The responsibilities of programs in horticulture, field crops, forest and ornamental entomology are to fuse entomology and modern ecology in a manner that strengthens both applied and basic science and enhances our understanding of insects in natural and manipulated environments and improves our ability to manage arthropod pests without adverse effects on human and environmental health. No entomology curriculum would be complete without the treatment of individual and group phenomena that impacts the dynamics and evolution of insect populations.

The public's and government's growing concern about sound environmental approaches to pest management will require decreased pesticide usage and increased use of non-chemically based management tactics. These alternative tactics rely on detailed knowledge of the ecological systems involved. While total independence from insecticides is not practical, the goal of applied ecology programs is to utilize insecticides in an effective manner that is least disruptive to the ecological balance of the specific systems involved.

Biological Control:
David Orr

Field Crops (corn, cotton, forages, soybeans, peanuts, small grains, and tobacco):
Jack Bacheler, Steve Bambara, J.R. Bradley, Rick Brandenburg, Clyde Sorenson, Sterling Southern, John Van Duyn

Forest Pest Management:
Fred Hain

Horticultural Crops (fruits, vegetables, pollination and honey):
George Kennedy, John Meyer, Ken Sorensen, John Van Duyn, and Jim Walgenbach

Ornamentals and Turf:
Steve Bambara, Rick Brandenburg, Christine Casey

Pest Management Information
Ron Stinner, Stephen J. Toth, Jr.