1972	Ph.D, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; major, Botany.
1967	M.S., University of Maryland, College Park, MD; major, Entomology.
1964	B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, MD; major, Entomology.

1972-present	Research Entomologist, USDA, ARS, Plant Science Institute, Beltsville, MD.
1967-1972	Entomologist, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD.
1965-1967	Agricultural Research Technician, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD.
1964-1965	Biological Aide, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD

• American Entomological Society (Philadelphia)
• Entomological Society of American
• Georgia Entomology Society
• Society of Invertebrate Pathology
• International Organization for Biology Control
• Washington Academy of Science (Fellow)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science Sigma Xi

• Webb, R. E. and Smith, F. F. Grandular systemics evaluated for insect control on turnips and tomatoes grown from seed. Meeting Abstract, 41st Ann. Meeting, Eastern Branch, Entomol. Soc. Amer., Oct. 29-31, 1969, New York, NY. 1969 (Abstract)
• Stoner, A. K. and Webb, R. E. Multiple insect resistant tomatoes. HortSci. 5 :342. 1970. (Abstract)
• Webb, R. E. Effects of plant growth regulators on the varietal resistance of chrysanthemums to aphids. Meeting Abstracts, 1971 National Meeting, Entomol. Soc. Amer., Nov. 29-Dec. 2, 1971, Los Angeles, CA. 1971. (Abstract)
• Smith, F. F., Webb, R. E., Dickerson, J. A. and Edwards, D. W. Willowbeaked gall midge and its control by insecticides, pruning or immune host species. Meeting Abstracts, 45th Ann. Meeting, Eastern Branch, Entomol. Soc. Amer. Oct.31-Nov. 2, 1973, New York, NY. 1973. (Abstract)
• Webb, R. E., McComb, C. W. and Altman, R. M. Suppression of gypsy moth in Maryland using disparlure. Abstracts of Display Presentations, 1975 Annual Meeting, Entomol. Soc. Amer., Nov.30-Dec. 2, 1975, New Orleans, LA. 1975. (Abstract)
• Plimmer, J. R., Bierl, B. A., Webb, R. E. and Schwalbe, C. P. Controlled release of Pheromone in the USDA gypsy moth program. Invitational paper presented on the Controlled Release Pesticide Symposium, Mtg Abstract, America Chemical Soc., March 20-25, 1977, New Orleans, LA. 1977. (Abstract)
• Bierl- Leonhardt, B. A., Plimmer, J. R., Schwalbe, C. P., Webb, R. E. and Gentry, C. R. Air permeation with pheromones combat orchard and forest pest insects. Abstracts, Amer. Chem. Soc./Chem Soc. Japan Chem. Congr., Honolulu, HA, April 4-6, 1979. PEST 80. 1979. (Abstract)
• Smith, R. E., Webb, R. E. and Dudley, R. F. Greenhouse whitefly control by sticky yellow board traps. IX Intern. Congr. Plant Protection. Abstract of papers, Abstract No. 654. 1979. (Abstract)
• Smith, F. F., Webb, R. E. and Dudley, R. F. The use of sticky yellow traps for greenhouse whitefly control. Meeting Abstracts, 52nd Ann. Mtg, Eastern Branch, Entomol. Soc. Amer., Sept. 24-26, 1980, Baltimore, MD. 1980. (Abstract)
• Webb, R. E. and Smith, F. F. Parameters Affecting the efficiency of yellow sticky surfaces for trapping greenhouse whiteflies. Meeting Abstracts, 52nd Ann. Mtg, Eastern Branch, Entomol. Soc. Amer., Sept. 24-26, 1980, Baltimore, MD, 1980. (Abstract)
• Plimmer, J. R., Leonhardt, B. A., Webb, R. E. and Schwalbe, C. P. Management of the gypsy moth with its sex attractant pheromone. Abstr. Papers Amer. Chem. Soc. 182 (0) :PEST 43, 1981. (Abstract)
• Webb, R. E. and Smith, F. F. Comparative responses of two greenhouse pests- a dipteran leafminer and a homopteran whitefly- to visual stimuli. Abstracts of the 17th Intern. Cong. Entomol., Aug. 20-26, Hamburg, West Germany. p.573. 1984. (Abstract)
• Sterrett, J. P., Boyd, V. K., Webb, R. E. and Hodgson, R. H. Controlled defoliation of an oak forest: an attempt to control gypsy moth. Meeting Abstracts, 1984 Ann. Meeting, Plant Growth Regulator Society of Amer., August, 1984.,Boston, MA. 1984. (Abstract)
