Dr. Phil Mulder, Professor and
Department Head

B.S., Ferris State College, 1978 M.S., Iowa State University, 1981 Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1984 phil.mulder@okstate.edu

Current Assignment:

Extension programs related to alfalfa, peanuts, comercial and homeowner fruit and nut trees, small fruits, 4H/youth programs. Assisting in areas of apiculture, minor legumes, specialty field crops and pastures .

Professional Honors, Awards and Recognitions:

1988, Oklahoma Extension Achievement Award - Alfalfa IPM Program, OSU-CES Annual Conference

1995, Certificate of Appreciation - USDA Contributions of time and expertise as a member of the NAPIAP, Chlorpyrifos Assessment Team.

1996, Outstanding Extension/Regulatory Display. Section E, Entomological Society of America National Meetings. Las Vegas, Nevada, 1995.

1996, Certificate of Excellence.1996.Educational Materials Contest. Newsletter Category - Oklahoma Alfalfa Hay and Seed Association. American Society of Agronomy, Extension Division. ASA Annual Meetings, Indianapolis, IN.

1996, Certificate of Excellence. Educational Materials Contest. Publication Manuals category - Alfalfa Harvest Management Discussions, with Cost-benefit Analysis. American Society of Agronomy, Extension Division. ASA Annual Meetings, Indianapolis, IN.

1997, Service Recognition for continued support of and contributions to the Linnaean Games competition. Presented by the Student members of the Southwestern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Presented at the 45th Annual meeting of the Southwestern Branch of the ESA, February 20, 1997.

1998, Blue Ribbon Award, American Society for Horticultural Sciences, Southern Region. Extension Publication Award. 1998. Mulder, P.G., B.D. McCraw, W. Reid, and R.A.Grantham. 1997. Monitoring adult weevil populations in pecan and fruit trees in Oklahoma.

1998, Certificate of Excellence - American society of Agronomy. 1998 Educational Materials Contest. In recognition for the development of outstanding agronomic educational material in the category of newsletter "Oklahoma Crop Statement". Editors T.A. Royer, P.G. Mulder and J. Stiegler. 19 Oct 1998. ASA Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

1999, Herman Hinrichs Pecan Citation Award - Research/Extension Award from the Oklahoma Pecan Growers Association. Presented at the 69th Annual Meeting and Show. 14 June 1999.

2000, Oklahoma Fruit Growers Association Award of Merit - Research/Extension Award from the Oklahoma Fruit Growers Association. Presented at the 19th Annual Horticulture Industries Show. January 7-8, 2000.

2001, Service Recognition as Linnaean Games Gamesmaster, Southwestern Branch Entomological Society of America. Presented at the 49th Annual meeting of the Southwestern Branch of the ESA February 28 - March 2, 2001.

2003, Outstanding Extension/Regulatory Display. Section E, Entomological Society of America National Meetings. Cincinnati, OH, 2003.

2004, Southwestern Branch Entomological Society of America, Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension. Lubbock, TX 2004.

2004, Entomological Society of America, Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension. Salt Lake City, Utah 2004.

Regional & National Committees, Special Assignments and Invitational Presentations:

1994-Present: Entomological Society of America Southwest Branch Linnaean Games committee chair and moderator.

1995-Present: Entomological Society of America Southwest Branch Youth Science and development committee.

1987-Present: Southern regional project SERA-IEG-7 on arthropods effecting peanuts. Chair,1999.

1995-Present: Southern regional project on arthropods effecting pecans. Chair, 2000.

1999-2003: Entomological Society of America, Committee on Graduate Student Award for Leadership in Applied Entomology.

2003: Program Committee, Southwestern Branch of the Entomological Society of America.

1999-Present: Entomological Society of America, Linnaean Games National Committee; Judge and/or moderator (2000-2002).

2000: Invited speaker for ESA Informal Conference: Weevil Pests of Fruit " Implications of trapping weevils in pecan and fruit culture - utilities in IPM." 2000 Joint Annual Meeting of the Societe d'entomologie du Quebec, The Entomological Society of Canada and the Entomological Society of America. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2000: Section Symposium E1: "Designing an Ecologically-grounded IPM Game Plan: Development, adoption, and implementation." Symposium co-organizer and moderator.2000 Joint Annual Meeting of the Societe d'entomologie du Quebec, The Entomological Society of Canada and the Entomological Society of America. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2001 - 2002: Chair; Public Relations Committee. American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Responsibilities include membership, cooperative relationships, Necrology and resolutions.

