Tobacco IPM, Dept. Extension Leader
Box 7613, NCSU, Raleigh, NC USA 27695-7613
B.S. Davidson College (1967)
Ph.D. North Carolina State University (1978)
Currently working on revision of leafhoppers in genus Empoasca (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)
Held adminstrative responsibility for overall Extension Entomology program. Development of Extension educational program on biology and control of insect pests of flue-cured and burley tobacco. Development of IPM programs and strategies for insect pests. Management of insects in organic tobacco production. Coordination of recertification programs for aerial applicators of pesticides.
Major Publications
Southern, P. S. 2001. Steps to Effective Insect Management. Pages 118-139 In Flue-Cured Tobacco Information 2002. N. C. Coop. Ext. Serv. AG-187.
Southern, P. S. 2001. Protecting People and the Environment when Choosing and Using Pesticides. Pages 163-169 In: Flue-Cured Tobacco Information 2002. N. C. Coop. Ext. Serv. AG-187 (revision).
Moore, J. Michael and P. S. Southern. 2001. Complying With the Worker Protection Standard. Pages 148-157 In: Flue-cured Tobacco Information 2002. N. C. Coop. Ext. Serv. AG-187 (revision).
Southern, P. S. 2001. Insect Management. Pages 56-72 In: Burley Tobacco Information 2001. N. C. Coop. Ext. Serv. AG-376 (revision).
Sorenson, C. E., P. S. Southern & W.D. Smith. 1999. Phytotoxicity Resulting from the Use of Imidacloprid and Other Pesticides in the Tobacco Greenhouse, Tobacco Science. 43:7-14.
Harlow, C. D., P. S. Southern & E. P. Lampert. 1991. Geographic Distribution of Two Color Forms of the Tobacco Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) in North Carolina. Journal of Economic Entomology 84: 1175-1179.
Southern, P. S. 1982. A Taxonomic Study of the Leafhopper Genus Empoasca (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) in Eastern Peru. North Carolina Agricultural Research Service Tech. Bul. 272. 194 pp.