Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Dave Voegtlin - Emeritus
1101 W. Peabody
Urbana, IL 61801
MC–652
Phone: 217-244-2152
Email: dvoegtli@illinois.edu
Title: Insect Systematist
Office Location: NSRL

Activities Primary focus is the ecology and biosystematics of the Aphididae. Also am responsible for routine identification of aphids, thrips and mites. Biology/systematics of aphids; ID of aphids and some mites; curation of aphid collection

Research
Research Activities

Migration of soybean aphid other aphids of economic interest in the midwestern States using a suction trap network with traps in 10 states.

Biology of the soybean aphid, overwintering strategies, other hosts and migration.

Survey of the aphids of the Midwest.

Biological control of the soybean aphid. Searches for natural enemies of the soybean aphid in Asia.


Professional
affiliations
Department of Entomology, University of Illinois
Prairie Biotic Research, Inc. - Scientific Advisor

Selected
publications
Voegtlin, D. J., R. J. O’Neil, W. R.Graves, D. Lagos, & H. J. S. Yoo 2005. Potential Winter Hosts of the Soybean Aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 98(5):690-693.

Favret, C. and D. J. Voegtlin. 2004. A revision of the Cinara species (Hemiptera:Aphididae) of the United States pinyon pines. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 97:1165-1197.

Favret C. and D. J. Voegtlin 2001. Migratory aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) habitat selection in agricultural and adjacent natural habitats. Environmental Entomology 30(2):371-379.

Watson, G. W., D. J. Voegtlin, S. T. Murphy and R. G. Foottit. 1999. Biogeography of the Cinara cupressi complex (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Cupressaceae, with description of a pest species introduced into Africa. Bulletin of Entomological Research 89: 271-283.

Voegtlin, D. J. 1995. Notes on the Mindarus spp. (Homoptera: Aphididae) of North America with descriptions of two new species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 97(1):178-196.


Program
Affiliates
Doris Lagos - Entomology Graduate Student, Native of Peru
Matthew Richardson - Integrative Biology Graduate Student
Keyla Lopez - lab technician, Native of Honduras
Thelma Heidel - Entomology Graduate Student at Purdue
Diana Castillo - Entomology Graduate Student at Purdue


Professional
society
involvement
and activities
1996 Program Chair for ESA President Manya B. Stoetzel at the Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America in Louisville, Kentucky.

Present member of the N. C. Branch photosalon committee.

Entomological Society of America

Washington Entomological Society

Michigan Entomological Society


Education PhD, Entomology, University of California, Berkeley, 1976

MS Biology James Madison University, Harrisonburg VA, 1968

BS, Biology, Eastern Mennonoite University, Harrisonburg, VA, 1966