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Donn T. Johnson
Professor
Fruit & Rice Entomology


 

CONTACT INFORMATION


 

ADDRESS:
Department of Entomology 
319 Agriculture Building
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701

 
 

PHONE:
479.575.2501

FAX:
479.575.2452

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WEBSITE:
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EDUCATION:

  • B. S., Biology, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN, 1973
  • M. S., Entomology (Advisor: Dr. Brian Croft), Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 1976
  • Ph.D., Entomology (Advisor: Dr. Brian Croft), Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 1978
COURSES TAUGHT:
  • ENTO 4123 : Insect Pest Management
  • ENTO 4013/4010L : Insect Behavior and Chemical Ecology / Insect Behavior and Chemical Ecology Laboratory 

GRADUATE STUDENTS AND STAFF:

PAST GRADUATE STUDENTS:

  1. Priscilla Gray. 1981. Laboratory investigation of the survival of Neoplectana carpocapsae Weiser in relation to thee interaction of soil moisture and temperature. MS thesis.
  2. Guy Ames. 1983. The effect of European red mite, Panonychys ulmi (Koch), feeding on the quality of 'Miller Sturdeespur' apple, Malus domestica (Borkh.). MS thesis.
  3. Lisa Hopkins. 1983. Study of the biology and dispersal of Scaphytopius species in blueberries in northwest Arkansas. MS thesis.
  4. John Domek. 1989. Aspects of the chemical ecology of the green June beetle, Cotinis nitida (L.) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Ph.D. dissertation.
  5. Monica Townsend. 1992. Susceptibility of green June beetle larvae to entomopathogenic nematodes. MS Thesis.
  6. Tahir Rashid. 1994. Effects of microbial, botanical, and synthetic organic insecticides on codling moth, oriental fruit moth. MS Thesis.
  7. Raymond Hix. 2000. Development of an IPM monitoring program for adult rice water weevils with aspects of behavior and chemical ecology. Ph.D. dissertation.
  8. Tahir Rashid. 2003. Rice stink bug development, feeding preference, sampling techniques and damage effects on rice yield. Ph.D. dissertation.
  9. Joey Williamson. 2004. Arthropod diversity and control of grape berry moth, Endopiza viteana (Clemens), via parasitism, mating disruption, and conventional pest management. MS thesis.
  10. Jackie McKern. 2005. Biology and control of the raspberry crown borer, Pennisetia marginata (Harris), in Arkansas blackberries. MS thesis.
  11. Narinderpal Singh. 2006. Chemical ecology of rice stink bug. MS thesis, University of Arkansas Fayetteville.
  12. Sandra Sleezer. 2008. Seasonal population degree-day study and insecticide efficacy tests on grape phylloxera, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch), in the Ozarks. MS thesis, University of Arkansas Fayetteville.

FRUIT & RICE IPM WEBSITE (Go to: Site URL):

This web site contains the Arkansas fruit pest counts, pest management recommendations and information (publications), specific fruit pest cumulative degree-day charts in Arkansas and Missouri.

GENERAL AREAS OF INTEREST:

Specific interests include:

  • Developing, validating and implementing sampling/degree-day decision-making models/protocols.
  • Development and implementation of alternative pest control measures: mating disruption, mass tapping, nematodes against sesiids and plum curculio, Bt and Cyd-X codling moth granulosis virus, releasing predatory mites, foliar damage prevention with Surround particle film, baited perimeter trap trees against plum curculio, all for spot spray versus whole planting spray programs.
  • Lure and/or trap development for green June beetles, stink bugs, weevils and sesiids.
  • I enjoy being an integral part of interdisciplinary team(s) developing and implementing well-balanced and holistic Integrated Fruit Crop Pest Management programs that are economical, environmentally sound and sustainable. Part of this enjoyment comes from working with growers, extension personnel, the marketing and processing industry and researchers at the local, regional, and national levels.
  • I also take advantage of opportunities to contribute to the advancement of international fruit IPM programs, as I did in the Republic of Yemen in 1990, India in 1999 and Armenia in 2002-2003.

