Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA, USA June 2019 – Present

Master’s Degree in Entomology GPA: 4.0

Minor: Experimental Statistics

Related Coursework: Plant Resistance to Arthropods, Insect Taxonomy, Agroecology, Precision Agriculture, Statistical Techniques I, Experimental Statistics II, Experimental Design, and Writing in the Biological Sciences

Universidad Nacional de Agricultura (UNAG), Catacamas, Olancho, Honduras May 2019

Ingeniero Agrónomo (BS in Agricultural Sciences) GPA: 3.05

Related Coursework: General Entomology, Plant Physiology, Botany, Soil Fertility, Plant Pathology, Weed Science, Experimental Design, Agricultural Business Administration, and Agricultural Extension

Graduate Research Assistant June 2019 – Present

LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

• Ecology and Management of Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) Insects
• Conducting field, laboratory, and greenhouse research projects with a focus on sugarcane pest management.
• Involved in experiments related to studying the mechanisms of cultivar resistance (larval establishment, oviposition preference, and diet bioassays) to insect pests, and the effect of the volume, timing, and efficacy of insecticide applications.
• Assisted in the documentation of sugarcane varietal susceptibility to the West Indian Cane Fly (Saccharosydne saccharivora.)
• Assisted fellow graduate students on their research projects with a focus on rice (Oryza sativa) pest management.
• Assisted in examining feeding behavior and potential chemical controls for invasive apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata) in rice and crawfish (Procambarus clarki) systems.
• Supervised five student workers both on campus and at the sugarcane research station.

Visiting Scholar Internship September 2018– December 2018

LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

• Examined sugarcane borer (Diatraea saccharalis) resistance under the supervision of Dr. Blake Wilson, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, LSU 2018.
• Assisted taking soil cores for rice water weevil (Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus) in seed treatment tests under the supervision of James Villegas, Ph.D. Student Department of Entomology, LSU 2018.
• Assisted in maintaining laboratory insect colonies in the Department of Entomology LSU.
• Assisted with Roseau cane sampling and sample processing under the supervision of Dr. Rodrigo Diaz, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology LSU, and Dr. Ian Knight, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Entomology LSU, 2018.
• Examined potential chemical controls for invasive apple snails in rice and crawfish systems.

Undergraduate Student January 2015 – May 2019

Universidad Nacional de Agricultura, Catacamas, Olancho, Honduras

1. Salgado, L. D., B. E. Wilson, J. M. Villegas et al. 2021. Cultivar Resistance to the Sugarcane Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) In Louisiana Sugarcane. Environmental Entomology. (In prep.).
2. Salgado, L. D., B. E. Wilson, J. M. Villegas et al. 2021. Mechanisms of Resistance of Sugarcane to the Mexican Rice Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Louisiana. Environmental Entomology. (In prep).

1. Salgado, L. D., K. D. Rodriguez, C. E. Carlton, F. Huval, and T.E. Reagan. 2021. Bug Biz Pest Management and Identification Series: Bemisia tabaci Middle East Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1) species, Silverleaf whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). LSU AgCenter. (Submitted)
2. Salgado, L. D., D. Galo, F. Huval, and T.E. Reagan. 2021. Bug Biz Pest Management and Identification Series: Frankliniella occidentalis, Western Flower Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). LSU AgCenter. (Submitted)
3. Salgado, L. D., C. E. Carlton, F. Huval, and T.E. Reagan. 2021. Bug Biz Pest Management and Identification Series: Diaphania nitidalis and Diaphania hyalinata, Pickleworm and Melonworm Moths (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). LSU AgCenter. Publication ID 3781. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/articles/page1619562097942
4. Salgado, L. D., F. Huval, T.E. Reagan and C. E. Carlton. 2021. Bug Biz Pest Management and Identification Series: Citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). LSU AgCenter. Publication ID 3784. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/articles/page1619564413233
5. Salgado, L. D., C. E. Carlton, F. Huval, and T.E. Reagan. 2021. Bug Biz Pest Management and Identification Series: Plutella xylostella, Diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). LSU AgCenter. Publication ID 3785. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/articles/page1619564892553
6. Salgado, L. D., K. Deynzer, F. Huval, and T.E. Reagan. 2021. Bug Biz Pest Management and Identification Series: Spodoptera frugiperda, Fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). LSU AgCenter. Publication ID 3786. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/articles/page1619565489086
7. Wilson B. E., J. M. Villegas. M. M. Mulcahy, and L. D. Salgado. 2019. Evaluation of insecticides, application timing, and water volume for control of sugarcane borer. Sugarcane Annual Progress Reports 2019, 141-142. Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/mdaigle/articles/page1600879136213
8. Wilson B. E., L. D. Salgado, and J. M. Villegas. 2019. Varietal resistance to the sugarcane borer in first ratoon cane. Sugarcane Annual Progress Reports 2019, 137-138. Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/mdaigle/articles/page1600879136213
9. Wilson B. E., L. D. Salgado, and J. M. Villegas. 2018. Assessment of varietal resistance to the sugarcane borer. Sugarcane Annual Progress Reports 2018, 142-143. Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA. https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/dsexton/articles/page1559835284556

1. Salgado, L. D. and B. E. Wilson. 2019. Resistance of Sugarcane Cultivars to the Sugarcane Borer: Diatraea saccharalis. Journal American Society of Sugarcane Technologists. 39: 47–48.