• Larew, H. F., Webb, R. E. and Warthen, Jr., J. D. Neem seed extract and agromyzid leafminers. Abstracts of the 17th Intern. Cong. Entomol., Aug. 20-26, Hamburg, West Germany, p. 865. 1984. (Abstract)
• Webb, R. E. The gypsy moth- urban threat. Abstracts of a Workshop, "Washington Metro Region: Acquisition, Interpretation, and Management of Parklands," Sponsored by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, January 8,1986, Edgewater, MD. (Meeting Abstract)
• Adams, J. R., Webb, R. E. and Larew, H. G. Insect pathogens isolated from gypsy moth larvae collected in Maryland 1985-1987. Abstracts, 21st Ann. Meeting, Soc. Invertebr. Pathol., Aug. 14-18, 1988, San Diego, CA. p.77. 1988. (Abstract)
• Jeffords, M. R., Maddox, J. V., McManus, M. L. and Webb, R. E. Evaluation of the overwintering success of two European microsporidia inoculatively released into gypsy moth populations in Maryland. Abstracts, 21st Ann. Meeting, Soc. Invertebr. Pathol., Aug. 14-16, 1988, San Diego, CA. p.81. 1988. (Abstract)
• Webb, R. E., Shapiro, M., Podgwaite, J. D., Cohen, D. D. and Ridgway, R. L. Evaluation of the Abington isolate of the gypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis virus against a formulation of Gypchek in small field plots. In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Review 1990, Jan. 22-25, 1990, East Windsor, CT. U. S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-146: 77. 1991. (Abstr.)
• Thorpe, K. W., Ridgway, R. L. and Webb, R. E. Development of appropriate methodologies for sampling gypsy moth populations in moderately-sized urban parks and other wooded public lands. In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Review 1990, Jan. 22-25, 1990, East Windsor, CT. U. S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-146: 48. 1991. (Abstract)
• Webb, R. E., Thorpe, K. W. and Ridgway, R. L. Gypsy moth management program for moderately sized urban parks and other wooded public lands. In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Review 1990, Jan. 22-25, 1990, East Windsor, CT. U. S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-146: 79. 1991. (Abstract)
• Maddox, J. V., Jeffords, M., McManus, M. L. and Webb, R. E. Summary of experimental releases of exotic microsporidia: Conclusions and recommendations. In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Review 1990, Jan. 22-25, 1990, East Windsor, CT. U. S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-146: 81. 1991. (Abstract)
• Webb, R. E., Shapiro, M. and Podgwaite, J. D. Field confirmation of potentiation of a baculovirus by the addition of a stilbene optical brightener. Abstracts, Adjuvants for Agrochemicals. Third International Symposium Organized by the SCI Pesticides Group, August 3-7, 1992, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK. 1992; and, Abstracts, 25th Annual Meeting, Society for Invertebrate Pathology, August 16-21, 1992, Heidelberg, Germany, 1992. (Meeting Abstracts)
• Giebultowicz, J. M., Raina, A. K., Webb, R. E. and Ridgway, R. L. Regulatory mechanisms in reproductive physiology of the gypsy moth. In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Forum 1991, Jan. 14-17, 1991, Annapolis, MD. U. S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-167: 36. 1991. (Abstract)
• Webb, R. E., Shapiro, M., Podgwaite, J. D., Lynn, D. E., Dougherty, E. M., Ridgway, R. L., Venables, L. and Cohen, D. L. Field comparison of doses and strains of gypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis virus against gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) in Western Maryland in 1990. In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Forum 1991, Jan. 14-17, 1991, Annapolis, MD. U. S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-167: 52. 1991. (Abstract]
• Webb, R. E. Hydraulic applications with Gypchek-1992. Proc. 1992 National Gypsy Moth Review, Nov. 2-5, 1992, Indianapolis, IN: 98. (Abstract)
