Dr. Tyler Breck Towles
Overview
Education
- Mississippi State University, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Life Sciences
- Mississippi State University, Bachelor of Science (BS), Agricultural Science
Publications
| Year | Publications |
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| 2025 | Huoni, M., Gore, J., Crow, W., Cook, D. R., Towles, T., Catchot, A. L. 2025. An evaluation of plant-based scouting practices for tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) in novel and traditional cotton technologies prior to bloom. Journal of Cotton Science 29:67-76. |
| 2025 | Lipsey, H., Cook, D. R., Crow, W., Catchot, A. L., Thrash, B., Towles, T. 2025. Determining the optimum sampling interval for the control of tarnished plant bugs, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois), in ThryvOn cotton, Gossypium hirsutum (L.). Journal of Entomological Science 61:75-84. |
| 2025 | Butler, R., Crow, W., Towles, T., Cook, D. R., Catchot, A. L., Musser, F. T. 2025. Effects of simulated threecornered alfalfa hopper damage on cotton growth and development. Journal of Cotton Science 29:139-147. Download |
| 2025 | Permenter, S., Crow, W., Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Cook, D. R., Gholson, D., Towles, T. 2025. Evaluation of simulated late season tarnished plant bug damage on cotton yield in ThryvOn and non-ThryvOn cotton technology. Journal of Cotton Science 29:87-94. |
| 2025 | Butler, R., Crow, W., Towles, T., Cook, D. R., Catchot, A. L., Musser, F. T. 2025. Identifying environments in the Mississippi Hills region that are conducive to threecornered alfalfa hopper damage in cotton. Journal of Cotton Science 29:134-138. Download |
| 2025 | Farmer, B., Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Crow, W., Cook, D. R., Pieralisi, B., Towles, T. 2025. Impact of aldicarb and ThryvOn on tobacco thrips (Frankliniella fusca) and reniform nematode (Rotylenchus reniformis). Journal of Cotton Science 29:1-6. |
| 2025 | Catchot, A., Gore, J., Basu, P. C., Crow, W., Towles, T., Catchot, A. L., Cook, D. R., Stewart, S., Thrash, B., Bateman, N., Kerns, D., Brown, S. 2025. Incorporating honey bee toxicity into foliar insecticide selection for insect pest management in cotton. Journal of Cotton Science 29:148-157. |
| 2025 | Fortenberry, J., Catchot, A. L., Crow, W., Gore, J., Towles, T., Cook, D. R. 2025. Persistence of Helicoverpa armigera Nucleopolyhedrosisvirus on soybean foliage and activity against Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae. Journal of Economic Entomology Download |
| 2025 | Farmer, B., Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Crow, W., Cook, D. R., Pieralisi, B., Towles, T., Brown, S., Stewart, S., Reisig, D., Huseth, A. 2025. The influence of imidacloprid seed treatment on non-ThryvOn and ThryvOn cotton. Journal of Economic Entomology 118:700-706. |
| 2024 | Nufer, M. I., Coates, B. S., Abel, C. A., O'Neill, P., McCracken, M., Jain, D., Pierce, C. A., Glover, J., Towles, T., Reddy, G., Peerera, O. 2024. Anatomy of a pest control failure: Introgression of cytochrome P450 337B3 alleles from invasive old-world bollworm into native corn earworm. Journal of Insect Science |
| 2024 | Gray, D. D., Biles, S., Bernaola, L., Mays, T. D., Walker, W., Towles, T., Kerns, D. L., Ludwick, D. C. 2024. Oebalus pugnax (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) resistance to lambda-cyhalothrin in Texas and efficacy of two alternative insecticides in grain sorghum. Journal of Economic Entomology |
| 2024 | Silva, T., Sword, G., Miller, A., Qureshi, J., Head, G., Kerns, D., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., Villegas, J., Towles, T., Ni, X., Reay-Jones, F., Carrillo, D., Cook, D. R., Daves, C., Stout, M., Thrash, B., Paula-Moraes, S., Lin, S., Patla, B., Niu, Y., Sakuno, C., Huang, F. 2024. Reversal of practical resistance in fall armyworm to Cry1F maize: a case report on the resistance to susceptibility in Bt crops from the southeastern USA. Journal of Pest Science |
| 2024 | Walt, H., King, J. G., Towles, T., Ahn, S., Hoffmann, F. G. 2024. Comparative genomics and the salivary transcriptome of the redbanded stink bug shed light on its high damage potential to soybean. Genome Biology and Evolution |
| 2024 | Paul, T., Catchot, A. L., Towles, T., Ward, S. 2024. Cold temperatures drive the latitudinal range limits and inhibit overwintering survival of the redbanded stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Journal of Economic Entomology |
| 2024 | Bateman, N. R., Thrash, B. C., Crow, W., Towles, T., Cook, D. R., Lorenz, G. M., Gore, J. 2024. Potential exposure of honey bees to neonicotinoid seed treatments in US rice. Environ. Entomol. 53(4):716-722. Download |
