J. Scott Armstrong |
Dr. J. Scott Armstrong
Research Entomologist
Wheat, Peanut and Other Field Crops Research Unit
1301 N. Western Rd.
Stillwater, OK 74075
Phone: (405) 624-4141 ext. 222
Fax: (405) 624-4142
Email: scott.armstrong@ars.usda.gov
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. - Colorado State University. Russian wheat aphid biology and ecology - 1994
M.S. - Oklahoma State University. Medical/Veterinarian Entomology - 1985
B.S. - Texas Tech University. Entomology - 1982
PRINCIPAL RESEARCH AREAS:
•• Greenbug and Russian wheat aphid biotype determination using host plant assays and other forms technological advances.
•• Management, biology, ecology of cereal aphids.
•• Detection of resistance sources in barley, wheat and sorghum to cereal aphids and determining the resistance types (tolerance, antibiosis, antixenosis) through working closely with plant breeders.