Steve Cook Associate Professor E-mail: stephenc@uidaho.edu Office: Room 211A, CNR Phone: (208) 885-2722

Education & Experience:

• B. S., Heidelberg College, Environmental Biology, 1979
• M. S., Texas A&M University, Entomology, 1982
• Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Entomology, 1985
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, North Carolina State University, Department of Entomology, 1985-1993
• Research Entomologist, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, 1993-1995
• Entomologist, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Biological Survey, 1995-1999
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma, Department of Zoology, 1996-1999
• Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, University of Idaho, Department of Forest Resources, 1999-present

• Population and community dynamics of forest insects
• Biological control of forest insects
• Chemical/behavioral ecology of insect-tree interactions
• Use of remotely sensed data for detection and assessment of insect infestations

• Diseases and Insects of Woody Plants - UGrad
• Integrated Science: Sustainable Forestry - UGrad
• Advanced Forest Entomology - Grad

Recent and Current Research:

• Quantifying insect infestation potential using remote sensing. S.P. Cook, K.S. Humes
• Development of techniques for early detection of insect outbreaks. S.P. Cook, K.S. Humes
• Nitrogen assimilation and fractionation in mountain pine beetle. S.P. Cook and J.D. Marshall
• Impact of stand management practices on insect diversity. S.P. Cook
• Developing non-pesticide based insect pest management in seed orchards. S.P. Cook

Recent Publications (past 5 years):

• Cook, S., J. Wenz, I. Ragenovich, R. Reardon  & C. Randall.  2005.  Impact of mating disruption pheromone treatments to control Douglas-fir tussock moth, Orygia pseudotsugata (McDunnough) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) on egg parasitoids.  Pan Pacif. Entomol.  81: 41-46.
• Sandoval, S.J., F. Merickel, R. Anderson, S.P. Cook & H. Osborne.  2004.  First records of Cossonus americanus Buchanan and Rhyncolus dilatatus Casey (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Idaho.  Pan Pacif. Entomol. 80: 60-61.
• Shirley, B.M., J.B. Johnson & S.P. Cook.  2004.  First report of Cephalonomia conophthori Evans (Hymenoptera: Hethylidae) in Idaho.  Pan Pacif. Entomol.  80: 91-92.
• Cook, S.P.  2004.  Impact of stand management practices on beetle diversity.  Ouachita and Ozark Mountains Symposium:  Ecosystem Management Research.  USDA-Forest Service Gen. Tech. Report SRS-74: 83-88.
• Garrison-Johnston, M.T.,  J.A. Moore, S.P. Cook,  & G.J. Niehoff.  2003.  Douglas-fir beetle infestations are associated with certain rock and stand types in the Inland Northwestern United States.  Environ. Entomol.  32: 1354-1363.
• Cook, S.P., R.E. Webb, J.D. Podgwaite & R.C. Reardon.  2003.  Increased mortality of gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)) exposed to gypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis virus in combination with the phenolic glycoside salicin.  J. Econ. Entomol.  96: 1662-1667.
• Cook, S.P.  2003.  Laboratory and field evaluation of tebufenozide, diflubenzuron, and Bacillus thurengiensis var. kurstaki for suppression of Douglas-fir tussock moth (Orgyia pseudotsugata (McDunnough)) in Idaho: a case study.  J. Econ. Entomol.  96: 396-400.
• Hastings, F.L., F.P. Hain, H.R. Smith, S.P. Cook & J.F. Monahan.  2002.  Predation of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) along the southern edge of infestation.  Environ. Entomol.  31: 668-675.
• Cook, S.P.  2002.  Evaluating the use of MIMIC^TM 2LV (tebufenozide) against Douglas-fir tussock moth in Idaho.  Proceedings: Western North American Defoliator Working Group, Annual Meeting.
• Cook, S.P.  2002.  Beetle (Coleoptera) diversity in mixed pine – hardwood stands in the Ouachita highlands five years following tree harvests.  Southwest. Entomol.  27: 269-276.
• Cook, S.P., K.S. Humes & S.J. Cherry.  2000.  Evaluating the use of remotely sensed data for insect pest management in forests.  7 pages In: J.D. Greer [ed.].  Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for the New Millennium: Proceedings of the Eighth Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Conference.  Albuquerque, NM.