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Dr. Olson has authored or co-authored over 100 journal publication and abstracts over his professional career beginning in 1967.

Jim K. Olson

Title:  Professor

Education:

• B.S. (Agriculture); University of Idaho, 1965
• Ph.D. (Entomology); University of Illinois, 1971

Research Emphasis: Biology, ecology, survey and management of mosquitoes and other biting nematoceran flies. Populations of these insects associated with agricultural and reclaimed wetland systems emphasized. Also developing a database on insect species of forensic importance that occur in Central Texas.

Research and Teaching Activities: Current research projects include the study of the genetics of Culex salinarius; the species diversity and biology of mosquito populations associating with small, intra-urban wetland sites; interaction between Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus populations in Central Texas urban areas; and species composition of natural arthropod predator populations associated with Cx. salinarius larval populations in their coastal upland marsh over-summering sites. Association of blow fly species with carrion beetles is also being assessed, particularly in the Central Texas region.

Selected Publications:

Janousek T. E. and J. K. Olson. 2006 Seasonal variations in activity and size of adult females and locals distribution of larvae for populations of Culex salinarius in the Upper Coastal zone of southeastern Texas. J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 22:47-53.

Tenorio, F. M., J. K. Olson and C. J. Coates. 2003 Decomposition studies, with a catalog and descriptions of forensically important blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Central Texas. Southw. Entomol. 28:267-272.

Tenorio, F. M., J. K. Olson and C. J. Coates. 2003. Identification of three forensically important blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) species in Central Texas using mitochondrial DNA. Southw. Entomol. 28:267-272.

Stevenson, D. E. and J. K. Olson. 2002. Public Health Pest Control; Bull No. B-5071; Tex. Coop. Extension Serv.; College Station, TX.

Sukontason, K. L., K. Sukontason, K. Vichairat, S. Piangjai, S. Lertthamnongtham, R. C. Vogtsberger and J. K. Olson. 2001. The first documented forensic entomology case in Thailand. J. Med. Entomol. 38:746-748

Spradling, S. L., J. K. Olson, R. N. Coulson and C. N. Lovelady. 1998. A geographic information system approach to evaluating the effects of the Endangered Species Protection Program on mosquito control. J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 14:137-147.

Sukontason, K., J. K. Olson, W. K. Hartberg and R. E. Duhrkopf. 1998. Organophosphate and pyrethroid susceptibilities of Culex salinarius adults from Texas and New Jersey. J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 14:477- 480.

.Sames IV, W. J., R. Bueno, J. Hayes and J. K. Olson. 1996. Insecticide susceptibility of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico. J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 12:487-490.