David J.Schuster (100% Research)

1. Education

• B.S.1970Entomology, Kansas State Univ.
• M.S.1970Entomology, Kansas State Univ.
• Ph.D. 1973Entomology, Oklahoma State Univ.

2. Employment

• Professor(1985-present) U. Florida(GCREC)
• Associate Professor(1980-1985) U. Florida(GCREC)
• Assistant Professor(1975-1980) U. Florida(GCREC)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate(1973-1975) Oklahoma State U.

3. Research/Extension Responsibilities

• The primary research program responsibilities are to develop practical integrated pest management (IPM) programs for managing arthropod pests on vegetable commodities produced on the west coast of Florida.Within the IPM framework, population assessment, population dynamics, action thresholds, chemical control, cultural control, biological control and host plant resistance are emphasized.Job duties also include demonstrating practical IPM programs to producers and communicating current research developments to the agricultural industry.

4. Accomplishments

• Development and implementation of IPM programs on tomato and pepper. Collection of supporting data on the biology, biological control, cultural control, sampling methodology, action thresholds, and pesticidal control of Liriomyza spp. leafminers, the tomato pinworm, the pepper weevil, and sweetpotato whitefly.

5. Grants and Contracts(Total $1,172,693 over last 5 years)

• PI - Fla. Tomato Committee (FTC) 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993; Industry 1989-1994; USDA-CBAG 1989-92, 1991-93; USDA-SARE-ACE 1992-1994
• Co PI - FTC 1991, 1992, 1993; USDA 1992; USDA-SRIPM 1993-94

6. Career Publications

• Books: 0
• Refereed:77
• Chapters in books: 1
• Miscellaneous papers: 197

7. Selected Publications

• Schuster, D. J., R. T. Montgomery, D. L. Gibbs, G. A. Marlowe, Jr.,J. P. Jones and A. J. Overman. 1980. The tomato pest management program in Manatee and Hillsborough Counties, 1978-1980. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 93:235-239.
• Schuster, D. J., and J. F. Price. 1985.Impact of insecticides on lepidopterous larval control and leafminer parasite emergence on tomato.Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 98:248-251.
• Pohronezny, K., V. H. Waddill, D. J. Schuster, and R. M. Sonoda.1986. Integrated pest management for Florida tomatoes.Plant Dis. 70:96-102.
• Zoebisch, T.G. and D.J. Schuster.1987.Suitability of foliage of tomatoes and three weed hosts for ovipositon and development of Liriomyza trifolii (Diptera: Agromyzidae).J. Econ. Entomol. 80:758-762.
• Schuster, D.J. and J.L. Taylor.1988.Longevity and oviposition of adult Liriomyza trifolii (Doptera: Agromyzidae) exposed to abamectin in the laboratory.J. Econ. Entomol.81:106-109.
• Jenkins, J. W., C. C. Doane, D. J. Schuster, J. R. McLaughlin, and M. Jimenez.1990.Development and commercial application of sex pheromone for control of the tomato pinworm, pp. 269-280.In R. L. Ridgway, R. M. Silverstein, and M. N. Inscoe [eds.], Behavior-modifying chemicals for insect management: applications of pheromones and other attractants. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York.
• Schuster, D. J., T. F. Mueller, J. B. Kring, and J. F. Price.1990. Relationship of the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) to a new fruit disorder of tomato.HortScience 25:1618-1620.
• Schuster, D. J., J. P. Gilreath, R. A. Wharton and P. R. Seymour.1990. Agromyzidae (Diptera) leafminers and their parasitoids in weeds associated with tomato in Florida.Environ. Entomol. 20:720-723.
• Patel, K.J. and D.J. Schuster.1991.Temperature-dependent fecundity, longevity, and host-killing activity of Diglyphus intermedius (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on third instars of Liriomyza trifolii (Diptera: Agromyzidae).Environ. Entomol.20:1195-1199.
• Price, J. F. and D. J. Schuster.1991.Effects of natural and synthetic insecticides on sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) and it hymenopterous parasitoids.Fla. Entomol. 74:60-68.
• Patrock, R. J. and D. J. Schuster.1992.Feeding, oviposition and development of the pepper weevil, (Anthonomus eugenii Cano), on selected species of Solanaceae.Trop. Pest Mgmt. 36:65-69.
• Kring, J. B. and D. J. Schuster.1992.Management of insects on pepper and tomato with UV-reflective mulches.Fla. Entomol. 75:119-129.
• Riley, D. G., D. J. Schuster and C. S. Barfield.1992.Refined action threshold for pepper weevil adults (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in bell peppers.J. Econ. Entomol. 85:1919-1925.
• Riley, D. G., D. J. Schuster and C. S. Barfield.1992.Sampling and dispersion of pepper weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) adults. Environ. Entomol. 21:1013-1021.
• Schuster, D. J., J. E. Polston and J. F. Price.1992.Reservoirs of the sweetpotato whitefly for tomatoes in west-central Florida. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 105:311-314.
• Schuster, D.J. and H.W. Beck.1992.Presence-absence sampling for assessing densities of larval leafminers in field-grown tomatoes. Trop. Pest Mgmt.36:254-256.
• Zoebisch, T.G, D.J. Schuster, G.H. Smerage and J.L. Stimac.1992. Mathematical descriptions of oviposition and egg and larval development of Liriomyza trifolii (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on tomato foliage.Environ. Entomol.21:1341-1344.
• Zoebisch, T. G., J. L. Stimac and D. J. Schuster.1993.Methods for estimating adult densities of Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in staked tomato fields.J. Econ. Entomol. 86:523-528.
• Butler, Jr., G. D., T. J. Henneberry, P. A. Stansly and D. J. Schuster. 1993.Insecticidal effects of selected soaps, oils and detergents on the sweetpotato whitefly: (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae).Fla. Entomol. 76:161-167.
• Schuster, D. J. and R. A. Wharton.1993.Hymenopterous parasitoids of leaf-mining Liriomyza spp. (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on tomato in Florida.Environ. Entomol. 22:1188-1191.
• Brewer, M.J., D.J. Schuster, J.T. Trumbela nd B. Alvarado-Rodriguez. 1993.Tomato pinworm (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) resistance to fenvalerate from localities in Sinoloa, Mexico and California, USA.Trop. Agric.(Trinidad) 70:179-184.
• Riley, D.G. and D.J. Schuster.1994.Pepper weevil adult response to colored sticky traps in pepper fields.Southwestern Entomol. 19:93-107.