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ENTOMO LOGYAT THEUNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
On the cover:Inspection ofa honeybee colony on the east side ofWhitten Hall, MU campus. Date unknown.This manuscript began as Special Report 380, A History ofEntomology, published in 1988 by the Missouri AgriculturalExperiment Station. Appreciation is extended to all enromology faculty and friends who contributed to the current version.R. D. Hall assumes responsibility for errors or omissions and would be pleased rn record updates and corrections. Addressthese to: Entomology History, 1-87 Agriculrure Building, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211. Susan York editedthe manuscript, and Joe Vale designed the publication, both of Extension and Agricultural Information .
Entomolog y at theUniversity of MissouriPrepared in part by various Department of Entomology facultyand edited by Robert D. HallSpecial Report 469College of Agriculture, Food and Natural ResourcesUniversity of Missouri-ColumbiaDecember 1994l ( M "" "'" ' '- ,,m ' " ' ., ,,.M AGRICU LTURAL ENT'"'Cd"'"veteranoo . era" o OOTh national origin , sex, religion, age,ind1sab1llty or status as a Vietnamcolor,employment or programs. If you have special needs as addressed by the Americans withDisabilities Act a nd need this publication in an alternat.ive format, w'.ite ADA Officer,Extens ion and Agricu ltural Information , 1-98 Agncullure Bu1ld1ng . Columbia, MO .652 11 . '.call (3 ·t 4) 882-8237 . Reasonable ettorts will be made 10 accommodate your special needs
The University of Missouri,River, and it was the first educa-founded in 1839, was thetional entity in the western half ofoffers all undergraduate and gradu-first state university andthe United States to offer instruc-ate courses in entomology at MU,the first land-grant institutiontion in entomology. Today, the pri-contributes the entomology portionestablished west of the Mississippimary mission of MU's Departmentto many courses offered by otherof Entomology is to provide strongdepartments and provides interna-programs in the three principaltionally competitive graduate educa-areas of teaching, research andtion leading ro the master of scienceextension.and doctorate degrees in entomology.TheThe resident teaching programIn research, the department hasdeveloped and sustained a balancedDepartmentof Entomology'srole in itscentennial yearprogram in fundamental andapplied entomology to meet theagricultural and entomological needs of Missouri, primarily, but also of theregional, national and international communities. Inaddition, the research pro-gram meets the instructionalrequirements of advanced under-graduate and graduate students andadvances the science of entomology.Extension entomology developsand initiates programs that contribute and update information on
Early photograph ofWhitten Hall, originalhome of the MUDepartment ofEntomology (I 903 1960). Note the insectaryat rear. Date unknown.insects and insect problems toexte ns ion a rea specialists, agricultur-lecrive natio nal reso urce.Insects benefl r us as pollin aco rs,ro Misso uri cro ps and livestock.The Asian ri ge r mosquico is aal produce rs, rhe agribusiness indus-predators, paras ites a nd producersrece ntl y introdu ced pes r rhar couldtry, pes r-co nrrol operators and citi -of hon ey. However, each year,ca use a major hum a n hea lth prob-ze ns througho ut Missouri.in sects in Misso uri d am age subsran-lem in Misso uri , and rh e full impactExtension also provid es edu ca tion alri al amounts o f food and fiber,of ri ckborn e pathogens is on ly nowopporrun iries in entomology forrransm ir pathoge ns co pl a nts andbein g m eas ured. Ir