Education
2000 |
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â Ph.D., Dissertation Title: Effects of Soil Potassium, Drought Stress, and Selected Insecticides on the Beet Armyworm, Spodoptera exigua(HĂźbner), in Conventional and Transgenic Cotton. |
1976 |
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â B.S., Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama (Animal & Dairy Science) |
Current Position
2007-present â Research Fellow IV |
Professional Activities
2009-present |
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Southern Region IPM Center Advisory Council Member |
2012-present |
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Board Member, Alabama Vector Management Society |
2010-11 |
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President, Alabama Vector Control Association |
2010-11 |
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President-elect, Alabama Vector Control Association |
2010-present |
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Co-chair, Entomological Society of America School IPM Network |
2008-10 |
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Board Member, Alabama Vector Management Society |
2008-10 |
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Board Member, Alabama Pest Control Association |
2007-present |
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Co-chair Southern Region School IPM Workgroup |
Research Interests
Management of imported fire ants, including both conventional & biological control, integrated pest management â especially in schools, and most recently, tawny crazy ants.
Refereed Publications
- Graham, L. C. “Fudd”, Hurley, Janet; and Flanders, Kathy (2015) “Wildlife Damage Management in the Digital Age: Collaborating With Others,” HumanâWildlife Interactions Vol. 9: Iss. 2, Article 4
- Callcott, Anne-Marie A., Sanford D. Porter D. Weeks Ronald, Jr. L. C. âFuddâ Graham Seth J. Johnson Lawrence E. Gilbert. 2011. Fire ant decapitating fly cooperative release programs (1994-2008): Two Pseudacteon species, P. tricuspis and P. curvatus, rapidly expand across imported fire ant populations in the southeastern United States. 2011. J. Insect Sci. Volume 11, Issue 1.
- Barden, S. A., D. W. Held and L. C. âFuddâ Graham. 2011. Lack of Interactions between Fire Ant Control Products and White Grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Turfgrass. J. Econ. Ent. 104(6):2009-2016.
- Porter, S. D., L. C. Graham, S. J. Johnson, L. G. Thead and J. A. Briano. 2011. The Large Decapitating Fly Pseudacteon litoralis (Diptera: Phoridae): Successfully Established in Alabama. Florida Entomologist. 94(2):208-213.
Synopsia and Conference Publications
- Graham, L. C. “Fudd” and Jeremy Pickens. 2016. Status and Management of Tawny Crazy Ants (Nylanderia fulva) in Alabama. Proceedings of the National Conference on Urban Entomology and Invasive Ant Conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. 27.
- Edwards, Lucy, James D. Jones, Fudd Graham and Raefield Vester. 2016. Control of Imported Fire Ants in Alabama. Proceedings of the National Conference on Urban Entomology and Invasive Ant Conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. 48.
- Dorough, Henry, Fudd Graham and Landon Marks. 2016. Effect of Cattle Feed-through Horn Fly Control Mineral Containing (S)-methoprene on IFA in Pastures. Proceedings of the National Conference on Urban Entomology and Invasive Ant Conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. 47.
- Pickens, Jeremy M., and L. C. âFuddâ Graham. 2016. Evaluation of Bifenthrin for Control of Tawny Crazy Ants (Nylanderia fulva) in Container Substrates. SNA Research Conference. Vol 61, pp. 60-62.
Extension Publications
- Flanders, K. L., Kelly Palmer, Fudd Graham, Paul Nester, Robert T. Puckett, Molly Keck, Mike Merchant, Tim Davis, Karen Vail, Jason Oliver, John Hopkins, Kelly Loftin, Dennis Ring, Vicky Bertagnolli-Heller, Faith Oi. 2018. Managing red imported fire ants in agriculture. https://articles.extension.org/pages/74530/managing-imported-fire-ants-in-agriculture