Our faculty have expertise and interests in a variety of research areas and collaborate within the department and with faculty in other departments and colleges. These research areas offer diverse opportunities for both graduate programs and for undergraduate students to expand their understanding of insect science.
Apiculture - David Tarpy
Biological Control - David Orr
Ecology and Genomics - Fred Gould
Field Crops
Cotton, Corn, Soybeans - Dominic Reisig
Peanuts - Rick Brandenburg
Tobacco - Hannah Burrack
Forest Entomology - Vacant
Genetic Pest Management - Marcé Lorenzen
Public Health & Veterinary Entomology - Charles Apperson, Michael Reiskind, Wes Watson
Molecular Biology/Toxicology - R. Michael Roe
Ornamentals & Turf - Steven Frank, Rick Brandenburg
Soil Ecology - Yasmin J. Cardoza
Systematics - Brian Wiegmann
Urban Entomology - Coby Schal, Jules Silverman, Ed Vargo
Vegetable & Fruit Crops - Mark Abney, Hannah Burrack , George Kennedy, Jim Walgenbach