Skip to main content Skip to navigation

Peter J. Landolt

Posted by entomology.office | June 20, 2011

Peter J. Landolt

Adjunct Faculty
Research Entomologist and Acting Research Leader

Research Interests

Insect behavior mediated by semiochemicals, including pheromones, host plant kairomones, and feeding attractants. Pheromone studies focus on sex attractants. Host plant kairomone studies include the isolation and identification of host attractants and the effects of insect experience on host finding behavior. Feeding attractant studies are on wasp and moth responses to microbial fermentation odors.

Development of applications of semiochemicals in pest management, both as a means of monitoring and detecting pest populations and as a means of population reduction.

Presently, these interests include the study of codling moth, Pandemis leafroller, Lacanobia fruitworm, alfalfa looper, cabbage looper, western yellowstriped armyworm, corn earworm, Limonius wireworms, pear psylla, and social wasps.

Education

1970-1974 Dept. Biology, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan. Graduated with a Bachelor of science degree, June 1974. Major in Biology and minor in Chemistry.

1974-1976. Dept. Entomology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. Graduated with a Master of Science degree in Entomology, June 1976.

1976-1978. Dept. Entomology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. Graduated with a Ph.D. in Entomology, August 1978.

Recent Publications

Landolt, P. J., J. A. Brumley, C. L. Smithhisler, L. L. Biddick and R. W. Hofstetter. 2000. Apple fruit infested with codling moth are more attractive to neonate codling moth larvae and possess increased amounts of E,E-alpha farnesene. J. Chemical Ecology, 26: 1685-1699.

Landolt, P. J. and H. C. Reed. 2000. Trapping social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) with acetic acid and short chain alcohols. Journal of Economic Entomology 93:1613-1618.

Landolt. P. J. 2001. Moth experience and not plant injury affected female cabbage looper (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) orientation to potato plants. Florida Entomol. 84:373-379.

Landolt. P. J. 2001. Trapping Lacanobia subjuncta, Xestia c-nigrum, and Mamestra configurata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with acetic acid and isoamyl alcohol in controlled release dispensers. J. Economic Entomology 30: 656-672.

Landolt, P. J., T. Adams, H. C. Reed and R. S. Zack. 2001. Trapping alfalfa looper moths, Autographa californica, with single and double component floral lures. Environmental Entomol. 30: 667-672.

USDA, ARS Yakima
Agricultural Research Laboratory

5230 Konnowac Pass Road
Wapato, WA 98951

Peter.Landolt@ars.usda.gov