Title | Associate Professor |
Department | Entomology Department |
BWilson@agcenter.lsu.edu | |
Address 1 | 1373 Caffey Road Rayne, LA 70578 |
Phone | 337-788-7531 |
Fax | 337-788-7553 |
Total funding received: $2.04 million
Total funding solicited as lead PI: $3.4 million
Competitive/Misc. external funding obtained ($1,366,202 total; 709,751 as lead PI).
Commodity group support ($654,106 received as of December 2021)
Private industry support ($162.500 received as of December 2021)
Integrated pest management of sugarcane and rice insects – Research aims to developed sustainable, ecology-based pest management strategies that improve production of two of Louisiana’s most valuable agricultural commodities. Research examines host plant resistance, sampling and economic thresholds, chemical control, cultural control, and biological control of a diverse array of insect pests of sugarcane, rice, and other field crops.
Invasive species biology and monitoring – Research examines ecological factors driving invasions of non-native pests including the Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini. Studies seek to identify landscape factors influencing range expansion and trends in population genetics during an on-going biological invasion. Additional studies are examining ecology of invasive apple snails, Pomacea maculata, into rice and crawfish agroecosystems.
LSU Agricultural Center, Assistant Professor of Entomology 03/2017–Present
LSU Entomology Department: Post-doctoral Researcher, Rice and Sugarcane Lab 06/2016–2/2017
LSU Agricultural Center: IPM Technician, Greenhouse Services 02/2015–02/2017
LSU Entomology Department: Research Associate, Rice and Sugarcane Lab 06/2011–6/2016
LSU Entomology Department: Graduate Assistant, Rice and Sugarcane Lab 08/2009–06/2011
Peer-reviewed publications (47 total, 30 as first or corresponding author):
*Student author advised by B.E. Wilson (corresponding author)
Lucero, J.M. and B.E. Wilson. 2022. Regional expansion and chemical control for invasive apple snails (Pomacea maculata) in Louisiana rice and crawfish production systems. Crop Prot. (accepted, in press).*Doherty, E.M., Q. Sun, and B.E. Wilson. 2022. Stored rice varietal resistance and associational susceptibility towards Sitophilus oryzae. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (accepted, in press).*Salgado, L., B.E. Wilson, H. Penn, R.T. Richard, and M.O. Way. 2022. Characterization of resistance to the Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) among sugarcane cultivars. Insects 13(10): 890.
*Kang, I, B.E. Wilson, B. Carter, and R. Diaz. 2022. A new detection of the invasive Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Georgia in the United States based on morphological and molecular data. J. Integ. Pest Manag. 13(1): 17.
Wilson, B.E., J.M. Villegas, and M.J. Stout.
2022. Economic returns on insecticidal seed treatment combinations in rice.
Crop Prot. (submitted, in review).
Pontif, M., C. Kimbeng, K. Bischoff, K. Gravois, C. LaBoard, G. Hawkins, D. Sexton, J. Hoy, N. Baisakh, B.E. Wilson, A. Orgeron, J. Todd, and H. Waguespack. 2022. Registration of ‘L 12-201’ sugarcane. J. Plant Reg. (accepted, in press).
Todd, J.R., A.L. Hale, Y.-B. Pan, T.L. Tew, W.H. White, E.O. Dufrene, M.J. Duet, D.L. Verdun, D.J. Spaunhorst, C.D. Dalley, M.P. Grisham, B.E. Wilson , K.A. Gravois, and W.R. Jackson. 2022. Registration ‘Ho 05-961’ sugarcane. J. Plant Reg. (accepted, in press).
*Mulcahy, M.M., B.E. Wilson, and T.E. Reagan. 2022. Spatial distribution of stem borers in Louisiana rice fields. Environ. Entomol. (accepted, in press).
*Mulcahy, M.M., B.E. Wilson, M.J. Stout, and T.E. Reagan. 2021. Spatial distribution of the rice water weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Louisiana rice fields. https://academic.oup.com/ee/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ee/nvab120/6433307?login=true#
Wilson, B.E., L.D. Salgado, and J.M.
