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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Department of Entomology

Faculty - Dr. Shripat T. Kamble

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Professor of Entomology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Entomology
201A Entomology Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Phone: (402) 472-6857
FAX: (402) 472-4687
Email: SKAMBLE1@UNL.EDU

 

Appointment:
40% Research, 60% Extension

 

Education:
  1. B.S. in Agriculture, Nagpur University, 1964
  2. M.S. in Entomology, Nagpur University, 1966
  3. Ph.D. in Entomology, North Dakota State University, 1974

 

Research:
  • Novel biochemical/toxicological pest management strategies for household/structural pests with special emphasis on termites and cockroaches.
  • Biochemical/molecular basis for insecticide resistance in German cockroaches.
  • Baiting technology - termites and cockroaches.
  • Toxicology and environmental fate of insecticides used for termite control.
  • Human exposure to pesticides and risk assessment.

 

Extension:
  • Develop and coordinate the Statewide Urban Pest Management Conference.
  • Develop pest management education programs with special emphasis on household/structural pests.
  • Coordinate pesticide applicator training for structural pest control operators.

 

Grants:
  • Over $3 million in grants from federal, state, and industry.

 

Publications:
Over 106 research and extension publications (including refereed scientific papers, research bulletins, non-refereed papers, proceedings, department publications, extension circulars and Nebguides). Over 63 unpublished abstracts and industry grant reports.

