Lab members at EntSoc 2023 in National Harbor, MD (L to R): John, Lily, Eric, Alexela, Robert, Fran, and Jared
Plant-Insect Interactions in Agroecosystems
We study relationships among plants, insect herbivores, and natural enemies to understand factors that regulate populations of herbivorous insects. We are interested in both plant- and natural-enemy-mediated factors and how they influence insect behavior, community composition, and herbivore mortality. Our long-term goal is to exploit the ecology/biology of our study organisms to provide strategies and tactics for more sustainable insect pest management.
Some of our projects and collaborators
Penn State's Sustainable Dairy Cropping Systems Trial
Slugs as pests of field crops
Gerard Troisi, a valuable collaborator, member of the PA No-Till Alliance, and a talented slug tamer.
A little laser tag to celebrate Eric's thesis defense!
Emily and Katie getting ready to deploy sentinel caterpillars.
Summer of 2013 - Emily and Katie enjoying sample sorting
Lab Photo - April 2011: Back L to R: Ian, Kim, Eric, Maggie, Andrew, Anjel; Front: John
Penn State requires that we have lab coats for safety reasons, so why not wear them? Nathan, Masoomi, Brandon, Mackenzie, Sarah, and Andrew, Summer 2016
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