David D. Wilson (BSc (Ghana) MSc (LSU) PhD (Georgia))

Specialization: Environmental Physiology, Toxicology, Biological Control

Research Activities/Interests

• Environmental physiology and control of insect pests.
• Toxicology of novel insect control methods.
• Biological control of terrestrial and aquatic weeds.

Courses Taught

• ABCS 303 (Comparative Animal Physiology)
• ABCS 302 (General Entomology)
• ABCS 308 (Terrestrial Invertebrates)
• ABCS 403 (Environmental Physiology)
• ENTO 605 (Insect Physiology and Biochemistry)
• ENTO 609 (Research Methods & Project Management)
• ENTO 604 (Insecticide Science)
• ENTO 612 (Integrated Pest & Vector Management)

Recent Publications

·         Ogaugwu, C.E., D.D. Wilson, M.A. Cobblah and C.E. Annoh (2012a). Gamma radiation sterilization of Bactrocerainvadens(Diptera: Tephritidae) from southern Ghana. Afr. J. Biotech. 11 (51); 11315-11320.

·         Ogaugwu, C.E., D.D. Wilson, M.A. Cobblah and C.E. Annoh (2012b). Survival & longevity of gamma irradiated Bactrocerainvadens. Int. J. Cur. Res. 4. 66-9.

·         Darfour, B., F.C.K.Ocloo,  D.D. Wilson,. (2012). Effects of irradiation on Callosobruchusmaculatusand moisture sorption isotherms of cowpea seed  (VigniaunguiculataL. Walp).Arthropods 1 (1): 24-34.

·         Cobblah, M.A., K. Afreh-Nuamah, D. Wilson and M.Y. Osae (2012). Parasitism of Plutellaxylostella(L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) Populations on Cabbage Brassica  oleraceavarcapitata(L.) by Cotesiaplutellae(Kurdjumov) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). W. Afr. J. Appl. Ecol. 20 (1): 37-45.

·         Odai, B., D.D. Wilson, F. Apea-Baah, W. Torgby-Tetteh and M.Y. Osae (2014). Irradiation as a quarantine treatment against Bactrocerainvadens, in Magniferaindica, L in Ghana. Afr.  J. Agric. Res. 9 (21):  1618-1622.

·         Osae, M., A.  Kwawukume, M. Wilson, D.  Wilson, L. L. Koekemoer (2015) Diversity, resistance and vector competence of endophilicanophelines from southern Ghana. MalariaWorld Journal 6 (12): 1-8

·         Agbessenou, A., Wilson, D. D., Billah, M. K., Dekoninck, W., Vangestel, C., Carey, E. E., and Adofo, K. (2016). Survey on the distribution of the Sweet potato weevil, Cylas species-complex in Ghana. Bulletin SRBE/KBVE, 152: 81-88

·         C. K. Starr, D. D. Wilson and S.J. Kays (2016): Composition of the oviposition plug of Cylasformicarius (F). J. Entomol. Sci. (In press).          

·         M. K. Billah and D. D. Wilson (2016). Integrated management of fruit flies –      case studies from Ghana. In  “Fruit Flies Research and Development in Africa –         Towards a Sustainable Management Strategy to Improve Horticulture” (In press)