Program area:
Tobacco IPM, Dept. Extension Leader
Box 7613, NCSU, Raleigh, NC USA 27695-7613
Phone:
919.515.2748
Fax:
919.515.7746 Education:
B.S. Davidson College (1967)
Ph.D. North Carolina State University (1978)
Research:
Currently working on revision of leafhoppers in genus Empoasca (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)
Extension:
Held adminstrative responsibility for overall Extension Entomology program. Development of Extension educational program on biology and control of insect pests of flue-cured and burley tobacco. Development of IPM programs and strategies for insect pests. Management of insects in organic tobacco production. Coordination of recertification programs for aerial applicators of pesticides.