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):
 

• Callahan, P., F. Merickel, S.P. Cook & L. Fins.  2008.  First report of four species of beetles (Coleoptera) in Idaho.  Pan Pacif. Entomol. In Press.
• Cook, S., K. Humes, R. Hruska, C. Williams & G. Fraley.  2008.  Pre-visual detection of two conifer-infesting adelgids in North American Forests.  For. Encycl. Network. In Press.
• Shirley, B.M. and S. P. Cook. 2007. Repellency and toxicity of Conophthorus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) by the host monoterpene myrcene. West. J. Appl. For. 22:241-247.
• Sandoval, S.J., S.P. Cook, F. Merickel and H. Osborne.  2007. Diversity of the beetle (Coleoptera) community captured at artificially created snags of Douglas-fir and grand fir within harvested stands.  Pan Pacif. Entomol. 83:41-49.
• Cook, S., S. Cherry, K. Humes, J. Guldin and C. Williams.  2007.  Development of a satellite-based hazard rating system for Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. J. Econ. Entomol. 100:381-388.
• 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.