Michael Klein

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Michael Klein

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klein.10@osu.edu

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Degrees & Credentials:

Ph.D. 1972 University of Wisconsin, Madison

Research Entomologist, USDA/ARS 1969-2004

Interests & Expertise:

Biological control of horticultural insect pests

Biography:

My research concentrates on biological suppression of the Japanese beetle and other horticultural insect pests. Efforts are continuing to improve traps and lures for the Japanese beetle and other scarab beetles throughout the world. Another focus of my present research is the development of parasitoids and the entomopathogenic nematode/bacteria complex for control of insects and diseases in turf and nursery environments. I have a strong interest in international activities and am presently involved with the IPM project in the Azores, and with scarab problems in Ecuador, Midway Atoll, Guam, New Zealand, Hungary, Moldova, China, and Japan.

Works

Recent Publications:

Klein, M. G., P. Grewal, and T. Jackson. Lawn, Turf, and Grassland Pests. Pp. 681-706. In: Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology. (L. A. Lacey and H. H. Kaya, Eds.) Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 2000.

Klein, M. G. (Executive Producer). "Emerald Invasion." 19 Minute Video. OSU/OARDC. 2003.

Toth, M., M. G. Klein, and Z. Imrei. Field Screening for Attractants of Scarab (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Pests in Hungary. Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica. 38: 323-331. 2003.

Reding, M. E., M. G. Klein, R. D. Brazee, and C. R. Krause. Fall subsurface insecticide treatments against European Chafer grubs damaging field-grown ornamentals. J. Environ. Hort. 22: 32-36. 2004.

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