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Henry Fadamiro

D.Phil. (Oxford), FRES

Alumni Professor &

Integrated Pest Management

(IPM) Coordinator

 

346 Funchess Hall
Office: (334) 844-5098

Lab: (334) 844-2495; 844-1457

Email: fadamhy@auburn.edu

 

 

Areas of Interest:

Arthropod neuroethology, chemical ecology, biological control, and integrated pest management (IPM)

 

Fadamiro’s Lab Page (for detailed research, teaching, extension, and extracurricular activities)

 

News:

Henry Fadamiro named Auburn University Presidential Administrative Fellow

 

Select Media Coverages:

Dr. Fadamiro's research on fire ants highlighted in Science News Magazine and US News and World Report

Dr. Fadamiro's research on biocontrol of citrus mites highlighted in Southeast AgNet News and FreshPlaza News

 

Education:

  • D.Phil. Zoology (Entomology). University of Oxford, United Kingdom, 1995
  • M.S. Biology. Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, 1992
  • B.S. Biology. Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, 1989

Professional Experience:

  • Alumni Professor, Auburn University, 2011–Present
  • Associate Professor, Auburn University, 2007–Present
  • Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Coordinator & State Contact for Alabama, 2004–Present (www.alabamaipm.com)
  • Assistant Professor, Auburn University, 2003–2007
  • Research Scientist/Entomologist, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 1999–2002
  • Research Associate, Entomology, University of Minnesota, 1998–1999
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Entomology, Iowa State University, 1996–1998
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Entomology, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K. 1992–1995
  • Lecturer, Biology, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria, 1990–1992
  • Research Assistant, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1989–1990

 

Teaching:

Select Professional Activities:

  • Editor for Physiological Entomology
  • Member, Entomological Society of America
  • President, Black Entomologists, December 2004–2007
  • Member, International Society for Chemical Ecology
  • Member of Editorial Board of the International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (formerly Insect Science and its Applications)
  • Chair, Advisory Council of the Southern Region IPM Center, Raleigh, North Carolina (2007-2008)
  • Chair, SERA 3: Southern Region IPM Coordinators/Information Exchange Group (2008-2009)

 

Select Awards and Honors:

  • Award for Excellence in Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Entomological Society of America-Southeastern Branch. 2011
  • Dean's Grantsmanship Award, College of Agriculture, Auburn University. 2011
  • Alumni Professor, Auburn University. 2011-2016
  • Fellow of Royal Entomological Society. 2010-Present
  • Extramural Competitive Funding Award, Alabama Cooperative Extension System. 2009
  • Director’s Research Award, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station/College of Agriculture, Auburn University. 2005
  • Rhodes Scholar, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. 1992-1995

Graduate Students:

Current:

  • Prithwiraj Das, Ph.D. Student (Graduate Research Assistant, Started Fall 2007)
  • Kate Nangle, M.S. Student (Graduate Research Assistant, Started Fall 2009)
  • Sarah Muscella, M.S. Student (Graduate Research Assistant, Started Fall 2011)
  • Tolulope Morawo, M.S. Student (Graduate Research Assistant, Started Fall 2011)

Alumni:

  • Elly Maxwell, M.S. (Fall 2003– Fall 2005). Current position: Entomologist, Dow Gardens, Midland, Michigan
  • Ebenezer Onagbola, Ph.D. (Spring 2004–Fall 2007). Current position: US Army
  • Yingfang Xiao, Ph.D. (Fall 2005-Fall 2009). Current position: Postdoctoral Research Associate. Univ. of Florida, Mid-Florida REC, Apopka, Florida
  • Timothy Nafziger, M.S. (Fall 2007-Spring 2010)
  • Clement Akotsen-Mensah, Ph.D. (Fall 2006-Summer 2010). Current position: Research & Extension Associate, Auburn University
  • Rammohan (Rao) Balusu, Ph.D. (Fall 2006-Summer 2011). Current position: Research Associate, Auburn University
  • Esther Ngumbi, Ph.D. (Spring 2008-Summer 2011). Current position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Georgia Tech, Atlanta

