Responsible for planning, coordinating, and developing an independent research program on insect pest management in stored raw agricultural commodities and processed food warehouses. Cooperate with private industry by conducting laboratory and simulated field tests to determine effective application rates and residual efficacy for conventional insecticides and microbial products that are being developed for use in post-harvest environments. Identify factors that affect residual insecticide efficacy, model insecticide residual degradation and biological efficacy during storage, determine insecticide resistance in pest species, and develop methods for assessing resistance that more accurately simulate insect exposure under field conditions. Evaluate non-chemical control options such as aeration and moisture control for inclusion in management programs for stored products.

Selected Recent Publications

    Arthur, F. H. and H. L. Johnson. 1995. Development of aeration plans based on weather data: a model for management of corn stored in Georgia. Am. Entomol. 41: 241-246.

    Arthur, F. H. 1995. Aeration alone versus chlorpyrifos-methyl treatment followed by aeration for wheat stored in Georgia: Simulated Field Test. J. Econ. Entomol. 88: 1764-1770.

    Arthur, F. H. 1996. Grain protectants: current status and prospects for the future. J. Stored Prod. Res. 32: 293-302.

    Arthur, F. H. 1998. Residual studies with cyfluthrin wettable powder: toxicity towards red flour beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) exposed for short time intervals on treated concrete. J. Econ. Entomol.91: 309-319.

    Arthur, F. H and J. E. Throne. 1998. Initial cooling cycles for corn stored in the southern United States: Aeration strategies based on weather data. American Entomologist 44: 118-123.

    Arthur, F. H. 1998. Effects of a flour food source on red flour beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) survival after exposure on concrete treated with cyfluthrin. J. Econ. Entomol. 91: 773-778.

    Arthur, F. H. 2000. Impact of accumulated food on survival of Tribolium castaneum on concrete treated with cyfluthrin wettable powder. J. Stored Prod. Res. 36: 15-23.