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Dr. Scott Akin

Assistant Professor

Extension/Research Entomologist, Field Crop Pest Management

Address

1408 Scogin Drive
(P.O. Box 3508)
Monticello, AR 71656 
 
PHONE: 870-460-1614
FAX: 870-460-1415
E-MAIL sakin@uaex.edu

curriculum vitae 

Education

• Ph.D., Mississippi State University, Entomology. 2004.
• M.S., Mississippi State University, Weed Science. 2000.
• B.S., University of Tennessee at Martin, Plant and Soil Science. 1998.

Courses Taught

• ENTO 2283 (Applied Entomology) at the University of Arkansas Monticello

Program Area

• I specialize in applied research in major row crops related to development and implementation of integrated pest management and the evaluation of new and current technology for insect pest management. My program is made up of 1 technician (Eric Howard) and 6-9 student workers each summer. I am an active member of the Mid-South Entomologist Working Group, continuously working to address IPM-related issues in Arkansas and across the Mid-south.

Activities

Current Professional Affiliations/Service

 

• Arkansas Crop Protection Association (President)
• Arkansas Entomological Society (President)
• Entomological Society of America
• Entomology Graduate Admissions Committee
• Subject Editor --Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Honors and Awards

• 2010 Southern Region IPM Center "Friends of IPM--Pulling Together" Award.
• 2004 Gary A. Herzog Ph.D. student award. 2004 Beltwide Cotton Conf. Jan. 5-9, 2004.
• Redd Insect Pest Management Scholarship—November 4, 2003.
• Robert T. Gast Award. 2003 Southeastern Branch ESA. March 9-12, 2003.
• 2003 Gary A. Herzog Ph.D. student award. 2003 Beltwide Cotton Conf. January 6-10, 2003.
• H. C. Mitchell Entomological Memorial Scholarship --October 28, 2002.
• 2001 Gary A. Herzog Ph.D. student award. 2001 Beltwide Cotton Conf. January 9-13, 2001.

Web Links

• http://insectphotos.uark.edu/
• http://www.aragriculture.org/crops/soybeans/podcasts/number21_mp4.htm
• http://www.aragriculture.org/crops/soybeans/podcasts/number36_mp3.htm

