 2010. Title: Efficacy of Orthene and Bidrin towards thrips in cotton. AMVAC Chemical. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $2,000.

51. 2010. Title: Invinsa – plant bug stress in cotton. Syngenta. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $12,000.

52. 2010. Title: Endigo and Volium Xpress for control of cotton pests. Syngenta. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $2,000.

53. 2010. Title: Efficacy of Intruder towards Texas cotton pests. Gowan. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $3,000.

54. 2010. Title: Efficacy of GWN 1708 towards mites in cotton. Gowan. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $5,000.

55. 2010. Title: Evaluation of sulfoxaflor for control of Lygus in cotton. Dow AgroScience. (100% fiscal management). Funded $6,000.

56. 2010. Title: Efficacy of Belay towards Texas cotton pests. Valent. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $3,000.

57. 2010. Title: Seed treatments for thrips and nematodes. Monsanto. (80% fiscal management) with Jason Woodward. Funded for $4,000.

58. 2010. Title: Bollworm and tobacco budworm resistance monitoring. Monsanto. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $4,000.

59. 2010. Title: Temik and Aeris for thrips management. Bayer Crop Science. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $3,000.

60. 2010. Title: Belt for control of bollworms in the Texas High Plains. Bayer Crop Science. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $2,000.

61. 2010. Title: Evaluation of vinyl formulations of Temik. Bayer Crop Science. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $5,000.

62. 2010. Title: Efficacy of SPT towards cotton fleahopper. Bayer Crop Science. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $2,000.

63. 2010. Title: Efficacy of SPT towards aphids. Bayer Crop Science. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $2,000.

64. 2010. Title: Efficacy of Oberon towards mites in cotton. Bayer Crop Science. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $3,000.

65. 2010. Title: Evaluation of Poncho and Votivo for thrips control. Bayer Crop Science. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $3,000.

66. 2011. Title: Evaluation of Poncho and Votivo for thrips control. Bayer Crop Science. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $3,000.


67. 2011. Title: Efficacy of CMT 4586 towards aphids. Bayer Crop Science. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $2,000.

68. 2011. Title: Evaluation of Belt insecticide for control of Lepidopteran pests in cotton. Bayer Crop Science. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $2,000.

69. 2011. Title: Evaluation of Counter insecticide for thrips control in cotton. AMVAC. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $3,000.

70. 2011. Title: Evaluation of Thimet insecticide for thrips control in cotton. AMVAC. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $3,000.

71. 2011. Title: Efficacy of Bidrin Bidrin II towards Lygus in West Texas. AMVAC. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $2,000.

72. 2011. Title: Evaluation of proprietary seed treatments for control of thrips in cotton. Becker Underwood. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $10,000.

73. 2011. Title: Determine the efficacy of Fyfanon Plus ULV applied to cotton for Lygus management. Cheminova. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $6,000.

74. 2011. Title: Efficacy of Transform insecticide toward Lygus in West Texas. Dow AgroScience. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $4,500.

75. 2011. Title: Efficacy of Transform insecticide toward cotton fleahopper in West Texas. Dow AgroScience. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $4,000.

76. 2011. Title: Demonstration of Blackhawk insecticide as a replacement for Tracer. Dow AgroScience. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $4,000.

77. 2011. Title: Potential of Radiant for managing thrips in Texas. Dow AgroScience. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $4,000.

78. 2011. Title: Cyazypyr - foliar control of Lepidoptera in cotton. Dupont. (100% fiscal management). Funded $5,000.

79. 2011. Title: Cyazypyr – large plot - foliar control of aphids in cotton. Dupont. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $5,000.

80. 2011. Title: Prevathon SC – Control of mixed Heliothine complex as a Bt transgenic cotton overspray. Dupont. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $5,000.

81. 2011. Title: Evaluation of F-9210 for aphid control in Texas cotton. FMC. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $1,000.

82. 2011. Title: Evaluation of Athena for plant bugs control in cotton. FMC. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $1,000.

83. 2011. Title: Evaluation of Athena for spider mites in cotton. FMC. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $1,000.

84. 2011. Title: Evaluation of Carbine for western tarnished plant bug management in cotton. FMC. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $1,000.

85. 2011. Title: Potential of Vydate for managing Kurtomathrips in cotton. DuPont. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $1,000.

86. 2011. Title: Comparative efficacy of Intruder to Transform insecticide on aphids. Gowan. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $6,000.

87. 2011. Title: Efficacy of fenazaquin towards mites in cotton. Gowan. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $4,000.


88. 2011. Title: Endigo for control of Lygus in Texas cotton. Syngenta. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $2,000.

89. 2011. Title: Evaluation of seed treatments for managing thrips in cotton. Syngenta. (100% fiscal management). Funded for $4,500.

90. 2012. Title: Performance of Protocol Plan # IC412 - Monsanto Service Order No. 57. Monsanto. Funded for $33,000.

91. 2012 Title: Dual Broad-Lep (DBL): Refuge in a Bag (RIB) Efficacy Studies; (Protocol ID: OII021AH-2012US). Syngenta. Funded for $20,775.

92. 2012. Title: Agronomic Performance and Efficacy Testing of Twinlink Cotton (External BD12NARMU2 and BD12NARSF3). Bayer. Funded for $17,500.

93. 2012. Title: Pioneer Research on Southern Corn Pests. Pioneer. Funded for $14,803.

94. 2012. Title: North American Testing of Pioneer's Bt-Soybean against primary and secondary targets including plusines, catocalines, heliothines, armyworms, and pyralids. Pioneer. Funded for $16,000.

95. 2012. Title: Cotton and Soybean Insecticide Evaluations. Syngenta. Funded for $27,100.

96. 2012. Title: Cotton IST Tests. Bayer. Funded for $8,000.

97. 2012. Title: Soybean IST Test. Bayer. Funded for $8,000.

98. 2012. Title: Plant bug Management. Chemtura. Funded for $15,000.

99. 2012. Title: Cotton Gene Equivalency. Monsanto. Funded for $12,000.

100. 2012. Title: Experimental Insecticide Evaluation - Cotton. BASF. Funded for $10.625.

101. 2012. Title: Experimental Insecticide Evaluation - Corn. BASF. Funded for $10.625.

102. 2012. Title: Bt Resistance Monitoring – H. zea. Monsanto. Funded for $10,000.

103. 2012. Title: Various Insecticide Evaluations. Foundation Gifts. Funded for $40,500.

104. 2013. Title: Southern Corn Pest Research. Pioneer. Funded for $21,250.

105. 2013. Title: Cotton Lygus Open Field Efficacy Trials. Monsanto. Funded for $40,000.


107. 2013. Title: Cotton Lygus Open Field Efficacy Trials. Monsanto. Funded for $40,000.

108. 2013. Title: Seasonal Host Variability of Heliothine: Potential for Bt Soybean. Monsanto. Funded for $15,000.

109. 2013. Title: Cotton, Corn and Sorghum Pest Management. Syngenta. Funded for $27,200.

110. 2013. Title: Impact of Adjuvants on Miticide Activity in Cotton. Winfield. Funded for $7,200.

111. 2013. Title: Evaluation of BG3 Cotton. Monsanto. Funded for $22,500.

112. 2013. Title: Cotton, Corn and Sorghum Pest Management. Bayer. Funded for $17,000.

113. 2013. Title: Bt Resistance Monitoring – H. zea. Monsanto. Funded for $10,000.

114. 2013. Title: Cotton, Corn and Sorghum Pest Management. DuPont. Funded for $30,500.

115. 2013. Title: Cotton IST Tests. Bayer. Funded for $10,000.

116. 2013. Title: Cotton, Corn and Sorghum Pest Management. Valent. Funded for $35,000.

117. 2013. Title: Cotton, Corn and Sorghum Pest Management. Dow. Funded for $10,000.

118. 2013. Title: Various Insecticide Evaluations. Foundation Gifts. Funded for $29,875.


119. 2013. Title: Cotton, Corn and Sorghum Pest Management. BASF. Funded for $1,500.

120. 2013. Title: Evaluation of Dicrotophos in Cotton. Aceto. Funded for $5,000.

121. 2013. Title: Pesticide Drift Study. Dow. Funded for $10,000.

122. 2013. Title: Cotton, Corn and Sorghum Pest Management. Bayer. Funded for $6,000.

123. 2013. Title: Cotton, Corn and Sorghum Pest Management. Amvac. Funded for $8,000.

124. 2014. Title: Southern Corn Pest Research. Pioneer. Funded for $29,606.

125. 2014. Title: Insecticide Efficacy Targeting Bean Leaf Beetle in Soybean. BASF. Funded for $19,700.

126. 2014. Title: Open Field Transgenic Cotton Evaluation. Monsanto. Funded for $72,000.

127. 2014. Title: Cotton Pest Management. Aceto. Funded for $5,000.

128. 2014. Title: Cotton, Corn, Soybean and Sorghum Pest Management. BASF. Funded for $19,500.

129. 2014. Title: Cotton and Soybean Pest Management. Chemtura. Funded for $9,000.

130. 2014. Title: Sorghum IST Testing. Chromatin. Funded for $500.

131. 2014. Title: Cotton, Corn, Soybean and Sorghum Pest Management. Valent. Funded for $9,000.

132. 2014. Title: Cotton and Sorghum Adjuvant Testing. Winfield. Funded for $19,800.

133. 2014. Title: Cotton, Corn, Soybean and Sorghum Pest Management. FMC. Funded for $4,500.

134. 2014. Title: Sorghum Germplasm Screening. Chromatin. Funded for $500.

135. 2014. Title: Bt Resistance Monitoring – H. zea. Bayer. Funded for $10,000.

136. 2014. Title: Cotton, Corn, Soybean and Sorghum Pest Management. DuPont. Funded for $15,500.

137. 2014. Title: Sorghum Pest Management. Syngenta. Funded for $2,000.

138. 2014. Title: Cotton, Soybean and Corn IST Testing. Syngenta. Funded for $51,500.

139. 2014. Title: Cotton IST Testing. Bayer. Funded for $11,000.

140. 2014. Title: Cotton, Corn, Soybean and Sorghum Pest Management. Bayer. Funded for $13,500.

141. 2014. Title: Cotton, Corn, Soybean and Sorghum Pest Management. Dow. Funded for $13,500.


143. 2014. Title: Transgenic Cotton Evaluations. Dow. Funded for $14,000.

144. 2014. Title: Sorghum Pest Management. Dow. Funded for $10,500.

145. 2014. Title: Sugarcane Aphid Resistance Monitoring. Dow. Funded for $10,000.

146. 2014. Title: Cotton Insect Management. Dow. Funded for $12,500.

147. 2014. Title: Corn Insect Management. Dow. Funded for $5,000.

148. 2014. Title: Soybean Insect Management. Dow. Funded for $5,000.

149. 2014. Title: Cotton Insect Management. Gowan. Funded for $6,000.

150. 2014. Title: Seasonal Host Variability of Heliothine: Potential for Bt Soybean. Monsanto. Funded for $15,000.


151. 2014. Title: Transgenic Cotton Evaluations. Monsanto. Funded for $8,000.

152. 2014. Title: Evaluation of Sorghum for Resistance to SCA. Monsanto. Funded for $1,500.

153. 2014. Title: Developing a Thrips and Lygus Resistance Monitoring Program. Funded for $13,750.

154. 2015. Title: Evaluation of BG3 Cotton. Monsanto. Funded for $18,750.

155. 2015. Title: Soybean Insect Pest Management. BASF. Funded for $5,400.

156. 2015. Title: Open Field Transgenic Cotton Evaluation for Activity to Thrips. Monsanto. Funded for $30,000.

