Entomology and Plant Pathology

B.S., University of Central Oklahoma, 1988 M.S., University of Central Oklahoma, 1990 Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 2001 richard.grantham@okstate.edu

Current activities:

• Director, Plant Disease & Insect Diagnostic Lab
• Biosecurity and agroterrorism issues relating to NPDN, GPDN, PDIS
• Insect diagnostician
• Educational programs for Master Gardeners
• Africanized honey bee identification and education
• Extension contact for household and ornamental insects
• Editor, Plant Disease and Insect Advisory
• Digital diagnostics using the Internet and digital imaging techniques (scanners, digital cameras, etc.)
• Webmaster for Entomology and Plant Pathology
• Educational programs for area schools and organizations
• Computer technology

Service:

• National Plant Diagnostic Network Diagnostic Subcommittee
• National Plant Diagnostic Network Entomology Ad-Hoc Working Group
• Entomological Society of America Committee on the Common Names of Insects
• Southwestern Branch ESA Insect Detection Committee, Linnaean Games Committee, Youth Science Committee
• Oklahoma Agroterrorism Working Group (AWG) Steering Committee

Refereed publications:

Don C. Arnold and Richard Grantham. 2008. Three New and One Known Species of Brueelia (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from Campephagidae (Aves). Internal review for Zootaxa.

Don C. Arnold and Richard Grantham. 2008. Two New Species of Brueelia (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from Woodswallows (Passeriformes: Artamidae). Submitted to Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society.

James T. Vogt, Wayne A. Smith, Richard A. Grantham, and Russell E. Wright. 2003. Effects of temperature and season on Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) foraging in Oklahoma. Environ. Entomol., 32(3): 447-451.

Phillip G. Mulder, Jr., William Reid, Richard A. Grantham, Scott Landgraf, Larry Taliaferro, Mark E. Payton, and Alan Knutson. 2003. Evaluations of trap designs and a pheromone formulation used for monitoring pecan weevil, Curculio caryae. Southwestern Entomologist, Suppl. No. 27, Dec. 2003.

Richard A. Grantham, Phillip G. Mulder, Jr., and Gerrit W. Cuperus. 2002. Comparisons on the efficacy of different trap types in capturing pecan nut casebearer, Acrobasis nuxvorella. Southwestern Entomologist, 27 (1): 21-30.

Richard A. Grantham, Phillip G. Mulder, Jr., Gerrit W. Cuperus, and John D. Carlson. 2002. Evaluation of pecan nut casebearer Acrobasis nuxvorella Neunzig (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) prediction models using pheromone trapping. Environ. Entomol., 31 (6): 1062-1070.

James T. Vogt, Richard A. Grantham, Erica Corbett, Stanley A. Rice, and Russell E. Wright. 2002. Dietary habits of Prey of Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in four Oklahoma habitats. Environ. Entomol. 31: 47-53.

James T. Vogt, Richard A. Grantham, Wayne A. Smith, and Don C. Arnold. 2001. Prey of the red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Oklahoma peanuts. Environ. Entomol. 30: 123-128.

Justin K. Collins, Phillip G. Mulder, Richard A. Grantham, William R. Reid, Michael W. Smith, and Raymond D. Eikenbary. 1997. Assessing feeding preferences of pecan weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) adults using a Hardee olfactometer. J. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 70: 181-188.

Extension publications:

Phillip G. Mulder and Richard A. Grantham. 2003 (rev). The Pecan Nut Casebearer. Okla. Coop. Ext. Publ. F-7189.

Phillip G. Mulder, B. Dean McCraw, William Reid, and R. A. Grantham. 2004 (rev). Monitoring Adult Weevil Populations in Pecan and Fruit Trees in Oklahoma. Okla. Coop. Ext. Publ. F-7190

Richard Grantham and Russell Wright. 2004 (rev). Spiders: Brown Recluse, Black Widow, and Other Common Spiders. Okla. Coop. Ext. Publ. F-7301.

Hal C. Reed, Richard Grantham, and Russell Wright. 2004 (rev). Paper Wasps, Yellowjackets, and Other Stinging Wasps. Okla. Coop. Ext. Publ. F-7305.

Richard Grantham and Don Arnold. 2004 (rev). Beneficial Insects. Okla. Coop. Ext. Publ. F-7307.

Russell Wright and Richard Grantham. 2004 (rev). Centipedes and Millipedes. Okla. Coop. Ext. Publ. F-7316.