Department of Entomology

Yasmin J. Cardoza
Research Associate

Additional Information

• Education
• Employment
• Publications (Refereed)
• Publications (Non-refereed)

Contact Information

Address:
345 Russell Laboratories
Department of Entomology
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706

Phone Number:
(608) 262-4755 (Work)

FAX:
(608) 262-3322 (Work)

E-Mail:
cardoza@entomology.wisc.edu

Languages:
English (Fluent)
Spanish (Native)

Education

Agronomist, December 1992. Panamerican School of Agriculture (El Zamorano), Tegucigalpa Honduras.

B. S., December 1994 (with Honors). University of Florida, Gainesville.

M. S., May 1998. University of Florida, Gainesville. Thesis title: Resistance to Squash Silverleaf Disorder and Oviposition Site Selection by Bemisia argentifolii in Cucurbita pepo L. (Dr. Heather McAuslane, Advisor).

Ph.D., August 2002. University of Florida, Gainesville. Research conducted at USDA-ARS/CMAVE, Insect Chemistry Unit (Dr. James H. Tumlinson, advisor). Dissertation entitled “Pathogen-Induced Plant Chemical Defenses and their Effect on Insect Herbivores and Parasitoids”.

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Employment

1. June 1993-December 1994
   Part-time Technical Assistant, Insect Attractants Unit, USDA-ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), Gainesville, FL under direct supervision of Dr. Nancy Epsky (Mr. Robert Heath, Head of Laboratory).
   
2. January- December 1995
   Full-time Technical Assistant, Insect Chemical Attractants Unit, USDA-ARS (CMAVE), Gainesville, FL under direct supervision of Dr. Nancy Epsky (Mr. Robert R. Heath, Head of Laboratory).
   
3. January 1996-May 1998
   Graduate Research Assistant (MS), host plant resistance to whiteflies, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL., under the supervision of Dr. Heather McAuslane.
   
4. July 1998-July 1999
   Full time Biological Research Technician, Insect Chemical Attractants Unit, USDA-ARS/CMAVE, Gainesville, FL under the supervision of Dr. James H. Tumlinson.
   
5. July 1999-August 2002
   Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D.) Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Research conducted at the insect biochemistry unit, USDA-ARS/CMAVE, Gainesville, FL (Dr. James H. Tumlinson, Head of Laboratory).
   
6. August 2002-September 2003
   Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Aphid Biology. CSIRO Entomology, Perth, Western Australia, Dr. Owain Edwards, Project Coordinator; Dr. James Ridsdill-Smith, Strategic Director.
   
7. November 2003-Present
   Research Associate, Bark beetle-fungal interactions, Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Dr. Kenneth Raffa, Head of Laboratory.

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Publications (Refereed)

1. Cardoza, Y. J., N. D. Epsky and R.R. Heath. 1997. Biology and Development of Lespesia aletiae (Diptera: Tachinidae) in two Lepidopteran Species in the Laboratory. Fla. Entomol. 80(2): 289-300.
   
2. Cardoza, Y. J., H. J. McAuslane and S. E. Webb. 1998. Zucchini squash genotypes resistant to whitefly-induced squash silverleaf disorder, pp. 90-94. In: J. D. McCreight (ed.). Cucurbitaceae '98: Evaluation and enhancement of cucurbit germplasm. ASHS, Alexandria, VA.
   
3. Cardoza, Y. J., H. J. McAuslane and S. E. Webb. 1999. Evaluation of Mechanisms of Resistance to Whitefly-Induced Squash Silverleaf Disorder in Cucurbita pepo L. J. Econ. Entomol. 92(3): 700-707.
   
4. Cardoza, Y. J., H. J. McAuslane and S. E. Webb. 2000. Factors Affecting Oviposition Site Selection by Bemisia argentifolii in Cucurbita pepo L. Environmental Entomology 29(2): 220-225.
   
5. Cardoza, Y. J., H. T. Alborn and J. H. Tumlinson. 2002. In vivo volatile emissions of peanut plants induced by fungal infection and insect damage. J. Chem. Ecol. 28: 161-174.
   
6. Engelberth, J., E. A. Schmelz, H. T. Alborn, Y. J. Cardoza, J. Huang, and J. H. Tumlinson. 2003. Simultaneous Quantification of Jasmonic acid and Salicylic acid by Vapor Phase Extraction and Gas Chromatography -Chemical Ionization-Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Biochemistry, 312: 242-250.
   
7. Cardoza, Y. J., C. G. Lait, E. A. Schmelz, J. Huang and J. H. Tumlinson. 2003. Fungus-induced biochemical changes in peanut plants and their affect on development of beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), larvae. Environ. Entomol. 32: 220-228.
   
8. Huang, J., Y. J. Cardoza, R. Raina, E. A. Schmelz, and J. H. Tumlinson. 2003. Differential Volatile Emissions from Tobacco Plants in Response to Different Strains of Pseudomonas syringae. Planta, 217: 767-775.
   
9. Cardoza, Y. J., P. E. A. Teal and J. H. Tumlinson. 2003. Effect of Peanut Plant Fungal Infection on Oviposion Preference by Spodoptera exigua and on Host Searching Behavior by Cotesia marginiventris Environmental Entomology, 32: 970-976.

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Publications (Non-refereed)

1. Cardoza, Y. J. 1998. Resistance to Squash Silverleaf Disorder and Oviposition Site Selection by Bemisia argentifolii in Cucurbita pepo L. Master thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
   
2. Cardoza, Y. J., H. J. McAuslane and S. E. Webb. 1998. Tolerance in Zucchini, Cucurbita pepo L., to Whitefly-Induced Squash Silverleaf Disorder. Silverleaf Whitefly: Supplement to the Five-Year Action Plan.
   
3. Cardoza, Y. J., H. J. McAuslane and S. E. Webb. 1999. Resistance to Squash Silverleaf Disorder in Sister Lines of ZUC-76-SLR Zucchini Breeding Line. Arthropod Management Tests. 24(M22).
   
4. Cardoza, Y. J. 2002. Pathogen-induced plant chemical defenses: Effect on insect herbivores and parasitoids. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

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