Biography:
Robert N. Coulson is Professor of Entomology at Texas A&M University . He earned the BS degree in biology (1965) from Furman University and MS (1967) and Ph.D (1969) degrees in entomology from the University of Georgia . After a year of post doctorate study at the Institute of Ecology at the University of Georgia , he joined the Texas A&M University System where he was initially employed as Principal Entomologist with the Texas Forest Service and Assistant Professor with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. In 1973 he received an academic appointment with the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University . Dr. Coulson's research has been transdisciplinary in approach and directed to investigations of the activities and impacts of insects and other taxa in forest, prairie, and savanna landscapes. The research addresses issues of significance to ecological science as well land-use management. In 1984 he co-founded the Knowledge Engineering Laboratory (KEL) <http://kelab.tamu.edu/ >to facilitate research and development of computer applications for planning, problem-solving and decisionmaking in environmental science and management. Focus of KEL research is directed to landscape-scale problems that require integration, interpretation, and use of different representations of knowledge. Special emphasis has been placed on ways and means of blending qualitative heuristic knowledge of experts, using methodologies from artificial intelligence, with quantitative information that results from scientific investigations. His research accomplishments have been recognized at local (Former Student Association Faculty Achievement Award for Research, Texas A&M University ), state (Award of Merit in Recognition of Outstanding Achievements in Forest Research, Texas Forestry Association), regional (A. D. Hopkins Award, Southern Forest Insect Work Conference), and national (J. E. Bussart Award, Entomological Society of America) levels. Dr. Coulson teaches undergraduate courses in insect ecology and forest protection and a graduate course in landscape ecology <http://kelab.tamu.edu/coulson/>. He currently is a member of the Entomological Society of America, International Association for Landscape Ecology, and the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations. He is a regular contributor to the scientific agenda of these societies.
Personal Information	Communications: Telephone: Office: (979) 845-9725 Dept. of Entomology: (979) 845-2516 Home: (979) 696-3377 FAX (979) 862-4820 E-Mail: r-coulson@tamu.edu Personal Homepage: kelab.tamu.edu KEL Homepage: kelab.tamu.edu
Education:	1969: Ph.D., Entomology, University of Georgia 1967: M.S., Entomology, University of Georgia 1965: B.S., Biology, Furman University
Professional & Academic Appointments:	1980-present: Professor, Entomology, Texas A&M University 1976-1980: Associate Professor, Entomology, Texas A&M University 1970-1976: Assistant Professor, Entomology, Texas A&M University 1970-1973: Principal Entomologist, Texas Forest Service 1969-1970: Postdoctorate Research Associate, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia
Professional Interests:	Entomology Specialties: insect ecology, landscape ecology, forest entomology, integrated pest management Technical Specialties: knowledge engineering, computer-based problem-solving and decision making, environmental science and management
Research Program Goals:	(i) To contribute new knowledge on the principles of entomological and ecological science. (ii) To utilize an interdisciplinary approach for research that captures and blends unique skills and training from allied academic and technical specialties. (iii) To apply technology of engineering, computing science, and statistics to the description and analysis of complex entomological, ecological, and resource management problems. (iv) To develop computer-based systems that structure and represent knowledge for use in environmental science and management. This activity is the primary function of the Knowledge Engineering Laboratory [KEL] . (v) To focus the research at the ecosystem and landscape levels of ecological integration.
Academic Program Goals:	(i) To provide leadership training for undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students in insect ecology, forest protection, and landscape ecology. (ii) To provide instruction to undergraduate and graduate students in insect ecology, landscape ecology, forest entomology, and environmental management. (iii) To utilize an interdisciplinary format for academic training that complements the approach used in research. (iv) To contribute new knowledge about insect ecology, landscape ecology, entomology, and natural resource management through publication in the primary and secondary literature of science. (v) To apply computer-based technologies to enhance teaching effectiveness and efficiency.
Professional & Honor Organizations	Entomological Society of America International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO) International Association of Landscape Ecology (IALE) Society of the Sigma Xi Gamma Sigma Delta
Awards:
Outstanding Achievement in International Programs-National Agricultural Research Program. USDA, Organization of International Cooperation and Development 1993. A. D. Hopkins Award, Southern Forest Insect Work Conference. 1986. Faculty Achievement Award for Research, Texas A&M University Former Student Association. 1986. J. E. Bussart Award, Entomological Society of America. 1985. Award of Merit in Recognition of Outstanding Achievements in Forest Research, Texas Forestry Association. 1980.
Grants and Contracts:
Implementation of the Southern Pine Beetle Map/Text Reporter. Sponser: USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection Amount: $72801  Duration: 2008-2010 P.I. : R. N. Coulson, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory; Co-PI, M. D. Tchakerian, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory and F. L. Oliveria and S. D. Petty, USDA, Forest Service, Forest Health Protection. Objectives: The goal of this project is to facilitate real-time operational use of southern pine beetle survey information for suppression, prevention, and evaluation purposes. The specific objectives of the project are: (1) to develop a computer application (the SPB Map/Text Reporter – SPB-M/TR) that organizes and summarizes southern pine beetle survey information for operational use by forest managers and (2) to develop an ArcIMS® application to deliver real time summarized maps and text reports of SPB survey information on the INTERNET. Applied Silvicultural Assessment of Southern Pine Beetle in Southern Pine Stands West of the Mississippi River. Sponser: USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station. Amount: $600000  Duration: 2005-2008 P.I. : R. N. Coulson, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory; Co-PIs: M. D. Tchakerian, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory; D. M. Cairns, C. Lafon Department of Geography; J. M. Guldin, USDA Forest Service; and F. M. Stephen, University of Arkansas Objectives: (1) to install and monitor applied silvicultural assessment studies in three different forest types in trans-Mississippi loblolly pine, slash pine, longleaf pine, and shortleaf pine stands that demonstrate landscape configurations that minimize risk of SPB incidence across a forested landscape of diverse ownerships, (2) to develop a spatially explicit landscape scale model to simulate SPB outbreaks, and (3) to translate information developed under the ASA in a timely manner to professionals in the field and the landowners they serve. The North American Forest Insect Work Conference: Defining the Critical Issues in Forest Entomology. Sponser: USDA, CSREES, NI Amount: $26000  Duration: 2005-2007 P.I. : R. N. Coulson, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory Objectives: (1) To promote a North America-wide information exchange within the forest entomology community and (2) to identify the critical issues facing this enterprise in the near future. Restoration Planning and Evaluation Following Damage by the Southern Pine Beetle in a Sustainable Forest Management Context Sponser: USDA Forest Service, Forest Insect Research Amount: $370139  Duration: 2003-2007 P.I. : R. N. Coulson, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory; Co-PI: M. D. Tchakerian, J. D. Waldron, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory; D. M. Cairns, C. Lafon Objectives: The goal in this project is to develop a procedure to facilitate restoration planning and evaluation in a sustainable forest management context. The specific objectives are (1) to adapt the LANDIS forest simulation model for use in SPB damage restoration planning and evaluation and (2) to apply the LANDIS model and develop a SPB damage restoration plan that can be implemented in a sustainable forest management context. Real Time Operational Use of Southern Pine Beetle Survey Information: The SPB Map/Text Reporter Sponser: : USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection Amount: $165434  Duration: 2005-2007 P.I. : R. N. Coulson, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory; Co-PI, M. D. Tchakerian, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory, and F. L. Oliveria USDA, Forest Service, Forest Health Protection. Objectives: The goal of this project is to facilitate real-time operational use of southern pine beetle survey information for suppression, prevention, and evaluation purposes. The specific objectives of the project are: (1) to develop a computer application (the SPB Map/Text Reporter – SPB-M/TR) that organizes and summarizes southern pine beetle survey information for operational use by forest managers and (2) to develop an ArcIMS® application to deliver real time summarized maps and text reports of SPB survey information on the INTERNET. A Facilitated Workshop to Address Planning, Evaluation, and Monitoring A Southern Pine Beetle Research and Development Program. Sponser: USDA, CSREES, NI Amount: $28400  Duration: 2003-2005 P.I. : . Coulson, Knowledg Engineering Laboratory Objectives: To formulate a plan for a multi-state research project for the southern pine beetle by defining the research agenda and implementation plan. Integrating GIS, GPS, and Mobile Mapping Technologies to Automate Survey and Monitoring of Forest Insects and Diseases: the southern pine beetle as a model system. Sponser: USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection Amount: $66582  Duration: 2003-2005 P.I. : R. N. Coulson, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory; Co-PIs, M. D. Tchakerian, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory, D. F. Wunneburger, College of Architecture, S. R. Clarke and F. L. Oliveria USDA, Forest Service, Forest Health Protection. Objectives: To develop a system for survey and monitoring of forest insects and diseases that integrates GIS, GPS, and mobile mapping technologies Texas Pest Survey Response System: Homeland Security for Food Supply Sponser: USDA APHIS, Texas Department of Agriculture Amount: $336847 (and ca. $60,000 in computer hardware and software). Duration: 2003 -2008 P.I. : R. N. Coulson, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory; Co-PI, M. D. Tchakerian, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory, D. F. Wunneburger, College of Architecture, and J. A. Jackman, Department of Entomology. Objectives: To develop and implement a computer application that facilitates mapping of survey data on pest species Evaluating the Impact of Southern Pine Beetle on Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management Sponser: USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection Amount: $90000  Duration: 2000-2004 P.I. : R. N. Coulson, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory; Co-PI, F. L. Oliveria, USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection; D. F. Wunneburger, GeoInformatics Studio, College of Architecture. Objectives: To define the impact of the southern pine beetle on the ecological processes that affect sustainability of forests. Protection and Management of Honey Bees - Pollinators of Agricultural Crops, Orchards and Natural Landscapes Sponser: TAES/Legislative Initiative Amount: $350000 (*this legislative initiative has provided $1,050,000 to the Department of Entomology). Duration: 1999-2006 P.I. : R. N. Coulson Objectives: To examine the roles of feral and managed honey bees as pollinators of agricultural crops, orchards, and natural landscapes. The Landscape Ecology of Feral Honey Bees in Coastal Prairies of South Texas Sponser: The Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation Amount: $67064  Duration: 1999-2003 P.I. : K. A. Baum; Co-PI: R. N. Coulson, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory Objectives: To investigate the landscape ecology of feral honey bees in coastal prairie landscapes of south Texas Spatial and Temporal Genetic Structure of Feral Honey Bees in Coastal Prairies of south Texas: Impact of Africanization Sponser: TAES Amount: $108000 (beginning in September 1999); USDA-ARS is providing insect samples and analytical equipment, Alice Pinto is supported on a fellowship from the Portuguese Government. Duration: 1999-2003 P.I. : M. A. Pinto; Co-PI R. N. Coulson, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory, S. Johnston, Dept. of Entomology, W. Rubink, USDA-ARS. Objectives: : (i) to investigate the spatial and temporal process of Africanization (ii) to evaluate the impact of Varroa mites on Africanization (iii) to evaluate the extent and process of Africanization of the European genome in order to test the hypothesis that Africanization occurred as a result of replacement rather than introgression, (iv) to investigate the relationship between haplotypes and ecology. Geographic Distribution and Abundance of Fire Ants: A GIS/Landscape Ecology Approach to Suppression and Control Sponser: TAES Amount: $128000  Duration: 1999-2001 P.I. : R. N. Coulson, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory; Co-PI: S. B. Vinson, D. F. Wunneburger, P. E. Pulley, D. Sui, X. Wu. Objectives: To develop a risk rating system for fire ants in post oak savanna landscapes. The Fire Ant Spatial Information Management System(FASIMS) Sponser: The Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Imported Fire Ant Research and Management Plan. Amount: $220000  Duration: 1999-2001 P.I. : R. N. Coulson, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory, Co-PI: D. F. Wunneburger, S. B.Vinson, and W. Daugherity. Objectives: To develop an enterprise GIS for the Texas Department of Agriculture to assist in planning, problem-solving, and decision making relative to the Fire Ant and related programs. A Spatially Referenced Database for Landscape Evaluation of Rice Agriculture. Sponser: Texas Water Resources Institute Amount: $11243  Duration: 1997 P.I. : R. N. Coulson, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory; Co-PI: W. Jordan, TAES. Objectives: To develop a spatially referenced database for the rice production region of Texas. This database was developed to provide resource materials for researchers interested in evaluating the impact of changing trends in rice agriculture. Southern Pine Beetle Biological Evaluation and Economic Evaluation Program Conversion. Sponser: USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection Amount: $16421  Duration: 1996-1997 P.I. : R. N. Coulson (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory); CoPI Walter C. Daugherity (Dept. of Computer Science). Objectives: To translate, convert, and integrate two computer codes used by the USDA Forest Service for ecomonic analysis of suppression tactics applied to the southern pine beetle. Southern Pine Beetle Biological Evaluation and Economic Evaluation Program Conversion. Sponser: USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection Amount: $16421  Duration: 1996-1997 P.I. : R. N. Coulson, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory; CoPI Walter C. Daugherity, Dept. of Computer Science Objectives: To translate, convert, and integrate two computer codes used by the USDA Forest Service for ecomonic analysis of suppression tactics applied to the southern pine beetle. Facilitating Student Access to the Digital Image Information Base of Entomology. Sponser: Texas A&M University and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Amount: $9875  Duration: 1996-1997 P.I. : R. N. Coulson, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory Objectives: To develop a database management and delivery system that facilitates systematic assess to the digital image archive available for computer-aided instruction in the Department of Entomology. Combining Shuttle Photography and Landscape Ecology to Produce a Predictive Model of Landscape Response to Climate Change. Sponser: NASA-Johnson Space Center Amount: $66994  Duration: 1995-1996 P.I. : R. N. Coulson (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory); PI: John R. Giardino (Department of Geography); CoPI, E. R. Hoskins (Geosciences). Objectives: Using Space Shuttle photography and paleoclimatic data, the objective is to assess the impact of climatic change on ecotones. The project will provide a general classification schema for ecotone response and standardization of scaling and symbolization. Ecological Modeling of Regional Responses to Global Change. Sponser: Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratory Amount: $40000  Duration: 1995 P.I. : R. N. Coulson (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory); CoPI: E J. Rykiel, Pacific Northwest Laboratory. Objectives: To adapt the OOP Knowledge System Environment (KSE) for use in global change modeling. Southen Pine Beetle Infestation of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Cavity Trees. Sponser: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Amount: $9140  Duration: 1995 P.I. : R. N. Coulson (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory); Co-PI: R. N. Connor, D. C. Rudolph, and M. Parker (USDA Forest Service). Objectives: To examine the relationship of RCW cavity trees and population dynamics of the southern pine beetle. Computer-Based Instruction in Insect Ecology. Sponser: Texas A&M University and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Amount: $5000  Duration: 1995-1996 P.I. : R. N. Coulson. Objectives: To enhance teaching effectiveness for Insect Ecology through the application of contemporary computer-based technologies designed to facilitate communication. Ecosystem Health in a Second-Rotation Loblolly Pine Stand. Sponser: Texas Agricultural Experiment Station: Research Enhancement Program. Amount: $105600  Duration: 1993-1995 P.I. : R. N. Coulson (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory); CoPI: M. G. Messina, Forest Science Dept. Objectives: The principal objective of the project is to examine the impact of forest harvesting and site preparation practices on primary production. Focus is directed to (i) characterization of soil arthropod trophic structure, (ii) the influence of soil arthropods on decomposition rates, and (iii) the influence of decomposition rates on primary production. Integrated Expert System for Southern Pine Beetle Management (ISPBEX). Sponser: USDA Forest Service, Forest Pest Management, Region 8 and the Methods Application Group Amount: $974120  Duration: 1985-1993 P.I. : R. N. Coulson (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory); CoPIs: W.C. Daugherity, M. Vidlak (Dept. of Computing Science) and J. W. Fitzgerald (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory). Objectives: The principal objective of this project is to develop a knowledge system environment for IPM problem-solving and decision making for the southern pine beetle. The system, ISPBEX, has been under development since 1985. In 1989 the suppression module for SPB was implemented on the National Forests in the Southern Region. Currently, ISPBEX is being enlarged to include advisors for prevention management and utilization. The new system, ISPBEX-II will be delivered on a workstation class UNIX computer and will include utilities for spatial analysis and display. Development of an ORACLE database for the Southern Pine Beetle Information System (SPBIS). Sponser: USDA Forest Service, Forest Pest Management, Region 8. Amount: $30000  Duration: 1992-1993 P.I. : R. N. Coulson; CoPI: W. C. Daugherity. Objectives: The principal objective of this project is to develop an ORACLE database management system for the Southern Pine Beetle Information (SPBIS). This system contains operational records on southern pine beetle suppression activities for each National Forest in the South. In the past the Forest Service used the INFOS file management to maintain records and this system proved to be inadequate and inefficient. Predicting Insect Outbreaks in Forest Landscapes: Epidemiology of the Southern pine beetle. Sponser: USDA, Competitive Grants Program Amount: $120000  Duration: 1991-1993 P.I. : R. N. Coulson; CoPIs: P.E. Pulley, J. W. Fitzgerald (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory). Objectives: The principal objective of this project is to investigate how heterogeneity and habitat connectivity influence the distribution and abundance of the southern pine beetle at the landscape scale. Novel spatial statistics have been developed to measure heterogeneity and connectivity. Spatially referenced databases from the Davy Crockett National Forest are being used to develop a forecasting system for the insect. A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Bark Beetle Spot Growth and Proliferation in The Sam Houston National Forest. Sponser: USDA Forest Service, Forest Pest Management Amount: $177000  Duration: 1989-1990 P.I. : R. N. Coulson; CoPIs: P. E. Pulley; J. W. Fitzgerald; R. O. Flamm (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to evaluate the efficacy of suppression tactics for southern pine beetle. This study involved a landscape-scale spatial analysis of the development of southern pine beetle infestations subsequent to the application of the different suppression practices. We found that the suppression tactics were effective and that they were not responsible for the proliferation of new infestations. Landscape Study of Bark Beetle Herbivory and the Lightning Disturbance Regime. Sponser: USDA, Competitive Grants Program Amount: $100000  Duration: 1988-1990 P.I. : R. N. Coulson, CoPI: P. E. Pulley (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to investigate the role of lightning in the epidemiology of the southern pine beetle. The lightning disturbance regime was characterized. The association of southern pine beetle infestations was examined in relation to the distribution, abundance, and location of lightning strikes. Lightning was identified to be a fundamental component of the natural history of the southern pine beetle. A Plan for Providing GIS Workstations and Database Development and Support for Big Thicket National Preserve, Padre Island National Seashore, and Big Bend National Park. Sponser: USDI, National Park Service Amount: $127618  Duration: 1988-1989 P.I. : L. A. Graham; CoPI: R. N. Coulson (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to provide a GIS facility for the Southwest Region of the National Park Service. This activity involved development of GIS databases for three major sites: the Big Thicket National Preserve, Padre Island National Seashore, and Big Bend National Park. GIS facilities were established at each of the sites and training of Park Service personnel was provided. This project was undertaken primarily as a courtesy to the Park Service. Our expectations are that, with the GIS facilities in place, it will be possible to address problems of park management using computer-based methodologies. Patterns of Publication Use in ESA Journals. Sponser: Entomological Society of America Amount: $20600  Duration: 1985-1986 P.I. : R. N. Coulson (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory); CoPIs: J. L. Robertson (USDA Forest Service); C. Schaffer (U. Conn.); M. Stock (U. Idaho); B. Bentz (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to investigate how the journals published by the Entomological Society of America were used by the membership. We found that only ca. 10% of the membership published in the Journals (Annals, Environ. Entomol., and J. Econ. Entomol.) and that ca. 50% of the papers dealt with applied subjects. A Farm Level Expert System (FLEX) for Cotton Production in Texas. Sponser: TAES Amount: $719382  Duration: 1985-1989 P.I. : N. D. Stone; CoPIs: R. Frisbie; R. N. Coulson (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory);J. Richardson (Dept. Agric. Economics, and Knowledge Engineering Laboratory). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to develop a knowledge-based system (Farm Level Expert System - FLEX) that considered integration of cotton production, marketing, and policy information. This project provided the initial funding for establishment of the Knowledge Engineering Laboratory, which included the purchase of a Pyramid mini-computer and a Symbolics computer. L. T. Wilson assumed leadership of the project. The Adoption of Decision Support Systems by Natural Resource and Agricultural Managers. Sponser: Colleges of Liberal Arts and Agriculture, TAMU Amount: $10000  Duration: 1988-1989 P.I. : C. Blakley, (Political Science Dept.); CoPIs: R. N. Coulson (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory); B. Haines (Baltimore College); M. C. Saunders (Penn State, Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence Applications). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to consider the issues associated with implementation of computer-based decision support systems into government and private sector organizations and agencies. We concluded that the proposed end users should be involved in system specification and development, that the systems had to be developed in the context of the existing computing environment of the organization, and that an implementation plan (that defined care and maintenance of the system in perpetuity) had to be included. Knowledge Engineering for Integrated Resource Management on the Nicolet National Forest. Sponser: USDA Forest Service Amount: $160530  Duration: 1987-1988 P.I. : D. K. Loh (Range Science Dept.); CoPI: R. N. Coulson (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to develop a prototype knowledge-based system to assist in forest management planning. The system was developed on the Nicolet National Forest because of the availability of GIS databases. The project was successful in demonstrating the utility of computer-based decision support for forest management. The system also illustrated the utility of combining rule-based reasoning with spatially referenced databases. Intelligent Geographic Information System for Landscape Management. Sponser: USDA Forest Service, FPM; Texas A&M University, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Amount: $101300  Duration: 1987-1988 P.I. : R. N. Coulson; CoPI: N. D. Stone (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory). Objectives: The principal objective of the project was to provide proof of concept for the intelligent geographic information system methodology. The approach involved blending technology from artificial intelligence with a geographic information system (GIS). We developed a forecasting system for southern pine beetle epidemiology that used a simple rule-based expert system and a GIS. The project also provided initial funding for development of the IGIS facility of the Knowledge Engineering Laboratory. The system has been expanded and is being incorporated into the ISPBEX-II system. A Farm Level Expert System (FLEX) for Rice Production in Texas. Sponser: Texas Rice Research Foundation and Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Amount: $249413  Duration: 1986-1988 P.I. : R. N. Coulson (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory); Co-PIs: R. J. Mayer (Knowledge Based Systems Laboratory, Dept. Industrial Engineering); E. Rister (Dept. Agric. Economics). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to develop a rule-based expert system to advise farmers on selection of herbicides to suppress weeds in rice fields. There are a large number of weed species associated with rice cultivation and selection of the appropriate herbicide is a particularly difficult problem. The knowledge acquisition phase of the project was conducted in cooperation with weed scientists associated with the TAES Rice Research Laboratory in Beaumont. The original weed advisor was a CLIPS application with a user interface developed by KBS. The beta test version of the system was delivered to the Beaumont Rice Research Laboratory at the end of the contract period. Subsequently the system was modified by N. D. Stone and L. T. Wilson. An Insecticide Recommendation System for Defoliating Insects of North America, (INSEX). Sponser: USDA Forest Service, FI&DR Amount: $16000  Duration: 1985-1988 P.I. : R. N. Coulson (Knowledge Engineering Laboratory); Co-PI: J. L. Robertson (USDA Forest Service). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to develop a rule-based expert system to recommend insecticides for forest insect defoliators. The system integrates information on label restrictions, environmental factors, and relative degrees of efficacy to provide advice on insecticide use on forest insect defoliators. The prototype system was delivered at the end of the contract period. We are currently seeking funds to complete INSEX development, by adding an information system. Before distribution, the system will be validated by specialists on the different defoliator groups treated. Statistical Modeling of Pest-Host Population Dynamics for Use in Southern Pine Beetle Management (TAMBEETLE). Sponser: USDA Forest Service, IPM Program Amount: $587578  Duration: 1982-1985 P.I. : R. N. Coulson; CoPI: P. E. Pulley (Dept. of Entomology). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to develop a mechanistic simulation model of population dynamics for the southern pine beetle. The project included two activities: experimentation to gather data necessary for the model and code development. This project was focused to address the code development issue. Decision Support System Development for Southern Pine Beetle Management. Sponser: USDA Forest Service, IPM Program. Amount: $586128  Duration: 1981-1985 P.I. : R. N. Coulson; CoPIs, M. C. Saunders (Dept. Entomology); P. J. H. Sharpe (Dept. Industrial Engineering); E. J. Rykiel (Range Science Dept.). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to develop a computer- based decision support system for the southern pine beetle. The system, SPBDSS, was designed to use quantitative information that was the product of research to address unstructured problems dealing with integrated pest management of the southern pine beetle. SPBDSS was the first decision support system developed and delivered for use by forestry practitioners. The system was unique in that it provided access to the various simulation models developed as part of the expanded southern pine beetle research and applications program (ESPBRAP). Component Implementation of the Decision Support System for Southern Pine Beetle Management. Sponser: USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry. Amount: $34600 (5 months) Duration: 1981 (5 months) P.I. : R. N. Coulson; CoPI: P.E. Pulley (Dept. of Entomology). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to assemble the various component technologies that would be used in the southern pine beetle decision support system. Ca. 35 models were developed in the southern pine beetle research and development program. These models were assembled and documented. In subsequent projects these models formed part of the knowledge base for the southern pine beetle decision support system (SPBDSS). Statistical Modeling of Pest Population Dynamics for Use in Southern Pine Bark Beetle Management Decisionmaking (TAMBEETLE) and Development of Quantitative Estimation Procedures. Sponser: USDA Forest Service, IPM Program. Amount: $118650  Duration: 1980-1981 P.I. : R. N. Coulson; CoPIs, T. L. Wagner, P. E. Pulley (Dept. Entomology); P. J. H. Sharpe, R. M. Feldman, H. S. Wu (Dept. Industrial Engineering). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to investigate components of the southern pine beetle population system that formed the basis for the TAMBEETLE model of population dynamics. Statistical models were constructed to describe colonization, development rates, re-emergence of adults, emergence of adults, and mortality rates. Decision Support System for Southern Pine Beetle Management. Sponser: USDA Forest Service and SEA (ESPBRAP) Amount: $103600  Duration: 1979-1980 P.I. : R. N. Coulson; CoPIs, M. C. Saunders (Dept. Entomology); P. J. H. Sharpe (Dept. Industrial Engineering; E. J. Rykiel (Range Science Dept.). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to address the issue of computer-based decision support for southern pine beetle integrated pest management. The simulation models developed in the ESPBRAP program were not used by forest managers. The prototype southern pine beetle decision support system was developed. The prototype demonstrated how multiple simulation models could be linked together and how output from one model could be used as input for another. The project was subsequently supported as part of the southern pine beetle IPM program. Contract with USDA Forest Service and SEA to provide analytical assistance to projects in the Expanded Southern Pine Beetle Research and Applications Program. Sponser: USDA Forest and SEA (ESPBRAP) Amount: $30000  Duration: 1977-1980 P.I. : R. N. Coulson; CoPI: P.E. Pulley (Dept. of Entomology). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to provide technical assistance and statistical support for projects funded as part of the ESPBRAP. Texas A&M University developed several analytical procedures that were suitable for use in other projects. Population Dynamics of Dendroctonus frontalis in Relation to Stand Density, Age, and Composition. Sponser: U. S. Forest Service and SEA (ESPBRAP) Amount: $327000  Duration: 1977-1980 P.I. : R. N. Coulson (Dept of Entomology): CoPIs: P.E. Pulley, T. L. Wagner, and T. D. Schowalter (Dept. of Entomology). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to define the affects and interactions of stand density, age, and species composition on population dynamics of the southern pine beetle. The results of the project were used in development of the spatial geometry component of the TAMBEETLE model of population dynamics of the insect. Contract with USFS-SEA Expanded Southern Pine Beetle Research and Applications Program to prepare a report describing methods for conducting field studies on the population dynamics of the southern pine beetle. Sponser: USDA Forest Service and SEA (ESPBRAP) Amount: $14400  Duration: 6 Months(1977) P.I. : R. N. Coulson; CoPI: P.E. Pulley (Dept. of Entomology). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to provide a set of procedures that could be used for southern pine beetle population data collection and statistical analysis. The goal was to provide a standard methodology that would facilitate comparisons of data from population dynamics studies from different regions of the South. NATO Advanced Study Institute and Research Conference on Statistical Modeling and Sampling for Ecological Abundance and Diversity with Applications. Sponser: NATO, The International Statistical Ecology Program, The Texas Agriculture Experiment Station, and The Texas Engineering Experiment Station Amount: $ $100,000 from NATO, $10,000 from The Institute of Statistics, $10,000 from TAES, and $10,000 from TEES Duration: 2 Weeks(1977) P.I. : R. N. Coulson, Dept. of Entomology; J. Matis, Dept. of Statistics Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to host an international conference devoted to stastical ecology. The conference consisted of three segments of two weeks each. Texas A&M, The University of California, and Pennsylvania State University hosted segments. Travel Grant to participate in the XVI IUFRO World Congress, Oslo, Norway. Sponser: NSF Amount: $1000  Duration: 2 Weeks(1976) P.I. : R. N. Coulson (Dept. of Entomology). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to participate in the IUFRO congress and present results of research on southern pine beetle. The methods and procedures developed in studying southern pine beetle populations were novel and this meeting provided the opportunity for interaction with an international assembly of specialists. Statistical and Biophysical Models of Dendroctonus frontalis - Host Tree Dynamics. Sponser: USDA Forest Service and SEA (ESPBRAP) Amount: $625000  Duration: 1974-1980 P.I. : R. N. Coulson (Dept of Entomology): CoPIs: P.E. Pulley, T. L. Wagner, and T. D. Schowalter (Dept. of Entomology); A. M. Mayyasi (Dept. Industrial Engineering). Objectives: The principal objective of the project was to provide the experimental research needed for development of the TAMBEETLE model of population dynamics. A general conceptual model of population dynamics was defined and a series of field studies were undertaken to collect data for stastical modeling of the basic components. These studies formed the foundation for TAMBEETLE. Quantitative Aspects of Southern Pine Beetle Populations: Sampling Procedures, Life Tables, Application to Pest Management. Sponser: National Science Foundation (NSF GB34718-Huffaker Project) Amount: $284000  Duration: 1972-1974 P.I. : R. N. Coulson (Dept of Entomology), CoPIs: F. P. Hain (Dept. of Entomology); A. M. Mayyasi (Dept. Industrial Engineering). Objectives: The principal objective of this study was to provide statistical procedures for quantitatively sampling southern pine beetle populations. When this study was undertaken, the technical issues associated with reliable estimation of population size had not been addressed. Variables Associated with the Use of Frontalure and Cacodylic Acid in the Suppression of the Southern Pine Beetle. Sponser: Texas Forest Service Amount: $50000  Duration: 1971-1972 P.I. : R. N. Coulson (Texas Forest Service & Department of Entomology); CoPIs: T. L. Payne (Department of Entomology); F. L. Oliveria (Texas Forest Service). Objectives: The principal objective of this project was to test the efficacy of a suppression tactic for the southern pine beetle. The treatment consisted of a combination of a herbicide, cacodylic acid, and a southern pine beetle attractant, frontalure. The herbicide was thought to create a within-tree habitat that was unsuitable for insect development. The attractant was thought to aid in aggregating the insect to the treated host.
Publications: Books: (total 1)
Coulson, R. N., and J. A. Witter.  1984.  Forest Entomology: Ecology and Management.  John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.  669 pp.
