Susan E. Halbert







Susan Halbert is responsible for identifications of Hemiptera except for scales and whiteflies. She specializes in aphids and psyllids.

Her research interests are biology and taxonomy of aphids and psyllids, especially with respect to plant pathogen transmission and pest complexes on agricultural crops. She has ongoing projects on citrus greening (huanglongbing), transmitted by psyllids, and Texas Phoenix palm decline, transmitted by an unknown planthopper.

She enjoys international adventures and has spent time doing research in China and collecting biological control agents for Russian wheat aphid in the Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union. Recently, she traveled to Java for a workshop on citrus greening.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jeyaprakash, A. B. D. Sutton, S. E. Halbert and T. S. Schubert. 2011. High-fidelity PCR facilitates detection and identification of a Texas Phoenix palm phytoplasma strain from pigmy date palm, Phoenix roebelenii in Florida. Plant Disease (in press).

Hadi, B.A.R., K.L. Flanders, K.I. Bowen, J.F. Murphy, and S. E. Halbert. 2011. Species composition of aphid vectors (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of barley yellow dwarf virus and cereal yellow dwarf virus in Alabama and western Florida. Journal of Economic Entomology 104: 1167-1173.

Eger, J.E., Jr., Ames, L.M., Suiter, D.R.,Jenkins, T.M., Rider, D.A., and Halbert, S.E. 2010. Occurrence of the Old World bug, Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius) (Geteroptera: Plataspidae) in Georgia: a serious home invader and potential legume pest. Insecta Mundi 121: 1-11.

Halbert, S.E., K. Manjunath, F. Roka, and M. Brodie. 2010. Huanglongbing (citrus greening) in Florida, 2008. FFTC Extension Bulletin 608. 8pp.

Halbert, S.E., K.L. Manjunath, C. Ramadugu, M.W. Brodie, S.E. Webb, and R.E. Lee. 2010. Trailers transporting oranges to processing plants move Asian citrus psyllids. Florida Entomologist 93:33-38.

Hartung, J.S., S.E. Halbert, K. Pelz-Stelinski, R.H. Brlansky, C.-x. Chen, and F.G. Gmitter. 2010. Lack of Evidence for transmission of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' through citrus seed taken from affected fruit. Plant Disease 94: 1200-1205.

Halbert, S.E. and J.E. Eger. 2009. Nerthra fuscipes, a toad bug (Hemiptera: Gelastocoridae) new to the USA, established in Florida. Florida Entomologist 92: 161-162.

Halbert, S.E., D. Corsini, M. Wiebe, and S.F. Vaughn. 2009. Plant-derived compounds and extracts with potential as aphid repellents. Annals of Applied Biology 154: 303-307.

Rung, A., S.E. Halbert, D.C. Ziesk, and R.J. Gill. 2009. A Leafhopper Pest of Plants in the Mint Family, Eupteryx decemnotata Rey (Hemiptera]: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae), Ligurian Leafhopper, New to North America. Insecta Mundi 88:1-4.

Halbert, S.E., K.L. Manjunath, and M.W. Brodie. 2008. Large-scale distribution of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama and citrus huanglongbing in Florida. Proceedings of the International Research on Huanglongbing. Orlando. Plant Management Network December 2008. Accessed 3 March 2010. http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/proceedings/irchlb/2008/presentations/IRCHLB.2.6.pdf

Halbert, S.E., K. Manjunath, F. Roka, and M. Brodie. 2008. Huanglongbing (citrus greening) in Florida, 2008. Proceedings of FFTC-PPRI-NIFTS Joint Workshop on management of citrus greening and virus diseases for the rehabilitation of citrus industry in the ASPAC. Pages 58-67.

Nuessly, G.S., R.T. Nagata, J.D. Burd, M.G. Hentz, A.S. Carroll, and S.E. Halbert. 2008. Biology and biotype determination of greenbug, Schizaphis graminum (Hemiptera: Aphididae), on seashore paspalum turfgrass (Paspalum vaginatum). Environmental Entomology 37: 586-591.

