Dr. Raymond Cloyd

Dr. Raymond Cloyd

Dr. Raymond A. Cloyd has an extension and research appointment at Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS). His research and extension program involves pest management/plant protection in greenhouses, nurseries, landscapes, turfgrass, conservatories, interiorscapes, Christmas trees, and vegetables and fruits. Dr. Cloyd is the Extension Specialist in horticultural entomology for the state of Kansas with a major clientele that includes homeowners, master gardeners, and professional and commercial operators.

Kansas State University

Resistance is Futile: Why Resistance Management is Important in Managing Insect and Mite Pests

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Raymond will provide an overview of resistance and then discuss the mechanisms of resistance and the biological parameters that promote resistance developing in insect and mite pest populations. He will then address the importance of rotating pesticides (insecticides and miticides) with different modes of action to delay the prospect of resistance developing in insect and mite pest populations. This presentation will be “hard to resist”.

Management of the Redheaded Flea Beetle in Nursery Production Systems

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Raymond will discuss the biology, ecology, behavior, and damage associated with redheaded flea beetle adults. Raymond will then address the management strategies, based on his research, that can be implemented to mitigate plant damage caused by redheaded flea beetle adults. He will highlight the use of systemic insecticides as an effective management strategy against redheaded flea beetle adults.