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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

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Bradley, Richard

Dean, Donald H.

Klein, Michael G.

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