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Links
 Insect
and Related Pest of Flowers and Foliage Plants
Insect
and Other Pests Associated with Turf
Insect
and Related Pests of Field Crops
Insect
and Related Pests of Shrubs
Insect
and Related Pests of Vegetables
North
Carolina Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
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PAST EXTENSION RESPONSIBILITIES
I was responsible
for training county agents to recognize and respond correctly to inquiries
about insect pests of ornamental plants. I edited a series of six pest
identification manuals for county agents and the green industry. Five
of the manuals, Insect
and Related Pest of Flowers and Foliage Plants, Insect
and Other Pests Associated with Turf, Insect
and Related Pests of Field Crops,
Insect and Related Pests of Shrubs, Insect
and Related Pests of Vegetables have been posted on the World Wide
Web. Insect and Related Pests of Flowers and Foliage Plants is also available
as Insectos y otras Plagas
de las Flores y Plantas de Follaje. With the collaboration of Steve
Bambara, I maintained a number of Ornamental and Turf Insect Notes on
the Web. I also responded to inquiries that came through the North
Carolina Plant Disease and Insect Clinic from commercial greenhouse
flower growers, landscapers and nurserymen.
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PAST RESEARCH RESPONSIBILITIES
I
had a small commitment to research, which was greatly assisted by Agriculture
Technician Ed Shearin and later by Agriculture Technician Ellen Reeves.
We explored the biology and rational control of ornamental crop pests
in North Carolina and phytotoxicity of insecticides to ornamental plants.
For eleven years, we concentrated on screening
as a means of excluding thrips and whiteflies from greenhouses as
well as biological control of silverleaf whitefly and melon aphid.
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PRESENT ACTIVITIES
Between
woodworking and gardening, I stay busy with writing about pest management
on ornamental plants and speaking to landscape and grower groups. I also
serve as technical advisor to Agricultural
Development Initiatives, Inc. a non-government organization dedicated
to educating indigenous farmers and displaced people in Indonesia.
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