Henry Fadamiro

Henry Fadamiro

Associate Professor &

Integrated Pest Management

(IPM) Coordinator

 

346 Funchess Hall
Office: (334) 844-5098

Lab: (334) 844-2495; 844-1457

Email: fadamhy@auburn.edu

 

 

Areas of Interest:

Insect neuroethology, chemical ecology, biological control, and integrated pest management (IPM)

 

Fadamiro’s Lab Page (for detailed research, teaching, extension, and extracurricular activities)

 

Recent Media Coverages:

Dr. Fadamiro's research on fire ants highlighted in Science News Magazine and US News and World Report

 

Education:

  • Ph.D. Entomology. University of Oxford, U.K., 1995
  • M.S. Biology. Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, 1992
  • B.S. Biology. Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, 1989

Professional Experience:

  • Associate Professor, Auburn University, 2007–Present
  • Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Coordinator & State Contact for Alabama, 2004–Present (www.alabamaipm.com)
  • Assistant Professor, Auburn University, 2003–2007
  • Research Scientist/Entomologist, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 1999–2002
  • Research Associate, Entomology, University of Minnesota, 1998–1999
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Entomology, Iowa State University, 1996–1998
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Entomology, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K. 1992–1995
  • Lecturer, Biology, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria, 1990–1992
  • Research Assistant, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1989–1990

 

Teaching:

Select Professional Activities:

  • Member, Entomological Society of America
  • President, Black Entomologists, December 2004–2007
  • Member, International Society for Chemical Ecology
  • Member of Editorial Board of the International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (formerly Insect Science and its Applications)
  • Chair, Advisory Council of the Southern Region IPM Center, Raleigh, North Carolina (2007-2008)
  • Chair, SERA 3: Southern Region IPM Coordinators/Information Exchange Group (2008-2009)
  • Member, Florida Entomological Society

 

Select Awards and Honors:

  • Director’s Research Award, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station/College of Agriculture, Auburn University. December 8, 2005
  • SEEDS (Strategies for Ecology Education, Development and Sustainability) Faculty Travel Award, Ecological Society of America, August 2005
  • Rhodes Scholarship, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, 1992-1995

Graduate Students:

Current:

  • Yingfang Xiao, Ph.D. Student (Graduate Research Assistant, Started Fall 2005)
  • Clement Akotsen-Mensah, Ph.D. Student (Graduate Research Assistant, Started Fall 2006)
  • Rammohan (Rao) Balusu, Ph.D. Student (Graduate Research Assistant, Started Fall 2006)
  • Prithwiraj Das, Ph.D. Student (Graduate Research Assistant, Started Fall 2007)
  • Timothy Nafziger, M.S. Student (Graduate Research Assistant, Started Fall 2007)
  • Esther Ngumbi, Ph.D. Student (Graduate Research Assistant, Started Spring 2008)
  • Kate Nangle, M.S. Student (Graduate Research Assistant, Started Fall 2009)

Alumni:

  • Elly Maxwell, M.S. (Fall 2003– Fall 2005). Current position: Entomologist, Dow Gardens, Midland, Michigan
  • Ebenezer Onagbola, Ph.D. (Spring 2004–Fall 2007). Current position: Postdoctoral Research Associate. Univ. of Florida, Citrus Research & Education Center, Lake Alfred, Florida
  • Maggie Jordan (2007-2009). Current position: Graduate Student, University of Colorado

Research Associates/Post-docs:

Current:

  • Li Chen, Ph.D. Research Fellow. (March 2004–Present)
  • Kavita Sharma, Ph.D. Visiting Scholar. (December 2008–Present)

Former:

  • Vincent Umeh, Ph.D. (March 2005–November 2005). Current position: Chief Research Entomologist, National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Hongyi Wei, Ph.D. (September 2006 –September 2007).Current position: Professor, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
  • Xiaofang He, Ph.D. Visiting Scholar. (February 2008–February 2009)

Student Assistants:

Current:

  • David Appel, Undergraduate Research Assistant
  • Wykita Johnson, Undergraduate Research Assistant

 

Select Recent Funding:

