O.E. Liburd

Oscar E. Liburd

Lab webpage - http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/liburd/fruitnvegipm/

Contact Information

Associate Professor
University of Florida
Department of Entomology and Nematology
P.O. Box 110620
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620

TEL: (352) 273-3918 (Office)
TEL: (352) 273-3926 (Lab)
FAX: (352) 392-0190

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

Education

PhD, 1997, Entomology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
MS, 1993, Entomology, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
BS, 1991, Entomology, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL

Employment

2005-present, Associate Professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2001-2005, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
1999-2001, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
1998-1999, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Program Overview

Program Leader: Small Fruit and Vegetable IPM Laboratory, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. The laboratory is developing environmentally sound insect pest management programs in fruit and vegetable production systems for Florida and the Caribbean region. Applied and basic research is performed in organic and conventional vegetable and fruit pest management systems. Areas of expertise include management of thrips, midges, whiteflies, aphids, scale insects, fruit flies, mealybugs, and lepidopteran pests. Dissemination of research-based information to state and county extension faculty, commodity groups, growers, various levels of government, and private industries occurs through innovative educational programs comprised of grower meetings, workshops, in-service training sessions, newsletters, and via the internet. The laboratory also develops and updates educational materials, and pest management recommendations targeting growers, agribusiness, and crop consultants.

Honors and Awards (2005-2010)

2008, Excellence in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Southeastern Branch, Entomological Society of America
2008, Entomologist of the Year - Annual meeting of the Florida Entomological Society, July 13-16. Jupiter, FL
2008, Jim App Team Extension Award - University of Florida, IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL
2007, Achievement Award for Research - Annual Meeting of the Florida Entomological Society, July 16-19. Sarasota, FL
2006, Leadership Enhancement and Administrative Development (LEAD) - Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida, Haines City, FL, 2005
2005, Excellence in Mentoring Graduate Students - University of Florida, Gator Launch Career Mentoring Program, Gainesville, FL

Editor of Scholarly Journals

Associate Editor, Florida Entomologist
Associate Editor, Small Fruit Review

Professional Affiliations (2005-2010)

2008-2009, President, Florida Entomological Society
2007-2008, President Elect, Florida Entomological Society
2006-2008, Vice President, Florida Entomological Society
2006-2007, Vice President, Black Entomologists Association
2005-Present, Member, Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Agriculture

USDA Grant Review Panel (2005-2010)

2010, Panel Manager: Pest Management Alternative Program (PMAP)
2009, Panelist: Pest Management Alternative Program (PMAP)
2007, Panelist: Integrated Organic Program (IOP)
2006, Panelist: Pest Management Alternative Program (PMAP)
2005, Panelist: Pest Management Alternative Program (PMAP)

Grants Received: Total Funding $2,748,722

Teaching and Advising

Courses taught include PMA 6228 Field Techniques in IPM (graduate level) and PMA 4570 Field Techniques in IPM (undergraduate level)
Several independent studies including ENY6943 Entomology Internship, ENY 6932 Sustainable Agricultural Pest Management, and ENY 4905 Special Problem in Entomology
Chair or co-chair for 24 students (PhD, MS, DPM)

Publications (2005-2010)

Book Chapters

Schellhorn, N.A., T.W. Nyoike, and O.E. Liburd. 2009. IPM programs in vegetable crops in Australia and USA: Current status and emerging trends. Pp. 571-591 in R. Peshin and A. K. Dhawan (Eds.), Integrated Pest Management: Innovation Development Process. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Liburd, O.E., T.W. Nyoike, and C.A. Scott. 2008. Cover, border and trap crops for pest and disease management. Pp. 1095-1100 in J.L Capinera (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Entomology, 2nd Ed. Vol. 1. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Liburd O.E., and D.L. Frank. 2007. A review of synthetic and living mulches for control of homopteran pests (aphids and silverleaf whiteflies) and diseases in vegetables. In G. Saxena and K.G. Mukerji (Eds.), Management of Nematode and Insect Borne Diseases. The Haworth Press, Inc., New York, New York. 22 pp.
Liburd O.E., and H.A. Arévalo. 2005. Insects and mites in blueberries. In N.F. Childers (Ed.), Blueberry Culture: A Book for Growers. University of Florida Horticultural Publication. Gainesville, Florida.