Refereed Publications: (total 111)
Curry, G. L., R. N. Coulson, J. Gan, M. D. Tchakerian, and C. T. Smith.  2008.  An optimization based system model of disturbance generated forest biomass utilization.  Bull. Science Tech. and Soc. (In Press). Cairns, D. M., C. W. Lafon, J. D. Waldron, M. D. Tchakerian, R. N. Coulson, K. D. Klepzig, A. G. Birt, and W. Xi.  2008.  Simulating the reciprocal interaction of forest landscape structure and southern pine beetle herbivory using LANDIS.  Landscape Ecol. (In Press). Cairns, D. M., C. W. Lafon, A. G. Birt, J. D. Waldron, M. D. Tchakerian, R. N. Coulson, W. Xi, and K. D. Klepzig.  2008.  Simulation modeling as a tool for understanding the landscape ecology of southern pine beetle infestations in southern Appalachian Forests.  Geographic Compass (In. Press). Xi, W., R. N. Coulson, J. D. Waldron, M. D. Tchakerian, C. W. Lafon, D. M. Cairns, A. G. Birt, and K. D. Klepzig.  2008.  Landscape modeling for forest restoration, planning, and assessment – Lessons from the southern Appalachians.  J. Forestry (In Press). Baum, K. A., M. D. Tchakerian, S. C. Thoenes, and R. N. Coulson.  2008.  Africanized honey bees in urban environments: A spatio-temporal analysis.  Landscape and Urban Planning. 85: 123-132. Waldron, J. D., R.N. Coulson, D. M. Cairns, C. W. Lafon, M. D. Tchakerian, W. Xi, K. Klepzig, and A. Birt.  2007.  Evaluating the impact of invasive species in forest landscapes: the southern pine beetle and the hemlock woolly adelgid. USDA Forest Service,  Encyclopedia of Forest Environmental Threats (In Press). Lafon, C. W., J. D. Waldron, D. M. Cairns, M. D. Tchakerian, R.N. Coulson, and K. D. Klepzig.  2007.  Modeling the effects of fire on the long-term dynamics and restoration of yellow pine and oak forests in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.  Restoration Ecol. (In Press). Pinto, M. A., W. S. Sheppard, J. S. Johnston, W. L. Rubink, R. N. Coulson, N. M. Schiff, I. Kandemir, and J. C. Patton.  2007.  Honeybees of African Origin Exist in Non-Africanized Areas of the Southern United States: Evidence From Mitochondrial DNA (Hymenoptera; Apidae).  Annals Entomological Soc. America. (In Press) Waldron, J. D. , C. W. Lafon, R. N. Coulson, D. M. Cairns, M.D. Tchakerian, A. Birt, and K. D. Klepzig.  2006.  Simulating the impacts of southern pine beetle and fire on the dynamics of xerophytic pine and pine landscapes in the Southern Appalachian mountains.  Appl. Veg. Sci. (In Press.). Curry, G. L. and R. N. Coulson.  2006.   An optimization based system model of disturbance generated forest biomass utilization. Proc. FAIM2006,  , Limerick, Ireland. (In press). Baum, K. A., W. L. Rubink, and R. N. Coulson.  2006.  Searching behavior of feral honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in a coastal prairie landscape: patterns through space and time.  Canadian Entomologist 138: 228-234. Coulson, R. N., M. A. Pinto, M. D. Tchakerian, K. A. Baum, W. L. Rubink, and J. S. Johnston.  2005.  Feral honey bees in pine forest landscapes of east Texas.  Forest Ecology and Management 215: 91-102. Pinto, M. A., William L. Rubink, John C. Patton, Robert N. Coulson, J. Spencer Johnston.  2005.  Africanization in the United States: Replacement of Feral European Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) by an African Hybrid Swarm.  Genetics 170: 1653-65. Bird, S. B., R. N. Coulson, and R. F. Fisher.  2004.  Changes in soil and litter arthropod abundance following tree harvesting and site preparation in a loblollly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantation.  Forest Ecology and Management 202: 195-208. Pinto, M. A., W. L. Rubink, R. N. Coulson, J. C. Patton, and J. S. Johnston.  2004.  Temporal pattern of Africanization in a feral honey bee population from Texas inferred from mitochondrial DNA.  Evolution 58: 1047-55 Baum, K. A., W. L. Rubink, R. N. Coulson, and V. G. Bryant, Jr.  2004.  Pollen selection by feral honey bees in a coastal prairie landscape.  Environ. Entomol. 33: 723-39. Pinto, M. A., J. S. Johnston, W. L. Rubink, R. N. Coulson, J. C. Patton, and W. S. Sheppard.  2003.   Identification of Africanized honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) mitochondrial DNA: Validation of a rapid PCR-based assay.  Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 96: 670-84. Musacchio, L. R. and R. N. Coulson.  2001.  Landscape ecological planning process for wetland, waterfowl, and farmland conservation.  Landscape and Urban Planning. 56(3-4):125-147. Conner, R. N., D. Saenz, D. C. Rudolph, W. G. Ross, K. L. Kulhavy, and R. N. Coulson.  2000.  Does red cockaded woodpecker excavation of resin wells increase risk of bark beetle infestation of cavity trees?  The Auk 118:219-224. O'Keefe, S. T., J. L. Cook, T. K. Dudek, D. F. Wunneburger, M. D. Guzman, R. N. Coulson, and S. B. Vinson.  2000.  The distribution of Texas Ants.  Southwestern Entomologist. Supplement 22:92pp. Azevedo, J. C. M., S. B. Jack, R. N. Coulson, and F. F. Wunneburger.  2000.  Functional hetereogeneity of forest landscapes and the distribution and abundance of the red-cockaded woodpecker.  Forest Ecology and Management 127: 271-83. Bird, S., R. N. Coulson, and R. F. Fisher.  1999.  Changes in soil and litter arthropod abundance following tree harvesting and site preparation in a loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) plantation.  Forest Ecology and Management 131:65-80. Coulson, R. N., M. D. Guzman, K. Skordinski, J. W. Fitzgerald, R. N. Conner, D. C. Rudolph, F. L. Oliveria, D. F. Wunneburger, and P. E. Pulley.  1999.  Heterogeneity of forest landscapes and the interaction of the southern pine beetle with the Red-cockaded Woodpecker.  Forestry. 97: 4-11. Coulson, R. N., B. A. McFadden, P. E. Pulley, C. N. Lovelady, J. W. Fitzgerald, and S. B. Jack.  1998.  Heterogeneity of forest landscapes and the distribution and abundance of the southern pine beetle.  Forest Ecology and Management: 114:471-85. Spradling, S. L., J. K. Olson, R. N. Coulson, and C. L. Lovelady.  1998.  . A geographic information system approach to evaluating the effects of the endangered species protection program on mosquito control.  Jour. American Mosquito Control Assoc. 14: 137-147. Conner, R. N., D. Saenz, D. C. Rudolph, and R. N. Coulson.  1998.  Southern pine beetle induced mortality of natural and artificial Red-Cockaded Woodpecker cavity trees in Texas.   Wilson Bull. 110: 100-109. Conner, R. N., D. C. Rudolph, D. Saenz, and R. N. Coulson.  1997.  The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker's role in the southern pine ecosystem, population trends, and relationships with southern pine beetles.  Texas J. Sci. 49: 139-54. Fitzgerald, J. W., R. N. Coulson, P. E. Pulley, R. O. Flamm, F. L. Oliveria, K. M. Swain, and D. B. Drummond.  1994.  Suppression Tactics for Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Coleoptera: Scolytidae): an examination of the development of infestations adjacent to treatment sites.  J. Econ. Entomol. 87: 417-25. Flamm, R. O., P. E. Pulley, and R. N. Coulson.  1992.  Colonization of disturbed trees by the southern pine bark beetle guild (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).  Environ. Entomol. 22: 62-70. Coulson, R. N.  1992.  Intelligent geographic information systems and integrated pest management.  Crop Protection 11: 507-516. Lovelady, C. N., P. E. Pulley, R. N. Coulson, and R. O. Flamm.  1991.  Relation of lightning to herbivory by the southern pine bark beetle guild (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).  Environ. Entomol. 20:1279-1284. Flamm, R. O., R. N. Coulson, J. A. Jordan, M. E. Sterle, H. N. Brodale, R. J. Mayer, F. L. Oliveria, D. Drummond, P. J. Barry, and K. M. Swain.  1991.  The integrated southern pine beetle expert system: ISPBEX.  Expert Systems with Applications. 2:97-105. Coulson, R. N., R. M. Feldman, P. J. H. Sharpe, P. E. Pulley, T. L. Wagner, and T. L. Payne.  1989.  An overview of the TAMBEETLE model of population dynamics of the southern pine beetle.  Holarctic Ecol. 12:445-450. Coulson, R. N., M. C. Saunders, D. K. Loh, F. L. Oliveria, D. Drummond, P. A. Barry, and K. M. Swain.  1989.  Knowledge system environment for integrated pest management in forest landscapes: the southern pine beetle.  Bull. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 34:26-33. Rykiel, E. J. Jr., R. N. Coulson, P. J. H. Sharpe, T. F. H. Allen, and R. O. Flamm.  1989.  Disturbance propagation by bark beetles as an episodic landscape phenomenon.  J. Landscape Ecology. 1:129-139. Flamm, R. O., R. N. Coulson, P. B. Hennier, and P. E. Pulley.  1989.  Maintenance of a phloem-inhabiting guild.  Environ. Entomol. 19:381-387. Pulley, P. E., R. O. Flamm, and R. N. Coulson.  1988.  Estimating Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) daily infestation dynamics.  Res. Pop. Ecol. 30:193-214. Coulson, R. N. and M. C. Saunders.  1988.  Types and characteristics of computer-based decision aids.  AI Applications in Natural Resource Manag. 2:30-43. Saarenmaa, H., N. D. Stone, J. L. Folse, J. M. Packard, W. E. Grant, M. E. Makela, and R. N. Coulson.  1988.  An artificial intelligence modelling approach to simulating animal/habitat interactions.  Ecol. Modelling. 44:125-141. Wagner, T. L., R. O. Flamm, P. B. Hennier, Hsin-I Wu, and R. N. Coulson.  1988.  A temperature-dependent model of reemergence of Ips avulsus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).  Environ. Entomol. 17:192-198. Wagner, T. L., P. B. Hennier, R. O. Flamm, and R. N. Coulson.  1988.  Development and mortality of Ips avulsus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) at constant temperatures.  Environ. Entomol. 17:181-191. Flamm, R. O., S. P. Cook, T. L. Wagner, and R. N. Coulson.  1987.  Reemergence and emergence of Ips avulsus and I. calligraphus (Coleoptera: Scoltytidae).  Environ. Entomol. 16:869-876. Wagner, T. L., R. O. Flamm, H. Wu, W. S. Fargo, and R. N. Coulson.  1987.  Temperature-dependent model of life cycle development of Ips calligraphus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).  Environ. Entomol. 16:497-502. Wagner. T. L., W. S. Fargo, R. O. Flamm, R. N. Coulson, and P. E. Pulley.  1987.  Development and mortality of Ips calligraphus at constant temperatures.  Environ. Entomol. 16:484-496. Bentz, B. J., R. N. Coulson, P. E. Pulley, M. Stock, J. L. Robertson, and C. W. Schaefer.  1987.  Publications of the Entomological Society of America: A descriptive study of patterns of use.  Bull. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 33:230-238. Coulson, R. N. and D. A. Crossley Jr.  1987.  What is insect ecology: a commentary.  Bull. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 33:64-68. Saunders, M. C., W. C. Haeseler, J. W. Travis, B. J. Miller, R. N. Coulson, D. K. Loh, and N. D. Stone.  1987.  GRAPES: An expert system for viticulture in Pennsylvania.  AI Applications in Natural Resource Manag. 1:13-19. Flamm, R. O., T. L. Wagner, S. P. Cook, P. E. Pulley, R. N. Coulson, and T. M. McArdle.  1987.  Host colonization by cohabiting Dendroctonus frontalis, Ips avulsus, and I. calligraphus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).  Environ. Entomol. 16:390-399. Coulson, R. N., L. J. Folse, and D. K. Loh.  1987.  Artificial intelligence and natural resource management.  Science 237:262-267. Wagner, T. L., R. O. Flamm, and R. N. Coulson.  1986.  A temperature-dependent model of reemergence of Ips calligraphus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).  Can. Entomol. 118:901-911. Stone, N. D., R.N. Coulson, R. E. Frisbie, and D. K. Loh.  1986.  Expert systems in entomology: three approaches to problem solving.  Bull. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 32:161-166. Coulson, R. N., R. O. Flamm, P. E. Pulley, T. L. Payne, E. J. Rykiel, and T. L. Wagner.  1986.  Response of the southern pine bark beetle guild to host disturbance.  Environ. Entomol. 15:859-868. Wagner, T. L., H. Wu, R. M. Feldman, P. J. H. Sharpe, and R. N. Coulson.  1985.  A multiple-cohort approach for simulating development of insect populations under variable temperatures.  FORUM: Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 78:691-704. Fargo, W. S., T. L. Wagner, and R. N. Coulson.  1985.  Factors influencing the growth of multiple-tree infestations of Dendroctonus frontalis.  Res. Pop. Ecol. 27:25-38. Wagner, T. L., J. A. Gagne, P. J. H. Sharpe, and R. N. Coulson.  1984.  Effects of constant temperature on longevity of adult southern pine beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).  Environ. Entomol. 13:1125-1130. Wagner, T. L., H. Wu, P. J. H. Sharpe, and R. N. Coulson.  1984.  Modeling distributions of insect development time: a literature review and application of the Weibull distribution.  FORUM: Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 77:475-487. Wagner, T. L., H. Wu, P. J. H. Sharpe, R. M. Schoolfield, and R. N. Coulson.  1984.  Modeling insect development rates: a literature review and application of a biophysical model.  FORUM Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 77:208-225. Rykiel, E. J., M. C. Saunders, T. L. Wagner, D. K. Loh, R. H. Turnbow, L. C. Hu, P. E. Pulley, and R. N. Coulson.  1984.  Computer-aided decisionmaking and information accessing in pest management systems, with emphasis on the southern pine beetle.  FORUM: J. Econ. Entomol. 77:1073-1082. Coulson, R. N., P. B. Hennier, R. O. Flamm, E. J. Rykiel, L. C. Hu, and T. L. Payne.  1983.  The role of lightning in the epidemiology of the southern pine beetle.  Z. ang. Entomol. 96:182-193. Wagner, T. L., J. A. Gagne, P. J. H. Sharpe, and R. N. Coulson.  1983.  A biophysical model of southern pine beetle development.  Ecol. Modelling 21:125-147. Cook, S. P., T. L. Wagner, R. O. Flamm, J. C. Dickens, and R. N. Coulson.  1982.  An examination of sex ratios and mating habits of Ips avulsus and I. calligraphus.  Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 16:56-60. Gagne, J. A., T. L. Wagner, P. J. H. Sharpe, R. N. Coulson, and W. S. Fargo.  1982.  Reemergence of Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) at constant temperatures.  Environ. Entomol. 11:1216-1222. Wagner, T. L., W. S. Fargo, L. L. Keeley, R. N. Coulson, and J. D. Cover.  1982.  Effects of sequential attack on gallery construction, oviposition, and reemergence of Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).  Can. Entomol. 114:491-502. Schowalter, T. D., R. N. Coulson, R. H. Turnbow, and W. S. Fargo.  1982.  Accuracy and precision of procedures for surveying populations of the southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).  J. Econ. Entomol. 75:1009-1016. Fargo, W. S., T. L. Wagner, R. N. Coulson, J. D. Cover, T. McArdle, and T. D. Schowalter.  1982.  Probability functions for components of the Dendroctonus frontalis - host tree population system and their potential use with population models.  Res. Pop. Ecol. 24:123-131. Coulson, R. N.  1981.  Evolution of concepts of integrated pest management.  J. Ga. Entomol. Soc. 16: 301-316. Wagner, T. L., J. A. Gagne, J. D. Cover, R. N. Coulson, and W. S. Fargo.  1981.  Comparison of gallery construction, oviposition, and reemergence by Dendroctonus frontalis females producing first and second broods.  Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 74:570-575. Wagner, T. L., R. M. Feldman, J. A. Gagne, J. D. Cover, R. N. Coulson, and R. M. Schoolfield.  1981.  Factors affecting gallery construction, oviposition, and reemergence by Dendroctonus frontalis in the laboratory.  Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 74:255-273. Feldman, R. M., G. L. Curry, and R. N. Coulson.  1981.  A mathematical model of field populations of the southern pine beetle population, Dendroctonus frontalis.  Ecol. Modelling 13:261-281. Feldman, R. M., T. L. Wagner, J. A. Gagne, P. J. H. Sharpe, and R. N. Coulson.  1981.  Within-tree life process models of the southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis.  Ecol. Modelling 13:246-260. Schowalter, T. D., R. N. Coulson, and D. A. Crossley, Jr.  1981.  Role of southern pine beetle and fire in maintenance of structure and function of the southeastern coniferous forest.  Environ. Entomol. 10:821-825. Schowalter, T. D., D. N. Pope, R. N. Coulson, and W. S. Fargo.  1981.  Patterns of southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis Zimm.) infestation enlargement.  For. Sci. 27:837-849. Gagne, J. A., T. L. Wagner, P. E. Pulley, J. D. Cover, and R. N. Coulson.  1981.  An analysis of estimators of trends in southern pine beetle populations.  Environ. Entomol. 10:31-38. Pulley, P. E., R. N. Coulson, and C. L. Kelley.  1979.  Accuracy and precision of the topological mapping procedure for estimating within-tree populations of bark beetles.  Res. Pop. Ecol. 20:201-210. Coulson, R. N., P. E. Pulley, D. N. Pope, W. S. Fargo, and L. J. Edson.  1980.  Continuous population estimates for Dendroctonus frontalis occurring in infestations.  Res. Pop. Ecol. 22:117-135. Coulson, R. N., D. N. Pope, J. A. Gagne, W. S. Fargo, P. E. Pulley, L. J. Edson, and T. L. Wagner.  1980.  Impact of foraging by Monochamus titillator (Col. Cerambycidae) on within-tree populations of Dendroctonus frontalis (Col. Scolytidae).  Entomophaga 25:155-170. Gagne, J. A., R. N. Coulson, J. L. Foltz, T. L. Wagner, and L. J. Edson.  1980.  Attack and survival of Dendroctonus frontalis in relation to weather during three years in East Texas.  Environ. Entomol. 9:222-229. Coulson, R. N., W. S. Fargo, P. E. Pulley, D. N. Pope, and A. M. Bunting.  1979.  Spatial and temporal patterns of emergence for within-tree populations of Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).  Can. Entomol. 111:273-287. Pope, D. N., R. N. Coulson, W. S. Fargo, J. A. Gagne, and C. W. Kelley.  1980.  The allocation process and between-tree survival probabilities in Dendroctonus frontalis infestations.  Res. Pop. Ecol. 22:197-210. Wagner, T. L., J. A. Gagne, P. C. Doraiswamy, R. N. Coulson, and K. W. Brown.  1979.  Development time and mortality of Dendroctonus frontalis in relation to changes in tree moisture and xylem water potential.  Environ. Entomol. 8:1129-1138. Fargo, W. S., R. N. Coulson, J. A. Gagne, and J. L. Foltz.  1979.  Correlation of southern pine beetle attack density, oviposition, and generation survival with host tree characteristics and preceding beetle life stage within the host.  Environ. Entomol. 8:624-628. Fargo, W. S., R. N. Coulson, P. E. Pulley, D. N. Pope, and C. L. Kelley.  1978.  Spatial and temporal patterns of within-tree colonization by Dendroctonus frontalis.  Can. Entomol. 110:1213-1232. Can. Entomol. 110:1213-1232. Can. Entomol. 110:1213-1232. Coulson, R. N., W. S. Fargo, P. E. Pulley, J. L. Foltz, D. N. Pope, J. V. Richerson, and T. L. Payne.  1978.  Evaluation of the reemergence process of attacking adult Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).  Can. Entomol. 110:475-486. Hain, F. P., W. T. McClelland, D. N. Pope, P. E. Pulley, J. L. Foltz, and R. N. Coulson.  1978.  Quantitative within-tree sampling of Dendroctonus frontalis populations in North Carolina.  Environ. Entomol. 7:157-164. McClelland, W. T., F. P. Hain, C. J. DeMars, W. S. Fargo, R. N. Coulson, and T. E. Nebeker.  1978.  Sampling bark beetle emergence: a review of methodologies, a proposal for standardization, and a new trap design.  Bull. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 24:137-140. Pulley, P. E., R. N. Coulson, J. L. Foltz, and W. C. Martin.  1977.  Sampling intensity, informational content of samples, and precision in estimating within-tree populations of Dendroctonus frontalis.  Environ. Entomol. 6:607-615. Pulley, P. E., J. L. Foltz, R. N. Coulson, and W. C. Martin.  1977.  Evaluation of procedures for estimating within-spot populations of attacking adult Dendroctonus frontalis.  Can. Entomol. 109:1325-1334. Coulson, R. N., P. E. Pulley, J. L. Foltz, W. C. Martin, and C. L. Kelley.  1977.  Generation survival models for within-tree populations of Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).  Can. Entomol. 109:1071-1077. Pulley, P. E., J. L. Foltz, A. M. Mayyasi, R. N. Coulson, and W. C. Martin.  1977.  Sampling procedures for within-tree attacking adult populations of the southern pine beetle Dendroctonus frontalis Zimm.  Can. Entomol. 109:39-48. Lueschner, W. A., H. E. Burkhart, G. D. Spittle, I. R. Ragenovich, and R. N. Coulson.  1977.  A descriptive study of host and site variables associated with the occurrence of Dendroctonus frontalis in East Texas.  Southwestern Entomol. 3:141-149. Mayyasi, A. M., R. N. Coulson, J. L. Foltz, and F. P. Hain.  1976.  The functional distribution of within-tree larval and progeny adult populations of Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).  Can. Entomol. 108:363-372. Coulson, R. N., A. M. Mayyasi, J. L. Foltz, and F. P. Hain.  1976.  Resource utilization by the southern pine beetle.  Can. Entomol. 108:353-362. Foltz, J. L., A. M. Mayyasi, F. P. Hain, R. N. Coulson, and W. C. Martin.  1976.  Egg-gallery length relationship and within-tree analysis for the southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimm. (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).  Can. Entomol. 108:341-352. Mayyasi, A. M., P. E. Pulley, R. N. Coulson, D. W. DeMichele, and J. L. Foltz.  1976.  Mathematical description of within-tree distribution of the various developmental stages of Dendroctonus frontalis Zimm. (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).  Res. Pop. Ecol. 18:135-145. Coulson, R. N., J. L. Foltz, A. M. Mayyasi, and F. P. Hain.  1976.  A quantitative evaluation of frontalure and cacodylic acid treatment effects on within-tree populations of the southern pine beetle.  J. Econ. Entomol. 68:671-678. Pulley, P. E., A. M. Mayyasi, J. L. Foltz, R. N. Coulson, and W. C. Martin.  1976.  Topological mapping to estimate numbers of bark-inhabiting insects.  Environ. Entomol. 5:714-719. Foltz, J. L., A. M. Mayyasi, P. E. Pulley, R. N. Coulson, and W. C. Martin.  1976.  Host-tree geometric models for use in southern pine beetle studies.  Environ. Entomol. 5:640-643. Coulson, R. N., A. M. Mayyasi, J. L. Foltz, and P. E. Pulley.  1976.  Production flow system evaluation of within-tree populations of D. frontalis.  Environ. Entomol. 5:375-387. Coulson, R. N., A. M. Mayyasi, J. L. Foltz, F. P. Hain, and W. C. Martin.  1976.  Interspecific competition between Monochamus titillator and D. frontalis.  Environ. Entomol. 5:235-247. Mayyasi, A. M., R. N. Coulson, and A. M. Harvy.  1975.  A quality control approach to the evaluation of sampling requirements and procedures for the southern pine beetle.  J. Econ. Entomol. 68:336-338. Coulson, R. N., F. P. Hain, and T. L. Payne.  1974.  Radial growth characteristics and stand density of loblolly pine in relation to the occurrence of the southern pine beetle.  Environ. Entomol. 3:425-428. Coulson, R. N., F. L. Oliveria, T. L. Payne, and M. W. Houseweart.  1973.  Variables associated with the use of frontalure and cacodylic acid in the suppression of southern pine beetle. II. Brood reduction in trees treated with cacodylic acid.  J. Econ. Entomol. 66:897-899. Coulson, R. N., F. L. Oliveria, T. L. Payne, and M. W. Houseweart.  1973.  Variables associated with the use of frontalure and cacodylic acid in suppression of southern pine beetle. I. Factors influencing manipulation to prescribed trap trees.  J. Econ. Entomol. 66:893-896. Payne, T. L., H. A. Moech, C. D. Wilson, R. N. Coulson, and W. J. Humphreys.  1973.  Bark beetle olfaction. III. Antennal morphology of 16 species of Scolytidae.  Int. J. Insect Morph. Embryol. 2:117-192. Crossley, D. A., Jr., R. N. Coulson, and C. J. Gist.  1973.  Trophic level effects on species diversity of arthropod communities of forest canopies.  Environ. Entomol. 2:1097-1100. Coulson, R. N., A. Mutuura, and E. Munroe.  1972.  The Dioryctria spp. of loblolly pine in east Texas with comments on the occurrence of two new species.  J. Econ. Entomol. 65:868-870. Coulson, R. N., D. A. Crossley, Jr., and C. S. Gist.  1971.  Patterns of Coleoptera species diversity in contrasting white pine and coppice canopy communities.  Amer. Midland Natur. 86:868-870. Coulson, R. N., and R. T. Franklin.  1970.  Microenvironmental measurements for Dioryctria spp. in shortleaf pine. II. Cone moisture content, cone utilization, and food consumption.  J. Econ. Entomol. 63:564-567. Coulson, R. N., and R. T. Franklin.  1970.  Microenvironmental measurements for Dioryctria spp. in short leaf pine. I. Insect introduction, temperature, humidity, and vapor pressure deficit.  J. Econ. Entomol. 63:558-564. Coulson, R. N., and R. T. Franklin.  1970.  Populations of Dioryctria spp. in relation to cone destruction.  J. Ga. Entomol. Soc. 5:197-202. Coulson, R. N., and R. T. Franklin.  1970.  The biology of Dioryctria amatella.  Can. Entomol. 102:679-684. Coulson, R. N., and R. T. Franklin.  1970.  The occurrence of Dioryctria amatella and other insects in Cronartium fusiforme cankers.  Can. Entomol. 102:353-357. Ehrlich, F. T., R. T. Franklin, and R. N. Coulson.  1969.  Characters for determining sex of pupae of the oakworms Anisota senotoria, A. stigma, and A. virginiensis and the yellow-backed caterpillar, Datana ministra.  Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 62:931-932. Coulson, R. N., and R. T. Franklin.  1968.  Frequency of occurrence of cone- and seed-destroying insects on shortleaf pine in the Georgia Piedmont.  J. Econ. Entomol. 61:1026-1027. Coulson, R. N., and R. T. Franklin.  1968.  Dispersion of cone and seed insects within the crown of shortleaf pine.  J. Ga. Entomol. Soc. 3:159-162. Franklin, R. T., and R. N. Coulson.  1968.  Insects affecting seed production of shortleaf pine in the Georgia Piedmont.  Can. Entomol. 100:807-813.
