Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Natural Resources
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853
Office: 28 Bruckner Hall
Phone: (607) 254-6474
Fax: (607) 255-0349
E-mail:
jd259@cornell.edu
Webpage: www.invasiveplants.net
BACKGROUND
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
2002 Ph.D. Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
1990 M.S. Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
1986 B.S. Department of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University. Zhengzhou, China
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Biological control of invasive plants; Integrated weed management with insect and herbicides; Biology and ecology of invasive plants; Plant-insect interactions;
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
7/2002-present Postdoctoral Associate, Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants Program, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University
11/1994-6/2002 Research Entomologist and Program Leader, Invasive Plant Management Program, Institute of Biological Control, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
6/1994-10/1994 Visiting Entomologist, CABI Bioscience Switzerland Center, Delémont, Switzerland
6/1991-5/1994 Research Assistant, Biological Weed Control Group, Institute of Biological Control, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
12/1989-5/1991 Research Assistant, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL TRAINING
1996 International Training course in Biological Control of Weeds at CSIRO, Australia,
2001 Biological control of water hyacinth at Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), South Africa.
HONORS AND AWARDS
1998 Hunan Provincial Government Achievement Award for Biological control of alligator weed, Alternanthera philoxeroides
1994 Award for Excellent article in 4th China National Weed Conference, Yunnan, China
1993 Chinese Ministry of Agricultural Achievement Award for Biological control of common and giant ragweeds, Ambrosia artemisiifolia and A. trifida
CURRENT RESEARCH RESPONSIBILITIES
Developing biological control of water chestnut, Trapa natans in North America
1. 2001-present. Information System on the 100 World's Invasive Plants from Asia. Project funded by USDA Forest Service, Forestry Health Technology Enterprise Team (USDA FS FHTET), Morgantown. Chinese project leader and principal investigator (USD 50,000).
2. 1996-present. Survey and screening biological control agents of mile-a-minute weed, Polygonum perfoliatum in China. Project funded by USDA FS FHTET. Chinese project Leader and principal investigator (USD 120,000).
3. Integrated control of water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes with insects and herbicides, 1995-1998, funded by Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), as project research leader (RMB 150,000) (USD 1 = RMB 8.2).
4. Interactions of insect, plant and herbicides - a case study with water hyacinth, 1998-2000, funded by National Natural Scientific Foundation of China (NNSFC), as project research leader (RMB 100,000).
5. Ecological adaptation of the introduced biocontrol agent, Agasicles hygrophila, for alligator weed, Alternanthera philoxeroides, in China. Project funded by NNSFC, 2000-2002, as Co-project Leader with Dr. Ren Wang) (RMB 140,000).
6. Biological Control of water hyacinth with insect agent, Eccritotarsus catarinensis from South Africa, 1998-2002, Project jointly funded by MOST and Chinese Ministry of Agriculture, as project research leader (USD 70,000).
7. Biological control of water hyacinth with Neochetina eichhorniae in Southern China 1997-2001, funded by China National Foreign Experts Agency, as project research leader (RMB 180,000).
8. Population dynamics of invasive alien plants and their management, funded by MOST, 2001-present, as project research leader (RMB 100,000).
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
International Organization of Biological Control
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Committee member for International Organization of Biological Control (IOBC) Water Hyacinth Working Group (1998-present)
Member of Youth Committee, Chinese Society of Plant Protection (1997-present)
Liaison officer for the Co-operation between the Institute of Biological Control, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and CAB International (since 2000).
Liaison officer for the Co-operation between the Institute of Biological Control, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and South Africa Plant Protection Research Institute (since 2000).
Conferences and Workshops:
Convener for the second Meeting of the IOBC Global Working Group for the Biological and Integrated Control of Water Hyacinth, Beijing, China, 2000
Invited Presentations:
2001. The status of exotic plants invasions and the strategy of prevention and control in China, International Workshop on Biodiversity and Management for Alien Invasive Species, May 22-23, Zhuhai, China
2001. Biological control of water hyacinth in China, the 18th Asia and Pacific Weed Conference, June 1-5, Beijing, China
2001. Mechanisms and management of invasive alien plants in China, International Workshop on Biodiversity, June 25-30, Qinghai, China,
2001. Information System on the 100 world’s invasive plants from Asia, the 6th International conference on ecology and management of invasive plants, Sept. 12-14, Loughbrough, UK,
2000. Keynote speaker, Water hyacinth in China: its distribution, problems and control status. The 2nd Global Working Group Meeting for the Biological and Integrated Control of water Hyacinth, Oct. 12-15, Beijing, China
Research Publications (last 5 years)
1. Ding, J., Z. Chen, & W. Fu. 2002. Biology and host range of water hyacinth weevil, Neochetina eichhorniae. Chinese Journal of Biological Control, 18(4):153-157.
