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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Department of Entomology

Faculty - Dr. E. A. "Short" Heinrichs

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Professor (Adjunct)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Entomology
202 Entomology Hall
Lincoln, NE
68583-0816
Phone: (402) 472-6011
FAX: (402) 472-4687
Email: EHEINRIC@VT.EDU


 

Appointment:
100% Research

 

Education:
  1. B.S. in Agriculture, University of Nebraska, 1962
  2. M.S. in Entomology, University of Nebraska, 1964
  3. Ph.D. in Entomology, Kansas State University, 1967

 

Professional Responsibilities and Activities:
Plant Resistance to Insects, IPM and International Agriculture.

 

Publications:
Published 9 books, more than 170 refereed journal articles, 140 scientific reports and 12 IPM training modules dealing primarily with the management of cereal crop insects with emphasis on rice.

 

Books:
Heinrichs, E. A. 1972. Field Crop Pests. A book published by the Agricultural Production Program, University of Tennessee Contract AID/nesa - 318 describing insect, disease and weed pests of Indian crops. 105 p., 180 colored plates.
Heinrichs, E. A., S. Chelliah, S. R. Pickin, S. L. Valencia, L.T. Fabellar, M. V. Arceo, and G. B. Aquino. 1981. A Manual of Methods on Insecticide Evaluation in Rice. International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines. 134 p.
Heinrichs, E. A., H. Rapusas, and F. Medrano. 1985.Genetic Evaluation for Insect Resistance in Rice. International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines. 356 p.
Reissig, W. H., E. A. Heinrichs, J. A. Litsinger, K. Moody, L. Fiedler, T. W. Mew, and A. A. Barrion. 1985. Illustrated guide to the Integrated Management of Rice Pests in Tropical Asia. International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines. 411 p.
Heinrichs, E. A. (ed.). 1988. Plant Stress-Insect Interactions. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, NY. 492 p.
Heinrichs, E. A. and T. A. Miller (eds.). l991. Rice Insects: Management Strategies. Springer-Verlag, New York. 347 p.
Heinrichs, E. A. (ed.). 1994. Biology and Management of Rice Insects. Wiley Eastern, New Delhi. 779 p.
Dhaliwal, G. S. and E. A. Heinrichs (eds.). 1998. Critical Issues in Pest Management 287 p.
Heinrichs, E. A. and A. Barrion. 2002. Biology and Ecology of Rice-Feeding Insects of West Africa. IRRI/WARDA (in press).

 

Journal articles, book chapters and consultant reports published since 1998:
Heinrichs, E. A. and A. A. Adesina. 1998.The contribution of multiple pest resistance to tropical crop production. In Webster, J. and B. R. Wiseman (eds). Thomas Say Pubs. Ent. Soc. America.
Heinrichs, E. A. 1998. Rice: West Africa. pp. 49-57 In Polaszek, A. (ed.), African Cereal Stem Borers: Economic Importance, Taxonomy, Natural Enemies and Control. CAB Int., Wallingford, UK.
Heinrichs, E. A., C. Williams, K. M. Harris and M. Ukwungwu. 1998. Management of the African rice gall midge (Orseolia oryzivora) in West Africa. pp. 123-125 In Warham, E. J. (ed.), DFID and the CGIAR: The Competitive Research Facility 1990-1997. London, Department for International Development.
Heinrichs, E. A. and S. S. Quisenberry. 1999. Germplasm evaluation and utilization for insect resistance in rice. pp. 3-23 In Clement, S. and S. S. Quisenberry, Global Plant Genetic Resources for Insect Resistant Crops. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL
Dale, D. and E. A. Heinrichs. 1999. Plant stress induced by insecticides. pp.121-148 In Dhaliwal, G. S. and R. Arora. Environmental Stress in Crop Plants. Commonwealth Publishers, New Delhi.
Heinrichs, E. A. and A. A. Adesina. 1999.The contribution of multiple pest resistance to tropical crop production. In Webster, J. and B. R. Wiseman (eds.), pp. 149-189 In Proceedings of the 1994 Nelson Memorial Symposium on Host Plant Resistance. Thomas Say Publications, Entomological Society of America.
Oyediran, I. O., E. A. Heinrichs and D. E. Johnson. 1999. Abundance of rice arthropods and weeds on the continuum toposequence in a West African inland valley. . Insect Sci. Applic. 19: 109-119.
Oyediran, I.O., E. A. Heinrichs. 1999. Seasonal abundance of rice-feeding insects and spiders in continuously cropped lowland rice in West Africa. Insect Sci. Applic. 19: 121-129.
Oyediran, I.O., E. A. Heinrichs, A. K. A. Traore and D. E. Johnson. 1999. Plant spacing effect on insect pest abundance and yields of irrigated lowland rice in Côte d'Ivoire. J. Plant Prot. in the Tropics 12: 55-67.
Oyediran, I.O., E. A. Heinrichs, A. K. A. Traore, A. Ndongidila and D. E. Johnson. 1999. Toposequence site and weed population effect on insect abundance in slash-and-burn rice ecosystems. J. Plant Prot. in the Tropics 12: 140-147.
Oyediran, I. O., A. Ndongidila and E. A. Heinrichs. 2000. Strepsipteran parasitism of white leafhoppers, Cofana sp. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in lowland rice in Côte d' Ivoire. Int J. Pest Mgt. 46: 141-147.
Oyediran, I. O., A. K. A. Traore and E. A. Heinrichs. 2000. Ground dwelling arthropods in West African upland and hydromorphic rice in Côte d'Ivoire. Insect Sci. Applic. 20: 81-90.
Clark, Thomas L. , J. E. Foster, Shripat T. Kamble and E. A. Heinrichs. 2000. Comparison of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner) maize and conventional measures for control of European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). J. Entomol. Sci. 35: 118-128.
Foster, J. E., E. A. Heinrichs, J. B. Campbell and B. Nelson. 2000. Assessment of agricultural needs in the Nebbi District, Uganda, March 8-22, 2000.
Heinrichs, E. A., J. E. Foster and Marlin E. Rice. 2000. Maize Insect Pests in North America. http://ipmworld.umn.edu/chapters/maize.htm In Radcliffe's IPM World Textbook, University of Minnesota
Heinrichs, E. A. and Jaime Molina-Ochoa. 2001. Manejo de los insectos plaga del arroz. http://ipmworld.umn.edu/cancelado/Spchapters/arrozSp.htm In Radcliffe's IPM World Textbook, University of Minnesota http://ipmworld.umn.edu/
Heinrichs, E. A., J. E. Foster, Marlin E. Rice and Jaime Molina-Ochoa. 2001. Insectos plaga del maíz en Norteamérica. http://ipmworld.umn.edu/cancelado/Spchapters/MaizeSP.htm In Radcliffe's IPM World Textbook, University of Minnesota http://ipmworld.umn.edu/
Oyediran, I.O., E. A. Heinrichs. 2001. Arthropod populations and rice yields in direct-seeded and transplanted lowland rice in West Africa. Int J. Pest Mgt. 47: 195-200.
Oyediran, I.O., E. A. Heinrichs. 2002. Response of lowland rice plants to simulated defoliation in West Africa. . Int J. Pest Mgt. 47: (in press).

 

Notable Distinctions:
1994 Kansas State University College of Agriculture Distinguished Service Award in Extension and International Agriculture.