Posted: 5-30-2008
Nan-Yao Su receives one of highest honors for work in urban entomology
IFAS professor of entomology Nan-Yao Su was presented with the Distinguished Achievement Award in Urban Entomology at the opening ceremonies of the 21st annual National Conference on Urban Entomology.
The conference’s highest honor, the award recognizes Su for his many contributions to the pest management industry, as well as the field of urban entomology.
A native of Taiwan who received his doctorate from the University of Hawaii, Su is a nationally and internationally recognized authority on subterranean termites—having authored or co-authored 170 publications and five book chapters. He also is involved in collaborative research projects in Chile, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Australia and Japan. Su has been an advisor to eight post-doctoral associates, seven Ph.D. recipients and seven master’s recipients.
Su is perhaps best known for his groundbreaking research that led to the development of what became the Sentricon Termite Colony Elimination System. Virginia Tech’s Dini Miller, a member of NCUE’s Awards Committee, read an excerpt from Su’s nomination letter, which stated:
“Dr. Su’s innovative research on population ecology of subterranean termites and slow-acting control agents has led to the co-development with Dow AgroSciences of the monitoring and baiting system for population control of subterranean termites commercially known as the Sentricon Termite Colony Elimination System. This technology has profoundly changed the way termites are controlled worldwide. Presently it is marketed in 18 countries and protects more than 2 million structures worldwide.”
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