Research Entomologist
Sandra Woolfolk
Research Entomologist and insectary lab manager for the USDA ARS Crop Science Research Laboratory at Mississippi State.
Education
- Ph.D., Life Sciences (emphasis in entomology and plant pathology), Mississippi State University, 2010
- M.S., Entomology (Insect Microbiology/Pathology), MSU, 2003
- M.A. (non-thesis master in Entomology), North Carolina State University, 1998
- B.S. (Agriculture), Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 1989
Certification
Six Sigma Green Belt, North Iowa Area Community College, 2019
Experience
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2020 – present |
Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS Corn Host Plant Resistance Research Unit, Mississippi State, MS |
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2013 – 2020 |
Entomology Specialist, Quality Control Laboratory, Valent BioSciences LLC, Osage, Iowa |
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2010 – 2013 |
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mississippi State University |
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1999 – 2009 |
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University |
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1990 – 1996 |
Entomologist, Indonesian Atomic Energy Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Accomplishments
- Collaboratively developed and continuously improved an insect rearing facility with proper traffic flow and quality control monitoring to minimize contamination in the insectary that was built directly adjacent to Bt manufacturing facility.
- Collaboratively developed special dispenser system for green lacewing eggs placement in their larval rearing unit. The new system greatly improved egg distribution efficiency in comparison to salt-shaker method. Using the new system the percentage eggs containing the desired number of eggs per cell was significantly increased. This system also significantly reduced the labor and time involved in the process.
Professional Societies
Entomological Society of America
Chair of Early Career Professional Awards Committee, Southeastern Branch (2022-2025); and member
Mississippi Entomological Association - member
Society of Southwestern Entomologists - member
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-woolfolk-9a335610
ORCID: 0000-0001-7025-9745
Projects
Genetic Improvement of Maize for Resistance to Aflatoxin Accumulation and Fall Armyworm Damage In-House Appropriated (D) Accession Number:445200 
Publications
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-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Woolfolk, S.W., Martin, S.M. 2023. Alternative moth cage for small scale rearing of Southwestern Corn Borer. Southwestern Entomologist. 48(4):1011-1014. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.048.0424. -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Woolfolk, S.W., Matthews Jr, G.A., Williams, W.P. 2023. Evaluation of germplasm lines of maize for resistance to fall armyworm and southwestern corn borer leaf-feeding damage. Southwestern Entomologist. 48(2):347-352. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.048.0208. -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Abel, C.A., Frei, U.K., Woolfolk, S.W. 2023. Evaluating founding landraces of maize population PI 674097 for resistance to leaf-feeding Spodoptera frugiperda. Southwestern Entomologist. 48(1):83-88. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.048.0108. -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Warburton, M.L., Woolfolk, S.W., Smith, J.S., Hawkins, L.K., Castano-Duque, L.M., Lebar, M.D., Williams, W.P. 2023. Genes and genetic mechanisms contributing to fall armyworm resistance in maize. The Plant Genome. 16(2):e20311. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20311.
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