Schuh, R.T., C. Weirauch, T.J. Henry, and S.E. Halbert. 2008. Curaliidae, a new family of Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera) from the Eastern United States. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 101: 20-29.

Manjunath, K.L., S.E. Halbert, C. Ramadugu, S. Webb, and R.F. Lee. 2008. Detection of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' in Diaphorina citri and its importance in the management of citrus huanglongbing in Florida. Phytopathology 98: 387-396.

Evans, G.A. and S.E. Halbert. 2007. A checklist of the aphids of Honduras (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Florida Entomologist 90: 518-523.

Halbert, S., L. B. O'Brien, and S.W. Wilson. 2007. The planthopper genus Acanalonia in Flroida with notes on a recently introduced species, A. excavata (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Acanaloniidae). Florida Entomologist 90: 690-692.

Miller, G.L., S.E. Halbert, and R.G. Foottit. 2007. A taxonomic reevaluation of Ovatus mentharius (van der Goot) (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 109: 522-529.

Zhou, L.-j., D.W. Gabriel, T.-p. Duan, S.E. Halbert, and W.N. Dixon. 2007. First report of dodder transmission of huanglongbing (greening) from naturally infected Murraya paniculata to citrus. Plant Disease 91: 227.

Cherry, R., P. Stansly, R. Nagata, and S. Halbert. 2006. Liburnia pseudoseminigra (Delphacidae: Homoptera), a new and unusual pest of St. Augustinegrass. Florida Entomologist 89: 459-561.

Foottit, R.G., S.E. Halbert, G.L. Miller, E. Maw, and L.M. Russell. 2006. Adventive aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of America north of Mexico. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 108: 583-610.

Pantoja, A., J. Pea, W. Robles, E. Abreu, S. Halbert, M. de Lourdes L. E. Hernndez, and J. Ortiz. 2006. Aphids associated with papaya plants in Puerto Rico and Florida. Journal of the Agricultural University of Puerto Rico. 90: 99-107.

Pea, J.E., C.M. Mannion, B.J. Ulmer, and S.E. Halbert. 2006. Jackfruit, Artocarpus heterophylus, is not a host of Diaphorina citri (Homoptera: Psyllidae) in Florida. Florida Entomologist 89: 412-413.

Halbert, S.E. 2005 (September). Pest Alert. Citrus greening/Huanglongbing. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry website. http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/chrp/greening/citrusgreeningalert.html

Halbert, S.E. and J. Brambila. 2005. Spartocera batatas (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Coreidae), newly established in Florida. Insecta Mundi 19:135-137.

Halbert, S.E. and R.L. Blackman. 2005. On the status of AProciphilus californicus@ (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 80: 1-4

Brambila, J. and S. Halbert. 2004. First records for Dieuches armatipes (Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae) in North America. Florida Entomologist 87: 593-596.

Halbert, S.E. and K. L. Manjunath. 2004. Asian citrus psyllids (Sternorrhyncha: Psyllidae) and greening disease of citrus: A literature review and assessment of risk in Florida. Florida Entomologist 87: 330-353.

Halbert, S.E., H. Genc, B. Cevik, L.G. Brown, I.M. Rosales, K.L. Manjunath, M. Pomerinke, D.A. Davison, R.F. Lee, and C. L. Niblett. Distribution and characterization of Citrus tristeza virus in south Florida following establishment of Toxoptera citricida. Plant Disease 88:935-941.

Halbert, S.E. and C. Nez. 2004. Distribution of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Rhynchota: Psyllidae) in the Caribbean Basin. Florida Entomologist 87: 401-402.

Halbert, S.E. 2004. The genus Greenidea (Rhynchota: Aphididae) in the United States. Florida Entomologist 87: 159-163.

Halbert, S.E., K.L. Hibbard, and D.J. Voegtlin. 2004. Schizaphis minuta (van der Goot) (Homoptera: Aphididae), new to the United States. Insecta Mundi 15: 56.

Halbert, S.E. and J. Brambila. 2004. Dipsocoridae (Heteroptera) found for the first time in Florida. Insecta Mundi 16: 24.

