Arancon, Norman Q. Research Assistant Professor Focus: Environmental science, sustainable agriculture, organic waste management, horticultural pests and diseases management, vermicomposting, vermiculture, ecotoxicology, soil fertility management, soil ecology Phone: 614 292-5483 E-mail: arancon.1@osu.edu Cañas, Luis A. Assistant Professor Focus: Ecologically based IPM of major insect pests of ornamentals and vegetables in controlled environments; insect biodemography Phone: 330-263-3818 E-mail: canas.4@osu.edu Denlinger, David L. Professor Focus: Molecular and physiological regulation of insect diapause and cold hardiness; research interests in Africa focuses on regulation of reproduction in the tsetse fly, vector of African sleeping sickness and nagana Phone: 614-292-6425 E-mail: denlinger.1@osu.edu Edwards, Clive A. Professor Focus: Soil ecology and environmental research, functioning of agroecosystems, effects of agricultural practices on soil systems, breakdown of organic matter in soil; IPM of soil pests; soil ecotoxicology; earthworm biology and ecology; vermiculture and vermicomposting; human population constraints and forecasting future environmental issues Phone: 614-292-1149 E-mail: edwards.9@osu.edu Fisher, Susan W. Chair, Professor Focus: Control of nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species; factors affecting food chain transfer of persistent organic contaminants; critical body residues for contaminants with a narcotic mode of action Phone: 614-292-1617 E-mail: fisher.14@osu.edu Foster, Woodbridge A. Associate Professor Focus: Nutritional ecology and mating behavior of mosquitoes; recent research activity concerns the behavioral phylogenetic analysis of Sabethini, the use of plant volatiles in mosquito surveillance, and the effect of energy availability on Anopheles transmission of malaria. Phone: 614-292-2204 E-mail: foster.13@osu.edu Grewal, Parwinder S. Professor Focus: Ecosystem approach to turfgrass management with focus on biological control, cultural control, competitive exclusion, soil health, and plant health; entomopathogenic nematode environmental tolerance and longevity Phone: 330-263-3963 E-mail: grewal.4@osu.edu Hall, Richard W. Associate Professor Focus: Biological control of insects; insect-plant interactions; insect ecology Phone: 614-292-4793 E-mail: hall.32@osu.edu Hammond, Ronald B. Professor Focus: Integrated management of insect pests of soybean, alfalfa, corn, and wheat Phone: 330-263-3727 E-mail: hammond.5@osu.edu Herms, Daniel A. Associate Chair, Associate Professor Focus: Ecology and management of arthropod pest of trees and shrubs; plant defense theory in plant health care; invasive species; sampling and monitoring Phone: 330-202-3506 E-mail: herms.2@osu.edu Horn, David J. Professor Focus: Biological control and insect ecology; impact of prescribed burning and oil pipeline construction on insect biodiversity in deciduous forest ecosystems; conservation of the endangered American burying beetle Phone: 614-292-5961 E-mail: horn.1@osu.edu Hoy, Casey W. Professor Focus: Quantitative ecology and integrated management of insect pests of vegetables; insect spatial dynamics and their impact on pest management and quantitative assessment of agroecosystem health Phone: 330-263-3611 E-mail: hoy.1@osu.edu Johnson, Norman F. Professor Focus: Systematics of parasitic wasps of the superfamilies Proctotrupoidea, Ceraphronoidea and Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera), concentrating on the family Scelionidae; development of natural history collection database, software, and applications Phone: 614-292-6595 E-mail: johnson.2@osu.edu Jones, Susan C. Associate Professor Focus: Termite control using baits and soil termiticides; termite biology and foraging ecology Phone: 614-292-2752 E-mail: jones.1800@osu.edu Klompen, Johannes S.H. Associate Professor Focus: Systematics and evolutionary ecology of mites (Acari), based