Research Associates/Post-docs:

Current:

  • Dr. Clement Akotsen-Mensah, Research & Extension Associate. (August 2010–Present)
  • Dr. Rammohan (Rao) Balusu, Research Associate, (August 2011-Present)

Former:

  • Dr. Joseph Anikwe, Visiting Research Scholar. (February 2011-August 2011). Current position: Principal Research Entomologist, Cocoa Research Institute, Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Dr. Kavita Sharma, Ph.D. (November 2008–April 2011). Current position: Research Associate, University of California, Riverside, CA
  • Dr. Li Chen, Ph.D. (March 2004–December 2008). Current position: Associate Professor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
  • Dr. Xiaofang He, Ph.D. Visiting Scholar. (February 2008–February 2009). Current position: Lecturer, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
  • Dr. Hongyi Wei, Ph.D. (September 2006 –September 2007). Current position: Professor, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
  • Dr. Vincent Umeh, Ph.D. (March 2005–November 2005). Current position: Chief Research Entomologist, National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan, Nigeria

Research Assistants:

Current:

  • Erica Williams, Undergraduate Research Assistant
  • Gregory Bryant, Undergraduate Research Assistant
  • Omotola Ajayi, Research Assistant

 

Select Grants:

  • United States Department of Agriculture-NIFA. Funded October 1, 2011 – September 30, 2015. Development and Participatory Implementation of Integrated Organic Pest Management for Crucifer Vegetable Production in the South (H.Y. Fadamiro, PI, multiple co-PIs).
  • United States Department of Agriculture-CSREES. Funded June 1, 2010 – May 31, 2013. Extension IPM Coordination Program for Auburn University and Alabama Cooperative Extension System. (H.Y. Fadamiro, PI).
  • Southern Region IPM Center - IPM Enhancement Grants Program. Funded June 1, 2010 – May 31, 2011. Regulatory Information Network for Coastal Plains Sub-Region. (H.Y. Fadamiro, PI).
  • United States Department of Agriculture/IR-4 Biopesticide Funding. Funded July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011. Evaluation of Biopesticides for Managing Yellowmargined Leaf Beetle, Microtheca ochroloma in Organic Vegetable Production. (H.Y. Fadamiro, PI).
  • Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries - Alabama Specialty Crops Program. Funded January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2012. Participatory Implementation of Cost-Effective Pest Management Practices to Enhance Profitability and Competitiveness of the Alabama Peach Industry. (H.Y. Fadamiro, PI).
  • National Science Foundation, Career Advancement Awards (CAA) Program. Funded May 2007 – April 2009. Comparative Study of Neuroethology of Olfaction in Parasitoid Wasps. (H.Y. Fadamiro, PI)
  • Auburn University Biogrants Program - Identification of Novel Chemical Compounds Mediating Attraction of Parasitic Phorid Flies to Fire Ants. Funded May 2008– April 2010. (H.Y. Fadamiro, PI).

 

Select Publications:

  • Akotsen-Mensah, C., R. Boozer, A. Appel, and H.Y. Fadamiro. 2011. Seasonal phenology and development of a degree-day model for predicting activity of plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar in Alabama peaches. Annals of Entomological Society of America 104: 192-201. (PDF)

  • Onagbola, E., and H.Y. Fadamiro. 2011. Electroantennogram and behavioral responses of Pteromalus cerealella to odor stimuli associated with its host, Callosobruchus maculatus. Journal of Stored Products Research 47: 123-129. (PDF)

  • Fadamiro, H.Y., L. Chen, C. Akotsen-Mensah, and W. Setzer. 2010. Antennal electrophysiological responses of the giant swallowtail butterfly, Papilio cresphontes, to the essential oils of Zanthoxylum clava-herculis and related plants. Chemoecology. 20:25–33. (PDF)

  • Xiao, Y., and H.Y. Fadamiro. 2010. Functional responses and prey-stage preferences of three species of predacious mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on citrus red mite, Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae). Biological Control 53: 345–352. (PDF)
  • Ngumbi, E., L. Chen, and H.Y. Fadamiro. 2010. Electroantennogram (EAG) responses of Microplitis croceipes and Cotesia marginiventris and their lepidopteran hosts to a wide array of odor stimuli: correlation between EAG response and degree of host specificity? Journal of Insect Physiology 56: 1260–1268. (PDF)

  • Fadamiro, H.Y., X. He, and L. Chen. 2009. Aggression in imported fire ants: an explanation for shifts in their spatial distributions in southern United States? Ecological Entomology. 34: 427-436. (PDF)

  • Chen, L., K. Sharma, and H.Y. Fadamiro. 2009. Fire ant venom alkaloids act as key attractants for the parasitic phorid fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae). Naturwissenschaften. 96:1421-1429. (PDF)

  • Fadamiro, H.Y., Y. Xiao, M. Nesbitt, and C. C. Childers. 2009. Diversity and seasonal abundance of predacious mites in Alabama Satsuma citrus. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 102: 616-628. (PDF)

  • Ngumbi, E., L. Chen, and H.Y. Fadamiro. 2009. Comparative GC-EAD responses of a specialist (Microplitis croceipes) and a generalist (Cotesia marginiventris) parasitoid to cotton volatiles induced by two caterpillar species. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 35: 1009-1020. (PDF)

  • Fadamiro, H.Y., Xiao, T. Hargroder, M. Nesbitt, V.C. Umeh, and C. C. Childers. 2008. Seasonal occurrence of key arthropod pests and associated natural enemies in Alabama Satsuma citrus. Environmental Entomology 37: 555-567. (PDF)
  • Chen, L., and H.Y. Fadamiro. 2008. Antennal sensilla of the decapitating phorid fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae). Micron 39: 517-525. (PDF)
  • Chen, L., and H.Y. Fadamiro. 2007. Differential electroantennogram response of females and males of two parasitoid species to host-related green leaf volatiles and inducible compounds. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 97: 515-522. (PDF)
  • Chen, L., and H.Y. Fadamiro. 2007. Behavioral and electroantennogram responses of phorid fly Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae) to red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta odor and trail pheromone. Journal of Insect Behavior 20: 267-287. (PDF)
  • Maxwell, E., and H.Y. Fadamiro. 2006. Evaluation of several reduced-risk insecticides in combination with an action threshold for managing lepidopteran pests of cole crops in Alabama. Florida Entomologist 89: 117-126. (PDF)
  • Fadamiro, H.Y., and L. Chen. 2005. Utilization of aphid honeydew and floral nectar by Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae), a parasitoid of imported fire ants, Solenopis spp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Biological Control 34: 73-82.(PDF)
  • Fadamiro, H.Y. 2004. Monitoring the seasonal flight activity of codling moth, Cydia pomonella, and redbanded leafroller, Argyrotaenia velutinana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in apple orchards using pheromone-baited traps. Environmental Entomology 33: 1711-1717. (PDF)
  • Fadamiro, H.Y. 2004. Pest phenology and evaluation of traps and pheromone lures for monitoring flight activity of obliquebanded leafroller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Minnesota apple orchards. Journal of Economic Entomology 97: 530-538. (PDF)
  • Fadamiro, H.Y., and G.E. Heimpel. 2001. Effects of partial sugar deprivation on lifespan and carbohydrate mobilization in the parasitoid Macrocentrus grandii (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 94: 906-916.(PDF)
  • Fadamiro, H.Y., A.A. Cossé, and T.C. Baker. 1999. Fine-scale resolution of closely spaced pheromone and antagonist filaments by flying male Helicoverpa zea. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 185: 131-141. (PDF)
  • Fadamiro, H.Y., and T.C. Baker. 1999. Reproductive performance and longevity of female European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis: effects of multiple mating and adult feeding. Journal of Insect Physiology 45: 385-392. (PDF)
  • Baker, T.C., H.Y. Fadamiro, and A.A. Cossé. 1998. Moth uses fine tuning for odour resolution. Nature 393: 530. (PDF)

 

For more information: fadamhy@auburn.edu - Fadamiro Lab