Brett Blaauw

MSU Entomology

CURRICULUM VITAE

Department

of Entomology

Michigan

State University

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Lab phone: 1-517-***-****

abqst2@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy candidate, dual-degree in Entomology and in the Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program at Michigan

State University.

Effectiveness of native plant conservation plantings for sustainable

enhancement of beneficial insect communities. Advisor: Rufus Isaacs.

2008 - present.

Master of Science in

Chemical Ecology from Western Michigan University.

Density-dependent dynamics of plant defense through three trophic levels:

milkweeds, aphids & coccinellids. Advisor: Stephen Malcolm.

2005 - 2008.

Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Kalamazoo College.

Depression of a coccinellid functional response to an aphid by sequestered

plant chemical defenses. Advisors: Stephen Malcolm and E. Binney Girdler.

2001 - 2005.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Graduate Research Assistant. Department of

Entomology, Michigan StateUniversity.

Investigating

the response of beneficial insects to diverse native flower plantings and

measuring ecosystem services. Studies in small replicated plots and at

commercial fruit farms across west Michigan.

2008 - present.

Teaching Assistant. Department of Biology, Western Michigan University.

Human

Anatomy lab instructor: 50 students each semester, Summer 2006 – Summer 2008.

Organismal

Biology lab instructor: 50 students each semester, Fall 2005 – Spring 2006.

GRANTS and SCHOLARSHIPS

Project GREEEN (Generating Research and Extension to meet Economic

and Environmental Needs) grant to measure beneficial insect dispersal in blueberry fields – (co author

Rufus Isaacs).2012.

The Fruit Industry

Scholarship from the Michigan State Horticultural Society. 2011.

The Hutson Endowment funds

for travel to Entomological Society of America annual meeting in Reno, NV. 2011.

The Hutson Endowment funds

for travel to Entomological Society of America annual meeting in San Diego, CA. 2010.

MSU

Entomology Department Hutson Research Grant. 2010.

North Central Region –

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program Graduate Student Grant

to determine the influence of wildflower plot size on beneficial insects. 2009.

The Hutson Endowment funds

for travel to Entomological Society of America annual meeting in Indianapolis, IN. 2009.

Travel Award to attend the

IOBC-NRS short course: Basic and Applied Ecology of the Coccinellidae. 2009.

The Hutson Endowment funds

for travel to Entomological Society of America annual meeting in Reno, NV. 2009.

Western

Michigan University Graduate Student

Research Fund Grant. 2007.

Western

Michigan University Graduate Student

Travel Fund Grant. 2007.

AWARDS

The Robert J. O Neil Outstanding PhD in Biological

Control Award from the International Organization for Biological Control – Nearctic Regional

Section. 2012.

The Gordon Guyer Award from

the MSU Department of Entomology for recognition of outstanding accomplishments in extension. 2012.

Second place poster award

for Response of natural enemies and

their ecosystem services to wildflower planting size at the Plant Science Graduate Student Research

Symposium at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI – (co author

Rufus Isaacs). 2011.

The President s Prize. First

place in Plant-Insect Ecosystems Section, Biological Control Student Poster Contest Group for Response of natural enemies and their

ecosystem services to wildflower planting size – (co author Rufus

Isaacs). 2010.

The Stinger Award.

Entomological Society of America s YouTube Your Entomology Open category award for Flight of the Bumble and Other Bees . . . in Slow Motion.

2010.

Western

Michigan University Department of Biology Distinguished Graduate Student Award. 2008.

PUBLICATIONS

Brett R. Blaauw and Rufus Isaacs. 2012. Wildflower plot size influences

attraction of natural enemies and their delivery of ecosystem services. Ecological

Entomology. 37: 386-394.

Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Brett R. Blaauw and Rufus Isaacs (2012). Manipulation of natural enemies

in agroecosystems: habitat and semiochemicals for sustainable insect pest

control. In: Integrated Pest Management and Pest Control,

Current and Future Tactics. ISBN 978-953-307-926-4. S. Soloneski and M. L.

Larramendy (Eds.). InTech. 89-126.