on a mixture of morphological, developmental, and molecular data, current focus on the basal Mesostigmata; evolution of phoresy and parasitism; biodiversity of soil mesostigmatid mites Phone: 614-292-7180 E-mail: klompen.1@osu.edu Kovach, Joseph Associate Professor Focus: Development of sustainable pest management methods for fruit crops; biology of Harmonia axyridis in agricultural and urban environments; IPM assessments Phone: 330-263-3846 E-mail: kovach.49@osu.edu Lanno, Roman P. Graduate Studies Chair, Associate Professor Focus: Applied and theoretical aspects of determining the bioavailability of chemicals in the environment, particularly in soils and aquatic systems; development of biomimetic techniques for assessing chemical bioavailability; environmental risk assessment. Phone: 614-292-4943 E-mail: lanno.1@osu.edu Michel, Andrew Assistant Professor Focus: Insect molecular population genetics, genetics of adaptation and evolution of field crop and other pest species, host-race/biotype formation, ecological specialization and speciation Phone: 330-263-3730 E-mail: michel.70@osu.edu Needham, Glen R. Associate Professor Focus: Arthropod-host/patient-disease interactions at molecular through ecological levels using ticks and dust mites as primary research organisms Phone: 614-688-3026 E-mail: needham.1@osu.edu Phelan, P. Larry Professor Focus: Advancing ecologically compatible alternatives to pesticides, including both the development of natural chemicals for interventive approaches and improving our understanding of the role of soil biological processes in modulating pest-crop interactions Phone: 330-263-3728 E-mail: phelan.2@osu.edu Ravlin, F. William Professor Focus: Population and spatial dynamics; decision support systems; IPM Phone: 330-263-3782 E-mail: ravlin.1@osu.edu Shetlar, David J. Associate Professor Focus: Development and assessment of alternative means of managing turfgrass pests; evaluation of new control products; basic turfgrass insect biology and behavior Phone: 614-292-3762 E-mail: shetlar.1@osu.edu Tew, James E. Associate Professor Focus: Pollination ecology of fruit, vegetables and field that employ honey bees and native bees as pollination agents; long term focus on timing, location, and management of foraging populations inside and outside the target crop area Phone: 330-263-3684 E-mail: tew.1@osu.edu Welty, Celeste Associate Professor Focus: Pest monitoring techniques and pest management strategies, focus on efficient chemical control and enhancing role of natural enemies; current emphasis on mites in apples, caterpillars in peppers, and beetles in pumpkins Phone: 614-292-2803 E-mail: welty.1@osu.edu Wenzel, John W. Associate Professor Focus: Evolution of complex and adaptive behaviors in insects; sociobiology of Hymenoptera; theory and methodology of phylogenetic reconstruction; insect systematics Phone: 614-292-1995 E-mail: wenzel.12@osu.edu Williams, Roger N. Professor Focus: IPM in small fruits; IPM of fruits and vegetables in Ecuador, Costa Rica, and the Azores Phone: 330-263-3731 E-mail: williams.14@osu.edu Wilson, Thomas G. Professor Focus: Molecular genetics of juvenile hormone endocrinology and insecticide resistance Phone: 614-247-6036 E-mail: wilson.1457@osu.edu Wrensch, Dana L. Associate Professor Focus: Computer technology to animate processes of development; genetics and population biology, cytogenetics, acarology, evolutionary genetics, spider mites and other Acari of economic importance Phone: 614-292-6587 E-mail: wrensch.1@osu.edu Klein, Michael G. | Bradley, Richard | Dean, Donald H.   Collins, William J. | Flessel, John K. | Hall, Franklin R. | Hink, W. Fred | Krueger, Harvey R. | Lindquist, Richard K. | Lyon, William F. | Miller, Richard L. | Nault, Lowell R. | Nielsen, David G. | Niemczyk, Harry D. | Rings, Roy W. | Shambaugh, George F. | Stairs, Gordon, R. | Treece, Robert E. | Triplehorn, Charles A. | Young, Sydney S.Y.