Arun Babu, Ph.D.

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Arun Babu, Ph.D.

Entomology Advisor - Imperial County

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University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE)

University of California

1050 E. Holton Rd,
Holtville, CA , USA. 92250

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Selected Academic Presentations

  1. Babu, A., and A. Sial. 2024. Developing vacuum extraction: How a children's book inspired the development of a novel spotted-wing drosophila larval sampling method. 86th Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting, Jekyll Island, GA.

  2. Babu, A., and A. Sial. 2024. Field validation of a novel larval extraction protocol for detecting spotted-wing drosophila infestation in blueberries. 2024 ESA Southeastern Branch Meeting, Augusta, GA.

  3. Babu, A., and A. Sial. 2023. Larval sampling of spotted-wing drosophila from small fruit crops using vacuum extraction. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. National Harbor, Maryland.

  4. Babu, A., R. Adhikari, and A. Sial. 2023. Optimizing vacuum extraction as an effective larval sampling technique for spotted-wing drosophila in small fruit crops. 2023 ESA Southeastern Branch Meeting, Little Rock, AR. (Invited).

  5. Rhodes, E., G. LaTora, C. Chase, P. Urbaneja, C. Rodriguez-Saona, A. Babu, A. Sial, and O. Liburd. 2023. Spotted-wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, movement and management utilizing attract-and-kill technology. 2023 ESA Southeastern Branch Meeting, Little Rock, AR. (Invited).

  6. Sial, A., and A. Babu. 2023. Recent advancements in behavioral management of spotted-wing drosophila. 2023 ESA Southeastern Branch Meeting, Little Rock, AR (Invited).

  7. Babu, A., and A. A. Sial. 2022. Vacuum extraction: A novel larval sampling method for detecting spotted-wing drosophila infestation in small fruits. ESA, ESC, and ESBC Joint Annual Meeting Nov 13-16, Vancouver, Canada. (Virtual).
     
  8. Sial, A. A., and A. Babu. 2022. Efficacy of combi-protec bait-and-kill strategy for spotted-wing drosophila control in blueberries. ESA, ESC, and ESBC Joint Annual Meeting Nov 13-16, Vancouver, Canada.

  9.  Babu, A., A. Sial, and C. Rodriguez-Saona. 2022. Identifying suitable insecticide formulations for mixing with acttra SWD adjuvants for preparing attract-and-kill formulations to manage spotted-wing drosophila. 2022 Joint SEB and APS-CD Meeting, San Juan, PR.

  10. Sial. A, A. Babu, and B. Panthi. 2022. Spotted-wing drosophila monitoring and management update. 84th Annual Georgia Entomological Society meeting, Jekyll Island, GA.

  11. Babu, A. 2021. Factors influencing the efficacy of novel attract-and-kill (ACTTRA SWD) formulations against spotted-wing drosophila. Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, fall seminar series on 27 September 2021 (Invited).

  12. Babu, A., C. R. Rodriguez-Saona, and A. Sial. 2021. Insect biology and host fruit volatiles can influence the efficacy of novel attract-and-kill (ACTTRA SWD) formulations against Drosophila suzukii. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado.

  13. Chandasir, N., A. Babu, and A. Sial. 2021. Comparing relative attractiveness of adult spotted-wing drosophila to blueberries treated with different insecticides with or without a novel adjuvant combi-protec. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado (Virtual).

  14. Rhodes, E. M., A. Babu, P. Urbaneja-Bernat, C. Rodriguez-Saona, V. Walton, and O. E. Liburd. 2021. Behavioral tactics for SWD management. Organic Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila 2021 Webinar. eOrganic. 9 March 2021. https://eorganic.org/node/34578.

  15. Rhodes, E. M., P. Urbaneja-Bernat, C. R. Rodriguez-Saona, A. Babu, A. Sial, and O. E. Liburd. 2021. Which organic insecticides are effective as the kill in attract-and-kill technology for Drosophila suzukii management? Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado.

  16. Sial, A., A. Babu, and B. R. Panthi. 2021. Novel strategies for organic management of spotted-wing drosophila. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado.

  17. Rhodes, E., P. Urbaneja, C. Rodriguez-Saona, A. Babu, A. Sial, and O. Liburd. 2020. The effects of fruit density and attractant formulation on Drosophila suzukii management using attract-and-kill technology. ESA Southeastern Virtual Branch meeting 2021.