SPECIFIC AREAS OF RESEARCH/GRANTS:

  • 2008-2011 Best management practices for organic apple nutrition. USDA-Integrated Organic Program
  • 2008-2009 Alternative management tactics for green June beetles in grape . Southern Reg. Small Fruit Consortium
  • 2006-2007 Off-season blackberry and raspberry production in AR to expand markets and sustain farm profitability. U of AR Agr. Expt. Sta. Res. Incentive Grant: Multidisciplinary Team Res. Program
  • 2007 Out-of-season small fruit production for improved profitability of organic farm. IPM Grants Program Southern Region • 2007 Best management practices for organic apple orchard nutrition. S. Region SARE Res. and Educ.
  • 2006-2007 Identify semiochemicals produced by green June beetles. U of AR Agr. Expt. Sta. Res. Incentive Prog.: Res. Enhancement
  • 2006, 2008 Control and Survey of Aerial and Root Grape Phylloxera on Grape Cultivars and Rootstocks In the Ozark Mountain Region. MO Wine & Grape Board and Viticulture Consortium-East
  • 2005-2008 Demonstration & verification of best management practices for wine grape production in the Ozarks. MO Wine & Grape Board and Viticulture Consortium-E.
  • 2006: What do beetles smell? George Washington Carver Project. 
  • 2006: Off-season blackberry and raspberry production in Arkansas to expand markets and sustain farm profitability, U of AR Research Incentive Grant to a Multidisciplinary Team Research of Curt R. Rom, Horticulture, Donn Johnson, Entomology, Jennie Popp, Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness and Elena Garcia, Horticulture.
  • 2006: Control and survey of aerial and root grape phylloxera on grape cultivars and rootstocks in the Ozarks Mountain Region. Missouri Wine and Grape Board Research Committee and USDA/CSREES Viticulture Consortium-East. (Pictures PDF)
  • 2005-2008: Demonstration & verification of best management practices for wine grape production in Ozarks Mountain Region. Missouri Wine and Grape Board and Viticulture Consortium-East. (Talk PDF)
  • 2006: USDA NRI Organic Program. Out-of-season small fruit production for improved profitability of organic farming.
  • 2005-06: IR-4 Minor Use Pesticides Grant Program & Bayer CropScience: Study biology of the raspberry crown borer and conduct efficacy tests of new chemistry insecticides and nematode species against larvae of raspberry crown borer. Conduct efficacy studies of several biopesticide formulations against blackberry pests including: thrips, stink bugs, strawberry clipper, and rednecked cane borer (Poster PDF).
  • 2003-Date: Arkansas Rice Promotion Board grant: Chemical Ecology of Rice Stink Bug (RSB). Collaborate with Dr. John Bernhardt (Rice Research and Extension Center), Dr. Rolfe Bryant (Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center). See papers by Rashid on RSB sampling (PDF), temperature affects on RSB development (PDF) and RSB feeding preference (PDF). Headspace volatiles were collected and identified from 4 panicles of rice stink bug hosts (barnyardgrass, dallisgrass, ryegrass, vaseygrass, prairiegrass and rice) either healthy or fed on by 20 RSB adults for three or five days (Poster PDF).
  • 2003-2005: Gerber Products Company to develop evaluate various organic pest management tactics in apples. Recent studies focused on use of Cyd-X, Bt and mating disruption against codling moth; baiting perimeter apple trees with 8 benzaldehyde + 2 grandisoic acid aggregation pheromone dispensers/tree to aggregate plum curculio on these trap trees and aid in timing PC sprays (Poster PDF); improving brown stink bug monitoring traps (Photo: SB Trap) and implementing use of pyramid traps to monitor plum curculio (Photo: PC Trap). Efficacy of a variety of nematode species and races has been evaluated against larvae of plum curculio.
  • 2004-2005: Southern Region SARE Grant - "The Southern Region Organic Fruit Production Initiative: Identifying barriers, needed research, markets, and opportunities" and Southern Region IPM Center grant - "Development of Southern Region IPM Organic Tree Fruit Working Group": We had discussions with fruit growers and fruit production clientele and formulated state and regional needs and prioritized research, extension and publication objectives for the the Southern Region in the area of Organic Fruit Production Systems.
  • 2004-Date: Developing a Lure for Green June Beetle: Collaborating with Trécé, Inc. (GJB Talk PDF). 
  • 1999 to 2002:,Southern Regional Grant Program (USDA funded):
    Research personnel in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma and South Carolina will conduct peach pest and disease research to develop or validate temperature driven models for timing management decisions.
    Extension personnel in these states will implement a fresh market peach IPM program in the southern states.
    • To compose, print and distribute southern regional peach IPM manual and use it in peach IPM training workshops.
    • To compare the economics of IPM and conventional pest control programs in peaches.
    • To assess the acceptance levels and identify the constraints to adoption of IPM strategies in the southern states.
  • 1997-2001, Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board (funded):
    • To develop a rice water weevil adult trapping method (Photo: RWW Trap and Florida Entomologist Article: PDF).
    • To derive an action threshold for assessing the need for and timing of post-flood insecticide applications to prevent rice water weevil larval damage of rice roots.
    • To determine if odors from rice water weevil adults and from flooded rice plantings attract adults, then identify chemical structure, synthesize compound and test each as baits in traps.
HONORS:
  • 2007  SE Branch of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) announced that Donn Johnson will receive the Award for Excellence in Integrated Pest Management at the branch meeting in March 2007 in Knoxville, TN (PDF Biography).
  • 2nd Place Masters Presentation awarded to my Masters student, Jackie McKern. She presented a paper titled, “Biology and Control of the Raspberry Crown Borer (RCB), Pennisetia marginata, in Arkansas Blackberries,” at the meeting of the Arkansas Crop Protection Association in Fayetteville (29 November).
  • 2002 John W. White Research Team Award - Grape, Grape Juice and Wine Program. Justin Morris, Food Science; James N. Moore, John R. Clark and Keith Striegler, Horticulture; Donn Johnson, Entomology; and Ron Talbert, Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences. 
  • 2002-2003, Invited as a Fruit IPM Consultant by FAO/World Bank/USDA to visit Armenia, develop support material for an extension agent Fruit IPM training course and presented six seminars on Armenian Fruit IPM. 
  • 2001 Certificate of Appreciation from Winrock International Volunteer Technical Assistance for work in on fruit in Himachal Pradesh, India.
  • 2001, Certificate of Appreciation from USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service for membership in Multi-state research Project, Northeast 183. 
  • 2000 NE Regional Association of State Agr. Expt. Sta. Directors Award for Excellence for Outstanding Contributions to the NE Multistate Research Technical Committee for NE-183, "Multidisciplinary Evaluation of new apple cultivars." 
  • 1990, Invited as a Fruit IPM Specialist by USDA to visit the Republic of Yemen. 

