Oscar E. Liburd

 Email to: oeliburd@ifas.ufl.edu

Lab Webpage: http://FruitnVegIPM.ifas.ufl.edu/

(60% Research, 25% Extension, 15% Teaching)

Education

  • PhD           Entomology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 1997
  • M.S.          Entomology, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1993
  • B.S.           Entomology, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1991

Employment

  • 2005 - present     Associate Professor of Entomology, Dept. of Entomology & Nematology, University of Florida
  • 2001 - 2005        Assistant Professor of Entomology, Dept. of Entomology & Nematology, University of Florida
  • 2001 - 2003        Adjunct Professor of Entomology, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University
  • 1999 - 2001        Assistant Professor of Entomology, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University
  • 1998 - 1999        Post Doctoral Research Scientist, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University

Extension and Research Responsibilities

  • Cooperate with other faculty and private industries to develop and propose integrated pest management strategies that will reduce growers' reliance on pesticides in small fruits and vegetables. The focus of the research is to understand the behavioral and ecological factors affecting the management of key fruit and vegetable pests in Florida and to develop sound ecologically-based pest management programs.

Teaching Responsibilities

  • PMA 4570/6228 Field Techniques in Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
  • Direct graduate and undergraduate students' research projects.

Selected Invited Presentations (2004-2006)

  • Liburd, O. E. 2006. Management of thrips and gall midge. New Jersey Annual Vegetable meeting. January 10-12., Atlantic City, New Jersey.
  • Liburd, O. E. 2006. Thrips and blueberry gall midge control. Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference. January 5-6. Savannah, Georgia.
  • Liburd, O. E. 2005. Evaluation of sampling techniques for monitoring blueberry gall midge and flower thrips in Rabbiteye and southern highbush blueberries in the southern United States. CSREES, USDA Awardee Workshop. December 14, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
  • Liburd, O. E. 2005. Dispersion behavior and injury caused by flower thrips in early-season blueberries. Fall blueberry short course, November 1, Polk County Ag. Center, Bartow, Florida.
  • Liburd, O. E. 2005. Injury and oviposition behaviour resulting from flower thrips. Florida blueberry growers spring meeting, March 3, Gainesville, Florida.
  • Liburd, O. E. 2004. Results of blueberry gall midge control experiments in Bacon County Georgia and recommendations for control. Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference. January 9-11. Savannah, Georgia.
  • Liburd, O. E. 2004.  Management of flower thrips in southern highbush and rabbiteye blueberries. County Extension Meeting.  February 26. Tampa, Florida.
  • Liburd. O. E. 2004. Management of major pests in southern highbush and rabbiteye blueberries. March 18. Winter Haven, Florida.

Honors and Awards

  • 2004    Mentoring Excellence Award for Students at the University of Florida
  • 2003    Distinguished Young Alumnus Award, Florida A & M University
  • 2001    Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer Award, Michigan State University
  • 2000    USDA Technology Transfer Award for the development of pesticide-treated biodegradable spheres
  • 2000    1st Place - Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station Grant Writing Competition
  • 1999    Michigan State University Post Doctoral Research Fellowship

Editor of a Scholarly Journal

  • Associate Editor           Florida Entomologist
  • Associate Editor           Small Fruit Review

