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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
56
Citations
13630
World Ranking
1506
National Ranking
397

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Insect

Lawrence A. Lacey spends much of his time researching Biological pest control, Biotechnology, Integrated pest management, Pesticide and PEST analysis. His Biological pest control research integrates issues from Paecilomyces, Biopesticide, Homoptera and Whitefly. The concepts of his Biotechnology study are interwoven with issues in Bacillus thuringiensis and Agriculture.

His study in Integrated pest management is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Biodiversity, Entomophaga maimaiga and Oryctes. As a member of one scientific family, Lawrence A. Lacey mostly works in the field of Pesticide, focusing on Lawn and, on occasion, Mite control, Steinernema scapterisci, Invertebrate, Entomopathogenic nematode and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. His research integrates issues of Pest control and Agronomy in his study of PEST analysis.

His most cited work include:

  • Manual of techniques in insect pathology (817 citations)
  • Insect Pathogens as Biological Control Agents: Do They Have a Future? (606 citations)
  • Insect pathogens as biological control agents: Back to the future. (525 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Horticulture, Biological pest control, PEST analysis and Larva. Lawrence A. Lacey has included themes like Codling moth and Lepidoptera genitalia in his Horticulture study. His Biological pest control research includes themes of Nematode, Biotechnology and Integrated pest management.

His PEST analysis research incorporates elements of Pest control and Agronomy. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Pest control, Lawn, Weevil and Tephritidae is strongly linked to Pesticide. His Larva research focuses on Bacillus thuringiensis and how it connects with Biopesticide, Toxicology, Bioassay and Microbiology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (43.44%)
  • Horticulture (38.52%)
  • Biological pest control (36.89%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2017)?

  • Horticulture (38.52%)
  • PEST analysis (27.05%)
  • Botany (43.44%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Horticulture, PEST analysis, Botany, Biological pest control and Lepidoptera genitalia. His studies deal with areas such as Pome, Codling moth and Agronomy as well as PEST analysis. His studies link Pest control with Botany.

The Biological pest control study combines topics in areas such as Identification, Biotechnology and Integrated pest management. His Biotechnology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Lawn, Steinernema scapterisci, Entomopathogenic nematode and Weevil. His Integrated pest management study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Pesticide resistance, Bacillus thuringiensis and Abamectin.

Between 2008 and 2017, his most popular works were:

  • Insect pathogens as biological control agents: Back to the future. (525 citations)
  • Entomopathogenic nematodes for control of insect pests above and below ground with comments on commercial production. (161 citations)
  • Entomopathogenic fungi (Hypocreales) for control of potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) in an area endemic for zebra chip disease of potato (54 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Insect

Lawrence A. Lacey focuses on Biological pest control, Pesticide, Biotechnology, Integrated pest management and Metarhizium anisopliae. His Pesticide study incorporates themes from Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, Steinernema scapterisci, Lawn and Weevil. His work deals with themes such as Pesticide resistance, Bacillus thuringiensis, Entomopathogenic nematode and Pest control, which intersect with Biotechnology.

The Integrated pest management study combines topics in areas such as PEST analysis, Heterorhabditis and Abamectin. Horticulture and Botany are the main areas of his Metarhizium anisopliae studies. His work on Bassiana, Triozidae and Beauveria bassiana as part of his general Horticulture study is frequently connected to Hypocreales, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.

Best Publications

  • Insect pathogens as biological control agents: Back to the future.

    L.A. Lacey;D. Grzywacz;D.I. Shapiro-Ilan;R. Frutos

  • Successes and failures in the use of parasitic nematodes for pest control

    R. Georgis;A.M. Koppenhöfer;L.A. Lacey;G. Bélair

  • Current developments in microbial control of insect pests and prospects for the early 21st century

    L. A. Lacey;M. S. Goettel

  • Microbial Control of Insect Pests in Temperate Orchard Systems: Potential for Incorporation into IPM ∗

    Lawrence A. Lacey;David I. Shapiro-Ilan

  • Variability in susceptibility to simulated sunlight of conidia among isolates of entomopathogenic Hyphomycetes.

    J. Fargues;M. S. Goettel;N. Smits;A. Ouedraogo

  • Pathogenicity of the entomopathogenic fungi paecilomyces spp. and Beauveria bassiana against the silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii.

