Albert (Bud) E. Mayfield, III
Research Entomologist
Insects, Diseases, and Invasive Plants
200 W.T. Weaver Blvd
Asheville, NC 28804-3454
United States
Asheville, NC 28804-3454
United States
Phone
828-257-4358
Current Research
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
● Integrating Biological and Chemical Control
● Artificial Infestation Techniques
● Hemlock Restoration
Redbay Ambrosia Beetle and Laurel Wilt
● RAB Host Associations
● Utilization and Location Management Strategies for Reducing Laurel Wilt Impact
Walnut Twig Beetle and Thousand Cankers Disease
● Phytosanitary Treatments for Walnut Wood
● Pathogenic Fungi as Potential Biological Control Agents
Education
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Ph.D., Environmental and Forest Biology, 2002
- West Virginia University, M.S., Forestry, 1997
- Yale University, B.S., Biology, 1995
Professional Experience
- Research entomologist, USDA-FS-SRS, 2010 - Current
- Forest Entomologist, Florida Division of Forestry, 2002 - 2009
Other Publications
- Shearman, Timothy M.; Wang, Geoff G.; Mayfield, Albert , III.. 2022. The silvics of Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng., red bay, and Persea palustris (Raf.) Sarg., swamp bay, Lauraceae (Laurel family)
- Miller, D.R. ; Nowak, J.T. ; Mayfield, A.E.. 2022. Siricid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from eastern white pine and associated pine species in Southern Appalachia
- Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Seybold, Steven; Haag, Wendell; Johnson, Tracy; Kerns, Becky; Kilgo, John; Larkin, Daniel; Lucardi, Rima; Moltzan, Bruce; Pearson, Dean; Rothlisberger, John; Schardt, John; Schwartz, Michael; Young, Michael. 2021. Impacts of invasive species in terrestrial and aquatic systems in the United States.
- Mayfield, Albert E., II.; Marcano-Vega, Humfredo ; Lugo, Ariel E.. 2021. Regional Summaries: Southeast and Caribbean
- Olatinwo, Rabiu O.; Fraedrich, Stephen W.; Mayfield III, Albert E.. 2021. Laurel wilt: Current and potential impacts and possibilities for prevention and management
- Hamilton, Jeffrey ; Fraedrich, Stephen ; Nairn, Campbell ; Mayfield, Albert ; Villari, Caterina. 2021. A field-portable diagnostic approach confirms Laurel Wilt Disease diagnosis in minutes instead of days
- Mayfield, Albert ; Dietschler, Nicholas; Whitmore, Mark C.. 2021. The Lari-Leuco container: A novel collection arena for separating insects ascending or descending from a plant foliage sample
- Foley, Jeremiah ; McAvoy, Thomas ; Grubb, Christopher ; Mayfield, Albert ; Strahm, Brian ; Salom, Scott M.. 2021. Subterranean survivorship and seasonal emergence of l<em>aricobius</em> spp. (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), biological control agents for the hemlock woolly adelgid.
- Mayfield, A.E. , II.; S.M. Salom, ; K. Sumpter, ; T. McAvoy, ; N.F. Schneeberger, ; R. Rhea.,. 2020. Integrating chemical and biological control of the hemlock woolly adelgid: a resource manager’s guide
- Jubb, Carrie S; Heminger, Ariel R; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Elkinton, Joseph S; Wiggins, Gregory J; Grant, Jerome F; Lombardo, Jeffery A; McAvoy, Thomas J; Crandall, Ryan S; Salom, Scott M. 2020. Impact of the introduced predator, Laricobius nigrinus, on ovisacs of the overwintering generation of hemlock woolly adelgid in the eastern United States
- Crandall, Ryan S.; Jubb, Carrie S.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Thompson, Biff ; McAvoy, Thomas J.; Salom, Scott M.; Elkinton, Joseph S.. 2020. Rebound of Adelges tsugae spring generation following predation on overwintering generation ovisacs by the introduced predator Laricobius nigrinus in the eastern United States
- McNulty, Steven ; Baca, Aurelia ; Bowker, Michael ; Brantley, Steven ; Dreaden, Tyler ; Golladay, Steven W.; Holmes, Tom ; James, Natasha ; Liu, Shan ; Lucardi, Rima ; Mayfeld, Albert ; Sun, Ge ; Treasure, Emrys ; Conner, L. Mike; Smith, Lora L.; Vose, James M.. 2019. Managing Effects of Drought in the Southeast United States
- Mayfield, Albert ; Juzwik, Jennifer ; Scholer, Jamison ; Vandenberg, John ; Taylor, Adam. 2019. Effect of bark application with Beauveria bassiana and permethrin insecticide on the walnut twig beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in black walnut bolts
- Mayfield, A.E. ; Fraedrich, S.W. ; Merten, P.. 2019. Laurel Wilt
- Mayfield, Albert E.; Villari, Caterina ; Hamilton, Jeffrey L.; Slye, James ; Langston, Wayne ; Oten, Kelly ; Fraedrich, Stephen. 2019. First report of laurel wilt disease caused by Raffaelea lauricola on sassafras in North Carolina
- Mayfield, Albert ; Audley, Jackson ; Camp, Robert ; Mudder, Bryan ; Taylor, Adam. 2018. Bark colonization of kiln-dried wood by the walnut twig beetle: effect of wood location and pheromone presence
