Southern
Research Station

Education

Ph.D. in Environmental and Forest Biology, 2002

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

M.S. in Forestry, 1997

West Virginia University

B.S. in Biology, 1995

Yale University

Professional Experience

Research entomologist, USDA-FS-SRS

2010—Current

Forest Entomologist, Florida Division of Forestry

2002—2009

Featured Publications and Products

• Mayfield, Albert ; Dietschler, Nicholas; Whitmore, Mark C. 2021. The Lari-Leuco container: A novel collection arena for separating insects ascending or descending from a plant foliage sample.
• Olatinwo, Rabiu O.; Fraedrich, Stephen W.; Mayfield III, Albert E. 2021. Laurel wilt: Current and potential impacts and possibilities for prevention and management.
• Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Seybold, Steven; Haag, Wendell; Johnson, Tracy; Kerns, Becky; Kilgo, John; Larkin, Daniel; Lucardi, Rima; Moltzan, Bruce; Pearson, Dean; Rothlisberger, John; Schardt, John; Schwartz, Michael; Young, Michael. 2021. Impacts of invasive species in terrestrial and aquatic systems in the United States.
• Mayfield, A.E. , II.; S.M. Salom, ; K. Sumpter, ; T. McAvoy, ; N.F. Schneeberger, ; R. Rhea., . 2020. Integrating chemical and biological control of the hemlock woolly adelgid: a resource manager’s guide.
• Jubb, Carrie S; Heminger, Ariel R; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Elkinton, Joseph S; Wiggins, Gregory J; Grant, Jerome F; Lombardo, Jeffery A; McAvoy, Thomas J; Crandall, Ryan S; Salom, Scott M. 2020. Impact of the introduced predator, Laricobius nigrinus, on ovisacs of the overwintering generation of hemlock woolly adelgid in the eastern United States.
• Brantley, Steven T.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Jetton, Robert M.; Miniat, Chelcy F.; Zietlow, David R.; Brown, Cindi L.; Rhea, Rusty. 2017. Elevated light levels reduce hemlock woolly adelgid infestation and improve carbon balance of infested eastern hemlock seedlings.
• Miniat, Chelcy F.; Zeitlow, David; Brantley, Steven T.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Rhea, Rusty; Jetton, Robert; Arnold, Paul. . 2016. Physiological responses of eastern hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis) to biological control and silvicultural release: implications for hemlock restoration.
• Mayfield, Albert E., III.; Reynolds, Barbara C.; Coots, Carla I.; Havill, Nathan P.; Brownie, Cavell; Tait, Andrew R.; Hanula, James L.; Joseph, Shimat V.; Galloway, Ashley B. 2014. Establishment, hybridization and impact of Laricobius predators on insecticide-treated hemlocks: Exploring integrated management of the hemlock woolly adelgid.
• Mayfield, A. E., III.; Fraedrich, S. W.; Taylor, A.; Merten, P.; Myers, S. W. 2014. Efficacy of Heat Treatment for the Thousand Cankers Disease Vector and Pathogen in Small Black Walnut Logs.
• Mayfield, Albert (Bud), III.; Brownie, Cavell. 2013. The redbay ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) uses stem silhouette diameter as a visual host-finding cue.