is a marrer ofoff-campus srudenrs fro m Missouri.anim als and a re a seve re nuisance corim e befo re pes ts such as Japanesehum ans and a nimals in borh urbanbeetl e and gypsy morh beco me fullyDepartment of Entomo logyand rural se ttings. In addition coestablish ed across th e sta re.remains unique and essential todangers posed by pes t insectsMisso uri for information and con-indi genous co Misso uri , speciesunique a mong rh e life sciencestrol reco mmendations on insectsimmi grating inco and across rh ebecause th ere are more species ofand rh eir allies and on i nsecricideUnited Scares pose co nsta nt th reatsin sects rhan all other species of ani -use and safety. Ir consrirures a viralas well. The meadow spirrleb ug,mals combined, beca use of rh eirpan of a reaching, research andso urhwes rern co rn borer, horn Ay,high reproductive potential a ndextension n etwo rk. Along wirhEuropea n co rn borer, alfalfa weevi l,beca use of the extensive impact rheyorher d epartm ents of e ntomology,face Ay and western corn roorwormhave on humans and in nature.sta te a nd federal agencies and al liedare examp les of introdu ced pes tsMU's Department of Encomo logyorganizations , ir forms pa rt of a co l-rh at now ca use wid espread dam agehas hi gh-quality facu lty, staff andIn irs I OOrh yea r, MU's2T he discipline of entomology is
stud em s se rvin g th e needs ofUnited Stares.Mi sso uri . C urreml y, 18 res ide n tT he Deparrmenr ofResea rch Laboratory.Evaluatio ns by o utside peerand adjun ct enro mo logy pro fesso rsE n to mo logy also is uni q ue andreviewe rs have bee n co mp li me ntaryco mprise rh e graduate facul ty, andstrengthened by hav in g a coopera-of the Depa rtment of En to mo logy's13 are o n th e d octoral fac ulty . Thi sti ve p rog ra m with rhe U.S.p rog rams. T he 1983-84 Go urmanex perrise cove rs most essenti al ento-Departm ent of Ag ri culrn re'sReport ra n ked the qual ity of MU'smo logica l disc iplin es.(USDA) Bio logica l Co nt ro l ofDepa rtmem of Entomology gradu -In sects Resea rch La bo rato ry. loca tedate program as 22 nd in the nati on.sio n, alo ng wirh gradu ate programs,o n a I 0-ac re tract in Co lumbi a, asOf those ranked higher, abo u t halfwo rk toge th er benefi ciall y to ensurewell as with th e U DA Resea rchgenerally wo uld be recognized asstronge r programs in each fun cti o n.Unit o n H os t Pl ant Res istance inbein g at th e top while Mi sso uri andAn additio nal strength is th at su hco rn. Eigh t USDA resea rch scie n-th e remainin g d epa rtments wouldinterac ti o n of fun cti o ns has p ro-ti sts ho ld ad junct o r no nregul a r aca-be co nside red am o ng the to p thi rddu ced superi o r-quality graduate stu -de mi c appo inrmenrs in rhe d epa rr-of all ento m o logy d epartm ents indents who have bee n success ful inmen t and interact w ith th e deparr-the nati o n to offer co mparabl e pro-securin g profess io nal pos iti o ns.men r's fac ul ty, stud e ms and pro -g rams. Such ran kings haveResea rch ass isra nrsh ips and stipendsgra ms. T he d epartm ent also hasre m ained relatively stable during th eare co mpetitive with most o th ercooperati ve resea rch pro jects withpas t d eca d e.entom o logy d epartm ents in therheTeaching, resea rch and exten-olumbi a N ati o nal FisheriesEarly MU entomology researchlaboratory. Dateunknown.3