Book Chapters: (total 21)
Weimin Xi, J. D. Waldron, D.M. Cairns, Charles W. Lafon, A. G. Birt, M.D. Tchakerian, K. D. Klepzig, and R.N. Coulson.  2008.  Forest restoration after the southern pine beetle.   In Standturf, J. and P. Madsen (Eds.)  Forest Landscape Restoration: Integrating Natural and Social Sciences.   Springer (In Press). Coulson, R. N., and F. M. Stephen.  2006.  Impact of Insects on Forest Landscapes: Implications for Forest Health Management.  In Paine, T.D. (Ed.)  Invasive Forest Insects, Introduced Forest Trees, and Altered Ecosystems: Ecological Pest Management in Global Forests of a Changing World.  Springer, New York. Coulson, R. N. and W. F. Wunneburger.  2000.  Impact of Insects on Human-Dominated and Natural Forest Landscapes.  In Coleman, D. C. and P. F. Hendrix (Eds.). Invertebrates as Webmasters of Ecosystems.  CAB International, Wallingford, UK.  pp.271-291. Coulson, R. N., Hannu Saarenmaa, W. C. Daugherity, E. J. Rykiel, M. C. Saunders, and Jeffrey W. Fitzgerald.  1999.  A Knowledge system environment for ecosystem management.  In Klopatek, J. and R. Gardner (Eds.). Landscape Ecological Analysis: Issues and Applications  Springer-Verlag, NY.  pp 57-79. Coulson, R. N., J. W. Fitzgerald, F. L. Oliveria, R. N. Conner, and D. C. Rudolph.  1995.  Red-cockaded Woodpecker habitat management and southern pine beetle infestations.  In Kulhavy, D. L, R. H. Hooper, and R. Costa (Eds.). Red-Cockaded Woodpecker: Species Recovery, Ecology, and Management.  SFA Press, Nacogdoches, TX.   Saunders, M. C., R. N. Coulson, and L. J. Folse.  1993.  Natural resource management and agriculture, applications of artificial intelligence.  Encyclopedia of Microcomputers, Vol. 12: 149-162.     Coulson, R. N.  1992.  Forest entomology.  In Adams, J. (Ed.). Insect Potpourri: Adventures in Entomology.  Sandhill Crane Press, Inc.  pp. 109-111. Saunders, M. C., R. N. Coulson, and L. J. Folse.  1992.  Applications of artificial intelligence to agriculture and natural resource management.  Encyclopedia of Computer Sci.and Tech. Vol. 25, Supplement 10: 1-13.     Coulson, R. N., C. N. Lovelady, R. O. Flamm, S. L. Spradling, and M. C. Saunders.  1990.  Intelligent geographic information system for natural resource management.  In Turner, M. G. and R. G. Gardner (Eds.). Quantitative Methods in Landscape Ecology.  Springer-Verlag.  pp. 153-172. Packard, J. M., L. J. Folse, N. D. Stone, M. Makela, and R. N. Coulson.  1990.  Animal behavior and artificial intelligence.  In Bekoff, M. and D. Jamieson (Eds.). Interpretation and Explanation in the Study of Animal Behavior: Comparative Perspectives.  Westview Press, Boulder.  pp. 147-191 Flamm, R. O., R. N. Coulson, and T. L. Payne.  1988.  The southern pine beetle.  In Berryman, A. A. (Ed.). Dynamics of Forest Insect Populations.  Plenum.  pp. 531-553. Flamm, R. O., R. N. Coulson and T. L. Payne.  1988.  Population dynamics of the southern pine bark beetle guild in traumatized hosts.  In Mattson, W. J., J. Levieux, and C. Bernard-Dagan (Eds.). Plant Resistance Mechanisms to Insects and Pathogens.  Springer-Verlag.  pp. 345-358. Naegele, J. H., R. N. Coulson, N. D. Stone, and R. E. Frisbie.  1986.  The use of expert systems to integrate and deliver IPM technology.  In Frisbie, R. E., and P. L. Adkisson (Eds.). Integrated Pest Management on Major Agricultural Systems.  Tx. Agr. Exp. Sta. MP 1616.  pp. 692-712. Coulson, R. N., E. J. Rykiel, and D. A. Crossley, Jr.  1986.  Activities of insects in forests: Implications for wilderness area management.  In Kulhavy, D. L. and R. M. Conner (Eds.). Wilderness and Natural Areas in the East: A Management Challenge.  Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.  pp. 115-119. Coulson, R. N., G. D. Amman, D. L. Dahlsten, C. J. DeMars, and F. M. Stephen.  1985.  Forest-bark beetle interaction.  In Waters, W. E., R. W. Stark, and D. L. Wood (Eds.). Integrated Pest Management of Bark Beetles in Forest Ecosystems.  John Wiley and Sons, NY.  pp. 61-80. Coulson, R. N., and R. W. Stark.  1982.  Integrated pest management of bark beetles.  In Mitton, J. B., and K. B. Sturgeon (Eds.). Bark Beetles in North American Conifers: A System for the Study of Evolutionary Biology.  University of Texas Press, Austin.  pp. 315-349. Coulson, R. N., W. A. Leuschner, J. L. Foltz, P. E. Pulley, F. P. Hain, and T. L. Payne.  1980.  Approach to research and forest management for southern pine beetle control.  In Huffaker, C. B. (Ed.). New Technology of Pest Control.  Wiley Interscience, NY.  pp. 449-469. Coulson, R. N.  1980.  Population dynamics of the southern pine beetle.  In Thatcher, R. C., J. L. Searcy, J. E. Coster, and G. D. Hertel (Eds.). The Southern Pine Beetle. USDA For. Serv. and Sci. and Educ. Admin. Tech. Bull. 1631.    pp. 71-105. Hertel, G. D., R. P. Belanger, R. N. Coulson, J. Lewis, T. L. Payne, F. M. Stephen, J. W. Taylor, J. D. G. Ward, and R. F. Westbrook.  1980.  Recommendations for future work.  In Thatcher, R. C., J. L. Searcy, J. E. Coster, and G. D. Hertel (Eds.). The Southern Pine Beetle. USDA For. Serv. and Sci. and Educ. Admin. Tech. Bull. 1631.    pp. 205-212. Coulson, R. N., P. E. Pulley, and L. J. Edson.  1979.  Sampling considerations for evaluating the effects of mortality agents on bark beetles.  In Dickson, J. G., R. N. Conner, R. F. Fleet, J. A. Jackson, and J. C. Knoll (Eds.). The Role of Insectivorous Birds in Forest Ecosystems.  Academic Press, NY.  pp. 53-67. Pulley, P. E., R. N. Coulson, and J. L. Foltz.  1979.  Sampling bark beetle populations for abundance.  In Patil, G. P., and M. L. Rosenberg (Eds.). Statistical Ecology.  International Cooperative Publishing House, Fairland, MD.  Vol. 12: 649-662. Coulson, R. N., and A. E. Lund.  1973.  The degradation of wood by insects.  In Nicholas, D. D. (Ed.). Wood Deterioration and its Prevention by Preservative Treatments. Syracuse Univ. Wood Science Series.    Vol. 2:277-305.
Reviews: (total 3)
Coulson, R. N., and M. C. Saunders.  1987.  Computer-assisted decisionmaking as applied in entomology.  Annu. Rev. Entomol. 32:415-437.   Coulson, R. N.  1979.  Population dynamics of bark beetles.  Annu. Rev. Entomol. 24:417-447.   Coulson, R. N., T. L. Payne, J. E. Coster, and M. W. Houseweart.  1972.  The southern pine beetle Dendroctonus frontalis Zimm. (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) 1961-1971.  Texas Forest Service Pub. 108.  38pp.
Symposium Proceedings: (total 41)
Baum, K. A., M. Tchakerian, S. C. Thoenes, and R. N. Coulson.  2007.  Africanized Honey Bees in Urban Environments:  A Spatial-Temporal Analysis. American Bee Research Conference Proceedings.  American Bee Journal 147. Hain, F. P., R. N. Coulson, K. D. Klepzig, and J. Rhea. 0  2007.  (Eds.). Metamorphosis, Forces For Change in Forests.   Proceedings, North American Forest Insect Work Conference. Asheville, N.C.   May 22-26. Xi, Weimin, J. D. Waldron, R. N. Coulson, M. D. Tchakerian, D. M. Cairns, C. W. Lafon, A. G. Birt, and K. D Klepzig.  2007.  Landscape Modeling for Forest Restoration: Concepts and Applications.  In Proceedings IUFRO Conference on Forest Landscape Restoration, Seoul, Korea.   Curry, G. L. and R. N. Coulson.  2006.  An Optimization Based System Model of Disturbance Generated Forest Biomass Utilization.  Proceedings FIAM 2006.  Limerick, Ireland. Waldron, J.D., Coulson, R.N., Tchakerian, M.D., Lafon, C.W., Cairns, D.M., and Klepzig, K.D.  2005.  Utilizing a landscape scale model of forest disturbance and succession for forest decision-making in the southern Appalachians  . Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences  28: 160-169. Coulson, R. N., K. D. Klepzig, T. E. Nebeker, F. L. Oliveria, S. M. Salom, F. M. Stephen, and H. J. Meyer (Eds.)  2004.  The Research, Development, and Applications Agenda for a Southern Pine Beetle Integrated Pest Management Program.  Proceedings of A Facilitated Workshop, August 11-14, 2003, Mountain Lake, Va.   Coulson, R. N. Component activities of integrated pest management.  2004.  The Research, Development, and Applications Agenda for a Southern Pine Beetle Integrated Pest Management Program.  In Coulson, R. N., K. D. Klepzig, T. E. Nebeker, F. L. Oliveria, S. M. Salom, F. M. Stephen, and H. J. Meyer (Eds.)  Proceedings of A Facilitated Workshop, August 11-14, 2003, Mountain Lake, Va. Adams, J. et al. (including R. N. Coulson).  2004.  An evaluation of the research, development and applications agenda for a southern pine beetle IPM program –products of the workshop.  In Coulson, R. N. Component activities of integrated pest management. 2004. In Coulson, R. N., K. D. Klepzig, T. E. Nebeker, F. L.   Wunneburger, D. F., S. T. O'Keefe, T. D. Dudek, M. R. Islam, R. N. Coulson, and S. B. Vinson.  2000.  FASIMS 2000 - An update on the fire ant spatial information management system.  Proc. 2000 Imported Fire Ant Conference. Chattanooga, TN.   O'Keefe, S. T., R.. M. Meegan, D. F. Wunneburger, A. J. Men, R. N. Coulson, and S. B. Vinson.  2000.  A landscape perspective of fire ants (Solenopsis invicta Buren) and implications towards their management: an initial assessment.  Proc. 2000 Imported Fire Ant Conference. Chattanooga, TN.   Coulson, R. N., S. T. O'Keefe, D. F. Wunneburger, and S. B. Vinson.  1999.  The landscape ecology of the red imported fire ant in a post oak savanna.  Imported Fire Ant Conference, Charleston, SC.   Coulson, R. N., J. W. Fitzgerald, W. C. Daugherity, F. L. Oliveria, and D. F. Wunneburger.  1997.  Using spatial data for integrated pest management in forest landscapes.  Proc. 11th Conference on Geographic Information Systems: Integrating Spatial Information Technologies for Tomorrow. Vancouver, BC.  Pp. 89-93. Coulson, R. N., W. C. Daugherity, E. J. Rykiel, H. Saarenmaa, and M. C. Saunders.  1996.  The pragmatism of ecosystem management: planning, problem-solving, and decisionmaking with knowledge based systems.  Proc. EcoInforma ‘96 Global Networks for Environmental Information.  10: 342-50. Coulson, R. N., J. W. Fitzgerald, B. A. McFadden, P. E. Pulley, C. N. Lovelady, and J. R. Giardino.  1996.  Functional heterogeneity of forest landscapes: How host defenses influence epidemiology of the southern pine beetle.  In Mattson, W. J. (Ed.). Mechanism of Woody Plant Defenses Against Herbivores. USDA Forest Service General Tech. Rpt.   NC-183. Coulson, R. N., W. C. Daugherity, M. D. Vidlak, J. W. Fitzgerald, S. H. Teh, F. L. Oliveria, D. B. Drummond, and W. A. Nettleton.  1995.  Computer-based planning, problem solving, and decision making in forest health management: An implementation of the knowledge system environment for the southern pine beetle, ISPBEX-II. In Hain, F. P., S. M. Salom, W. F. Ravlin, T. L. Payne, and K. F. Raffa (Eds.).  Proc. IUFRO Symposium on Current Topics in Forest Entomology. Maui, Hawaii.   Coulson, R. N., J. W. Fitzgerald, M. C. Saunders, and F. L. Oliveria.  1993.  Spatial analysis and integrated pest management in a landscape ecological context. In Liebold, A. M. and H. R. Barrett (Eds.).  Proceedings: Spatial Analysis and Forest Pest management. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rpt. NE-175.  pp. 93-99. Coulson, R. N. and K. A. Schneider.  1992.  Archaeology as a component of tropical forest landscape management: the issue of technology transfer. In Pantel, A. G. (Ed.). Environment and Archaeology: New World Conference on Rescue Archaeology and Inventory Strategies and Technologies in Tropical Forests Worldwide.  Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. Dec. 6-13, 1992.  pp. II-27-35. Coulson, R. N., R. O. Flamm, F. L. Oliveria, D. Drummond, and C. L. Lovelady.  1991.  Implementation of Emerging Technologies: Forestry. In Vinson, S. B. and R. L. Metcalf (Eds.). Entomology Serving Society: Emerging Technologies and Challenges.  Entomol. Soc. Amer. Centennial Symp. Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. San Antonio, TX. Dec. 11-14, 1990.  pp. 457-474. Graham, L. A., R. N. Coulson, and C. N. Lovelady.  1989.  Intelligent geographic information systems. In Buhyoff, G. J. (Ed.)  Proc. Resource Tech. 88, American Soc. Photogram. and Remote Sens. Falls Church, VA.  pp. 132-140. Coulson, R. N., L. A. Graham, and C. N. Lovelady.  1988.  Intelligent geographic information system for predicting the distribution, abundance, and location of southern pine beetle infestations in forest landscapes. In Payne, T. L. and H. Saarenmaa (Eds.).  Proc. IUFRO Symp. on Integrated Control of Bark Beetles. Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA.  pp. 283-294. Stone, N. D., R. E. Frisbie, J. W. Richardson, and R. N. Coulson.  