Phillip Marion Roberts
Professor, REI Coordinator (Tifton Campus), Associate Dept Head
Areas of expertise
ZoologyCrop and Pasture ProductionEcological Applications
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Entomology
University of Georgia, GA, United States (1993)
Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Economics
University of Georgia, GA, United States (1988)
Awards and Honors
- 2023 Friends of IPM "Pulling together" Award (Southeast Row Crop Entomology working Group) (2023)
- IPM Implementer Award (2019)
- O.I. Snapp Award Best Regular Member Presentation (2019)
- Honorary Member (2019)
- International IPM Award of Excellence (2018)
- Adjunct Professor – Clemson University (2016)
- Senior Specialist Award (Golden Shovel) (2015)
- 2013 State Extension Award (2013)
- Adjunct Professor (2012)
- Award of Excellence for Senior Scientist – Extension (2010)
- Walter Bernard Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public Service and Outreach (2009)
- ESA Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension (2008)
Courses
- ENTO 6130: Internship in Crop Protection and Pest Management (Summer 2026)
Scholarly Works
- Quantifying the effects of irrigation, nitrogen application rate, and plant growth management on seed characteristics and seed component yields in cotton, CROP SCIENCE, (2026).
- Determining if preemergent herbicide injury on ThryvOn cotton alters management strategies, AGRONOMY JOURNAL, (2026).
- Cotton-Dominated Landscapes, Vector Abundance, and Temperature Influence Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus Incidence in Cotton, PHYTOPATHOLOGY, (2026).
- Gene Expression Patterns Following Aphid-Mediated Polerovirus Transmission Highlight Differences Between Vector-Host and Host-Virus Interactions, PHYTOPATHOLOGY, (2026).
- Simulated early season terminal injury from tarnished plant bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae) in Southeastern cotton, JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, (2026).
Contact
Mailing Address
University of Georgia
2360 Rainwater Rd.
Tifton, GA 31793
Shipping Address
University of Georgia
4604 Research Way
Tifton, GA 31794
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