Aprofessorship of naruralGeorge Swallow succeeded him inhistory was one of the1851. In 1853, Swallow wasoriginal faculty positionsappointed state geologist, andestablished at the newbornProfessor J. Locke succeeded him.University of Missouri. Dr. EdwardBy act of legisl ature, effective JuneH . Leffingwell was the incumbent6, 1860, the president of the uni-in 1844, only five years after MUversity and all the faculty were dis-was established. He earned 500 amissed. The board of curarors thenyear plus one-sixth of all studentreestablished four departments, onefees, which at that time added per-of which was named Naturalhaps 300 to his annual salary.History and Natural Philosophy.From the opening of the uni-Dr. Joseph G. Norwood led thisversity, the subject matter of ento-department for a number of yearsmology was taught as an essentialbefore becoming dean of the med-portion of natural-history instruc-ical faculty.Charles Valentine Riley(1843 - 1895)tion. The standard enromologicalIn 1868, Charles Valentinetextbook for many years was T. WRiley was appointed state entomol-Harris' Insects Injurious toogist of Missouri with the stateRiley's series of lengthy papers onVegetation, which the catalog ofboard of agriculture and in 1869his pioneering research, known as1844 said had been a giftwas appointed non-residem profes-the Missouri Reports and writtensor of entomology at MU. Hewhile he was at the university, haveserved as lecturer in enromologybecome classics of American enro-with the university until 1875 andmology. These reports, his associa-was officially responsible for 10 lec-tion with the famous U.S .tures annually. The invasion ofEntomological Commission and hisMissouri by the Rocky Mountainsubsequent entomological career aregrasshopper and the Colorado pota-well-known. The university awardedtOtheurnversity.Dr. A. Litton replacedLeffingwell for a year, and Dr.Theto beetle duringthe 1860s created aThe MU board of curatorsdemand for insect-requested in April 187 4 that Rileycontrol technology.provide, by July of that year, anearly yearsof entomologyat MU4him an honorary doctorate in 1873.insect collection to support scientific studies andtOserve as referencematerial. Riley assumed the role ofcuraror and used duplicate specimens from his personal insect collection and from the state board ofagriculture's cabinet. The min tesof the Dec. 9, 1874, curators' meeting reflect that the "Entomological
Cabin et" ha l bee n prepared. T har(1872). In his repo rr on a p ro posedSwall ow. H e co ntinu ed in this role"ca hin er" co nsr irn tes rhe prec urso rco urse of srudy, he sa id that enro-unti l 1887, when fo r one year L. R.of rh e current W ilbur R. Enn smology sho uld have a promin enrTa fr, ass is ra n r professo r of horticul -Enro mological Mu se um , whi chro le, and he reco rn mend ed theture and zoo logy, offered cou rses inoccupi es rh e so uth -ce ntral thirdstudy of bee culture and rh e a re ofenrorno logy and bee keepin g. Or.Fl oo r of rh e Ag ri culture Buil din gsil kworm s. W hen Ri ley d iscontin -George D. Purinton ca me as a pro-and co ntains more thanued hi s lect ures, th e Co ll ege co m-fesso r of botany in 1887 and inarrhropod spe imens, p rin cipa ll ybin ed entomo logy and zoology and1888 served as professo r of boran yspec ies fro m M isso uri.co ntinu ed to offer th e subjec ts. Arand enro mology in the Coll ege. Inth is rim e, a co urse in insect class ifi -1890, his titl e was changed ro pro -ca ti on and th e srud y of farm a ndfe so r of bota ny, enromology andU 's Co ll ege ofga rden pe rs was offe red in rh sec-zoo logy. He co ntin uedAgri culture (now th eond se meste r of rh e sop homoreenro rno logy unti l 1894, when a sep-Co llege of Agri culture,yea r.arate professo rship of entomologyMne milliontoreachFood and N::ttura l Reso ur es) wasIn 1878, S. M . Tracy wasestab lished in 1870 , : ind Swa ll ow;i ppoinred professo r of entomo logywas recall edand eco nomi c born ny, as we ll asSmirh, E. L. Kil bourn e and C.fesso r of agri culrure and natura l sci-superin rend enr of gro unds, raki ngC urti ce, entomologists and veteri -ence :m d later d ea n of th e Co ll egeove r the work in entomo logy fro mnary resea rchers with th e USDA,tobeco me rh e fl rsr pro-was es tab lished in thea ll ege.During the years 1889- 1893, T'.MU entomologyresem·ch laborato-ry in WhittenHall.Mid-1930s.5
