The Awards Selection Committee from the PBESA for the Entomological Foundation’s Recognition Award in Urban Entomology has selected Carrie Foss (WSU Puyallup) to receive its award at the Branch level and the nomination packet will be sent on for consideration nationally.
Joyce Parker, a PhD student working with Bill Snyder, won the President’s Prize (first place oral presentation) at the National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America in San Diego in December. This is the fourth year in a row that Joyce has won this award. Natalie Boyle and Chingqing Zhou both received Pacific Branch…
Dr. John Stark was named as the 2011 recipient of the ESA Pacific Branch Recognition Award in Insect Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology. He will be the PBESA candidate for the national award later in the year. more about Dr. Stark
May 2010 It is with great pleasure we announce that Dr. Keith Pike, WSU Prosser, Irrigated Agriculture Research & Extension Center, has been chosen to be the inaugural recipient of the Washington Wheat Distinguished Professorship. Keith and his team will work to address the important topic of wireworms in wheat production systems. The Washington Wheat…
Congratulations to Carol Anelli and Richard Zack who were promoted to full professor rank.
Spring 2011 Bottom-Up Mediation of Predator Diversity Effects Jacob Gable, David Crowder, Tobin Northfield, William Snyder College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, Pullman Evaluating New Pest Control Strategies in Hybrid Poplars Grown Under Forest Stewardship Council Guidelines R. Andrew Rodstrom, Bryan Carlson, Alejandro Del Pozo College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences,…
This year’s 2010 Wiley Exposition winners included Changqing (CQ) Zhou who took 2nd place and Andrew Rodstrom took 3rd place in the Oral Presentation category for the Agriculture and Natural Sciences division. This is the fourth year in a row that Andrew has won or placed at the Wiley Expo. Keriann Bennett (Pharmacy student, working…
Dr. Gary L. Piper received the 2010 Award for Excellence in Research Award from the Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors in recognition of outstanding contributions to western region multistate research. He received his award at the meeting of Western Regional Project W2185 “Biological Control in Pest Management Systems of Plants,” held at the…
David Crowder, postdoctoral researcher in the Snyder Lab, was the recipient of the Entomological Society of American Foundation 2010 Henry and Sylvia Richardson Research Grant. This award provides research funds to postdoctoral ESA members who have at least one year of promising work experience, are undertaking research in selected areas, and have demonstrated a high…
Garrell E. Long Education Ph.D. Zoology) Washington State University, 1974 M.S. (Zoology) Arizona State University, 1971 B.S. (Biology) Arizona State University, 1969 Recent Publications Marsh, T.L., R. G. Huffaker, and G. E. Long. 2000. Optimal Control of Vector-Virus-Plant Interactions: The Case of PLRV Net Necrosis. Amer. J. Agric. Econ. 82: 556-569. Ro, T.H. and G.E.…