Changlu Wang, Assistant Extension Specialist

email:
cwang@AESOP.Rutgers.edu
Blake Hall Room 215
Phone: 848-932-9552
Fax: 732-932-9751
Education:
1998 Ph.D. West Virginia
University
1988 M.S. Chinese
Academy of Forestry
1985 B.S. Beijing
Forestry University
Abstract: My research
program focuses on developing new and improved urban pest management
technologies through the study of biology, behavior, and ecology of urban
pests. The goal is to identify cost-effective and environmentally friendly
solutions that will immediately benefit the consumers. My extension program
delivers research-based urban pest management technologies to pest
management professionals and the public through presentations, field
demonstrations, and extension publications.
Research Interest and
Expertise: Insect behavior, Insecticide resistance, Urban pest management
(ants, termites, cockroaches, bed bugs, etc), Ant systematics.
Research Projects:
Development and
implementation of new reduced-risk insect management strategies for urban
pests (cockroaches, bed bugs, ants, termites)
Insecticide resistance
management in the German cockroach and bed bugs
Use of attractants and
repellents for pest monitoring and control
Urban ant community
structure in relation to disturbance and pesticide applications
Professional Experience:
Research Assistant
Professor. 2007-2008. Department of Entomology, Purdue University.
Research Entomologist.
2002-2006. Department of Entomology, Purdue University.
Post-Doctoral Research
Entomologist. 1998-2001. USDA-ARS Formosan Subterranean Research Unit.
Research Entomologist.
1988-1994. Research Institute of Forest Protection, Chinese Academy of
Forestry.
Publications:
Book and book chapter
1. Wang, C., and G. W. Bennett.
2010. Least toxic strategies for managing German cockroaches. In C. Peterson
and D. Stout II (eds.). Pesticides in Household, Structural and Residential
Pest Management. American Chemical Society. pp. 125-141.
pdf
2. Wang, C. 2005. Cockroach and ant
management --- current status and prospects. pp. 435-447. In Liu, T.-X. and
L. Kang (Eds.). 2005. Entomological Research: Progress and Perspectives.
Science Press, Beijing. pp. 433-445.
3. Wang, C., and Y. Zhang. 2005.
Dendrolimus punctatus Walker. Forestry Compendium. 2005 Edition. CABI
Publishing, Oxfordshire, UK.
4. Wu, J., and C. Wang. 1995. The
ants of China. China Forestry Publishing House. pp.214.
5. Wu, J., and C. Wang. 1992.
Hymenoptera: Formicidae. In “Iconography of Hunan Forest Insects”
pp.1301-1320
Refereed journal
articles
1.
Wang C.,
Wen X. 2011. Bed Bug Infestations and Control Practices in China:
Implications for Fighting the Global Bed Bug Resurgence. Insects. 2:83-95
pdf
2. Wang, C., W. Tsai, R. Cooper,
and J. White. 2011. Effectiveness of bed bug monitors for detecting and
trapping bed bugs in apartments. Journal of Economic Entomology 104:
274-278.
pdf
3. Wang, C., K. Saltzmann, E. Chin,
G. W. Bennett, T. Gibb. 2010. Characteristics of Cimex lectularius
(Hemiptera: Cimicidae) infestation and dispersal in a high-rise apartment
building. Journal of Economic Entomology 103: 172-177
pdf
4. Wang, C., X. Zhou, S. Li, M.
Schwinghammer, M. E. Scharf, G. Buczkowski, and G. W. Bennett. 2009. Survey
and Identification of Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Indiana.
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 102: 1029-1036.
pdf
5. Wang, C., and G. W. Bennett.
2009. Cost and effectiveness of community-wide integrated pest management
for German cockroach, cockroach allergen, and insecticide use reduction in
low-income housing. Journal of Economic Entomology 102: 1614-1623.
pdf
6. Wang, C., T. Gibb, G. W.
Bennett, and S. McKnight. 2009. Bed bug attraction to pitfall traps baited
with carbon dioxide, heat, and chemical lure. Journal of Economic Entomology
102: 1580-1585. pdf
7. Wang, C., T. Gibb, G. W.
Bennett. 2009. Evaluation of two least toxic integrated pest management
programs for managing bed bugs (Heteroptera: Cimicidae) with discussion of a
bed bug intercepting device. Journal of Medical Entomology. 46: 566-571.
pdf
8. Wang, C., M. M. Abou El-Nour. G.
W. Bennett. 2008. Survey of pest infestation, asthma, and allergy in
low-income housing. Journal of Community Health 33: 31-39.
pdf
9. Buczkowski, G., C. Wang, G. W.
Bennett 2007. Immunomarking reveals food flow and feeding relationships in
the eastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar).
