Margaret Skinner
Research Professor
Extension Entomologist
PRONOUNS Her/She
661 Spear Street
Entomology Research Laboratory
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- Ph.D. Entomology, University of Vermont, 1993
- M.S. Entomology, University of Vermont, 1987
- B.A. Sociology, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1972
Agriculture, Landscape, and Environment
UVM Saffron - North American Center for Saffron Research & Development
Entomology Research Laboratory - IPM
UVM Plant Diagnostic Laboratory
UVM Extension Master Gardener Program
National Science Advisory Committee for Asian Longhorned Beetle
Adjunct Faculty, Biology Department, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Area(s) of expertise
- Biological Control
- Integrated Pest Management
- Saffron
- High Tunnel Vegetable Cultivation
- Greenhouse IPM
BIO
Margaret Skinner's research activities deal primarily with different aspects of integrated pest management (IPM). IPM is an ecological approach to managing agricultural pest problems using multiple compatible tactics, including sanitation, survey and detection, biological control, trap cropping and chemical control. Chemical pesticides are used as a last resort, when other options fail to maintain pests below economically damaging levels.
Publications
Daher, S., Y. Abou Jawdeh, M. Haider, A. Abou Haidar, B. Parker, M. Skinner & I. P. Saoud. 2019. Integrating Agriculture with Aquaculture and Biological Pest Management- Does it Work? World Aquaculture, December: 58-61.
Trissi, A.N., M. El-Bouhssini, M. Skinner & B.L. Parker. 2019. Sublethal effect of Beauveria bassiana on feeding and fecundity of the sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps Puton (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae). Bulletin OEPP/EPPO 8 pp.
Skinner, M., B.L. Parker & C.F. Sullivan. 2019. Chapter 31. Integrated Pest Management in Greenhouse and Other Protected Cultivation Systems. In: Current and Future Developments in IPM; Eds: M. Kogan & L. Higley, Burleigh Dodds Science Publ. Cambridge, UK.
Skinner, M., J. Rubin, J. Gorres & B.L. Parker. 2018. Do invasive worms threaten Northeast Maple Forests? Maple Syrup Digest. Vol. 57.
Awards and Achievements
- 2025 CALS Excellence in Teamwork Award
- Leadership Award for Service to our Urban Forest
- Finalist for the Green Mountain Environmental Leadership Award in the category “What a Great Idea”
Bio
Margaret Skinner's research activities deal primarily with different aspects of integrated pest management (IPM). IPM is an ecological approach to managing agricultural pest problems using multiple compatible tactics, including sanitation, survey and detection, biological control, trap cropping and chemical control. Chemical pesticides are used as a last resort, when other options fail to maintain pests below economically damaging levels.
Publications
Daher, S., Y. Abou Jawdeh, M. Haider, A. Abou Haidar, B. Parker, M. Skinner & I. P. Saoud. 2019. Integrating Agriculture with Aquaculture and Biological Pest Management- Does it Work? World Aquaculture, December: 58-61.
Trissi, A.N., M. El-Bouhssini, M. Skinner & B.L. Parker. 2019. Sublethal effect of Beauveria bassiana on feeding and fecundity of the sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps Puton (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae). Bulletin OEPP/EPPO 8 pp.
Skinner, M., B.L. Parker & C.F. Sullivan. 2019. Chapter 31. Integrated Pest Management in Greenhouse and Other Protected Cultivation Systems. In: Current and Future Developments in IPM; Eds: M. Kogan & L. Higley, Burleigh Dodds Science Publ. Cambridge, UK.
Skinner, M., J. Rubin, J. Gorres & B.L. Parker. 2018. Do invasive worms threaten Northeast Maple Forests? Maple Syrup Digest. Vol. 57.
Awards and Achievements
- 2025 CALS Excellence in Teamwork Award
- Leadership Award for Service to our Urban Forest
- Finalist for the Green Mountain Environmental Leadership Award in the category “What a Great Idea”