Publications

• Miller, D.R. ; Nowak, J.T. ; Mayfield, A.E. . 2022. Siricid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from eastern white pine and associated pine species in Southern Appalachia.
• Shearman, Timothy M.; Wang, Geoff G.; Mayfield, Albert , III. 2022. The silvics of Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng., red bay, and Persea palustris (Raf.) Sarg., swamp bay, Lauraceae (Laurel family).
• Hamilton, Jeffrey ; Fraedrich, Stephen ; Nairn, Campbell ; Mayfield, Albert ; Villari, Caterina . 2021. A field-portable diagnostic approach confirms Laurel Wilt Disease diagnosis in minutes instead of days.
• Mayfield, Albert E., II.; Marcano-Vega, Humfredo ; Lugo, Ariel E. 2021. Regional Summaries: Southeast and Caribbean.
• Foley, Jeremiah ; McAvoy, Thomas ; Grubb, Christopher ; Mayfield, Albert ; Strahm, Brian ; Salom, Scott M. 2021. Subterranean survivorship and seasonal emergence of laricobius spp. (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), biological control agents for the hemlock woolly adelgid.
• Crandall, Ryan S.; Jubb, Carrie S.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Thompson, Biff ; McAvoy, Thomas J.; Salom, Scott M.; Elkinton, Joseph S. 2020. Rebound of Adelges tsugae spring generation following predation on overwintering generation ovisacs by the introduced predator Laricobius nigrinus in the eastern United States.
• Mayfield, Albert ; Juzwik, Jennifer ; Scholer, Jamison ; Vandenberg, John ; Taylor, Adam . 2019. Effect of bark application with Beauveria bassiana and permethrin insecticide on the walnut twig beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in black walnut bolts.
• Mayfield, Albert E.; Villari, Caterina ; Hamilton, Jeffrey L.; Slye, James ; Langston, Wayne ; Oten, Kelly ; Fraedrich, Stephen . 2019. First report of laurel wilt disease caused by Raffaelea lauricola on sassafras in North Carolina.
• Mayfield, A.E. ; Fraedrich, S.W. ; Merten, P. . 2019. Laurel Wilt.
• McNulty, Steven ; Baca, Aurelia ; Bowker, Michael ; Brantley, Steven ; Dreaden, Tyler ; Golladay, Steven W.; Holmes, Tom ; James, Natasha ; Liu, Shan ; Lucardi, Rima ; Mayfeld, Albert ; Sun, Ge ; Treasure, Emrys ; Conner, L. Mike; Smith, Lora L.; Vose, James M. 2019. Managing Effects of Drought in the Southeast United States.
• Sumpter, Kenton L.; McAvoy, Tom J.; Brewster, Carlyle C.; Mayfield, Albert E.; Salom, Scott M. 2018. Assessing an integrated biological and chemical control strategy for managing hemlock woolly adelgid in southern Appalachian forests.
• Mayfield, Albert ; Audley, Jackson ; Camp, Robert ; Mudder, Bryan ; Taylor, Adam . 2018. Bark colonization of kiln-dried wood by the walnut twig beetle: effect of wood location and pheromone presence.
• Elkinton, Joseph S.; Lombardo, Jeffrey A.; Roehrig, Artemis D.; McAvoy, Thomas J.; Mayfield, Albert; Whitmore, Mark. 2017. Induction of cold hardiness in an invasive herbivore: The case of hemlock woolly adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae).
• Castrillo, Louela A.; Mayfield, Albert E.; Griggs, Michael H.; Camp, Robert; Mudder, Bryan; Taylor, Adam; Vandenberg, John D. 2017. Mortality and reduced brood production in walnut twig beetles, Pityophthorus juglandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), following exposure to commercial strains of entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium brunneum.
• Ploetz, R. C .; Hughes, M. A .; Kendra, P. E .; Fraedrich, S. W .; Carrillo, D ; Stelinski, L. L.; Hulcr, J.; Mayfield III, A. E.; Dreaden, Tyler; Crane, J. H .; Evans, E. A.; Schaffer, B. A.; Rollins, J. A. 2017. Recovery plan for laurel wilt of avocado, caused by Raffaelea lauricola.
• Audley, Jackson; Klingeman, William E.; Mayfield, Albert; Myers, Scott; Taylor, Adam. 2017. Walnut twig beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) Colonization of eastern black walnut nursery trees.
• Case, Ashley E.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Clark, Stacy L.; Schlarbaum, Scott E.; Reynolds, Barbara C. 2016. Abundance and frequency of the Asiatic oak weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and defoliation on American, Chinese, and hybrid chestnut ( Castanea ).
• Wiggins, Gregory J.; Grant, Jerome F.; Rhea, Rusty; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Hakeem, Abdul; Lambdin, Paris L.; Galloway, A. B. Lamb. 2016. Emergence, seasonality, and hybridization of Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), an introduced predator of hemlock woolly adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), in the Tennessee Appalachians.
• Hanula, James L.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Reid, Laurie S.; Horn, Scott. 2016. Influence of trap distance from a source population and multiple traps on captures and attack densities of the redbay ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae).
• Audley, Jackson; Taylor, Adam; Klingeman, William E.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Myers, Scott W. 2016. Insecticide dip treatments to prevent walnut twig beetle colonization of black walnut logs.
• Shepherd, William P.; Sullivan, Brian T.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); McDonald, Richard C. 2016. Olfactory responses of the hemlock woolly adelgid predator, Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), to natural and synthetic conifer volatiles.
• Audley, J.; Mayfield, A. E.; Myers, S. W.; Taylor, A.; Klingeman, W. E. 2015. Phytosanitation Methods Influence Posttreatment Colonization of Juglans nigra Logs by Pityophthorus juglandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) .
• Arsenault, Arielle; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Wallin, Kimberly. 2015. Ambulatory responses of Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a hemlock woolly adelgid predator, to odors from prey, host foliage, and feeding conspecifics.
• Powers, Zaidee; Mayfield, Albert; Frampton, John; Jetton, Robert. 2015. Comparison of suspendedbBranch and direct infestation techniques for artificially Infesting hemlock seedlings with the hemlock woolly adelgid for resistance screening.
• Miller, D. R.; Crowe, C. M.; Dodds, K. J.; Galligan, L. D.; de Groot, P.; Hoebeke, E. R.; Mayfield, A. E.; Poland, T. M.; Raffa, K. F.; Sweeney, J. D. 2015. Ipsenol, ipsdienol, ethanol, and á-pinene: trap lure blend for Cerambycidae and Buprestidae (Coleoptera) in pine forests of eastern North America.
• Hughes, M. A.; Smith, J.A.; Ploetz, R. C.; Kendra, P. E.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Hanula, James; Hulcr, J.; Stelinski, L.L.; Cameron, S.; Riggins,  J. J.; Carrillo, D.; Rabaglia, R.; Eickwort, J. 2015. Recovery plan for laurel wilt on redbay and other forest species caused by Raffaelea lauricola and disseminated by Xyleborus glabratus.
• Jetton, Robert M.; Mayfield, Albert E., III.; Powers, Zaidee L. 2014. Development of a rain down technique to artificially infest hemlocks with the hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae.
• Kendra, Paul E.; Montgomery, Wayne S.; Niogret, Jerome; Pruett, Grechen E.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud), III.; MacKenzie, Martin; Deyrup, Mark A.; Bauchan, Gary R.; Ploetz, Randy C. 2014. North American Lauraceae: terpenoid emissions, relative attraction and boring preferences of redbay ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). .
• Shepherd, William; Montgomery, Michael; Sullivan, Brian; Mayfield, Albert (Bud), III. 2014. Novel method for determining sex of live adult Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae).
• Hanula, J.L.; Mayfield, Albert E., III. 2014. Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (xyleborus glabratus eichoff) (coleoptera: curculionidae).
• Mayfield, Albert E., III.; Lambdin, P.L. 2014. Walnut Twig Beetle (pityophthorus juglandis blackman) (coleoptera: curculionidae: scolytinae).
• Vose, James M.; Wear, David N.; Mayfield, Albert E., III.; Nelson, C. Dana. 2013. Hemlock woolly adelgid in the southern Appalachians: Control strategies, ecological impacts, and potential management responses.
• Mayfield, Albert (Bud), III.; MacKenzie, Martin; Cannon, Philip G.; Oak, Steve; Horn, Scott; Hwang, Jaesoon; Kendra, Paul E. 2013. Suitability of California bay laurel and other species as hosts for the non-native redbay ambrosia beetle and granulate ambrosia beetle.
• Miller, Dan; Dodds, Kevin J.; Eglitis, Andy; Fettig, Chris; Hofstetter, Richard W.; Langor, David W.; Mayfield, Albert (Bud), III.; Munson, A. Steven; Poland, Therese M.; Raffa, Kenneth F. 2013. Trap lure blend of pine volatiles and bark beetle pheromones for Monochamus spp. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in pine forests of Canada and the United States. .
• Mayfield, Albert E., III.; Hanula, James L. 2012. Effect of tree species and end seal on attractiveness and utility of cut bolts to the redbay Ambrosia beetle and granulate Ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae).
• Dixon, Wayne N.; Mayfield, Albert E., III. 2012. Lesser cornstalk borer.
• Mayfield, Albert E., III. 2012. White grubs.
• Hughes, M.; Smith, J.A.; Mayfield III, A.E., III.; Minno, M.C.; Shin, K. 2011. First report of laurel wilt disease caused by Raffaelea lauricola on pondspice in Florida.
• Salom, Scott; Mayfield, Albert, III.; McAvoy, Tom. 2011. Integrating chemical and biological control.
• Joseph, Shimar V.; Mayfield, Albert E., III.; Dalusky, Mark J.; Asaro, Christopher; Berisford, C. Wayne. 2011. Phenology of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) in Northern Georgia.