• Thorpe, K. W., Ridgway, R. L. and Webb, R. E. A computerized data management and decision support system for gypsy moth management in suburban parks. Beltsville symposium XVIII: Pest management: biologically based technologies. May 2-6, 1993. Program and Abstracts: CA02. 1993. (Abstract)
• White, G. B., Webb, R. E., Ridgway, R. L., and Shapiro, M. Enhancement of activity of the nuclear polyhedrosis virus of the gypsy moth by stilbene disulfonic acid adjuvants: field confirmation. Beltsville symposium XVIII: Pest management: biologically based technologies. May 2-6, 1993. Program and Abstracts: P32. 1993. (Abstract)
• Thorpe, K. W., Ridgway, R. L., and Webb, R. E. Comparison of methods for quantifying the efficacy of aerial applications of Bacillus thuringiensis and diflubenzuron against the gypsy moth. Beltsville symposium XVIII: Pest management: biologically based technologies. May 2-6, 1993. Program and Abstracts: P36. 1993. (Abstract)
• Thorpe, K. W., Ridgway, R. L., and Webb, R. E. Comparison of methods for quantifying the efficacy of aerial applications of Bacillus thuringiensis and diflubenzuron against the gypsy moth. In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Forum 1993, Jan. 19-21, 1993, Annapolis, MD. U. S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-179: 106-107. 1993.
• Onstad, D. W., Maddox, J. V., Jeffords, M. R., McManus, M. L., Bauer, L. S., and Webb, R. E. Modelling horizontal transmission of microsporidia in gypsy moth populations. In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Forum 1993, Jan. 19-21, 1993, Annapolis, MD. U. S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-179: 87. 1993. (Abstract)
• Podgwaite, J. D., Reardon, R. C., Webb, R. E. and Cunningham, J. C. Field evaluation of Gypchek formulations. In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Forum 1993, Jan. 19-21, 1993, Annapolis, MD. U. S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-179: 90. 1993. (Abstract)
• Webb, R., Podgwaite, J., Dill, N., Shapiro, M., Cook, S., Thorpe, K., Venables, L., White, G., Ridgway, R., Farrar, R., Reardon, R., Mierzejewski, K., Fuester, R., Argauer, R. and Witcosky, J. Field studies with Gypchek formulations with and without an enhancing adjuvant in Maryland and West Virginia in 1993. Proc. 1993 National Gypsy Moth Review, Nov. 1-4, 1993, Harrisburg, PA: 96. (Abstract)
• Webb, R. E., Cook, S. P., Podgwaite, J. D., Dill, N., Shapiro, M., Thorpe, K. W., Venables, L., White, G., Ridgway, R. L., Farrar, R., Jr., Reardon, R., Mierzejewski, K., Fuester, R., Argauer, R., and Witcosky, J. Aerial evaluation of Gypchek formulations with and without small quantities of Blankophor BBH, an enhancing adjuvant, supported by a ground dose response study. In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Forum 1994, Jan. 18-21, 1994, Annapolis, MD. U. S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-188: 90-91. 1994. (Abstract)
• Podgwaite, J. D., Reardon, R. C. and Webb, R. E. Evaluations of aerially-applied Gypchek formulations containing a stilbene optical brightener. In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Forum 1994, Jan. 18-21, 1994, Annapolis, MD. U.S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-188: 69. 1994 (Abstract)
• Thorpe, K. W., Webb, R. E., and Leader, J. W. Reinfestation of trunk barrier-protected trees from adjacent canopies. In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Forum 1994, Jan. 18-21, 1994, Annapolis, MD. U. S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-188: 78-79. 1994 (Abstract)
• Cook, S. P., and Webb, R. E. Gypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis virus: 1993 field trials using low dose aerial application. Proc. BARC Poster Day, 1994. Abstr. No. 2. USDA-ARS. March, 1994. (Abstract)
