05/18/2020

Quinn, N., E. Talamas. T. Leskey, and C. Bergh. 2020. Seasonal activity of Trissolcus japonicus and the effect of habitat type on detection frequency. BioControl, in review

Akotsen-Mensah, C., B. Blaauw, B.D. Short, T. Leskey, C. Bergh, D. Polk, and A. Nielsen. 2020. Using IPM-CPR as a management program for apple orchards. J. Econ. Entomol. in press

Ludwick, D., W.R. Morrison III, A.L. Acebes-Doria, A.M. Agnello, J.C. Bergh, M.L. Buffington, G.C. Hamilton, J.K. Harper, K.A. Hoelmer, G. Krawczyk, T.P. Kuhar, D.G. Pfeiffer, A.L. Nielsen, K.B. Rice, C. Rodriguez-Saona, P.W. Shearer, P.M. Shrewsbury, E.J. Talamas, J.F. Walgenbach, N.G. Wiman, and T.C. Leskey. 2020.  Invasion of the brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) into the USA: 14 Developing a national response to an invasive species crisis through collaborative research 15 and outreach efforts. J. IPM in press

Acebes-Doria, A., A. Agnello, D. Alston, H. Andrews, E. Beers, C. Bergh, and 32 others. 2020. Season-long monitoring of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), throughout the United States using commercially available traps and lures. J. Econ. Entomol. 113: 159-171

Acebes-Doria, A., Ludwig, D., Morrison, W., Agnello, A., Bergh, J.C., Buffington, M., Hamilton, G., Harper, J., Hoelmer, K., Krawczyk, G., Kuhar, T., Pfeiffer, D., Nielsen, A., Rice, K., Rodriguez-Saona, C.,  Shearer, P., Shrewsbury, P. Talamas, E., Walgenbach, J., Wiman, N., Leskey, T. 2020. Invasion of the brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) into the USA: Developing a national response to an invasive species crisis through collaborative research and outreach efforts. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmaa001

Alford. A., et al. 2020. Baseline toxicity of the insecticides bifenthrin and thiamethoxam on Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) collected from the Eastern U.S.A. Journal of Economic Entomology. doi: 10.1093/jee/toz361

Bergh, C., S.V. Joseph, B. Short, M. Nita, and T. Leskey. 2019. Effect of pre-harvest exposures to adult Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera:Pentatomidae) on feeding injury to apple cultivars at harvest and during post-harvest cold storage. Crop Protection 124: article 104872

Blaauw, B.B., G. Hamilton, C. Rodriguez-Saona and A.L. Nielsen. 2019. Plant stimuli and their impact on brown marmorated stink bug dispersal and host selection. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00414.

Britt, K. E., M. K. Pagani, and T. P. Kuhar. 2019. First report of brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) associated with Cannabis sativa (Rosales: Cannabaceae) in the United States. Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2019, 17, https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmz014

Chambers, B. D., T. C. Leskey, A. R. Pearce, and T. P. Kuhar. 2019. Responses of overwintering Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to dead conspecifics. J. Econ. Entomol.112, Issue 3:1489–1492. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz011

Hancock, T., D.-H. Lee, C. Bergh, W. Morrison III, and T. Leskey. 2019. Presence of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), on home exteriors during the autumn dispersal period: Results generated by citizen scientists. Agric. and Forest Entomol. 21: 99-180

Kuhar, T. P., J. A. Morehead, and A. J. Formella. 2019. Applications of kaolin protect fruiting vegetables from brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). J. Entomol. Sci. 54(4):401-408 (2019). https://doi.org/10.18474/JES18-126

Morrison, W. III, B. Blaauw, B. Short, A. Nielsen, C. Bergh, G. Krawczyk, Y.-L. Park, B. Butler, A. Khrimian, and T. Leskey. 2019. Successful management of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in commercial apple orchards with an attract-and-kill strategy. Pest Manag. Sci. 75: 104-114