Research Highlights

An Integrated Pest Management Strategy for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (2020)

Land managers aiming to protect hemlock trees and control hemlock woolly adelgids (HWA) have a new resource from the USDA Forest Service: a technology transfer publication with guidelines on integrating chemical and biological control of the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid. The guide synthesizes current knowledge and presents a strategy for prolonging hemlock health: limited use of insecticides combined with establishing HWA predators on untreated or previously-treated trees. It offers guidelines a for implementing, monitoring, and assessing the strategy, which can be adapted to incorporate additional management tools as they are developed.

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More sunlight: a solution in the fight against an invasive tree-killing insect (2017)

Eastern hemlock, a species with key ecological roles in eastern forests, is being killed throughout its range by an invasive insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid. Using artificial shade treatments on potted hemlocks, Forest Service scientists and their partners showed that elevated sunlight levels improved seedling growth and carbon status and dramatically reduced numbers of hemlock woolly adelgid on the branches. The findings suggest that forest management practices, such as thinning or creating small canopy gaps, that increase sunlight exposure on hemlocks could be valuable tools in the effort to manage and conserve eastern hemlock.

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New Insights Into Trapping the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (2016)

The redbay ambrosia beetle carries the pathogen that causes laurel wilt, a disease which has killed millions of redbay and sassafras trees in the southeastern U.S. A recent study by Forest Service scientists provides new insights into how the invasive pests responds to traps that are baited with lures that smell like a host tree.

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Using Predators and Chemicals together to Protect Hemlock Trees. (2015)

A non-native insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid, is eliminating an ecologically important tree species, eastern hemlock, from southern Appalachian forests. Systemic insecticide applications and predator beetle releases are being combined to fight this invasive pest. In a study in northern Georgia, trees previously treated with imidacloprid insecticide had better crown health and eventually supported as many predator beetles as untreated trees, showing promise for an integrated pest management approach.

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