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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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Fred R. Musser

Assistant Professor
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
Box 9775
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9775
Tel: 662-325-2085
FAX: 662-325-8837

Email: fm61@msstate.edu

Ph.D. Entomology, Cornell University, 2003.
B. S. Agronomy, The Pennsylvania State University, 1985.

I am responsible for developing IPM tactics for insect pests of row crops, particularly cotton and soybeans. Current research focuses on movement, feeding preferences and sampling methods of tarnished plant bug and stink bugs. I am also involved in resistance monitoring and management of tarnished plant bugs, cotton bollworm and bean leaf beetle.

I currently teach "Principles of Insect Pest Management" for undergraduate and graduate students each spring and advise undergraduates majoring in Integrated Pest Management.

Professional Affiliations

Mississippi Entomological Association
Entomological Society of America

Selected Publications

Musser, F. R., J. P. Nyrop and A. M. Shelton. 2006. Integrating biological and chemical controls in decision making: European corn borer control in sweet corn as an example. J. Econ. Entomol. 99(5): 1538-1549.

Shelton, A. M., J.-Z. Zhao, B. A. Nault, J. Plate, F. R. Musser and E. Larentzaki. 2006. Patterns of insecticide resistance in onion thrips, Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in onion fields in New York. J. Econ. Entomol. 99(5) 1798-1804.

Musser, F. R., B. A. Nault, J. P. Nyrop and A. M. Shelton. 2005. Impact of a glossy collard trap crop on diamondback moth adult movement, oviposition and larval survival. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 117(1): 71-81.

Musser, F. R., and A. M. Shelton, 2005. The influence of post-treatment temperature on the toxicity of insecticides to Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Pest Manag. Sci. 61: 508-510.

Musser, F. R., J. P. Nyrop and A. M. Shelton. 2004. Survey of predators and sampling method comparison in sweet corn. J. Econ. Entomol. 97(1): 136-144.

Musser, F. R. and A. M. Shelton. 2003. Predation of Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) eggs in sweet corn by generalist predators and the impact of alternative foods. Environ. Entomol. 32(5): 1131-1138.

Musser, F. R. and A. M. Shelton. 2003. Factors altering the temporal and within-plant distribution of coccinellids in corn and their impact on potential intra-guild predation. Environ. Entomol. 32(3): 575-583.