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1 Nik G. Wiman, Ph.D. Department of Entomology Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center 1100 N. Western Ave. Wenatchee, WA Work: (509) ext Academic Record Ph.D. Washington State University, Entomology (2011) M.S. Montana State University, Entomology (2001) B.S. Montana State University, Biology (1998) Professional Society Membership American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Entomological Society of America (ESA) Xerces Society Awards Student photography salon, winner, Annual meeting Pacific Branch of ESA, March 29, San Diego, CA. Presidents Prize winner, student 10 minute paper competition, Section P-IE: Biocontrol, 56 th Annual Meeting of ESA, Nov , Reno NV. Entomological Society of America Student and Young Professional Participation Award, 56 th Annual Meeting of ESA, Nov , Reno NV. Howard and Hermina Hallgarth Scholarship for Research. Awarded by Washington State University Entomology Department, 2008 ($400.00). Positions Held Graduate Research Assistant (PhD), Department of Entomology, Washington State University. ( ). Associate in Research, Department of Entomology, Washington State University. ( ). Graduate Research Assistant (MS), Department of Entomology, Montana State University. ( ). Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Entomology, Montana State University. ( ). Areas of Research Biological control of insects and weeds Population ecology and life table analysis Chemical ecology, tortricid moths Reproductive physiology in insects Plant community dynamics Geostatistical analysis Taxonomic Areas of Research Tachinidae (Diptera) Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) Academic Activities Ph.D. Dissertation Research: Biology of tachinid parasitoids (Diptera) and their role in biological control of leafrollers (Tortricidae), in Washington tree fruit. Member of 2008 Entomological Society of America annual meeting debate team. Premise: Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) should be incorporated into management programs for insect crop pests to reduce insecticide use while providing acceptable levels of damage against all pests

2 and improve crop yield. Position: Con. Outcome: Winners. M.S. Thesis Research: Community-level effects of biological control of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) by Aphthona spp. fleabeetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Montana and North Dakota. Proposals to Granting Agencies 1. Wiman, NG and VP Jones Habitats and landscape interactions of tachinids important in biological control leafrollers in central Washington tree fruit. Western SARE graduate student grants for sustainable agriculture. $12, (Funded). 2. Jones, VP and NG Wiman NSF- Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant. No Female attributes affecting population ecology of tachinid parasitoids. $11, (not funded). 3. Jones, VP and NG Wiman NSF- Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant. No Role of native generalist parasitoids in management of leafrollers in Northwest orchards. $11, (not funded). Refereed Publications 1. Wiman, NG and VP Jones. Endoparasitic competition in sympatric populations of Tachinidae. (in preparation) 2. Wiman, NG and VP jones. Age-dependent clutch dynamics in an oviparous tachinid parasitoid. (in preparation) 3. Wiman, NG and VP Jones. Implications of disparate egg maturation and delivery strategies for population ecology of two Tachinid parasitoids (Diptera). (in preparation) 4. Wiman, NG and VP Jones. Sublethal effects of select reduced risk insecticides on tachinid parasitoids. Biol. Control. (in preparation) 5. Wiman, NG and VP Jones. Distribution, phenology, and ecological observations on tachinid leafroller parasitoids in Washington orchards. Biol. Control. (in preparation) 6. Wiman, NG and VP Jones. Sterile egg production in codling moth populations. Environ. Entomol. (in preparation) 7. Jones, VP and NG Wiman. Modeling the interaction of physiological time, seasonal weather patterns and delayed mating on population dynamics of codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Pop. Ecol. (submitted) 8. Jones, VP, SA Steffan, NG Wiman, DR Horton, E. Miliczky, QH Zhang, and CC Baker Evaluation of herbivoreinduced plant volatiles for monitoring green lacewings in Washington apple orchards. Biol. Control 56: Online: sciencedirect.com 9. Sial AA, NG Wiman, JL Buchman, and B. Ohler Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) should be incorporated into management programs for insect crop pests to reduce insecticide use while providing acceptable levels of damage against all pests and improve crop yield: A student Debate, Con Position. Am. Entomol. 56: Jones, VP, NG Wiman, and JF Brunner Comparison of delayed female mating on reproductive biology of codling moth and obliquebanded leafroller. Environ. Entomol. 37: Jones, VP and NG Wiman Longevity of codling moth and obliquebanded leafroller in Washington apple orchards. J. Insect Sci. 8:14. Online: insectscience.org/ Jones VP, MD Doerr, JF Brunner, CC Eastburn, TD Wilburn, NG Wiman A synthesis of temperature-dependent developmental rate for obliquebanded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris) Lepidoptera: Tortricideae). J.Insect Sci. 5:24. 2

