Disease Biology and Ecology researchers working in the Department of Entomology at Penn State.

  • Distinguished Professor of Entomology and Biology
  • J. Lloyd & Dorothy Foehr Huck Chair of Epidemiology
  • Associate Research Professor of Biology and Entomology
  • Director, Discover the Microbes Within!
  • Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Endowed Chair in Microbiome Sciences
  • Director of the Microbiome Center
  • Professor of Biology and Entomology

Areas of Expertise

  • Endosymbiosis, Microbiome, Evolution, Phage Biology
  • Tombros Early Career Professor
  • Assistant Professor of Arthropod Ecology and Trophic Interactions

Areas of Expertise

  • Predator-Prey Interactions
  • Arthropod Ecology
  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Chemical Ecology
  • Biological Control
  • Professor of Entomology
  • Center for Chemical Ecology
  • Center for Pollinator Research
  • Insect Biodiversity Center

Areas of Expertise

  • Biology and ecology of invasive species
  • Insect-microbial symbiosis
  • Tritrophic interactions
  • Insect virology
  • Pollination of forest trees
  • Assistant Research Professor

Areas of Expertise

  • Host-symbiont interactions, Wolbachia, Sperm chromatin biology, Epigenetics, Spermatogenesis, Embryogenesis
  • Extension Tree Fruit Entomologist
  • Research Professor

Areas of Expertise

  • Insect plant interactions
  • Integrated pest management
  • Biological control
  • Tree fruit insect pests
  • Insects rearing
  • Laboratory and field bioassays
  • Invasive insect pests
  • Pesticide resistance
  • Associate Professor of Entomology

Areas of Expertise

  • Veterinary Entomology
  • Tick ecology and control
  • Filth fly management and behavior
  • Wildlife entomology
  • Arthropod behavior
  • Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Endowed Chair in Disease Epidemiology and Biotechnology

Areas of Expertise

  • Wolbachia
  • Symbiosis
  • Genetically-modified organisms
  • Vector-borne disease
  • Densovirus
  • Population biology
  • aquaporins