Clifton Abbott, <strong>Research</strong> Associate, <strong>Geosystems</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> Richard L. Brown, Professor, Entomology and Plant Pathology Gary N. Ervin, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences Victor Maddox, Postdoctoral Associate, <strong>Geosystems</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> John D. Madsen, Associate Professor, <strong>Geosystems</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> David R. Shaw, Professor and Director, <strong>Geosystems</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> (now Vice President of <strong>Research</strong> and Economic Development) Student Involvement Graduate Students Joshua Cheshier, MS, MSU Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Michael Cox, MS, MSU Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Christopher Doffitt, Ph.D. student, MSU Department of Biological Sciences Steven Hughes, M.S. student, MSU Department of Biological Sciences Katya Kovalenko, PhD, MSU Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Rima Lucardi, Biological Sciences Ph.D. student Lucas Majure, M.S. degree received August 2007, MSU Department of Biological Sciences Edda Martinez, PhD, MSU Department of Entomology Wilfredo Robles, PhD, MSU Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Erica Schlickeisen, PhD, MSU Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Nathan Sonderman, Ph.D. student, MSU Department of Biological Sciences Ryan Wersal, PhD, MSU Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Undergraduate Students Jeffery Cannon, Biological Sciences B.S. student Angel Frame, Biological Sciences B.S. student Jessica McClure, Biological Sciences B.S. student Anastasia Woodard, Biological Sciences B.S. student MSU Investigators and Participants Collaborators Chris Brooks, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, <strong>Mississippi</strong> <strong>State</strong> University James Carpenter, USDA-ARS Eric D. Dibble, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, <strong>Mississippi</strong> <strong>State</strong> University Joel Floyd, USDA APHIS PPQ Pam Fuller, U.S. Geological Survey, Caribbean Science Center Kurt D. Getsinger, US Army Engineer <strong>Research</strong> and Development Center Sharon Gross, USGS BRD Stephen Hight, USDA-ARS Sang Mi Lee, Entomology and Plant Pathology, <strong>Mississippi</strong> <strong>State</strong> University Guillermo Logarzo, USDA-ARS Travis Marisco, Biological Sciences, <strong>Mississippi</strong> <strong>State</strong> University Les Mehrhoff, IPANE Thomas Simonsen, Natural History Museum, London Annie Simpson, NBII John C. Stewart, USDA APHIS PPQ Laura Varone, USDA-ARS Lisa Wallace, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, <strong>Mississippi</strong> <strong>State</strong> University Mark Welch, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, <strong>Mississippi</strong> <strong>State</strong> University Randy Westbrooks, USGS NWRC 2009 USGS Annual Report 6 <strong>Mississippi</strong> <strong>State</strong> University’s <strong>Geosystems</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>
2009 USGS Annual Report 7 <strong>Mississippi</strong> <strong>State</strong> University’s <strong>Geosystems</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>