Dr. Gordon Snodgrass Research Entomologist Southern Insect Management Research Unit 141 Experiment Station Road P.O. Box 346 Stoneville, MS 38776 Office: (662) 686-5267 Fax: (662) 686-5421 Email: gordon.snodgrass@ars.usda.gov

Dr. Snodgrass is currently doing research on the tarnished plant bug, in areas including biological, chemical, and cultural control methods, along with host plant resistance. Studies include rearing methods, wild host plants, native parasites and predators, imported parasites, insecticide resistance, sampling methods, and treatment thresholds in cotton. The goal of the research is to develop effective control methods for this pest, and to integrate them with control methods used for other cotton pests.