- Sumpter, Kenton L.; McAvoy, Tom J.; Brewster, Carlyle C.; Mayfield, Albert E.; Salom, Scott M.. 2018. Assessing an integrated biological and chemical control strategy for managing hemlock woolly adelgid in southern Appalachian forests
- Brantley, Steven T.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Jetton, Robert M.; Miniat, Chelcy F.; Zietlow, David R.; Brown, Cindi L.; Rhea, Rusty. 2017. Elevated light levels reduce hemlock woolly adelgid infestation and improve carbon balance of infested eastern hemlock seedlings
- Elkinton, Joseph S.; Lombardo, Jeffrey A.; Roehrig, Artemis D.; McAvoy, Thomas J.; Mayfield, Albert; Whitmore, Mark. 2017. Induction of cold hardiness in an invasive herbivore: The case of hemlock woolly adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)
- Audley, Jackson; Klingeman, William E.; Mayfield, Albert; Myers, Scott; Taylor, Adam. 2017. Walnut twig beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) Colonization of eastern black walnut nursery trees
- Castrillo, Louela A.; Mayfield, Albert E.; Griggs, Michael H.; Camp, Robert; Mudder, Bryan; Taylor, Adam; Vandenberg, John D.. 2017. Mortality and reduced brood production in walnut twig beetles, Pityophthorus juglandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), following exposure to commercial strains of entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium brunneum
- Ploetz, R. C .; Hughes, M. A .; Kendra, P. E .; Fraedrich, S. W .; Carrillo, D ; Stelinski, L. L.; Hulcr, J.; Mayfield III, A. E.; Dreaden, Tyler; Crane, J. H .; Evans, E. A.; Schaffer, B. A.; Rollins, J. A.. 2017. Recovery plan for laurel wilt of avocado, caused by Raffaelea lauricola
- Wiggins, Gregory J.; Grant, Jerome F.; Rhea, Rusty; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Hakeem, Abdul; Lambdin, Paris L.; Galloway, A. B. Lamb. 2016. Emergence, seasonality, and hybridization of Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), an introduced predator of hemlock woolly adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), in the Tennessee Appalachians
- Audley, Jackson; Taylor, Adam; Klingeman, William E.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Myers, Scott W.. 2016. Insecticide dip treatments to prevent walnut twig beetle colonization of black walnut logs
- Miniat, Chelcy F.; Zeitlow, David; Brantley, Steven T.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Rhea, Rusty; Jetton, Robert; Arnold, Paul. . 2016. Physiological responses of eastern hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis) to biological control and silvicultural release: implications for hemlock restoration
- Hanula, James L.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Reid, Laurie S.; Horn, Scott. 2016. Influence of trap distance from a source population and multiple traps on captures and attack densities of the redbay ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
- Case, Ashley E.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Clark, Stacy L.; Schlarbaum, Scott E.; Reynolds, Barbara C.. 2016. Abundance and frequency of the Asiatic oak weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and defoliation on American, Chinese, and hybrid chestnut ( Castanea )
- Shepherd, William P.; Sullivan, Brian T.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); McDonald, Richard C.. 2016. Olfactory responses of the hemlock woolly adelgid predator, Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), to natural and synthetic conifer volatiles
- Powers, Zaidee; Mayfield, Albert; Frampton, John; Jetton, Robert. 2015. Comparison of suspendedbBranch and direct infestation techniques for artificially Infesting hemlock seedlings with the hemlock woolly adelgid for resistance screening
- Audley, J.; Mayfield, A. E.; Myers, S. W.; Taylor, A.; Klingeman, W. E.. 2015. Phytosanitation Methods Influence Posttreatment Colonization of <i>Juglans nigra</i> Logs by <i>Pityophthorus juglandis</i> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
- Miller, D. R.; Crowe, C. M.; Dodds, K. J.; Galligan, L. D.; de Groot, P.; Hoebeke, E. R.; Mayfield, A. E.; Poland, T. M.; Raffa, K. F.; Sweeney, J. D.. 2015. Ipsenol, ipsdienol, ethanol, and á-pinene: trap lure blend for Cerambycidae and Buprestidae (Coleoptera) in pine forests of eastern North America
- Hughes, M. A.; Smith, J.A.; Ploetz, R. C.; Kendra, P. E.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Hanula, James; Hulcr, J.; Stelinski, L.L.; Cameron, S.; Riggins, J. J.; Carrillo, D.; Rabaglia, R.; Eickwort, J.. 2015. Recovery plan for laurel wilt on redbay and other forest species caused by <i>Raffaelea lauricola</i> and disseminated by <i>Xyleborus glabratus</i>
- Arsenault, Arielle; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Wallin, Kimberly. 2015. Ambulatory responses of Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a hemlock woolly adelgid predator, to odors from prey, host foliage, and feeding conspecifics.
