William T. Lanier

Insect Diagnostician and ICPM Assistant
Department of Entomology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717
phone: (406) 994-5690 (lab) or 3752
fax: (406) 994-6029 (department) or 7200
wlanier@montana.edu

Education:
B.S., Soil Science
M.S., Agricultural Education

Duties:

• Extension Insect diagnostician and ICPM assistant: Compile, evaluate and analyze information to facilitate design, creation, budgeting and implementation of relevant IPM information delivery under various conditions through diverse mediums to educational and public training programmers at organizers request.
• Grantsmanship: Apply USDA funding for delivery of High Plains IPM information, Regional Cutworm monitoring, and innovative information delivery of Electronically-based Cooperative Instructional Materials Project (AgXactly training game, Lucid based High Plains IPM pest identification, Crop Sequence Calculator).
• Insect Diagnostics Laboratory: Respond to requests for information from industry, the public and government agencies concerning current and past research activities using Bachelor of Science degree in soil science, a Master’s of Science in Agricultural Education and 10 years of first hand experience in agriculture.
• Decision support system technology: Conduct nation wide correspondence and visits to personally compile, evaluate and analyze information to facilitate design, creation and implementation of decision support systems (Cutworm Risk Warning, Pest Recommendation Network ).
• Web site and server: Provide Web site design, maintenance and reporting: MSU Entomology, MSU Extension Entomology, MSU IPM, MSU Pesticide Applicator training, Western Region IPM Cutworm survey, High Plains IPM Guide, Ag Notes.
• Montana Crop Health Reports, Citable Electronic Newsletter: Edit, Design and Layout of bi-monthly Montana Crop Health Report, a citable newsletter, published from April through September for Montana producers, county agents, consultants, and agribusiness.
• Regular Outreach activities: Conceptualize, organize and support Agent and Producer/CCA training opportunities (Crop Pest Management School, Agronomic Training, Pest Management Training). School IPM information to annual Ag in Montana School workshop. Periodic Outreach Activities: Middle School Teacher and Student training.
• Museum IPM program: Respond to requests by Museum organizations and community groups for information about how to protect historical artifacts into perpetuity.

MSU Research and/or Project Area(s):

• Factors Affecting the Implementation of an Electronic Pest Recommendation Network for Pesticide Applicators in Montana
• Russian Wheat Aphid Decision Support System using an "An Identification Key Using Machine Learning Software" Download Word Perfect (.bin) file (2900 k)
• Collaborator - Stored Grain Advisor, Dr. P. Flinn - Phone: (785) 776-2707, Email: flinn@usgmrl.ksu.edu.
  

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