EDUCATION
B.A., Biology Cum Laude, Kalamazoo College
M.S., Ecology, Evolution, and Systematic, University of Munich
Ph.D., Entomology, Michigan State University |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr. Rob Morrison is a Research Entomologist with the USDA-ARS Center for Animal Health and Grain Research in Manhattan, KS. From 2014-2016, Rob was a post-doctoral researcher with the USDA-ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station in West Virginia, where he worked on the biological control, behavioral ecology, chemical ecology, and integrated pest management of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug. The overarching goal for Rob’s research program is to increase the sustainability of agriculture by reducing insecticide inputs. The current focus for his program includes developing integrated pest management programs for stored product insects by exploiting their behavioral and chemical ecology. Specific techniques being pursued are attract-and-kill, improving trap designs for monitoring, and habitat manipulation.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
| • Effects of synergists on the efficacy of long-lasting insecticide-incorporated netting against Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal) |
| • Season-long microbial dynamics from the cuticle of rice weevil originating at food facilities after dispersal to novel food patches - (Peer Reviewed Journal) |
| • Pairing residual contact insecticide use with long-lasting insecticide-incorporated netting to reduce dispersal and damage by stored product insects - (Peer Reviewed Journal) |
| • Subsequent chemical and foraging ecology preferences of Theocolax elegans (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) reared on two alternate stored product host insects - (Peer Reviewed Journal) |
| Maille, J.M., Albin, C.E., Harman, R.R., Hetherington, M.C., Ranabhat, S., Montgomery, J., Stoll, I.M., Lillich, M., Gillette, S., Brabec, D.L., Zhu, K., Scully, E.D., Gerken, A.R., Morrison III, W.R. 2024. Subsequent chemical and foraging ecology preferences of Theocolax elegans (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) reared on two alternate stored product host insects. Biological Control. 200(105665). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2024.105665. |
| • Sex-linked differences in semiochemical-mediated movement by Trogoderma variabile Baillon and Trogoderma inclusum Le Conte (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) after exposure to long-lasting insecticide netting - (Peer Reviewed Journal) |
| Ranabhat, S., Domingue, M.J., Stoll, I., Bingham, G.V., Zhu, K., Morrison III, W.R. 2024. Sex-linked differences in semiochemical-mediated movement by Trogoderma variabile Baillon and Trogoderma inclusum Le Conte (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) after exposure to long-lasting insecticide netting. Journal of Stored Products Research. 109:102415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2024.102415. |
| • Leveraging insecticide-treated netting to improve fumigation efficacy for the protection of bulk storage of commodities - (Peer Reviewed Journal) |
| • Challenges in assessing repellency as an integrated pest management tool to protect stored grains, using the global pest Tribolium castaneum - (Peer Reviewed Journal) |
| Rault, L.C., Morrison III, W.R., Gerken, A.R., Bingham, G.V. 2024. Challenges in assessing repellency as an integrated pest management tool to protect stored grains, using the global pest Tribolium castaneum. Insects. 15(8): 626. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15080626. |
| • Effects of nutrition on recovery, mortality, and mobility of adult Tribolium castaneum after exposure to long-lasting insecticide-incorporated netting - (Peer Reviewed Journal) |
| Ming, Q., Morrison III, W.R., Zhu, K., Campbell, J.F., Scully, E.D. 2024. Effects of nutrition on recovery, mortality, and mobility of adult Tribolium castaneum after exposure to long-lasting insecticide-incorporated netting. Pest Management Science. 80(12):6276-6286. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8356. |
| • Modeling long-term, stage-structured dynamics of Tribolium castaneum at food facilities with and without two types of long-lasting insecticide netting - (Peer Reviewed Journal) |
| Ranabhat, S., Gerken, A.R., Scheff, D.S., Zhu, K., Morrison III, W.R. 2024. Modeling long-term, stage-structured dynamics of Tribolium castaneum at food facilities with and without two types of long-lasting insecticide netting. Journal of Economic Entomology. 117,5 (2168-2180). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae185. |
| • Exploring the efficacy of pyrethroid incorporated-nets for the control of stored product moth species: Immediate and delayed effects on Ephestia kuehniella and Plodia interpunctella - (Peer Reviewed Journal) |
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