Villegas. 2022. Optimizing chemical controls of Diatraea saccharalis in
sugarcane. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261219421003136?dgcid=coauthor
*Salgado, L., B.E. Wilson, and J.M.
Villegas. 2021. Resistance to the sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
among Louisiana sugarcane cultivars.https://academic.oup.com/ee/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ee/nvab118/6419899?login=true
*Villegas, J.M., Wilson, B.E., and M.J.
Stout. 2021. Integration of cultural controls and plant tolerance for control
of a complex of rice pests. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro...
*Villegas, J.M., B.E. Wilson, and M.O.
Way. 2021. Management of stemborers (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) using
foliar-applied chlorantraniliprole in rice. Fla. Entomol. (accepted, in press).
Pontif, M., C. Kimbeng, K. Bischoff, K. Gravois, C. LaBoard, G.
Hawkins, D. Sexton, J. Hoy, N. Baisakh, B.E. Wilson, A. Orgeron,
J. Todd, and H. Waguespack. 2021. Registration of ‘L 11-183’ sugarcane. https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/plr2.20136
Orgeron, A.J., M.W. Cater, K.A. Gravois, B.E. Wilson, M.A. Deliberto, and M.E. Salassi. 2021. Sugarcane production school established for the Louisiana sugar industry. J. Nat. Assoc. County Ag. Agents 14: JID-1198. https://www.nacaa.com/journal/ab01393e-74b0-4383-8154-f2ada52db596
Wilson, B.E., J.M. Villegas, M.J. Stout, and
K.J. Landry. 2021. Relative yield loss from rice stem borers (Lepidoptera:
Crambidae) and the rice water weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). https://academic.oup.com/jee/article/114/3/1159/6209425?login=true
Bahvanam, S.,B.E.
Wilson, B. Blackman, and M.J. Stout. 2021. Biology and
management of the rice stink bug, Oebalus pugnax. https://academic.oup.com/jipm/article/12/1/20/6272387?guestAccessKey=d967c609-ece1-4077-9d46-51f9a6ea329f
*Villegas, J.M., B.E. Wilson, and M.J.
Stout. 2021. Assessment of tolerance and resistance of inbred rice cultivars to
combined infestations of rice water weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and
stemborers (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). *Selected as Editor’s Choice https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eea.13054
Wilson, B.E., W.H. White, R.T. Richard, and
R.M. Johnson. 2021. Evaluation of sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis,
resistance among commercial and experimental cultivars in the Louisiana
sugarcane cultivar development program. https://internationalsugarjournal.com/paper/evaluation-of-sugarcane-borer-diatraea-saccharalis-resistance-among-commercial-and-experimental-cultivars-in-the-louisiana-sugarcane-cultivar-development-program/
Yang, Y., F.P.F. Reay-Jones, L.T. Wilson, T.E. Reagan, J.M.
Beuzelin, B.E.
Wilson, J.A. Davis, and J. Wang. 2021. Sugarcane aphid
(Melanaphis sacchari) population characteristics and distribution patterns in
relation to sample unit size.https://academic.oup.com/ee/article/50/2/489/6092749
Wilson, B.E. 2021. Successful integrated
pest management minimizes impact of Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera:
Crambidae) on the Louisiana sugarcane industry. https://academic.oup.com/jee/article/114/1/468/6008129?login=true
Wilson, B.E., J.M. Villegas, M.O. Way, R.A.