1986.  Integrated expert system applications for agriculture. In Bottcher, A. B. and F. S. Zazueta (Eds.).  Proc. Int. Conf. Computers in Agric. Ext. Prog. Florida Ext. Ser., Institute of Food and Agric. Sci., Univ. Fla. Lake Buena Vista, FL. Feb.5-6.  pp.836-841. Payne, T. L., and R. N. Coulson.  1985.  Role of visual and olfactory stimuli in host selection and aggregation behavior by Dendroctonus frontalis. In Safranyik, L. (Ed.). The Role of the Host in Population Dynamics of Forest Insects.  Proc. IUFRO Symp., Banff, CANADA.  pp. 73-82. Coulson, R. N., E. J. Rykiel, M. C. Saunders, T. L. Payne, R. O. Flamm, T. L. Wagner, and P. B. Hennier.  1985.  A conceptual model of the role of lightning in the epidemiology of the southern pine beetle. In Safranyik, L. (Ed.). The Role of the Host in Population Dynamics of Forest Insects.  Proc. IUFRO Symp., Banff, CANADA.  pp. 136-146. Wagner, T. L., R. O. Flamm, and R. N. Coulson.  1985.  Strategies of cohabitation among the southern pine bark beetle species: comparisons of life-process biologies. In Branham, S. J., and R. C. Thatcher (Eds.).  Proc. Integrated Pest Management Symposium. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rpt. SO-56.  pp. 87-101. Coulson, R. N., R. O. Flamm, T. L. Wagner, E. J. Rykiel, P. J. H. Sharpe, T. L. Payne, and S. K. Lin.  1985.  Population dynamics of initiation and growth of southern pine beetle infestations. In Branham, S. J., and R. C. Thatcher (Eds.).  Proc. Integrated Pest Management Symposium. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rpt. SO-56.  pp. 136-151. Feldman, R. M., T. L. Wagner, G. L. Curry, R. N. Coulson, and P. J. H. Sharpe.  1985.  A methodology for biophysical modeling using TAMBEETLE as an example. In Branham, S. J., and R. C. Thatcher (Eds.).  Proc. Integrated Pest Management Symposium. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rpt. SO-56.  pp. 195-201. Sharpe, P. J. H., H. Wu, and R. N. Coulson.  1985.  Energetics of pine defense systems to bark beetle attack. In Branham, S. J. and R. C. Thatcher (Eds.).  Proc. Integrated Pest Management Symp. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rpt. SO-56.  pp. 206-223. Saunders, M. C., D. K. Loh, R. N. Coulson, E. J. Rykiel, T. L. Payne, P. E. Pulley, and L. C. Hu.  1985.  Development and implementation of the southern pine beetle decision support system. In Branham, S. J., and R. C. Thatcher (Eds.).  Proc. Integrated Pest Management Symposium. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rpt. SO-56.  pp. 335-363. Coulson, R. N., M. C. Saunders, D. K. Loh, E. J. Rykiel, T. L. Payne, P. E. Pulley, and L. C. Hu.  1985.  A decision support system for the southern pine beetle. In Goyer, R. A., and J. P. Jones (Eds.).  Insects and Diseases of Southern Forests. La. Agr. Exp. Stn.  pp. 35-46. Saunders, M. C., D. K. Loh, E. J. Rykiel, R. N. Coulson, T. L. Payne, P. E. Pulley, P. J. H. Sharpe, and L. C. Hu.  1985.  The southern pine beetle decision support system. In Massey, J. C., B. J. Greber, and T. M. Cooney (Eds.). Software Solutions.  FORS/FPRS Computer Symposium, Florence, AL.  pp. 92-103. Payne, T. L., R. F. Billings, R. N. Coulson, and D. L. Kulhavy (Eds.).  1984.  History, Status, and Future Needs for Research in Southern Forest Entomology.  Tx. Agr. Exp. Stn. Misc. Publ. 1553.  72 pp. Coulson, R. N.  1984.  History, status, and future needs for research on population dynamics of the southern pine beetle. In Payne, T..L., R. F. Billings, R. N. Coulson, and D. L. Kulhavy (Eds.). History, Status, and Future Needs for Research in Southern Forest Entomology.  Tx. Agr. Exp. Stn. Misc. Publ. 1553.  pp. 30-35. Wagner, T. L., R. M. Feldman, J. A. Gagne, and R. N. Coulson.  1980.  Models describing gallery construction and oviposition by Dendroctonus frontalis. In Stephen, F. M., J. L. Searcy, and G. D. Hertel (Eds.). Modeling Southern Pine Beetle Populations.  USDA For. Serv. Tech. Bull. 1630.  pp. 40-53. Gagne, J. A., P. J. H. Sharpe, R. N. Coulson, and T. L. Wagner.  1980.  Modeling southern pine beetle reemergence and emergence as functions of temperature. In Stephen, F. M., J. L. Searcy, and G. D. Hertel (Eds.). Modeling Southern Pine Beetle Populations.  USDA For. Serv. Tech. Bull. 1630.  pp. 30-39. Feldman, R. M., G. L. Curry, R. N. Coulson, and P. J. H. Sharpe.  1980.  The use and structure of the TAMBEETLE spot dynamics model. In Stephen, F. M., J. L. Searcy, and G. D. Hertel (Eds.). Modeling Southern Pine Beetle Populations.  USDA For. Serv. Tech. Bull. 1630.  pp. 20-29. Stephen, F. M., and R. N. Coulson.  1980.  Modeling of southern pine beetle populations: an introduction and overview. In Stephen, F. M., J. L. Searcy, and G. D. Hertel (Eds.). Modeling Southern Pine Beetle Populations.  USDA For. Serv. Tech. Bull. 1613.  pp. 1-3. Coulson, R. N., R. M. Feldman, W. S. Fargo, P. J. H. Sharpe, G. L. Curry, and P. E. Pulley.  1979.  Evaluating suppression tactics for Dendroctonus frontalis in infestations. In Coster, J. E., and J. L. Searcy (Eds.). Evaluating Control Tactics for the Southern Pine Beetle.  USDA For. Serv. Tech. Bull. 1613.  pp. 27-44. Coulson, R. N., P. E. Pulley, D. N. Pope, W. S. Fargo, J. A. Gagne, and C. L. Kelley.  1979.  Estimation of survival and allocation of adult Dendroctonus frontalis between trees during the development of an infestation. In Berryman, A. A., and L. Safranyik (Eds.). Dispersal of Forest Insects: Evaluation, Theory, and Management Implications.  Proc. IUFRO Symp., Sandpoint, ID.  pp. 194-212. Coulson, R. N., and A. E. Lund.  1975.  Current and projected research on the southern pine beetle.  Proc. AWPA. St. Louis, MO.  3 pp. Payne, T. L., R. N. Coulson, and R. C. Thatcher (Eds.).  1975.  The Southern Pine Beetle.  Texas A&M University-USDA Forest Serv. Symp. Proc.  57 pp. Coulson, R. N.  1975.  Southern pine beetle population dynamics. In Payne, T. L., R. N. Coulson, and R. C. Thatcher (Eds.). The Southern Pine Beetle.  Texas A&M University-USDA Forest Serv. Symp. Proc.  pp. 26-31. Coulson, R. N., and T. L. Payne.  1972.  Variables associated with the use of frontalure and cacodylic acid in the suppression of the southern pine beetle.  Proc. 5th Texas Conf. on Insect, Plant Disease, Weed and Brush Control.  pp. 41-50.
Technical Bulletins: (Total 14)
Coulson, R. N.  2003.  Dendroctonus frontalis.  CABI Crop Protection Compendium  http://www.cabi.org/compendia/ Teh, S. W., R. N. Coulson, R. O. Flamm, and F. L. Oliveria.  1993.  ISPBEX: Southern pine beetle integrated expert system User's Guide.  Knowledge Based Systems Lab and Knowledge Engineering Lab. Texas A& M University.   Jackman, J. A., E. Rister, and R. N. Coulson.  1990.  User's manual for the weed control advisor.  Knowledge Engineering Laboratory, Department of Entomology; Knowledge Based Systems Laboratory, Department of Industrial Engineering; the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station; and the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.   Jordan, J. A., R. N. Coulson, and J. A. Robertson.  1989.  INSEX: User's Guide for Insecticide Recommendations for defoliating insects of forest trees.  Knowledge Based Systems Lab. and Knowledge Engineering Lab. Texas A& M University.   Saunders, M. C., D. K. Loh, T. L. Payne, E. J. Rykiel, P. E. Pulley, R. N. Coulson, P. J. H. Sharpe, and L. C. Hu.  1985.  Procedural guide for SPBDSS, the southern pine beetle decision support system.  Tx. Agr. Exp. Stn. Misc. Publ. 1579.  23 pp. Turnbow, R. H., L. C. Hu, E. J. Rykiel, R. N. Coulson, and D. K. Loh.  1983.  Procedural guide for FERRET, the question analysis routine of the decision support system for southern pine beetle management.  Tx. Agr. Exp. Stn. Misc. Publ. 1533.  21 pp. Turnbow, R. H., R. N. Coulson, and D. K. Loh.  1983.  Component implementation of the decision support system for southern pine beetle management (revised).  TAES-TAMU Sci. Rpt. Series 83-1.  84 pp. Turnbow, R. H., D. K. Loh, R. N. Coulson, L. Hu, E. J. Rykiel, T. L. Payne, and P. E. Pulley.  1982.  Component implementation of the decision support system for southern pine beetle management.  TAMU-TAES Sci. Rpt. Series 82-1.  62 pp. Turnbow, R. H., R. N. Coulson, L. Hu, and R. F. Billings.  1982.  Procedural guide for using the interactive version of the TAMBEETLE model of southern pine beetle population and spot dynamics.  Tx. Agr. Exp. Stn. Misc. Publ. 1427.  20 pp. Coulson, R. N., W. S. Fargo, L. J. Edson, P. E. Pulley, and A. M. Bunting.  1979.  Procedural guide for conducting field investigations on the population dynamics of the southern pine beetle.  Tx. Agr. Exp. Stn. Misc. Publ. 1427.  20 pp. Foltz, J. L., P. E. Pulley, R. N. Coulson, and W. C. Martin.  1977.  Procedural guide for estimating within-spot populations of Dendroctonus frontalis.  Tx. Agr. Exp. Stn. Misc. Publ. 1316.  27 pp. Coulson, R. N., P. E. Pulley, J. L. Foltz, and W. C. Martin.  1976.  Procedural guide for quantitatively sampling within-tree populations of Dendroctonus frontalis.  Tx. Agr. Exp. Stn. Misc. Publ. 1267.  29 pp. Coulson, R. N., F. P. Hain, J. L. Foltz, and A. M. Mayyasi.  1975.  Techniques for sampling the dynamics of southern pine beetle populations.  Tx. Agr. Exp. Stn. Misc. Publ. 1184.  18 pp. Zolnowski, J. C., J. C. Martin, and R. N. Coulson.  1974.  User's guide to southern pine beetle population dynamics data management.  TAMU-TAES Sci. Rpt. Series 74-1.  85 pp.
Popular Articles: (total 3)
Lewis, K. R., T. L. Payne, and R. N. Coulson.  1973.  Forest entomology in Texas.  Texas Ag. Prog. 19:16-19.   Adams, H. W., M. W. Houseweart, F. L. Oliveria, and R. N. Coulson.  1972.  A portable power generator cart.  Entomol. News 83: 198-200.   Coulson, R. N., R. T. Franklin, and D. A. Crossley, Jr.  1970.  A self-maintaining window trap for collecting flying insects.  Entomol. News 81:164.
Computer Codes (developed from research projects for application in natural resource management and agriculture):
2007: See kelab.tamu.edu for KEL project websites. 2007: Texas Wine Regions http://tdasurvey.tamu.edu/website/txwineregions/ 2003: Southern Pine Beetle Workshop (CSREES) kelab.tamu.edu/spbworkshop/ 1999: FASIMS: The Fire Ant Spatial Information Management System. 1997: SPBEBE: Economic and Environmental Impact Assessment for Southern Pine Beetle Suppression Projects. 1996: WWW homepage for the Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University. 1995: WWW homepage for IALE'96, The National Conference of The U.S. International Association for Landscape Ecology, Galveston, TX. 1994: ISPBEX-II--OOP/UNIX workstation version of the knowledge system environment for integrated pest management of the southern pine beetle. 1993: ORACLE database for the Southern Pine Beetle Information System (SPBIS). 1991: ISPBEX-I--DOS/PC version of the knowledge system environment for pest management of the southern pine beetle. 1988: Insecticide Recommendations for forest insect defoliators (INSEX): An expert system for insecticide recommendations. 1987: RiceFLEX, the rice weed advisor. An expert system for herbicide recommendations for weeds in rice. 1986: Pesticide Recommendations for Grape Production in the Northeast USA (GRAPE): An expert system for grape pesticide recommendations. 1985: A Multiple-Cohort Approach for Simulating Development of Insect Populations Under Variable Temperatures: Three SAS computer codes were developed to (1) describe the effects of temperature or median development rates using the Sharpe and DeMichele (1977) biophysical model; (2) describe a cumulative distribution of normalized development time using a Weibull function; and (3) integrate the rate and distribution functions into a simulation model that describes development of individuals in a population. 1985: Beetle Infestation Prediction System (BIPS): An expert system for southern pine beetle population dynamics. 1983: SPBDSS: Decision support system for southern pine beetle (developed in cooperation with the Biosystems Division, Industrial Engineering; the Data Processing Center; and the Department of Range Science). 1982: FERRET: Program developed to analyze forest management problems relative to southern pine beetle and to identify data and models appropriate for solutions (developed in cooperation with the Biosystems Division, Industrial Engineering, and the Range Science Department). 1981: TAMBEETLE: Mathematical model of population dynamics of the southern pine beetle (developed in cooperation with the Biosystems Division, Industrial Engineering).