• Thorpe, K. W., and Webb, R. E. Combined effects of ground applications of insecticides and sticky trunk barriers against the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar(L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). Program Abstract, 66nd Ann. Mtg, Eastern Branch, Entomol. Soc. Amer., Feb.26-March 1, 1995. Harrisburg, PA. 1995. (Abstract)
• Cook, S. P., and Webb, R. E. Sweetgum as a host substrate for the gypsy moth, Lymantria disparL. (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) nuclear polyhedrosis virus. Program Abstract, 66nd Ann. Mtg, Eastern Branch, Entomol. Soc. Amer., Feb.26 - March 1, 1995. Harrisburg, PA. 1995. (Abstract)
• Cook, S. P., Webb, R. E., and Thorpe, K. W. Gypsy moth management in non-forest settings: 1994 field and laboratory studies. In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Forum 1995, Jan. 17-20, 1995, Annapolis, MD. U. S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Rept NE-213: 60. 1995. (Abstract)
• Webb, R. E., A. Hajek, and K. Tatman. Recent field studies with Entomophaga maimaiga in Maryland (1995, 1996). Proc. 1996 National Gypsy Moth Review, Nov. 18-21, 1996, Annapolis, MD: 36. 1996 (1997). (Abstract)
• Hajek, A. E., and Webb, R. E. Should Entomophaga maimaiga be considered as an operational technique? In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Forum 1996, Jan. 16-19, 1996, Annapolis, MD. U. S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-230: 34-35. 1996 (1997). (Abstract)
• Podgwaite, J. D., Thorpe, K. W., Webb, R. E., and Reardon, R. C. Field-testing a spray adjuvant for Gypchek. In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Forum 1996, Jan. 16-19, 1996, Annapolis, MD. U. S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-230: 63. 1996 (1997). (Abstract)
• Webb, R. E., White, G. B., Thorpe, K. W., and Talley, S. E. Disease interactions in gypsy moth populations in southwestern Virginia, USA. In: Proc. XXth International Congress of Entomol., Aug. 25-31, 1996, Firenze, Italy: 521 (16-069). 1996. (Abstract)
• Webb, R. E., White, G. B., Thorpe, K. W., and Talley, S. E. Fungal-induced collapse of a leading edge gypsy moth population in southwestern Virginia. In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Forum 1997, Jan. 16-19, 1997, Annapolis, MD. U.S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-240: 89. 1997. (Abstract)
• Webb, R. E., and White, G. B. Quantitative evaluation of the impact of Entomophaga maimaiga on selected gypsy moth populations in four mid-Atlantic states, 1997. Proc. 1997 Natl Gypsy Moth Rev., Nov. 3-6, 1997, Chaleston, WV: 146. 1997. (Abstract)
• Thorpe, R. E., Podgwaite, J. D., Webb, R. E., and Slavicek, J. M. Efficacy of ground- based applications of Gypchek and an in vitro produced NPV strain. In: Proc. USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Forum 1997, Jan. 20-23, 1998, Annapolis, MD. U.S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-248: 60-61. 1998. (Abstract)
• Webb, R. E., Podgwaite, J. D., Schumacher, D., Diss, A., White, G. B., Reardon, R. C. and Sukontarak, T. Estimating the biological efficacy of Gypchek aerially-appied against a low-density leading-edge gypsy moth population. Proc. 1999 Ann. Gypsy Moth Rev. Nov. 1-4, 1999, Madison, WI: 133. 1999. (Abstract)
• Webb, R. E. Field testing Gypchek - is there more to do? In: Proc. 11th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Gypsy Moth and Other Invasive Species, Jan. 18-21, 2000, Annapolis, MD. U. S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-273: 68. 2000. (Abstract)
• R. E. Webb, M. Shapiro, K. W. Thorpe, R. A. Peiffer, R. W. Fuester, M. A. Valenti, G. B. White and J. D. Podgwaite. Potentiation by a granulosis virus of Gypchek, the gypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis product: field confirmation. In: Proc. 11th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Gypsy Moth and Other Invasive Species, Jan. 18-21, 2000, Annapolis, MD. U. S. Forest Service, NE Forest Exper. Stn; Broomall, PA, General Technical Report NE-273: 69. 2000. (Abstract)