Arthur G. Appel

Alumni Professor

& Chair

Areas of Interest:: Urban entomology, structural pests, insect physiology and behavior.
Education:: B.A. 1980, Biology; University of California, Los Angeles; M.S. 1982, Urban Entomology; University of California, Riverside; Ph.D. 1985, Urban Entomology, minors in insect physiology and parasitology; University of California, Riverside
Appointments at AU:: 1985, Assistant Professor; 1990, Associate Professor; 1997, Professor; 2001-2006, Alumni Professor

2004 - Chair, Departmental Planning Committee
2003 - Chair Departmental CSREES Review Planning Committee
2000-2002, Member Department Executive Committee
1995 - Member, Search Committee, Department of Entomology, Toxocologist/ Physiologist position.
Member, Awards and Scholarships Committee, Department of Entomology.
Member, Curriculum/Academic Quality Committee.

2003-2005 - Member Alumni Professor Selection Committee
2000-2004 - Radiation Safety Committee
1993-1995 - Member, Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence selection committee, College of Agriculture, Auburn University.
1994 - Member, AAES Strategic Plan Advisory Committee.
1995 - Member, College of Agriculture, Teaching Improvement Committee .

2004-2005 - Co-Chair, Program Committee, Southeastern Branch, Entomological Society of America
Chair, Southeastern Branch, Entomological Society of America, Student Awards Committee.
1995-1997 - Member at large, Auburn University chapter of Sigma Xi .
Member, National Conference on Urban Entomology, Organizing Committee.

2003 - Key note address, joint meeting of the Pest Control Association of Malaysia and the Singapore Pest Management Association, Langkawi, Malaysia
1996 - ESA Recognition Award in Urban Entomology, Southeastern Branch, Entomological Society of America.
1996 to 1998 - Chair, National Conference on Urban Entomology organizing committee.
1996 - Editor, Proceedings of the National Conference on Urban Entomology.
1988 and 1989 - The Johnson Wax Fund Research Fellowship.
1993 - Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence.
1993 - Southeastern Branch, entomological Society of America, Recognition Award in Urban Entomology.
1993 - Consultant and competitive grant reviewer for the National Research Council (NRC), England while on sabbatical leave.
Expert witness for the state of Alabama.

Beatrice N. Dingha, Ph.D., Respiration patterns and energetics of insecticide resistant and susceptible insects
Corey M. Jennings, M.S., Repellency and toxicity assays with German cockroaches

Dingha, B. N., W. J. Moar, and A. G. Appel. 2004. Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1C toxin on the metabolic rate of resistant and susceptible Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Physiol. Entomol. In Press
Appel, A. G. 2004. Effects of contamination on the laboratory performance of insecticidal baits against German cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae). J. Econ. Entomol. In Press
Appel, A. G. and X. P. Hu. 2004. Perception of trail-following substances by Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) using behavioral bioassays. Sociobiology. In Press
Appel, A. G., M. J. Gehret, and M. J. Tanley. 2004. Repellency and toxicity of mint oil granules to red imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 97: 575-580.
Appel, A. G., M. J. Gehret, and M. J. Tanley. 2004. Effects of moisture on the toxicity of inorganic and organic dust formulations to German cockroaches (Blattodea: Blattellidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 97: 1009-1016.
Appel, A. G., Na, J. P.-S., and Lee, C. Y. 2004. Temperature and humidity tolerances of the ghost ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology. 44: 89-100.
Hu, Xing Ping, and A. G. Appel. 2004. Seasonal variation of critical thermal limits and temperature tolerance in Formosan and Eastern subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Environ. Entomol. 33: 197-205.