NC State University
Department Research Areas

Following are some of the areas in which our faculty have expertise and interests and where they are currently engaged in research. These areas offer particular opporunities for both graduate and undergraduate students.

Apiculture - David Tarpy 

Systematics - Andy Deans, Brian Wiegmann 

Forest Entomology - Fred Hain 

Urban Entomology - Coby Schal, Jules Silverman, Ed Vargo 

Field Crops
   Cotton, Corn, Soybeans - Vacant
   Peanuts - Rick Brandenburg 
   Tobacco - Hannah Burrack 

Vegetable/Fruit Crops - Mark Abney, Hannah Burrack , George Kennedy, Jim Walgenbach

Ornamentals/Turf - Steven Frank, Rick Brandenburg 

Medical/Veterinary Entomology - Charles Apperson , D. Wes Watson

Molecular Biology/Toxicology - R. Michael Roe

Ecology and Genomics - Fred Gould 

Genetic Pest Management - Marcé Lorenzen

Biological Control - David Orr

Soil Ecology - Yasmin J. Cardoza