Refereed Journals

Hanspetersen, H.N., R. McSorley, and O.E. Liburd. 2010. The impact of intercropping squash with non-crop vegetation borders on the above-ground arthropod community. Florida Entomologist (in press).
Liburd, O.E., and C.R. Roubos. 2010. Blueberry gall midge: A key pest of southern highbush and rabbiteye blueberries. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society (in press). (Refereed section)
Roubos, C.R., and O.E. Liburd. 2010. Evaluation of emergence traps for monitoring blueberry gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) adults and within field distribution of midge infestation. Journal of Economic Entomology 103: 1258-1267.
Rodriguez-Saona, C.R., S. Polavarapu, J.D. Barry, D. Polk, R. Jornsten, P.V. Oudemans, and O.E. Liburd. 2010. Color preference, seasonality, spatial distribution and species composition of thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in northern highbush blueberries. Crop Protection 29: 1331-1340.
Roubos, C.R., and O.E. Liburd. 2010. Pupation and emergence of blueberry gall midge, Dasineura oxycoccana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), under varying temperature conditions. Florida Entomologist 93: 283-290.
Nyoike, T.W., and O.E. Liburd. 2010. Effect of living (buckwheat) and UV reflective mulches with and without imidacloprid on whiteflies, aphids and marketable yields of zucchini squash. International Journal of Pest Management 56: 31-39.
Weibelzahl, E., and O.E. Liburd. 2009. Epizootic of Acalitus vaccinii (Acari: Eriophyidea) caused by Hirsutella thompsonii on southern highbush blueberry in north-central Florida. Florida Entomologist 92: 601-607.
Liburd, O.E. 2009. Fostering collaboration and linkages with our Latin American and Caribbean neighbors. Florida Entomologist 92: 689-690.
Fraulo, A.B., M. Cohen, and O.E. Liburd. 2009. Visible/near infrared reflectance (VNIR) spectroscopy for detecting twospotted spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) damage in strawberries. Environmental Entomology 38: 137-142.
Arévalo, H.A., A.B. Fraulo, and O.E. Liburd. 2009. Management of flower thrips in blueberries in Florida. Florida Entomologist 92: 14-17.
Liburd, O.E., E.M. Sarzynski, H.A. Arévalo, and K. MacKenzie. 2009. Monitoring and emergence of flower thrips species in rabbiteye and southern highbush blueberries. Acta Horticulturae 810: 251-258.
Krewer, G., M. Tertuliano, P. Andersen, O.E. Liburd, G. Fonsah, H. Serri, and B. Mullinix. 2009. Effect of mulches on the establishment of organically grown blueberries in Georgia. Acta Horticulturae 810: 483-488.
Roubos, C.R., and O.E. Liburd. 2008. Effect of trap color on captures of grape root borer (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) males and non-target insects. Journal of Agricultural Entomology 25: 99-109.
Nyoike, T.W., O.E. Liburd, and S.E. Webb. 2008. Suppression of whiteflies, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and incidence of cucurbit leaf crumple virus, a whitefly-transmitted virus of zucchini squash new to Florida, with mulches and imidacloprid. Florida Entomologist 91: 460-465.
Fraulo, A.B., and O.E. Liburd. 2008. Effect of the biological control agent Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Physeiidae) on arthropod community structure in north Florida strawberry fields. Florida Entomologist 91: 436-445.
Akad, F., S. Webb, T.W. Nyoike, O.E. Liburd, W. Turechek, S. Adkins, and J.E. Polston. 2008. Detection of cucurbit leaf crumple virus in Florida. Plant Disease 92: 648.
Nyoike, T.W., and O.E. Liburd. 2008. Application of imidacloprid and cultural techniques for management of whiteflies in cucurbits. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 121: 249-251.
Liburd, O.E., and T.W. Nyoike. 2008. Monitoring and phenology of thrips in southern highbush blueberries. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 121: 30-32.
England, G.K., E.M. Rhodes, and O.E. Liburd. 2008. Thrips monitoring in blueberries. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 121: 28-29.
Fraulo, A.B., and O.E. Liburd. 2007. Biological control of twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, with predatory mite, Neoseiulus californicus, in strawberries. Expermental and Applied Acarology 43: 109-119.
Arévalo, H.A., and O.E. Liburd. 2007. Horizontal and vertical distribution of flower thrips in southern highbush and rabbiteye blueberry fields, with notes on a new sampling method for thrips inside the flowers. Journal of Economic Entomology 100: 1622-1632.
Weihman, S.W., and O.E. Liburd. 2007. Seasonal distribution and evaluation of two trap types for monitoring grape root borer Vitacea polistiformis (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) in Florida vineyards. Florida Entomologist 90: 480-487.
Liburd, O.E., J.C. White, E.M. Rhodes, and A.A. Browdy. 2007. The residual and direct effects of reduced-risk and conventional miticides on twospotted spider mites, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) and predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Florida Entomologist 90: 249-257.
Arévalo, H.A., and O.E. Liburd. 2007. Flower thrips, oviposition and dispersion behavior in early season blueberries. In D. Ullman, J. Moyer, R. Goldbach, and G. Moritz (Eds.), 2007, VIII International Symposium on Thysanoptera and Tospoviruses, September 11-15, 2005. Asilomar, Pacific Grove, California. 49 pp. Also published in Journal of Insect Science (2007) 7: 28.
Rhodes, E.M., and O.E. Liburd. 2006. Evaluation of predatory mites and acramite for control of twospotted spider mites in strawberries in north-central Florida. Journal of Economic Entomology 99: 1291-1298.
Rhodes, E.M., O.E. Liburd, C. Kelts, A.I. Rondon, and R.R. Francis. 2006. Comparison of single and combination treatments of Phytoseiulus persimilis, Neoseiulus californicus, and Acramite (bifenazate) for control of twospotted spider mites in strawberries. Experimental and Applied Acarology 39: 213-225.
Weihman, S.W., and O.E. Liburd. 2006. Mating disruption and attract-and-kill as reduced-risk strategies for control of grape root borer, Vitacea polistiformis (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) in Florida vineyards. Florida Entomologist 89: 245-250.
Myers, L., O.E. Liburd, and H.A. Arévalo. 2006. Survival of Geocoris punctipes Say (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) following exposure to selected reduced-risk insecticides. Journal of Entomological Science 41: 57-64.
Stelinski, L.L., K.S. Pelz-Stelinski, O.E. Liburd, and 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 of the Entomological Society of America 99: 113-120.
Liburd, O.E., T.C. Holler, J.C. Turner, and A.L. Moses. 2006. Toxicity of insecticide-treated spheres to Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa, and Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae). Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 118: 275-278.
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. Environmental Entomology 34: 857-865.
Pelz-Stelinski, K.S., L.J. Gut, L.L. Stelinski, O.E. Liburd, and R. Isaacs. 2005. Captures of Rhagoletis mendax and R. cingulata (Diptera: Tephritidae) on sticky traps are influenced by adjacent host fruit and fruit juice concentrates. Environmental Entomology 34: 1013-1018.
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). International Journal of Pest Management 51: 143-148.
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. Journal of Economic Entomology 98: 154-158.
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.

