David Allgood Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, NC

Raleigh, NC

• Extract and identify plant-parasitic nematodes from grower-submitted soil and plant samples
• Screen agricultural commodities for quarantined and regulated nematodes
• Take microscopic photographs and measurements of important nematode specimens
• Perform molecular diagnosis for nematode species identification (including DNA sample preparation, PCR, and gel electrophoresis)
• Prepare permanent slide mounts of nematodes for North Carolina specimen collection
• Collect nematode samples from field sites

Morrisville, NC

• Husbandry and rearing of various urban pest insects using established protocols
• Insectary maintenance including housekeeping, inventory, and record-keeping
• Preparation of artificial diets
• Coordinated with research staff to produce appropriate numbers of insects on schedule for insecticide testing
• Made improvements to mosquito rearing program that increased efficiency and led to higher mosquito production
• Aided in development of in vitro feeding methods for hematophagous insects

Cary, NC

• Reared predator beetles (Sasajiscymnus tsugae) for biological control of the hemlock woolly adelgid
• Weighed beetles and counted eggs under microscopes for quality control
• Mixed soil and planted hemlock trees in a greenhouse
• Conducted surveys for Cerceris wasps and invasive buprestid beetles

Falls Lake State Recreation Area, Wake Forest, NC

• Assisted with invasive Chinese privet removal
• Assisted with cleanup and management of Mitchell Mill State Natural Area
• Maintained trails, campgrounds, and other park facilities
• Worked in park entrance stations, tended to customers, processed camping reservations with database software, checked in campers
• Assisted with daily park operations

Hattiesburg, MS

• Conducted gravid trapping of mosquitoes
• Performed antigen assays on captured mosquitoes to test for arboviruses
• Located mosquito breeding sites in residential areas
• Obtained permission from private landowners to conduct mosquito surveillance on their properties

Hattiesburg, MS

• •Designed and conducted experiments, collected/entered/analyzed data, presented results at conferences, published findings in peer-reviewed journals•
• Trained and supervised lab assistants and field crews
• •Conducted field surveys and laboratory identification of aquatic invertebrates
• •Established and maintained laboratory mosquito colonies
• Established mosquito rearing protocols using scientific literature
• Performed dilutions and made chemical stock solutions for use in experiments•

Abingdon, VA

• Tutored algebra, arithmetic, and biology

Greensboro, NC

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• Evaluated effects of intensive pine management on insect populations
• •Conducted field surveys and laboratory identification of terrestrial and aquatic insects
• Set up mist nets and removed captured bats from nets•
• Processed bats in the field (hair and fecal samples, wing biopsy, light tagging)•
• Analyzed recordings of bat echolocation calls

Master Of Science (M.S.), Biological Sciences

Thesis: Influence of detritus levels and organic pollution on interspecific resource competition, oviposition behavior, and larval.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology, Minor In Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Bat and Mouse Lab

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Science