L. Haseman and associate workingwith bees on the MU campus. Dateunknown.lee C. Warth, a disabled World War I veteran and an old-time Missouri beekeeper, with P.C. Stone in 1963. Warth, who lived alone on his remote farmnear Van 810-en, donated money to the MU Depat·t:rnent of Entomology "to promote beekeeping and a better understanding of the usefulness of bees." Warthdied the following year.e rabli shed that th e di sease Texasin sta nce of an a rrhro pod -vecto redca ttl e fever was ca used by a mi cro-li vestock pathoge n and remainsto th e uni ve rsity as pro fesso r ofco pi c para ire transm itted byremarkab le fo r th e fact thar trans-en tomo logy and as e nto m ologist fo rBoop h il us ri cks. This resea rch, co n-miss io n is rransova ri al. T heirrh e Agr icultural Expe rim entduc ted ar MU, was the fir r provenresea rch paved th e way fo r eradi ca-Sta ti o n , probab ly as a direct res ultti o n progra ms th at ultim ately eli mi-of publi c press ure brou ght about bynated rhe Texas carrl e feve r ri ka n in vas io n of Missour i by Sa n Josefrom the Un ited Stares.scale in th e ea rl y 1890s. In rh arIn 1895, J . M. Stedm a n ca meTheestablishmentof the Departmen tof Entomolog yyea r, th e Deparcment ofEn tomo logy was officially esta blished wirhin the Co ll ege ofAgri culture. Geo rge I. Reev s cameto the staff as in stru cto r in 1903,a nd C. R. C rosbyfo ll owed himfrom 1904 to1906. Leo nardH asem an sueceed ed Cro by in1906. D uring 1907 a nd 1908 ,w hil e Sted m an was abroad ,H ase m a n was in cha rge of the6
re pec t ively.O neDepartmenr of Enromo logy. T he19 17 and 19 18,enrire deparrmenr was vacam lromof the iniri al master\ d eg ree wa Seprember l 909 ro Augusr 19 10granredwhil eare atH a ema npursued hi s clocro r-orn II. In all , Sred man wastoA. H . Ho lli nge r and wasbased , in parr, on a S[Udy oFM issouri scale insects.chairm an from 1895 to 1909.Haseman succeeded Srcdman aschairm an in 19 10. H e also fil led rh eroles of enro mologisr of rh eAgricu lrn ra l Ex perim em Stari o nand of ch ief p lanr in specror. Inerwecn 19 10 and 1929, aBnumber of enrom ologisrsse rved as ass ista nts a ndinstru ctors wirh Ha se man. Amo ng1925, he ass um ed th e add iri nalrh em, in chron olog ical order, wererole of rare enro mo logisr. In 1929,T.rhe regularo ry wo rk of planr inspe -Sulli van, H o lli nge r, S. R. McL111e,rio n was rra nsfc rred ro rhe statej . H . Snow, 11. Bock, 0. C.boa rd of agriculture, leav in gMcBr ide, C. N. Davis and N.Hase man frc ro devore ful l time roTurn er.the work ol rh e deparrmen r.Befo re rh e crea tion of a se pa rateJ. Ta lbe rt , C.C . Vin son, K. C.Ln 1929, T. E. Birk err beca meinsrr ucror in entom ology and co n-Departm ent of Enromo logy intinu ed to tea h as an ass ista nt pro-1895, courses in entom ology hadfesso r u nt i I 1943. H e was abse nrbeen offered alo ng w irh other b io-durin g 1943 ro 1947 but subse-logical sc ience courses, and enroll -qu ently rernrn ed to ex tension edu-Leonard Haseman(!884 - 1969)ca ti on, reach in g ento mology by co rrespond ence. He co minued in rh arro le until he retir ed in 1964.Thement was small. From 1895 to1909, one or two begin nin g co ursesin encomology were offe red yea rl yro agricultural students, and inso me years advanced co urses wereoffered to a few students, especiallyrhose interes ted in entom ology.Enrollm ent reached a peak of 4 1students during 1908 .r[ wasnot until 19 l 5 th a t thedepartmental fa cul ry bega n to giveserious rhoughr to gradu ate instruction. At that tim e, curri cul a leadingro rh e master's and docto ral degreeswere established, an d rhe first master of sc ience and doctorate degreesin enrom o logy were awarded inHasem an eraof theDepar tmentof Entom ology7