Selected Publications:
  • Kamble, Shripat T., C . L. Ogg, R. E. Gold and A. D. Vance. 1992. Exposure of Applicator and Residents to Chlordane and Heptachlor When Used for Subterranean Termite Control. Arch.Environ. Contam.. Toxicol. 22:253-259.
  • Davis*, R. W. and S. T. Kamble. 1992. Distribution of Sub-Slab Injected Dursban TC (Chlorpyrifos) in a Loamy Sand Soil When Used for Subterranean Termite Control. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48:585-591.
  • Kamble, S. T., M. E. Byers and J. F. Witkowski. 1992. Impact of Corn Canopy on Foliar Distribution of Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) When Applied via a Center Pivot Irrigation System Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48:656-661.
  • Byers*, M. E., S. T. Kamble, J. F. Witkowski and G. Echtenkamp. 1992. Exposure of a Mixer-Loader to Insecticides Applied to Corn via a Center Pivot Irrigation System. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49:58-65.
  • Kamble, S. T., M. E. Byers, J. F. Witkowski, C. L. Ogg and G. W. Echtenkamp. 1992. Field Worker Exposure to Selected Insecticides Applied to Corn via a Center-Pivot Irrigation. J. Econ. Entomol. 85(3):974-980.
  • Prabhakaran*, S. K. and S. T. Kamble. 1993. Activity and Electrophoretic Characterization of Esterases from Insecticide Resistant Strains of German Cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.). J. Econ. Entomol. 86(4):1009-1013.
  • Davis*, R. W. and S. T. Kamble. 1993. Microencapsulated Chlorpyrifos Distribution in Loamy Sand and Silty Clay Loam Soils When Applied with a Sub-slab Injector for Subterranean Termite Control. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 50: 458-465.
  • Byers*, M.E., S.T. Kamble and J.F. Witkowski. 1993. Drift during Center-Pivot Chemigation of Chlorpyrifos with and Without Crop Oil. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 51:60-67.
  • Prabhakaran*, S. K. and S. T. Kamble. 1994. Subcellular Distribution and Characterization of Esterase Isozymes from Insecticide Resistant and Susceptible Strains of German Cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.). J. Econ. Entomol. 87(3): 541-545.
  • Davis*, R. W. and S. T. Kamble. 1994. Low Temperature Effect on Survival of the Eastern Subterranean Termite, Reticulitermes flavipes K. Environ. Entomol. 23(5): 1211-1214.
  • Prabhakaran*, S. K. and S. T. Kamble. 1995. Purification and Characterization of an Esterase Isozyme from Insecticide Resistant and Susceptible Strains of German Cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.). Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 25(4): 519-524.
  • Davis*, R. W., S. T. Kamble and S. K. Prabhakaran. 1995. Characterization of General Esterases in Workers of the Eastern Subterranean Termite. J. Econ. Entomol. 88(3): 574-578.
  • Prabhakaran*, S. K. and S. T. Kamble. 1996. Effects of Azadirachtin on Different Strains of German Cockroach. Environ. Entomol. 25(1):130-134.
  • Prabhakaran*, S. K. and S. T. Kamble. 1996. Biochemical Characterization and Purification of Esterases from Strains of German Cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.). Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 31:73-86.
  • Wright, R. B., T. A. DeVrie and S. T. Kamble. 1997. Pest Management Practices of Crop Consultants in the Midwestern USA. J. Prod. Agric. 10:624-628.
  • Park*, No-Joong and S. T. Kamble 1998. Comparison of Esterase Between Life Stages and Sexes of Resistant and Susceptible Strains of German Cockroach. J. Econ. Entomol. 91(5): 1051-1057.
  • Park*, No-Joong and S. T. Kamble. 1999. Distribution of Esterases in Various Body Tissues of Susceptible and Resistant German Cockroaches. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 92(4): 556-562.
  • Pachamuthu*, Pari and S. T. Kamble. 1999. Virulence of Metarhizium anisopliae Strain ESC-1 to German Cockroaches. J. Econ. Entomol. 92(2): 340-346.
  • Pachamuthu, Pari and S. T. Kamble. 2000. In Vivo Study on Combined Toxicity of Metarhizium anisopliae Strain ESC-1 with Sublethal Doses of Chlorpyrifos, Propetamphos and Cyfluthrin to German Cockroaches. J. Econ. Entomol. 93(1): 60-70.
  • Clark, Thomas, L., J. E. Foster, S. T. Kamble and E. A. Heinrichs. 2000. Comparison of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner) Maize and Conventional Measures for Control of the European Corn Borer. J. Entomol. Sci. 35(2):118-128.
  • Park, No-Joong and Shripat T. Kamble. 2000. Effect of Low Temperature Exposure on the Supercooling Point of Oriental Cockroach. J. Entomological Science. 35(4): 444-451.
  • Byers, Mathew E., Shripat T. Kamble and John F. Witkowski. 2000. Assessing Insecticide Vapor Drift During and After Center-Pivot Chemigation to Corn Using Glass Plates and Gauze Pads. Bulletin of Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 65:522-529.
  • Pachamuthu, Pari, S. T. Kamble, T. L. Clark and J. E. Foster. 2000. Differentiation of Three Phenotypically Similar Blattella spp.: Analysis with Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism of Mitochondrial DNA. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 93(5):1138-1146.
  • Park, No-Joong and Shripat T. Kamble. 2001. Decapitation Impacting Effect of Topically Applied Chlorpyrifos on AchE and Esterases in Susceptible and Resistant German Cockroaches. (J. Econ. Entomol. (94(2): 499-505.
  • Cabrera, Brian J. and Shripat T. Kamble. 2001. Effect of Decreasing Thermophotoperiod on the Eastern Subterranean Termite. Environ. Entomol. 30(2): 166-171.
  • Davis, Robert W. and Shripat T. Kamble. 2002. Effect of Rodding Tips and Soil Types on the Distribution of Imidachloprid and a Water Soluble Dye Following Subsoil Rodding Application. Environ. Entomol. (Accepted).
  • Cabrera*, Brian and Shripat T. Kamble. 2004. Super-cooling Differences in the Eastern Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). J. Entomol. Sci. 99(4): 525-538.
  • Spomer*, Neil and Shripat T. Kamble. 2005. Effect of Temperature on Noviflumuron Performance Against the Eastern Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Sociobiology. 46(2):335-348.
  • Kamble, Shripat T. and Robert W. Davis. 2005. Innovation in Perimeter Treatment Against Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). pp. 197-203. In Chow-Yang Lee and William H. Robinson (eds) Proc. 5th Inter Conf. Urban Pests, Singapore. P&Y Design Network, Penang, Malaysia.
  • Kamble, S. T. and R. K. Saran. 2005. Concentration Dependent Degradation of New Generation Termiticides and their Bioavailability to Eastern Subterranean Termite (Reticulitermes flavipes K.). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 75: 1077-1085.
  • Spomer*, Neil and Shripat T. Kamble. 2006. Temperature Effect on Kinetics of Uptake,Transfer and Clearance of 14C-Noviflumuron in Easter Subterranean Termites. J. Econ. Entomol. 99(1): 134-140.
  • Mamo*, M. W. L. Kranz, E. R. Doskey, S. T. Kamble and J. F. Witkowski. 2006. Impact of Tillage and Placement Methods on terbufos Insecticide Runoff. Manuscript SW-06085-2005, Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Accepted.
  • Husen, Timothy J., Shripat T. Kamble and Julie M. Stone. 2006. A Characterization of Subterranean Termites in Nebraska Using Micro-morphological and Molecular Techniques. Sociobiology.48(1):247-266.

 

Notable Distinctions:
  • Elected Executive Member At-Large, 2006. North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
  • Governing Board Member: Section-F, 2001-2006. Entomological Society of America.
  • Excellence in Team Programming - Urban Pest management Conference, 2005. University of Nebraska - Extension.
  • C. V. Riley Achievement Award. 2004. North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
  • Director, Board Certified Entomologists, 2001. Entomological Society of America.
  • Chair, 1999-2000. National Conference on Urban Entomology.
  • State Team Award, 1999. Urban Pest Management sponsored by Epsilon Sigma Phi.
  • Certificate, 1998. The ESCOP and ACOP Leadership Development Program.
  • Chair, 1994-2001. Examining Committee, ESA-Board Certified Entomologists.
  • Award of Merit, 1998. North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America.
  • IR-4 Meritorious Service Award, 1996.
  • National Award for Distinguished Service to the Board Certification Program, 1995.
  • NCB-ESA Recognition Award in Urban Entomology. 1994.
  • Outstanding Entomologist of the Year, 1992. BCE-Mid America of ESA.