Kenneth W Vick
Crop Production and Protection
National Program Leader
Postharvest Entomology
Phone: (301) 504-5321
Fax: (301) 504-5987
Room 4-2216 5601 SUNNYSIDE AVENUE
GWCC-BLTSVL BELTSVILLE, MD, 20705-5139
Projects (Appropriated
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160 projects listed
Ecologically-Based Soil and Crop Management Systems for Sustainable Agriculture |
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Integrated Management and Ecology of Weed Populations in the Southeastern Coastal Plain |
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Discovery and Development of Natural Product-Based Weed Management Methods |
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Identification, Elucidation, and Development of Disease and Nematode Resistances in Vegetable Crops |
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Factors Controlling Microbial Transformation of Herbicides, N Fertilizers, and Weed Seeds As Related to Biologically Based Weed Management |
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South Atlantic Areawide Pest Management (Awpm) Project for Methyl Bromide Alternatives |
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Maintaining Soil Resources for Effective Conservation and Herbicide Management in Mid-South Crop Production |
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Biology and Management of Soilborne Diseases of Horticultural Crops |
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Using Remote Sensing and GIS for Detecting and Mapping Invasive Weeds in Riparian and Wetland Ecosystems |
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Rangeland Restoration and Management |
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Postharvest Pest Control on Perishable Agricultural Commodities Using Controlled Atmospheres and Pure Phosphine Treatments |
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An ARS Areawide Pest Management (Awpm)program for Methyl Bromide Alternatives |
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Improving Honey Bee Health, Survivorship, and Pollination Availability |
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Response of Diverse Rice Germplasm to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses |
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New Monitoring Technologies for Improving Rangeland Management |
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Response of Diverse Rice Germplasm to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses |
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Pesticide Application Technologies for Spray-Drift Management, Maximizing in-Field Deposition, and Targeted Spraying |
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Genetics, Genetic Resource Evaluation, and Genetic Improvement of Landscape Trees and Shrubs |
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New Crops and Management Strategies to Improve Cropping Efficiency in Short-Season High-Stress Environments |
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Strategies to Improve Soil and Pest Management in Organic Vegetable Production Systems |
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Conventional and Organic Production Systems for Biofuel and Specialty Crops in the Southern Plains |
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Development of Precision Agriculture Systems in Cotton Production |
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Integrated Invasive Species Control, Revegetation, and Assessment of Great Basin Rangelands |
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Aerial Application Research for Efficient Crop Production |
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Sustainable Cropping Systems for Irrigated Specialty Crops and Biofuels |
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Semiarid Rangeland Ecosystems: the Conservation-Production Interface |
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Biological, Behavioral, and Physical Control As Alternatives for Stored Product and Quarantine Pests of Fresh/dried Fruits and Nuts |
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Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms of Hessian Fly Resistance in Soft Winter Wheat |
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Impacts of Global Changes and Biological Control of Invasive Weeds on Western Rangelands |
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Integrated Strategies for Advance Management of Fruit, Nut, and Oak Tree Diseases |
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Postharvest Treatment of Tropical Commodities for Quarantine Security, Quality Maintenance, and Value Enhancement |
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Detection, Control and Area-Wide Management of Fruit Flies |
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Enhancement of Postharvest Quality of Fruits and Vegetables and Evaluation of Commodity Treatments of Quarantined Pests |
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Potato Research |
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Small Fruit and Nursery Research |
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Rearing and Release Technology for Autocidal and Biological Control of Tephritid Fruit Flies |
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Plant Resistance, Biology, and Resistance Management of Insect Pests of Corn |
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Critical Biological Factors Determining Weediness |
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Biorational Control Methods for Insect Pests of Potato |
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Postharvest Treatment of Tropical Commodities for Quarantine Security, Quality Maintenance, and Value Enhancement |
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Entomopathogens and Sterile Insect Technique for Control of Sucking Insect Pests of Cotton |
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Biologically Based Weed Management for Vegetable Crops |
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Biorational Technologies for Management of Chrysomelid Beetle Pests of Agricultural Crops |
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Biology and Management of Invasive Weeds in the Western United States |
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Weed Biology and Ecology, and Development of Sustainable Integrated Weed Management Systems for Cotton, Soybean, Corn |
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Rearing and Release Technology for Autocidal and Biological Control of Tephritid Fruit Flies |
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Management of Insect Pests of Temperate Tree Fruit Crops |
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Developing Integrated Weed and Insect Pest Management Systems for Efficient and Sustainable Sugarcane Production |
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Development of Cold Storage Technology for Mass-Reared and Laboratory-Colonized Insects |
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Genetics of Host Specificity and Climatic Adaptation in Biological Control Agents Introduced for Control of Arthropod Pests and Weeds |
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Evaluation and Characterization of Exotic Plant Pathogens for Biological Control of Introduced, Invasive Weeds |
