Contact University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Dept. Building 970, Natural Area Dr. (Steinmetz Hall) Gainesville, FL 32611 Email: [email protected]Phone: (352) 273-3918 (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 Relevant Employment History 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 Oscar E. Liburd Professor
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University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Dept. Building 970, Natural Area Dr. (Steinmetz Hall) Gainesville, FL 32611
Program Leader: Small Fruits and Vegetable IPM Laboratory, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Thelaboratory is developing environmentally sound insect pest management programs in fruit and vegetablesystems for Florida and southeastern US. Applied and basic research is performed in organic and conventionalsystems including blueberries, strawberries grapes, blackberries, cucurbits and cole crops. Areas of expertiseinclude management of thrips, midges, mites, whiteflies, aphids, scale insects, flea beetles, mealybugs,lepidopteran pests and fruit flies. Dissemination of research- based information to state and county extensionfaculty, commodity groups, growers, various levels of government, and private-industries occurs throughinnovative 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 pestmanagement recommendations targeting growers, agribusiness, and crop consultants. My internationalresearch and extension activities are focused on pesticide safety, resistance management and implementationof bio- rational strategies in Africa and the Caribbean region.
Honors and Awards (2005-2010)
2008 Excellence in Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Southeastern Branch, Entomological Society ofAmerica
2008 Entomologist of the Year: Annual meeting of the Florida Entomological Society, July 13-16. Jupiter,Florida
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, Florida.
2006 Leadership Enhancement and Administrative Development (LEAD): Institute of Food & AgriculturalSciences (IFAS), University of Florida, Haines City, Florida
Editor of Scholarly Journals
Associate Editor, Florida Entomologist
Associate Editor, International Journal of Fruit Science
Professional Affiliations
Member, (2009-Present) Educational committee, Southeastern Branch, ESA
President (2008-2009), Florida Entomological Society
Vice President (2007-2008), Florida Entomological Society
Vice President (2006-2007), National Association Black Entomologists
USDA Grant Review Panel
2010-11 Panel Manager: USDA-NIFA Pest Management Alternative Program (PMAP)
2011 Panelist: USDA-NIFA Organismal Insects and Nematodes Program
2009 Panelist: USDA-NIFA Pest Management Alternative Program (PMAP)
2007 Panelist: USDA-NIFA Integrated Organic Program (IOP)
2006 Panelist: USDA-NIFA Pest Management Alternative Program (PMAP)
Grants recieved as Principal or co-Principal Investigator Total Funding $3,481,428
Teaching and Advising
Courses taught include; PMA 6228, Field Techniques in IPM (graduate level) & PMA 4570 Field Techniquesin IPM (undergraduate level).
Several independent studies including; ENY6943 Entomology Internship and ENY 6932
Sustainable Agricultural Pest Management, ENY 4905 Special Problem in Entomology
Chair or co-chaired graduate 30 students (Ph.D., MS & DPM)
Publications (2005-Present)
Book Chapters
Schellhorn, N.A., T.W. Nyoike, and O.E. Liburd. 2009. IPM programs in vegetable crops in Australia andUSA: Current status and emerging trends. Pp. 571-591 in R. Peshin and A. K. Dhawan (Eds.), Integrated PestManagement: 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 diseasemanagement. 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. 22pp.
Liburd O.E., and H.A. Arevalo. 2005. Insects and mites in blueberries. In N.F. Childers (Ed.), BlueberryCulture: A Book for Growers. University of Florida Horticultural Publication. Gainesville, Florida.
Research Refereed Journals
Nyoike, T. W., T. Mekete, R. McSorley, E. Weibezahl-Kakarigi, O. E. Liburd. 2012. Confirmation ofMeloidogyne hapla on strawberry in Florida using molecular and morphological techniques. Nematropica.42: 253- 259.
Mcneill, C. A. O. E. Liburd, C. A. Chase. 2012. Effect of cover crops on aphids, whiteflies and theirassociated natural enemies in organic squash. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. 36:382-403.
