Jean Ruth Adams

Jean Ruth Adams (1928–2004) was an American entomologist specializing in electron microscopy of insect pathogens, particularly viruses.^[1][2][3]

Jean Ruth Adams
Born	1928
Died	July 12, 2004(2004-07-12) (aged 75–76) Hyattsville, Maryland, US
Education	Ph.D. in Entomology in 1962 from Rutgers University, Bachelors degree in Agricultural Research in 1950 from Rutgers University

Notable works

• Adams, Jean Ruth (1961). The location and histology of the contact chemoreceptors of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans L. Rutgers University. OCLC 1087154986.. Ph.D. dissertation.
• Adams, Jean Ruth (1992). Insect potpourri: adventures in entomology. Sandhill Crane Press. ISBN 978-1-877743-09-2. OCLC 757682353.
• Adams, Jean Ruth; Bonami, Jean-Robert (2018). Atlas of invertebrate viruses. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-138-55765-9. OCLC 1108875806.

References

1. Lynn, Dwight E. (Fall 2004). "Obituaries - Dr. Jean Ruth Adams" (PDF). American Entomologist. 50 (3): 182. Retrieved 6 March 2020. Her long, distinguished career with the USDA included over 70 publications and the discovery of numerous insect pathogens. As the premier electron microscopist working in insect pathology, she was regularly sought by collaborators from around the world for helping identifying the cause of insect deaths.
2. "ADAMS, JEAN RUTH (Age 75)". Washington Post. 14 July 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
3. "OBITUARIES" (PDF). The SIP Newsletter. 37 (3). November 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2020.