Environment Entomology. 36: 173-182.
pdf
10. Wang, C., M. E. Scharf, G. W. Bennett.
2006. Genetic basis for resistance to gel baits, fipronil, and sugar-based
attractants in German cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae). Journal of
Economic Entomology 99: 1761-1767.
pdf
11. Wang, C., and G. W. Bennett. 2006.
Comparative study of integrated pest management and baiting for German
cockroach management in public housing. Journal of Economic Entomology 99:
879-885. pdf
12. Wang, C., and G. W. Bennett. 2006.
Comparison of cockroach traps and attractants for monitoring German
cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae). Environmental Entomology 35:
765-770. pdf
13. Wang, C., and G. W. Bennett. 2006. Efficacy
of noviflumuron gel bait for control of the German cockroach (Dictyoptera:
Blattellidae) – laboratory studies. Pest Management Science 62: 434-439.
pdf
14. Ameen, A., C. Wang, W. Kaakeh, G. W.
Bennett, J. E. King, L. L. Karr, and J. Xie. 2005. Residual activity and
population effects of noviflumuron for German cockroach (Dictyoptera:
Blattellidae) Control. Journal of Economic Entomology 98: 899-905.
pdf
15. Wang, C., M. Scharf, and G. W. Bennett.
2004. Behavioral and physiological resistance of the German cockroach to gel
baits (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 97:
2067-2072.
pdf
16. Wang, C., J. Powell. 2004. Cellulose bait
improves the effectiveness of Metarhizium anisopliae as a microbial control
of termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Biological Control 30: 523-529.
pdf
17. Wang, C., and J. Powell, and B. OConnor.
2002. Mites and nematodes associated with three subterranean termite species
(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Florida Entomologist 85: 499-506.
pdf
18. Wang, C., J. Powell, and K. Nguyen. 2002.
Laboratory evaluations of four entomopathogenic nematodes for control of
subterranean termites. Environmental Entomology 31: 381-387.
pdf
19. Wang, C., and J. Powell. 2001. Survey of
termites in the Delta experimental forest of Mississippi. Florida
Entomologist 84: 222-226.
pdf
20. Wang, C., J. Strazanac, and L. Butler.
2001. Association between ants and habitat characteristics in oak dominated
mixed forests. Environmental Entomology 30: 842-848.
pdf
21. Wang, C., J. Strazanac, and L. Butler.
2001. A comparison of pitfall traps with bait traps for studying leaf litter
ant communities. Journal of Economic Entomology 94: 761-765.
pdf
22. Wang, C., J. Strazanac, and L. Butler.
2000. Abundance, diversity, and activity of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
in oak-dominated mixed Appalachian forests treated with microbial
pesticides. Environmental Entomology 29: 579-586.
pdf
23. Wang, C., G. Wang, Q. He, and Y. Chen.
1995. A study on the generation differentiation of pine
caterpillar-Dendrolimus punctatus (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae).
Scientia Silvae Sinicae 31(6): 559-564. (In Chinese)
24. Wang, C., and J. Wu. 1994. Second
revisionary studies on genus Camponotus Mayr of China (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae). Journal of Beijing Forestry University (English Ed.) 3(1):
23-34.
25. Wu, J., and C. Wang. 1994. A new
genus of ants from Yunnan, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae).
Journal of Beijing Forestry University (English Ed.) 3(1): 35-38. (In
Chinese)
26. Wang, C., and J. Wu. 1993. A key to the
genera of subfamily Myrmicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from China. Forest
Research Vol. 6. Mem. 60-64 pp. (In Chinese)
27. Wang, C., and J. Wu. 1992. A study on the
population dynamics and reproduction of Camponotus japonicus Mayr
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Beijing Forestry University 14(3):
69-74. (In Chinese)
28. Wang, C., and J. Wu. 1992. Ants of
Jianfengling forest region in Hainan Province (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Ibid. 28(6): 561-564. (In Chinese)
29. Wang, C., and J. Wu. 1992. A new species of
the ant genus Acropyga (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in China. Scientia Silvae
Sinicae 28(3): 226-229. (In Chinese)
30. Wang, C., and J. Wu. 1991. Taxonomic
studies on the genus Polyrhachis Mayr of China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Forest Research. 4(6): 596-601. (In Chinese)
31. Wang, C., and J. Wu. 1991. A study on
Formica japonica Motschulsky (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a predatory enemy of
Dendrolimus punctatus (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae). Forest Science
and Technology No. 4: 24-26. (In Chinese)
32. Wang, C., J. Wu, and G. Xiao. 1991. A study
on the bionomics and predatory effect of Camponotus japonicus Mayr
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) against Dendrolimus punctatus (Walker)
(Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae). Forest Research 4(4): 405-408. (In Chinese)
33. Wu, J., C. Wang, and L. Ren. 1990. A
preliminary study on the arthropod fauna in crop-paulownia inter-cropped
fields. Paulownia and Agroforestry No. 2: 57-61, 63. (In Chinese)
34. Wu, J., C. Wang, and Z. Ye. 1990. A
preliminary study on the ant fauna in Massonia stands and its effect against
pine caterpillar in Anqing Region, Anhui province. Journal of Anhui Forest
Science and Technology No. 2: 20-23. (In Chinese)
35. Wu, J., and C. Wang. 1990. A taxonomic
study on the genus Tetraponera Smith in China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Scientia Silvae Sinicae. 26(6): 515-518. (In Chinese)