Garima, K, D. R. Seal, P. A. Stansly O. E. Liburd and V. Kumar. 2012. Abundance of Frankliniella schultzei(Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in flowers on major vegetable crops of south Florida. Florida Entomologist 95:468-475.
Francis, A. W., K. K. Moses, A. L. Roda, O. E. Liburd and P. Polar. 2012. The passionvine mealybug,Planococcus minor (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), and its natural enemies in the cocoaagroecosystem in Trinidad. Biological Control.60:290- 296.
Rhodes, E. M., O. E. Liburd, and G. K. England. 2012. Effects of southern highbush blueberry variety andtreatment threshold on flower thrips populations. Journal of Economic Entomology 105: 480-489.
Li Jian, D. R. Seal, G. L. Leibee, and O. E. Liburd. 2012. Seasonal abundance and spatial distribution of theleafminer, Liriomyza trifolii (Diptera: Agromyzidae), and its parasitoid, Opius dissitus (Hymenoptera:Braconidae), on bean in southern Florida. Florida Entomologist 95: 128-135.
Tertuliano, M., G. Krewer, J. E. Smith, K. Plattner, J. Clark, J. Jacobs, E. Andrews, D. Stanaland, P. Andersen,O. Liburd, E. G. Fonsah, and H. Scherm. 2012. Growing organic rabbiteye blueberries in Georgia, USA:Results of two multi-year field studies. International Journal of Fruit Science. 12: 205-215.
Rhodes, E. A., O. E. Liburd, and S. Grunwald. 2011. Examining the spatial distribution of flower thrips insouthern highbush blueberries utilizing geostatistical methods. Environmental. Entomology 40:893-903.
Li Jian, D. R. Seal, G. L. Leibee, and O. E. Liburd. 2011. Diel density Patterns of leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii(Diptera: Agromyzidae), and two parasitoids, Opius dissitus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Diglyphusspp. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 124:144-149.
Sanders W. R., O. E. Liburd, R. W. Mankin, W. L. Meyer, L. L. Stelinski. 2011. Applications and mechanismsof wax-based semiochemical dispenser technology for disruption of grape root borer mating. Journal ofEconomic Entomology 104: 939-946.
Rhodes, E. A. and O. E. Liburd. 2011. Flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) dispersal from alternate hostsinto southern highbush blueberry (Ericales: Ericaceae) plantings. Florida Entomologist 94:311-320.
Sanders W. R., R. W. Mankin, O. E. Liburd, L. L. Stelinski. 2011. Acoustic detection of arthropod infestationof grape roots: scouting for grape root borer (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae). Florida Entomologist 94: 296-302.
Hanspetersen, H. N., R. McSorley, and O. E. Liburd. 2010. The impact of intercropping squash with non-cropvegetation borders on the above-ground arthropod community. Florida Entomologist. 93: 590-608.
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. Evaluation of emergence traps for monitoring blueberry gall midge(Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) adults and within field distribution of midge infestation. Journal of EconomicEntomology. 103: 1258-1267.
Nyoike, T.W., and O. E. Liburd. 2010. Effect of living (buckwheat) and UV reflective mulches with andwithout imidacloprid on whiteflies, aphids and marketable yields of zucchini squash. International Journalof Pest Management 56: 31-39.
Roubos, C.R., and O. E. Liburd. 2010. Pupation and emergence of blueberry gall midge, Dasineuraoxycoccana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), under varying temperature conditions. Florida Entomologist 93:283-290.
Liburd, O. E., and C. R. Roubos. 2010. Blueberry Gall Midge: A Key Pest of Rabbiteye Blueberries.Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society. 123: 23-25.
Weibelzahl, E., and O. E. Liburd. 2009. Epizootic of Acalitus vaccinii (Acari: Eriophyidea) caused byHirsutella 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 fordetecting twospotted spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) damage in strawberries. EnvironmentalEntomology 38: 137-142.