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Classical Biological Control of Insect Pests of Crops in the Northeastern U.S. |
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Improvement of Uv Resistance, Viral and Host Range Enhancement of Baculoviruses As Biocontrol Agents |
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Production, Stabilization, and Formulation of Microbial Agents and Natural Products |
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Integrated Management of Pests Affecting Cotton: Plant Genetics, Biocontrol, and Novel Methods of Pest Estimation |
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Insect Genomic Biodiversity and Molecular Regulation of Diapause |
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Development of Biologically-Based Strategies for Managing Insect Pests of Horticultural Crops |
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Identification and Practical Use of Semiochemicals for the Management of Agriculturally Important Insects |
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Ipm Technologies for Subtropical Insect Pests |
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Chemical Signals for Managing Insects |
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Genomics and Proteomics of Stored-Product Insects for Development of New Biopesticides |
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Biologically and Ecologically Based Knowledge for Integrated Weed Management Systems |
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Biologically Based Cereal Aphid Managment |
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Sustainable Pest Management Strategies for Arid Land Cropping Systems |
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Systematics of Moths, Leafhoppers, and True Bugs of Importance to Agricultural, Forest, and Ornamental Plants |
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Systematics of Flies of Agricultural Importance |
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Systematic Analysis of Aphids, Mites, Scales, Thrips, and Termites with Emphasis on Invasive Species |
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Systematics of Parasitic and Plant-Feeding Wasps of Agricultural Importance |
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Ecology and Management of Grasshoppers and Other Insect Pests in the Northern Great Plains |
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Detection, Control and Area-Wide Management of Fruit Flies |
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Integrated Management of Insect Pests in Stored Grain and in Processed Grain Products |
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Areawide Pest Management of Fruit Flies in Hawaii |
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Internet-Based Information Resources for Invasive Species |
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Development of Integrated Pest Management Programs to Reduce Methyl Bromide Fumigations for Control of Insects in Postharvest Structures |
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Biological, Behavioral, and Physical Control As Alternatives for Stored Product and Quarantine Pests of Fresh/dried Fruits and Nuts |
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Development of Integrated Pest Management Programs to Reduce Methyl Bromide Fumigations for Control of Insects in Postharvest Structures |
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Protection of Subtropical and Tropical Agriculture Commodities and Ornamentals from Exotic Insects |
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Area-Wide Management of Agricultural Pests |
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Biologically Based Management Strategies for Control of Soil-Borne Pathogens ....an Alternative to Methyl Bromide Pre-Plant Soil Fumigation |
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Biologically-Based Systems for Soilborne Disease Control in Tree Fruit Agro-Ecosystems |
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An ARS Areawide Pest Management (Awpm)program for Methyl Bromide Alternatives |
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Biolocigal Control Organism Databases and Assessments |
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Postharvest Pest Control on Perishable Agricultural Commodities Using Controlled Atmospheres and Pure Phosphine Treatments |
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Control of Pathogens in Strawberry and Vegetable Production Systems |
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ARS Areawide Pest Management (Awpm) Program for the Asian Tiger Mosquito |
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An Areawide Control Program for Navel Orangeworm |
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Alternatives to Methyl Bromide Soil Fumigation for Vegetable and Floriculture Production |
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Biological Control of Invasive Swallow-Worts in the Northeastern United States |
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Development of Quarantine Alternatives for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable Pests |
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Vegetable Grafting for Resistance to Soilborne Diseases |
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Alternatives to Mebr for California Cropping Systems |
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Enhancing Dispersion of Low Vapor Pressure Fumigants in Soil & Reducing Emissions to the Atmosphere for Improved Efficacy & Env. Protection |
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Integration of Biologically Based Technologies for Suppression of Soilborne Plant Pathogens |
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New Chemically Based Methods Which Reduce the Use Or Emissions of Chemicals As Alternatives to Mb for Quarantine and Postharvest Pests |
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Areawide Pest Management Program for Annual Grasses in the Great Basin Ecosystem |
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Microbial and Genetic Resources for Biological Control and High-Value Uses |
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Biologically Based Integrated Management of Weeds on Western Rangeland Watersheds |
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Augmentative Biological Control and Mass Rearing for Beneficial and Pest Insects |
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Ecology, Sampling, and Modeling of Insect Pests of Stored Grain, Processing Facilities, and Warehouses |
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Continued Development of the Famu Science Center |
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South Atlantic Areawide Pest Management (Awpm) Project for Methyl Bromide Alternatives |
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Areawide Pest Management Program for Russian Wheat Aphid and Greenbug |
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Area-Wide Suppression of Fire Ant Populations in Pastures |
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Minor Use Pesticides Umbrella Project |
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Control of Perennial and Annual Weeds Umbrella Project |