Pearson, and M.J. Stout. 2021. Cyantraniliprole: A new insecticidal seed
treatment for U.S. rice. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261219420303434
*Villegas, J.M., B.E. Wilson, M.O. Way,
J. Gore, and M.J. Stout. 2021. Tolerance to root injury by rice water weevil
among hybrid and conventional rice cultivars.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026121942030301X
Wilson, B.E., W.H. White, R.T. Richard, and
R.M. Johnson. 2020. Population trends of the sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera:
Crambidae) in Louisiana sugarcane. https://academic.oup.com/ee/article/49/6/1455/5947505?guestAccessKey=6d7e4574-bf2c-4130-9d0c-cf5768e22d8f
Knight, I.A., J.T. Cronin, M. Gill, J.A. Nyman, B.E. Wilson, and R.
Diaz. 2020. Investigating plant phenotype, salinity, and infestation by the
roseau cane scale as factors in the die-back of Phragmites australis in the
Mississippi River Delta, USA. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13157-020-01307-3
Wilson, B.E., F.P.F. Reay-Jones, L. Lama,
M.M. Mulcahy, T.E. Reagan, J.A. Davis, Y. Yang, and L.T. Wilson. 2020.
Influence of sorghum cultivar, nitrogen fertilization, and insecticides on
infestations of the sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) in the Southern
United States. https://academic.oup.com/jee/article/113/4/1850/5855080?login=true
Wilson, B.E., and M.J. Stout. 2020.
Reexamination of the influence of Oebalus pugnax (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
infestations on rice yield and quality. https://academic.oup.com/jee/article/113/3/1248/5818255
Wilson, B.E., J.M. Beuzelin, R.T. Richard,
R.M. Johnson, K.A. Gravois, and W.H. White. 2020. West Indian canefly
(Hemiptera: Delphacidae): An emerging pest to Louisiana sugarcane.https://academic.oup.com/jee/article/113/1/263/5637468?login=true
Wilson, B.E., 2019. Hemipteran pests of sugarcane in North America. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/4/107
*Villegas, J.M., B.E. Wilson, and M.J.
Stout. 2019. Efficacy of reduced rates of insecticidal seed treatment on insect
pests in irrigated drill-seeded rice. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ps.5437
*Lama, L., B.E. Wilson, J.A. Davis,
and T.E. Reagan. 2019. Influence of sorghum cultivar, phenology, and
fertilization on development and reproduction of the sugarcane aphid,
Melanaphis sacchari. https://bioone.org/journals/Florida-Entomologist/volume-102/issue-1/024.102.0131/Influence-of-Sorghum-Cultivar-Phenological-Stage-and-Fertilization-on-Development/10.1653/024.102.0131.full
Wilson, B.E., M.T. VanWeelden, J.M. Beuzelin,
and T.E. Reagan. 2018. Susceptibility and yield response to sugarcane borer
(Lepidoptera: Crambidae) infestation among sugarcanes and sorghums with
potential for bioethanol production. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261219418301923
Knight, I.A., B.E. Wilson, M. Gill, L.
Aveles, J.T. Cronin, S.A. Schneider, and R. Diaz. 2018. Invasion of
Nipponaclerda biwakoensis (Hemiptera: Aclerdidae) and Phragmites australis
die-back in southern Louisiana, U.S.A. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-018-1749-5
Wilson, B.E., M.T. VanWeelden, J.M. Beuzelin,
and T.E. Reagan. 2017. Efficacy of insect growth regulators and diamide
insecticides for control of stem borers (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in sugarcane.
https://academic.oup.com/jee/article/110/2/453/3041104?login=true
Wilson, B.E., J.M. Beuzelin, T.E. Reagan,
M.T. VanWeelden, and M.O. Way. 2017. Monitoring Mexican rice borer
(Lepidoptera: Crambidae) populations in sugarcane and rice with conventional
and electronic pheromone traps. https://academic.oup.com/jee/article/110/1/150/2804964?login=true
Wilson, B.E., J.M. Beuzelin, and T.E. Reagan.
2017. Population distribution and range expansion of the invasive Mexican rice
borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Louisiana. https://academic.oup.com/ee/article/46/2/175/3059828?login=true
VanWeelden, M.T., B.E. Wilson, J.M.