Presentations
Invited Seminars and Lectures: (total 55)
Expanding the Range and Resolution of Observation to Examine Insect Activities in Landscapes: honey bees in coastal prairie and pine forest landscapes  University of Georgia, Department of Entomology, Athens, GA.  2005. Entomological Research at the Landscape Level of Ecological Integration: Fire Ants, African Honey Bees, and Bark Beetles.  N. C. State University, Department of Entomology, Raleigh NC  2001. Ecologically Sustainable Forestry.  Plenary Address, Southern Forest Insect Work Conference. Memphis, TN.  2000. Entomological Research at the Landscape Level of Ecological Integration: Fire Ants and African Honey Bees.  Department of Entomology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR  2000. The Scope and Bounds of Forest Protection.  Plenary Address, Southern Forest Insect Work Conference. Pensacola, FL.  1999. Pollinators in Peril.  Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, TX  1999. The Impact of Insects on Human Dominated and Natural Landscapes. Arthropods as Webmasters of Ecosystems.  University of Georgia, Athens GA.  1998. Using Metaknowledge to Track Species Movement and Interaction in Landscape Mosaics.  Department of Entomology, OARDC, Wooster, OH.  1998. Using Metaknowledge to Track Species Movement and Interaction in Landscape Mosaics.  Department of Wildlife Sciences and Fisheries, Texas A&M University.  1998. The Role of Bark beetle Herbivory in Structuring Forest Landscapes of the West Gulf Coastal Plain (Plenary Panel).  Big Thicket Science Conference. Beaumont, TX.  1996. A Knowledge Engineering Approach for Ecosystem Management.  11th Annual Landscape Ecology Symposium, International Association for Landscape Ecology - Integration of Cultural and Natural Ecosystems Across Landscapes: Application of the Science. Galveston, TX.  1996. An Interactive Approach to Training Landscape Planners.  11th Annual Landscape Ecology Symposium, International Association for Landscape Ecology - Integration of Cultural and Natural Ecosystems Across Landscapes: Application of the Science. Galveston, TX.  1996. Decision Supports Systems for Forest Pests: Where Do All the Knowledge-based Systems Go?  North American Forest Insect Work Conference, San Antonio, TX.  1996. Deployment and Implementation of Ecosystem Management Practices. Plenary Panel: Ecosystem Management - Impact on Forest Health and Long Range Management Planning.  North American Forest Insect Work Conference, San Antonio, TX.  1996. Application of Spatial Analysis to Forest Management: Landscape Ecology - a new approach to understanding forest insect ecology.  North American Forest Insect Work Conference, San Antonio, TX.  1996. Knowledge System Environment for Ecosystem Management.  Global Studies Seminar, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland WA.  1995. Knowledge System Environment for Ecosystem Management.  Environmental Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency. Corvallis, OR.  1995. Ecosystem Management and Landscape Ecology.  Texas Society of American Foresters. Conroe, Texas.  1994. Ecosystem Management in an Information Society.  Western Forest Insect Work Conference. Albuquerque, NM.  1994. What Is Insect Ecology?.  48th Pest Control Operators Workshop and Exhibits. College Station, Texas.  1994. A Landscape Ecological Perspective for Forest Pest Management.  USDA Forest Service Workshop on Spatial Analysis and Forest Pest Management. Mountain Lakes, VA.  1992. The Role of Spatial Data in ISPBEX.  USDA Forest Service Workshop on Spatial Analysis and Forest Pest Management. Mountain Lakes, VA.  1992. On The Distribution and Abundance of Southern Pine Beetle Infestations.  USDA Forest Service Southern Pine Beetle Workshop, Southern Forest Insect Work Conf. Gulf Shores, MS.  1991. Intelligent Geographic Information Systems.  Department of Geography, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  1991. Computers in Technology Transfer and Implementation. Effective Technology Transfer and Continuing Education.  North American Forest Insect Work Conf. Denver, CO.  1991. Integrated Pest Management of the Southern Pine Beetle: Status of Program and Future Needs. IPM-Status of Programs and Future Needs.  North American Forest Insect Work Conf. Denver, CO.  1991. Modeling the Application of Knowledge. Modeling II, Development.  North American Forest Insect Work Conf. Denver, CO.  1991. The Southern Pine Beetle Integrated Expert System. Expert Systems.  North American Forest Insect Work Conf. Denver, CO.  1991. Intelligent Geographic Information Systems and Natural Resource Management.  Entomology Departmental Seminar. VPI&SU, Blacksburg, VA.  1990. Intelligent Geographic Information Systems and Landscape Ecology.  Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence Application (LAIA), Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.  1990. Implementation of Emerging Technologies: Forestry.  Entomological Society of America Centennial Symposium. Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. San Antonio, TX.  1989. Intelligent Geographic Information Systems and Natural Resource Management.  (Distinguished Lecture). University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources, Ann Arbor, MI.  1989. What Is Insect Ecology?.  Michigan State University, Department of Entomology, East Lansing, MI.  1989. Knowledge System Environment for Integrated Pest Management.  (Distinguished Lecture). University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources, Ann Arbor, MI.  1989. Intelligent Geographic Information Systems and the Endangered Species Protection Program.  Michigan State University, Department of Entomology, East Lansing, MI.  1989. Intelligent Geographic Information Systems for Natural Resource Management.  Dept. of Entomology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.  1988. Intelligent Geographic Information Systems: Concept and Method. In ESA Symposium on Knowledge Based Systems in Agriculture and Natural Resources: A Global Perspective.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Louisville, KY.  1988. The Future of Forest Entomology.  (A. D. Hopkins Lecture). Southern Forest Insect Work Conf. San Antonio, TX.  1987. What is Insect Ecology?.  Department of Entomology Seminar. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  1986. Scientific issues associated with artificial intelligence applications in natural resource management. Seminar.  College of Agriculture, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.  1986. What is Insect Ecology?.  Invited Seminar. Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.  1986. Entomology of Southern Pines/Southern Pine Bark Beetles and Agriculture.  Robert H. Nelson Symposium on Crop Production Entomology. Natl. Entomol. Soc.Conf. Hollywood, FL.  1985. Activities of Insects in Forests: Implications for Wilderness Area Management.  Symposium on Wilderness and Natural Areas in the East: A Management Challenge. Nacogdoches, TX.  1985. Computer-aided Decisionmaking and Information Access in Entomology.  Department of Entomology Seminar. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.  1985. Interfacing Computer Technology to a Scientist's Research Program.  Theme Session, TAES Staff Conference. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  1982. Interfacing Computer Technology to a Scientist's Research Program.  College of Vet. Medicine Seminar. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  1982. Population Dynamics of the Southern Pine Beetle.  Dept. of Entomology Seminar. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.  1980. Evolution of Concepts on Integrated Pest Management in Forests.  Department of Entomology Seminar. University of Georgia, Athens, GA.  1980. Use of Mathematical Models of Population Dynamics in IPM Decisionmaking.  Department of Entomology Seminar. University of Georgia, Tifton, GA.  1980. The Use of Mathematical Models in Pest Management Decision-making: A Case Example Using Dendroctonus frontalis.  Microbiology-Parasitology Seminar. Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  1977. Measurement and Description of Within-tree Populations of Dendroctonus frontalis.  Department of Entomological Sciences Seminar. University of California, Berkeley, CA.  1976. The Role of Mathematical Models in Insect Pest Management.  Bioengineering Seminar. Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  1975. Statistical Models of Dendroctonus frontalis Population System.  Bioengineering Seminar. Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  1975. A Production Flow Model of Dendroctonus frontalis Populations.  Bioengineering Seminar. Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  1975. Mathematical Modeling of Interspecific Competition Between Monochamus titillator and Dendroctonus frontalis.  Bioengineering Seminar. Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  1974.
Invited Technical Papers: (total 45)
What’s New at Texas A&M University. 35 Anniversary East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar.  Nacogdoches, TX.  2008. An Urban Perspective on Africanized Honey Bees. Urban-Rural Interface Conference: Emerging Issues Along Urban/Rural Interfaces –Linking Land-Use, Science, and Society.   SREF Conference. Atlanta, GA.  2007. North American Forest Insect Work Confernce: The Aftermath.  North Central Forest Pest Workshop. Pellston, MI.  2006. The Southern Pine Beetle Integrated Pest Management Program: A Coalition Response to the Healthy Forest Restoration Act.   Forest Health Conference: Partnering for Healthy Forests. Little Rock, AR.  2004. Modeling Forest Restoration in the Southern Appalachians Following Disturbance by the Southern Pine Beetle: use of the LANDIS model of ecological succession.  . USDA Forest Service Workshop on Restoration of Forests Damaged by Southern Pine Beetle. Murphy, NC  2004. Knowledge Engineering in a Landscape Ecological Context: An Approach to Integration.  Integrated Biological Systems: Research, Synthesis, and Management Conference. San Antonio, TX  2003. Relating Principles of Landscape Ecology to Forest Protection.  Society of American Foresters National Conference. Winston-Salem, NC  2002. SPBIS/CISC/ArcView® Integration for Decision Support  USDA Forest Service, National Forests, Alabama Leadership Team Meeting. Perdido Beach, AL.  2002. Mobile Mapping for Southern Pine Beetle Data Acquisition.  USDA Forest Service, National Forests, Alabama Leadership Team Meeting. Perdido Beach, AL.  2002. Role of Bark Beetles in Structuring Forest Landscapes.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conf. Jeckyll Island, GA.  2001. Developing a Honey Bee Research Program With Payoffs.  Texas Beekeepers Associaation Annual Meeting. Kerrville, TX  1999. Bark Beetles and Their Impact on Preservation of Biological and Natural Values of Wilderness.  Wilderness and Natural Areas in Eastern North America, Gatlinburg, TN.  1996. Ecosystem Management.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conf. Sunset Beach, NC.  1995. Predicting Forest Insect Outbreaks at the Landscape Scale. Agricultural Research in a New Environment.  Science Conference. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  1993. Intelligent Geographic Information Systems for Studies of Climate Change and Vector Habitats.  WHO/NASA/UNEP Workshop on Remote Sensing for Surveillance of Vector-borne Diseases. Baton Rouge, LA.  1990. Intelligent Geographic Information Systems for Natural Resource Management.  Biosystems Research Group Seminar. Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  1989. Knowledge System Environment for Integrated Pest Management in Forest Landscapes.  National IPM Symposium. Las Vegas, NV.  1989. Expert Systems and Intelligent Geographic Information Systems. Solving Environmental Problems in the Great Lakes Basin: the GIS Approach.  Great Lakes Workshop (EPA). Detroit, MI.  1989. AI Applications in Natural Resource Management.  Resource Technology 88. Ft. Collins, CO.  1988. The Rice Weed Advisor.  Beaumont Rice Research and Extension Center, Beaumont, TX.  1987. Intelligent Geographic Information Systems for Landscape Management.  TAES Symposium on AI Applications. College Station, TX.  1987. The Farm Level Expert System (FLEX) Concept for Rice Production, Marketing, and Policy Decisionmaking.  Texas Rice Producers Association. Houston, TX.  1986. Sustainable Pest Management in Intensively Managed Forest Ecosystems: Insects.  Southern Forestry Symposium. Atlanta, GA.  1985. The Southern Pine Beetle Decision Support System.  FORS/FPRS Computer Symposium. Louisville, KY.  1985. The Use of Expert Systems to Integrate and Deliver IPM Technology.  Symposium on IPM on Major Agricultural Systems. Washington, DC.  1985. A Methodology for Biophysical Modeling Using TAMBEETLE as an Example.  USDA Forest Service Symposium on Integrated Pest Management. Asheville, NC.  1985. Population Dynamics of Initiation and Growth of Southern Pine Beetle Infestations.  USDA Forest Service Symposium on Integrated Pest Management. Asheville, NC.  1985. Development and Implementation of the Southern Pine Beetle Decision Support System.  USDA Forest Service Symposium on Integrated Pest Management. Asheville, NC.  1985. Energetics of Pine Defense Systems to Bark Beetle Attack.  USDA Forest Service Symposium on Integrated Pest Management. Asheville, NC.  1985. Strategies for Cohabitation Among the Southern Pine Bark Beetles Species: Comparisons of Life-Process Biologies.  USDA Forest Service Symposium on Integrated Pest Management. Asheville, NC.  1985. A Decision Support System for Southern Pine Beetle Management.  Symposium on Insects and Diseases of Southern Forests. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.  1985. Decision Support Systems.  TAES-TAEX Symposium on Agricultural Modeling and Management Applications. College Station, TX.  1984. History, Status, and Future Needs for Research on Population Dynamics of the Southern Pine Beetle.  Symposium on History, Status, and Future Needs for Research in Southern Forest Entomology. Nacogdoches, TX.  1983. Decision Support Systems in IPM.  Parks and Recreation Workshop on Computer Applications. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  1983. Decision Support System for Southern Pine Beetle Management.  Landowner Advisory Committee, USFS-TFS Demonstration Project. Lufkin, TX.  1981. Decision Support System Development for Southern Pine Beetle Management.  Texas Forestry Association. Lufkin, TX.  1980. The Use and Structure of the TAMBEETLE Model of Infestation Dynamics.  USFS-SEA Symposium on Modeling of Southern Pine Beetle Population Dynamics. Asheville, NC.  1980. Models Describing Gallery Construction and Oviposition by Dendroctonus frontalis.  USFS-SEA Symposium on Modeling of Southern Pine Beetle Population Dynamics. Asheville, N C.  1980. Modeling Southern Pine Beetle Reemergence and Emergence as Functions of Temperature.  USFS-SEA Symposium on Modeling of Southern Pine Beetle Population Dynamics. Asheville, NC.  1980. Modeling of Southern Pine Beetle Populations: An Introduction and Overview.  USFS-SEA Symposium on Modeling of Southern Pine Beetle Population Dynamics. Asheville, NC.  1980. Evaluating Suppression Tactics for Dendroctonus frontalis in Infestations.  USFS-SEA Symposium on Evaluating Control Procedures for the Southern Pine Beetle. Hodges Garden, LA.  1979. The Role of Dendroctonus frontalis and Fire in Nutrient Cycling, Primary Production, and Succession of Southern Forest Ecosystems.  Ecological Soc. Amer. Symposium on Management of Southeastern Forest Ecosystems. Athens, GA.  1978. Evaluation of the Effects of Mortality Agents on Bark Beetle Populations.  Symposium on the Role of Insectivorous Birds in Forest Ecosystems. Nacogdoches, TX.  1978. Sampling Bark Beetle Populations for Abundance.  NATO Advanced Study Institute and ISEP Symposium. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  1977. Approach to Southern Pine Beetle Research in the NSF-EPA.  IPM Program Symposium. Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Honolulu, HI.  1976. Southern Pine Beetle Population Dynamics.  TAMU-TAES-USFS Symposium on the Southern Pine Beetle. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  1974.
International Papers: (total 42)
Landscape Modeling for Forest Restoration: Concepts and Applications.   IUFRO Conference on Forest Landscape Restoration,Seoul, Korea,  2007. An Optimization Based System Model of Disturbance Generated Forest Giomass Utilization.   FAIM2006, Limerick, Ireland,  2006. Utilization of Plant Biomass Generated From Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) Outbreaks. Joint Workshop IEA Bioenergy Task 30 & 31,  Multiple Benefits from Sustainable Bioenergy Systems, Perth, Australia  2005. An Approach to Modeling Southern Pine Beetle Epizootiology in Mesoscale Forest Landscapes. IUFRO Working Parties 7.03.07 – Population Dynamics of Forest Insects; 7.03.05; Integrated Control of Scolytid Bark Beetles;  7.03.03 Insects Affecting Reforestation; and 8.07.02 --Population Dynamics, Dispersal, and Ecosystem Impacts. Prince George, BC, Canada  2005. Declining Forest Health and Epidemic Insects: Red Oak Borer in Ozark Mountains of USA. IUFRO Working Parties 7.03.07 – Population Dynamics of Forest Insects; 7.03.05; Integrated Control of Scolytid Bark Beetles;  7.03.03 Insects Affecting Reforestation; and 8.07.02 --Population Dynamics, Dispersal, and Ecosystem Impacts. Prince George, BC, Canada  2005. Inpact of the Southern Pine Beetle on Wildlife Habitat Suitability. Forest Diversity and Resistance to Native and Exotic Pests. IUFRO Working Parties 7.03.07 – Population Dynamics of Forest Insects;  7.03.05, Integrated Control of Scolytid Bark Beetles; 7.03.03 Insects Affecting Reforestation; and 8.07.02 – Biodiversity Effects on Forest Pest Dynamics. Hamner Springs, New Zealand  2004. Impact of Insects on Forest Landscapes: Implications to Forest Health Management  International Congress of Entomology, Brisbane, Australia  2004. Needs Assessment for the Southern Pine Beetle Research, Development, and Applications Program. Bark Beetle Biology and Management from the 1960’s to the 21St Century.  . IUFRO S7.03.05 (Integrated Control of Scolytid Bark Beetles. Blodgett Forest Research Station, Georgetown, CA.  2003. Population Dynamics of Bark Beetles in Forest Landscapes: changing the resolution and range of observation.  Royal Entomological Society and International Union of Forest Research Organization. Dynamics of Forest Insect Poppulations, Aberdeen, Scotland.  2001. Internet Delivery of Smart Maps: FASIMS - the fire ant spatial information management system.  North American Forest Insect Work Conference. Edmonton, Canada.  2001. Corridors for Movement of Bark Beetles in Forest Landscape Mosaics.  XXI International Congress of Entomology, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil.  2000. Resoource use by Feral Honey Bees and Non-Apis Pollinators in South Texas.  National Entomol. Soc. of Amer. Entomol. Soc. of Canada Conference, Montreal, Canada.  2000. Hazard and Risk Rating Post Oak Savanna Landscapes for the Red-Imported Fire Ant.  National Entomol. Soc. of Amer. Entomol. Soc. of Canada Conference, Montreal, Canada.  2000. A Landscape Ecological Planning Process for Wetland, Waterfowl, and Farmland Conservation.  IALE World Congress, Aspen, Colorado.  1999. Metapopulation Dynamics of Forest Insects: Matching Spatial and Temporal Scales of Research and Management.  IUFRO D-7 Forest Health Conference on Solving Forest Insect Problems Through Research. San Juan Puerto Rico.  1998. Using Spatial Data for Integrated Pest Management in Forest Landscapes.  Proc. 11th Conference on Geographic Information Systems: Integrating Spatial Information Technologies for Tomorrow. GIS ’97, Vancouver, BC.  1997. Plenary Panel on Progress and Future Directions of GIS and Environmental Modeling.  Third International Conference/Workshop on Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Modeling. Sante Fe, NM.  1996. Forest Landscape Management in an Information Society: The Issue of Economic and Environmental Impact of Pest Insects.  Symposium on Social and Economic Impact of Forest Insects, IUFRO World Congress. Tampere, Finland.  1995. Functional Heterogeneity of Forest Landscapes: How Host Defenses Influence Epidemiology of the Southern Pine Beetle.  IUFRO Symposium on Mechanisms of Woody Plant Defenses Against Herbivores. Maui, Hawaii.  1994. Archaeology as a Component of Tropical Forest Landscape Management: the Issue of Technology Transfer.  Environment and Archaeology: New World Conference on Rescue Archaeology and Inventory Strategies and Technologies in Tropical Forests Worldwide. San Juan, Puerto Rico.  1992. Intelligent Geographic Information Systems and Integrated Pest Management.  H. R. MacCarthy Lecture. University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA.  1991. Measurement of Landscape Heterogeneity: an index that incorporates pattern and utility.  World Congress of Landscape Ecology. Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA.  1991. Intelligent Geographic Information Systems for Agricultural Production.  UNEP/Rockerfeller/ILRAD Conference on Intelligent Geographic Information Systems. Nairobi, KENYA.  1990. The Southern Pine Beetle Knowledge System Environment (ISPBEX).  XIX IUFRO World Congress. Montreal, Quebec, CANADA.  1990. Intelligent Geographic Information Systems and Landscape Ecology.  Forestry Canada, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, CANADA.  1989. Intelligent Geographic Information Systems for Predicting Bark Beetle Infestations.  Intl. Congress Entomol. Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA.  1988. Interactions Between the Southern Pine Beetle, Pine Engraver Beetles and Cerambycids in Southern Pines.  Intl. Congress Entomol. Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA.  1988. Natural and Cultural Disturbances and Insect Outbreaks.  Department of Agricultural and Forest Zoology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FINLAND.  1987. Integrated Expert Systems for Forest Management.  Department of Agricultural and Forest Zoology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FINLAND.  1987. AI Applications and Forest Resource Management.  Department of Forestry, University of Joensuu, Joensuu, FINLAND.  1987. Scientific Issues Associated with AI Applications in Natural Resource Management.  Forest Resource Institute, Rovaniemi Research Station, Rovaniemi, FINLAND.  1987. Population Dynamics of the Southern Pine Bark Beetle Guild to Traumatized Hosts.  IUFRO Symposium on Plant Resistance Mechanisms to Insects and Pathogens. Orleans, FRANCE.  1986. An Expert System for Bark Beetle Management Decisionmaking.  IUFRO World Congress, Working Party on Integrated Control of Scolytidae. Ljubljana, YUGOSLAVIA.  1986. An Overview of the TAMBEETLE Model of Population Dynamics of the Southern Pine Beetle.  Symposium on Population Dynamics of Bark Beetles. University of Oslo, Oslo, NORWAY.  1985. Natural Disturbances in the Epidemiology of Bark Beetles.  XVII Intl. Congress of Entomol. Hamburg, GERMANY.  1984. Lightning in the Epidemiology of Bark Beetles.  XVII Intl. Congress of Entomol. Hamburg, GERMANY.  1984. Conceptual Model of the Role of Lightning in the Epidemiology of the Southern Pine Beetle.  IUFRO Symposium on Insect/Host Interactions. Banff, CANADA.  1983. The Role of Lightning in the Epidemiology of the Southern Pine Beetle.  Symposium on Insect/Host Interactions. University of Freiberg, Freiberg, GERMANY.  1983. Use of Successive Sampling to Estimate Populations of Bark Beetles.  XVII IUFRO Congress. Kyoto, JAPAN.  1981. Allocation of Adults and Between-tree Survival Probabilities in Relation to Pattern of Dendroctonus frontalis Infestation Development.  IUFRO Symposium on Dispersal of Forest Insects. Sandpoint, ID.  1979. The Use of Mathematical Models in the Evaluation of Treatment Effects on Within-tree Populations of Dendroctonus frontalis.  XVI IUFRO Congress. Oslo, NORWAY.  1976.
