Eileen A. Buss

eabuss@ufl.edu

(70% Extension, 25% Research, 5% Teaching)

Education

• Ph.D., University of Kentucky, (Entomology), 1999
• M.S., Michigan State University, (Entomology), 1996
• B.S., Michigan State University (Zoology and German), 1993

Employment

• Assistant Professor, University of Florida. 2001 - present
• Research Entomologist and Director of the Industrial Affiliates Program, Purdue University. 2000 - 2001
• Post-Doctoral Scientist, University of Kentucky. 2000

Research Responsibilities

• My research area encompasses insect pest management and insect behavioral ecology on turfgrass, woody ornamentals, and shade trees in the urban landscape. Research interests include studying the biology of important pests (e.g., mole crickets, chinch bugs, white grubs, tree borers, and scale insects) and determining the most environmentally-responsible means for their management.
• My program will also evaluate insecticides for commercial and/or homeowner use, as well as other biorational products or application methods.

Extension Responsibilities

• Work with county and state faculty on interdisciplinary programs to educate the Green Industry
• Develop in-service training for county faculty on the principles, technologies, and current research in landscape pest management, and assist with pesticide applicator training
• Revise and write electronic (EDIS) and hardcopy publications for commercial and homeowner use

Teaching Responsibilities

• Mentoring graduate students in my program, serving on other graduate student committees, and guest lecturing.
• Co-developing distance education modules/courses on "Landscape IPM" and "Tree and Shrub Insects"

Student Research

• Olga Kostromytska - Anticipated graduation with her M.S. in December 2007. Thesis title: Life cycle, host range, and management of Cyclocephala lurida on warm-season grasses.
• Kathryn Barbara - Anticipated graduation with her Ph.D. in May 2005. Dissertation title: Integrated pest management of mole crickets using Steinernema scapterisci.
• Jay Cee Turner - Graduated with her M.S. in August 2004. Thesis title: Biology and management of Allokermes kingii (Hemiptera: Kermesidae) on oak trees.
• J. Cara Congdon - Graduated with her M.S. in May 2004. Thesis title: Southern chinch bug, Blissus insularis Barber (Heteroptera: Blissidae), management in St. Augustinegrass.

Honors and Awards

• J. H. Comstock Award, North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America.
• Outstanding Ph.D. Student, Gamma Sigma Delta Agricultural Honor Society, UK.
• Graduate School Visiting Distinguished Faculty Award, UK.
  
• Graduate School Dissertation Year Fellowship, UK.
• Graduate School Academic Excellence Fellowship, UK.
• Gloria Singletary Continuing Education for Women Scholarship, UK.

Career Publications

• Books, co-authored: 1
• Book chapters: 1
• Refereed papers: 14
• Non-refereed papers: 28
• Extension publications 27

Selected Publications:

• Barbara, K. A. and E. A. Buss. 2004. Survival and infectivity of Steinernema scapterisci (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) after contact with soil drench solutions. Fla. Entomol. 87 (3): (in press).
• Eliason, E. A. and D. A. Potter. 2001. Spatial distribution and parasitism of leaf galls induced by Callirhytis cornigera (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on pin oak in Kentucky. Environ. Entomol. 30: 280-287.
• Eliason, E. A. and D. A. Potter. 2001. Horned oak gall biology and management. J. Arbor. 27: 92-101.
• Eliason, E. A. and D. A. Potter. 2000. Budburst phenology, plant vigor, and host genotype effects on the leaf-galling generation of Callirhytis cornigera (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on pin oak. Environ. Entomol. 29: 1199-1207.
• Eliason, E. A. and D. A. Potter. 2000. Biology of Callirhytis cornigera (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) and its associated gall community in Kentucky. Environ. Entomol. 29: 551-559.
• Eliason, E. A. and D. A. Potter. 2000. Dogwood borer (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) infestation of horned oak galls. J. Econ. Entomol. 93: 757-762.
• Eliason, E. A. and D. A. Potter. 2000. Impact of whole-canopy and systemic insecticidal treatments on Callirhytis cornigera (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) and associated parasitoids on pin oak. J. Econ. Entomol. 93: 165-171.
• Eliason, E. and D. G. McCullough. 1997. Survival and fecundity of three insects reared on four varieties of Scotch pine Christmas trees. J. Econ. Entomol. 90: 1598-1608.

Revised October, 2004