Kevin J Hackett
Crop Production and Protection
National Program Leader
Phone: (301) 504-4680
Fax: (301) 504-6191
Room 4-2222
5601 SUNNYSIDE AVENUE
GWCC-BLTSVL
BELTSVILLE, MD 207055139
National Program Leader For:
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Identification of Novel Management Strategies for Key Pests and Pathogens of Grapevine with Emphasis on the Xylella Fastidiosa Pathosystem
Accession Number: 432290
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Ecological Assessment and Mitigation Strategies to Reduce the Risks of Bees to Stressors in Southern Crop Ecosystems
Accession Number: 436957
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Enhancing Pollinator Health and Availability Through Conservation of Genetic Diversity and Development of Novel Management Tools and Strategies
Accession Number: 437657
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Using Genetics to Improve the Breeding and Health of Honey Bees
Accession Number: 437823
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Longitudinal Studies to Determine the Causes of Honey Bee Loss
Accession Number: 437830
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Systematics and Biology of Agriculturally Important Wasps
Accession Number: 437869
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The Honey Bee Microbiome in Health and Disease
Accession Number: 437900
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Managing Honey Bees Against Disease and Colony Stress
Accession Number: 438129
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Appalachian Headwaters Pollinator Recovery, Education, and Research Center
Accession Number: 438223
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Sustainable Pest Management for Arid-Land Agroecosystems
Accession Number: 438517
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Biological Control of Invasive Wood-Boring Insect Pests such as Emerald Ash Borer and Asian Longhorned Beetle
Accession Number: 438519
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Host Specificity and Systematics of Insect Biological Control Agents
Accession Number: 438520
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Biological Control for Management of Invasive Pest Management, Emphasizing Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Spotted Wing Drosophila and other Invasive Insect Pests of Crops
Accession Number: 438521
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Develop Pest Management Technologies and Strategies to Control the Coffee Berry Borer
Accession Number: 438614
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Quantifying and Reducing Colony Losses from Nutritional, Pathogen/Parasite, and Pesticide Stress by Improving Colony Management Practices
Accession Number: 438749
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Systematics of Beetles (Coleoptera) in Support of U.S. Agriculture, Arboriculture, and Biological Control of Pests
Accession Number: 438797
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Mite Systematics and Arthropod Diagnostics, with Emphasis on Adventive and Invasive Species
Accession Number: 438801
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Discovery and Production of Beneficial Microbes for Control of Agricultural Pests through Integration into Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems
Accession Number: 439067
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Ecologically-based Management of Arthropods in the Maize Agroecosystem
Accession Number: 439192
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Improved Biologically-Based Methods for Management of Native and Invasive Crop Insect Pests
Accession Number: 439207
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Exotic Whitefly and Subtropical Invasive Pests of Vegetables and Ornamental Plants
Accession Number: 439251
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Chemical Communications of Plants, Insects, Microbes, and Nematodes
Accession Number: 439278
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Management and Biology of Arthropod Pests and Arthropod-borne Plant Pathogens
Accession Number: 439292
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Systematics of Hyper-Diverse Moth Superfamilies, with an Emphasis on Agricultural Pests, Invasive Species, Biological Control Agents, and Food Security
Accession Number: 439362
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Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests in Horticultural Crops
Accession Number: 439374
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Sustainable Insect Pest Management for Urban Agriculture and Landscapes
Accession Number: 439455
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Systematics of Hemiptera: Plant Pests, Predators, and Disease Vectors
Accession Number: 439480
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Systematics of Plant-Feeding Flies of Importance in Agroecosystems and the Environment
Accession Number: 439501
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IPM Methods for Insect Pests of Orchard Crops
Accession Number: 439528
Publications
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Gene content evolution in the arthropods
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Thomas, G.C., Dohmen, E., Hughes, D.T., Murali, S.C., Poelchau, M.F., Glastad, K., Anstead, C.A., Ayoub, N.A., Batterham, P., Bellair, M., Childers, C., Duan, J.J., Gundersen, D.E., Handler, A.M., Hunter, W.B., Scully, E.D., Hackett, K.J., et all. 2020. Gene content evolution in the arthropods. Genome Biology. 21:15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-019-1925-7.
