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Research Assistantship Available

Program Area: Applied Insect Ecology and Pest Management

EXTENSION (75%)

Vegetable production is a vibrant and growing segment of the North Carolina agricultural economy, and the goal of my extension and research programs is to strengthen the vegetable industry by improving the economic and environmental sustainability of pest management strategies. Extension goals include the delivery of state of the art pest management information to North Carolina’s vegetable growers through a variety of educational outlets.

RESEARCH (25%)

My research focuses on the ecology and management of insect pests of commercial vegetable crops in North Carolina. Major emphasis is placed on providing science-based information to address problems in insect pest management and enhance the effectiveness of the vegetable extension program at NC State University. Primary interests are in developing/refining economic thresholds, managing insecticide resistance, and improving sampling procedures in agronomic systems.

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