Quinn, N., E. Talamas, A.L. Acebes-Doria, T. Leskey, and C. Bergh. 2019. Vertical sampling in tree canopies for Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) life stages and its egg parasitoid, Trissolcus japonicus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae). Environ. Entomol. 48: 173-180

Quinn, N., E. Talamas, T. Leskey, and C. Bergh. 2019. Sampling methods for adventive Trissolcus japonicus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) in a wild tree host of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 112: 1997-2000

Valentin, R., D.M. Fonseca, S. Gable, K. Kyle, G.C. Hamilton, A.L. Nielsen, and J.L. Lockwood. 2020. Moving eDNA surveys onto land: Strategies for active eDNA aggregation to detect invasive forest insects. Molecular Ecology Resources. dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13151

02/03/2022

Publications

Leskey, T.C., H. Andrews, A. Bády, L. Benvenuto, I. Bernardinelli, B. Blaauw, P. Bortolotti, L. Bosco, E. Di Bella, G. Hamilton, T. Kuhar, D. Ludwick, L. Maistrello, G. Malossini, R. Nannini, L. Nixon, E. Pasqualini, M. Preti, B. Short, L. Spears, L. Tavella, G. Vétek, and N. Wiman. 2021. Refining pheromone lures for the invasive Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) through collaborative trials in the USA and Europe. J. Econ. Entomol. doi: 10.1093/jee/toab088

Quinn, N.F., E.J. Talamas, T.C. Leskey, and J.C. Bergh. 2021. Seasonal captures of Trissolcus japonicus (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) and the effects of habitat type and tree species on detection frequency. Insects. 12: 1–12

Bergh, J.C., W.R. Morrison III, J.W. Stallrich, B.D. Short, J.P. Cullum, and T.C. Leskey. 2021. Border habitat effects on captures of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in pheromone traps and fruit injury at harvest in apple and peach orchards in the Mid-Atlantic, USA. Insects 12(5), 419; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12050419

Sutton, K., H. Doughty, T. Kuhar, and S. Rideout. 2021. Evaluation of insecticides to control southern green stink bug in edamame, 2020. Arthropod Management Tests, Volume 46, Issue 1, 2021, tsab081, https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsab081

Lopez, L., T. Kuhar, S. Taylor, and K. Sutton. 2021. Biology and Management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Mid Atlantic Soybean.  Virginia Cooperative Extension Publication. No. ENTO-450NP.  https://resources.ext.vt.edu/contentdetail?contentid=3212

 

Presentations

 

Research

Dyer J.E., E.J. Talamas, T.C. Leskey, and J.C. Bergh. 2020. Sampling Trissolcus japonicus using yellow sticky traps: Does location in the tree canopy matter?” Entomological Society of America, November 11-25 2020. Virtual

Hadden, W.T., T.C. Leskey, and J.C. Bergh. 2020. Retention of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) adults and nymphs on wild and cultivated host trees as a proxy for host acceptability at different points in the growing season. Entomological Society of America, November 11-25 2020. Virtual

Hamilton, G. and P. Girod. 2020. Halyomorpha halys in New Jersey: The more we know, the more we know we don’t know? – Monitoring, adventive population of Trissolcus japonicus and biological control. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting.

Dyer, J., E. Talamas, T. Leskey, and C. Bergh. 2020. Are captures of Trissolcus japonicus correlated with those of its host, Halyomorpha halys? Cumberland-Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conference, December 2-4, Winchester, Virginia. Virtual

Hadden, W., T. Leskey, and C. Bergh. 2020. Deciphering the seasonal host use patterns of Halyomorpha halys on select deciduous plants. Cumberland-Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conference, December 2-4, Winchester, Virginia. Virtual

Bergh, C., A. Edwards, C. MacRae, and N. Brandt. 2020. Re-distributing Trissolcus japonicus in Virginia: 2020 Update. Cumberland-Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conference, December 2-4, Winchester, Virginia. Virtual

McDougall, R., D. Ludwick, T. Leskey, G. Krawczyk, C. Bergh, Y.-L. Park, and A. Nielsen, 2020. Effects of land use on the natural enemies of brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys). Cumberland-Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conference, December 2-4, Winchester, Virginia. Virtual

Ben-Zvi, Y., G. Hamilton and C. Hawkings. 2021. The effects of volatile organic compounds on host seeking behavior of Trissolcus japonicus. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting.

