Timothy Kring
Department of Entomology
Virginia Tech University
United States of America
Biography
As a faculty member at the University of Arkansas, Kring worked in close collaboration with Extension, concentrating on biological control of spotted knapweed using two weevils, the knapweed flower weevil and root weevil. He hopes to continue fostering the tradition of sharing science-based research at Virginia Tech by bringing fieldwork from the Agricultural Research and Extension Centers and foundational research on campus closer together
Research Interest
biological control of insect pests
Publications
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Studebaker, Glenn E., and Timothy J. Kring. "Effects of insecticides on Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae), measured by field, greenhouse and petri dish bioassays." Florida Entomologist 86.2 (2003): 178-185.
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Obrycki, John J., et al. "Aphidophagy by Coccinellidae: application of biological control in agroecosystems." Biological Control 51.2 (2009): 244-254.
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Obrycki, John J., and Timothy J. Kring. "Predaceous Coccinellidae in biological control." Annual review of entomology 43.1 (1998): 295-321.
