AgBioResearch Trevor Nichols Research Center

Bio

Dr. John C. Wise is a professor in the Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Entomology, and Research and Extension Coordinator of the MSU Trevor Nichols Research Center in Fennville, MI.  His primary research interest is studying the performance characteristics of new insecticide chemistries for control of fruit insect pests.  He also investigates alternative delivery systems for crop protection materials in fruit agroecosystems. Wise runs the Applied Insecticide Toxicology lab on the MSU campus, conducting research on the performance mechanisms and plant penetration attributes of pesticides, pesticide environmental fate and arthropod resistance.  Wise has developed a wide range of Integrated Pest Management and Good Agriculture Practices training programs, targeting large commercial farms as well as small underserved grower communities.  These training programs have led to opportunities to offer training venues in other US states, like Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and New Jersey, as well as international train-the-trainer events in Chile, Mexico, Rwanda, India and the Philippines. Dr. Wise is a member of the Entomological Society of America, and serves as Section Editor for both ESA’s Arthropod Management Tests, and for the Canadian Entomologist journal. Wise is also the North Central Regional Director of the IR-4 project, which serves as the primary avenue that new reduced-risk pesticides are registered with the EPA for specialty crops in the USA.

Current assignment: Research 35% | Extension 25% | Administration 40%

Program Description

Teaching

My passion for teaching is reflected not only in my extension/outreach responsibilities, but also in the graduate student advising that I have had over the years. My graduate student guidance philosophy is to provide substantial one-on-one time up front to assure development of healthy research patterns for each individual student, and then later provide sufficient space for independence and self-confidence to mature with time.

Research

Wise conducts research on the performance characteristics of new insecticide chemistries for control of fruit insect pests. He also investigates alternative delivery systems for crop protection materials in fruit agroecosystems. Wise runs the Applied Insecticide Toxicology lab on the MSU campus, conducting research on the performance mechanisms and plant penetration attributes of pesticides, pesticide environmental fate and arthropod resistance.

Extension

As Research and Extension Coordinator of the MSU Trevor Nichols Research Center (TNRC), Wise participates in a wide array of MSU extension offerings, including regional fruit extension events, the Fruit Team’s CAT-Alert, newsletters, and invitations to national and international horticultural conventions. Wise has developed a wide range of Integrated Pest Management and Good Agriculture Practices training programs, targeting large commercial farms as well as small underserved grower communities. These training programs have led to opportunities to offer training venues in other US states, like Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and New Jersey, as well as international train-the-trainer events in Chile, Mexico, Rwanda, India and the Philippines. Wise also contributes to various IPM (English and Spanish) pocket guides and is the production coordinator of the annual MSU Fruit Management Guide (E0154). Wise is the director of the North-Central region of the national USDA IR-4 project, which serves as the primary avenue for new reduced-risk pesticides to be registered with the EPA for minor-use specialty crops.

Concentrations

• Insecticide Performance
• Insect toxicology
• Pesticide environmental fate
• Insect resistance
• Fruit crop IPM
• IPM training

Professional Experience

• 2014 - IR-4 NC Region Director, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University
• 1997 - IR-4 Field Research Director, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University
• 1997 - TNRC Research and Extension Coordinator, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University
• 1990-1997 - Research Assistant, Entomology Department, Michigan State University

 Selected Publications

• Coslor, C., C. Vandervoort, and J.C. Wise. 2018. Insecticide dose and seasonal timing of trunk injection in apples influences efficacy and residues in nectar and plant parts. Pest Manag. Sci., DOI: 10.1002/ps.5268
• Wise, J.C., Hulbert D., Vandervoort C. 2017. Rainfall Influences Performance of Insecticides on Codling Moth in Apples. Can. Entomol. 149: 118–128. doi:10.4039/tce.2016.40.
• Jamil, Z., C. Vandervoort, L. Gut, M. Whalon and J. Wise 2016. Lethal time of insecticides on the predator mite Neoseiulus fallacis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) following topical exposure. Canadian Entomologist. 148: 353–360.
• Aćimović, S.G., VanWoerkom, A.H., Garavaglia, T., Vandervoort, C., Sundin G.W., Wise, J.C., 2016.  Seasonal and Cross-Seasonal Timing of Fungicide Trunk Injections in Apple Trees to Optimize Management of Apple Scab. Plant Disease. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-15-1061-RE.
• Aćimović, S.G., Q. Zeng, G. C. McGhee, G. W. Sundin, J. C. Wise (2015) “Control of fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) on apple trees with trunk-injected plant resistance inducers and antibiotics and assessment of induction of pathogenesis-related protein genes” Frontiers in Plant Science 6:16, DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00016.
• Wise, J.C., R. Vanderpoppen, C. Vandervoort, C. O’Donnell, and R. Isaacs. 2015. Curative activity contributes to control of spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and blueberry maggot (Diptera: Tephritidae) in highbush blueberry. Canadian Entomologist 147 (1): 109-117.
• VanWoerkom, A.H., S. G. Aćimović, G.W. Sundin, B. M. Cregg, D. Mota-Sanchez, C. Vandervoort and J. C. Wise. 2014. Trunk Injection: An Alternative Technique for Pesticide Delivery of Tree Fruits. J. of Crop Prot. doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2014.05.017. “IF- 1.663”
• Aćimović, S.G., VanWoerkom, A.H., Reeb, P.D., Vandervoort, C., Garavaglia, T., Cregg, B.M., Wise, J.C., 2014. Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Trunk-injected Imidacloprid in Apple Tree Canopy. Pest Manag. Sci. (online). doi: 10.1002/ps.3747.“IF- 2.743”
• Kim, S.H., C. Vandervoort, M.E. Whalon, and J.C. Wise. 2014. Transovarial Transmission of Novaluron in Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris), (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Canadian Entomologist. doi:10.4039/tce.2013.78. “IF- .667”
• Baributsa, D, L. Flores, D. Rukazumbuga, and J. Wise. 2013. IPM Knowledge and Dissemination: Rwanda Case Study. J. of Agri Education and Extension 1_14, 1750- 8622. DOI:10.1080/1389224X.2013.803989.
• Mota-Sanchez, D., B. Cregg, E. Hoffmann, J. Flore, and J. C. Wise. 2012. Penetrative and Dislodgeable Residue Characteristics of C-14-Insecticides in Apple Fruit. J. of Agri. & Food Chemistry. 60 (12): 2958-2966. DOI: 10.1021/jf205169f

Recommended Links

• Michigan State University AgBioResearch
• https://www.canr.msu.edu/ipm/ncr_ir4/
• http://ir4.rutgers.edu/