Hannah Burrack
Biology and efficiency of native and stocked blueberry pollinators; Small scale rearing
Andy Deans
Evolution, natural history, and classification of Hymenoptera (sawflies, parasitic wasps, bees, ants). Biodiversity informatics, especially the development and employment of ontologies in evolutionary biology and the accruement and exchange of natural history collections data.
Fred Hain
Host/insect interactions of the balsam woolly adelgid and the hemlock woolly adelgid in natural stands and plantations. Development of southern pine beetle in non-traditional hosts such as white pine, and the impact global change may have on the insects host and geographic ranges. Christmas tree IPM is concerned with the development of cultural practices that will encourage both native and introduced natural enemy populations.
David Tarpy
Queen rearing and instrumental insemination. Mating behavior and reproductive success of queen bees. Regulation of pollen foraging. Competition and lethal fighting among virgin honey bee queens.