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Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter and Pierce's Disease |
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Nematode, Disease, Weed, Insect and Mite Control on Minor Food Crops and Ornamentals |
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Coordination Activities for Research to Register Minor Use of Pesticides |
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Minor Use Pesticide Testing on Vegetables and Sugar Crops |
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Field Testing of Minor Use Pesticides |
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Pesticide Trials in Vegetable and Ornamental Crops to Support the Ir-4 Program |
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Magnitude of the Residue Analyses in Minor Crops from Experimental Applications of Pesticides |
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Field Trials to Develop Data on Crop Protection Chemicals for Vegetable and Specialty Crops |
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Minor Use Pesticide Testing on Floral and Nursery Crops |
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Biologically Based Techniques to Limit the Dispersal of Invasive Pests |
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Discovery and Initial Development of Classical Biological Control Agents for Invasive Eurasian Weeds Affecting Agricultural & Natural Areas |
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Analysis of Pest Control Residues in Crops for Ir-4 Minor Use Registration |
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Residue Analysis of Minor Use Pesticides |
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Microbial and Biotechnology Applications for Insect Pest Management |
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Integrated Pest Management for Alaska Agriculture |
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Ecologically-Based Management of Boll Weevils and Post-Eradication Crop Pests |
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Biological Control of Emerald Ash Borer and Quarantine Services |
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Biological Control of the Coffee Berry Borer |
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Management of Invasive Scarabs, Root Weevils, and Other Beetles of Quarantine Significance in Horticultural, Turf, and Nursery Crops |
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Augmentative Bioherbicide Strategies for Control of Invasive Weeds |
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New Approaches for Insect Pest Management in Vegetable Crops |
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Integrated Pest Management for Mid-South Area Row Crops |
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Biology and Ecology of Cotton Pests Emphasizing Management of Boll Weevils |
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Ecologically-Based Management of Insect Pests of Corn |
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Biologically Based Weed Management: Fundamental Research on Dormancy and the Genetics of Weeds |
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Improved Mass Rearing of Insects for Biological Control Programs Through Advanced Nutrition and Quality Control Analyses |
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Biological Control of Invasive and Exotic Pests |
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Invasion Biology of Invasive Species: Biocontrol and Related Technologies for Exotic Insect Pests, with Emphasis on Asian Longhorned Beetle |
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Communications and Insect and Mite Taxonomic Services |
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Pest Biology, Ecology, and Integrated Pest Management for Sustainable Agriculture |
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Biologically-Based Technologies for Management of Crop Insect Pests in Local and Area-Wide Programs |
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The Ecology and Management of Medusahead in the Great Basin and Surrounding Ecosystems |
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Systematics of Beetles Important to Agriculture, Arboriculture, and Biological Control |
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Development of Biologically Based Control Methodologies for Weeds in Agricultural and Natural Areas |
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Biochemistry of Pest and Beneficial Insects and Interactions with Host Plants and Natural Enemies |
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Herbicide Efficacy Studies in Ornamental and Vegetable Crops |
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Chemistry and Biochemistry of Insect Behavior, Physiology and Ecology |
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Biological Control of Invasive Plants of the Northern Great Plains |
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Development & Evaluation of Biological Control Agents for Invasive Species Threatening the Everglades & Other Natural and Mananged Systems |
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Minor Use Weed Management |
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Minor Use Pesticide - Food/ornamentals |
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Identification and Characterization of Pest Insect Immune Responses to Biological Control Agents |
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Minor Use Pesticide Testing on Specialty Crops (Ir-4) |
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Control of Arthropod Pests of Pecan and Peach |
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Biologically Based Pest Management for Field and Greenhouse Crops |
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South American Biological Control Agents to Suppress Invasive Pests in the U.S. |
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Biologically Based Integrated Management of Invasive Aquatic and Riparian Weeds |
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Sustainable Systems for Integrated Pest Management and Conservation and Enhancement of Natural Enemies |
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Foreign Exploration for Natural Enemies of Invasive Species |
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Discovery and Development of Biological Control Agents for Weeds Which Are Invasive in the U.S. and Native to Australia and Southeast Asia |
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Ipm-Based Strategies for Biological Control of Greenhouse and Vegetable Crop Pests |
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Integrated Management Strategies Related to Insects for Established and Invasive Pest Species |
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Discovery, Biology and Ecology of Natural Enemies of Insect Pests of Crops, Urban and Natural Areas |
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Resistance Management and Injury Potential of Lepidopterous Pests to Transgenic Cottons |
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Integrated Management and Ecology of Weed Populations in the Southeastern Coastal Plain |
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