Assefa Gebre-Amlak (PhD.), Pest Management Specialist.

My entomology work focuses on applied field crop pest management in production agriculture. As the Extension Specialist, I provide timely pest management information to crop growers and Agricultural businesses. My other area of interest is implementing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in schools to reduce pests and pesticide applications in schools and provide safe learning and teaching environment in schools.

Representative Publications:

Charlet, D.L., Robert M. Aiken, Ron F. Meyer and Assefa Gebre-Amlak. 2007. Impact of Irrigation Larval Densities of Stem-infesting Pests of Cultivated Sunflower in Kansas. J. Econ. Entomol. 100(5): 1555-11559.

Charlet, D.L., Robert M. Aiken, Ron F. Meyer and Assefa Gebre-Amlak. 2007. Impact of combining Planting Date and Chemical Control to Reduce Larval Densities of Stem-infesting Pests of Sunflower in the Central Plains. J. Econ. Entomol. 100(4): 11248-1257.

Gebre-Amlak, A., J. P. Michaud, Frank B. Peairs, Gary Hein, Phillip Solderbeck, Randall A. Higgins. 2005. Insect Pest Identification and Control. In High Plains Sunflower production Handbook, Kansas State University. PP 16-23.

Peairs, F. B. J. Rudolph, T. L. Randolph, S.M. Walter and A. Gebre-Amlak. 2005. 2005 Colorado Field Crop Insect Management Research and Demonstration Trials. Technical Bulletin. Colorado State University.

Gebre-Amlak, A , Dennis Kaan and Ron Meyer. 2004. Golden Plains Area Agricultural Handbook, Volume VI. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension