Russell (Russ) F. Mizell III

Professor of Entomology

Publications

Refereed

• Duncan, L., C. McCoy, P. Stansly, J. Graham and R. Mizell. 2001. Estimating the relative abundance of adult citrus root weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with modified Tedders traps. Environ. Entomol. 30: 939-946.
• Mizell, III, R.F., R.F. Mizell, IV, and R.A. Mizell. 2002. Trolling: a novel trapping method for Chrysops spp. (Diptera: Tabanidae). Fla. Entomol. 85:356-366.
• Shapiro-ilan, D.I., R.F. Mizell, III and J.F. Campbell. 2002. Susceptibility of the plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst) to entomopathogenic nematodes. J. Nemat. 34: 246-249.
• Mizell, R.F., F.D. Bennett and D. Reed. 2002. Unsuccessful classical biological control search for parasites of the crape myrtle aphid, Tinocallis kahawaluokalani. Fla. Entomol. 85:521-523.
• Bloem, S.K., R.F. Mizell and C.W. O'Brien. 2002. Old traps for new weevils: new records for curculionids, brentids and anthribids from Jefferson County Florida. Fla. Entomol. 85:635-647.
• Andersen, P., B. Brodbeck and R. Mizell. 2003. Plant and insect characteristics in response to increasing density of Homalodisca coagulata on three host species: a quantification of assimilate extraction. Entomol. Exp. et Appl. 107:57-68.
• Mizell, R.F. 2003. Summary and overview of pecan arthropod pest management. Southwest. Entomol. Proc ESA Symposium. Suppl. No.27:135-140.
• Braman, K. B.L. Sparks, W.L. Tedders, R.F. Mizell and W.G. Hudson. 2003. Effects of trap color and bait type on collections of Coleoptera in pyramid traps in commercial nurseries. J. Entomol. Sci. 38:254-261.
• Joseph-Jno. Baptiste, S., K. Bloem, S. Reitz and R.F. Mizell, III. 2003. Use of radiation to sterilize two-spotted spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) eggs used as a food source for predatory mites. Fla. Entomol. 86: 389-394.
• Shapiro-Ilan, D., R. Mizell, T. Cottrell and D. Horton. 2004. Field efficacy of Steinernema feltiae and Steinernema riobrava for suppression of plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar, larvae. BioControl. 30: 496-503.
• Lopez, R., R. Mizell, P. Andersen and B. Brodbeck. 2004. Parasitism of eggs of Homalodisca coagulata (Say) (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) by Gonatocerus ashmeadi (Girault) and Gonatocerus morrilli (Howard) (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae). J. Entomol. Sci. 39: 214-222.
• Tipping, C., R. Mizell and P. Andersen. 2004. Adaptations important for the dispersal of immature stages of three species of leafhopper (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Fla Entomol. 87:372-379.
• Brodbeck, B., P.C. Andersen and R.F. Mizell, III. 2004. A comparison of glabrous and pubescent soybean lines for their effects on the developmental biology of a xylophagous leafhopper. Environ. Entomol. 33:165-173.
• Andersen, P.C., B.V. Brodbeck, R.F. Mizell, III and S. Oden. 2005. The abundance and feeding of Homalodisca coagulata (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) on Vitis genotypes in north Florida. Environ. Entomol. 34:466-478.
• Tipping, C., R.F. Mizell, III and P.C. Andersen. 2005. A method to induce oviposition in Homalodisca coagulata. J. Entomol. Sci. 40: 246-249.
• Tipping, C., R.F. Mizell, III, S. Triapitsyn and S. Graham. 2005. A new host record for the egg parasitoid Paracentrobia americana (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) of the proconine sharpshooter Homalodisca insolita (Walker) (Hemiptera: Clypeorryncha: Cicadellidae). Fla. Entomol. 88:217-18.
• Bloem, S., R. Mizell, K. Bloem, S. Hight and J. Carpenter. 2005. Laboratory evaluations of insecticides for control of the invasive cactus moth Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Fla. Entomol. 88: 395-400.
• Boucias, D.G., D.W. Scharf, S.E. Breaux, D.H. Purcell, and R.F. Mizell III. 2006. Studies on the fungi associated with the glassy-winged sharpshooter Homalodisca coagulata with emphasis on a new species Hirsutella homalodiscae nom. prov. BioControl 52:231-258.
• Jenkins, D., R. Mizell, D. Shapiro-Ilan, T. Cottrell and D. Horton. 2006. Invertebrate predators and parasites of plum curculio, Conatrachelus nenuphar (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the southeast. Fla. Entomol. 89:435-440.
• Mizell, R.F. 2007. Impact of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on native arthropod predators in pecan and crape myrtle. Fla. Entomol. 90:524-536.
• Shapiro-Ilan, D., R. Mizell, T. Cottrell and D. Horton. 2007. Control of plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar with entomopathogenic nematodes: effects of application timing, alternate host plant, and nematode strain. Biol. Cont. 44:207-215.
• Brodbeck, B., P.C. Andersen, S. Oden and R.F. Mizell, III. 2007. Preference-performance linkage of the xylem-feeding leafhopper, Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicidellidae). Environ. Entomol. 36:1512-1522.
• Mizell, R.F., F.W. Martin and W.L. Tedders. 2007. Visual and odor cues affect trap efficiency for Hylobius pales (Herbst), Pachylobius picivorus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Xylotrechus sagitattus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). J. Entomol. Sci. 48:558-572.
• Emmert, C.J., Mizell, III, R.F., Andersen, P.C., Frank J.H., and Stimac. J. 2008. Effects of Contrasting Diets and Temperatures on Reproduction and Prey Consumption by Proprioseiopsis asetus (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Expt. and Appl. Acarol. 44:11-26.
• Emmert, C.J., Mizell, III, R.F., Andersen, P.C., Frank J.H., and Stimac. J. 2008. Affect of Diet on Intrinsic Rate of Increase and Rearing of Proprioseiopsis asetus Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. (In press).
• Mizell, R.F., C. Tipping, P.C. Andersen, B.V. Brodbeck, T. Northfield and W. Hunter. 2008. Behavioral Model for the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): Optimization of Host Plant Utilization and Management Implications. Environ. Entomol. (Forum) (Accepted).
• Northfield, T., R. Mizell, T. Riddle, P. Andersen and B. Brodbeck. 2008. Dispersal, patch leaving and aggregation of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Environ. Entomol. (In press).
• Mizell, R.F. and W.G. Hudson. 2007. Phenology and biological control of the yellow rose aphid, Acythrosiphon porosum in northern Florida and southern Georgia. J. Entomol. Sci. (In Press).
• Andersen, P., R. Mizell and B. Brodbeck. 2008. Abundance and feeding rate of Homalodisca vitripennis Germar on Prunus persica and Prunus salicina. J. Entomol. Sci. (In press).
• Shapiro-Ilan, D., T.E. Cottrell, R.F. Mizell, III, D.L. Horton and J. Davis. 2008. Targeting peachtree borer, Synanthedon exitiosa, with entomopathogenic nematodes: virulence screening in the laboratory and prophylactic suppression in the field. BioControl (submitted).

