Waldemar Klassen

(95% Center Administration, 5% Public Service)

1. Education:

• B.Sc.1957, Univ. of Alberta, EdmontonEntomology
• M.Sc.1959, Univ. of Alberta, EdmontonEntomology
• Ph.D 1963, Univ. W. Ontario, London Zoology

2. Employment:

• University of Florida. Professor 07/94 - present
• Joint FAO/IAEA Div. Dep. Director07/92 - 07/94
• Joint FAO/IAEA Div. Head, Insect Section09/90 - 06/92
• Assoc. Dep. Admin. ARS/USDA06/88 - 08/90
• Director, Beltsville Area, ARS/USDA 10/83 - 06/88
• Dir., Crop Protection Sciences, NPS/ARS/USDA01/80 - 10/83
• Nat. Program Leader: Pest Manag., ARS/USDA07/72 - 10/80
• Asst. to Dep. Admin., Pl. Sci. and Ent., ARS/USDA 05/71 - 07/72
• Asst. Dir., Entomol. Res. Div., ARS/USDA01/71 - 05/71
• Research Leader, Insect Physiol.ARS/USDA06/67 - 01/71
• Research Geneticist, MRR Lab., ARS/USDA, 07/65 -06/67
• Postdoctoral Res.Associate, Zoology, UI, Urbana10/63 -6/65

3. Research:

• I am initiating some work on the reproductive behavior of Anthonomus flavus, a significant weevil pest of Barbados cherry.

Administration (95% of my current duties)

• The Tropical Research and Education Center conducts research, teaching and extension programs on tropical and subtropical fruits, and on temperate and tropical vegetable crops of southern Florida. Currently four of the faculty (including me) are entomologists.The entomological work focuses largely on the biology, ecology and management of insect pests of the above crops.The physical plant has been largely restored following massive damage from Hurricane Andrew in 1992.The process of re-establishing groves of tropical fruit trees, irrigation systems, etc. is underway.

4. Accomplishments:

• It would be premature to make an asessment, since I have been just three months in this assignment.

5. Grants and Contracts:

• I am PI on the $20,000 first tranche of a grant from the Dade County Potato Growers Exchange. However the corresponding research on insect pests of potatoes will be conducted by an Assistant Scientist, who is being recruited.

6. Career Publications:

• Book Chapters: 4
• Symp. Proc. Edited: 3
• Refereed Papers: 36
• Non-refereed Papers: 46

7. Selected Publications:

• Klassen, W. and B. Hocking. 1963. Control of Aedes dispersing along a deep river valley. Mosquito News, 23(l): 23-26.
• Klassen, W. and A. W. A. Brown. 1964. Genetics of insecticide-resistance and several visible mutants in Aedes aegypti. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 6: 61-73.
• Klassen, W., W. L. French, R. Laven, and J. B. Kitzmiller. 1965. The salivary chromosomes of Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say. Mosquito News, 25(3): 328-334.
• Klassen, W., J. P. Norland, and R. W. Briggs. 1969.Sterilization of boll weevils with combinations of chemosterilants and x-rays, gamma rays, thermal neutrons, or fast neutrons. J. Econ. Entomol. 62(5):1204-1216.
• Klassen, W., E. F. Knipling, and J. U. McGuire, Jr. 1970.The potential for insect population suppression by dominant conditional lethal traits.Annals Entomol. Soc. Amer. 63(l):138-255.
• Klassen, W. and N. W. Earle. 1970. Permanent sterility induced in boll weevils with Busulfan without reducing production of pheromone. J. Econ. Entomol. 63(4):1195-1198.
• Klassen, W., J. F. Creech and R. A. Bell. 1970. The potential for genetic suppression of insect populations by their adaptations to climate.USDA-ARS Misc. Publ. No. 1178. 78 p.
• Klassen, W. and J. P. Creech. 1973.Population suppression with dominant and conditional lethal mutations: Some important considerations and approaches.In Computer Models and Application of the Sterile Male Technique.International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria 1973.
• Beroza, M., C. S. Hood, D. Trefrey, D. E. Leonard, E. F. Knipling, W. Klassen, and L. J. Stevens. 1974.Large field trial with microencapsulated sex pheromone to prevent mating of the Gypsy moth. J.Econ. Entomol. 67(5):9-664, Oct. 1974.
• Beroza, M., C. S. Hood, D. Trefrey, D. E. Leonard, E. F. Knipling, W. Klassen, and L. J. Stevens. 1974.Large field trial with microencapsulated sex pheromone to prevent mating of the Gypsy moth. J.Econ. Entomol67(5): 659-664, Oct. 1974.
• Knipling, E. F. and W. Klassen. 1976. Relative efficiency of various genetic mechanisms for suppression of insectpopulations.USDA/ARS Tech. Bull. No. 1533, May 1976, 56 pp.
• Raina, A. K., R. A. Bell, and W. Klassen. 1981.Diapause in the pink bollworm: preliminary genetic analysis.Insect Sci. Applic. 1(3): 231-235, 1981, Printed in Great Britain.
• Schwartz, P. H.. and W. Klassen. 1981.Estimate of losses caused by insects and mites to agricultural crops. Vol. 1, pp. 15-77.In CRC Handbook of Pest Management in Agriculture, Pimentel D. (Ed.). CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL.
• Klassen, W., R. L. Ridgway, and M. Inscoe. 1982.Chemical attractants in integrated pest management programs, Chapter 2, pp. 13-130.In Insect Suppression with Controlled Release Pheromone Systems, Vol.1, Kydonieus, A. F. and M. Beroza (Eds.), 274 pp., CRC Press, Inc.
• Knipling, E. F. and W. Klassen. 1984.Influence of insecticide use patterns on the development of resistance to insecticides.The Southwestern Entomologist, 9(3):351-368.
• Klassen, W. 1986.Agricultural research: The importance of a National Biological Survey to food production. pp.165-76. In K.C. Kim and L. Knutson. (Ed.) , Foundations for a National Biological Survey Assoc. Systematic Collections, Halcomb Res.Inst. and Illinois Natural History Survey. 215 p.
• Batra, L.R. and W. Klassen (Editors). 1987.Public perceptions of biotechnology.Agricultural Research Institute, Bethesda, MD. 272 p.
• Klassen, W. 1988.Biological pest control: needs and opportunities. Amer. Jour. Alternative Agriculture 3(2 and 3):117-122.
• Klassen, W. 1989.Public concerns regarding applications of biotechnologies.Biodeterioration Research 2:7-17.
• Klassen, W. 1989.Eradication of introduced arthropod pests: Theory and historical practice.Misc. Publ. Entomol. Soc. Amer.: 73: 1-29.