RECENT PRESENTATIONS:

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

  1. Johnson, D. 2009. Chapter 9: Integrated Pest Management in Fruits - Theory and Practice, pp. 593-623. R. Peshin and A.K. Dhawan (eds.), Integrated Pest Management: Innovation-Development Process. Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
  2. Aselage, J. and D. Johnson. 2009. From IPM to organic and sustainable agriculture, pp. 489-505. In E.B. Radcliffe, W.D. Hutchison and R.E. Cancelado (eds.), Integrated Pest Management, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
  3. McKern, J.A.; Johnson, D.T.; Lewis, B.A. 2007. Biology and Control of the Raspberry Crown Borer (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae). J.Econ. Entomol. 100: 398-404.
  4. Rashid, T., D.T. Johnson and J.L. Bernhardt. 2006. Sampling rice stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in and around rice fields. Environ. Entomol. 35: 102-111. (PDF)
  5. Rashid, T, D. T. Johnson and J. L. Bernhardt. 2005. Rice stink bug development relative to temperature. Southwestern Entomol. 30: 215-221. (PDF)
  6. Rashid, T, D. T. Johnson and J. L. Bernhardt. 2005. Feeding preference, fecundity and egg hatch of rice stink bug on artificial diet, rice and alternate host grasses. Southwestern Entomol. 30: 257-262. (PDF)
  7. Williamson, J. R. and D.T. Johnson. 2005. Effects of grape berry moth management practices and landscape on arthropod diversity in grape vineyards in the southern United States. HortTechnology 15: 232-238.
  8. Online - Southeastern Peach Grower's Handbook. 2005. D. Horton and D. Johnson, Editors: (URL)
  9. Hard cover available at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Office, Little Rock, AR. (URL)
  10. Studebaker, G.E., D.T. Johnson and J. Hopkins. 2005. Home fruit orchard sprays. U of AR Coop. Ext. Serv. Publ. No. FSA7503 (Revised August 2005) (PDF)
  11. Studebaker, G. E. and D.T. Johnson. 2005. Control peach tree borers on peach and plum trees. University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service FSA7504. (Revised) (PDF)
  12. Johnson, D. T., B. A. Lewis, K. Striegler, P. Mulder, R. F. Mizell, III, B. D. McCraw, B. Carroll, B. Jervis, B. Boozer, W. Foshee and J. McVay. 2002. Development and implementation of a peach integrated pest management program in the southern USA. ActaHort 592: 681-688.
  13. Musser, R. et al. 2002. Herbivory: caterpillar saliva beats plant defenses. Nature April 11; 416(6881): 599-600. (URL)
  14. Johnson, D. T., P. G. Mulder, Jr., B. D. McCraw, B. A. Lewis, B. Jervis, B. Carroll, and P. J. McLeod. 2002. Trapping plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in the Southern USA. Environ. Entomol. 31: 1259-1267.
  15. Hix, R. D. T. Johnson, and J. Bernhardt. 2002. Antennal sensory structures of Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with notes on aquatic adaptations. Coleopterists Bull. 56(4): 71-80.
  16. McLeod, P. J., F. J. Diaz and D. T. Johnson. 2002. Toxicity, persistence and efficacy of spinosad, chlorfenapyr and thiamethoxam on eggplant when applied against the eggplant flea beetle. J. Econ. Entomol. 95: 331-335.
  17. Johnson, D. T., B. A. Lewis and J. D. Whitehead. 2002. Grape scale biology and management on grapes in Arkansas. Hort. Studies 2001, Ark. Agric. Exp. Stn. Res. Series 494, pp. 17-18.
  18. Johnson, D. T., B. A. Lewis and R. Mizell, III. 2002. Trapping brown stink bugs in peach. Hort. Studies 2001, Arkansas Agric. Expt. Stn. Res. Series 494, pp. 19-23.
