James P. Cuda

jcuda@ifas.ufl.edu

(65% Research, 30% Extension, 5% Teaching)

Education

• B.S., Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1973
• M.S., Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1976
• Ph.D., Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, 1983

Employment

• Assistant Professor, 1998-present, University of Florida, Gainesville
• Visiting Assistant In, 1994-1998, University of Florida, Gainesville
• Supervisory Entomologist, 1990-1994, Hillsborough County, Tampa, FL
• Program Director, USDA, APHIS Science and Technology, 1987-1990, Bozeman, MT
• Postdoctoral Entomologist, 1984-1987, USDA, ARS, Laboratory, Temple, TX
• Quarantine Officer, 1982-1983, Texas A&M University
• Instructor, 1980-1982, Texas A&M University
• Consulting Entomologist (part-time), 1977-1979, Teer Ecological Consultants, Bryan, TX
• Teaching Assistant, 1979-1980, Texas A&M University
• Research Assistant, 1975-1978, Southern Illinois and Texas A&M Universities

Research

• Screening and evaluating insect natural enemies for classical biological control of invasive weeds

Extension

• Develop in-service training programs for county faculty on IPM in agriculture, horticulture, structures, natural resources and public health emphasizing biological control and other biologically-based pest management practices.
• Prepare electronic (PowerPoint, EDIS) and traditional training guides for use by county faculty.

Teaching

• Mentoring graduate students, serving on graduate student committees and guest lecturing.

Awards

• Sigma Xi, National Research Honorary, 1985
• Gamma Sigma Delta, National Agriculture Honorary, 1984
• Phi Sigma, National Biology Honorary, 1978
• Phi Kappa Phi, National Scholastic Honorary, 1975
• Southern Illinois University Graduate Student Fellowship, 1973
• President's Scholar, Southern Illinois University Honorary, 1970-1973
• National Honor Society, National Scholastic Honorary, 1968
• American Legion Award, National Scholastic Honorary, 1965

Grants and Contracts

• ($636,567 over last 6 years)
• Florida Institute of Phosphate Research. Evaluation of Hydrellia pakistanae for Biological Control of Hydrilla, 1995, $10,000.
• USDA, ARS/UF, IFAS Cooperative Agreement. Biology and Impact of Tip Mining Midges (Diptera: Chironomidae) on Hydrilla in Crystal River, Florida, 1996, $140,000.
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Evaluation of Insects for Biological Control of Wetland Nightshade, Solanum tampicense in Florida, 1997, $30,000.
• South Florida Water Management District. Classical Biological Control of Brazilian Peppertree in Florida, 1998, $225,000.
• University Scholars Program, Evaluation of a Cricotopus Midge for Biological Control of Hydrilla 1999, $2,500.
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Classical Biological Control of Brazilian Peppertree in Florida, 1999, $99,654.
• University of Florida, Office of Research Technology and Graduate Education. Metabolic and transgenic methods for controlling insects, 1999, $20,612.
• Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County, Florida. Release and Evaluation of Approved Natural Enemies for Managing Brazilian Peppertree, a Biological Pollutant, 2000, $26, 717.
• National Biological Control Institute. Cactoblastis cactorum in North America: A Workshop of Assessment and Planning - Proceedings Publication, 2000, $8,000.
• CSREES, Southern Region SARE Professional Development Program. Delivery of Biological Control Information and Technology in Florida, 2001, $49,881.
• CSREES CSREES, Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture Research. Biological Control of Invasive Strawberry Guava for Caribfly Suppression, 2001, $24,203.

Selected Publications

• Cuda, J.P., and Sutton, D.L. 2000. Is the aquatic weed hygrophila, Hygrophila polysperma (Polemoniales: Acanthaceae) a suitable target for classical biological control? Proceedings of the X International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, Bozeman, Montana, July 4-14, 1999, pp. 337-348.
  
• Epler, J.H., Cuda, J.P., and Center, T.D. 2000. Redescription of Cricotopus lebetis (Diptera: Chironomidae), a potential biological control agent of the aquatic weed hydrilla (Hydrocharitaceae). Florida Entomologist 83: 171-180.
  
• Cuda, J.P., and Zeller, M.P. 2000. Chinese privet, Ligustrum sinense: Prospects for classical biological control in the southeastern United States. Wildland Weeds 3: 17-19.
  
• Cuda, J.P., Coon, B.R., Gillmore, J.L., and Center, T.D. 1999. Preliminary report on the biology of a hydrilla tip mining midge (Diptera: Chironomidae). Aquatics 21: 15-18.
  
• DeLoach, C.J., and Cuda, J.P. 1999. Host specificity of the Argentine root-boring weevil, Heilipodus ventralis, a potential biocontrol agent for snakeweeds (Gutierrezia: Asteraceae) in western North American rangelands-quarantine tests. Biological Control 15: 185-209.
  
• Cuda, J.P., Medal, J.C., Habeck, D.H., Pedrosa-Macedo, J.H., and Vitorino, M. 1999. Classical biological control of Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius) in Florida. ENY 820. Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida. (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu).
  
• Cuda, J.P. 1998. Hydrilla tip mining midge Cricotopus sp. Featured Creatures, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida. (http://ifas.ufl.edu/~insect/aquatic/hydrilla_tip_mining_midge.htm).
  
• Cuda, J.P., Parker, P.E., Goodson, R.A., and Gillmore, J.L. 1998. Evaluation of Ditylenchus phyllobius as a biological control agent for Solanum viarum and Solanum tampicense (Solanaceae). Nematropica 28 (1): 107-111.
  
• Cuda, J.P., and Zeller, M.C. 1998. First record of Ochyromera ligustri (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Chinese privet in Florida. Florida Entomologist 81 (4): 582-584.
  
• Cuda, J.P., and DeLoach, C.J. 1998. Biology of Mozena obtusa (Hemiptera: Coreidae), a candidate for the biological control of mesquite, Prosopis spp. (Fabaceae). Biological Control 13 (2): 101-110.
  
• Cuda, J.P., Hornby, J.A., Cotterill, B., and Cattell, M. 1997. Evaluation of Lagaenidium giganteum for biocontrol of Mansonia mosquitoes in Florida (Diptera: Culicidae). Biological Control 8: 124-130.
  
• Cuda, J.P. 1995. Utilization of pennyworts (Hydrocoytle spp.) as food plants by the southern armyworm, Spodoptera eridania. Aquatics 17 (4): 4-10.
  

Revised July 2001