2002: Invited speaker for ESA Section E Symposium: "Evaluations of a trap design and pheromone formulations for pecan weevil monitoring." Integration of chemical and biological inset control in native, seedling, and improved pecan production. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. SanDiego, California.

2001 - 2002: Secretary/Treasurer Elect – Southwestern Branch of the Entomological Society of America.

2002 - 2003: Secretary/Treasurer - Southwestern Branch of the Entomological Society of America.

2003: Symposium organizer and presenter: "New developments in management of pecan nutcasebearer in pecan." Southwestern Branch, Entomological Society of America Meeting. Oklahoma City, OK. Feb. 2003.

2003 - 2004: President Elect – Southwestern Branch of the Entomological Society of America.

2004 - 2005: President – Southwestern Branch of the Entomological Society of America.

2005- Invited speaker for Southwestern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Status of the Africanized honey bee in Oklahoma. March 2005, Albuquerque, NM.

Extension Publications:

Cuperus, G.W., J.A. Stark, C. Ward, R. Huhnke, L. Rommann, P.G. Mulder, J. Stritzke, G.V. Johnson and J.T. Criswell. 1990. Integrated management practices of Oklahoma alfalfa growers: Results of a statewide survey. OSU-CES State Bulletin and IPM Evaluation Report. 76 pgs.

Berberet, R.C. and P.G. Mulder. 1993. Scouting for the alfalfa weevil in Oklahoma. Oklahoma State University Current Report No. 7177. Revised 1996 and 2002.

Doss, M., R. Berberet and P.G. Mulder, 1993. Profitability of alfalfa weevil control with short, medium and long residual insecticides. Oklahoma State University Circular E-923. 8 pgs.

Mulder, P.G., R. Shawley and J. Caddel. 1993. Blister Beetles and Alfalfa. Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension service. Fact Sheet No. 2072.

Mulder, P.G. 1994. Nectar and pollen plants of Oklahoma. OSU Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service. Fact Sheet No. 7155.

Mulder, P.G. and R.C. Berberet. 1994. Alfalfa aphids in Oklahoma. Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension service. Fact Sheet No. 7184. Revised 1998.

Caddel, J.L., J.F. Stritzke, P.G. Mulder, R.L. Huhnke, R.C. Berberet, and C.E. Ward. 1995. Alfalfa harvest management - Discussions with cost-benefit analysis. OSU Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Circular E-943. 26 pgs.

Caddel, J.L., J.F. Stritzke, P.G. Mulder, G.V. Johnson, C.E. Ward, R.L. Huhnke, and R.C. Berberet. 1996. Alfalfa stand establishment, questions and answers. OSU Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Circular E-949. 31 pgs.

Mulder, P.G. and R.C. Berberet. 1996. Alfalfa weevil and its management in Oklahoma. Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service. Fact Sheet No. 2097.

Mulder, P.G. and M. Doss. 1996. Madagascar hissing cockroaches, information and care. OSU Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Leaflet L-278.

Mulder, P.G., B.D. McCraw, W. Reid and R.A. Grantham. 1997. Monitoring adult weevil populations in pecan and fruit trees in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service fact sheet No. 7190. Revised 1999.

Mulder, P.G., B. Olson and D.A. Hillock. 2000. Home tree fruit production and pest management. OSU Cooperative Extension Service Fact Sheet No. F-6235. Revised 2001.

Caddel, J.L., J.F. Stritzke, R.C. Berberet, P. Bolin, R.L. Huhnke,G.V. Johnson, M. Kizer, D. Lalman, P.G. Mulder, D. Waldner, C.E. Ward, H. Zhang and G.W. Cuperus. 2001. Alfalfa production guide for the Southern Great Plains: Ways to improve forage yield, stand life, and profits. Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service Circular E-826. 96 pgs.

Criswell, J.T., R. Huhnke, M. Kizer, P.G. Mulder, R. Noyes, P. Pratt, J.R. Sholar, W. Stacey, R. Woods. 2001. Soybean Production Guide. Eds. P. Pratt and P. Bolin. OSU Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Circular E-967.

Mulder, P.G. and R.A. Grantham. 2001. The pecan nut casebearer in Oklahoma. OSU Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Fact Sheet No. 7189.

