Publications
Spring 2008. Eco Park Insects Panel, Parks and Recreation, City of St. Charles, Missouri. Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa), Walkingstick (Diapheromera sp.), Water Strider (Aquarius sp.), Treehopper (Membracidae), and Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui).
Spring 2007. Butterfly Gardening in Missouri. Butterfly Gardener. 12 (1): 4-6. (text and photographs, cover: Southern Dogface (Colias cesonia), 2 Great Spangled Fritillaries (Speyeria cybele), American Lady (Vanessa atalanta), Monarch (Danaus plexippus).
November 2006. World of Insects Calendar 2007. Entomological Society of America. Cicada Killer (Specius speciosus) with Cicada (Homoptera Cicadidae Tibicen sp.).
21 September 2006. Vox Magazine. Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele).
April 2006. Butterfly Garden info panel, Katy Trail State Park, Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis), Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), and Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole).
18 April 2006. Columbia Missourian, online edition. Falcate Orangetip (Anthocaris midea), Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele), Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), and Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui).April 2006. Brochure, Wild Ones Native Plants, Natural Landscapes, Mid-Missouri Chapter. Bird's foot Violet (Viola pedata) and Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta).
October 2004. 2005 Natural Events Calendar. Missouri Department of Conservation. Jefferson City, Missouri. Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) and Tachinid fly (Diptera Tachinidae Trichopoda sp.).
1992. Charles Valentine Riley and the Roots of Modern Insect Control: The Tension between Biological Control and Chemical Insecticides. Missouri Historical Review. 86 (3): 229-247.
Presentations
Heart of Missouri Master Gardeners. February 2007
Master Naturalists. September 2006.
Awards
2006. Best of Show, photography division. Wildlife Art Show, Cherry Street Artisan, Tigers for Tigers, University of Missouri - Columbia.
2003. 3rd place, Native Plants. Wild Ones Natural Landscaping Photo Contest, St. Louis, Missouri.
2003. 3rd place, Insects. Wild Ones Natural Landscaping Photo Contest, St. Louis, Missouri.
Education
M.S., Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Missouri - Columbia. Thesis: Butterfly Gardening: Using Volunteers to Provide Data on Flower Use.
M.A., History, University of Missouri - Columbia. Thesis: Charles Valentine Riley and the Roots of Modern Insect Control: The Tension between Biological Control and Chemical Insecticides.
B.A., History, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Other
Spring 2008. Missouri Showcase: Buzz, a portfolio on insects by Donna Brunet. Show-Me Missouri. pp. 40-41.
21 September 2006. This Artist is Buggin': Insect photographs are creating a buzz; by Sallie Hickle. Vox Magazine.
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