Beuzelin, T.E. Reagan, and M.O. Way. 2017. Oviposition preference and survival
of the Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in bioenergy and
conventional sugarcane and sorghum. https://academic.oup.com/ee/article/46/4/855/3865383?login=true
Bernaola, L., N. Delisi, E.C. Kraus, Z. Wang, and B.E. Wilson. 2017. 2015
Student Debates: If we can eradicate a species, should we? Yes. *All authors contributed equally. https://academic.oup.com/ae/article/63/2/114/3867367
Wilson, B.E., J.M. Beuzelin, J.D. Allison,
and T.E. Reagan. 2016. The active space of Mexican rice borer pheromone traps.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10886-016-0767-y
Wang, Z., L. Moshman, E.C. Kraus, B.E. Wilson, and R.
Diaz. 2016. A review of the tawny crazy ant, Nylanderia fulva, an emergent ant
invader in southern United States: Is biological control a feasible management
option? *All authors contributed equally. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/7/4/77
VanWeelden, M.T., B.E. Wilson, J.M.
Beuzelin, T.E. Reagan, and M.O. Way. 2016. Impact of nitrogen fertilization on
Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) injury in bioenergy sorghum. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261219416300229
Beuzelin, J.M., B.E. Wilson, M.T.
VanWeelden, A. Mészáros, M.O. Way, M.J. Stout, and T.E. Reagan. 2016. Biology
and management of the Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in rice. https://academic.oup.com/jipm/article/7/1/7/2658139
Wilson, B.E., T. Hardy, J.M. Beuzelin, M.T.
VanWeelden, T.E. Reagan, R. Miller, J. Meaux, M.J. Stout, and C.E. Carlton.
2015. Expansion of the Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) into rice
and sugarcane in Louisiana.https://academic.oup.com/ee/article/44/3/757/2464689?login=true
Wilson, B.E., M.T. VanWeelden, J.M. Beuzelin,
T.E. Reagan, M.O. Way, W.H. White, L.T. Wilson, and A.T. Showler. 2015. A
relative resistance ratio for evaluation of Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera:
Crambidae) susceptibility among sugarcane cultivars. https://academic.oup.com/jee/article/108/3/1363/2379906?login=true
VanWeelden, M.T., B.E. Wilson, J.M.
Beuzelin, T.E. Reagan, and M.O. Way. 2015. Yield response to Mexican rice borer
(Lepidoptera: Crambidae) injury in bioenergy and conventional sugarcane and
sorghum.https://academic.oup.com/jee/article/108/5/2296/2379591?login=true
Mercer, N., B. Owens, M.T. VanWeelden, and B.E. Wilson. 2015. 2013
ESA Student Debates: Scientific Issues that Arise from a Connected World: Pro
Team: “The use of citizen scientists has both costs and benefits.” https://academic.oup.com/ae/article/61/3/151/2194523
Beuzelin, J.M., L.T. Wilson, A.T. Showler, A. Mészáros, B.E. Wilson, M.O. Way,
T.E. Reagan. 2013. Oviposition and larval development of a stem borer, Eoreuma
loftini, on rice and non-crop grasses. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/eea.12031
Wilson, B.E., A.T. Showler, J.M. Beuzelin,
and T.E. Reagan. 2012. Improved chemical control for the Mexican rice borer
(Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in sugarcane: Larval exposure, a novel scouting
method, and efficacy of a single aerial insecticide application. https://academic.oup.com/jee/article/105/6/1998/794255
Parys, K.A., J. Gordon, S. Brown, and B.E. Wilson. 2012.
Increasing natural enemy diversity among arthropods is compatible with the
goals of biological control and IPM: Pro position. *All authors contributed equally. https://academic.oup.com/ae/article/58/2/94/2389765
Showler, A.T., B.E. Wilson, and T.E.