Medlin, C., P. Bolin, M. Roduner, L. Cargill and P.G. Mulder. 2003. Integrated management of invasive thistles in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Fact Sheet No. 7318.

vonBroembsen, S.L. and P.G. Mulder. 2003 and 2004. Blackberry, strawberry, and blueberry insect and disease control. OSU Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Current Report No. 6221.

vonBroembsen, S.L., P.G. Mulder and B.D. McCraw. 2003 and 2004. Commercial apple insect and disease control. OSU Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Current Report No. 6241.

vonBroembsen, S.L., P.G. Mulder and B.D. McCraw. 2003 and 2004. Commercial Peach-Nectarine insect and disease control. OSU Oklahoma Cooperative Ext. Service Current Report No. 6240.

vonBroembsen, S.L., P.G. Mulder and B.D. McCraw. 2003 and 2004. Pecan insect and disease control. OSU Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Current Report No. 6209.

vonBroembsen, S.L. and P.G. Mulder. 2003 and 2004. Commercial grape insect and disease control. OSU Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Current Report No. 6252.

Mulder, P.G., and R.C. Berberet. 2004. Alfalfa forage insect control. OSU Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service fact sheet No. 7150.

Mulder, P.G. Soybean insect survey and control in Oklahoma. 2004. OSU Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Fact Sheet No. 7167.

Mulder, P.G., and R.C. Berberet. 2004. Pest management series, Peanut insect control in Oklahoma. Revised 2004. OSU Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service fact sheet No. 7174.

Research (Refereed) Publications and Book Chapters:

Mulder, P.G. and W.B. Showers. 1983. Feeding on corn by black cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae reared for one or multi-generations in the laboratory. Environ. Entomol. 12:330-334.

Showers, W.B., L.V. Kaster and P.G. Mulder. 1983. Corn seedling growth stage and black cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) damage. Environ. Entomol. 12:241-244.

Showers, W.B., L.V. Kaster, T.W. Sappington, P. G. Mulder and F. Whitford. 1985. Development and behavior of black cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) populations before and after con emergence. J. Econ. Entomol. 78:588-594.

Mulder, P.G. and W.B. Showers. 1986. Defoliation by the armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on field corn in Iowa. J. Econ. Entomol. 79:368-373.

Mulder, P.G. and W.B. Showers. 1987. Corn Zea mays L., growth response to larval armyworm Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth) defoliation. Iowa State J. Res. 62:279-292.

Kaster, L.V., W.B. Showers and P.G. Mulder. 1989. Seasonality in the hourly reproductive behavior of adult Agrotis ipsilon (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Iowa. Environ. Entomol. 18:674-677.

Mulder, P.G., L.V. Kaster, W.B. Showers and J.V. Van Schaik. 1989. Seasonal activity and response of the male black cutworm Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to virgin black cutworm females reared for one or multi-generations in the laboratory. Environ. Entomol. 18(1): 19-23.

Mulder, P.G., C.L. Cole, M.A. Karner and J.R. Bolte. 1991. Seasonal prevalence of the Thysanoptera in an Oklahoma peanut ecosystem and potential for tomato spotted wilt virus. SW Entomol. 16:108-116.

Mulder, P.G. 1994. Chlorpyrifos Use on Peanut. In: The biologic and economic assessment of the field crop usage of Chlorpyrifos. Eds. J.F. Witkowski, S.P. Whitney, and T.J. Kergel. pp. 49-55.

Collins, J.K., P.G. Mulder, M.W. Smith and R.D. Eikenbary. 1996. Mating behavior and peak mating activity of the pecan weevil, Curculio caryae (Horn). SW Entomol. 21:479-481.

Collins, J.K., P.G. Mulder, R.A. Grantham, W.R Reid, M.W. Smith and R.D. Eikenbary. 1997. Assessing feeding preferences of pecan weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Adults using a Hardee Olfactometer. J. Kan. Entomol. Soc. 70(3):181-188.

Hedin, P.A., D.A. Dollar, J.K. Collins, J.G. Dubois, P.G. Mulder, G.H. Hedger and R.D. Eikenbary. 1997. Identification of the male pecan weevil pheromone. J. Chem. Ecol. 23(4):956-977.

