Marvin K. Harris

Title: Professor of Entomology

Education:

• B.S. (Biology) Dana College 1968;
• Ph.D. (Entomology) Cornell 1972

Program Description : The specific goals of my program are: 1) to conduct research to develop decision-making tools and approaches to be used by agricultural stakeholders in implementing pest management, primarily in pecan, vegetables, cotton, rice and corn; 2) to provide a program suitable for education of graduate students in production agriculture; 3) to contribute to the teaching mission of Texas A&M by developing, delivering and revising formal courses in entomology and related fields and teaching them on a regular basis, and to contribute to science, emphasizing research on plant-insect interactions, host plant resistance, and transgenic technologies. Service activities are also conducted with professional societies and TAMU student clubs.

Teaching Activities:

Selected Publications:

Harris, M. 2001. IPM, what has it delivered? Plant Disease 85: 112-121.

Nava-Camberos U., D. Riley, and M. Harris. 2001. Density-yield relationships and economic injury levels for Bemesia argentifolii in cantaloupe in Texas. J. Econ. Entomol.94: 180-189.

Nava-Camberos, U., D., D. Riley and M. Harris. 2001. Temperature and host plant effects on development, survival and fecundity of Bemesia argentifolii. Environ. Entomol. 30: 55-63.

Harris, M. 2001. Accessing, exploiting and protecting pecan germplasm. Pecan South 34: 18-21

Smith, D., M. Harris and T. Liu. 2003. Adoption of IPM practices by vegetable growers: A Case Study. Am. Entomol. 48: 236-242

Kulkarni, R., J. Brewer, O. Ochoa and M. Harris. 2003. Anisotropy in Hickory Shells. An assessment of material and mechanical properties. Proc. Amer. Society of Composites 18th Ann. Tech. Conf. Oct. 2003.

Harris, M., A. Knutson, A. Calixto, A. Dean, L. Brooks, and B. Ree. 2003. Impact of red imported fire ant on foliar herbivores and natural enemies. In Integration of chemical and biological insect control in native, seedling, and improved pecan production. eds. J.D. Dutcher, M. K. Harris and D.A. Dean. 2003. Southw, Entomol. Supplement No. 27: 123-34

Stevenson, D. E., A. E. Knutson, W. Ree, J. A. Jackman, A. Dean, J. H. Matis, J. McVay, M. Nesbitt, R. Mizell, J. Dutcher, W. Reid, M. Hall, D. Barlow, M. T. Smith, P. Mulder, M. W. Smith, J. G. Millar and M. K. Harris. 2003. Pecan nut casebearer pheromone monitoring and degree-day model validation across the pecan belt. In Integration of chemical and biological insect control in native, seedling, and improved pecan production. eds. J.D. Dutcher, M. K. Harris and D.A. Dean. 2003. Southw, Entomol. Supp. No. 27: 57-74.

Harris, M.K. Pecan Nut Casebearer Management. 37th West. Pec. Conf. Proc., Las Cruces. pp 11-16.

Harris, M. K., and D. A. Dean. 2003. Hort/Flor & Field Crop Entomology. CD-ROM (self-published).

Lombardini, L., M. Harris and M. Glenn. 2005. Effects of particle film application on leaf gas exchange, water relations, nut yield, and insect populations in mature pecan trees. HortScience 40: 1376-1380.

Douglass E. Stevenson; Ge Feng; Runjie Zhang; Marvin K. Harris. 2005. Physiological Time Model of Scirpophaga incertulas (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Rice in Guandong Province, People's Republic of China. J. Econ. Entomol. 98(4): 1179-1186.

Calixto, A., A. Dean, B. Ree, L. Brooks and M. K. Harris. 2004. A banding technique for studying spiders in pecan canopies. Newsletter Amer. Arach. Soc. 67: 5.

Ree, B., M. Harris, A. Calixto, D. Dean and J. Jackman. 2004+. http://pecankernel.tamu.edu/ (Pecan IPM web pg)

Calixto, A., D.A. Dean and M. Harris 2004. http://pecanspiders.tamu.edu/ (spider web pg)

Dean, A., A. Calixto and M. K. Harris. 2004. Spiders in Texas pecans. News. Amer. Arach. Soc. 67: 5.

Calixto, A., M. K. Harris, C. Barr, A. Knutson and K. Winemiller. 2005. Respuesta de los ensamblajes de hormigas a la reducción de la hormiga roja de fuego importada Solenopsis invicta Buren en Texas. Pp. 57. In proceedings XXXII Congreso Sociedad Colombiana de Entomología. Ibagué, Colombia.

Harris, Marvin K., Agustin Fu, Humberto Nunez and Jocelyn Millar. 2005. Pecan Nut Casebearer response to pheromone in the U. S. and Mexico: An Emerging Enigma That Threatens Management of This Pest. CD-ROM Proceedings, Meeting of Pecan Scientists June 5-7, 2005. Branson, MO.

M. Harris, A. Fu, H. Nunez and J. Millar. 2005. Pecan Nut Casebearer: Spray Once, Only if Needed, Using Good Sampling and Decision-Making Technology. CD-ROM Proceedings, NOGATEC, 8/05. Torreon, MX.

Calixto, A., C. Barr and M. K. Harris. 2004. Interactions between the pyramid ant (Dorymyrmex flavus) and the red imported fire ant. Pp. 70-72. Proc. Ann. Red Imported Fire Ant Res. Conf. Baton Rouge, LA

Stevenson, D. E., C. Coble and M. K. Harris. 2006. A clockwork trap for detecting circadian rhythms in insects. Southwest. Entomol. 31: 69-74.

Skrivanek, S., B. Ripple, J. Lopez and M. Harris. 2006. Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis Kurstaki and sodium bicarbonate in coleopteran and lepidopteran larval diets. Southwest. Entomol. 31: 55-58.

Significant Invited Presentations:

Pecans insect problems in Texas and Mexico. NOGATEC, Torreon. Aug., 2003 & 2005.

Mexican pecan borer identification/management. Sonoran Pl. Prot. Comm. Hermosillo. 2003.

Food Quality Protection Act impact on pecan IPM. Tex. Pec. Grow. Mtgs. July, 2003.

Hickories, Birds, Squirrels, Insects and Pecan Pie, Dept. of Plant Protection,College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PRC. July, 2004. (also at OK State in 2003)

Building and Implementing Degree-Day Models for Predicting Insect Phenology, State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing PRC. July, 2004.

Awards

International Cooperative Pecan IPM Recognition Award; 2005; NOGATEC, Torreon, MX.

Distinguished Service Award to the Certification Program; 2006; Entomol. Soc. Amer.