- Hanula, J.L.; Mayfield, Albert E., III... 2014. Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (xyleborus glabratus eichoff) (coleoptera: curculionidae)
- Mayfield, Albert E., III.; Lambdin, P.L.. 2014. Walnut Twig Beetle (pityophthorus juglandis blackman) (coleoptera: curculionidae: scolytinae)
- Shepherd, William; Montgomery, Michael; Sullivan, Brian; Mayfield, Albert (Bud), III.. 2014. Novel method for determining sex of live adult Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae).
- Mayfield, Albert E., III.; Reynolds, Barbara C.; Coots, Carla I.; Havill, Nathan P.; Brownie, Cavell; Tait, Andrew R.; Hanula, James L.; Joseph, Shimat V.; Galloway, Ashley B.. 2014. Establishment, hybridization and impact of <em>Laricobius</em> predators on insecticide-treated hemlocks: Exploring integrated management of the hemlock woolly adelgid
- Jetton, Robert M.; Mayfield, Albert E., III.; Powers, Zaidee L.. 2014. Development of a rain down technique to artificially infest hemlocks with the hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae
- Kendra, Paul E.; Montgomery, Wayne S.; Niogret, Jerome; Pruett, Grechen E.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud), III.; MacKenzie, Martin; Deyrup, Mark A.; Bauchan, Gary R.; Ploetz, Randy C.. 2014. North American Lauraceae: terpenoid emissions, relative attraction and boring preferences of redbay ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae).
- Mayfield, A. E., III.; Fraedrich, S. W.; Taylor, A.; Merten, P.; Myers, S. W.. 2014. Efficacy of Heat Treatment for the Thousand Cankers Disease Vector and Pathogen in Small Black Walnut Logs
- Vose, James M.; Wear, David N.; Mayfield, Albert E., III.; Nelson, C. Dana. 2013. Hemlock woolly adelgid in the southern Appalachians: Control strategies, ecological impacts, and potential management responses
- Mayfield, Albert (Bud), III.; MacKenzie, Martin; Cannon, Philip G.; Oak, Steve; Horn, Scott; Hwang, Jaesoon; Kendra, Paul E.. 2013. Suitability of California bay laurel and other species as hosts for the non-native redbay ambrosia beetle and granulate ambrosia beetle.
- Miller, Dan; Dodds, Kevin J.; Eglitis, Andy; Fettig, Chris; Hofstetter, Richard W.; Langor, David W.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud), III.; Munson, A. Steven; Poland, Therese M.; Raffa, Kenneth F.. 2013. Trap lure blend of pine volatiles and bark beetle pheromones for Monochamus spp. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in pine forests of Canada and the United States.
- Mayfield, Albert (Bud), III.; Brownie, Cavell. 2013. The redbay ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) uses stem silhouette diameter as a visual host-finding cue
- Mayfield, Albert E., III.; Hanula, James L.. 2012. Effect of tree species and end seal on attractiveness and utility of cut bolts to the redbay Ambrosia beetle and granulate Ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
- Dixon, Wayne N.; Mayfield, Albert E., III.. 2012. Lesser cornstalk borer
- Mayfield, Albert E., III.. 2012. White grubs
- Joseph, Shimar V.; Mayfield, Albert E., III.; Dalusky, Mark J.; Asaro, Christopher; Berisford, C. Wayne. 2011. Phenology of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) in Northern Georgia
- Hughes, M.; Smith, J.A.; Mayfield III, A.E., III.; Minno, M.C.; Shin, K.. 2011. First report of laurel wilt disease caused by Raffaelea lauricola on pondspice in Florida
- Salom, Scott; Mayfield, Albert, III.; McAvoy, Tom. 2011. Integrating chemical and biological control
Research Highlights
New Insights Into Trapping the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle
Year: 2016
The redbay ambrosia beetle carries the pathogen that causes laurel wilt, a disease which has killed millions of redbay and sassafras trees in the southeastern U.S. A recent study by Forest Service scientists provides new insights into how the invasive pests responds to traps that are baited with lur...
More sunlight: a solution in the fight against an invasive tree-killing insect
Year: 2017
Eastern hemlock, a species with key ecological roles in eastern forests, is being killed throughout its range by an invasive insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid. Using artificial shade treatments on potted hemlocks, Forest Service scientists and their partners showed that elevated sunlight levels imp...
An Integrated Pest Management Strategy for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Year: 2020
Land managers aiming to protect hemlock trees and control hemlock woolly adelgids (HWA) have a new resource from the USDA Forest Service: a technology transfer publication with guidelines on integrating chemical and biological control of the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid. The guide synthesizes cu...
Using Predators and Chemicals together to Protect Hemlock Trees.
Year: 2015
A non-native insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid, is eliminating an ecologically important tree species, eastern hemlock, from southern Appalachian forests. Systemic insecticide applications and predator beetle releases are being combined to fight this invasive pest. In a study in northern Georgia,...