Expertise

Areas:

  • Toxicology, Chemical Ecology of Vegetable Pests
  • Vegetable Entomology

Program Areas: Agronomic Crops (Coordinator); Commercial Horticulture (Coordinator)

Specialty Areas: Vegetable and peanut entomology

Research projects:

  • Focus on conventional and organic vegetable ipm statewide
    • Trap cropping in tomato and squash production explore more
    • High tunnel pest exclusion (htpe) system explore more
    • Appropriate use of biorational and conventional insecticides to prevent insecticide resistance and resurgence
  • Focus on peanut production and ipm systems
    • Spider mite reduction in peanuts
    • Caterpillar control
    • Snail management in peanuts
Communities
Agronomy
Degrees
PhD, North Dakota State University, Entomology, 2006
MS, Agricultural University, India, Agriculture Entomology, 2001
BS, University of Agriculture and Technology, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, 1997
Keywords
higher education