Entomology Program

• Apiculture and Pollination Biology
• Molecular Entomology: Insect Physiology / Proteomics / Metabolomics / Lipidomics / Functional Biology
• Ecotoxicology and Molecular Ecology
• Neuroethology in insects
• Zoology

I am an...

I support agriculture in general by developing and placing online, weather and climate driven models for numerous areas including IPM/pest models, plant disease risk models, crop models, horticultural models, beneficial species models, climate suitability models, and others. I am Assoc....

My research focus is integrated pest management (IPM) in vegetable and field crops, including:

• regional insect pest monitoring
• pesticide research trials
• biological weed control

I am also a technical assistant for College of Ag working...

• Development and implementation of methods for pear pest management in certified organic orchard systems.
• Mating disruption and microbial controls for major pest species.
• Conservation of natural enemies.

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Entomology

We are beginning to understand that interactions between landscape elements underlie many of the important issues we face as a human society. I am fascinated by the ecological processes that tie landscapes together.

• On-farm habitat restoration.
• Habitat for...

Entomology

I will be working to improve the Pacific Northwest shellfish industry by exploring a sustainable method to combat larval mortalities caused by the pathogen Vibrio coralliilyticus.

I lead OSU Extension's efforts to design, develop, implement and evaluate a state-wide pollinator health program. The focus of this program is not restricted to Oregon's four managed pollinator species (honey bees, alfalfa leafcutter bees, orchard mason bees and alkali bees) but also to the...

• Slug and carabid beetle ecology
• Molecular gut content analysis
• Biological control

• Integrated Pest Management
• Insects-Plant Interactions
• Biological Control
• Insect Ecology-Insect Movement
• Chemical Control

The goal of my research program is to develop and implement cost-effective reduced-risk Integrated...

To promote sustainable apiculture and pollination, our research program focuses on three prime areas: (1) honey bee health (2) honey bee nutrition and (3) honey bee pollination. Our research program addresses both basic and applied questions to improve honey bee health and...

• Integrated Pest Management
• Insect Ecology-Movement

My responsibility is to assist the irrigated ag entomology program on Rondon's research on biological control, insect biology and ecology, and population dynamics; basic and applied field and greenhouse production.

• Entomology
• IPM
• Biorational pest control agent
• Biological control
• Small fruit and tree nut crops

I work on economically important pests, with the aim to provide environmentally sustainable and minimal impact pest...

• biological control
• population biology
• orchard ecology
• insect behavior
• integrated pest management

Nik earned a BS (biology) and MS (entomology) from Montana State University where he worked on biological control of weeds...