Ecological Applications
Faculty
Mary Barbercheck, Ph.D.
- Professor of Entomology
meb34@psu.edu
814-863-2982
Sustainable and organic agriculture; Biological soil quality and sustainability; entomopathogenic nematode biology and ecology
Ottar Bjornstad, Ph.D.
- Professor of Entomology, Biology, and Statistics
onb1@psu.edu
814-863-2983
Population ecology and population dynamics with particular emphasis on mathematical and computational aspects
Dennis Calvin, Ph.D.
- Associate Dean
- Director of Penn State Extension
dcalvin@psu.edu
814-865-4028
Population dynamics, insect-plant interactions, and sampling technology related to insect pest management; modeling of biological systems; effects of climatic uncertainty on insect population dynamics and management
Shelby Fleischer, Ph.D.
- Professor of Entomology
sjf4@psu.edu
814-863-7788
Insect ecology and management in vegetable agroecosystems (Sweetcorn Monitoring Program)
Kelli Hoover, Ph.D.
- Professor of Entomology
kxh25@psu.edu
814-863-6369
Invasive species research: development of trapping techniques for the Asian longhorned beetle; gut microbial symbionts of the Asian longhorned beetle; methods development for exclusion of invasive species
Chris Mullin, Ph.D.
- Professor of Entomology
camullin@psu.edu
814-865-2435
Molecular mechanisms underlying differences in susceptibilities of insect species to the effects of synthetic or natural poisons, amino acid receptors as models for selective taste and insecticide action, cytochrome P450 monooxygenases and epoxide hydrolases as model detoxification enzymes degrading sensory chemicals at nerve receptor sites, peptide and protein taste receptors in beetles, development of novel biopesticides.
Nancy Ostiguy, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor of Entomology
nxo3@psu.edu
814-863-2872
IPM, impact of pesticides on non-target species; sampling strategies
Ed Rajotte, Ph.D.
- Professor of Entomology and IPM Coordinator
egrajotte@psu.edu
814-863-4641
IPM, biology of fruit pests, pollination and apiculture
Michael Saunders, Ph.D.
- Professor of Entomology
mcs5@psu.edu
814-863-2979
Ecology and IPM of arthropods affecting vineyards; design and development of computer-based systems that capture, formalize, and represent qualitative and quantitative knowledge associated with managed and natural systems
Matt Thomas, Ph.D.
- Professor and Huck Scholar in Ecological Entomology
mbt13@psu.edu
814-865-2480
Ecology and evolution of host-pathogen interactions; invasive species; agrobiodiversity and natural pest control; biological control
John Tooker, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Entomology
- Extension Specialist
tooker@psu.edu
814-865-7082
Chemically mediated tritrophic interactions, host-plant location by herbivores, host location by parasitoids, understanding how plants defend themselves against insect herbivores, including the release of volatile compounds as indirect defenses, phytohormone dynamics in response to herbivory, gall-inducing insects.
Emeritus and Retired Faculty
Larry Hull, Ph.D.
- Professor Emeritus of Entomology
lah4@psu.edu
717-677-6116
Biology and management of arthropod pests and natural enemies on deciduous tree fruit crops; pesticide resistance management; pheromone mating disruption; evaluation of insecticides/acaricides/biologicals.
Ke Chung Kim, Ph.D.
- Professor Emeritus and Curator of Frost Entomological Museum
- Director, Center for BioDiversity Research
Biodiversity science: exploration, documentation, taxonomy/systematics of arthropod biodiversity; biodiversity inventory, assessment and monitoring. Forensic application of entomology. Biology and evolution of infraspecific variations. Ecology and coevolution of animal parasite/host interactions. Impacts of anthropogenic stressor on biodiversity.