    S.P Wraight;R.I Carruthers;C.A Bradley;S.T Jaronski

  • Safety of Microbial Insecticides

    Marshall Laird;Lawrence A. Lacey;Elizabeth W. Davidson

  • Liquid culture production of desiccation tolerant blastospores of the bioinsecticidal fungus Paecilomyces fumosoroseus

    Mark A. Jackson;Michael R. Mcguire;Lawrence A. Lacey;Stephen P. Wraight

  • Microbial control of black flies and mosquitoes.

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  • Field manual of techniques in invertebrate pathology: application and evaluation of pathogens for control of insects and other invertebrate pests.

    Lawrence A. Lacey;Harry K. Kaya

  • Intraspecific Variability ofPaecilomyces fumosoroseus:Effect of Temperature on Vegetative Growth

    Claire Vidal;Claire Vidal;Jacques Fargues;Lawrence A. Lacey

  • Route of Invasion and Histopathology of Metarhizium Anisopliae in Culex Quinquefasciatus

    Cynthia M. Lacey;Lawrence A. Lacey;Donald R. Roberts

  • Codling moth granulovirus: a comprehensive review

    Lawrence A. Lacey;Donald Thomson;Charles Vincent;Steven P. Arthurs

  • Dissemination of Beneficial Microbial Agents by Insects

    Fernando E. Vega;Patrick F. Dowd;Lawrence A. Lacey;Judith K. Pell

  • Principles of Epizootiology and Microbial Control

    David I. Shapiro-Ilan;Denny J. Bruck;Lawrence A. Lacey

  • Genetic Variability of Paecilomyces fumosoroseus Isolates Revealed by Molecular Markers

    Myrian S. Tigano-Milani;Rhonda J. Honeycutt;Lawrence A. Lacey;Rosangela Assis

  • Ovicidal and larvicidal activity of conidia and blastospores of Paecilomyces fumosoroseus (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) against Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) with a description of a bioassay system allowing prolonged survival of control insects

    L.A. Lacey;A.A. Kirk;L. Millar;G. Mercadier

  • Variation in the Bemisia tabaci s. 1. species complex (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and its natural enemies leading to successful biological control of Bemisia biotype B in the USA.

    A.A. Kirk;L.A. Lacey;J.K. Brown;M.A. Ciomperlik

  • An Attractant Trap for Autodissemination of Entomopathogenic Fungi into Populations of the Japanese Beetle Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

    Michael G. Klein;Lawrence A. Lacey

  • Entomopathogenic nematodes for control of codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in apple and pear orchards: Effect of nematode species and seasonal temperatures, adjuvants, application equipment, and post-application irrigation

    Lawrence A. Lacey;Steven P. Arthurs;Thomas R. Unruh;Heather Headrick

  • Entomopathogenic fungi (Hypocreales) for control of potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) in an area endemic for zebra chip disease of potato

    L.A. Lacey;T.-X. Liu;J.L. Buchman;J.E. Munyaneza

  • Control of Codling Moth, Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with Steinernema carpocapsae: Effects of Supplemental Wetting and Pupation Site on Infection Rate

    Thomas R Unruh;Lawrence A Lacey

  • Entomopathogenic nematodes for control of codling moth, Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): effect of nematode species, concentration, temperature, and humidity

    Lawrence A. Lacey;Thomas R. Unruh

  • The potential of the fungus, Muscodor albus, as a microbial control agent of potato tuber moth (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in stored potatoes.

    Lawrence A. Lacey;Lisa G. Neven

  • Effect of Host Plant on the Potential ofPaecilomyces fumosoroseus(Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) for Controlling the Silverleaf Whitefly,Bemisia argentifolii(Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in Greenhouses

    Claire Vidal;Claire Vidal;Lance S. Osborne;Lawrence A. Lacey;Jacques Fargues

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry K. Kaya
Harry K. Kaya University of California, Davis
Brian A. Federici
Brian A. Federici University of California, Riverside
Alan L. Knight
Alan L. Knight Agricultural Research Service
Judith K. Brown
Judith K. Brown University of Arizona
Joseph E. Munyaneza
Joseph E. Munyaneza Agricultural Research Service
Donald W. Roberts
Donald W. Roberts Utah State University
Tong-Xian Liu
Tong-Xian Liu Northwest A&F University
Patrick F. Dowd
Patrick F. Dowd Agricultural Research Service
Ann E. Hajek
Ann E. Hajek Cornell University
Michael McClelland
Michael McClelland University of California, Irvine

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