Arèvalo, 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. Arèvalo, and K. MacKenzie. 2009. Monitoring and emergence of flowerthrips 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 ofmulches 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 and Urban 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 crumble virus, a whitefly-transmitted virus of zucchini squashnew 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 ofCucurbit leaf crumple virus in Florida. Plant Disease 92: 648.
Liburd, O. E., and T. W. Nyoike. 2008. Monitoring and phenology of thrips in southern highbushblueberries. Proceedings of Florida State Horticulture Society 121: 30-32.
Plattner, K, E. G. Fonsah, C. Escalente, G. Krewer, H. Scherm, P. C. Andersen, O. E. Liburd, and M.Tertuliano. 2008. Economics of organic blueberry establishment in Georgia. Journal of Food DistributionResearch. 39: 111-115.
Fraulo, A.B., and O. E. Liburd. 2007. Biological control of twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch,with predatory mite, Neoseiulus californicus, in strawberries. Experimental and Applied Acarology 43:109-119.
Arèvalo, H. A., and O. E. Liburd. 2007. Horizontal and vertical distribution of flower thrips in southernhighbush and rabbiteye blueberry fields, with notes on a new sampling method for thrips inside theflowers. Journal of Economic Entomology 100: 1622-1632.
Weihman, S. W., and O. E. Liburd. 2007. Seasonal distribution and evaluation of two trap types formonitoring grape root borer Vitacea polistiformis (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) in Florida vineyards. FloridaEntomologist 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.
Arèvalo, H.A., and O. E. Liburd. 2007. Flower thrips, oviposition and dispersion behavior in early seasonblueberries. In: D. Ullman, J. Moyer, R. Goldbach, G. Moritz (Eds.). 2007. VIII International Symposium onThysanoptera and Tospoviruses, September 11-15, 2005. Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA. 49 pp. Journal ofInsect Science 7: 28-30.
Rhodes, E. M., and O. E. Liburd. 2006. Evaluation of predatory mites and acramite for control of twospottedspider 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 andcombination treatments of Phytoseiulus persimilis, Neoseiulus californicus, and Acramite (bifenazate) forcontrol 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 forcontrol of grape root borer, Vitacea polistiformis (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) in Florida vineyards. FloridaEntomologist 89: 245-250.
Myers, L., O. E. Liburd, and H. A. Arèvalo. 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 Rhagoletismendax 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 theEntomological 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 toCaribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa and Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera:Tephritidae). Proceedings of the Florida State Horticulture Society 118: 275-278.
Frank, D. L., and O. E. Liburd. 2005. Effects of living and synthetic mulch on the population dynamics ofwhiteflies 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 mendaxand R. cingulata (Diptera: Tephritidae) on sticky traps are influenced by adjacent host fruit and fruit juiceconcentrates. Environmental Entomology 34: 1013-1018.
Dernisky, A. K., R. C. Evans, O. E. Liburd, and K. Mackenzie. 2005. Characterization of early floral damage bycranberry tipworm (Dasineura oxycoccana Johnson) as a precursor to reduced fruit set in rabbiteyeblueberry (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 anddevelopment 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 theparasitic wasp Diachasma alloeum: parasitoids tracking the sympatric speciation of their Rhagoletis flyhosts. Naturwissenshaften 92: 65-68.