Selected Publications

• Efficacy of Cotton Expressing Pyramided Bacillus thuringiensis Insecticidal Proteins Against Lepidopteran Pests. Akin, D.S., S.D. Stewart, M.B. Layton, and J.A. Mills. Midsouth Entomologist. 2011.
• Cook, D., A. Herbert, D.S. Akin, and J. Reed. 2011.  Biology, Crop Injury, and Management of Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Infesting Cotton Seedlings in the United States. J. Integrated Pest Mgt.  Pp 1-9.
• Tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) thresholds and sampling comparisons for flowering cotton in the midsouthern United States. Musser, F.R., A.L. Catchot, S.D. Stewart, R.D. Bagwell, G.M. Lorenz III, K.V. Tindall, G.E. Studebaker, B.R. Leonard, D.S. Akin, D.R. Cook and C.A. Daves. 2009. J. Econ. Entomol. 102(5): 1827-1836.
• Tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) thresholds for cotton before bloom in the midsouth of the United States. Musser, F.R., G.M. Lorenz , S.D. Stewart, R.D. Bagwell, B.R. Leonard, A.L. Catchot, K.V. Tindall, G.E. Studebaker, D.S. Akin, D.R. Cook and C.A. Daves. 2009. J. Econ. Entomol. 102(6): 2109-2115.
• Evaluation of Automatic Insecticide Applications Following Preventative Insecticides for Thrips: Preliminary Results from a Regional Project. Akin, D.S., M. Toews, J. Bacheler, A. L. Catchot, D. Cook, J. Gore, J. Greene, A. Herbert, R.E. Jackson, K.C. Allen, D.L. Kerns, B.R. Leonard, G.M. Lorenz III, S. Micinski, J. Reed, D. Reisig, P. Roberts, S.D. Stewart, G.E. Studebaker, K. Tindall. 2011 Proc. Beltwide Cotton Conf. 
• Behavioral Response of Two Strains of Fall Armyworm on Dual Toxin Bt Cottons. Howard, J.E., D.S. Akin, and R.E. Jackson. 2010 Proc. Beltwide Cotton Conf. Economic Impact of Second-Generation Bt Cottons In Arkansas: A Two-Year Study. Akin, D.S., G.M. Lorenz, G. Studebaker, and A. Flanders. 2010 Proc. Beltwide Cotton Conf. Cotton Insect Identification Guide. Catchot, A.L., S. Stewart, J. MacGown, J. Gore, D. Cook, C. Daves, G. Andrews, Musser, S. Akin, G. Lorenz, R. Leonard, R. Jackson, C. Allen, J. Smith, L. Owen, D. Dodds. 2010. MSU Publication 1640.
• Corn Insect Identification Guide. Daves, C., A. Catchot, S. Stewart, J. MacGown, J. Gore, d. Cook, g. Andrews, F. Musser, S. Akin, G. Lorenz, R. Leonard, R. Jackson, C. Allen, J. Smith, L. Owen, and E. Larsen. 2010. MSU Publication 2252.
• Comparison of Various Insecticide Seed Treatments to Foliar Insecticide Application for Control of Rice Water Weevil (Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus [Kuschel]). Howard, J.E. and D. Scott Akin. 2009 Summaries of Arkansas Rice Research. Research Series 582.
• Evaluation of Selected Insecticides for Control of Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus lineolaris) in Arkansas Cotton. Akin, D.S. and J.E. Howard. 2009 Summaries of Arkansas Cotton Research. Research Series 582.
• Mid-south multi-state evaluation of treatment thresholds for tarnished plant bug in flowering cotton. Catchot, A., F. Musser, J. Gore, D. Cook, C. Daves, G. Lorenz, S. Akin, G. Studebaker, K. Tindall, S. Stewart, R. Bagwell, and B. R. Leonard. 2009.Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bull. Mississippi State University, MS. 4 pp. http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/e0022.pdf
• Mid-South multi-state evaluation of treatment thresholds for tarnished plant bug in pre-flowering cotton. Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station Information Sheet No. W-221. Stewart, S., G. Lorenz, G. Studebaker, S. Akin, F. Musser, A. Catchot, D. Cook, J. Gore, C. Daves, K. Tindall, R. Bagwell, and B. R. Leonard. 2009. University of Tennessee, Division of Agriculture, Jackson, TN. http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/wfiles/W221.pdf
• Economic Analysis and Field Efficacy of Dual-Toxin Bt Cottons in Arkansas. Akin, D.S., G.M. Lorenz, G. Studebaker, and A. Flanders. 2008 Summaries of Arkansas Cotton Research. Research Series 573.
• Performance of selected insecticides for control of tarnished plant bug (lygus lineolaris) in southeast Arkansas. Akin, D.S., B.C. Milligan, G.M. Lorenz, G. Studebaker, and K. Colwell. 2007 Summaries of Arkansas Cotton Research. Research Series 562.

Posters

• Regional Survey: Thrips Species Composition. Akin, D.S., J. Reed, M. Toews, J. Bacheler, A. L. Catchot, D. Cook, J. Gore, J. Greene, A. Herbert, R.E. Jackson, K.C. Allen, D.L. Kerns, B.R. Leonard, G.M. Lorenz III, S. Micinski, D. Reisig, P. Roberts, S.D. Stewart, G.E. Studebaker, K. Tindall.). 2011 Proc. Beltwide Cotton Conf.
• Evaluation of Selected Insecticides for Control of Tarnished Plant Bun in Close Proximity to Corn. Howard, J.E. and D.S. Akin. 2011 Proc. Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
• Economic Impact of Second-Generation Bt Cottons In Arkansas: A Two-Year Study. Akin, D.S., Lorenz, G., Studebaker, G., and Flanders, A. 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conferences and Southeastern Branch ESA.
• Behavioral Response of Two Strains of Fall Armyworm on Dual Toxin Bt Cottons. Akin, D.S., Jackson, R.E, and Howard, J.E. 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conferences and 2010 Southeastern Branch ESA.
• Identification of Economically Important Stink Bugs in Arkansas. Akin, D.S. and J.E. Howard. 2010. Arkansas Crop Management Conference and 2010 Rohwer Field Day.