Marjorie Hoy

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Marjorie A. Hoy
BornMay 19, 1941
DiedJune 19, 2020 (aged 79)
Colorado
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology, Acarology
Institutions
ThesisDiapause in the predaceous mite, Metaseiulus occidentalis (Nesbitt) (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) (1972)

Marjorie Ann Hoy (19 May 1941

Royal Entomological Society of London, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Entomological Society of America. She was known as a pioneer in using genetic engineering to reduce the impact of agricultural pests, including developing pesticide resistant predators to control populations of destructive pests in areas where pesticides are applied.[2][3] Her books include the textbook Insect Molecular Genetics, the third edition of which was published in 2013.[4]

Hoy was born in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1941. She earned her BA at the University of Kansas in 1963, and completed her M.S. (1966) and PhD (1972) at the University of California, Berkeley. She was Research Entomologist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (1973–1974) and U.S. Forest Service Northeast Forest Experiment Station (1974–1976) before joining the faculty at University of California, Berkeley, where she worked from 1976 to 1992. She joined the University of Florida in 1992.[3] She died in Colorado on June 19, 2020, aged 79.[5]

Books

  • Hoy, M.A.; J.J. McKelvey Jr., eds. (1979). Genetics in Relation to Insect Management. New York: Rockefeller Foundation Press. 179 pp.
  • Hoy, M.A.; G.L. Cunningham; L. Knutson, eds. (1983). Biological Control of Pests by Mites. University of California Division of Agriculture Special Publications. Berkeley.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) 185 pp.
  • Hoy, M.A.; D.C. Herzog, eds. (1985). Biological Control in Agricultural IPM Systems. Orlando: Academic Press. 589 pp.
  • Hoy, M.A. (1994). Insect Molecular Genetics. San Diego: Academic Press. . 540 pp. (2nd edition, 2003; 3rd edition, 2013)
  • Hoy, M.A. (2011). Agricultural Acarology: Introduction to Integrated Mite Management. CRC Press. 430 pp.

References

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  4. ^ "Marjorie Hoy, ESA Fellow (1996)". Entomological Society of America. November 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Obituary: Marjorie Hoy". Our Environment at Berkeley. June 22, 2020.

External links

  • Faculty profile, Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida