RICHARD C. AXTELLProfessor Emeritus of Entomology (Medical & Veterinary)
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| B.S. State University of New
York, Albany (1954) M.S. State University of New York, Albany (1955) Ph.D. Cornell University (1962) U.S. Army Medical
Service Corps 1956-58 Office: 1126 Grinnells Laboratories Home Phone/Voice Mail: 919-787-1321 |
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Development of
management programs for arthropods affecting poultry, livestock and humans.
Biological and
chemical control of flies and mosquitoes.
Biology and control
of ectoparasites, litter beetles, and flies associated with poultry production.
Waste management
and impacts on populations of flies and mosquitoes.
Development of
computer simulation models and expert systems for pest population management
in poultry and livestock production.
Development of
teaching and training aids for poultry, livestock and community pest management.
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FMS (Fly Management Simulator)
PPES (Poultry Pest Expert System)
LPES (Livestock Pest Expert System)
Axtell, R. C. 1999. Poultry integrated pest management: Status and future. Integrated Pest Management Reviews 4:53-73.
Rueda, L.M. and R.C. Axtell. 1997. Arthropods in litter of poultry (broiler chicken and turkey) houses. J. Agric. Entomol. 14:81-91.
Rueda, L.M. and R.C. Axtell. 1996. Temperature-dependent development and survival of the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Medical and Veterinary Entomology 10:80-86.
Despins, J.L. and R.C. Axtell. 1995. Feeding behavior and growth of broiler chicks fed larvae of the darkling beetle, Alphitobius diaperinus. Poultry Science 74:331-336.
Harrington, L.C. and R.C. Axtell. 1994. Comparisons of sampling methods and seasonal abundance of Drosophila repleta in caged-layer poultry houses. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 8:331-339.
Despins, J.L., R.C. Axtell, D.V. Rives, J.S. Guy and M.D. Ficken. 1994. Transmission of enteric pathogens of turkeys by darkling beetle larva (Alphitobius diaperinus). J. Appl. Poultry Res. 3:61-65.
Despins, J.L. and R.C. Axtell. 1994. Feeding behavior and growth of turkey poults fed larvae of the darkling beetle, Alphitobius diaperinus. Poultry Science 73:1526-1533.184.
Fletcher, M.G. and R.C. Axtell. 1993. Susceptibility of the bedbug, Cimex lectularius L., to selected insecticides and various treated surfaces. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 7:69-72.
Fletcher, M.G. and R.C. Axtell. 1991. Susceptibilities of northern fowl mite, Ornithonyssus sylviarun (Acarina: Macronyssidae) and chicken mite, Dermanyssus gallinae (Acarina: Dermanyssidae), to selected acaricides. Exp. Appl. Acarol. 13:137-142.
Patel, K.J., L.M. Rueda, R.C. Axtell and R.E. Stinner. 1991. Temperature-dependent development of the fungal pathogen Lagenidium giganteum in larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Med. Entomol. 28:95-100.
Axtell, R.C. and J.J. Arends. 1990. Ecology and management of arthropod pests of poultry. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 35:101-126.
Mann, J.A., R.C. Axtell and R.E. Stinner. 1990. Temperature-dependent development and parasitism rates of four species of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera) parasitoids of house fly (Musca domestica) pupae. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 4:245-253.
Mann, J.A., R.E. Stinner and R.C. Axtell. 1990. Parasitism of house fly (Musca domestica) pupae by four species of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera): Effects of host-parasitoid densities and host distribution. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 4:235-243.
Axtell, R.C. 1986. Fly management in poultry production: Cultural, biological and chemical. Poultry Science 65:657-667.
Axtell, R.C. 1979. Principles of integrated pest management (IPM) in relation to mosquito control. Mosquito News 39:709-718.
Wilhoit, L.R., R.E. Stinner and R.C. Axtell. 1991. Computer simulation model of house fly management in confined-animal production systems. North Carolina Agric. Research Serv. Tech. Bull. 296, 81 p.
Axtell, R.C. 1992. Fly Management Simulator (FMS) User's Guide. Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 40 p.
Axtell, R.C. 1991. Control of northern fowl mites on poultry. p. 709-712. In: Dusbabek, F. and V. Bukva (eds.), Modern Acarology, Vol. 2. Academia, Prague.
Axtell, R.C. 1991. Role of mesostigmatid mites in integrated fly control. p. 639-646 In: Dusbabek, F. and V. Bukva (eds.), Modern Acarology, Vol. 2. Academia, Prague.
Rueda, L.M. and R.C. Axtell. 1991. Guide for Isolation, Maintenance and Encapsulation of the Mosquito Fungal Pathogen, Lagenidium giganteum Couch (Oomycetes: Lagenidiales). World Health Organization TDR/BCV/91.1
Axtell, R.C. 1990. Potential of biocontrol for livestock and poultry pests. Chapter 20, p. 293-304 In: Rutz, D.A. and Patterson, R.S. (eds.), Biocontrol of Arthropods Affecting Livestock and Poultry, Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado.
Axtell, R.C. 1990. Integration of chemical and biological methods for mosquito and filth fly control. p. 195-203 In: Casida, J.E. (ed.), Pesticides and Alternatives, Elsevier, Amsterdam.
Axtell, R.C. 1986. Fly control in confined livestock and poultry production. Tech. Monograph, Ciba-Geigy Corp., Greensboro, NC, 59, p.
Rueda, L.M. and R.C. Axtell. 1985. Guide to common species of pupal parasites (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) of the house fly and other muscoid flies associated with poultry and livestock manure. North Carolina Agric. Research Serv. Bulletin 278, 88 p.
Axtell, R.C. 1985. Poultry pests. Chapter 16, p. 269-293, In: Livestock Entomology (Williams et al., editors), Wiley & Sons, New York.
Axtell, R.C. 1981. Livestock integrated pest management (IPM): Principles and prospects. p. 31-40, In Knapp, F.W.
(ed.) Systems Approach to Animal Health and Production: A Symposium. Univ. Kentucky, Lexington. 241 p.
Last revised: 1 February 2000