PRESENTATIONS

Rufus Isaacs, Brett R. Blaauw, Julianna K. Tuell,

Emily May, Neal M. Williams, Kimiora Ward, Jaret C. Daniels, and Akers Pence.

2012. Taking pollination ecosystem services to the farm: Development of habitat

management practices to support sustainable food production. Ecological Society

of America Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. Oral presentation co-author.

Mary Gardner, Megan Woltz,

and Brett R. Blaauw. 2012. Natural enemies for high tunnel

production. 2012 Minnesota Statewide High Tunnel/Season Extension Conference, Baxter,

MN. Oral presentation co-author.

Brett R. Blaauw and Rufus Isaacs. 2012. The use of wildflower plantings to conserve

beneficial insects in Michigan tree fruit. Northwest Michigan Orchard and Vineyard Show, Acme, MI.

Brett R. Blaauw and Rufus Isaacs. 2012. The

effect of native wildflower planting size on beneficial insects and their

ecosystem services. Science, Practice & Art of Restoring Ecosystems

Conference, East Lansing, MI.

Rufus

Isaacs, Julianna Tuell, and Brett R. Blaauw. 2011. Integrated pollinator,anagement. Van Buren Conservation District s Farming for the Future workshop, Paw Paw, MI.

Oral presentation co-author.

Brett R. Blaauw and Rufus Isaacs. 2011. Enhancing natural enemies in crops using flowering

plants. Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable

and Farm Market EXPO, Grand Rapids, MI. Invited oral presentation.

Brett R. Blaauw and Rufus Isaacs. 2011. Conserving

native bees in blueberry and other small fruit. Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable

and Farm Market EXPO, Grand Rapids, MI. Invited oral presentation.

Rufus

Isaacs, Julianna Tuell, and Brett R. Blaauw. 2011. Habitat manipulation

to support integrated crop pollination. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Reno,

NV. Oral presentation co-author.

Brett R. Blaauw. 2011. Sharing the wonderful

world of insects via the internet. Entomological Society of America

Annual Meeting, Reno, NV. Invited oral presentation.

Brett R. Blaauw and Rufus Isaacs. 2011. How

does wildflower planting size affect insect pollinators and their delivery of

pollination ecosystem services? Entomological Society of America Annual

Meeting, Reno, NV. Oral presentation.

Brett R. Blaauw and Rufus Isaacs. 2011. Variation

in natural enemies and biological control with the size of native wildflower

plantings. Royal Entomological Society – Ento 11, Chatham, UK.

Oral presentation.

Brett R. Blaauw and Rufus Isaacs. 2011. Response

of natural enemies and their ecosystem services to wildflower planting size.

Michigan State University – Graduate Academic Conference, East Lansing,

MI. Poster presentation.

Brett R. Blaauw and Rufus Isaacs. 2011. Response

of natural enemies and their ecosystem services to wildflower planting size. Plant Science Graduate Student Research

Symposium at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Poster presentation.

Brett R. Blaauw and Rufus Isaacs. 2011. Response

of natural enemies and their ecosystem services to wildflower patch size. Entomological Society of America – North

Central Branch Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. Oral presentation.

Brett R. Blaauw and Rufus Isaacs. 2010. Response

of natural enemies and their ecosystem services to wildflower planting size.

Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Poster

presentation.

Brett R. Blaauw and Stephen B. Malcolm. 2010 Density-dependent

dynamics of plant defense through three trophic levels: milkweeds, aphids &

coccinellids Plant Science Graduate Student Research Symposium at Michigan

State University, East Lansing, MI. Poster presentation.

Nathanial J.

Walton, Brett Blaauw, Anna K.

Fiedler, and Rufus Isaacs. 2010. Native plants for conservation of beneficial

insects: trials and tribulations on Michigan farms. Entomological Society of

America – North Central Branch Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY. Oral

presentation co-author.

Brett R. Blaauw and Stephen B. Malcolm. 2009. Density-dependent

dynamics of plant defense through three trophic levels: milkweeds, aphids &

coccinellids. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting,

Indianapolis, IN. Poster presentation.

Stephen B. Malcolm, John J.

Couture and Brett R. Blaauw. 2008. Dynamics

and impact of chemical defense expression in a plant-aphid-coccinellid

interaction. International

Congress of Entomology meeting, Durban, South Africa. Oral presentation

co-author.