Dyer, J.E., E.J. Talamas, T.C. Leskey, and J.C. Bergh. 2021. Halyomorpha halys egg mass abundance and detections of its egg    parasitoid, Trissolcus japonicus, in wild host trees baited with aggregation pheromone. Symposium: Research Advances in Invasive Pests by Early-Career Scientists, Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch, March 22 – 24. Virtual

Kuhar, T. 2021. Update on BMSB from the Mid-Atlantic U.S. BMSB Virtual SCRI Stakeholder Advisory Panel Meeting, February 17, 2021 Virtual.

Kuhar, T. P. 2021. Insect pest response to vegetable soybean genotypes bred for commercial edamame production in Virginia.  2021 Soybean Breeders virtual workshop: Entomology and Breeding Innovation, February 22-24, 2021. https://www.soybase.org/meeting_presentations/soybean_breeders_workshop.

Sutton, K. Kuhar T.P., Rideout S., and Doughty H. 2021. Developing an IPM program for edamame in Virginia. Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch. March 23, 2021. Virtual.

Woobey, J., Ben-Zvi, Y., G. Hamilton and C. Hawkings. 2021. The influence of volatile organic compounds on the life stages of Halyomorpha halys and implications for biological control. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting.

 

Extension

Kuhar, T. Fall Vegetable Pest Updates, VCE AG Today Virtual Meeting, October 29, 2020.

Kuhar, T. Fall Vegetable Pest Updates, Shenandoah Valley Vegetable Grower Virtual Meeting, October 29, 2020

Bergh, C. Virtual presentations to tree fruit producers in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland on March 31, April 7, April 14, April 21, April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19, and May 26, 2021

Bergh, C. In-person orchard meetings with tree fruit producers in Virginia on April 21, May 5, May 19, and June 2, 2021

Bergh, C. Public Open House at the Winchester AREC, August 14, 2021

Kuhar, T. Vegetable Production Meeting, Fancy Gap, VA, Jan 14, 2021

Kuhar, T. Chattanooga Elementary Schools – Invasive Species Chat with an Expert – Virtual – Feb 23, 2021.

Kuhar, T. Virginia Coop. Ext. In-service Training – Urban vegetable production, Virtual, March 3, 2021

Kuhar, T. VA Association of Biological Farming Conference, Roanoke, VA, March 18, 2021

Kuhar, T. Virginia Coop. Ext. In-service Training – Organic Vegetables, Virtual, March 22, 2021

Kuhar, T. Southside, VA vegetable Production - virtual meeting – VCE Joanne Jones, Sep 2, 2021

Kuhar, T. Southside, VA vegetable Production - meeting – Phenix, VA, Nov 17, 2021