Peters, D.C., F. Ullah, M.A. Karner, W.B. Massey, P.G. Mulder and V.H. Beregovoy. 1997. Greenbug (Homoptera:Aphididae) biotype surveys in Oklahoma, 1991-1996. J. Kan. Entomol. Soc. 70(2)120-128.

Cuperus, G.W., P.G. Mulder and T.A. Royer. 1999. Implementation of ecologically-based IPM. In Insect Pest Management: Techniques for Environmental Protection. Eds. J.E. Rechcigl and N.A. Rechcigl. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press Inc.422 pp.

Royer, T.A., P.G. Mulder and G.W. Cuperus. 1999. Renaming (redefining) integrated pest management: Fumble, pass or play? Amer. Entomol. 45(3): 136-139.

Grantham, R.A., P.G. Mulder, G.W. Cuperus, and J.D. Carlson. 2002. Evaluation of pecan nut casebearer Acrobasis nuxvorella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) prediction models using pheromone trapping. Environ. Entomol. 31: 1062-1070.

Grantham, R.A., P.G. Mulder, and G.W. Cuperus. 2002. Comparisons on the efficacy of different trap types in capturing pecan nut casebearer, Acrobasis nuxvorella. SW Entomol. 27: 21-30.

Johnson, D.T., P.G. Mulder, B.D. McCraw, B.A. Lewis, B. Jervis and B.L. Carroll and P.J. McLeod. 2002. Trapping plum curculio Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst) Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the southern United States. Environ. Entomol. 31: 1259-1267.

Johnson, D.T., B.A. Lewis, B.D. McCraw, B. Carroll, B. Jervis, K. Striegler, P.G. Mulder, B. Boozer, W.G. Foshee, J. McVay and R.F. Mizell III. 2002. Development and implementation of a peach integrated pest management program in the southern USA. Acta Horticulturae. 592 (2): 681- 688.

Mulder, P.G., B. Jervis and B.D. McCraw. 2002. Efficacy of peach IPM programs with and without organophosphate insecticides. Acta Horticulturae. 592 (2): 695- 698.

Vogt, J.T., P.G. Mulder, Jr., A. Sheridan, E.M. Shoff, and R.E. Wright. 2002. Red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta Buren) fail to reduce predator abundance in peanut. J. Entomol. Sci. 37: 200-202.

Mulder, P.G., W. Reid, R.A. Grantham, S. Landgraf, L. Taliaferro, M.E. Payton and A.E. Knutson. 2003. Evaluation of trap designs and a new pheromone formulation used for monitoring pecan weevil, Curculio caryae. SW Entomol. 27: 85-100.

Reid, W. and P.G. Mulder, Jr. 2003. Insect management systems for native pecans. SW Entomol. 27: 39-44.

Roduner, M., G.W. Cuperus, P.G. Mulder, J. Stritzke and M. Payton. 2003. Successful biological control of the musk thistle, Carduus nutans, in Oklahoma using the musk thistle head weevil, Rhinocyllus conicus, and the rosette weevil, Trichosirocalus horridus. Amer. Entomol. 49:112-120.

Stevenson, D.E., A.E. Knutson, W. Ree, J.A. Jackman, A. Dean, J.H. Matis, J. McVay, M. Nesbitt, R. Mizell, J. Dutcher, W. Reid, M. Hall, D. Barlow, M.T. Smith, , P. Mulder, M.W. Smith, J.G. Miller and M.K. Harris. 2003. Pecan nut casebearer pheromone monitoring and degree-day model validation across the pecan belt. SW Entomol. 27: 57-74.

Abramson, C.I., J. Squire, A. Sheridan and P.G. Mulder, Jr. 2004. The effect of insecticides considered harmless to honey bees Apis mellifera L.: Proboscis conditioning studies using the insect growth regulators Confirm® 2F (tebufenozide) and Dimilin® 2L (diflubenzuron). Environ. Entomol. 33: 378-388.

Smith, M.W. and P.G. Mulder. 2004. Role of cover crops in the management of arthropod pests of orchards. In Ecologically based integrated pest management. Eds. O. Koul and G.W. Cuperus. Taylor & Francis Publishing. United Kingdom. Submitted for publication 5-2004.

Roduner, M., P.G. Mulder, G.W. Cuperus, J. Stritzke and M. Payton. 2005. Plant growth parameters of musk thistle, Carduus nutans, and egg distribution patterns of Rhinocyllus conicus on their blooms. SW Entomol. Submitted Nov. 2004.