Paul Jepson | College of Agricultural Sciences

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Professor, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology
jepsonp [at] science.oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-737-9082

Cordley Hall

Cordley Hall 2038

2701 SW Campus Way

2701 SW Campus Way

Corvallis, OR 97331

Integrated pest management, including pesticide application, efficacy, drift management and ecological risk management
Population level risk assessment, particularly the importance of scale, landscape factors and long-term population processes
Applications of basic ecology and ecological theory to ecotoxicology and ecological risk assessment

Integrated Plant Protection Center:

Leadership in the development of a state-wide IPM research and extension program
Leadership and coordination of USDA CSREES IPM Program, Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program and Farm Safety Program, and co-leadership for Regional Integrated Pest Management Center Program, with Jeffrey Jenkins (EMT)
Development of multi-investigator research opportunities in areas that contribute to the adoption of IPM within the state, the region and internationally
Coordination of IPPC programs, including IPM-Net News, Directory of IPM Resources and Ray Smith IPM Library

At OSU

Affiliated with:

Integrtd Plant Prot (Ag)

Career Links:

Integrated Plant Protection Center

Entomology Program

Professional Accomplishments

Education:

Ph.D. 1982 University of Cambridge, UK

My Awards

Honors and Awards:

2012. International IPM Award from the International IPM Congress

My Publications

2019

Journal Article

T. Stock, Kowalewski, A. Robert, Gould, M., and Jepson, P., “Key Components to Developing a School Integrated Pest Management Training Program”, Journal of Extension, vol. 57, Number 1, 2019, 2019.

2018

Book Chapter

P. Jepson, M Murray, K., O, B., D., K., F, N., JK, M., T, M. C., D, O., I, N., K, A., S, B., and De Groote, H., “Pesticide Hazard and Risk Management and Compatibility with IPM”, in Fall Armyworm in Africa: A guide for integrated pest management, First., 2018.

Journal Article

J. J. Farrar, Ellsworth, P. C., Sisco, R., Baur, M. E., Crump, A., Fournier, A. J., M Murray, K., Jepson, P., Tarutani, C. M., and Dorschner, K. W., “Assessing Compatibility of a Pesticide in an IPM Program”, Journal of Integrated Pest Management, vol. 935733130556560843029472, no. 1, 2018.

2012

Journal Article

D. Mandrell, Truong, L., Jepson, P., Sarker, M. R., Moore, A., Lang, C., Simonich, M. T., and Tanguay, R. L., “Automated Zebrafish Chorion Removal and Single Embryo Placement”, Journal of Laboratory Automation, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 66 - 74, 2012.

2008

Journal Article

K. R. Palmquist, Jenkins, J. J., and Jepson, P., “Clutch morphology and the timing of exposure impact the susceptibility of aquatic insect eggs to esfenvalerate”, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 27, pp. 1713–1720, 2008.

K. R. Palmquist, Jenkins, J. J., and Jepson, P., “Effects of dietary esfenvalerate exposures on three aquatic insect species representing different functional feeding groups”, Environmental toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 27, pp. 1721–1727, 2008.

K. R. Johnson, Jepson, P., and Jenkins, J. J., “Esfenvalerate-induced case-abandonment in the larvae of the caddisfly (Brachycentrus americanus)”, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 27, pp. 397–403, 2008.

2006

Journal Article

W. E. Hillwalker, Jepson, P., and Anderson, K. A., “Selenium accumulation patterns in lotic and lentic aquatic systems”, Science of the total environment, vol. 366, pp. 367–379, 2006.

2004

Journal Article

S. A. Hecht, Gunnarsson, J. S., Boese, B. L., Lamberson, J. O., Schaffner, C., Giger, W., and Jepson, P., “Influences of sedimentary organic matter quality on the bioaccumulation of 4-nonylphenol by estuarine amphipods.”, Environ Toxicol Chem, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 865-73, 2004.

2003

Journal Article

C. F. G. Thomas, Brain, P., and Jepson, P., “Aerial activity of linyphiid spiders: modelling dispersal distances from meteorology and behaviour”, Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 40, no. 5, pp. 912 - 927, 2003.

Outreach and Extension