Faculty

Name Areas of Interest Email
Brian Aukema
Professor

Forest entomology including invasive species and climate change; ecological statistics

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Dan Cariveau
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies

Conservation and restoration of native, wild bee communities, pollinator services

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Benjamin Cull
Research Assistant Professor

My research interests include vector biology and ecology, vector surveillance, enzootic cycles of vector-borne disease, and host-pathogen-vector interactions, with a focus on ticks and tick-borne diseases. 

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Ann Fallon
Distinguished McKnight University Professor

Mosquito physiology, molecular biology and biochemistry, mosquito cell culture, Wolbachia

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George Heimpel
Distinguished McKnight University Professor

Parasitoid biology, biological control, conservation, Galapagos

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William Hutchison
Professor & Extension Entomologist, ESA Fellow

Sustainable IPM, fruit & vegetable crops, areawide pest suppression, Bt resistance management

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Stephen Kells
Professor, Extension Entomologist, Board Certified Entomologist in: Urban & Industrial Entomology, Medical Veterinary Entomology

Improving Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs in residential, commercial, and industrial structures for better prevention and control of pests such as bed bugs, cockroaches, rodents, and stored product pests.

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Robert Koch
Professor, Extension Entomologist

Integrated pest management, crops pests, remote sensing, insecticde resistance, host plant resistance, biological control, sampling

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Vera Krischik
Associate Professor, Extension Entomologist

Conservation biocontrol, insecticide toxicity, pesticide use and safety, IPM programs for pests in landscapes and greenhouses

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Amelia Lindsey
Assistant Professor

Functional and evolutionary genomics, reproduction, host-microbe interactions

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Ian MacRae
Professor & Extension Entomologist

Integrated pest management, spatial & temporal distribution and population dynamics of insects, remote sensing, spatial aspects of pesticide resistance.

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Karen Mesce
Professor

Neurobiology of arthropods and annelids, dopamine neuromodulation, electrophysiology, optical imaging

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Matt Petersen
Teaching Associate Professor

Pedagogy and curriculum development, insect systematics and biogeography, sustainable insect systems

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Sujaya Rao
Department Head & Professor

Sustainable IPM in cropping systems, behavior and ecology of native bees in agricultural and natural landscapes, entomophagy

Why we should all eat bugs - TEDx Minneapolis

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Fei Yang
Assistant Professor & Extension Entomologist

Integrated pest management, row crop insect pests, insecticide resistance management, transgenic Bt crops, host plant resistance, sampling techniques, population genetics, mechanisms of insect resistance

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Additional Graduate Faculty

Name Email
Matt Aliota
Assistant Professor (Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences)
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Mark Asplen
Associate Professor, Department Chair (Department of Natural Sciences, Metropolitan State University)
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Elizabeth Borer
Professor (Ecology, Evolution and Behavior)
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Jonathan Oliver
Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
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Mary Rogers
Associate Professor (Horticulture)
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Declan Schroeder
Associate Professor (Veterinary Population Medicine)
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Emilie Snell Rood
Associate Professor (Ecology, Evolution and Behavior)
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Robin Thomson
Curator, Insect Collection
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Rob Venette
Adjunct Associate Professor, Director, Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plant & Pest Center , Research Biologist
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Mingzi Xu
Assistant Professor (Ecology, Evolution and Behavior)
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Marlene Zuk
Regents Professor Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
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Emeritus Faculty

Name Email
David Andow
Professor Emeritus, Distinguished McKnight University Professor
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Mark Ascerno
Professor Emeritus
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Ralph Holzenthal
Professor Emeritus
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Tim Kurtti
Professor Emeritus
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Roger Moon
Professor Emeritus
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Ulrike Munderloh
Professor Emeritus
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Ken Ostlie
Professor Emeritus and Extension Entomologist
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David Ragsdale
Professor Emeritus, Head, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University
Marla Spivak
Professor Emeritus
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