Reagan. 2012. Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) injury to corn
greater than to sorghum and sugarcane under field conditions. https://academic.oup.com/jee/article/105/5/1597/825889
Extension publications (64 total, selected below)
Wilson, B.E., M.M. Mulcahy, F. Huval, and T.E. Reagan. 2020. Saccharosydne saccharivora, the West Indian canefly (Hemiptera: Delphacidae). Bug Biz factsheet, LSU AgCenter Pub. 3732. Brown, S. and B.E. Wilson. 2020. Rice bill bug factsheet. LSU AgCenter Pub3720. Wilson, B.E. 2020. Combatting invasive insects in sugarcane and rice. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/bneely/articles/page1590007205535
Brown, S. and B.E. Wilson. 2020. Rice bill bug factsheet. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/aiverson/articles/page1581978284840
Wilson, B.E. 2020. Combatting invasive insects in sugarcane and rice.https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/lbenedict/articles/page1589985557061
Wilson, B.E., J. Lucero, and M. Shirley. 2020. Invasive apple snails threatening rice and crawfish production in southwest Louisiana. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/lbenedict/articles/page1589985557061
Wilson, B.E., J.M. Villegas, and E. Kraus.
2019. Insect pests drive regional differences in rice seed treatment use. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/lbenedict/articles/page1553277816518
Wilson, B.E., M. Gill, I. Knight, R. Diaz, A.
Nyman, and J. Cronin. 2018. Roseau cane die-offs threaten Louisiana coast.
https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/lbenedict/articles/page1544476198066
Wilson, B.E., 2018. Wireworms as pests of
sugarcane. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/articles/page1543421005880
Wilson, B.E., R. Johnson, and R.T. Richard.
2018. Sugarcane borer management guide for sugarcane varieties. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/aiverson/articles/page1575497842142
Wilson, B.E. 2018. Yellow sugarcane
aphid, Sipha flava: A pest of sugarcane in Louisiana. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/~/media/system/4/1/6/6/41668614fa40d0d5e6b2653a39d1c815/p3630_sugarcanefactsheet_new_rch0618bwilsonpdf.pdf
Wilson, B.E. 2018. Cool spring causes
yellow sugarcane aphid outbreak. The Sugar Bull. 96 (6): 19–20.
Wilson, B.E. 2018. Managing insects
doesn’t stop at harvest for Louisiana rice farmers. Louisiana Farm and Ranch
Sept. 2018: 5.
Wilson, B.E. 2018. Spring insect
outlook: How will hard freezes affect pests? Rice Research Station News 15(1):
3.
Wilson, B.E. 2017. Pests of stored rice.
Rice Research Station News. 14(4): 4.
Wilson, B.E. and M.J. Stout. 2017.
Choosing the right insecticidal seed treatment. Louisiana Rice Notes, 2017(2):
5–7.
Wilson, B.E., J.M. Beuzelin, M.J. Stout, and
T.E. Reagan. 2016. Mexican rice borer continues spread in Louisiana. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/lbenedict/articles/page1461783565740
Wilson, B.E., L. Bernaola, E. Kraus, and J.
Villegas. 2015. Mexican rice borer update. Rice Research Station News. 12 (4):
1–2.
Wilson, B.E. and R. Diaz. 2015. The
assassin in the garden: Why this threatening looking insect predator is good to
have around. https://www.lsu.edu/entomology/docs/assassininthegarden.pdf
Reagan, T.E., L.T. Wilson, J.M. Beuzelin, M.O. Way, J. Hoy, Y.
Yang, A.T. Showler, M.T. VanWeelden, and B.E. Wilson. 2015.
Insect pests and diseases in bioenergy crops. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/portals/communications/publications/agmag/archive/2015/spring/insect-pests-and-diseases-in-bioenergy-crops
Reagan, T.E., J.M. Beuzelin, B.E. Wilson, A.T.
Showler, and M.O. Way. 2011. Advanced management research and the Mexican rice
borer. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/portals/communications/publications/agmag/archive/2010/fall/advanced-management-research-and-the-mexican-rice-borer
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