Unti l 1940, the reach in g staflD epartment of Entom ology. Inin cnromo logy gcn crn ll y had been1946, forme r resea r h ass ista ntno large r than two facu lt y, but inCu ni s W. W in go and Enn join edthat ye:ir Phi lip C. Sto ne and Harryas 1nsrru cro rs.E. Brown join ed as in stru cto rs inentom ology. Both we re absent d ur-rh e depa rrm enr bega n in 19 16, fo l-in g World Wa r II , bu t th ey return edlow in g a nari o nal rrcnd in iti ated bym rhe facu lry afre rwa rd. D urin g th erhcS mirh - Lcve rActin 19 14,wa r yea rs, Lee Jenkin s and Dr. Ruthalth ough members of th e re id entSro ne, whoPhilip Carlton Stone(1911 - 1968)wa rC. Sro ne's wife,srn ff h:id begun ro make fi eld su r-ca rri ed on th e wo rk of in stru ctio nveys a nd give demon strations onand adm inistrati o n in enrom ology.co ntrol of in sec t pes ts as e:i rly asRuth Sro ne was rh c first wo man1895. Ea rly ex tensio n programswi th an offlc i:.d cnromo log ica l pos i-foc used o n chin ch bug, sca le in sec trion in M is"ouri and in th e:ind grass hopper co ntrol ys tems.MU entomology teaching /,aboratory. Date unknown.8O rga ni zed ex te nsion work in
En to mo logy exre nsion proje r leaders over rhe years have included C.C. Ham ilton , Talbert, A. Burrill,0. Wade, G . D. Jon es, H . Baker, V.E. Burk , S. Kyd, Geo rge W.Thomas, Wilfred S. C rai g, T homasR. Yonke, R. Euge ne Munso n, andWayne C. Bailey. In 1965, fo llowin g nationwid e co ntroversy rega rd ing use and potential mi suse of pesti cid es,raig was appointed to theentom ology ex tension projecr tocoo rdin ate educarion in the safe useof these chemi cals.Most of rhe resea rch in th edepa rtm ent's ea rly years dea lt withth e biology and ontrol of rhemajor Misso uri insect pests, withfruit and truck crops re eivin g themost attenti o n. Also studi ed werethe insect pests of fi eld crops, suchas Hess ian fl y, chin ch bug, co rn ea rworm and grasshoppers. H ase mansa id , "The true effectiveness ofexperimenr station research is to bemeas ured by rh e success it has hadin bringin g rhe resulrs of theseMU entomology laboratory in basement of Whitten Hall Mid-1930s.resea rches directly to bear on theand extension.solurion of rh e unso lved insectSociety, which currently serves asproblems of Misso uri farmers, fruitthe stud ent organization for ento-growers and general laymen." Inmology within th e uni versity, wascian in Sr. Louis, do nated hi s pri-1934, during a year of extensiveestablished in 1935 . The depart-vate co llection of abour 300,000drought, MU extension enromolo-ment's growth during the early parrbeetles to Enns' supervision . Later,gists dispensed and demonstratedof this century was slow, and foranother St. Louis physician, E. P.effective use of about one millionmany years it co nsisted of only twoMeiners, don ated hi s coll ectio n ofgallons of federally obtained ch in chfaculty members to five faculty35,000 insects. T hese gifts signifi -bug oil. T his saved enough foragemembers. By th e early 1940s, how-ca ntly bolstered Ril ey'sto keep most of Misso uri's livestockever, th e deparrm ent numbered"Enromological Cabinet" and setherds intact.eight faculty who foc used on under-the stage for future acquisitions bygradu ate teaching, applied resea rchthe Enns Enrornologica] Museum .The C. V. Riley Entomologi ca lIn 194 1, G. W. Bock, a physi-9