04/03/2024

Publications: During the length of thes project, the group has accomplished the following
1. Park, Y-L, K. Choi, J. Cullum, K.A. Hoelmer, D.C. Weber, W.R. Morrison, K.B. Rice, G. Krawczyk, S.J. Fleischer, S.J., G. Hamilton, D. Ludwick, A.L. Nielsen, J. Kaser, D. Polk, P.M. Shrewsbury, J.C.
Bergh, T.P. Kuhar, and T.C. Leskey, 2024. Landscape-scale spatiotemporal dynamics of Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) populations: Implications for spatially-based pest management. Pest Management Science. http://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7772 2. Gutiérrez I.J., J.F. Walgenbach, A. Acebes-Doria, A.M. Agnello, D.G. Alston, H. Andrews, J.C. Bergh, R. T. Bessin, B.R. Blaauw, G.D. Buntin, E.C. Burkness, J.P. Cullum, K.M. Daane, L.E. Fann, J. Fisher, P. Girod, L.J. Gut, G.C. Hamilton, K.A. Hoelmer, W.D. Hutchison, P.J. Jentsch, S.V. Joseph, G.G. Kennedy, G. Krawczyk, T.P. Kuhar, T.C. Leskey, A.L. Nielsen, D.K. Patel, H.D. Peterson, D.R. Reisig, J.P. Rijal, A.A. Sial, L.R. Spears, J.M. Stahl, K.M. Tatman, S.V. Taylor, G. Tillman, M.D. Toews, R.T. Villanueva, C. Welty, N.G. Wiman, J.K. Wilson, F.G. Zalom, G. Zhu and D.W. Crowder. 2022. Evaluating invasion risk and population dynamics of the brown marmorated stink bug across the conterminous USA. Pest Management Science. http://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7113
3. Leskey, T.C., H. Andrews, A. Bády, L. Benvenuto, I. Bernardinelli, B. Blaauw, P. Bortolotti, L. Bosco, E. Di Bella, G. Hamilton, T. Kuhar, D. Ludwick, L. Maistrello, G. Malossini, R. Nannini, L. Nixon, E. Pasqualini, M. Preti, B. Short, L. Spears, L. Tavella, G. Vétek, and N. Wiman. 2021. Refining pheromone lures for the invasive Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) through collaborative trials in the USA and Europe. J. Econ. Entomol. doi: 10.1093/jee/toab088
4. Quinn, N., E. Talamas. T. Leskey, and C. Bergh. 2021. Seasonal activity of Trissolcus japonicus and the effect of habitat type on detection frequency. Insects 12(2): 118. doi: 10.3390/insects12020118
5. Bergh, J.C., W.R. Morrison III, J.W. Stallrich, B.D. Short, J.P. Cullum, and T.C. Leskey. 2021. Border habitat effects on captures of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in pheromone traps and fruit injury at harvest in apple and peach orchards in the Mid-Atlantic, USA. Insects 12(5), 419; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12050419
6. Sutton, K., H. Doughty, T. Kuhar, and S. Rideout. 2021. Evaluation of insecticides to control southern green stink bug in edamame, 2020. Arthropod Management Tests, Volume 46, Issue 1, 2021, tsab081, https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsab081
7. Lopez, L., T. Kuhar, S. Taylor, and K. Sutton. 2021. Biology and Management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Mid Atlantic Soybean. Virginia Cooperative Extension Publication. No. ENTO-450NP. https://resources.ext.vt.edu/contentdetail?contentid=3212
8. Akotsen-Mensah, C., B. Blaauw, B.D. Short, T. Leskey, C. Bergh, D. Polk, and A. Nielsen. 2020. Using IPM-CPR as a management program for apple orchards. J. Econ. Entomol. 113(4):1894-1902.doi: 10.1093/jee/toaa087.
9. Ludwick, D., W.R. Morrison III, A.L. Acebes-Doria, A.M. Agnello, J.C. Bergh, M.L. Buffington, G.C. Hamilton, J.K. Harper, K.A. Hoelmer, G. Krawczyk, T.P. Kuhar, D.G. Pfeiffer, A.L. Nielsen, K.B. Rice, C. Rodriguez-Saona, P.W. Shearer, P.M. Shrewsbury, E.J. Talamas, J.F. Walgenbach, N.G. Wiman, and T.C. Leskey. 2020. Invasion of the brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) into the USA: 14 Developing a national response to an invasive species crisis through collaborative research 15 and outreach efforts. J. of Integrated Pest Management 11(1): 4; 1–16. doi: 10.1093/jipm/pmaa001
10. Acebes-Doria, A., A. Agnello, D. Alston, H. Andrews, E. Beers, C. Bergh, and 32 others. 2020. Season-long monitoring of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), throughout the United States using commercially available traps and lures. J. Econ. Entomol. 113: 159-171