Book Chapters

• Nebeker, T.E., R.F. Mizell III and N. Bedwell. 1983. Potential interactions between natural enemies and other control tactics in management of bark beetle populations. Proc. Am. Chem. Soc. Seattle, WA. ACS Symposium Series 238.
• Mizell, R.F. III. 1984. Risk rating: A fruitful approach toward management of the pecan weevil? In Neel, W.W. and P.P. Sikorowski (eds.) Pecan Weevil: Research Perspectives. Quail Ridge Press, Brandon, MS 127 pp.
• Mizell, R.F. III and F.C. Swift. 1987. Update on insect pests in the Northeastern and Southeastern U.S. In: Childers, N.F. and W. Sherman (eds.) The Peach. Horticultural Publications, New Brunswick, NJ.
• Mizell, R.F. and W.L. Tedders. 1990. Pests of fruits and nuts. pp. 111-112. In D.H. Habeck, F.D. Bennett, and J.H. Frank (eds.). Classical biological control in the southeastern United States. South. Coop. Ser. Bull. 355. 197 pp.
• Mizell, R.F. 1990. Pests of woody ornamentals. pp. 129-130. In D.H. Habeck, F.D. Bennett, and J.H. Frank (eds.). Classical biological control in the southeastern United States. South. Coop. Ser. Bull. 355. 197 pp.
• Mizell, R. 1994. Chlorpyrifos use on fruits and nuts. pp 94-101. In Witkowskyi, J.F., S.P. Whitney and T.J. Kergel (eds.) The biologic and economic assessment of the field crop use of chlorpyrifos. USDA Tech. Bull. #1832, 140 pp.
• Mizell, R.F. 1996. Woody landscape plants, tree fruit and nuts. pp 371-386. In Rosen, D., F. Bennett, and J.L. Capinera (eds.). Pest Management in the subtropics: The Florida experience. Intercept Ltd. Andover. 578 pp.
• Mizell, R.F., and A. Hagan. 1999. Biological problems and their management in urban soils: IPM of arthropods and diseases, pp 119-156. In Anderson, Brown, R., J. Huddleston and J. Anderson. (Eds.). Managing soils in a growing urban area. Am. Soc. Agron. Monograph. #39.
• Mizell, R.F., A. Darling and R. Gaskella. 2000. Recommendations for development of information on international pests. In Gaskella, R. and L. Coffman. (eds.) Report of the Florida Pest Exclusion Committee to the Florida Legislature. FDACS.
• Redak, R. M.J. Blua, J.R. Lopes, A.H. Purcell, R.F. Mizell, and P.C. Andersen. 2004. The biology and control of xylem sap-feeding insect vectors of Xylella fastidiosa and their relation to disease epidemiology. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 49: 243-70.
• Mizell, R.F. and P.A. Mizell. 2004 Plant extrafloral nectaries and biological control. In J.L. Capinera (ed.) CDC-Encyclopedia of Entomology.

