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Entomology & Plant Pathology
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9775
TEL: (662) 325-2085
FAX: (662) 325-8837
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MICHAEL A. CAPRIO
Assistant Professor of Entomology
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
Mississipi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9775
TEL: (662) 325-2985
FAX: (662) 325-8837
Email: mcaprio@entomology.msstate.edu
Candidate Magistrate Degree, Universitet i Bergen, Norway 1982
M.S. Entomology, Michigan State University, 1987
Ph.D. Entomology, University of Hawaii, 1990
I am an Assistant Professor of Entomology in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at Mississippi State University. My research interests include population genetics and resistance management. I am currently investigating alternative strategies for delaying the development of resistance to transgenic plants, in particular cotton. This includes studies of the biology of important pest species such as Heliothis virescens as well as computer simulation studies.
I am also looking at the biology and genetics of mating behavior in the mosquito sibling species complex, Anopheles quadrimaculatus.
I currently teach Ecological Genetics and Genetics and Pest Management. I am a member of the Entomological Society of America and the Society for the Study of Evolution
Selected Recent Publications
Caprio, M.A. & E. J. Grafius. 1993. Movement of adult Colorado potato beetles, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), in response to isolated potato plots. Great Lakes Entomologist. 26:223-231.
Caprio, M. A. 1994. Bacillus thuringiensis gene deployment and resistance management in single and multi-tactic environments. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 4: 487-497.
Caprio, M.S. & M.A. Hoy. 1994. Metapopulation dynamics affect resistance development in a predatory mite. J. Econ. Entomol. 87: 525-534.
Caprio, M. A. 1995. Resistance to Bt-based products and the potential for resistance management in the diamondback moth. In Escamillo, H. [ed.], Memorias del II Seminario International sobre: Estrategias de Control de la Palomilla Dorso de Diamante en Cruciferas. pp. 89-95.
Caprio, M.A. & M.A. Hoy. 1995. Premating isolation generates frequency-dependent selection which alters the rate at which pesticide resistant strains of arthropod natural enemies can be established. J. Econ. Entomol. 88: 205-212
Caprio, M.A. & D. M. Suckling. 1995. Mating Disruption Reduces the Risk of Resistance Development to Transgenic Orchards in Simulations of the Light Brown Apple Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Proc. 48th N.Z. Plant Prot.: 52-58.