1. Villegas, J.M., B.E. Wilson, and L. D. Salgado. Evaluation of Intrepid Edge^® for Control of the Sugarcane Borer in Louisiana Sugarcane, 2019. Arthropod Management Tests 45(1); https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsaa056

Professional Meetings (6)

• Salgado, L. D. and B. E. Wilson. 2020. Measuring oviposition preference and larval establishment of the sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis (F.) on commercial and experimental sugarcane cultivars in Louisiana. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Virtual Presentation. November 11-25. https://www.eventscribe.com/2020/entomology2020/index.asp?presTarget=1462785
• Salgado, L. D. and B. E. Wilson. 2020. Mechanisms of resistance to the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.), among sugarcane cultivars. 94th Annual Joint Meeting of the Eastern and Southeastern Branch Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. March 29th-April 1st. Canceled due to COVID-19. https://esa.confex.com/esa/ese2020/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/151429.
• Wilson B.E., J. M. Villegas, M. Mulcahy, L. D. Salgado, and K. Landry. Optimizing insecticidal seed treatments for Louisiana rice. 94th Annual Joint Meeting of the Eastern and Southeastern Branch Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. March 29th-April 1st, 2020. Canceled due to COVID-19. https://esa.confex.com/esa/ese2020/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/151405.
• Salgado, L. D. and B. E. Wilson. 2019. Resistance of Sugarcane Cultivars to the Sugarcane Borer: Diatraea saccharalis. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. November 17-20. https://esa.confex.com/esa/2019/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/146904
• Salgado, L. D. and B. E. Wilson. 2019. Resistance of Sugarcane Cultivars to the Sugarcane Borer: Diatraea saccharalis. 49th Annual Joint Meeting of the American Society of Sugarcane Technologists, Point Clear, Alabama, USA. June 26 – 28.
• Salgado, L. D., R. Muñoz, and B. E. Wilson. 2019. Resistencia de cultivares de caña de azúcar al barrenador Diatraea saccharalis. 1^st Meeting of Research at Universidad Nacional de Agricultura, Catacamas, Olancho, Honduras. April 25 - 26. *In Spanish.

Poster Presentations (2)

• Salgado, L. D., B.E. Wilson, and J.M. Villegas. 2021. Mechanisms of resistance of sugarcane to the sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Louisiana. Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch Meeting. ePoster. March 29-31.
• Salgado, L. D., J.M. Villegas, and B.E. Wilson. 2018. Resistance of Sugarcane Cultivars to the Sugarcane Borer (Diatraea saccharalis). 5th Annual LSU International Research Fair, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. November 16. *First Place Poster Visiting Undergraduate Student Category.

Other Presentations (5)

• Salgado, L. D. 2020. Manejo Integrado de Barrenadores en Caña de Azúcar. (Sugarcane Stem Borers Integrated Pest Management). Guest Online Lecture. Universidad Nacional de Agricultura. Catacamas, Olancho, Honduras. August 12, 2020. *In Spanish. Attended by 76 people.
• Salgado, L. D. 2020. Resistencia de las Plantas a los Insectos. (Plant Resistance to Insects). Online Symposium UNAs at LSU. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. July 31, 2020. *In Spanish.
• Salgado, L. D. and K. D. Rodríguez. 2020. Proceso de Aplicación a la Escuela de Posgrado. (Application Process to Graduate School). Online Symposium UNAs at LSU. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. July 30, 2020. *Both authors presented.
• Salgado, L. D. and B. E. Wilson. 2019. Mechanisms of resistance to the sugarcane borer: Diatraea saccharalis (Fab., 1794). 10th Annual LSU Entomology Department Graduate Student Symposium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. October 25.
• Salgado, L. D., A. Andino, H. Gómez, E. Fuentes, and N. Larios. 2019. Case Study of Universidad Nacional de Agricultura (UNA), How does UNAG impact Honduran communities? At Southern Institute of Appropriate Technology (SIFAT) Training “World Hunger and Malnutrition: Practical Skills to Make a Difference.” Lineville, Alabama, USA. August 12-16, 2019. Speaker.

• American Society of Sugarcane Technologists (2019–Present)
• Entomological Society of America (2019–Present)
• Entomology Club at LSU (2019–Present)
  • Treasurer (2020–2021)
• UNAs at LSU, (2019–Present)
  • Vice President (2019–2020)
  • President (2020–2021)
• UNAG Alumni Association in the United States (2020–Present)
  • Vice President (2020–2022)
• Cooperative of Horticulturists and Coffee Growers Siguatepeque (2012–Present)