EDIS-Electronic Data Information Source (EDIS articles are peer reviewed)
Extension Publications
Price, J., O. E. Liburd, C. R. Roubos, and C. A. Nagle. 2012. Spotted wing drosophila in Florida berry culture.Publication # ENY861/IN839. IFAS Extension, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Liburd, O. E. 2012. Be on the lookout for Chilli thrips this summer. The Blueberry News. Spring (edition).1(3) 30 (not peer-reviewed)
Webb, S. E, D. J. Schuster, P. A. Stansly, J. E. Polston, S. Adkins, C. Baker, P. Roberts, O. E. Liburd, T. Nyoike,E. McAvoy, and A. Whidden. 2011. Recommendations for management of whiteflies, whitefly-transmittedviruses, and insecticide resistance for production of cucurbit crops in Florida. Publication #ENY478/IN8871. IFAS Extension, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Weibelzahl, E., and O. E. Liburd. 2010. Blueberry bud mite, Acalitus vaccinii (Keifer) on southern highbushblueberry in Florida. EDIS-ENY858/IN844. UF/IFAS Extension, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in844
Liburd, O. E., E. M. Sarzynski, B. J. Sampson, and G. Krewer. 2010. Blueberry gall midge: A major insect pestof blueberries in the Southeastern United States. EDIS- ENY825/IN458. UF/IFAS Extension, University ofFlorida, Gainesville, FL. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/IN/IN45800.pdf
Williamson, J. G., P. F. Harmon, and O. E. Liburd. 2009. Florida blueberry integrated pest managementguide. EDIS-HS1156. UF/IFAS Extension, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs380
Arèvalo, H. A., A. B. Fraulo, and O. E. Liburd. 2009. Key to the most common species of thrips found inearly-season blueberry fields in Florida and southern Georgia. EDIS- ENY836/IN679. UF/IFAS Extension,University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in679
England, G. K., E. M Rhodes, O. E. Liburd. 2008. Thrips monitoring in Florida blueberries. EDIS-ENY839/IN692. UF/IFAS Extension, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in692
Liburd, O. E., and T. W. Nyoike. 2008a. Biology and management of whiteflies in sustainable fieldproduction of cucurbits. EDIS ENY-848/IN762. UF/IFAS Extension, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/IN/IN76200.pdf
Liburd, O. E., and T. W. Nyoike. 2008b. Biology and management of aphids in sustainable field productionof cucurbits. EDIS ENY-847/IN761. UF/IFAS Extension, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in761
Turner, J. C., and O. E. Liburd. 2007. Insect management in blueberries in the eastern United States. EDIS-ENY411(IG070). UF/IFAS Extension, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ig070
Webb, S. E., F. Akad, T. W. Nyoike, O. E. Liburd, and J. E. Polston. 2007. Whitefly- transmitted cucurbit leafcrumple virus in Florida. EDIS-ENY477/IN716. UF/IFAS Extension, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in716
Rhodes, E. M., and O. E. Liburd. 2006. Predatory mite, Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) (Arachnida:Acari: Phytoseiidae) EDIS-ENY359/IN639. UF/IFAS Extension, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in639
Weihman, S. W., and O. E. Liburd. 2005. Grape root borer pest management in Florida vineyards. EDIS-ENY831/IG165. UF/IFAS Extension, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ig165
Liburd, O.E., and H.A. Arèvalo. 2005. Integrated strategies for controlling flower thrips in southernhighbush blueberries. EDIS-IPM140/IN637. UF/IFAS Extension, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/IN/IN63700.pdf
Bhan, M., C.A. Chase, R. McSorley, O.E. Liburd, D.D. Treadwell, and W.P. Cropper, Jr. 2008. Cropping systembiodiversity for managing weeds in organic vegetable production. Proceedings of the Southern WeedScience Society 61: 130.
Bhan, M., C.A. Chase, R. McSorley, O.E. Liburd, D.D. Treadwell, and W.P. Cropper. 2007. Weed populationresponse to crop diversification complexity in organic vegetable production. Proceedings of the SouthernWeed Science Society 60: 144.
Bhan, M., C.A. Chase, R. McSorley, O. E. Liburd, D. D. Treadwell, and W.P. Cropper. 2007. Weed populationresponse to summer cover crops in fall squash and broccoli production. Proceedings of the Florida WeedScience Society, p. 10. http://gcrec.ifas.ufl.edu/FWSS/Abstracts%202007.pdf