| 2024 | Huoni, M., Crow, W., Gore, J., Cook, D. R., Towles, T., Catchot, A. L. 2024. Influence of Lygus-ttraited cotton technology on performance of commonly used insecticides for tarnished plant bug management prior to bloom. J. Cotton Sci. 28:1-11. Download |
| 2023 | Zurweller, B., Gore, J., Graham, S., Crow, W., Towles, T., Cook, D. R. 2023. Impact of variety and at-planting insecticides in thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) management in peanut. Peanut Science 50:41-18. Download |
| 2023 | Smith , J., Crow, W., Catchot, A. L., Gore, J., Cook, D. R., Stewart, S., Musser, F., Thrash, B., Bateman, N., Studebaker, G., Lorenz , G., Towles, T., Brown, S., Kerns, D. 2023. Evaluating efficacy and chemical concentration of commonly used insecticides targeting tarnished plant bug in Mid-South cotton. Journal of Cotton Science 27(2):74-80. |
| 2023 | Huang, F., Niu, Y., Silva, T., Brown, S., Towles, T., Jurat-Fuentes, J., Head, G., Carroll, M., Kerns, D., Walker, W., Lin, S. 2023. An extended investigation of unexpected survival of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) and ear injury on a transgenic maize hybrid expressing Cry1A/Cry2A/Vip3A toxins. Toxins 15:474. |
| 2023 | Godbold, R., Crow, W., Gore, J., Musser, F., Catchot, A. L., Dodds, D. M., Cook, D. R., Towles, T., Little, N. 2023. Efficacy of Bt toxins and foliar insecticides against bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), in dried flower corollas of cotton. Journal of Cotton Science |
Extension Publications
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Crow, W., Cook, D. R., Musser, F., Towles, T. 2025. 2026 Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops . Mississippi State University |
| 2025 | Reisig, D., Graham, S., Bateman, N., Studebaker, G., Meyer, R., Reay-Jones, F., Wise, K., Owens, D., Esquivel, I., Buntin, D., Smith, J., Seiter, N., Sisson, A., Zuckoff, A., Villanueva, R., Kerns, D., Hamby, K., Difonzo, C., Yang, F., Crow, W., Towles, T., Floyd, C., Lai, P., Peterson, J., Beauzay, P., Knodel, J., Faris, A., Krupke, C., Tilmon, K., Baute, T., Varenhorst, A., Brown, S., Kerns, D., Porter, P., Bryant, T., Bick, E. 2025. Corn Invertebrate Loss Estimates from the United States and Ontario, Canada – 2024. Crop Protection Network Download |
| 2024 | Crow, W., Cook, D. R., Musser, F., Towles, T. 2024. 2025 Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops . Mississippi State University |
| 2024 | Reisig, D., Graham, S., Bateman, N., Studebaker, G., Meyer, R., Reay-Jones, F., Wise, K., Owens, D., Buntin, D., Smith, J., Seiter, N., Sisson, A., Zuckoff, A., Villanueva, R., Hamby, K., Cramer, M., Difonzo, C., Yang, F., Hutchison, B., Crow, W., Towles, T., Floyd, C., Bradshaw, J., Peterson, J., Beauzay, P., Knodel, J., Krupke, C., Tilmon, K., Baute, T., Varenhorst, A., Brown, S., Kerns, D., Porter, P., Malone, T., Bick, E. 2024. Corn Invertebrate Loss Estimates from the United States and Ontario, Canada – 2023. Crop Protection Network Download |
| 2023 | Floyd , C., Kerns , D., Crow, W., Cook, D. R., Towles, T., Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Musser, F., Thrash, B., Bateman , N., Lorenz , G., Studebaker , G., Brown , S., Stewart , S. 2023. Technology based approach to managing cotton bollworm in Bt cotton. University of Missouri Download |
| 2023 | Crow, W., Cook, D. R., Layton, M. B., Musser, F., Towles, T. 2023. 2024 Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops . Mississippi State University |
| 2023 | Reisig, D., Kesheimer, K., Bateman, N., Studebaker, G., Meyer, R., Reay-Jones, F., Wise, K., Owens, D., Buntin, D., Smith, J., Seiter, N., Hodgson, E., Sisson, A., Zuckoff, A., Villanueva, R., Towles, T., Hamby, K., Cramer, M., Difonzo, C., Hutchison, B., Potter, B., Crow, W., Bish, C., Bradshaw, J., Peterson, J., Beauzay, P., Knodel, J., Tilmon, K., Baute, T., Varenhorst, A., Brown, S., Kerns, D., Porter, P., Bick, T., Conley, E. 2023. Corn Invertebrate Loss Estimates from the United States and Ontario, Canada – 2022. Crop Protection Network Download |
| 2022 | Reisig, D., Kesheimer, K., Bateman, N., Studebaker, G., Meyer, R., Reay-Jones, F., Shields, E., Owens, D., Buntin, D., Seiter, N., Hodgson, E., Sisson, A., Zuckoff, A., Villanueva, R., Towles, T., Hamby, K., Difonzo, C., Hutchison, B., Potter, B., Catchot, A. L., Cook, D. R., Bradshaw, J., Peterson, J., Beauzay, P., Knodel, J., Tilmon, K., Baute, T., Varenhorst, A., Brown, S., Kerns, D., Porter, P., Taylor, T., Jensen, E. 2022. Corn Invertebrate Loss Estimates from the United States and Ontario, Canada – 2021. Crop Protection Network Download |
Graduate Students
Society Memberships
- Beltwide Cotton Conferences
- Entomological Society of America - Southeastern Branch
- Entomological Society of America
- Georgia Entomological Association
- Mississippi Association of County Agricultural Agents
- Mississippi Association of Entomologists, Nematologists, and Plant Pathologists