Research Terms
Agriculture Pest Management Entomology
Keywords
Biological Control Of Weeds Dose-Response Assessment Entomology Forests Integrated Pest Management Invasive Species Molecular Genetics Pathology
Industries
Agricultural Chemistry Sustainable Agriculture Forestry
Kanga, H. B. L, J. Eason, M. Haseeb, J. Qureshi and P. Stansly. 2015. Monitoring for Insecticide Resistance in Asian Citrus Psyllid Populations in Florida. Journal of Economic Entomology. DOI:10.193/jee/tov348
Kanga H.B.L 2013. Are people at risk from pesticide residue on the skin of citrus fruits? Science: The News York times.
Kanga H.B.L and A, B. Somorin. 2011. Susceptibility of small hive beetle, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), a destructive pest of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies to insecticides and insect growth regulators. Apidologie. DOI: 10.1007/s13592-011-0101-1.
Kanga, L.H.B., J. Adamczyk, K. Marshall, & R Cox. 2010. Monitoring for resistance to organophosphorous and pyrethroid insecticides in Varroa mite populations. J. Econ. Entomol. 103:1797-1802.
Kanga, L.H.B., J. Adamczyk, J. Patt, C. Gracia & J. Cascino. 2010. Development of a user-friendly delivery method for the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae to control the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor in honey bee, Apis mellifera, colonies. Exp. App. Acarology 52:327-342.
Legaspi, J C, L. H. B. Kanga, and B. Legaspi. 2010. Fungal pathogens of the Cactus moth, Cactoblatis cactorum. Subtropical Plant Science. 62:27-33.
Kanga, H. B. L, W. Jones, C. Garcia and J. Cascino. 2009 Control of Varroa with Metarhizium anisopliae in honey bee colonies. Am. Bee Journal. 84 (4), 420.
Cartwright, K, S. Culp, L. H. B. Kanga, J. Cascino. 2007. Co-encapsulation of attractants to improve biocontrol of Varroa in honey bee hives. Bee world. 96:7-20.
Kanga, L. H. B., W. A. Jones, and C. Gracia. 2007. Efficacy of strips coated with Metarhizium anisopliae for control of Varroa destructor (Acari; Varroidae) in honey bee colonies in Texas and Florida. Exp. Appl. Acarol. 40:249-258.
Kanga, L. H. B., W. A. Jones, and R. R. James. 2005. Enlisting fungi to protect the honey bee. Biologist. 53 (2): 88-94.
Kanga, L. H. B., W. A. Jones, R. A. Humber, & B. W. Boyd, Jr. 2004. Fungal pathogens of the glassy-winged sharpshooter Homalodisca coagulata (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Florida Entomol. 87:225-228.
Kanga, L. H. B., W. A. Jones, and R. R. James. 2003. Field trials using the fungal pathogen, Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycetes: Hyphomycetes) to control the ectoparasitic, Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) in honey bee, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies. J. Econ. Entomol. 96:1091-1099
Kanga, L. H. B., D. J. Pree, J. L. Van Lier, and G. M. Walker. 2003. Management of resistance in the Oriental fruit moth, Grapholitha molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) populations from the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario. Pest Manag. Sci. 59:921-927.
Kanga, L. H. B., and R. R. James. 2003. Varroa control with fungal pathogens. Am. Bee Journal.143 (10), 817.
Kanga, L. H. B., R. R. James, and D. G. Boucias. 2002. Hirsutella thompsonii and Metarhizium anisopliae as potential microbial control agents of Varroa destructor, a honey bee parasite. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 81:175-184.
Kanga, L. H. B., and R. R. James. 2002. Varroa control with fungal pathogens may be an option soon. Am. Bee Journal.142 (7), 519.
International Affairs Committee of the Entomological Society of America , Chairperson; 2011 - 2012
International Associations of Black Entomologists, President; 2007 - 2009
International Council for Sustainable Agriculture. , Board of Advisors; 2005 - 2007
New York Academy of Sciences, Member; 1996 - 2000
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member; 1992 - present
Honor Society of Agriculture , Member; 1992 - present
Entomological Society of America., Member; 1990 - present
International Union for Forestry Research Organization , Member; 1990 - present
National Research Plans, USDA ARS; 2015 - 2015
Management of Varroa destructor, the Ecto-Parasitic Mite of the Honey Bee by using Fungal Pathogens; IEC Congress; International Congress of Entomology; 2012
Monitoring for resistance to organophosphate, carbamate, and pyrethroid insecticides in Varroa mite populations; ESA Annual meeting; Entomological Society of America.; 2012
Monitoring for Insecticide Resistance in Asian Citrus Psyllid Populations in Florida; ESA Annual meeting; Entomological Society of America.; 2013
Susceptibility of small hive beetle, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), a destructive pest of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies to insecticides and insect growth regulators.; ESA annual meeting; Entomological Society of America.; 2012
| Director |
Lamberth Kanga |
| Phone | (850) 412-7262 |
| Website | http://cafs.famu.edu/departments-and-centers/research/center-for-biological-control/index.php |
| Mission | To generate, apply and transfer innovative, ecologically based solutions to pest problems affecting agriculture, natural resources, and human health while developing the human capacity for continued future innovation. |
