Projects that I’ve been involved with have been featured around the world in a variety of newspapers, magazines, web sites, radio, and television programs. Below are links to a few that are available online. They will take you to either the original source or an archived PDF version, if available.
Microbes
Fungi found in cotton can decrease root knot nematode galling
(April 6, 2020)
KBTX- From The Ground Up – video and text story
(March 2, 2017)
Indigo Cotton improves water use, yields in west Texas
(Delta Farm Press, Jan. 9, 2017)
Agriculture takes promising step towards boosting crop yields
(Financial Times, Jan. 9, 2017)
Fungal pathogen colonization shows pest management promise
(Southwest Farm Press, Dec. 12, 2012)
Armyworms & Bollworms
Global Fight Against Fall Armyworm Gets Texas Boost
(Texas A&M Today & preprinted elsewhere, Feb. 17, 2021)
Old World Bollworm Threatens More Than Just Cotton, Corn
(AgFax, Aug. 11, 2015)
Locusts
The 12 Worst Insect Invaders, #1 Locusts!
(Popular Mechanics, June 2011)
Swarm Chasers
(Animal Planet, first aired Jan. 12, 2011)
The Rules of Attraction
(The Economist, Sept. 16, 2010)
Greg Sword on flying drones and a locust plague in Australia
(EarthSky, Aug. 09, 2010)
The Perfect Swarm: Locusts Threaten Eastern Australia
(Time Magazine, Aug. 09, 2010)
Mathematical Biology: Sensible Swarming
(Nature Research Highlights, Jan. 8, 2009)
Why Locusts Abandon a Solitary Life for the Swarm
(ScienceDaily.com, Dec. 30, 2008)
The Wisdom of the Swarm
(The Scientist, Dec. 18, 2008)
Locusts Swarm to Save Their Butts
(Discovery News, June 09, 2008)
Cannibalism Drives Locust Swarms
(ABC Science, 6 June 2008)
Locust Swarms Are Driven by Salt and Cannibalism
(New Scientist, May 30, 2008)
Cannibal Theory for Locust Swarms
(BBC News, 12 May 2008)
What’s Bugging Locusts? It Could Be They’re Hungry — For Each Other
(ScienceDaily.com, May 9, 2008)
Mega Disasters – Super Swarms
(History Channel, Nov. 11, 2007)
Ancient Trans-Atlantic Swarm Brought Locusts To The New World
(ScienceDaily.com, Dec. 27, 2005)
Ancient Locust Swarm Crossed the Atlantic, Study Says
(National Geographic News, Dec. 28, 2005)
African Locusts: Ancient Pioneers
(Discovery Channel News, Jan. 11, 2006)
Ain’t No Ocean Wide Enough
(Natural History Magazine, March 2006)
Locust Upset: DNA puts swarmer’s origin in Africa
(Science News, Jan. 7, 2006)
No Flies on These Locusts
(New York Times, Jan. 3, 2006)
(free registration)
Mormon crickets
The 12 Worst Insect Invaders, #2 Mormon Crickets!
(Popular Mechanics, June 2011)
Entomology Australia
(October 2008)
Mega Disasters – Super Swarms
(History Channel, Nov. 11, 2007)
Cannibal Crickets
(Science News for Kids, March 8, 2006)
Cannibal Power: Mormon crickets swarm to eat and not be eaten
(Science News, March 4, 2006)
Push on the marching crickets
(Nature – News & Views, March 2, 2006)
March of the Mormon cricket cannibals
(Yahoo! News, March 1, 2006)
Cannibal Crickets Cause “Forced Marches” Through Crops, Study Says
(National Geographic News, Feb. 28, 2006)
A Plague of Cannibals
(ScienceNOW Daily News, Feb. 27, 2006)
March of the Mormon cricket cannibals
(New Scientist, Feb. 27, 2006)
Heuschrecken – die achte Plage
(Tierzeit, originally broadcast on Sept. 10, 2005)
(Tierzeit or “Animal Time” is a German language TV documentary show)
Bugging Crickets
(Government Technology Magazine, June 27, 2005)
For Some Insects, It’s Smart To Run With The Crowd
(ScienceDaily.com, April 2, 2005)
Tracking Critters’ Mass Migrations
(CBS News, March 14, 2005)
(AP story featured in 100’s of newspapers and websites)
If You’re A Cricket, Its Wise To Blend In
(New York Times, Feb. 2, 2005)
(free registration)
Homing in on Hopper Hordes
(Agricultural Research Magazine, Oct. 2004)
Mormon Crickets March 50,000 Strong
(USA Today, July 22, 2004)
National Geographic Today
(National Geographic Channel, originally broadcast on July 23, 2003)
(Video hosted by USDA)
Bugging the Crickets
(Deseret News, July 16, 2002)
Radio tracks crickets
(news@nature.com, June 14, 2002)
Warning coloration / Aposematism
How the locust got its stripes: The evolution of density-dependent aposematism
(Trends in Ecology and Evolution – News and Comment, March 3, 2000)
Bright Colors Taste Nasty
(ABCNEWS.COM, Jan. 22, 1999)
Inside Story of Nature’s Foul-Tasting Beauties
(New York Times, Feb. 2, 1999)
How did the grasshopper get his stripes?
(Nature Science Update, Jan. 28, 1999)