Grants and Contracts

  • USDA-CSREES, T-STAR-C and CBAG, Utilization of living and synthetic mulches to control whiteflies and aphids in cucurbits in Florida and the Caribbean region, $60,000
  • EPA SAI Grant, Development and Extension of Alternative Control Strategies for Flower Thrips and Blueberry Gall Midge in FL and GA 2005-2007, $58,546.
  • EPA SAI Grant, Multi-State Effort to Implement IPM Using Predatory Mites in Strawberries Through On-Farm Demonstration Trials and Extension Education, 2003-2005, $110,000
  • Florida Fruit and Vegetable Research & Education Foundation Grant, Developing an IPM Program for Management of Flower Thrips, 2003, $40,000
  • USDA-PMA Grant, Multifaceted Approach for Control of Blueberry Pests, 2002-2004, $117, 572
  • USDA-Star, Utilization of Living Mulches to Suppress Cucurbit Pests, $91,000
  • USDA-IPM Grant Program/NCR, Protecting High Value Fruit from Key Rhagoletis Species, 2000-2003, $60,000
  • USDA / CREES Special Research Grant, Evaluation and Deployment of Pesticide-Treated Spheres for Controlling Key Rhagoletis Species, 2000-2001, $277,530
  • Gerber, Evaluation of Synthetic Peach and Volatile Compounds for Monitoring and Controlling Tarnished Plant Bugs and Apple Maggot Flies, 1999-2001, $38,000
  • Apple Research Committee, Behavioral Management Strategies for Apple Maggot Flies, 2000-2002, $41,885
  • Cherry Research Committee, Insecticide Management Strategies for Controlling Cherry Fruit Flies in Michigan, 2000-2002, $26,386
  • MSU (GREEEN), Improving Blueberry Fruit Quality While Reducing Pesticide Inputs, 2001-2002, $195,000
  • MSU (GREEEN), Applied Chemical Ecology: Contributions to Improved Pest Management, 2001-2002, $240,000

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

  • Liburd O. E., and D. L. Frank. In Press. A review of synthetic and living mulches for control of homopteran pests (aphids and silverleaf whiteflies) and diseases in vegetables. 22 pp. Haworth Press Inc. New York, USA.
  • Liburd O. E., and H. A. Arévalo. 2005.  Insects and mites in blueberries. In N. F.Childers (ed.) Blueberry culture: a book for growers. Horticultural Publication. Gainesville, Florida. 
  • Liburd O. E., and E. M. Finn. 2004. Small fruit pests and their management.  In: J. L. Capinera (ed.), Encyclopedia of Entomology. Vol. 3.  Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrect, The Netherlands.  Pages 2013-2029.

Research Refereed Journals (2000 – 2006)

