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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 Refereed Publications  
  1. Babu, A., and A. A. Sial. 2024. Validation of vacuum extraction protocol for larval sampling of spotted-wing drosophila in blueberries. Front. Agron. 6: 1385740 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2024.1385740 

  2. Babu, A., R. Adhikari, and A. A. Sial. 2023. Vacuum Extraction- an effective larval sampling method for spotted-wing drosophila in small fruit crops. J. Econ. Entomol. 116: 1750-1759. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad160

  3. Babu, A., E. M. Rhodes, C. Rodriguez-Saona, O. E. Liburd, C. G. Fair, and A. A. Sial. 2023. Comparison of multimodal attract-and-kill formulations for managing Drosophila suzukii: behavioral and lethal effects. PLoS ONE 18: e0293587. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293587 

  4. Rhodes, E. M., A. Babu, A. A. Sial, and O. E. Liburd. 2023. Potential alternatives to spinosad as the killing agent mixed with two attractant products in attract-and-kill formulations used to manage the spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 116: 202-208. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac204

  5. Babu, A., C. Rodriguez-Saona, and A. A. Sial. 2022. Comparative adult mortality and relative attractiveness of spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) to novel attract-and-kill (ACTTRA SWD) formulations mixed with different insecticides. Front. Ecol. Evol. 10: 846169. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.846169

  6. Babu, A., C. Rodriguez-Saona, A. A. Sial. 2022. Factors influencing the efficacy of novel attract-and-kill (ACTTRA SWD) formulations against Drosophila suzukii.  J. Econ. Entomol. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab273

  7. Bryant, T. B., A. Babu, D. D. Reisig. 2021. Brown stink bug, Euschistus servus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), damage to seedling corn and impact on grain yield. J. Insect Sci. 21: 1-9.   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieab012 

  8. *Babu, A., *D. D. Reisig, M. P. Pes, C. M. Ranger, N. Chamkasem, and M. E. Reding. 2021. Effects of chlorantraniliprole residual on Helicoverpa zea in Bt and non‐Bt cotton. Pest Manag. Sci. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6263  

  9. Babu, A., A.I. Del Pozo-Valdivia, and D. D. Reisig. 2020. Baseline flight potential of Euschistus servus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and its implications on local dispersal. Environ. Entomol. 49: 699-708. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaa041 

  10. Babu, A., D. D. Reisig, J. F. Walgenbach, R. W. Heiniger, and W. Everman. 2019. Influence of weed manipulation in field borders on brown stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) densities and damage in field corn. Environ. Entomol. 48: 444-453. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvz016 

  11. Babu, A., and D. D. Reisig. 2018. Within-plant distribution of adult brown stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in corn and its implications on stink bug sampling and management in corn. J. Econ. Entomol. 111: 1927-1939. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toy149

  12. Babu, A., and D. D. Reisig. 2018. Developing a Sampling Plan for brown Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Field Corn. J. Econ. Entomol. 111: 1915-1926. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toy144

  13. Babu, A., D. R. Cook, M. A. Caprio, K. C. Allen, and F. R. Musser. 2014. Prevalence of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on late season volunteer corn in Mississippi: Implications on Bt resistance management. Crop Prot. 64: 207-214. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2014.06.005 

 Non-Refereed Publications  
  1. Babu, A., R. Adhikari, and A. A. Sial. 2022. Evaluating Entrust 2SC added with the adjuvant combi protec in managing spotted-wing drosophila in blueberries, 2021. Arthropod Manag. Tests 47: 1-2. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsac095 

  2. Babu, A., B. Panthi, and A. A. Sial. 2022. Efficacy of a innovative nanoparticle-based formulation for managing spotted-wing drosophila in blueberry, 2021. Arthropod Manag. Tests 47: 1-2.  DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsac092 

  3. Chandasir, N., A. Babu, and A. A. Sial. 2022. Comparing the efficacy of insecticides mixed with and without a novel adjuvant, combi-protec, in managing spotted-wing drosophila in blueberries, 2021. Arthropod Manag. Tests 47: 1-2.  DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsac094 

  4. Chandasir, N., A. Babu, and A. A. Sial. 2022. Comparing the efficacy of Entrust SC mixed with and without a novel adjuvant, Combi-protec, in managing spotted-wing drosophila in blueberries, 2021. Arthropod Manag. Tests 47: 1-2.  DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsac096 

  5. Babu, A., S. Neupane, Z. Williams, and A. A. Sial. 2021. Efficacy of selected insecticides for managing spotted-wing drosophila in blueberries, 2020. Arthropod. Manag. Tests 46: 1.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsab075

  6. Babu, A., C. L. DiLorenzo, and A. A. Sial. 2021. Efficacy of attract-and-kill formulations using the adjuvant ACTTRA SWD OR1 for the management of spotted-wing drosophila in blueberries, 2020. Arthropod. Manag. Tests 46: 1.  DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsab074 

  7. Babu, A., C. Rodriguez-Saona, A. Mafra-Neto, and A. A. Sial. 2021. Efficacy of attract-and-kill formulations using the adjuvant ACTTRA SWD TD for the management of spotted-wing drosophila in blueberries, 2020. Arthropod. Manag. Tests 46: 1.  DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsab074 

  8. Reisig, D. D., A. Babu, M.-A. Aghaee, J. Greene, S. Paula-Moraes, F. P. Reay-Jones, P. Roberts, R. Smith, and S. Taylor. 2020. Developing a cotton-based method for Bt resistance monitoring, pp. 250-253. In S. Boyd, M. Huffman, L. Krogman and A. Sarkissian (eds.), 2020 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 8-10, 2020 2020, Austin, TX. National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.

  9. Babu, A., and D. D. Reisig. 2020. Efficacy of selected insecticides for managing brown stink bug in corn, 2019. Arthropod. Manag. Tests. Arthropod. Manag. Tests 45: 1.  DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsaa030  

  10. Babu, A., and D. D. Reisig. 2020. Efficacy of selected insecticides for managing aphids in cotton, 2019. Arthropod. Manag. Tests. Arthropod. Manag. Tests 45: 1.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsaa031 

  11. Britton, T., A. Babu, and D. D. Reisig. 2019. Evaluating the application timing and efficacy of bifenthrin for managing brown stink bug in corn, 2018. Arthropod. Manag. Tests 44: 1.  DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsy115 

  12. Babu, A. 2018. Farmscape ecology of Euschistus servus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in a corn, wheat, soybean ecosystem and development of a sampling plan in corn. Ph.D. dissertation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

  13. Reisig, D. D., and A. Babu. 2017. North Carolina corn: Scouting, managing stink bugs in seedling fields. AgFax.com ( https://agfax.com/2017/04/21/north-carolina-corn-scouting-managing-stink-bugs-in-seedling-fields/)

  14. Babu, A. 2013. Implications of volunteer corn and cross-pollination of Bt and non-Bt corn on corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Bt resistance management. M.S. thesis, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS.

  15. Babu, A., A. Alangadan, S. Sunny. 2008.Popularizing Meliponiculture as an additional source of income. In The road to prosperity: proposals for development project in agriculture and allied sectors for Perumatty Gramapanchayath. College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala.

  16. Babu, A., 2008. Rural agricultural work experience programme. Bachelor’s Dissertation, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala.

*Denotes equal contributions. 

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