  18. Reisig, D. D., J. Greene, S. Paula-moraes, F. Reay-Jones, R. Smith, S. Taylor, A. Babu, and M. A. Aghaee. 2020. Developing a cotton-based method for Bt resistance monitoring. Beltwide Cotton Conference 2020, Austin, TX.

  19. Babu, A., and D. D. Reisig. 2018. Sampling plans for the brown stink bug, Euschistus servus (Say) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in corn for pest management and population estimation. ESA Southeastern Branch annual meeting 2018, Orlando, FL.

  20. Babu, A., D. D. Reisig, W. Everman, R. W. Heiniger and J. F. Walgenbach. 2017. Within-plant distribution of brown stink bug in corn. Graduate student symposium 2018, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, NCSU, Raleigh, NC. 

  21. Babu, A., D. D. Reisig, W. Everman, R. W. Heiniger and J. F. Walgenbach. 2017. Within-plant distribution of brown stink bug, Euschistus servus (Say) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in corn and its implications on stink bug management in corn. ESA annual meeting 2017, Denver, CO.

  22. Babu, A., D. D. Reisig, W. Everman, R. W. Heiniger and J. F. Walgenbach 2016. Impact of farmscaping on stink bug density over corn. XXV International Congress of Entomology 2016, Orlando, FL.

  23. Babu, A., and D. D. Reisig.  2015. Developing a standard method to quantify injury from bollworm to cotton reproductive tissue. Beltwide Cotton Conference 2015, San Antonio, TX.

  24. Babu, A., D. Cook, M. Caprio, C. Allen and F. Musser. 2013. Prevalence of late season volunteer corn in Mississippi and its implications on corn earworm Bt resistance development. ESA Southeastern Branch 87th annual meeting. Baton Rouge, LA. 

  25. Babu, A., D. Cook, M. Caprio, C. Allen, and F. Musser. 2013. Prevalence of late season volunteer corn in Mississippi and its impact on corn earworm Bt resistance management. Annual Future of Agriculture Graduate Student Competition, Mississippi State University, Starkville. MS.  

  26. Babu, A., M. Caprio, D. Cook, C. Allen and F. Musser. 2012. Impact of pollen-induced Bt toxicity by a multi-toxin Bt corn variety on survivorship and growth of corn earworm and its implications on current IRM practices.ESA 60th annual meeting, Knoxville, TN.

  27. Babu, A., M. Caprio, D. Cook, C. Allen and F. Musser. 2012. Cross-pollination between Bt corn and non-Bt refuge: implications on corn earworm resistant management. 2nd Annual MEA MWSS MAPPAN Joint Meeting, Starkville, MS.

  28. Babu, A., F. Musser, M. Caprio, D. Cook and C. Allen. 2012. Effect of Pollen–mediated gene flow of transgene by a multi-toxin Bt corn variety on survivorship and growth of corn earworm. ESA Joint Meeting of the Southeastern and Southwestern Branches, Little Rock, AR. 

  29. Babu, A., F. Musser, J. Reed, R. Arancibia, and J. Main. 2012. Evaluation of cover crops and tillage systems as IPM components for sustainable sweetpotato production systems. National Sweetpotato Collaborators Group annual meeting, Birmingham, AL. 

Extension Presentations
  1. Babu, A. 2019. Managing brown stink bug in corn. Cleveland county field day 2019, Shelby, NC.

  2. Babu, A. 2019. Managing brown stink bug in corn. Northeast Ag Expo summer field day 2019, Shawboro, NC.

  3. Babu, A. 2018. Stink bugs management in corn. Randolph County Cooperative Extension field day 2018. Asheboro, NC

  4. Babu, A. 2017. Stink bugs management. Pamlico County farm tour 2017. Grantsboro, NC.

  5. Babu, A., and Reisig, D. D. 2017. Stink bugs sampling and economic threshold in field corn. Duplin County farm tour 2017. Kenansville, NC.

  6. Babu, A., and Reisig, D. D. 2016. Stink bugs control in corn. Southeast Virginia Field Crop Conference 2016. South Chesapeake, VA.

  7. Reisig, D. D., and A. Babu 2015. Stink bugs in corn. Blackland Farm Managers tour 2015. Belhaven, NC.
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