Voegtlin, D.J., S.E. Halbert, and G.-x. Qiao. 2004. A guide to separating Aphis glycines Matsumura and morphologically similar species that share its hosts. Annals of the Eontomological Society of America 97: 227-232.

Nuessly, G., R. Nagata, R. Beiriger, B. Scully, and S. Halbert. 2004. Aphid damaging seashore Paspalum. Florida Turf Digest 21 (1): 24.

Halbert, S.E. and G.S. Nuessly. 2004. Species composition of Florida aphid fauna. Pages 147-150 in J.-C. Simon, C.A. Dedryver, C. Rispe, and M. Hullé, Eds., Aphids in a new millennium. Proceedings of the Vith International Symposium on Aphids. Versailles, INRA Editions.

MacDonald, S.A., S.E. Halbert, S.A. Tolin, and B.A. Nault. 2003. Seasonal abundance and diversity of aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) in a pepper production region in Jamaica. Environmental Entomology 32: 499-509.

Halbert, S.E., D.L. Corsini, and M.A. Wiebe. 2003. Potato virus Y transmission efficiency for some common aphids in Idaho. American Journal of Potato Research 80:87-91.

Halbert, S.E. and J. Brambila. 2003. Dipsocoridae (Heteroptera) found for the first time in Florida. Insecta Mundi 16:24.

Halbert, S.E., D.J. Voegtlin, and K.L. Hibbard. 2003. Schizaphis minuta (van der Goot) (Homoptera: Aphididae), new to the United States. Insecta Mundi 16:56.

Halbert, S.E., C.L. Niblett, K.L. Manjunath, R.F. Lee, and L.G. Brown. 2003. Establishment of two new vectors of citrus pathogens in Florida. Proceedings of the International Society of Citriculture 9: 1016-1017.

Wineriter, S.A. and S.E. Halbert. 2002. Boreioglycaspis melaleucae (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), an introduced biocontrol agent of Melaleuca quinquenervia (Myrtaceae) in florida. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville. Entomology Circular No. 410. January/February. 4p.

Chapin, J.W., J. S. Thomas, S.M. Gray, D.M. Smith and S.E. Halbert. 2001. Seasonal abundance of aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) in wheat and their role as barley yellow dwarf virus vectors in the South Carolina Coastal Plain. Journal of Economic Entomology 94:410-421.

Vandenberg, J.D., L.E. Sandvol, S.T. Jaronski, M.A. Jackson, E.J. Souza and S.E. Halbert. 2001. Efficacy of fungi for control of Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) in irrigated wheat. Southwestern Entomologist 26:73-85.

Halbert, S.E., R.J. Gill and J.N. Nisson. 2001. Two Eucalyptus psyllids new to Florida (Homoptera: Psyllidae). Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville. Entomology Circular No. 407. July/August. 2p.

Niblett, C.L., H. Genc, B. Cevik, S. Halbert, L. Brown, G. Nolasco, B. Bonacalza, K.L. Manjunath, V.J. Bebres, H.R. Pappu, and R.F. Lee. 2000. Progress on strain differentiation of Citrus tristeza virus and its application to the epidemiology of citrus tristeza disease. Virus Research 71:97-106.

Halbert, S.E. 2000. The coriander aphid, Hyadaphis coriandri (Das) (Homoptera: Aphididae). Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville. Entomology Circular No. 399. March/April. 2p.

Halbert, S.E. and G. Remaudire. 2000. A new Oriental Melanaphis species recently introduced in North America (Hemiptera, Aphididae). Revue Franaise d=Entomologie (N.S.) 22:109-117.

Halbert, S.E., G. Remaudire and S.E. Webb. 2000. Newly Established and rarely collected aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) in Florida and the Southeastern United States. Florida Entomologist 83:79-91.

Halbert, S.E. and D.J. Voegtlin. 2000. Aphids on Christmas trees. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry Pest Alert. http://doacs.state.fl.us/~pi/enpp/ento/christmas-tree-aphids.htm

Remaudire, G. and S.E. Halbert. 2000. Hyadaphis coriandri (Das), espce hétéroecique au moyen-orient, récemment introduite sur le continent Américain (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr (N.S.) 36:157-163.

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