My responsibilities as a tree fruit extension entomologist involve a 70% commitment to extension activities. My main goal is to interpret the results of current research on fruit pests and formulate it into useful information that can then be made available to our various clientele groups. more...

My role is to develop educational packages via lectures, papers, fact sheets and multi-media to improve pesticide application in the State of New York and the North-East of the USA. I am currently concentrating on 4 commodities, vegetables, apples, grapes and turfgrass. more...

Insect Behavior and Chemical Communication Systems. Current projects include: 1) The behavior of Rhagoletis fruit flies to host fruit odors (funded by NSF), 2) The neuroethology of male moth response specificity for sex pheromone blends (funded by NIH). more...

The overall objective of my program is to develop an understanding of the principal forces that influence the population dynamics and community structure of arthropod herbivores in agricultural and natural ecosystems and use this information to devise and implement multi-tactic pest management programs for grape and small fruit crops. more...

My research can be broadly characterized by two complimentary goals.  The first goal is to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the biology and ecology of insect pests that attack vegetable crops in New York's and the region's agroecosystem. more...

The goal of my research is to develop the tools required for biologically-based management of arthropods in horticultural crops. I work towards this goal along three programmatic thrusts; biological control, pest control decision making, and quantitative population ecology. more...

My overall area of academic interest is applied insect ecology emphasizing the associations of soil insects with perennial grass-based agroecosystems.  My current position area is soil insect ecology and turfgrass entomology. more...

My research and extension program is designed to help NYS apple and pear growers manage insect and mite pests more efficiently in their orchards. more...

The research program is focused on the insect chemical communication system. This involves defining sex pheromone blends, how they are biosynthesized and genetically controlled by female moths, how they are perceived by male moths and what mediates the behavioral thresholds in the CNS. more...

The focus of our research/extension program is to seek a better understanding of insect ecology in order to develop sound pest management strategies for vegetables, with spin-offs for others crops. This broad focus allows the opportunity to work simultaneously in basic and applied areas. more...

Insecticides are unique among environmental toxicants because they are intentionally released into the environment with the knowledge that they present a toxicity risk to nontarget species, including humans, by the same modes of action that confer their desirable insecticidal properties. more...

Development of research programs on the biology, occurrence, and management of arthropods affecting fruit and vegetable crops grown in the Hudson Valley region of New York.

My research is centered on the understanding of the biochemical and molecular basis of insect midgut physiology and interactions of the midgut with host plants and microbial pathogens.more...