Kimberly D. Mann

Phone: 406.433.9428
Fax: 406.433.5038
 

Additional Page: Publications*
*Taken from the Agricultural Research Information System (ARIS) database.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
 

1984-1988: B.S. in Range Science from Montana State University in Bozeman

1988-1996: Worked as a Biological Technician in Biological Control of Weeds for USDA-ARS in Bozeman, MT

1996-Present: In addition to working as a biological technician in weed biocontrol, primarily leafy spurge, duties include serving the Sidney ARS location as Biological Safety Officer and Greenhouse Manager

PUBLICATIONS

• Campobasso, G., Terragitti, G., Mann, K.D., Quimby Jr, P.C. Field and Laboratory Biology of the Stem-Feeding Beetle Thamnurgus Euphorbiae (Koster) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in Italy, a Potential Biological Control Candidate of Leafy Spurge in the Usa and Canada. Journal of Applied Entomology. 2003.

• Campobasso, G., Terragitti, G., Cristofaro, M., Spencer, N.R., Mann, K.D. a New Biocontrol Agent, the Stem Feeder Beetle Thamnurgus Euphorbiae Kuster(coleoptera: Scolytidae) from Italy to Control Leafy Spurge in the U.S. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds. 2000. P. 133.

• Cristofaro, M., Lecce, F., Campobasso,, G., Terragitti, G., Spencer, N.R., Mann, K.D. Insect-Plant Relationships and Behavioral Observations of the Stem-Feeding Beetle Thamnurgus Euphorbiae Kuster (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), a New Biocontrol Agent from Italy to Control Leafy Spurge in the U.S. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds. 2000. P. 615-619.