Frank Peairs

Professor

Frank.Peairs@ColoState.edu	High Plains IPM
102 Insectary	Extension Website
(970) 491-5945

I specialize in applied entomology and have extension, research, and teaching responsibilities in field crop entomology and insect pest management. My research currently is focused on integrated pest management of Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia, in wheat and barley, with emphasis on the development of resistant cultivars and management of Russian wheat aphid within the context of dryland agroecosystems. I also conduct research on management of corn spider mites and other pests associated with water-limited cropping systems.

Courses I Teach:

Integrated Pest Management (BSPM 451) (Spring Odd Years)

Advanced Integrated Pest Management (BSPM 551) (Spring Odd Years)

Livestock Entomology (BSPM 300) (Spring)

Agricultural Insects (BSPM 303C) (Fall Even Years)

Representative Publications:

Lanier, W., F. B. Peairs, G. L. Hein, and S. L. Blodgett (eds). 2004. High Plains Integrated Pest Management Guide for Colorado, Western Nebraska, Montana, and Wyoming. Bull. No. 564A. http://www.highplainsipm.org/

Miller, H. R. and F. B. Peairs. 2008. Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Colorado dryland cropping systems. Southwestern Entomologist 33: 31 - 42.

Merrill, S. C., F. B. Peairs, H. R. Miller, T. L. Randolph, J. B. Rudolph, and E. E. Talmich. 2008. Reproduction and development of Russian wheat aphid Biotype 2 on crested wheatgrass, intermediate wheatgrass, and susceptible and resistant wheat. J. Econ. Entomol. 101: 541-545.

Giles, K., G. L. Hein, and F. B. Peairs. 2008. Areawide pest management of cereal aphids in dryland wheat systems of the Great Plains, USA. Pp. 441 - 466 in: Koul, O., G. Cuperus, and N. Elliott, eds., Areawide Pest Management: Theory and Implementation. CAB International. Cambridge, MA.

Randolph, T. L., F. B. Peairs, S. Merrill, M. Koch, and C. B. Walker. 2007. Yield response to Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) in mixtures of resistant and susceptible winter wheats. Southwest. Entomol.32: 7-15.