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Ecology of predators and parasitoids, in particular how predation between natural enemies influences their effectiveness as biocontrol agents.
*Williams, J. L., W. E. Snyder and D. H. Wise. In review. Sex-based differences in antipredator behavior in the spotted cucumber beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Environmental Entomology. Snyder, W. E. and D. H. Wise. In press. Contrasting trophic cascades generated by a community of generalist predators. Ecology. Snyder, W. E. and A. R. Ives. In press. Generalist predators disrupt biological control by a specialist parasitoid. Ecology. Snyder, W. E., S. B. Joseph, R. F. Preziosi, and A. J. Moore. In press. Nutritional benefits of cannibalism for the ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis when prey quality is poor. Environmental Entomology. Snyder, W. E. and D. H. Wise. 2000. Antipredator behavior of spotted cucumber beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in response to predators that pose varying risks. Environmental Entomology 29: 35-42. Snyder, W. E. and D. H. Wise. 1999. Predator interference and the establishment of generalist predator populations for biocontrol. Biological Control 15: 283-292. Snyder, W. E., D. W. Tonkyn, and D. A. Kluepfel. 1999. Transmission of a genetically engineered rhizobacterium by grasshoppers in the laboratory and in the field. Ecological Applications 9: 245-253. Preziosi, R. F., W. E. Snyder, C. P. Grill, and A. J. Moore. 1999. The fitness of manipulating phenotypes: Implications for studies of fluctuating asymmetry and multivariate selection. Evolution 53: 1312-1318. *Joseph, S. B., W. E. Snyder and A. J. Moore. 1999. Larvae of the ladybug Harmonia axyridis use endogenous cues to avoid cannibalizing relatives. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 12: 792-797. Wise, D. H., W. E. Snyder, P. Tuntibunpakul and J. Halaj. 1999. Spiders in decomposition food webs of agroecosystems: theory and evidence. Journal of Arachnology 27: 363-370. Snyder, W. E., D. W. Tonkyn, and D. A. Kluepfel. 1998. Insect mediated dispersal of the rhizobacterium Pseudomonas chlororaphis. Phytopathology 88: 1248-1254. Snyder, W. E. and L. E. Hurd. 1995. Egg hatch phenology and intraguild predation between two mantid species. Oecologia 104: 496-500. Kluepfel, D. A., T. Lamb, W. E. Snyder, and D. W. Tonkyn. 1995. Six years of field testing of a lacZY modified fluorescent Pseudomonad. pp. 169 -176 in: Biological Monitoring of Genetically Engineered Plants and Microbes. Daniel D. Jones, ed. Agricultural Research Institute, Bethesda, MD. Hurd, L. E., R. M. Eisenberg, W. F. Fagan, K. J. Tilman, W. E. Snyder, K. S. Vandersall, S. G. Datz, and J. D. Welch. 1994. Cannibalism reverses male-biased sex ratio in adult mantids: female strategy against food limitation? Oikos 69: 193-198. Eisenberg, R. M., L. E. Hurd, W. F. Fagan, K. J. Tilman, W. E. Snyder, K. S. Vandersall, S. G. Datz, and J. D. Welch. 1992. Adult dispersal of Tenodera aridifolia sinensis (Mantodea: Mantidae). Environmental Entomology 21: 350-353. 2000 - present: Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Washington State University 1999 - 2000: USDA Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin - Madison (Mentor: Anthony Ives) 1997 - 1999: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky (Mentor: David Wise) 1995 - 1997: NSF-GRT Fellow, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky (Mentor: David Wise) 1992 - 1995: Teaching Assistant, Depts. of Biological Sciences and Plant Pathology, Clemson Univ. (Mentors: David Tonkyn & Daniel Kluepfel) Summer 1992: Field Scout, Bureau of Biological Pest Control, New Jersey Department of Agriculture (Supervisor: Mark Mayer) 1991 - 1992: Undergraduate Research, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware (Mentor: Larry Hurd) 1999-2001 PI, USDA-NRI Postdoctoral Fellowship: "The impact of generalist predators in agricultural and refuge habitats", $90,000 1999 PI, Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project, University of California: "Modifying cultural practices to control a complex of cucurbit pests" (Co-PI - Jay Rosenheim), $33, 899 (declined) 1998 UK Graduate School, Center for Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, and NSF-GRT in Evolutionary Ecology: "Symposium: Biocontrol's lessons for basic ecology", totaling $4250 1997-2000 Co-author, EPA Exploratory Research Grant: "Biocontrol by native generalist predators: A strategy for reducing pesticide use in vegetable production" (PI - David Wise), $147,133 1997-1999 Co-PI, NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: "Control of insect populations by generalist predators: Impact of intraguild predation", $7260 2000: XXI International Congress of Entomology, as part of the symposium "Insect Communities with Complex Intertrophic Interactions" 2000: Oregon State University, Department of Entomology 2000: Washington State University, Department of Entomology 1999: National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, as part of the symposium "Food Webs in Agricultural and Managed Ecosystems" 1999: University of Wisconsin, Department of Entomology 1999: Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources (2 Seminars) 1995: Clemson University, Department of Plant Pathology 1994: Washington and Lee University, Biology Department
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