Rate My Professor Peter Ellsworth

Over more than three decades at the University of Arizona, Ellsworth has pioneered science-based IPM solutions through ecological research and Cooperative Extension outreach, leading to substantial reductions in broad-spectrum insecticide applications in Arizona cotton. Key publications include 'IPM for Bemisia tabaci: a case study from North America' (Crop Protection, 2001), 'The contribution of conservation biological control to integrated management of Bemisia tabaci in cotton' (Biological Control, 2009), '50 years of the integrated control concept: moving the model and implementation forward in Arizona' (Pest Management Science, 2009), 'Suppressing resistance to Bt cotton with sterile insect releases' (Nature Biotechnology, 2010), and 'Natural Enemies of the Southwest: A field guide to the arthropod natural enemies of southwestern field crops' (2013). His contributions have earned awards such as the Entomological Society of America Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension, the J. Agric. Resource Econ. Outstanding Journal Article Award (2010), the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program 'Shining Star' Award, and the IPM Team Award. Ellsworth has served on IPM coordinating committees, provided editorial input, and delivered numerous public lectures and extension presentations.