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Tawnee Wilburn Melton
Associate in Research
Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
1100 N Western Ave. Wenatchee, WA
Phone: 509-663-8181 ext. 286
Fax: 509-663-8714
E-mail: twilburn@wsu.edu
Research/Professional Interests
- Parasitoids of Pandemis and oblique-banded leafrollers, including their phenology, movement patterns and viability as biocontrol agents
- Movement of codling moth between areas of mating disruption (MD) and non-mating disruption, and movement of codling moth between managed and unmanaged areas
- Developing practical and efficient lab methods and protocols to use with
ELISA.
Education
Western Washington University - 2000
- Bachelor of Science - Botany
Informational Items Available as PDFs
Poster Presentations
Diversity & Timing of Parasitoids Attacking Leafrollers PDF-2003
Marking Insects with Proteins, Possible Modes & Methods PDF-2004
Movement of Codling Moth Adults within an Orchard PDF-2005
Informational Handouts
Pictoral guide of orchard Syrphids. download PDF
Steffan, S.A. 2009. Parasitic Hymenoptera in LPD trap liners: a guide for identifying common specimens. photos by T. Wilburn. download PDF
Recent Publications
Jones VP, JR Hagler, JF Brunner, CC Baker, TD Wilburn. 2006. An inexpensive immunomarking technique for studying movement patterns of naturally occurring insect populations (Forum Section). (J. Envir. Entomol., Vol 35, Pgs. 827-836).
Jones VP, CC Eastburn, TD Wilburn, and JF Brunner. 2005. Instar specific phenology of Pandemis pyrusana and Choristoneura rosaceana in Washington apple orchards. (J. Econ. Entomol., submitted)
Jones VP, MD Doerr, JF Brunner, CC Eastburn, TD Wilburn, NG Wiman. 2005. A synthesis of temperature-dependent developmental rate for obliquebanded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris) Lepidoptera: Tortricideae). (J. Insect Sci. submitted)
Jones VP, JR Hagler, JF Brunner, CC Eastburn, TD Wilburn. 2005. Developing marking systems for study of landscape-level movement patterns of insects. (For Ecological Methods, in prep)
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Affiliated Projects:
Development of Protein Markers for Landscape-level Movement Patterns of Insects
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