Contributed Papers :
A Description of a Weather Generator (TAM-WG) for ecological modeling.  US International Association for Landscape Ecology National Conference. Madison, WI.  2008. Risk and SPB – A 30-Year Review of Risk Models and Results.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2008. Ecological Impact Assessment for the Southern Pine Beetle.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2008. Restoration of Southern Appalachian Forests Following Infestation by the Southern Pine Beetle: A Summary of Discoveries.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2008. Landscape Modeling for Forest Restoration Following Insect Outbreaks.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conference. Jekyll Island, GA.  2007. Population Dynamics of the Southern Pine Beetle in Forest Landscapes.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conference. Jekyll Island, GA.  2007. The Southern Pine Beetle Encyclopedia.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2007. Southern pine Beetle Epidemiology in Pine Forest Landscapes.   East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2007. Modeling Population Dynamics of the Southern Pine Beetle in Forest Landscapes.   East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2007. Africanized Honey Bees in Urban Environments: A Spatial-Temporal Approach.  American Bee Research Conference. Phoenix, AZ  2007. Epidemiology of the Southern Pine Beetle.  Western Forest Insect Work Conference. Boise, ID.  2007. Africanized Honey Bees in Urban Environments: a Spatial-Temporal Analysis.  American Bee Research Conference. Phoenix, AZ.  2007. LANDIS as a Modelling Environment for Predicting Southern Pine Beetle Infestations and Restoration Strategies: Visualization & Analytical Tools.  LANDIS-II Developer’s Workshop. Madison, WI.  2006. The North American Forest Insect Work Conference: The Aftermath.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2006. A Spatially Explicit Model of Southern Pine Beetle Infestation Growth.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.   2006. Landscape Modeling for Restoration: A case Study on Yellow Pine and Oak Forests Following Southern Pine Beetle Infestation in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2006. Different Perspectives on Silviculture: Large scale applied silvicultural assessments under HFRA - southern pine beetle in the West Gulf States.  North American Forest Insect Work Conference. Asheville, NC  2006. Use of Ecological Modeling for Risk Assessment  North American Forest Insect Work Conference. Asheville, NC  2006. Knowledge Engineering for Landscape Planning, Problem-solving, and Decision Support.   21st Annual Sumposium of the US Regional Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology. San Diego, CA  2006. Relationships Between Landscape Structure and Southern Pine Beetle Outbreaks in the Southern Appalachians.   21st Annual Sumposium of the US Regional Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology. San Diego, CA  2006. UtilizingSouthern Pine Beetle Population Dynamics in Meso-scale Forest Landscapes: A Modeling Approach. a landscape scale model of forest disturbance and succession for forest decision-making in the southern Appalachians.  Paper presented at the 28th Annual Applied Geography Conference, Nov. 2-5, Washington, D.C  2005. Aerobiology: Perspective and Potential  Southern Forest Insect Work Conference. Austin, TX  2005. Corridors for Bark Beetle Movement in Forest Landscapes.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conference. Austin, TX  2005. The ’06 North American Forest Insect Work Conference.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2005. The Use of Mobile Mapping Technology to Automate Surveying and Monitoring of Southern Pine Beetle Infestations: Conclusions and Future Work.  . East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX  2005. Forest Entomology.  Western Forest Insect Work Conference. Victoria, B. C. Canada  2005. Use of Southern Pine Beetle Survey Data for Forest Management Decision Support: SPB Map/Text Reporter.  Western Forest Insect Work Conference. Victoria, B. C. Canada.  2005. Impact of Southern Pine Beetle Outbreaks on Wildlife Habitat Suitability. International Association for Landscape Ecology.  National Conference. Syracuse, NY  2005. Predicting Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Impacts on Forest Structure Using a Landscape Scale Model of Forest Disturbance and Succession.  Third Symposium on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in the Eastern United States. Asheville, NC.  2005. The Southern Pine Beetle Map/Text Reporter: Operational Use of SPBIS Data. Automated SPBIS (Southern Pine Beetle Information System) Data Collection. .  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2004. Monitoring the Southern Pine Beetle. Automated SPBIS (Southern Pine Beetle Information System) Data Collection.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2004. Impact of Insects on Forest Landscapes: Implications for Forest Health Management.  Automated SPBIS (Southern Pine Beetle Information System) Data Collection. . East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX  2004. Influences of Changing Disturbance Regimes on Forest Structure in Southern Appalachian Landscapes.  15th Annual Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Conference, Gatlinburg, TN,  2004. Southern Pine Beetle Impact on Wildlife Habitat: the Bankhead National Forest.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2004. Automated SPBIS (Southern Pine Beetle Information System) Data Collection.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2004. The Southern Pine Beetle Research, Development, and Applications Program.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2004. Modeling Forest Restoration in the Southern Appalachians Folloging Disturbance by the Southern Pine Beetle.  National Conf., US International Association for Landscape Ecology. Las Vegas,  2004. Does the Africanization Process of Feral Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) form the Southern US Involve Hybridization.  National Entomol. Soc. Conf. Ft. Cincinnati, OH.  2003. Conceptual Framework for a Landscape-scale Modeling Approach as a Decision-making Aid in Restoration Planning Followin Large-scale Southern Pine Beetle Induced Tree Mortality.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX  2002. Southern Pine Beetle Needs Assessment Workshop: A Summary.  . East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX  2002. Africanization Process in the Feral Bee Population. Texas Beekeepers Association  Annual Convention, Waco, TX  2003. An Approach for Collection, Summary and Use of Regulatory Information on Honey Bees in Texas.  Texas Beekeepers Association Annual Convention, Waco, TX  2003. Mobile Mapping and Automated Data Collection for Southern Pine Beetle Populations.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX  2003. The Effects of Change on a Coastal Lagoonal System, Southern Sonora, Mexico.  National Conf., US International Association for Landscape Ecology. Banff, Canada  2003. Feral Africanized Honey Bees in Urban Landscapes: Patterns of Distribution and Abundance.  National Conf., US International Association for Landscape Ecology. Banff, Canada  2003. Effects of Sustainable Forestry Initiative on Landscape Function as Measured by Patterns of Vertebrate habitats.  National Conf., US International Association for Landscape Ecology. Banff, Canada  2003. Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Resource Use by Feral Honey Bees.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Ft. Lauderdale, FL  2002. Feral Honey Bees in Pine Forest Landscapes of Southeast Texas.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Ft. Lauderdale, FL  2002. Genetic Interaction Between European and Africanized Honey Bees in Feral Populations.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Ft. Lauderdale, FL  2002. A Facilitated Workshop to Address Planning, Evaluating, and Monitoring a Southern Pine Beetle Research and Development Program.  . East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX  2002. Mobile Mapping for Data Acquisition.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conference. Roanoke, VA  2002. SPBIS/CISC/ArcView Integration for Decision Support.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conference. Roanoke, VA  2002. Economic and Social Impact of the Southern Pine Beetle on the Bankhead National Forest, Alabama (1986-2001).  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX  2002. The Landscape Ecology of Feral Honey Bees in Southern Pine Forests.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX  2002. Operational Use of Southern Pine Beetle Survey Data  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX  2002. Feral Africanized Honey Bees Ecology in a Coastal Plain Landscape  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX  2001. Pollen Use and Scout Bee Habitat Associations  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches,TX  2001. A Palynological Survey of the Welder Wildlife Refuge by Africanized Honey Bees.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2000. Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Mitochondrial DNA in Feral Honey Bees.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2000. Forest Health Problems in Conifer forests near Saltillo, Mexico.  East Texas Forest Entomology. Nacogdoches, TX.  2000. Hazard and Risk Rating of Fire Ants in Post Oak Savannas.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar, Nacogdoches, TX.  2000. Monitoring Forests.  The Southern Forest Insect Work Conference. Memphis, TN.  2000. The Distribution and Interaction of Red Imported Fire Ants and Native Ants Across Ecotones in a Post Oak Savanna.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, Tx.  2000. Immigration Patterns of an Invasive Species. The Africanized Honey Bee.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdocohes, TX.  2000. Spatial and Temporal Genetic Structure of Feral Honey Bees in Coastal Prairies of South Texas: Impact of Africanization.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  2000. A Landscape perspective of fire ants (Solenopsis invicta Buren) and implications toward their management: an initial assessment.  Imported Fire Ant Conference. Chattanooga, TN.   2000. FASIMS 2000 - An update on the fire ant spatial information management system.  Imported Fire Ant Conference. Chattanooga, TN.  2000. Southern Pine Beetle Population Dynamics in Meso-scale Forest Landscapes: A Modeling Approach.  . 21st Annual Symposium of the US Regional Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology. San Diego, CA.  2006. A Landscape Approach For Studying Feral Honey Bees.  East Texas Forest Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1999. Forest Entomology at Texas A&M University.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1999. Landscape ecology of the red imported fire ant in a post oak savanna landscape.  Imported Fire Ant Conference. Charleston, SC.  1999. Distribution and abundance of fire ants in post oak savannas: GIS/landscape ecology approach to suppression and prevention.  Imported Fire Ant Conference. Charleston, SC.  1999. The Future of Research in Forest Entomology – The University Perspective.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1999. Geoinformatic Measurements in Landscapes: Generating Statistically Valid Tests of Hypothesis.  East Texas Forest Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1999. Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Resin Wells and Bark Beetle-Induced Mortality to Cavity Trees.  East Texas Forest Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX  1999. The Scope and Bounds of Forest Protection.  East Texas Forest Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1999. Species Movement in Landscape Mosaics: Three Dimensional Corridors for Movement of Bark Beetles.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conference. Asheville, NC.  1998. Application of Computer Technologies in the Classroom.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conference. Asheville, NC.  1998. Survey-Sampling for the Red Imported Fire Ant in Post Oak Savanna Landscapes.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1998. A Risk-Rating System for the Red-Imported Fire Ant in Post Oak Savanna Landscapes.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1998. The fire ant spatial information management systems (FASIMS).  Imported Fire Ant Conference. Charleston, SC.  1998. Interaction of the Southern Pine Beetle and Red-Cockaded Woodpecker in Forest Landscape Mosaics.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1998. The Distribution of Texas Ants: A GIS Approach.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1998. Landscape Ecology of the Red-Imported Fire Ant in a Post Oak Savanna Landscape.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1998. Arthropod Activity Across Ecotones in a Post Oak Savanna Landscape.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1998. The Role of Bark Beetle Herbivory in Structuring Forest Landscapes in the Southern United States.  First Biennial North American Forest Ecology Workshop. Raleigh, NC.  1997. Functional Heterogeneity of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Habitat in the Sam Houston National Forest: Insights for Management.  First Biennial North American Forest Ecology Workshop. Raleigh , NC.  1997. The Pragmatism of Ecosystem Management: Planning, Problem-solving, and Decisionmaking With Knowledge Based Systems.  EcoInforma '96 Conference. Orlando, FL.  1996. Functional Heterogeneity of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Habitat in the Sam Houston National Forest.  11th Annual Landscape Ecology Symposium, International Association for Landscape Ecology - Integration of Cultural and Natural Ecosystems Across Landscapes: Application of the Science. Galveston, TX.  1996. Relationships Between Southern Pine Beetle Population Level and Barkbeetle Caused Mortality of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Cavity Trees.  Wilson Ornithological Society Annual Conf. Cape May, NJ.  1996. The Effects of Silviculture Procedures on Soil and Leaflitter Arthropod Diversity.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Las Vegas, NV.  1995. The Effects of Silviculture on the Abundance and Diversity of Soil Arthropods in Loblolly Pine Forests.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1995. How Insect Outbreaks are Related to Heterogeneity of Forest Landscapes.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Dallas, TX.  1995. An Integrative Ecological Approach to Landscape Planning Using a Geographic Information System.  US/International Association of Landscape Ecologists (IALE). Tucson, AR.  1994. Predicting Insect Outbreaks: The role of landscape structure in the epidemiology of the southern pine beetle.  US/International Association of Landscape Ecologists (IALE). Tucson, AR.  1994. Ecosystem Health.  Western Forest Insect Work Conf. Albuquerque NM.  1994. A Comment on the USDA Forest Service Concept of Ecological Management.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1992. An Overview of ISPBEX-II, the Work-Station Version of the Integrated Southern Pine Beetle Knowledge System Environment.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1992. Landscape Heterogeneity and Connectivity in the Epidemiology of the Southern Pine Beetle.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Baltimore, MD.  1992. Association of Disturbance and Phloem Sugar Content with the Seasonal Biology of the Southern Pine Beetle.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Reno, NV.  1991. An Annual Life Cycle Model for the Southern Pine Beetle.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Reno, NV.  1991. A Landscape Level Perspective of Integrated Pest Management.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1991. Landscape Heterogeneity and Epidemiology of the Southern Pine Beetle.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1991. A Numerical Examination of Proliferation from Controlled Southern Pine Beetle Infestations.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1990. An IGIS Approach to Evaluating Pesticide Use and Endangered Species Protection.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1990. Analysis of the Relation of Southern Pine Beetle Infestation Proliferation and Remedial Treatment Tactics.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conf. Fayetteville, AR.  1990. Landscape Heterogeniety and the Distribution and Abundance of Southern Pine Beetle Infestations.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conf. Fayetteville, AR.  1990. Conflict in Management of Insect Pests and Endangered Species: The Southern Pine Beetle and the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker.  International Association of Landscape Ecologists (IALE). Oxford, OH.  1990. The Southern Pine Beetle Integrated Expert System (ISPBEX).  Western Forest Insect Work Conf. Cour de Alene, ID.  1990. Lightning and Proliferation of Bark Beetle Infestations.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1990. Landscape Heterogeneity and Bark Beetle Infestations.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1990. Measuring Heterogeneity in Forest Landscapes.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. New Orleans, LA.  1990. Analysis of Southern Pine Beetle Infestation Proliferation.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. New Orleans, LA.  1990. Teaching Entomology to Children.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1989. The Southern Pine Beetle Integrated Expert System (ISPBEX).  International Association of Landscape Ecologists (IALE). Ft. Collins, CO.  1989. The Southern Pine Beetle Integrated Expert System.  Annual Conf. on AI Applications in Natural Resource Management. Clemson, SC.  1989. Population Dynamics of Forest Insects.  Western Forest Insect Work Conf. Park City, UT.  1987. Intelligent Geographic Information Systems for Use in Prediction of Southern Pine Beetle Infestations.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Kurth Lake, TX.  1987. Advanced Technologies in Natural Resource Management.  Western Forest Insect Work Conf. Park City, Utah.  1987. The Relationship Between Bark Beetle Arrival and Attack.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Washington DC.  1987. Population Dynamics of the Southern Pine Beetle on a Regional Landscape Scale.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Washington DC.  1987. Bark beetle population dynamics in disturbed trees and trees from Dendroctonus frontalis infestations.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Reno, NV.  1986. What is Insect Ecology-a commentary.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1986. Population Dynamics of Bark Beetles.  Western Forest Insect Work Conf. Victoria, British.Columbia, CANADA.  1986. Patterns of Publication Use in ESA Journals.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1985. Interspecific Competition Between the Southern Pine Sawyer and the Southern Pine Bark Beetle Guild.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. San Antonio, TX.  1984. Disturbance Characteristics: Randomness and Reliability.  National Ecological Society of America Meeting. Fort Collins, CO.  1984. Implementation of the Southern Pine Beetle Decision Support System.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. San Antonio, TX.  1984. Response of the Southern Pine Bark Beetle Guild to Host Disturbance.  Natl Entomol. Soc. Conf. San Antonio, TX.  1984. The Role of Lightning in the Epidemiology of the Southern Pine Beetle.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1983. Monochamus titillator Foraging in Relation to Bark Beetle Development.  Natl Entomol. Soc. Conf. Detroit, MI.  1983. Spatial Attack Patterns by the Bark Beetles Ips avulsus and Ips calligraphus.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Detroit, MI.  1983. Dispersal of Forest Insects.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conf. Biloxi, MS.  1983. The Attack Behavior and Distribution of Monochamus titillator (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) on Southern Pines.  Entomol. Soc. Amer., Southwestern Branch Meeting. Corpus Christi, TX.  1983. Conceptual Model of the Role of Lightning in the Population Dynamics of Dendroctonus frontalis.  Natl Entomol. Soc. Conf. Detroit, MI.  1983. Problem Analysis for Southern Pine Beetle Management Decisionmaking.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Toronto, Ontario, CANADA.  1982. Within-tree Competition Between Monochamus titillator and Ips spp.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Toronto, Ontario, CANADA.  1982. FERRET--The Question Analysis Routine for the Southern Pine Beetle Decision Support System.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1982. Resource Utilization by Ips calligraphus and Ips avulsus.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Toronto, Ontario, CANADA.  1982. Decision Support System Development for Southern Pine Beetle Management.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. San Diego, CA.  1981. Effects on Monochamus titillator Foraging on Within-tree Populations of Dendroctonus frontalis and Ips spp.  Entomol. Soc. Amer., Southwestern Branch Meeting. El Paso, TX.  1981. Transaction Processing Systems, Management Information Systems, and Decision Support Systems for Southern Pine Beetle IPM.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1981. Accuracy and Precision of Procedures for Surveying Populations of the Southern Pine Beetle.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1981. Data Options for Use of Mathematical Models of Population Dynamics of Dendroctonus frontalis.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Atlanta, GA.  1980. Probability Distribution Functions for Various Within-tree Southern Pine Beetle Life Stages and Population Indices.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Atlanta, GA.  1980. Integrated Pest Management of Forest Insects.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conf. Athens, GA.  1980. Pathways of Southern Pine Beetle Infestations Development.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1980. Pathways of Development of Infestations of Dendroctonus frontalis.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Denver, CO.  1979. Procedures for Conducting Field Investigations on the Population Dynamics of the Southern Pine Beetle.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Houston, TX.  1978. Continuous Population Estimates of the Southern Pine Beetle in Infestations.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Houston, TX.  1978. Data Base Management in Entomological Studies.  Southern Forest Insect Workshop. Hot Springs, AR.  1977. Generation Survival Models for Dendroctonus frontalis.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Honolulu, HI.  1976. Seasonal Variation in Populations of Dendroctonus frontalis.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1976. The Role of Reemergence in the Population Dynamics of Dendroctonus frontalis.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1976. Sampling Procedures for Quantitatively Estimating Within-tree Populations of Dendroctonus frontalis.  Western Forest Insect Work Conf. Wemme, OR.  1976. Production Flow System Evaluation of Within-tree Populations of Dendroctonus frontalis.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conf. Baton Rouge, LA.  1975. A Production Flow Model for Southern Pine Beetle Populations.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. New Orleans, LA.  1975. The Evaluation of Frontalure and Cacodylic Acid Treatment Effect on Within-tree Populations of Dendroctonus frontalis Through the Use of Mathematical Models.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1975. A Geometric Tree Resource Model for Loblolly Pine.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Lufkin, TX.  1975. Within-tree Distributions of Southern Pine Beetle Life Stages.  Entomol. Soc. Amer., Southwestern Branch Meeting. El Paso, TX.  1975. The Role of Monochamus titillator as an Interspecific Competitor of Dendroctonus frontalis.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1974. Southern Pine Beetle Egg Density Sampling and Measurements of Fecundity.  Entomol. Soc. Amer., Southeastern Branch Meeting. Atlanta, GA.  1974. A Basic Production Model for the Various Life Stages of Dendroctonus frontalis.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1974. Southern Pine Beetle: Current and Projected Research.  American Wood Preserves Association Symposium. St. Louis, MO.  1974. A Quantitative Measure of Interspecific Competition Between Monochamus titillator and Dendroctonus frontalis.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Minneapolis, MN.  1974. Microremote Sensing Techniques for Measuring Populations of the Southern Pine Beetle.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conf. Washington, DC.  1974. The Role of Monochamus titillator as an Interspecific Competitor of Dendroctonus frontalis.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conf. Washington, DC.  1974. A Quality Control Approach to Sampling Populations of the Southern Pine Beetle.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1974. The Functional Distribution Pattern of Gallery Length and Egg Population of Dendroctonus frontalis.  East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar. Nacogdoches, TX.  1974. Sampling Procedures for the Southern Pine Beetle.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conf. Jackson, MS.  1973. The Southern Pine Beetle IPM Program.  Western Forest Insect Work Conf. Tucson, AZ.  1973. Radial Growth Characteristics and Stand Density of Loblolly Pine in Relation to the Occurrence of Dendroctonus frontalis.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Dallas, TX.  1973. The Southern Pine Beetle Population System.  Symposium on Southern Pine Beetle. Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Dallas, TX.  1973. Variables Associated with the Use of Frontalure and Cacodylic Acid in the Suppression of the Southern Pine Beetle.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Montreal, Quebec, CANADA.  1972. Variables Associated with the Use of Frontalure and Cacodylic Acid in the Suppression of the Southern Pine Beetle.  5th Annual Texas Conference on Insect, Plant Disease, Weed and Brush Control. College Station, TX.  1972. Trophic Level Effects on Species Diversity on Arthropod Communities in Forest Canopies.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Los Angeles, CA.  1971. Species Diversity in Contrasting White Pine and Coppice Canopy Communities.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Miami, FL.  1970. Current Studies on the Population Dynamics of the Southern Pine Beetle.  Western Forest Insect Work Conf. Glenwood Springs, CO.  1970. The Role of Cronartium fusiforme Cankers in the Development of Dioryctria amatella and Other Insects.  Entomol. Soc. Amer., Southeastern Branch Meeting. Charleston, SC.  1969. The Development Life Cycle of Dioryctria amatella (Lepidoptera: Phycitidae).  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Chicago, IL.  1969. Populations of Dioryctria spp. in Relation to cone Abundance on Shortleaf Pine.  Entomol. Soc. Amer., Southeastern Branch Meeting. Biloxi, MS.  1968. Microenvironmental Measurements of the Dioryctria amatella zimmermani Complex (Lepidoptera: Phycitidae) in Shortleaf Pine.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Dallas, TX.  1968. Insects Affecting Seed Production of Shortleaf Pine in the Georgia Piedmont.  Entomol. Soc. Amer., Southeastern Branch Meeting. Atlanta, GA.  1967. The Bionomics of the Red Pine Scale Matsucoccus resinosae.  Ann. Georgia Entomol. Soc. Meeting. Jekyll Island, GA.  1966.
