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Entomology: Peter C. Ellsworth

Specialist, IPM

Located at Maricopa Agricultural Center.

B.S., University of New Hampshire
M.S., University of Missouri
Ph.D., North Carolina State University (all in entomology).

I have broad interests in insect-crop inter-actions and applied insect ecology with particular emphasis on those aspects, which may be exploited for sound ecological and economical pest management. My responsibilities are to develop research and extension IPM programs for cotton. In addition, I am interested in insect phenology, diapause, insect-water relations, predictive modeling, pest biology, sampling, thresholds, and damage dynamics.

Selected publications

Crowder DW, Carrière Y, Tabashnik BE, Ellsworth PC, Dennehy TJ. 2006. Modeling evolution of resistance to pyriproxyfen by the sweetpotato whitefly (Homoptera : Aleyrodidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 99 (4): 1396-1406.

Carrière Y, Ellsworth PC, Dutilleul P, Ellers-Kirk C, Barkley V, Antilla L. 2006. A GIS-based approach for areawide pest management: the scales of Lygus hesperus movements to cotton from alfalfa, weeds, and cotton. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 118 (3): 203-210.

Naranjo SE, Ellsworth PC. 2005. Mortality dynamics and population regulation in Bemisia tabaci. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 116 (2): 93-108.

Ellsworth, P.C. and Barkley, V. 2005. Transitioning Lygus chemical controls to more selective options for Arizona Cotton. pp. 165-178. In Cotton, A College of Agriculture Report, Series P-142. University of Arizona, Tucson.

Goolsby JA, DeBarro PJ, Kirk AA, Sutherst RW, Canas L, Ciomperlik MA, Ellsworth PC, Gould JR, Hartley DM, Hoelmer KA, Naranjo SE, Rose M, Roltsch WJ, Ruiz RA, Pickett CH, Vacek DC. 2005 Post-release evaluation of biological control of Bemisia tabaci biotype "B" in the USA and the development of predictive tools to guide introductions for other countries. Biological Control 32 (1): 70-77.

Naranjo SE, Ellsworth PC, Hagler JR. 2004. Conservation of natural enemies in cotton: role of insect growth regulators in management of Bemisia tabaci. Biological Control 30 (1): 52-72.

V. Barkley and Ellsworth, P.C. 2004. Search for effective chemical controls for Lygus bugs and whiteflies in Arizona cotton. In J.C. Silvertooth [ed.], Cotton, A College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Report P-138. Publ. No. AZ1335. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Tucson, AZ. pp. 187-197.

Naranjo SE, Hagler JR, Ellsworth PC. 2003. Improved conservation of natural enemies with selective management systems for Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera : Aleyrodidae) in cotton. Biocontrol Science and Technology 13 (6): 571-587.

Palumbo, J.C., P.C. Ellsworth, T.J. Dennehy, and R.L. Nichols. 2003. Cross-Commodity Guidelines for Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Arizona. IPM Series 17. Publ. No. AZ1319. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cooperative Extension, Tucson, Arizona. 4 pp.

Ellsworth, P.C. and V. Barkley. 2003. Making late season decisions to terminate insecticide use against Lygus. In J.C. Silvertooth [ed.], Cotton, A College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Report P-134. Publ. No. AZ1312. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Tucson, AZ. pp. 204-217.

Naranjo SE, Ellsworth PC, Chu CC, Henneberry TJ. 2002. Conservation of predatory arthropods in cotton: Role of action thresholds for Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera : Aleyrodidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 95 (4): 682-691.

Naranjo, S.E. & Ellsworth, P.C. 2002. Looking for functional non-target differences between transgenic and conventional cottons: implications for biological control. In J.C. Silvertooth [ed.], Cotton, A College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Report. Publ. No. AZ1283. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Tucson, AZ. pp. 158-163.

Ellsworth, P.C., Moser, H., Henneberry, T, Majeau, G. & Subramani, J. 2002. Transgenic comparisons of pink bollworm efficacy and response to heat stress. In J.C. Silvertooth [ed.], Cotton, A College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Report. Publ. No. AZ1283. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Tucson, AZ. pp. 147-157.

Naranjo SE, Ellsworth PC. 2001. Special Issue: Challenges and opportunities for pest management of Bemisia tabaci in the new century. Crop Protection 20 (9): 707-707.

Ellsworth PC, Martinez-Carrillo JL. 2001. IPM for Bemisia tabaci: a case study from North America. Crop Protection 20 (9): 853-869.

Naranjo SE, Ellsworth PC, Chu CC, Henneberry TJ, Riley DG, Watson TF, Nichols RL. 1998. Action thresholds for the management of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera : Aleyrodidae) in cotton. Journal of Economic Entomology 91 (6): 1415-1426.

Hentz MG, Ellsworth PC, Naranjo SE, Watson TF. 1998. Development, longevity, and fecundity of Chelonus sp.nr. curvimaculatus (Hymenoptera : Braconidae), an egg-larval parasitoid of pink bollworm (Lepidoptera : Gelechiidae). Environmental Entomology 27 (2): 443-449.

Naranjo SE, Diehl JW, Ellsworth PC. 1997. Sampling whiteflies in cotton: Validation and analysis of enumerative and binomial plans. Environmental Entomology 26 (4): 777-788.

Naranjo, S.E., J.W. Diehl & P.C. Ellsworth. 1997. Sampling whiteflies in cotton: Validation and analysis of numerical and binomial models. Environmental Entomology 26: 777-788.

Hentz, M.E., P.C. Ellsworth & S.E. Naranjo. 1997. Biology and morphology of Chelonus sp. nr. curvimaculatus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as a parasitoid of Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America.

Ellsworth, P.C., J.W. Diehl & S.E. Husman. 1996. "Development of integrated pest management infrastructure: A community-based action program for whitefly management." In D. Gerling, ed., Bemisia 1995: Taxonomy, biology, damage, control and management. pp. 681-693.

Norman, J.W., Jr., D.G. Riley, P.A. Stansley, P.C. Ellsworth & N.C. Toscano. 1996. Management of Silverleaf Whitefly: A Comprehensive Manual on the Biology, Economic Impact and Control Tactics. College Station, TX. 22 pp.

Ellsworth, P.C., J.W. Diehl & S.E. Naranjo. 1996. Sampling Sweetpotato Whitefly Nymphs in Cotton. IPM Series No. 6. The University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension. Publication #196006. Tucson, AZ. 2 pp.

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