alexzandra.murphy [at] oregonstate.edu Office:
I am a native of Hermiston Oregon and am currently working on the economic threshold for the beet leafhoppers in potatoes in the Columbia Basin. Beet leafhoppers vector a phytoplasma, known as beet leafhopper-transmitted virescence agent (BLTVA) that causes purple top disease in potatoes.
Areas of Expertise : Resistance management, integrated pest management, mating behavior, taxonomy of Collembola
At OSU
Professional Accomplishments
Education:
Ph.D. - 2011 - Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
B.S. - 2006 - Entomology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
My Awards
Honors and Awards:
Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, Department of Entomology, Purdue University: 2010. Outstanding Service by a Student Award, Department of Entomology, Purdue University: 2009 Kenneth and Barbara Starks Plant Resistance to Insects Graduate Student Research Award, Entomological Society of America: 2009 Ohio Valley Entomological Association, 1st Place, PhD category: 2008 Student Participation/Activity Award, Entomological Society of America: 2008 Ohio Valley Entomological Association, Honorable Mention, PhD category: 2007 Student Participation/Activity Award, Entomological Society of America: 2007 Clara H. Waldo and E.A. Cummings Outstanding Student Award, Oregon State University: 2006 Drucilla Shepard Smith Award, Oregon State University: 2003-2006 Oregon Scholar Award: 2002
My Publications
Conference Proceedings
A. F. Murphy , Cating, R. A. , Hamm, P. B. , and Rondon, S. I. “Evaluating sources of aphid vectors and Potato Virus Y in eastern Oregon and Washington ” , 98th Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of America . Potato Association of America, Spokane, Washington, p. 64, 2014.
A. F. Murphy , Moreno, A. , Fereres, A. , and Rondon, S. I. “International endeavors in investigating Potato Virus Y transmission ” , 98th Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of America . Potato Association of America, Spokane, Washington, p. 37, 2014.
S. I. Rondon , Echegaray, E. R. , Murphy, A. F. , and Alvarez, J. M. “Potato psyllids control with a new chemistry ” , 73nd Annual Pacific Northwest Insect Management Conference . Pacific Northwest Insect Management Conference, p. 88, 2014.
Journal Article
K. D. Swisher , Sengoda, V. G. , Dixon, J. , Munyaneza, J. E. , Murphy, A. F. , Rondon, S. I. , Thompson, B. , Karasev, A. V. , Wenninger, E. J. , Olsen, N. , and Crosslin, J. M. “Assessing Potato Psyllid Haplotypes in Potato Crops in the Pacific Northwestern United States ” , American Journal of Potato Research , vol. 91, no. 5, pp. 485 - 491, 2014.
A. F. Murphy , Rondon, S. I. , Marchosky, R. , Buchman, J. , and Munyaneza, J. “Evaluation of Beet Leafhopper Transmitted Virescence Agent Damage in the Columbia Basin ” , American Journal of Potato Research , vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 101 - 108, 2014.
A. F. Murphy , Cating, R. A. , Goyer, A. , Hamm, P. B. , and Rondon, S. I. “First Report of Natural Infection by ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ in Bittersweet Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) in the Columbia Basin of Eastern Oregon ” , Plant Disease , vol. 98, no. 10, pp. 1425 - 1425, 2014.
Newspaper Article
S. I. Rondon , Murphy, A. F. , Cating, R. A. , and Hamm, P. B. “Revisiting beet leafhopper damage in the Columbia Basin ” , Potato Progress , vol. XIV, 2014.
D. R. Horton , Munyaneza, J. E. , Swisher, K. D. , Echegaray, E. R. , Murphy, A. F. , Rondon, S. I. , Sengoda, V. G. , Neven, L. G. , and Jensen, A. “What is the source of potato psyllids colonizing Washington, Oregon and Idaho potato fields? ” , Potato Progress , vol. XIV, 2014.