  • Myers, L., O. E. Liburd, and H. A. Arévalo Survival of Geocoris punctipes Say (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) following exposure to selected reduced-risk insecticides J. Entomol. Sci.  In Press.
  • Liburd, O.E., T. C. Holler, J. C. Turner, and A. L. Moses Toxicity of insecticide-treated spheres to Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa and Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera:  Tephritidae). Proc. Fla State Hort. Soc. In Press.
  • Stelinski L.L., K.S. Pelz-Stelinski, O. E. Liburd, L. J. Gut. 2006. Control strategies for Rhagoletis mendax disrupt host finding and ovipositional capability of its parasitic wasp, Diachasma alloeum. Biological Control. 36: 91-99.
  • Sampson, J. B., T. A. Rinehart, O. E. Liburd, S. J. Stringer, and J. M. Spiers. 2006. Ecology of Endoparasitoids (Hymenoptera) Attacking Cranberry and Blueberry Tipworms Dasineura oxycoccana Johnson and Prodiplosis vaccinii (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Annals Ent. Soc. America. 99:113-120.
  • Frank D. L. and O. E. Liburd. 2005.  Effects of living and synthetic mulch on the population dynamics of whiteflies and aphids, their associated natural enemies and insect-transmitted plant diseases in zucchini Environ  Entomol. in Press.
  • Dernisky, A. K., R. C. Evans, O. E. Liburd, and K. Mackenzie. 2005. Characterization of early floral damage by cranberry tipworm (Dasineura oxycoccana Johnson) as a precursor to reduced fruit set in rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei Reade) Journal of International Pest Management. in Press.
  • Stelinski L.L., and O. E. Liburd. 2005.  Behavioral evidence for host fidelity among populations of  the parasitic wasp Diachasma alloeum: parasitoids tracking the sympatric speciation  of their Rhagoletis fly hosts.  Naturwissenshaften. 92: 65-68.
  • White, J. C., and O. E. Liburd. 2005. Effects of soil moisture and temperature on reproduction and development of twospotted spider mites Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) in strawberries. J. Econ. Entomol. 98: 154-158.
  • Liburd O. E., and E. M. Finn. 2004. Small fruit pests and their management.  In: J. L.
  • Sarzynski, E. M., and O. E. Liburd. 2004.  Effect of trap height and within-planting location on captures of cranberry fruitworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in highbush blueberries. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 6: 199-204.
  • Stelinski, L. L., K. S. Pelz and O. E. Liburd.  2004.  Field observations quantifying attraction of the parasitic wasp, Diachasma alloeum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to blueberry maggot fly, Rhagoletis mendax (Diptera: Tephritidae). Florida Entomologist 87: 124-129. Click here for an online version of the article.
  • Liburd, O. E. 2004.  Identification of host volatile compounds for monitoring blueberry maggot fly. Small Fruits Review 3: 307-312.
  • Liburd, O. E., T. C. Holler, and A. L. Moses. 2004. Toxicity of imidacloprid-treated spheres to Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and its parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the laboratory. Journal of Economic Entomology 97: 525-529. Click here for an online version of the article
  • Sarzynski, E. M. and O. E. Liburd. 2004. Effect of trap height and within-planting location on captures of cranberry fruitworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in highbush blueberries. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 6: 199-204 Click here for an online version of the article
  • Stelinski, L.L., K.S. Pelz and O. E. Liburd. 2004. Field observations quantifying attraction of the parasitic wasp, Diachasma alloeum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to blueberry maggot fly, Rhagoletis mendax (Diptera: Tephritidae). Florida Entomologist. 87: 124-129 Click here for an online version of the article
  • Sarzynski, E. M. and O. E. Liburd. 2003. Techniques for monitoring cranberry Tipworm (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in Rabbiteye and Southern highbush blueberries. Journal of Economic Entomology 96: 1821-1827. Click here for an online version of article
  • Hamill, J. E, O. E. Liburd, and S. R. Alm. 2003. Comparison of biodegradable, plastic and wooden imidacloprid-treated spheres for control of Rhagoletis mendax (Diptera: Tephritidae) flies. Florida Entomologist. 86: 206-210. Click here for an online version of the article
  • Liburd, O. E, and E. M. Finn. 2003. Response of blueberry maggot fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) to imidacloprid-treated spheres and selected insecticides. The Canadian Entomologist. 135: 427-438. Click here for an online version of the article
  • Stelinski, L.L, and O. E. Liburd. 2002. Attraction of apple maggot flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) to synthetic fruit volatile compounds and food attractants in Michigan apple orchards. The Great Lakes Entomologist. 35: 37-46
  • Stelinski, L.L, and O. E. Liburd. 2001. Evaluation of various deployment strategies of imidacloprid-treated spheres in highbrush blueberries for control of Rhagoletis mendax Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 94: 905-910. Click here for an online version of the article.
  • Stelinski, L.L, and O. E. Liburd, S. Wright, R.J. Prokopy, R. Behle, and M. R. McGuire. 2001. Comparison of neonicontinoid insecticides for use with biodegradable and wooden spheres fro control of key Rhagoletis species (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 94: 1142-1150. Click here for an online version of the article.
  • Liburd, O. E., L. L. Stelinski, L. J. Gut and G. Thorton. 2001. Performance of various trap types for monitoring of cherry fruit fly species. (Diptera: Tephritidae). Environmental Entomology. 30: 82-88. Click here for an online version of the article.
  • Wise, J., O. E. Liburd, and L. Gut. 2001. Performance of Selective Insecticides for Apple Maggot Control. MSU CAT Alert, Extension bulletin. 16: (14) 1. 
  • Liburd, O. E., S. Polavarapu, S. R. Alm and R. A. Casagrande. 2000. Effect of trap size, age and positions on captures of blueberry maggot flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 93: 1452-1453. Click here for an online version of the article.
  • Liburd, O. E., J. E. Funderburk and S. M. Olson. 2000. Effects of biological and chemical insecticides on marketable yields of tomatoes. Journal of Applied Entomology. 124: 19-25.
  • Liburd, O. E. 2000. A New Lure for Baiting Apple Maggot Traps. MSU CAT Alert, Extension bulletin. 15: (14) 1-2.