157. 2015. Title: Gene Equivalency of WS3 Cotton. Dow. Funded for $14,500.

158. 2015. Title: Germplasm Screen for SCA Resistance. Pioneer. Funded for $500.

159. 2015. Title: Cotton, Corn, Soybean and Sorghum Pest Management. BASF. Funded for $21,200.

160. 2015. Title: Cotton and Soybean Pest Management. Chemtura. Funded for $9,000.

161. 2015. Title: Sorghum Germplasm Screening. Chromatin. Funded for $1,875.

162. 2015. Title: Fall Armyworm Resistance Research. Pioneer. Funded for $10,000.

IX. Professional Honors and Awards

- Student of the Year, Graduate School, Auburn University, 1992 (one awarded annually).

- Outstanding Service Award, Entomological Society of America, 2007 (recognition for service as Editor-in-Chief, Arthropod Management Tests).

- Adjunct Professor, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University.

- Jack Hamilton Regents Chair in Cotton Production, 2013, Louisiana Cotton and Grain Association.

OFFICE OF THE DEAN

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August 4, 2017 MEMORANDUM TO: Dr. Mark Zoran, Acting Associate Provost for Graduate & Professional Studies

FROM: Dr. David Ragsdale, Head SUBJECT: Graduate Faculty Nomination We respectfully request that Dr. David Kerns be approved for Graduate Faculty in Entomology. Dr. Kerns has over 35 years of experience working with integrated pest management and Extension based educational programs related to row crop, cotton, vegetable, and citrus production. Dr. Kerns’s background and research are highly relevant to many students not only within the Department of Entomology’s graduate program but to those within a variety of graduate programs at Texas A&M University. His inclusion as a member of the Graduate Faculty at Texas A&M University will allow other students access to his expertise. Your consideration of our request is greatly appreciated. CC: Dr. David Reed, GOC Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Dr. Pete Teel, Associate Head for Academic Programs, Department of Entomology

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Graduate Committee Faculty Nominations

Must include in text of letter of nomination: (Copy and paste this to the letter) Position Title Professor a.) Highest degree obtained: PhD b.) Graduate Advisory Committee (list at least one): Name UIN (if TAMU) Degree University Date

1. Mahendra Adhikari, MA, Texas Tech University, 2010 2. Abhilash Balachandran, MS, Texas Tech University, 2010 3. Fei Yang, PhD, Louisiana State University, 2014 4. Sebe Brown, PhD, Louisiana State University, 2017 5. Ying Niu, PhD, Louisiana State University, pending 6. Cory Cole, MS, Louisiana State University, pending 7. Ryan Gilreath, 321002696, MS, Louisiana State University/Texas A&M University, pending 8. John David Gonzales, 220001255, MS, Louisiana State University/Texas A&M University, pending 9. Shelby Williams, MS, Louisiana State University, dropped 10. Jenna Lindsay, MS, Louisiana State University, dropped 11. Jeremy Hewlett, 923007969, MS, Texas A&M University, pending 12. Erfan Vafaie, 923007901, PhD, Texas A&M University, pending

c.) Refereed publications, primary author (list complete citation of at least one):

Kerns, D. L., D. D. Fromme, B. A. Baugh and T. Doederlein. 2016. Ability of cotton on the Texas High Plains to compensate for pre-bloom square loss and impact on yield and fiber quality. J. Cotton Sci. 20: 103-115.

Kerns, D. L., S. Brown, J. Beuzelin and K. M. Guidry. 2015. Sugarcane aphid: a new invasive pest of sorghum. Louisiana Agriculture 58: 12-14.

Kerns, D. L. 2015. Bt technology: a major advancement in insect pest control. Louisiana Agriculture 58: 18.

d.) Employer and location: Professor, IPM Coordinator and Extension Entomologist, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University

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GraduateFacultyPersonalRecordForm - Texas A&M …agrilifecdn.tamu.edu/collegecouncils/files/2017/08/Kerns...Spider Mite Biology and Ecology. Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan, 2009,