Extension Publications

Weibelzahl, E., and O.E. Liburd. 2010. Blueberry bud mite, Acalitus vaccinii (Keifer) on southern highbush blueberry in Florida. UF/IFAS Extension Publication ENY858/IN844. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Williamson, J.G., P.F. Harmon, and O.E. Liburd. 2009. Florida blueberry integrated pest management guide. UF/IFAS Extension Publication HS1156. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Liburd, O.E., and T.W. Nyoike. 2008. Biology and management of whiteflies in sustainable field production of cucurbits. UF/IFAS Extension Publication ENY-848/IN762. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Liburd, O.E., and T.W. Nyoike. 2008. Biology and management of aphids in sustainable field production of cucurbits. UF/IFAS Extension Publication ENY-847/IN761. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Nyoike, T., O.E. Liburd, F. Akad, and J.E. Polston. 2007. Don�t crumple under whitefly pressure; reflective mulch, imidacloprid can help control a new whitefly-transmitted disease. Citrus & Vegetable Magazine: November.
Turner, J.C., and O.E. Liburd. 2007. Insect management in blueberries in the eastern United States. UF/IFAS, EDIS Fact Sheet ENY 411/IG070. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Webb, S.E., F. Akad, T.W. Nyoike, O.E. Liburd, and J.E. Polston. 2007. Whitefly-transmitted cucurbit leaf crumple virus in Florida. UF/IFAS EDIS IN716. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Arévalo, H.A., A.B. Fraulo, and O.E. Liburd. 2006. Key to the most common species of thrips found in early-season blueberry fields in Florida and southern Georgia. UF/IFAS EDIS IN679. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Rhodes, E.M., and O.E. Liburd. 2006. Predatory mite, Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) (Arachnida: Acari: Phytoseiidae). UF/IFAS, EDIS IN639. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Liburd, O.E., E.M. Sarzynski, B.J. Sampson, and G. Krewer 2006. Blueberry gall midge: A major insect pest of blueberries in the southeastern United States. UF/IFAS EDIS IN458. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Turner, J.C., and O.E. Liburd. 2006. Insect management in blueberries in the eastern United States. UF/IFAS EDIS IG070. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Weihman, S.W., and O.E. Liburd. 2005. Grape root borer pest management in Florida vineyards. UF/IFAS EDIS IG165. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Liburd, O.E., and H.A. Arévalo. 2005. Integrated strategies for controlling flower thrips in southern highbush blueberries. UF/IFAS EDIS IN637. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Revised October 2010