Bio
- Education:
- B.S. Entomology Utah State University
- M.S. Entomology, Utah State University
- Ph.D. Entomology, Cornell University
- Research Interests:
- Economic entomology and pest management: biology and ecology of insects attacking field and vegetable crops; pest management of field and vegetable crop insects and the interaction of multiple pest complexes; development of economic injury levels and economic thresholds; insect/plant-virus relationships with emphasis on aphid-bourne viruses.
Selected Publications:
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- Mueller, S. C., C. G. Summers, and P. B. Goodell. 2005. Strip cutting alfalfa for lygus management: Forage quality implications Crop Management doi: 10.1094/CM-2005-0506-01-RS.
- Summers, C. G., A. S. Newton, and D. C. Opgenorth.. 2004. Overwintering of Corn Leafhopper, Dalbulus maidis (Homoptera: Cicadellidae), and Spiroplasma kunkelii (Mycoplasmatales: Spiroplasmataceae) in California's San Joaquin ValleyEnvironmental Entomology 33: 1644-1651.
- Summers, C. G., J. P. Mitchell, and J. J. Stapleton. 2004. Management of aphid-borne viruses and Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae in zucchini squash by using UV reflective plastic and wheat straw mulches. Environmental Entomology 33: 1447-1457.
- Summers, C. G., J. P. Mitchell, and J. J. Stapleton. 2004. Silverleaf whitefly management using reflective plastic and wheat straw mulch. Encyclopedia of Pest Management.
- Summers, C. G., Mitchell, J. P., and Stapleton, J. J. 2004. Non-chemical insect and disease management in cucurbit production systems. Acta Hort 638: 119-125.
- Summers, Charles G.. 1998. Integrated pest management in forage alfalfa. Integrated Pest Management Reviews 3:127-154
- Summers, Charles G.. 1997. Phototactic behavior of Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) crawlers. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 90(3):372-379.
- Godfrey, Larry, Charlie Summers and Peter Goodell. 1996. Silverleaf whitefly in the San Joaquin Valley - Year 4. 1996 Proceedings, Beltwide cotton Conferences 1023-1026.
- Summers, Charles G., Albert S. Newton, Jr., and Debbie Estrada. 1996. Intraplant and interplant movement of Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) crawlers.Environmental Entomology 25(6):1360-1364.
- Allen, J. C., C. C. Brewster, J. F. Paris, D. G. Riley and C. G. Summers. 1996. Spatiotemporal modeling of whitefly dynamics in a regional cropping system using satellite dataBemisia 1995: Taxonomy, Biology, Damage Control and Management. Intercept Ltd., Andover, Hants, United Kingdom. 111-124.