3 Online: insectscience.org/5.24 Non-refereed Publications 1. Wiman, NG Malaise traps for Tachinidae on a shoestring budget. The Tachinid Times. Vol. 23. Online: nadsdiptera.org/ttimes/23 2. Wiman, NG Notes on the egg production of Nemorilla pyste (Walker) and Nilea erecta (Coquillet). The Tachinid Times. Vol. 21. Online: nadsdiptera.org/ttimes/21 3. Wiman, NG and VP Jones Rearing of Nemorilla pyste (Walker) and Nilea erecta (Coquillett), parasitoids of leafrollers in Washington tree fruit. The Tachinid Times. Vol. 20. Online: nadsdiptera.org/ttimes/20 Published Abstracts & Proceedings 1. Wiman, NG, and VP Jones Egg allocation of the tachinid parasitoid Nemorilla pyste in response to different densities of the host Choristoneura rosaceana. Annual Meeting of ESA, Reno NV. 16 Nov. 2. Jones, VP, and NG Wiman, and JF Brunner Effect of delayed female mating on reproductive biology of codling moth and obliquebanded leafroller. Pacific Branch of ESA, Napa, CA. 1 Mar. 3. Jones, VP, NG Wiman, DD Durr, and M Grieshop How important is natural delay of mating to population dynamics of codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Washington apple orchards? Annual Meeting of ESA, San Diego, CA. 9 Dec. 4. Wiman, NG, VP Jones, and JF Brunner Effects of male density and mating disruption on codling moth and obliquebanded leafroller mating in wind tunnels and field cages. 79 th Western Orchard Pest and Disease Management Conference, Portland, OR Wiman, NG, VP Jones, and JF Brunner Importance of male age for mating and population growth of codling moth. 79 th Western Orchard Pest and Disease Management Conference, Portland, OR Wiman, NG, RM Nowierski, and DK Weaver Ecological impacts of natural enemies of leafy spurge in four plant communities. 57 th Meeting of the Society for Range Management, Salt Lake City, UT Wiman, NG, VP Jones, and JF Brunner Virgin female trapping with leafrollers and codling moth in the field. 78 th Western Orchard Pest and Disease Management Conference, Portland, OR Wiman, NG, VP Jones, and JF Brunner Developing an automated trapping system for precision IPM in Washington apples. 78 th Western Orchard Pest and Disease Management Conference, Portland, OR Wiman, NG and VP Jones Effect of delayed mating on obliquebanded leafroller reproductive rate: implications for mating disruption. 77 th Western Orchard Pest and Disease Management Conference, Portland, OR Jones, VP, CC Eastburn, and NG Wiman IPM of leafrollers: Its all in the timingsampling, phenology, and efficacy of mating disruption. Proc. Wash. St. Hort. Assoc. 99: Wiman, NG and RM Nowierski Spatial dynamics of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) infested plant communities influenced by flea beetles in the Aphthona complex (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Annual Meeting of ESA, San Diego, CA. 9 Dec. 3

4 12. Nowierski, RM, DJ Kazmer, BC FitzGerald, Z Zeng, D Horvath, NG Wiman, and R Hansen Ecological barriers for the establishment and population increase of flea beetles on leafy spurge. Annual Meeting of ESA, San Diego, CA. 9 Dec. 13. Wiman, NG and RM Nowierski Spatial dynamics of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) infested plant communities influenced by flea beetles in the Aphthona complex (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). International Symposium on the Practice of Biological Control: Importation and Management of Natural Enemies and Agents. IOBC-NRS/ESCOP-WGBC, Bozeman, MT. 2 Aug. Extension activities 1. Consulting entomologist at the Mendoza orchard farm walk. Farm walks (WSU Small Farms Team) highlight small farms and innovative agricultural practices. Quincy, WA. 6 Sept Wiman, NG and VP Jones Bio-based leafroller management. Presentation to regional grower meeting for recertification credits. ~100 participants. Chelan, WA Coordinating with ranchers and Federal land management agencies (USFS, APHIS-PPQ, BLM, NPS, BIA) in MT, WY, ND and BC for collection and redistribution of biological control agents for knapweed, leafy spurge, and toadflax. Rangeland Weed Biological Control Laboratory, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. ( ) Display presentations 1. Wiman, NG, JF Brunner, and MD Doerr Evaluating mating disruption technology with releases of sterile codling moth. Wash. St. Hort. Assoc. Dec Wiman, NG and VP Jones A vampire tale of tachinid endoparasitic competition. Pacific Branch of ESA, Boise, ID. 11 Apr. 3. Wiman, NG and VP Jones Biology and efficacy of tachinid flies for leafroller management. Wash. St. Hort. Assoc. Dec Wiman, NG and VP Jones Disparate reproductive strategies of leafroller-attacking Tachinidae in Washington orchards. Pacific Branch of ESA, San Diego, CA. 29 Mar. 5. Wiman, NG, and VP Jones Ecology of tachinid parasitoids attacking leafrollers in WA tree fruit: prospects for sustainable pest management. Washington State University Wiley Research Exposition, Pullman, WA. 20 Feb. 6. Wiman, NG, VP Jones, and JF Brunner Role of male density and pheromone concentration in mating disruption of CM and OBLR. Wash. St. Hort. Assoc. Wenatchee, WA. 1. Dec. 7. Wiman, NG, VP Jones, and JF Brunner Timing and rate of codling moth and obliquebanded leafroller mating in disrupted and non-disrupted orchards. Wash. St. Hort. Assoc. Yakima, WA. 1 Dec. 8. Wiman, NG, VP Jones, and JF Brunner Measuring mating success of codling moth and leafrollers in the field. Wash. St. Hort. Assoc. Wenatchee, WA. 1 Dec. 9. Wiman, NG and RM Nowierski Effects of biological control of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) by Aphthona spp. (Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) on plant communities. Annual Meeting of ESA, Montreal, QC. 3 Dec. Nonacademic student activities Participation in annual Awesome Apple Adventure teaching elementary kids about entomology in the field. Up to 900 kids. WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Wenatchee WA. ( ). Participated in hosting the annual WSU Entomology Insectarium event featuring 4

5 live insect displays and activities for kids and parents. Pullman, WA. (2007) Taught approx. 200 elementary kids about entomology with media displays, live insects and specimens as part of the Earth Day celebration at Lewis and Clark Elementary School, Wenatchee WA. (2006) Taught four entomology summer-school workshops to elementary kids in Brewster, Chelan, Manson, and Waterville, WA. Up to 90 kids participated. (2002) Participated in hosting of 'BugFest 2000', an insect appreciation festival with the Entomology Department of Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. (2000) 5