A num ber of imp o rra nt developments and studies have bee n co n-rher expanded rhe nucl eus esrab-1ish ed by Ri ley in 1874 .duc red within MU's entom ologyd eparcme nr. In 1944, H asema n a ndL. E. C hild rs dem o nsua red rh arfeeding ho neybee co lo nies a dietco nrainin g sul fa thi azo le (a sul fadrug developed durin g Wo rld WarHasem an retired in 1954after 46 yea rs of se rviceand after se rvin g asc hai rm a n of rh e Departm e nt ofII ) protected th em aga in stEnromo logy for 44 years, lo nge rA merica n foulbrood disease. T histhan an y o rher cha irm an's tenure infinding sav d milli o ns of do llars forrh e MU sys rem . Sro ne was appo int-dom es ti c ap iculrnrisrs.ed chairm an ar rhar rime and se rvedThe firs t survey encornologisrpositi o n in rhe Un ited States wasfill ed at MU in 1953 by Geo rgeuntil 1968, when he di ed sudd enlyof a hea rt arrack.In 19 56, P. L. Adkisson and L.Harry Eugene Brown(1911 - 1977)T ho m as. During rhar yea r, rh eJe n kins es rabl ished a research pro-board of curarors ap proved fu ndin ggram to invesrigare the insec r pesrsD epartm ent of E ntomology, andfor the esrabli shm enc of a bona fid eof co rro n , co rn, soybea ns and veg-co ll eagues from the Schoo l ofe nromolog ical museum , whi ch fur-eta bles in rh e far mland s of southeastM edic in e es rablished rl1 ar rh eM isso uri. This program movedbrown recluse sp ider, Loxoscelesfrom Sikeston ro Portagevill e inreclusa, ca used many necrotic1960 when MU 's Delta Centerles ions on humans throughouc rheope ned. In 19 57, Wingo , of rheso uth central United Scares. InTheDepar ttnen tof Entot nolog yfrotn the 1950sto today101960, Srone, in co ll aboration wirhT. D. Luckey of rh e biochemistrydepartment, demonstrated hormoligosis in crickets (growrh stimulated by smal l amo unts of a materialchat actually was harmful in largerquantities). These results wereimportant in subsequem nutririonalexpe rt men ts.In 1960, the department movedfrom Whitten Hall to its currenthom e in the Agriculture Building.In 1964, the construction wasapproved for the USDA's BiologicalContro l of Insects ResearchLaborarory (BCIRL), and F. R.Lawso n was appointed director. The
research ento mologists ass ignedStaffi ng of rh e depa rtm entro 15 professorial positi ons involv-we re first housed in the Agr iculturein creased throughout th e 1950s anding teaching, research and exte n-Bui lding with the Departmenr of1960s to meet changing agricul rura lsion. Enn s acted as chai rman forEntomo logy, bur from 1965 toneeds. Significant changes durin gap proxim ately one year and Dr. C.1967 rh ey we re located tempora ril ythi s tim e included a shi ft of foc us0. Knowles fo r a shorter period,at 6 11 Mi sso uri Ave., in a universi-towa rd grad uate educat ion and anumi l Dr. M. L. Fa irchild becamery-prov id ed stru cture. Work o n thein creased emph as is on entomo logi-chairman in 1969. In 1980 ,main laboratory in Resea rch Parkca l research. As new fac ul ry bega nFa irchil d left thi s po iti on to ass um ebega n in 1966, the USDA entomol -ro replace r tirin g or departin grespo nsibilities as coordin ato r ofogists moved from the Mi sso urimembers, shi fts in ex pertise all owedpest man ageme nt for theAvenu e locuion in ro th e first-co m-the depa rtm enr to remain in rh eand Yonke was appointed interimpleted building at Resea rch Parkforefront of nation al resea rch pri ori -chairman at th at tim e and co ntin -(the lnsectary) in 1967 and th e cur-tt es .uecl as hair until 1988.renr BC IRL buildin g opened in1968.By 1968 , the Departmenr ofEntomo logy fac ul ty had in creasedall ege,In 1976, the entomologydepartmenr d isco minued its und er-MU Agriculture Building, home of the Department of Entomology since 1962.Photograph, taken from Hitt Street by J Jarman, features the southwest entrance.11
