Faculty
536 Russell Laboratories
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Ph.D. Entomology, University of California, Davis. 2003
M.S. Plant Protection and Pest Management, University of California, Davis. 1999
B.S. Agriculture Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul. 1993
My program combines research and extension to provide statewide leadership in developing and implementing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs for insects and mites affecting field corn, soybean, small grains, alfalfa and other forage crops, and processing sweet corn and peas.
Broadly, our research concentrates on development and refinement of IPM programs utilizing biological, cultural, chemical, and host plant resistance methods as appropriate; with an emphasis on insect pest management strategies for organic production systems. The objective of my extension program is to provide information on effective, up to date, and sustainable (profitable and environmentally sound) IPM practices. Research objectives are generated in response to the needs of Wisconsin growers and UW Extension County Agents; as well as crop consultants, government agencies, industries and non-profit organizations that serve or interact with a diversity of Wisconsin growers, farms, and agricultural production systems.
ENT 905, Seminar in Applied Entomology
ENT 351, Principles of Economic Entomology (Field and Forage Crop IPM Module)
2010 Pound Extension Award, UW-Madison College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
2009 Integrated Pest Management Team Award, Entomological Society of America (Entomological Foundation)
2005 Entomology Educational Project Award, Board Certified Entomologists of Mid-America
2004 Outstanding Educational Program, American Distance Education Consortium
Agroecology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Editorial Board, Journal of Integrated Pest Management
2010
Cullen EM. 2010. Extension specialist roles in communities of interest and place: An example from the agriculture-wildlife interface. Journal of Extension 48(1) Feature Article 1FEA2.
Extension
DiFonzo, C. and E. Cullen. 2010. Handy Bt Trait Table. Michigan State University Field Crops
Entomology Program and University of Wisconsin-Extension.
Schramm S., A. Lacy, E. Cullen and J. Barzen. 2010. Protect Your Corn From Cranes. University of Wisconsin-Extension, Publication A3897.
2009
Extension
Cullen, E. and S. Schramm. 2009. Two-Spotted Spider Mite Management in Soybean and Corn. University of Wisconsin-Extension, Publication A3890.
2008
Research
Cullen EM, Stute JK, Raymond KL, Boyd HH. 2008. Farmers' perspectives on IPM field scouting during a period of pest range expansion: a case study of variant western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Wisconsin. American Entomologist 54(3): 170-178.
Kraiss H, Cullen EM. 2008. Insect growth regulator effects of azadirachtin and neem oil on survivorship, development and fecundity of Aphis glycines (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and its predator, Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Pest Management Science 64: 660-668.
Kraiss H, Cullen EM. 2008. Efficacy and non-target effects of reduced-risk insecticides on Aphis glycines (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and its biological control agent, Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 101: 391-398.
Extension
Cullen, E. and R. Proost. 2008. Guidelines for Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM) for Foliar, Seed and Soil-Applied Insecticides. University of Wisconsin- Madison Nutrient and Pest Management Program, Publication I-5C-1108.
Cullen, E. and J. Jyotika. 2008. Western Bean Cutworm: A Pest of Field and Sweet Corn. University of Wisconsin-Extension, Publication A3856.
Schramm, S. and Cullen, E. 2008. Moth Identification Guide for Blacklight Trap Catch in Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin-Extension, Publication A3855.
2007
Research
Pedersen P, Grau C, Cullen E, Koval N, Hill J. 2007. Potential for Integrated Management of Soybean Virus Disease. Plant Disease 91: 1255-1259.
Ragsdale DW, McCornack BP, Venette RC, Potter BD, MacRae IV, Hodgson EW, O'Neal ME, Johnson KD, O'Neil RJ, DiFonzo CD, Hunt TE, Glogoza PA, Cullen EM. 2007. Economic threshold for soybean aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Journal of Economic Entomology 100: 1258-1267.
Hodgson EW, McCornack BP, Koch KA, Ragsdale DW, Johnson KD, O'Neal ME, Cullen EM, Kraiss HJ, DiFonzo CD, Behnken LM. 2007. Field validation of Speed Scouting for soybean aphid. Crop Management doi:10.1094/CM-2007-0511-01-RS.
Cullen EM, Zalom FG. 2007. On-farm trial assessing efficacy of three insecticide classes for management of stink bug and fruit damage on processing tomatoes. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2007-0323-01-RS.
Extension
Cullen, E., Proost, R., and Volenberg, D. 2007. Insect Resistance Management and Refuge Requirements for Bt Corn. University of Wisconsin-Extension, Publication A3857.
Herbert, A., Malone, S., Cullen, E. and Ratcliffe, S. 2007. Identification of soybean aphid and look-alike species. USDA North Central Region IPM Center and SDC329 Multistate Research Group Publication.
2006
Research
Cullen EM, Zalom FG. 2006. Euschistus conspersus female reproductive morphology and attraction to methyl 2E, 4Z - decadienoate pheromone baited traps in processing tomatoes. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 119:163-173.
2005
Research
Cullen EM, Zalom FG. 2005. Relationship between Euschistus conspersus (Hem., Pentatomidae) pheromone trap catch and canopy shake samples in processing tomatoes. Journal of Applied Entomology 129 (9/10):505-514.
Extension
Cullen, E.M. and Wedberg, J.L. 2005. The European Corn Borer. University of Wisconsin-Extension, Publication A1220.
2004
Extension
Undersander, D., Becker, R., Cosgrove, D., Cullen, E., Doll, J., Grau, C., Kelling, K., Rice, M.E., Schmitt, M., Sheaffer, C., Shewmaker, G., Sulc, M. 2004. Alfalfa Management Guide. NCR547 North Central Regional Extension Publication.
2002
Research
Millar JG, McBrien HL, Ho HY, Rice RE, Cullen E, Zalom FG, Uokl A. 2002. Pentatomid bug pheromones in IPM: possible applications and limitations. pp. 241-250. In Use of pheromones and other semiochemicals in integrated control. IOBC/wprs Bulletin 25(9). Eds. P. Witzgall and B. Mazomenos.
McBrien HL, Millar JG, Rice RE, McElfresh JS, Cullen E, Zalom FG. 2002. Sex attractant pheromone of the redshouldered stink bug Thyanta pallidovirens: A pheromone blend with multiple redundant components. Journal of Chemical Ecology 28:1785-1806.
2001
Research
Millar JG, Rice RE, Steffan SA, Daane KM, Cullen E, Zalom FG. 2001. Attraction of female digger wasps, Astata occidentalis Cresson (Hymenoptera:Sphecidae) to the sex pheromone of the stink bug Thyanta pallidovirens (Hemiptera:Pentatomidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 77(4): 244-248.
Cullen E, Zalom F, Steinke W, Hummel H. 2001. High-volume applications to improve canopy penetration and efficacy of reduced risk insecticides in processing tomatoes. Acta Horticulturae 542:31-37. Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on the Processing Tomato. Ed. T.K. Hartz. ISHS, Belgium.
2000
Research
Cullen EM, Zalom FG, Flint ML, Zilbert EE. 2000. Quantifying trade-offs between pest sampling time and precision in commercial IPM sampling programs. Agricultural Systems 66:99-113.
Cullen EM, Zalom FG. 2000. Phenology-based field monitoring for consperse stink bug (Hemiptera:Pentatomidae) in processing tomatoes. Environmental Entomology 29(3):560-567.
1998
Research
Flint ML, Cullen E, Zalom F, Miyao G, Coviello R. 1998. Pest management record-keeping duties shift with computerization. California Agriculture 52(4):27-31.
Please visit the Cullen laboratory website for information about our research and extension program:
http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/cullenlab
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