11. Acebes-Doria, A., Ludwig, D., Morrison, W., Agnello, A., Bergh, J.C., Buffington, M., Hamilton, G., Harper, J., Hoelmer, K., Krawczyk, G., Kuhar, T., Pfeiffer, D., Nielsen, A., Rice, K., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Shearer, P., Shrewsbury, P. Talamas, E., Walgenbach, J., Wiman, N., Leskey, T. 2020. Invasion of the brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) into the USA: Developing a national response to an invasive species crisis through collaborative research and outreach efforts. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmaa001
12. Alford. A., et al. 2020. Baseline toxicity of the insecticides bifenthrin and thiamethoxam on Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) collected from the Eastern U.S.A. Journal of Economic Entomology. doi: 10.1093/jee/toz361
13. Bergh, C., S.V. Joseph, B. Short, M. Nita, and T. Leskey. 2019. Effect of pre-harvest exposures to adult Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera:Pentatomidae) on feeding injury to apple cultivars at harvest and during post-harvest cold storage. Crop Protection 124: article 104872
14. Blaauw, B.B., G. Hamilton, C. Rodriguez-Saona and A.L. Nielsen. 2019. Plant stimuli and their impact on brown marmorated stink bug dispersal and host selection. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00414.
15. Britt, K. E., M. K. Pagani, and T. P. Kuhar. 2019. First report of brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) associated with Cannabis sativa (Rosales: Cannabaceae) in the United States. Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2019, 17, https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmz014
16. Chambers, B. D., T. C. Leskey, A. R. Pearce, and T. P. Kuhar. 2019. Responses of overwintering Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to dead conspecifics. J. Econ. Entomol.112, Issue 3:1489–1492. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz011
17. Hancock, T., D.-H. Lee, C. Bergh, W. Morrison III, and T. Leskey. 2019. Presence of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), on home exteriors during the autumn dispersal period: Results generated by citizen scientists. Agric. and Forest Entomol. 21: 99-180
18. Kuhar, T. P., J. A. Morehead, and A. J. Formella. 2019. Applications of kaolin protect fruiting vegetables from brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). J. Entomol. Sci. 54(4):401-408 (2019). https://doi.org/10.18474/JES18-126
19. Morrison, W. III, B. Blaauw, B. Short, A. Nielsen, C. Bergh, G. Krawczyk, Y.-L. Park, B. Butler, A. Khrimian, and T. Leskey. 2019. Successful management of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in commercial apple orchards with an attract-and-kill strategy. Pest Manag. Sci. 75: 104-114
20. Quinn, N., E. Talamas, A.L. Acebes-Doria, T. Leskey, and C. Bergh. 2019. Vertical sampling in tree canopies for Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) life stages and its egg parasitoid, Trissolcus japonicus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae). Environ. Entomol. 48: 173-180
21. Quinn, N., E. Talamas, T. Leskey, and C. Bergh. 2019. Sampling methods for adventive Trissolcus japonicus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) in a wild tree host of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 112: 1997-2000
22. Valentin, R., D.M. Fonseca, S. Gable, K. Kyle, G.C. Hamilton, A.L. Nielsen, and J.L. Lockwood. 2020. Moving eDNA surveys onto land: Strategies for active eDNA aggregation to detect invasive forest insects. Molecular Ecology Resources. dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13151
Presentations:
Research
1. Dyer J.E., E.J. Talamas, T.C. Leskey, and J.C. Bergh. 2020. Sampling Trissolcus japonicus using yellow sticky traps: Does location in the tree canopy matter?” Entomological Society of America, November 11-25 2020. Virtual
2. Hadden, W.T., T.C. Leskey, and J.C. Bergh. 2020. Retention of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) adults and nymphs on wild and cultivated host trees as a proxy for host acceptability at different points in the growing season. Entomological Society of America, November 11-25 2020. Virtual
3. Hamilton, G. and P. Girod. 2020. Halyomorpha halys in New Jersey: The more we know, the more we know we don’t know? – Monitoring, adventive population of Trissolcus japonicus and biological control. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting.
4. Dyer, J., E. Talamas, T. Leskey, and C. Bergh. 2020. Are captures of Trissolcus japonicus correlated with those of its host, Halyomorpha halys? Cumberland-Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conference, December 2-4, Winchester, Virginia. Virtual
5. Hadden, W., T. Leskey, and C. Bergh. 2020. Deciphering the seasonal host use patterns of Halyomorpha halys on select deciduous plants. Cumberland-Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conference, December 2-4, Winchester, Virginia. Virtual
6. Bergh, C., A. Edwards, C. MacRae, and N. Brandt. 2020. Re-distributing Trissolcus japonicus in Virginia: 2020 Update. Cumberland-Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conference, December 2-4, Winchester, Virginia. Virtual
7. McDougall, R., D. Ludwick, T. Leskey, G. Krawczyk, C. Bergh, Y.-L. Park, and A. Nielsen, 2020. Effects of land use on the natural enemies of brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys). Cumberland-Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conference, December 2-4, Winchester, Virginia. Virtual
8. Ben-Zvi, Y., G. Hamilton and C. Hawkings. 2021. The effects of volatile organic compounds on host seeking behavior of Trissolcus japonicus. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting.
9. Dyer, J.E., E.J. Talamas, T.C. Leskey, and J.C. Bergh. 2021. Halyomorpha halys egg mass abundance and detections of its egg parasitoid, Trissolcus japonicus, in wild host trees baited with aggregation pheromone. Symposium: Research Advances in Invasive Pests by Early-Career Scientists, Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch, March 22 – 24. Virtual
10. Kuhar, T. 2021. Update on BMSB from the Mid-Atlantic U.S. BMSB Virtual SCRI Stakeholder Advisory Panel Meeting, February 17, 2021 Virtual.
11. Kuhar, T. P. 2021. Insect pest response to vegetable soybean genotypes bred for commercial edamame production in Virginia. 2021 Soybean Breeders virtual workshop: Entomology and Breeding Innovation, February 22-24, 2021. https://www.soybase.org/meeting_presentations/soybean_breeders_workshop.
12. Sutton, K. Kuhar T.P., Rideout S., and Doughty H. 2021. Developing an IPM program for edamame in Virginia. Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch. March 23, 2021. Virtual.
13. Woobey, J., Ben-Zvi, Y., G. Hamilton and C. Hawkings. 2021. The influence of volatile organic compounds on the life stages of Halyomorpha halys and implications for biological control. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting.
Extension
1. Kuhar, T. Fall Vegetable Pest Updates, VCE AG Today Virtual Meeting, October 29, 2020.
2. Kuhar, T. Fall Vegetable Pest Updates, Shenandoah Valley Vegetable Grower Virtual Meeting, October 29, 2020
3. Bergh, C. Virtual presentations to tree fruit producers in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland on March 31, April 7, April 14, April 21, April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19, and May 26, 2021
4. Bergh, C. In-person orchard meetings with tree fruit producers in Virginia on April 21, May 5, May 19, and June 2, 2021
5. Bergh, C. Public Open House at the Winchester AREC, August 14, 2021
6. Kuhar, T. Vegetable Production Meeting, Fancy Gap, VA, Jan 14, 2021
7. Kuhar, T. Chattanooga Elementary Schools – Invasive Species Chat with an Expert – Virtual – Feb 23, 2021.
8. Kuhar, T. Virginia Coop. Ext. In-service Training – Urban vegetable production, Virtual, March 3, 2021
9. Kuhar, T. VA Association of Biological Farming Conference, Roanoke, VA, March 18, 2021
10. Kuhar, T. Virginia Coop. Ext. In-service Training – Organic Vegetables, Virtual, March 22, 2021
11. Kuhar, T. Southside, VA vegetable Production - virtual meeting – VCE Joanne Jones, Sep 2, 2021
12. Kuhar, T. Southside, VA vegetable Production - meeting – Phenix, VA, Nov 17, 2021