gradu a[e-degree progra m in ento-appo in tme nts, add in g ro th e jo intm ology ro co nce ntra[e reso urces o npos iti o ns already existing becwee nm ajo r e nd owm ent in 1984 in th eintegrated pest ma nagem ent andteachin g a nd research.form o f th e G ilbreath - McLo rng radu ate edu ca[i o n . Fac ul ty co ntin -In 1976, D r. D. Ba rry wasT h e d epa rtm ent rece ived abequ es t, a direct res ult o f Harryued w [each seve ra l co urses fo rappo int d as resea rch enr m ologistBrown's ex tensio n entom ologyund e rg radu a[es bo th wirhin andwith th e USDA H ost Pl antinvolve m e nt with o rna me ntal pl antsouts ide o f th e Coll ege o fRes istance Resea rch Unit and wasand trees . Yo nke roo kAg ri culture. T he m as te r o f scienceho used in th e entom o logy depart-o f abse n ce in 1988 to act as interimand docto ra l p rogra ms g rew inment. Durin g 198 1ro1 983 , a uni -associate d ea n for agri culture ex ten-strength durin g th e 197 0 s andversity-w id e reall oca ti o n programsio n program s in th e Co ll ege, a nd1980s by improvin g th e quali ty ofand ge neral redu cti o n o f fund in gDr. G. M . C hippend ale wasin structi o n a nd by in vo lvin g gradu-led to th e loss of three regul a r pro-a ppo inted interim chairm an.a[e stud ents as an integra l part offesso ri al pos iti o ns, o ne resea rch spe-Subsequ entl y, th e latter appo int-th e d epa rtmenr's o [h er mi ss io ns,cialist and o ne admini strati ve ass is-m ents beca m e perm anent.es pec iall y resea rch. During thi stant in rh e departm ent. This trendtim e, th e re ea rch progra m acquiredco ntinued wh en a seco nd resea rch-Ag ri culture underwe nt a m ajormore extern al g ram suppo rt, andspec iali st pos iti o n was lost in 1987admini strative reo rga ni zati o nseve ral fac ul ty were hired as o r shift-ro meet furth er realloca tion a nd afound ed o n departm ental clusters ored ro ex tensio n- research jointthird was lost in 1993 .Resource AJloca ti o n Units. T he:iyea r's leaveIn 1989, th e Co ll ege o fMU entomology faculty,early 1980s. Photo takenon the south steps of theAgriculture Building. Leftto right; front row:Munson, Yonke, Sanders,Craig; second row:Thomas, Barry, Knowles,Fairchild, Jones; thirdrow: Keaster,Brandenburg, lgnojfo,Linit, Chippendale, Enns;back row: Hall.12
urren tly, 11 professo ri al facu l-depa rtm ents o f Enrn mology,of Enromo logy remai ns res pons ibl eAgro nomy, Horri culrure and Pl:111rfor the postgraduate curri cu lum inty remain on regul ar appo inrmenrPath logy we re, ir rh ar rim e, co m-emomology. C hipp nda le's adminis-in th e department, plus five nonreg-bin ed inrn rhe Plant Sciences Un ir.trat ive duti es we re broadened roular fa ulry wit h profe so ri al ride.In effe r, rh e dcp::mm cnra l fun c-enco mpass coo rdin Jrionor pl::intSix sciem isrs fro m rh e Agri culruralrions of fisca l man:.ige ment and fac-path ology as well as enromo logy,Resc::irch ervice, U DA, currend yulty ev;:i lu ar ion we re co nso li darcd atand in 1994 rh me duri es we rehold adjuncr professo ri al appoinr-thi s Unit leve l. Beca use in ce prion o rhro:1dened funh erelimination of universiry ac;:idem ires ponsibi li ry :is asso iatc d irector ofprograms requires act ion by th ethe Agr icultural b perirn enrboardor'ur:irors, rh e Dep::i rrm en1toin clude parrialmcnrs in th e departm ent.Stati on.MU entomology faculty,1994. Photo taken on thesouth steps of theAgriculture Building.Left to right; front row:Chippendale, Putt/er,Smith, Craig; second row:Bailey, Backus, Goodman,Steiner; third row:Munson, Sanders, Sites,Mcintosh, Knowles; backrow: Linit, Hall Barrett,Keaster, lgnojfo, Enns. Notpictured: Jones, Showier,Sorenson, Wingo, Barry,Coudron, Greenstone.Photograph by}. Jarman.13
Entomology professorial factJty at the University of Missouri since the late 1950s.NameYearRankEntomological specialtyCurrent Status 0994)P.L. AdkissonE.A. BackusW.C. Bai leyB.A. BarrenB.D. BarryTE. Birkert] 956198419851990C.C. BlickenstaffR.L. BrandenburgK.E. BrownH.E. BrownG .M. Chippendale195719811973194019681984Assisram ProfessorAssociate ProfessorAssociate ProfessorAssis rant ProfessorAdj unct ProfessorProfessorInstructo rAss istam ProfessorField cropsBehaviorForage cropsHorticultural in sectsHost-planr resista nceGeneral ento mologyForage cropsForage cropsUrban, veterinaryPlant-related e11lomologyPhysiology and biochemistry.lnsecr biochemistryExtensionBiocontrol, 1961-70; Kenya Project, 1988-92Resigned, 1958AcriveActiveAc riveAc riveRetired, 1964Ti·ansferrecl, I 963Resigned, 1985Pesticide Impact Assessme11lResigned, 1982Retired, 1978Retired, 1993ActiveAcr iveAcriveResigned, 1980Retired, 1954Resigned, 1968Died, 1981T.A. CouclronW.S. CraigD.M. Daugh ertyL.M. EnglishW.R. EnnsM.L. FairchildC.L. GoodmanM.H. GreensroneR.D. HallK. HarrendorfL. HasemanE.C. HouserJ.L. HuggansC.M. IgnoffoA.L. JenkinsJ.W. JohnsonF.G. JonesW.H. KearbyA.J. KeasterR.L. KirklandC.O. KnowlesF.R. LawsonM .J. Lin irA.H. McintoshJ.W. MullinsR.E. MunsonD .C. PetersL.L. PerersB. PuttlerM.E. RoofD.P. SandersA.T. ShowierR.W SiresG.S. rucrorProfessor EmerirnsProfessorAdjuncr Associate ProfessorProfessorAdjunct ProfessorInstructorProfessor EmerirusProfessor EmeritusResearch Assista11l ProfessorAdjunct Associare ProfessorProfessorAssistanr ProfessorProfessor EmeritusInstructorAssociate ProfessorAdjunct ProfessorAssociate Professo rAssisrant ProfessorAssociate Professor EmerirusProfessorProfessorAssisranr ProfessorProfessorAdjunct ProfessorProfessorAdjunct Associate ProfessorAssisranr ProfessorAssociate ProfessorAssisranr ProfessorInscrucrorExtension Assisranr ProfessorInstructorProfessorResearch Assisranr ProfessorAssisranr ProfessorExrension Assistant ProfessorTaxonomyPest managementBiological conrrolBiological comrolMedical and veterinaryCa tron insectsApicultureInsect surveyField-resting specialistBiological controlHorticulrural insectsHoniculrural insectsExtensionForest insectsField cropsBiologica.l conrrolToxicologyBiological controlForest insectsInsect rissue cultureCotton insectsSurvey, field cropsField cropsLivestock, 4-HResigned, ] 975Retired, 1973AcriveActiveRetired, 1985Res igned, J 992Ac riveRerired, 1966Resigned, 1989Retired, 1991Resigned, 1980AcriveResigned, 1981ActiveTransferred, 1971ActiveAcriveResigned, 198 lActiveResigned, 1959Urban entomologyPest managemenrTaxonomyPest managememResigned, 1972Ac riveResigned, 1982ActiveActiveAcriveAcriveBiological controllnregrared Pesr ManagementC.E. Sorenson1992Research Assisrant ProfessorPest managemenrActiveW.M. SteinerP.C. SroneG.W.ThomasAdjunct Associate ProfessorProfessorAssociare ProfessorAssistant ProfessorProfessorBiological controlInsect nutritionExtension, surveyR.H. WardC.W. WingoF.E. Wood198519401947197719461960T.R. Yonke1967ActiveDied, 1968Retired, 1983Resigned, 1982Retired, 1977Resigned, 1964Died, 199414InstrucrorProfessorPopulation dynamicsMedical and veterinarySurvey, 4-HBiosysrematics
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first state university and the first land-grant institution established west of the Mississippi The River, and it was the first educa tional entity in the western half of the United States to offer instruc tion in entomology. Today, the pri mary mission of MU's Department of Entomology is to provide strong programs in the three principal