2. Ding, J. 2002. The mechanism of biological invasion and its effect on invaded ecosystem. Bulletin of Chinese Agricultural Science, (in press).
3. Wang, Q., J. Ding. 2002. The effect of water hyacinth leaf age on the weevil Neochetina bruchi, a biocontrol agent for water hyacinth. Chinese Journal of Biological Control,18 (2):96-97.
4. Wu, Y, R. C. Reardon, and Ding, J. 2002. Mile-a-minute weed. In: R. V. Driesche, B. Blossey, M. Hoddle, S. Lyon & Richard R. (eds.): Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States. Chapter 26. Pp 331-342. Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team FHTET-2002-04. 413pp.
5. Ding, J., Z., C, W. Fu & R. Wang. 2001. Control Eichhornia crassipes, an Invasive Aquatic Weed in South China with Neochetina eichhorniae. Chinese Journal of Biological Control: 17(3) 97-100.
6. Ding, J., R. Wang, W, Fu & G. Zhang. 2001. Water Hyacinth in China: Its Distribution, Problems and Control Status, pp29-32, In: M.H. Julien, M.P. Hill, T.D. Center and Ding, J. (eds.), Biological and Integrated Control of Water Hyacinth, Proceedings of the second IOBC Global Working Group Meeting for the Biological and Integrated Control of Water Hyacinth, Beijing China 2000. ACIAR Canberra 2001.
7. Ding, J., Y. Xie. 2001. The mechanism of biological invasion and the management strategy pp108-129 In: Peter Johan Schei et al. (ed.): Conserving China's Biodiversity, Beijing: China Environmental Press.
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8. Ding, J., W. Fu, Y. Wu & R. Reardon. 2000. Insects associated on mile-a-minute weed, Polygonum perfoliatum in China: a three-year-survey report. In: Neal Spencer (ed.): Proceedings of X International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, 225-231, Bozeman, Montana, USA. July 4-14, 1999.
9. Ding, J., R. Wang, Z. Chen & W. Fu. 2000. Towards integrated management of water hyacinth with insects and herbicides in southern China. P142-147, In: M.P. Hill, M.H. Julien and T.D. Center (ed.) Proceedings of the First IOBC Global Working Group Meeting for the Biological and Integrated Control of Water Hyacinth, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1998.
10. Ding, J., R. Wang. 1999. Invasive alien species and their impact on biodiversity in China 72-75, In: CHINA’S BIODIVERSITY: A COUNTRY STUDY (Organized by Chinese State Environmental Protection Administration; Compiled by the Compilation Group of China’s Biodiversity: A Country Study) pp476.
11. Ding, J., R. Wang, W. Fu & Z. Chen. 1999. Integrated management of water hyacinth with insect Neochetina eichhorniae and herbicide Roundup. Chinese Journal of Plant Protection, 25(4):4-7.
12. Ding, J., R. Wang & W. Fu. 1998. Effects of Three herbicides on water hyacinth weevil, Neochetina eichhorniae. Chinese Journal of Biological Control, 14(1) 7-10.
13. Ding, J., R. Wang & W. Fu. 1998. Effects of herbicide Roundup on water hyacinth weevil, Neochetina eichhorniae. Chinese Journal of Biological Control, 14(4) 152-155.
14. Ding, J., R. Wang, Z. Chen & W. Fu. 1998. Potentiality and control effect of the biocontrol agent weevil, Neochetina eichhorniae against water hyacinth in Dianchi Lake located in Yunnan province. pp660-664. In: Cheng D. (eds), Progress on Chinese Plant Protection, Beijing: Chinese Scientific Press.
15. Ding, J., R. Wang, N. Wang & W. Fu. 1998. Control effect of four herbicides on water hyacinth. Acta Phytophylacica Sinica, 25(4): 373-374.
I have been involved in biological control of invasive plants with insect natural enemies for more than 10 years. I have studied both aquatic and terrestrial plants including water hyacinth, alligator weed, water chestnut, mile-a-minute weed, common and giant ragweeds, leafy spurge, and Canada thistle. My interests include research on how biotic and abiotic factors (including chemical herbicides) affect populations of invasive plants as means to develop integrated management system. Knowledge of biology and ecology of invasive alien plants in their native areas is extremely important for understanding their spread and impact as well as for developing management in their invaded regions. I have initiated and led a collaborative project “Information System on the 100 World’s Invasive Plants from Asia” since 2001. My research objectives are: (1) to understand plant-insect interaction both in their native and invaded areas; (2) to elucidate the mechanisms through which alien plant became invasive and aggressive; and (3) to develop effective management approaches against invasive plants. I would also like to promote more collaboration between Chinese and the world’s scientists on ecology and management of invasive plants.