Michael P. Hoffmann
Professor
mph3@cornell.edu
Areas of Expertise
Integrated pest management, biological control, insect ecology, pheromones
Research
As a professor of entomology my goal is to advance the integrated pest management (IPM) strategy through mission-oriented research and extension. My research program is directed at improving our understanding of pest biology and ecology in vegetable crop systems and applying that information to develop practical, cost-effective, and environmentally sensitive pest management tactics. The goal of my extension program is to ensure that new knowledge is delivered to the end-user and adapted to their needs. As Director of the CUAES, I oversee the allocation of Federal Formula Fund funding, respond to the needs of applied research and extension, and act as liaison to several agencies and the colleges of Human Ecology and Veterinary Medicine. As Associate Dean, serve as a member of the leadership team of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, contribute to strategic planning; help to determine the allocation of resources for college programs; provide advice on diverse college initiatives including invasive species, renewable energy, climate change; facilitate leadership development, and oversee coordination of farm and greenhouse/growth chamber facilities and personnel.
- Gardner, J., M. P. Hoffmann, S. A. Pitcher and J. K. Harper.
2011. Integrating insecticides and Trichogramma ostriniae to control European
corn borer in sweet corn: Economic analysis. Biological Control 56: 9–16
- Crampton, L. A., Loeb, G. M., Hoelmer, K. A., Hoffmann, M. P. 2010. Effect of insecticide regimens on biological control of tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris, by Peristenus spp. in New York State apple orchards. Journal of Insect Science, an online journal, 10, 36, 13 pp; www.insectscience.org/10.36
- Kain, D.P., Hoffmann, M. P., Gardner, J., Agnello, A. M. 2010. Physical barriers to prevent dogwood borer (Lepidoptera: Sessiidae) infestation of apple burrknots. Journal of Entomological Science, 45 (35-43)
- Smyth, R. R., and M. P. Hoffmann. 2009. Seasonal incidence of two co-occurring adult parasitoids of Acalymma vittatum in New York State: Centistes (Syrrhizus) diabroticae and Celatoria setosa. BioControl. DOI 10.1007/s10526-009-9232-y
- Gardner, J., M. P. Hoffmann, S. A. Cheever, A. J. Seaman, P. Westgate, and R. V. Hazzard. 2007. Large-scale releases of Trichogramma ostriniae to suppress Ostrinia nubilalis in commercially grown processing and fresh market sweet corn. J. Appl. Entomol 131: 432-440.
- Hoffmann. 2007. Evaluation of corn leaf aphid (Rhopalosiphum maidis; Homoptera: Aphididae) honeydew as a food source for the egg parasitoid Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Biological Control 40: 230-236.
- Yong, T.-H., S. Pitcher, J. Gardner, and M.P. Hoffmann. 2007. Odor specificity testing in the assessment of efficacy and non-target risk for Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Biocontrol Science and Technology 17: 135-153.