  19. Johnson, D. T., and B. A. Lewis and A. Szalanski. 2002. Virulence of insect parasitic nematodes towards plum curculio weevil. Gerber Integrated Pest Management Newsletter 14: 4.
  20. Rashid, T., D. T. Johnson, D. C. Steinkraus and C. R. Rom. 2001. Effects of microbial, botanical, and synthetic insecticides on ‘Red Delicious’ apple arthropods in Arkansas. HortTechnology 11: 615-621.
  21. Hix, R. L., D. T. Johnson and J. L. Bernhardt. 2001. Trapping adult rice water weevils, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with aquatic barrier traps. Environ. Entomol. 30: 770-775.
  22. Bernhardt, J. L. and D. T. Johnson. 2001. Verification of a monitoring program for rice water weevil adults. Pages 99-103 In Rice Research Studies 2000, Ark. Agri. Exp. Stn. Res. Series 485.
  23. Hix, R. L., D. T. Johnson and J. L. Bernhardt. 2000. Swimming behavior of an aquatic weevil Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). FL Entomol. 83: 316-324.
  24. Hix, R. L., D. T. Johnson and J. L. Bernhardt. 2000. An aquatic barrier trap for monitoring adult rice water weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). FL Entomol. 83: 189-192. (PDF)
  25. Hix, R. L., D. T. Johnson, J. L. Bernhardt and B. A. Lewis. 2000. An aquatic barrier trap for monitoring adult rice water weevils in flooded rice fields. Pages 147-157 In Ark. Rice Research Studies 1999, Ark. Agri. Exp. Stn. Res. Series 476.
  26. Hix, R. L., D. T. Johnson, J. L. Bernhardt, J. D. Mattice and B. A. Lewis. 1999. Trapping adult rice water weevils with floating cone and barrier traps. Pages 135-141 In Ark. Rice Research Studies 1998, Ark. Agri. Exp. Stn. Res. Series 468.
  27. Jyoti, J. L., S. Y. Young, D. T. Johnson, and R. W. McNew. 1999. Tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): larval location and mortality on Bacillus thuringiensis-treated cotton. J. Entomol. Sci. 34: 426-434.
  28. Johnson, D. T., B. A. Lewis and J. D. Whitehead. 1999. Grape scale (Homoptera: Diaspididae) biology and management on grapes. J. Entomol. Sci. 34: 161-170.
  29. Williams, R. N., D. T. Johnson, and E. Priesner. 1999. Synanthedon rileyana (H. Edwards) response to selected clearwing pheromone blends. J. Entomol. Sci. 34: 219-224.
  30. Hix, R. L., D. T. Johnson, J. L. Bernhardt, T. L. Lavy, J. D. Mattice and B. A. Lewis. 1998. Development of an IPM monitoring program for rice water weevil adults. Pages 95-102 In Ark. Rice Res. Studies 1997, Ark. Agri. Exp. Stn. Res. Series 460.
  31. Townsend, M. L., D. T. Johnson, and D. C. Steinkraus. 1998. Laboratory studies of the interactions of environmental conditions on susceptibility of green June beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) grubs to entomopathogenic nematodes. J. Entomol. Sci. 33: 40-48.
  32. Jyoti, J. L., S. Y. Young, D. T. Johnson, and R. W. McNew. 1997. Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): larval location, mortality, and leaf area consumption on Bacillus thuringiensis-treated cotton. Environ. Entomol. 25: 1438-1443.
  33. Townsend, M. L., D. C. Steinkraus, and D. T. Johnson. 1994. Dose/mortality response of green June beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to four species of entomopathogenic nematodes. J. Entomol. Sci. 29: 268-275.
  34. Johnson, D. T. and B. A. Lewis. 1993. Grape phylloxera (Homoptera: Phylloxeridae): comparison of leaf damage to grape cultivars grown in Arkansas. J. Entomol. Sci. 28: 447-452.
  35. Johnson, D. T. and B. A. Lewis. 1992. Rednecked cane borer affects blackberry growth and yield. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 117: 780-783.
