- Rick Brandenburg
Dr. Ricky Lynn Brandenburg (born
April 4 ,1955 inWabash, Indiana ) is an Americanprofessor ofentomology atNorth Carolina State University . He is a native of Indiana, and received hisbachelor's degree in entomology fromPurdue University in 1977 and hisPh.D. from North Carolina State University in 1981. He spent four years as a faculty member at theUniversity of Missouri–Columbia before accepting his current position at N. C. State in 1985.Dr. Brandenburg's research and educational programs focus on developing a sound understanding of pest biology and
ecology and the development of ecologically and environmentally soundturfgrass insect pest management programs. These programs include the use of cultural practices and biological control as well as various techniques to forecast pest outbreaks. He and N.C. State colleague and GCSAA instructor, Dr. Fred Yelverton, worked to establish the Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research and Education at N. C. State. in 2001. As co-directors of the center they have worked with the turfgrass industry to secure an initial annual funding level from state appropriations of $600,000 to support turfgrass research and education programs.Rick has written several books and book chapters, numerous scientific articles, hundreds of trade journals articles, and is a frequent speaker at many turfgrass conferences worldwide. He has spoken on turfgrass insect management in over 30 states and in foreign countries including
Australia ,South Africa ,Canada ,Wales ,Singapore ,Argentina , andIndonesia , and made site visits to other countries including:Zimbabwe ,Indonesia ,Tunisia ,Ghana ,Botswana ,Fiji Islands ,Hong Kong ,China ,Mexico , andScotland . He is frequently sought as a consultant and speaker on issues concerning insect management, environmental topics, and educating the public aboutpesticide use on golf courses.Currently he teaches four Courses for Golf Course Superintendents Association of America:
* Advanced Management of Warm Season Turfgrass Insect Pests
* Understanding Insect Pests on Golf Courses (online)
* Advanced Principles of Insect Pest Management (online)
* What's Bugging You? (webcast)He teaches two courses for NC State University
* Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management
* Extension Entomology
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