Brett R. Blaauw and Stephen B. Malcolm. 2005. Depression of a coccinellid functional

response to an aphid by sequestered plant chemical defenses. Ecological Society

of America Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada. Poster presentation.

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

Michigan

native bees and pollination at the Michigan State University sponsored

Breakfast on the Farm, August 4, 2012. This event was designed to give consumers and the local community a

first-hand look at modern food production. (More than a 1,000 people attended

this event).

Wildflower

plantings for pollination, pest control, and profit. Supported by Operation

Pollinator, MSU Extension, and Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station. Presented

and arranged this extension meeting. This meeting was designed to help growers

learn to establish and maintain wildflower plantings, update on current MSU

research, and inform on cost sharing opportunities that exist to help establish

habitats for beneficial insects. The meeting was held at the Trevor Nichols

Research Center in Fennville, MI on July 2, 2012. (26 attendees).

Presented

at and helped arrange two meetings: Conserving Beneficial Insects for Pest

Suppression and Crop Pollination supported by USDA-SARE, MSU Extension, and

Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station. These two meetings were designed to help growers learn to identify

native bees and natural enemies, establish and maintain wildflower plantings,

update on current MSU-SARE research, and inform on cost sharing opportunities

that exist to help establish habitats for beneficial insects.

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September 2nd,

2010. Suttons Bay, MI. (8 participants).

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September 9th,

2010. Trevor Nichols Research Center in Fennville, MI. (11

participants).

Presented a talk on Native

plant conservation strips for sustainable pollination and control in fruit

crops, at Michigan s Organic Tree Fruit Grower Association s Organic Apple

Field Day at Almar Orchard in Flushing, MI on June 25, 2009. (40 attendees).

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

First

annual Bee-Palooza 2012 at MSU. To help celebrate National Pollinator week,

MSU s Department of Entomology and the Horticultural Demonstration Gardens hosted

educational demonstration sessions for the public on June 23, 2012. Presented

and helped arranged this event.

Presented

a talk on the Conservation of beneficial insects to elementary students at Washington

Elementary s Science Day in Charlotte, MI on February 23, 2012.

Presented a talk, Enhancing

Beneficial Insects with Wildflowers, at the Michigan s Stewardship Network s,

Please Bug Me! workshop at Calvin College on June 18, 2011.

Presented

a talk on biocontrol and pollination of blueberries to elementary students at

Galewood Elementary s Science Day in Charlotte, MI on November 3, 2009.

WORKSHOPS

The Xerces Society –

Michigan Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Course. This day-long short course was designed to equip conservationists, land

managers, farm educators, and agricultural professionals with the latest

science-based approaches to increasing crop security and reversing the trend of

pollinator decline. 2010.

International Organization

for Biological Control – Neartic Regional Section short course: Basic and Applied Ecology of the Coccinellidae. This was a

module-based, hands-on style course covering feeding ecology of coccinellids,

current phylogeny, internal physiology of coccinellids, and intraguild

predation. 2009.

PROFESSIONAL

ORGANIZATIONS

International Organization for Biological Control. 2010

– present.

Entomological Society of America. 2008

– present.

MENTORING EXPERIENCE

Supervisor for Jacob Morden,

a fourth year undergraduate at Kalamazoo College. Mentored Jacob on a project

that explored the role of wildflower plots on the conservation of native bees

as he fulfilled a Kalamazoo College requirement for a Senior Individualized

Project. Summer 2011.

REFERENCES

Rufus Isaacs. Department of Entomology. 202 CIPS Building, Michigan State

University, East Lansing, MI 48824. Phone: 517-***-****. E-mail: abqst2@r.postjobfree.com

Doug Landis. Department of Entomology. 204 CIPS Building, Michigan State

University, East Lansing, MI 48824. Phone: 517-***-****. E-mail:

abqst2@r.postjobfree.com

Steve Malcolm. Department of Biological Sciences. 3151 Wood Hall, Western

Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-541. Phone: 269-***-****.

E-mail: abqst2@r.postjobfree.com

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December 4, 2012

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