Keywords

  • agriculture
  • applied entomology
  • biological control
  • biotechnology
  • entomology
  • insecticide resistance
  • international agriculture
  • pesticide resistance
  • pest management

Shelton, Anthony M

Professor
I am an applied insect ecologist who works on developing knowledge that can be used for insect pest management programs. My efforts involve both domestic and international programs. I work with public and private sectors and increasingly work more closely with regulatory agencies and public policy issues in agriculture.

research

research and scholarship focus

My research and extension program is responsible for developing sound insect pest management strategies for vegetables with spin-offs for other crops. Components of program stress insect population ecology, biological control, plant resistance, agricultural biotechnology, insecticide resistance, insect movement, trap cropping, and plant productivity and marketability as a function of insect infestations.

research areas

international geographic focus

affiliations

faculty appointment in

member of graduate field

other Cornell affiliations

teaching

teaching focus

I assist ongoing teaching efforts in international agriculture and rural development and biotechnology.

service

outreach focus

My extension efforts involve helping farmers utilize insect pest management techniques that increase the quality of their product and their profit, while minimizing risks to the environment and human health. A large portion of my outreach efforts involve helping to inform the public about agricultural biotechnology.

current professional activities

  • Entomological Society of America
  • Society for Invertebrate Pathology

background

educational background

  • Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 1979
  • M.S., University of California., Riverside, 1979
  • Additional Study Cabrillo College of California, 1973-1975
  • B.A./B.S., St. Mary’s College of California, 1971

professional background

  • Cornell International Professor, 2001- present
  • Associate Director of Research and Associate Director of Cornell Experiment Station, 1993- 2001
  • Research Assistant, University of California, Riverside, Entomology, 1976-1979
  • Co-chair of the CALS Advisory Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology
  • Professor of International Agriculture and Associate Director of International Agriculture, 2002- present

awards and distinctions

  • Cornell International Traveling Fellowship - 1983
  • Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture Fellowship - 1986
  • Cornell International Traveling Fellowship - 1989
  • Eastern Branch Ent. Soc. Am. Award for Excellence in Pest Management- 1995
  • Ent. Soc. Am. National Award for Excellence in Pest Management- 1995
  • Plenary lecture, Nordic Agricultural Scientists- 1995
  • China-US Scholar Exchange- 1996
  • New York State Award for Excellence in IPM- 1997
  • Plenary lecture, American University at Beruit- 2000
  • NOVA lectureship (Nordic Countries)- 2001
  • Plenary lecture, 4th Int. Conf. on Diamondback Moth, Australia-2001
  • Cornell International Traveling Fellowship – 2002
  • Plenary lecture, Int. Conf. on Biocontrol of Diamondback Moth, France-2002
  • CALS Professor of International Agriculture- 2002 to present
  • NYS Assoc. of County Ag Agents award for brochure on swede midge- 2003
  • Am. Soc. for Hort. Sci. National Award for Extension Publication-2004
  • Plenary lecture, XVth Congress of Plant Protection, China- 2004
  • Ent. Soc, of America, Eastern Brach Recognition Award, 2005
  • Ent. Soc. Am. National Award for Excellence Research- 2005
  • NYS Excellence in Crop Protection Award for Extension Publication- 2005
Keywords: agriculture, applied entomology, biological control, biotechnology, entomology, insecticide resistance, international agriculture, pesticide resistance, pest management