  36. Snow, J. W., D. T. Johnson, and J. R. Meyer. 1991. The seasonal occurrence of the grape root borer (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) in the eastern United States. J. Entomol. Sci. 26: 157-168.
  37. Johnson, D. T. and H. S. Vishniac. 1991. The role of Trichosporon cutaneum in eliciting aggregation behavior in Cotinis nitida (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Environ. Entomol. 20: 15-21.
  38. Johnson, D. T., B. A. Lewis, and J. W. Snow. 1991. Control of grape root borer (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) by mating disruption with two synthetic sex pheromone compounds. Environ. Entomol. 20: 930-934.
  39. Domek, J. M. and D. T. Johnson. 1991. Effect of food and mating on longevity and egg production in the green June beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). J. Entomol. Sci. 26: 345-349.
  40. Domek, J. M. and D. T. Johnson. 1990. Inhibition of aggregation response in the green June beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) by antibiotic treatment of food substrate. Environ. Entomol. 19: 995-1000.
  41. Domek, J. M., J. H. Tumlinson and D. T. Johnson. 1990. Responses of male green June beetles Cotinis nitida (L.), (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to female volatiles in a flight tunnel. J. Insect Behavior 3: 271-276.
  42. Vishniac, H. S. and D. T. Johnson. 1990. Development of a yeast flora in the adult green June beetle (Cotinis nitida; Scarabaeidae). Mycologia 82: 471-478.
  43. Johnson, D. T. and R. L. Mayes. 1989. Biology and control of the rednecked cane borer, Agrilus ruficollis (F.) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), on blackberries in Arkansas. J. Entomol. Sci. 24: 204-208.
  44. Domek, J. M. and D. T. Johnson. 1988. Demonstration of semiochemically induced aggregation in the green June Beetle, Cotinis nitida (L.) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Environ. Entomol. 17: 147-149.
  45. Domek, J. M. and D. T. Johnson. 1987. Evidence of a sex pheromone in the green June Beetle, Cotinis nitida (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). J. Entomol. Sci. 22: 264-67.
  46. Johnson, D. T. and R. L. Mayes. 1986. Biology and control of the rednecked cane borer. Arkansas Farm Research 35(3): 6.
  47. Johnson, D. T., J. R. Meyer, and R. L. Mayes. 1986. Evaluation of Hercon dispensers baited with Z,Z-3,13-ODDA for suppression of the grape root borer, Vitacea polistiformis (Harris), (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), populations in grapes. J. Entomol. Sci. 21: 231-236.
  48. Johnson, D. T. and R. L. Mayes. 1984. Studies of larval development and flight of the peachtree borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say), in Arkansas. J. Georgia Entomol. Soc. 19: 216-223.
  49. Hopkins, L. C. and D. T. Johnson. 1984. A survey of arthropods associated with blueberries with emphasis on the abundance and dispersal of Scaphytopius species (Homoptera: cicadellidae) in Northwestern Arkansas. J. Georgia Entomol. Soc. 19: 248-264.
  50. Ames, G. K., D. T. Johnson, and R. C. Rom. 1984. The effect of European red mite feeding on the quality of 'Miller Sturdeespur' apple. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 109: 834-837.
  51. Schwarz, M., J. A. Klun, B. A. Leonhardt, and D. T. Johnson. 1983. (E,Z)-2,13-octadecadien-1-ol acetate. A new pheromone structure for sesiid moths. Tetrahedron Letters 24: 1007-10.
  52. Johnson, D. T. and B. A. Croft. 1981. Dispersal of Amblyseius fallacis (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) in an apple ecosystem. Environ. Entomol. 10: 313-319.