Posters: (Total 45)
Modeling Effects Among Fire, windstorms, and Yellow Pine Regeneration Following Southern Pine Beetle Outbreaks in the Southern Appalachians.  International Association for Landscape Ecology. National Conference. Madison, WI.  2008. Simulating Impacts of Invasive Plants in Southern Appalachian Landscapes Using LANDIS.  The 19th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species. Annapolis, MD.  2008. Population Dynamics and Contagion of Southern Pine Beetle Infestations.  National Entomological Society of America Conference. San Diego, CA.  2007. Within Tree Southern Pine Beetle Mortality Rates in Relation to Tree and Stand Variables, and their Impact on SUBMODEL Predictions.  National Entomological Society of America Conference. San Diego, CA.  2007. Modeling Ecological Restoration Effects on Yellow Pine Forests Following Southern Pine Beetle Infestation in the Southern Appalachians.  Ecological Society of America and Society for Restoration Ecology Joint Annual National Conference. San Jose, California,  2007. An Integrated Approach to Map Forest Conditions in the Southern Appalachians.  International Association for Landscape Ecology. National Conference. Tucson, AZ.  2007. Simulating Spatial Population Dynamics of the Southern Pine Beetle in Infestations.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Indianapolis, IN.  2006. Integrating GIS, GPS, and Mobile Mapping Technologies to Automate Survey and Monitoring of Forest Insects and Diseases: the southern pine beetle as a model system.  2006 ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CA  2006. Updating SPBMODEL for the 21st Century.   Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Indianapolis, IN.  2006. Evaluating the Impact of Invasive Species in Forest Landscapes: The Southern Pine Beetle and the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid.  Forest Environmental Threats - Advances in Threat Assessment and Their Application to Forest and Rangeland Management, Boulder, CO  2006. Modeling Impacts of Southern Pine Beetle Herbivory on Southern Appalachian Landscapes.  International Association for Landscape Ecology. National Conference. Syracuse, NY  2005. Impact of the Southern Pine Beetle on Wildlife Habitat Suitability  National Entomol. Soc. Conf., Salt Lace City. NV.  2004. Evidence of African Mitotype in the Southern US Prior to Africanization as Revealed by Sequence Data.  . National Entomol. Soc. Conf., Salt Lace City. NV  2004. Feral Honey Bees in Pine Forest Landscapes of East Texas  US International Association for Landscape Ecology. Las Vegas  2004. Feral Honey Bees in Pine Forest Landscapes: The Role of Landscape Structure.  National Entomol. Soc. Conf. Cincinnati, OH  2003. Ecological Impact of the Southern Pine Beetle in A sustainable Forest Management  Context. National Entomol. Soc. Conf. Cincinnati, OH  2003. Spatio-temporal Patterns of Feral Honey Bee Colonies Inferred from Molecular Data.  National Conf., US International Association for Landscape Ecology. Banff, Canada  2003. Operational Use of Southern Pine Beetle Survey Data for Forest Management: Mobile Mapping For Data Acquisition, and SPBIS/CISC/ArcView Integration for Decision Support.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Ft. Lauderdale, FL  2002. Sustainability of Forested Landscapes in East Texas: Approach and Methods.  International Workshop on “Sustainable Bioenergy Production Systems: Environmental, Operational, and Social Implications. Belo Horizonte, Brazil  2002. Temporal Genetic Structure of Feral Honey Bees in a Coastal Prairie Habitat of Southern Texas: Impact of Africanization.  . National Entomol. Soc Conference, San Diego, CA.  2001. Spatial and Temporal Pattern of Mitochondrial DNA in Feral Honey Bees: Impact of Africanization.  US-International Association for Landscape Ecology National Conference. Tempe, Arizona.  2001. Habitat Associations of Feral Honey Bees in Non-Apis Pollinators in South Texas.  US International Association for Landscape Ecology National Conference. Tempe, Arizona.  2001. Hazard and Risk Rating Post Oak Savanna Landscapes for the Red Imported Fire Ant.  US-International Association for Landscape Ecology National Conference. Tempe, Arizona.  2001. FASIMS-The Fire Ant Spatial Information Management System.  Southwestern Branch Meeting, Entomological Society of America. San Antonio, Texas.  2001. A Landscape Perspective of Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) And Implications Towards Their Management.  Southwestern Branch Meeting, Entomological Society of America. San Antonio, Texas.  2001. Hazard and Risk Rating Post Oak Savanna Landscapes for the Red Imported Fire Ant.  Southwestern Branch Meeting, Entomological Society of America. San Antonio, Texas.  2001. Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Mitochondrial DNA in Feral Honey Bees: Impact on Africanization.  International Congress of Entomology. Foz do Iguassu, Brazil.  2000. The distribution and abundance of red-imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, in post oak savanna landscapes. US/International Association of Landscape Ecologists(IALE).  Ft. Lauderdale, FL  2000. The distribution and interaction of red-imported fire ants and native ants across ecotones in a post oak savanna. US/International Association of Landscape Ecologists(IALE)  Ft. Lauderdale, FL  2000. A Landscape Perspective of Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) and Implications Toward Their Management.  National Entomol. Society Conference. Atlanta, GA.  1999. The Distribution and Abundance of Red Imported Fire Ants and Native Ants Across Ecotones in a Post Oak Savanna.  National Entomol. Soc. Conference. Atlanta, GA.  1999. Effects of Landscape Pattern on the Distribution of Feral Honey Bee Colonies in Southeast, Texas.  National Entomol. Soc. Conference. Atlanta, GA.  1999. Hazard Rating Post Oak Savanna Landscapes for the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)  1999 IALE International Congress, Aspen, Colorado  1999. FASIMS, the spatial information management system for fire ants. Imported Fire Ant Conference.  The Application of Scientific Knowledge to Decisionmaking in Forest Ecosystems, IUFRO Conference. Ashevelle, NC.  1999. Landscape ecology of red imported fire ants in a post oak savanna: sampling methodology.  Imported Fire Ant Conference. Charleston, SC.  1999. FASIMS, the spatial information management system for fire ants.  Imported Fire Ant Conference. Charleston, SC.  1999. FASIMS, the fire ant spatial information management system.  National. Entomol. Soc Conference. Las Vegas, NV.  1998. Corridors for movement of the southern pine beetle in pine forest landscape mosaics.  National. Entomol. Soc Conference. Las Vegas, NV.  1998. Landscape structure and ecological impact of cattle movement routs in the Sahelian region, Africa.  US/International Association of Landscape Ecologists (IALE). East Lansing, MI.  1998. Affects of Forest Harvesting Practices on Soil Arthropod Communities.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Louisville, KY.  1996. Computer-Based Problem Solving and Decision Making In Forest Health Management: An Implementation of the Knowledge System Environment for the Southern Pine Beetle, ISPBEX-II.  Second National IPM Symp./Workshop. Las Vegas, NV.  1994. ISPBEX-II, The Southern Pine Beetle Knowledge System Environment.  IUFRO Conference on Behavior, Population Dynamics and Control of Forest Insects. Maui, Hawaii.  1994. Quantifying Landscape Heterogeneity.  Eight Annual U. S. Landscape Ecology Symposium, International Association of Landscape Ecology. Knoxville, TN.  1993. Predicting Forest Insect Outbreaks: The Role of Landscape Structure in the Epidemiology of the Southern Pine Beetle.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conf. Williamsburg, VA. 1992; Texas Plant Protection Conf., College Station, TX.  1992. Measurement of Heterogeneity and Connectivity in Forest Landscapes.  USDA Forest Service Workshop on Spatial Analysis and Forest Pest Management. Mountain Lakes, VA.  1992. Lightning and the Life History of the southern pine beetle.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. Reno, NV.  1991. ISPBEX, The Southern Pine Beetle Integrated Expert System.  Texas Plant Protection Conf. College Station, TX.  1991. ISPBEX, The Southern Pine Beetle Integrated Expert System.  Southern Forest Insect Work Conf. Gulf Shores, MS.  1991. The Integrated Southern Pine Beetle Expert System (ISPBEX).  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. San Antonio, TX.  1989. An Intelligent Geographic Information System Approach to Evaluation of the EPA Endangered Species Protection Program: the Houston Toad and Mosquito Abatement In Harris and Chambers Counties.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. San Antonio, TX.  1989. The Role of Lightning in the Epidemiology of the Southern Pine Beetle.  Natl. Entomol. Soc. Conf. San Antonio, TX.  1989.
TEACHING
Insect Ecology - ENTO 424: Insect ecology is presented as a study of the influences and interactions of insect populations and communities on ecosystem processes that affect landscape structure, function, and change. The level of focus is the ecosystem, the levels of explanation include populations and communities, and the level of interpretation is the landscape. The course goal is to provide a synthesis of ecological principles with an applied interpretation. The expected learning outcome is: (i) a broad-based knowledge of the basic principles of ecology at four levels of organization [populations, communities, ecosystems, and landscapes], (ii) an understanding of the linkages between the levels of organization, (iii) an understanding of the relationship between principles of insect ecology and the scientific and applied charges of entomology, and (iv) a fundamental background in ecology adequate for more advanced study of basic and applied principles of ecology.
Forest Protection - FRSC 307: Forest entomology includes consideration of the roles that insects play in forest ecosystems, specialized forestry settings (such as seed orchards and nurseries), and urban environments. Both the positive and negative effects that insects have on forest management values are examined. Although most insects are beneficial, the activities of some species disrupt our planned uses of forests and are considered pests. The important pest species are examined in the context of their natural history, the type of damage they cause, and the ways and means used to manage their impact. The course goal is to provide a basic understanding of the ecology and management of insect pests in forest ecosystems, specialized forestry settings, and urban environments. The expected learning outcome is (i) knowledge of the major forest insect pests, their ecology, and their impact on forest management values, (ii) basic understanding of principles of forest pest management, (iii) knowledge of the tactics and strategies used in suppression and prevention of forest insect pests, (iv) understanding of principles of impact assessment, and (v) knowledge of the ways and means of surveying activities of forest insect pests.
Landscape Ecology - ENTO/GEOG 625: Landscape ecology is the study of structure, function, and change in a heterogeneous land area composed of interacting ecosystems. Fundamental principles of landscape ecology serve as the foundation for decision making and problem solving in land-use management. Basic ecological principles dealing with landscape structure (components of the landscape and their linkages and configurations), function (quantities of flows of energy, materials, and species within and among landscape elements), and change (alteration in the structure and function of the ecological mosaic over time) are considered. The course focus is directed to issues of land-use management. Tools and methodologies used for spatial analysis are also examined. The course goal is to provide a synthesis of landscape ecological principles with an applied interpretation. The expected learning outcome is (i) a broad-based knowledge of the basic principles of landscapes ecology and (ii) an understanding of the relationship between principles of landscape ecology and land-use management.
Professional Activities
Technical Review to Scholarly Journals:
Environmental Entomology Journal of Economic Entomology Annals of the Entomological Society of America The Canadian Entomologist Forest Science Science The Southern Journal of Applied Forestry Journal of Chemical Ecology Phytoparasitica Journal of Entomological Sciences Florida Entomologist
Technical Review to Publishers
John Wiley and Sons, New York McGraw-Hill Publishers, New York
Technical Review to Granting Agencies
National Science Foundation: general ecology, ecosystems program USDA Forest Service USDA-Competitive Grants Program USDA-Organization of International Cooperation and Development
Graduate and Post-Graduate Student Support
Postdoctorate Doctorate Masters F. L. Oliveria J. A. Gagne W. S. Fargo F. P. Hain W. S. Fargo J. C. Martin (Eng.) J. L. Foltz W. C. Martin (Eng.) J. D. Cover (Stat.) L. J. Edson D. N. Pope (Eng.) T. McArdle (Eng.) D. P. Webb C. L. Kelley (Eng.) S. K. Lin (Eng.) T. D. Schowalter K. D. Loh (Eng.) S. P. Cook R. H. Turnbow R. O. Flamm P. B. Hennier T. L. Wagner C. N. Lovelady R. O. Flamm M. C. Saunders S. Bird V. Hernandes K. D. Loh L. Mussachio (Land.) S. Spradling H. Saarenmaa A. Pinto Shih-Kang Lin E. O'Dorety K. Baum B. A. McFadden L. A. Graham T. K. Dudek (Geog.) R. O. Flamm R. Meegan (For.) J.W. Fitzgerald M. Maki (Land.) M. D. Tchakerian A. Men J. D. Waldron S. D. Petty A.Birt W.Xi L.Wang
Service Activities(recent)
Conference Organizer, North American Forest Insect Work Conference, Asheville , NC 2006 Program Chair, Southern Forest Insect Work Conference, Folly Beach , South Carolina . 1997. Local Host, 11th Annual Landscape Ecology Symposium, International Association for Landscape Ecology, Integration of Cultural and Natural Ecosystems Across Landscapes: Application of the Science. Galveston , TX . 1996. Steering Committee, North American Forest Insect Work Conference, San Antonio , TX . 1996. Steering Committee, National IPM Network, National Center for IPM. 1996
Consulting
Technology Translation®. Founder and Principal. Services include interdisciplinary consultation on issues associated with problem-solving and decision-making in managed landscapes. TASA. Technical expertise for the legal profession: natural resource management, landscape management. USDA/OICD. Cairo, Egypt. International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD). Nairobi, Kenya. United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). Nairobi, Kenya. United Nations Development Program (UNDP). New York. Dinalt Corporation. Helsinki, Finland.