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John C. Palumbo

Professor/Extension Specialist
jpalumbo@ag.arizona.edu
928-782-3836
Cell: 928-920-3387
Fax: 928-782-1940

Education

B.S. and M.S. in Entomology, University of Arizona
Ph.D. in Entomology, Oklahoma State University

Background

My primary role at the UA has been to develop a translational research program to investigate the biology, ecology, and management of important pests associated with Arizona vegetable production. My primary research interest is in examining the chemical management of insects and investigating techniques to better utilize pesticides in crop production. As an Extension Specialist I strive to develop a science-based outreach program that emphasizes the development, validation, and delivery of new information and technologies for managing pests in desert vegetable and melon crops that reduces grower reliance on high-risk, broadly-toxic pesticides without sacrificing yield, quality and profitability.

Selected Publications

Pinkerton, Morgan, Sage M. Thompson21, Amanda C. Hodges, Norman C. Leppla, John C. Palumbo. 2020. Laboratory rearing of Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) under quarantine conditions in Florida. Florida Entomol. (IN PRESS)

Sherbrooke, S., Y. Carriere, J.C. Palumbo. 2020. Evaluation of Trap Cropping for Control of Diamondback Moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in a Broccoli Production System, J. Econ. Entomol. (in press) J. Econ. Entomol. online - doi: 10.1093/jee/toaa073

Bundy, S., Perring, T., Reed, D., Palumbo, J. C., Grasswitz, T., & Jones, W. A. (2018). Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister). In J.E. McPherson (ed), Invasive Stink Bugs and Related Species (Pentatomoidea): Biology, Higher Systematics, Semiochemistry, and Management (ISBN 9781498715089) (p. 820).

Castle, S, J.C.Palumbo, P. Mertin, C. Clowden, and N. Prabhaker. 2017. Effects of foliar and systemic insecticides on whitefly transmission and incidence of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus, Pest Manag Sci. 73: 1462–1472.

Castle, S. J., J.C. Palumbo & Merten, P. 2017. Field evaluation of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus transmission by Bemisia tabaci. Virus Research. 241: 220-227.

Carriere, Y., Degain, B., Leisner, L., Dutilleul, P., & Palumbo, J. C. 2017. Validation of landscape-based model for whitefly transmission of cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus to fall melons. J. Econ Entomol. 110: 2002-2009.

Palumbo, J.C., T.M. Perring, J Millar, and D.A. Reed. 2016. Biology, Ecology and Management of an Invasive Stink Bug, Bagrada hilaris in North America, Annual Review of Entomology. Vol 61 (pp. 453–473).

Palumbo JC, Prabhaker N, Reed DA, Perring TP, Castle SJ, Huang T. 2015. Susceptibility of Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to insecticides in laboratory and greenhouse bioassays, J. Econ. Entomol. 108: 672-682.

Palumbo, J. C., & Carriere, Y. 2015. Association between Bagrada hilaris density and feeding damage in broccoli: Implications for pest management. Plant Health Progress, 16, 158–162.

Carriere, Y, B. Degain, K. A. Hartfield, K. D. Nolte, S. E. Marsh, C. Ellers-Kirk, W.J.D. Van Leeuwen, L. Liesner, P.Dutilleul and J. C. Palumbo. 2014. Assessing Transmission of Crop Diseases By Insect Vectors in a Landscape Context. J. Econ. Entomol. 107: 1-10.

Huang, T-I., D. A. Reed, T. M. Perring, and J. C. Palumbo. 2013. Diel activity and behavior of Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on desert cole crops. J. Econ. Entomol. 106: 1726–1738.

Huang, T, Reed, DA, Perring, TM, and Palumbo, JC, 2014. Feeding damage by Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and impact on growth and chlorophyll content of Brassicaceous plant species . Arthropod-Plant Interaction 8: 89-100.

Huang, T, Reed, DA, Perring, TM, and Palumbo, JC, 2014. Host selection behavior of Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on commercial cruciferous host plants. Crop Protection 59: 7-13.

Reed, D.A., Palumbo, J.C., Perring, T.M., May, C., 2013. Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister), a new stink bug attacking cole crops in the southwestern United States. J Integ. Pest Mngmt. 4(3) 2003, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1603/ IPM13007.

Ghidiu, G., T. Kuhar, J. Palumbo, and D. Schuster. 2012. Drip Chemigation of Insecticides as a Pest Management Tool in Vegetable Production. J. Integ. Pest Mngmt. 3(3): 2012; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1603 /IPM10022

Carrière, Y., C. Ellers-Kirk, K. Hartfield, G. Larocque, B. Degain, P. Dutilleul, T. J. Dennehy, S.E. Marsh, D.W. Crowder, X. Li, P.C. Ellsworth,S.E. Naranjo, J.C. Palumbo, A. Fournier, L. Antilla, and B.E. Tabashnik. 2012. Large-scale, spatially-explicit test of the refuge strategy for delaying insecticide resistance, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci, PNAS Vol. 109, No. 3:775-780.

Castle,S.J., J.C, Palumbo, N. Prabhaker, R. Horowitz, and I. Denholm. 2010. Ecological Determinants of Bemisia tabaci Resistance to Insecticides. In P.A. Stansly, S.E. Naranjo (eds.), Bemisia: Bionomics and Management of a Global Pest, Springer Science+Business Media B.V, doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-2460-2_16.

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