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A high-quality genome assembly from a single, field-collected Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) using the PacBio Sequel II System
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Kingan, S.B., Urban, J., Lambert, C.C., Baybayan, P., Childers, A.K., Coates, B.S., Scheffler, B.E., Hackett, K.J., Korlack, J., Geib, S.M. 2019. A high-quality genome assembly from a single, field-collected Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) using the PacBio Sequel II System. Gigascience. 8(10):1-10. https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giz122.
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Arthropod genomics research in the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service: Applications of RNA interference and CRISPR gene editing technologies in pest control
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Gundersen, D.E., Adrianos, S.L., Allen, M.L., Becnel, J.J., Chen, Y., Choi, M.Y., Estep, A., Evans, J.D., Garczynski, S.F., Geib, S.M., Ghosh, S.B., Handler, A.M., Hasegawa, D.K., Heerman, M.C., Hull, J.J., Hunter, W.B., Kaur, N., Li, J., Li, W., Ling, K., Nayduch, D., Oppert, B.S., Perera, O.P., Perkin, L.C., Sanscrainte, N.D., Sim, S.B., Sparks, M., Temeyer, K.B., Vander Meer, R.K., Wintermantel, W.M., James, R.R., Hackett, K.J., Coates, B.S. 2017. Arthropod genomics research in the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service: Applications of RNA interference and CRISPR gene editing technologies in pest control. Trends in Entomology. 13:109-137.
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Agricultural applications of insect ecological genomics
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Poelchau, M.F., Coates, B.S., Childers, C., Evans, J.D., Hackett, K.J., Shoemaker, D.D. 2016. Agricultural applications of insect ecological genomics. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 13:61-69. doi:10.1016/j.cois.2015.12.002.
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Arthropod genomics research in the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service: Current impacts and future prospects
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Coates, B.S., Poelchau, M.F., Childers, C., Evans, J.D., Handler, A.M., Guerrero, F., Skoda, S.R., Hopper, K.R., Wintermantel, W.M., Ling, K., Hunter, W.B., Oppert, B.S., Perez De Leon, A.A., Hackett, K.J., Shoemaker, D.D. 2015. Arthropod genomics research in the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service: Current impacts and future prospects. Trends in Entomology. 11(1):1-27.
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The i5k Workspace@NAL – enabling genomic data access, visualization, and curation for the i5k community
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Poelchau, M.F., Childers, C., Moore, G.G., Tsavvatapalli, V., Evans, J.D., Lee, C., Lin, H., Lin, J., Hackett, K.J. 2015. The i5k Workspace@NAL – enabling genomic data access, visualization, and curation for the i5k community . Nucleic Acids Research. 43:D714-719.
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The i5K Initiative: Advancing arthropod genomics for knowledge, human health, agriculture, and the environment
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Evans, J.D., Brown, S.J., Hackett, K.J., Richards, S., Lawson, D., Elsik, C., Coddington, J., Edwards, O., Emrich, S., Gabaldon, T., Goldsmith, M., Hanes, G.W., Misof, B., Mu-Oz-Torres, M., Niehuis, O., Papanicolaou, A., Pfrender, M., Poelchau, M., Purcell, M.F., Robertson, H.M., Ryder, O., Tagu, D., Torres, T., Zdobnov, E., Zhang, G., Zhou, X. 2013. The i5K Initiative: Advancing arthropod genomics for knowledge, human health, agriculture, and the environment. Journal of Heredity. 104(5):595-600.