Books

• Hodges, A, E. Buss and R. Mizell. 2006. The Insect Galls of Florida. UF/IFAS, SP 343.

Extension Publications

• Mizell, R., P. Andersen, C. Tipping and B. Brodbeck. 2002. Xylella Fastidiosa Diseases and Their Leafhopper Vectors. EDIS, ENY-683.
• Johnson, D.T., B.A. Lewis and R.F. Mizell, III. 2002. Trapping brown stink bugs in peach. Hort. Studies 2001, Arkansas Agric. Expt. Stn. Res. Series 494, pp. 19-23.
• Mizell, R. 2008. ENY691. Peachtree Borers in the Home and Commercial Peach Orchard. Ent. and Nem. Factsheet Ent-57. EDIS, ENY-691.
• Mizell, R.F. III. 2003. The Pecan Bud Moth: Pest of Nursery Stock and Transplanted Pecans. EntandNem. Factsheet Ent-56. EDIS, ENY-690.
• Mizell, R. and T.C. Riddle. 2004. Management recommendations for the Asian ambrosia beetle. Proc. SNA Conf. 49:152-155.
• Duke, E., G. Knox, A. Bolques and R. Mizell. 2004. Efficacy of conventional and alternative weed control. Proc. SNA Conf. 49:105-107.
• Tipping, C. and R.F. Mizell. 2004. Sharpshooters, Leafhoppers, Cicadellidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae). Featured Creature and EDIS web document.
• Mizell, R.F. 2004. Stink Bugs and Leaffooted Bugs Are Important Fruit, Nut, Seed and Vegetable Pests. EDIS pub.
• Mizell, R.F. 2004. Monitoring Stink Bugs with the Florida Stink Bug Trap.
• Revision of EDIS. Insect Management in Pecans. 2004.
• Mizell, R.F. 2005. Wood boring insects are important plant pests. EDIS pub.
• Revision of EDIS. Insect Management in Peaches. 2005-7.
• Revision of EDIS. Insect Management in Pears. 2005-7.
• Revision of EDIS. Insect Management in Blueberries in the Eastern United States. 2005-7.
• Revision of EDIS. Insect Management in Blackberries. 2005-7.
• Revision of EDIS. Insect Management in Plums. 2005-7.
• Revision of EDIS. Insect Management in Oriental Persimmon. 2005-7.
• Ferguson, J., J. Chaparro, J.G. Williamson, and R. Mizell. 2007. Florida Subtropical Peaches: Production Practices. EDIS-HS348.
• Northfield, T. and R. Mizell. 2007. Glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Encyclopedia of Entomology II. J. Capinera (ed.).
• Herbert, J. and R. Mizell. 2007. Crape myrtle aphid Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy) (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Encyclopedia of Entomology II. J. Capinera (ed.).
• Gomez, C. and R. Mizell. 2008. Euschistus servus. Featured Creature article UF Dept of Entomol. and Nematol.
• Gomez, C. and R. Mizell. 2008. Proxys punctalatus. Featured Creature article UF Dept of Entomol. and Nematol.
• Gomez, C. and R. Mizell. 2008. Cypress twig gall midge. Featured Creature article UF Dept of Entomol. and Nematol.
• Gomez, C. and R. Mizell. 2008. Acrosternum hilare. Featured Creature article UF Dept of Entomol. and Nematol.
• Mizell, R.F., T.C. Riddle and A.S. Blount. 2008. Trap cropping for management of stink and leaffooted bugs. Proc. FL. St. Hort. Soc. (In press.).
• Knox, G., and R. Mizell. 2008. Pests of roses in Florida, EDIS pub.

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