Danesha Seth Carley
Director, NSF Center for Integrated Pest Management
Associate Professor, Horticultural Science
Venture IV 107
Education
PhD Crop Science and Plant Pathology NC State University 2006
MS Entomology and Plant Pathology University of Tennessee 2001
BS Biology Earlham College 1998
Area(s) of Expertise
Director for the Southern IPM Center. Her research, academic, and outreach programs focus on Sustainable Managed Landscapes. Recent projects include the restoration of historic Pinehurst No. 2 Golf Course, pollinator protection and habitat conservation, and water-stress tolerance in turfgrass and ornamental shrubs. She is also the NC IPM Coordinator and manages the EIP grant program for North Carolina.
Publications
- Environmental influences on growth and reproduction of invasive commelina benghalensis , International Journal of Agronomy (2016)
- Limited transpiration under high vapor pressure deficits of creeping bentgrass by application of Daconil-Action (R) , Planta (2016)
- How to keep cockroaches out of your home , Southern IPM Center (2015)
- Management of Aquatic Vegetation in the Southeastern United States , Journal of Integrated Pest Management (2015)
- Natives in, Turfgrass Out – Recovering from back-to-back US Opens , North Carolina Turfgrass Magazine (2014)
- Turfgrass out, Natives in! , North Carolina Turfgrass Magazine (2014)
- Stormwater Wetlands for Golf Courses , (2013)
- Golf Courses as Good Environmental Stewards , North Carolina Turfgrass Magazine (2012)
- Heat stress and N fertilization affect soil microbial and enzyme activities in the creeping bentgrass (Agrostis Stolonifera L.) rhizosphere , Applied Soil Ecology (2012)
- Soil Organic Matter Accumulation in Creeping Bentgrass Greens: A Chronosequence with Implications for Management and Carbon Sequestration , Agronomy Journal (2011)