36. Wang, C., G. Xiao, and J. Wu. 1989.
Taxonomic studies on the genus Camponotus Mayr in China (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae). Forest Research 2(3): 221-228; 2(4): 321-328. (In Chinese)
Non-refereed journal
articles
1. Wang, C., Richard Cooper. 2011.
Detection tools and technologies. Pest Control Technology 39(8): 72, 74, 76, 78-79, 112.
pdf
2. Wang, C., K. Saltzmann, E. Chin,
G. W. Bennett, T. Gibb. 2010. Understanding bed bug infestations and
dispersal patterns. Pest Control Technology 38(3): 94-96.
pdf
3. Wang, C., T. J. Gibb., and G. W.
Bennett. 2009. Interceptors assist in bed bug monitoring. Pest Control
Technology 37(4): 112, 114.
pdf
4. Wang, C., X. Yang, M. Aboul
El-Nour, and G. W. Bennett. 2008. Factors affecting secondary kill of the
German cockroach by gel baits. Proceedings of the 6th International
Conference on Urban Entomology, Budapest, Hungary. July 13-16, 2008. 153-159
pp. pdf
5. Wang, C., M. M. Abou
El-Nour, G. W. Bennett. 2007. Controlling bed bugs in apartments – A case
study. Pest Control Technology 35(11): 64, 66, 68, 70.
pdf
6. Wang, C., G. W. Bennett, and C.
Scherer. 2007. Maximizing cockroach control with baits. Pest Control
Technology 35(7): 126, 128.
7. Wang, C., and G. W. Bennett.
2006. Cockroach IPM and public housing. Pest Control Technology 34(7): 78,
80-82, 84. pdf
8. Wang, C., and G. W. Bennett.
2005. Efficacy of Nibor-D dust for control of the German cockroach, 2004.
Arthropod Management Tests Vol. 30. L1.
9. Wang, C., and G. W. Bennett.
2005. Efficacy of Niban-FG granular bait for control of the German
cockroach, 2004. Arthropod Management Tests Vol. 30. L2.
10. Wang, C., and G. W. Bennett. 2005. Efficacy
of two gel baits for control of the brown-banded cockroach, 2004. Arthropod
Management Tests Vol. 30. L3.
11. Wang, C., and G. W. Bennett. 2004.
Palatability and efficacy of a new gel bait for control of German
cockroaches in a field setting, pp. 93-94. In T. Sutphin, D. Miller, and R.
Kopanic (eds.), Proceedings, 2004 National Conference on Urban Entomology,
20-22 May 2004, Phoenix, AZ. National Conference on Urban Entomology.
12. Wang, C., J. Powell, and R. H. Scheffrahn.
2003. Abundance and distribution of subterranean termites in southern
Mississippi forests (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Sociobiology 42: 533-542.
pdf
13. Wang, C., J. Powell. 2003. Isolation and
evaluation of Beauveria bassiana for control of Coptotermes formosanus and
Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Sociobiology 41:
369-381. pdf
14. Ameen, A., W. Kaakeh, C. Wang, and G.
Bennett. 2002. Laboratory and field efficacy of noviflumuron formulations
against the German cockroach. In S. C. Jones et al. [eds.], Proceedings of
the 4th International Conference on Urban Pests. 147-153. Charleston, SC.
Pocahontas Press, Inc.
pdf
15. Wang, C., J. Powell, and Y. Liu. 2002. A
literature review of the biology and ecology of Coptotermes formosanus
(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in China. Sociobiology 40: 343-364.
16. Wang, C. 1994. Collecting ants for
medicinal purposes - ecological consequences and strategy. Newsletter of
Forest Pests and Disease. No. 4: 36-38. (In Chinese)
17. Wang, C. 1993. Research and utilization of
forest ants. World Forest Research 6(5): 35-40. (In Chinese)
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