  • United States Department of Agriculture-CSREES. Funded June 1, 2009 – May 31, 2010. Extension IPM Coordination Program for Auburn University and Alabama Cooperative Extension System. (H.Y. Fadamiro, PI).
  • National Science Foundation, Career Advancement Awards (CAA) Program. Funded May 2007 – April 2009. Comparative Study of Neuroethology of Olfaction in Parasitoid Wasps. (H.Y. Fadamiro, PI)
  • Southern Region IPM Center - IPM Enhancement Grants Program. Funded June 2009 – May 2010. State Contact and IPM Documents for Alabama. (H.Y. Fadamiro, PI).
  • Auburn University Biogrants Program - Identification of Novel Chemical Compounds Mediating Attraction of Parasitic Phorid Flies to Fire Ants. Funded May 2008– April 2010. (H.Y. Fadamiro, PI).
  • United States Department of Agriculture - Organic Transition Program. Funded July 2005 – June 2009. Integration of Organic Production Systems for Summer Production of Tomato and Pepper in Alabama. (J. Kloepper, PI, H.Y. Fadamiro, Co-PI, J. Kemble, Co-PI, J. Molnar, Co-PI, R. Mentreddy, Co-PI).

 

Select Recent Publications:

  • Fadamiro, H.Y., X. He, and L. Chen. 2009. Aggression in imported fire ants: an explanation for shifts in their spatial distributions in southern United States? Ecological Entomology. 34: 427-436. (PDF)

  • Chen, L., K. Sharma, and H.Y. Fadamiro. 2009. Fire ant venom alkaloids act as key attractants for the parasitic phorid fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae). Naturwissenschaften. 96:1421-1429. (PDF)

  • Fadamiro, H.Y., Y. Xiao, M. Nesbitt, and C. C. Childers. 2009. Diversity and seasonal abundance of predacious mites in Alabama Satsuma citrus. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 102: 616-628. (PDF)

  • Ngumbi, E., L. Chen, and H.Y. Fadamiro. 2009. Comparative GC-EAD responses of a specialist (Microplitis croceipes) and a generalist (Cotesia marginiventris) parasitoid to cotton volatiles induced by two caterpillar species. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 35: 1009-1020. (PDF)

  • Fadamiro, H.Y., Xiao, T. Hargroder, M. Nesbitt, V.C. Umeh, and C. C. Childers. 2008. Seasonal occurrence of key arthropod pests and associated natural enemies in Alabama Satsuma citrus. Environmental Entomology 37: 555-567. (PDF)
  • Chen, L., and H.Y. Fadamiro. 2008. Antennal sensilla of the decapitating phorid fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae). Micron 39: 517-525. (PDF)
  • Chen, L., and H.Y. Fadamiro. 2007. Differential electroantennogram response of females and males of two parasitoid species to host-related green leaf volatiles and inducible compounds. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 97: 515-522. (PDF)
  • Chen, L., and H.Y. Fadamiro. 2007. Behavioral and electroantennogram responses of phorid fly Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae) to red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta odor and trail pheromone. Journal of Insect Behavior 20: 267-287. (PDF)
  • Maxwell, E., and H.Y. Fadamiro. 2006. Evaluation of several reduced-risk insecticides in combination with an action threshold for managing lepidopteran pests of cole crops in Alabama. Florida Entomologist 89: 117-126. (PDF)
  • Fadamiro, H.Y., and L. Chen. 2005. Utilization of aphid honeydew and floral nectar by Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae), a parasitoid of imported fire ants, Solenopis spp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Biological Control 34: 73-82.(PDF)
  • Fadamiro, H.Y. 2004. Monitoring the seasonal flight activity of codling moth, Cydia pomonella, and redbanded leafroller, Argyrotaenia velutinana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in apple orchards using pheromone-baited traps. Environmental Entomology 33: 1711-1717. (PDF)
  • Fadamiro, H.Y. 2004. Pest phenology and evaluation of traps and pheromone lures for monitoring flight activity of obliquebanded leafroller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Minnesota apple orchards. Journal of Economic Entomology 97: 530-538. (PDF)
  • Fadamiro, H.Y., and G.E. Heimpel. 2001. Effects of partial sugar deprivation on lifespan and carbohydrate mobilization in the parasitoid Macrocentrus grandii (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 94: 906-916.(PDF)
  • Fadamiro, H.Y., A.A. Cossé, and T.C. Baker. 1999. Fine-scale resolution of closely spaced pheromone and antagonist filaments by flying male Helicoverpa zea. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 185: 131-141. (PDF)
  • Fadamiro, H.Y., and T.C. Baker. 1999. Reproductive performance and longevity of female European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis: effects of multiple mating and adult feeding. Journal of Insect Physiology 45: 385-392. (PDF)
  • Baker, T.C., H.Y. Fadamiro, and A.A. Cossé. 1998. Moth uses fine tuning for odour resolution. Nature 393: 530. (PDF)

 

For more information: fadamhy@auburn.edu - Fadamiro Lab