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Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera
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Gibbs, R.A., Weinstock, G.M., Evans, J.D., Maleszka, R., Robertson, H.M., Robinson, G.E., Weaver, D.B., Worley, K.C., Beye, M., Bork, P., Elsik, C.G., Hartfelder, K., Hunt, G.J., Zdobnov, E.M., Amdam, G.V., Bitondi, M.M., Collins, A.M., Cristino, A.S., Lafforff, H.G., Lobo, C.H., Moritz, R.F., Nunes, F.M., Simoes, Z.L., Wheeler, D., Hackett, K.J., Aronstein, K.A., Lopez, D.L., Decanini, L.I., Chen, Y., Sakazume, N., Sasaki, D., Tagami, M., Albert, S., Baggerman, G., Beggs, K.T., Bloch, G., Cazzamali, G., Drapeau, M.D., Eisenhardt, D., Emore, C., Ewing, M.A., Foret, S., Grimmelikhuijzen, C.U., Hauser, F., Hummon, A.B., Huybrechts, J., Jones, A.K., Kaplan, N., Kucharski, R., Leboulle, G., Linial, M., Littleton, T.J., Mercer, A.R., Richmand, T.A., Rodriguez-Zas, S.L., Rubin, E.B., Sattelle, D.B., Schlipalius, D., Schoofs, L., Sweedler, J.V., Verleyen, P., Vierstraete, E., Williams, G., Williamson, M.R., Ament, S.A., Brown, S.J., Corona, M., Dearden, P.K., Dunn, A.W., Elekonich, M.M., Fahrbach, S.E., Fujiyuki, T., Gattermeier, I., Gempe, T., Hasselmann, M., Kadowaki, T., Kage, E., Kamikouchi, A., Kubo, T., Kunieda, T., Lorenzen, M.D., Milshina, N.V., Morioka, M., Mougel, F., Ohashi, K., Overbeek, R., Page, R.E., Ross, C.A., Schioett, M., Shippy, T., Takeuchi, H., Toth, A.L., Velarde, R., Willis, J.H., Wilson, M.J., Berenbaum, M.R., Cohen, M., Gordon, K.H., Letunic, I. et al. 2006. Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera. Nature. 443:931-949.
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SPIROPLASMA POULSONII SP. NOV., A NEW SPECIES ASSOCIATED WITH MALE- LETHALITY IN DROSOPHILA WILLISTONI, A NEOTROPICAL SPECIES OF FRUIT FLY
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ENTOMOPLASMA FREUNDTII, SP. NOV, A NEW SPECIES FROM A GREEN TIGER BEETLE (COLEOPTERA:CICINDELIDAE)
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REVISED GROUP CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENUS SPIROPLASMA
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IN VITRO PRODUCTION OF BACULOVIRUSES:SELECTION OF CELL LINES TO OPTIMIZE YIELDS
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HAGV INTERFERENCE WITH PROGRESSION OF HZSNPV DISEASE IN HELICOVERPA ZEA LARVAE
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FIRST SPIROPLASMA ISOLATION FROM CATERPILLARS (SATIN MOTH--STILPNOTIA SALICIS)
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SPIROPLASMA MONTANUM SP. NOV., FROM HYBOMITRA HORSE FLIES AT NORTHERN LATITUDES IN NORTH AMERICA
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FOUR NEW SPIROPLASMA SPECIES FROM TABANID (DIPTERA:TABANIDAE) FLIES
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SPIROPLASMA LAMPYRIDICOLA SP. NOV., FROM THE FIREFLY BEETLE PHOTURIS PENNSYLVANICUS
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REDUCTION OF BENZYL VIOLOGEN DISTINGUISHES MOLLICUTES GENERA
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AMENDED DATA ON ARGININE UTILIZATION BY SPIROPLASMA SPECIES
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SPIROPLASMA DIABROTICAE SP. NOV. FROM THE SOUTHERN CORN ROOTWORM BEETLE
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FIRST ISOLATION OF THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE SPIROPLASMA FROM EUROPE: IMPROVED CULTIVATION SYSTEMS
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SPIROPLASMA LITORALE SP. NOV., FROM TABANID (TABANIDAE: DIPTERA) FLIES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
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SPIROPLASMA LEPTINOTARSAE, SP. NOV., A MOLLICUTE
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SPIROPLASMA SYRPHICOLA SP. NOV. FROM SYRPHID FLIES
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SEROLOGIC (SPIROPLASMA MOTILITY INHIBITION TEST) AND MOLECULAR HOMOLOGY AMONG COLORADO POTATO BEETLE
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SPIROPLASMAS AS BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS OF INSECT PESTS
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SEROLOGIC AND GENOMIC RELATEDNESS OF GROUP XIV SPIROPLASMA ISOLATES FROM A LAMPYRID BEETLE AND TABANID FLIES: A TAXONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL PARADOX
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THE FATE OF SPIROPLASMA FED TO NON-HOST INSECTS
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CULTIVATION OF SPIROPLASMA IN UNDEFINED AND DEFINED MEDIA
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BIOLOGY OF THE CHRYSOMELIDAE, VOL III-V
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IDENTIFICATION OF MOLLICUTES FROM INSECTS
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ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY (ELISA) FOR PASTUEURIA NISHIZAWAE
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ARS News Articles
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