F. W. Howard

fwhoward@ufl.edu

(80 % Research, 20% Teaching)

Education

• B.S., State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1961
• M.S., Louisiana State University (Entomology), 1971
• Ph.D., Louisiana State University (Entomology), 1975

Employment

• Associate Professor (1981-present) U. Florida
• Assistant Professor (1976-1981) U. Florida
• Research Associate (1972-1976) Louisiana State University
• Graduate Research Assistant (1970-1972) Lousiana State Univ.
• Biologist (1965-1969) Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach, FL.
• Mosquito Control Technician (1963-1965) Florida Div. Health, West Palm Beach, Florida
• Forester (1962-1963) U. S. Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest, California
• Forester (1961-1962) Olinkraft, S.A., Santa Catarina,Brazil
• Soldier (1959-1961) U. S. Army, Panama Canal Zone
• Forester (1958) Florida Division of Forestry
• Entomologist's Assistant (1957), USFS, Stoneville, Miss.

Research Responsibilities

• Conducts research on the bionomics and control of hemipterous insect pests of palms, cycads, and other tropical ornamental and native plants.
• Conducts research on insect transmission of lethal yellowing of palms.

Teaching Responsibilities

Teaches Principles of Entomology (ENY 3005), Tree and Shrub Insects (ENY 3541), and Tropical Horticultural Entomology (ENY 3536), which are offered in the Environmental Horticultural Academic Program at the Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center.

Accomplishments

• Maintenance of selected ground cover has been developed as a method of managing populations of Myndus crudus (Homoptera: Cixiidae), a vector of lethal yellowing of palms.
• The bionomics of mahogany webworm (Macalla thyrsisalis), mahogany shoot borer (Hypsipyla grandella) and mahogany leaf miner (Phyllocnistis meliacella), three insect pest species of mahoganies (Swietenia spp.), have been elucidated and control methods with biorationals have been developed for all three.

Career Publications

• Monographs: 2
• Refereed papers:45
• Chapters in books: 4
• Miscellaneous papers:33

Selected Publications

• Oropeza, C., Howard, F. W. & Ashburner, G. R.(Eds.) 1995. Lethal Yellowing: Research and Practical Aspects. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston & London, 250 pp.

• Howard, F. W. 1986. Myndus crudus (Homoptera: Cixiidae), a vector of lethal yellowing of palms. Proceedings. 2nd International Workshop on Leafhoppers and Planthoppers of Economic Importance, held at Provo, Utah, USA, 28th July - lst August. M.R. Wilson, and L.R. Nault(Eds.), Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, London.(1987) 117-129.

• Moore, D. & F. W. Howard. 1996. Coconuts pp. 561-570 in E. E. Lindquist, M. W. Sabelis & J. Bruin (Eds). Eriophyoid Mites: Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control. World Crop Pests, Vol.6. Elsevier Science Publishers B. V., Amsterdam.

• Howard, F. W. and A. D. Oliver. 1985. Armored scale insects (Homoptera: Diaspididae) of Louisiana. Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin No. 767. 126 pp.

• Howard, F. W., R. C. Norris, and D. L. Thomas. 1983. Evidence of transmission of palm lethal yellowing agent by a planthopper, Myndus cars (Homoptera: Cixiidae). Tropical Agriculture 60:168-171.

• Howard, F. W. and Solis, M. Alma. 1989. The distribution, life history and host plant relationships of mahogany webworm. Florida Entomologist 72:469-477

• Howard, F. W. 1990. Population suppression of mahogany webworm, Macalla thvrsisalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), with natural products. Florida Entomologist 73:225-229

• Howard, F. W. 1990. Evaluation of grasses for cultural control of Myndus crudus, a vector of lethal yellowing of palms. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 56: 131-137.

• Howard, F. W., Nakahara, S. and Williams, D. S. 1995. Thysanoptera as apparent pollinators of West Indies mahogany, Swietenia mahagoni. Annales des Sciences Forestieres 52: 283-286.

• Howard, F. W. 1995. Reduction of damage to mahogany by mahogany shoot borer and mahogany leaf miner by use of azadirachtin. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 7(3): 454-461.

Revised February 1997