Graduate Students

Title Degree Areas of Interest Advisor
Pheylan Anderson Ph.D.

Cold hardiness and biology of soybean gall midge

Robert Koch
Saul J. Aguirre Ph.D.

Biological control, conservation biology & ecological interaction.

George Heimpel
Isabela Arias M.S. Mary Rogers
William Bayfield-Farrell Ph.D. Cristian Beza-Beza
Sabrina Celis Ph.D.

Parasitoid wasps and their applications in biological control

George Heimpel
Jay Delacy M.S.

Biological control of spotted wing drosophila using Ganaspis brasiliensis

Mary Rogers
Tatum Dwyer M.S.

Bt protein resistance in European corn borer

Fei Yang
Laura Fricke Ph.D.

Genetics behind the host-microbe relationship within the parasitoid wasp Trichogramma pretiosum and its symbiont, Wolbachia.

Amelia Lindsey
Cameron Garland M.S.

Impacts of Emerald Ash Borer on the Biodiversity of Forests in Northern Minnesota.

Matt Petersen
Emma Hans Ph.D.

Biocontrol of forest pests

Brian Aukema
Mansoor Hussain Ph.D. Benjamin Cull
Megan Jones Ph.D.

Wolbachia genetics

Amelia Lindsey
Sayesha Khanna Ph.D.

Spongy Moth

Brian Aukema
Ella Maddi M.S.

Forest entomology, specifically studying the endemic niche of the Mountain Pine Beetle.

Brian Aukema
Hunter Ness M.S.

Entomology, IPM, Natural Resource Mgmt, Agriculture, Soil

Fei Yang
Bob Koch
Kylee Nissen Ph.D. Dan Cariveau
Mary Powley Ph.D.

Native bees, including bumble bee occupancy modelling

Dan Cariveau
Mauricio Ramirez Ph.D.

Taxonomy and systematics of the subfamily Stactobiinae (Hydroptilidae).

Robin Thomson
V Roberts M.S. Dan Cariveau
Jacob Simon M.S. Cristian Beza-Beza
Zixia Song Ph.D.

Mechanisms of insect resistance,  population genetics,  Integrated pest management

Fei Yang
Maya Vellicolungara M.S.

Pollinator biodiversity in remnant and restored prairies. Bumblebees, butterflies, and restored prairies that are part of the Conservation Reserve Program.

Dan Cariveau
Matt Villalta Ph.D.

Genomic impact of lost sex across populations of the parasitoid wasp Trichogramma pretiosum 

Amelia Lindsey
Sarah von Gries Ph.D.

Biological Control of soybean gall midge

Robert Koch
Amelia Lindsey
Haobo Zhang M.S. Fei Yang

Graduate Students in Other Programs

Title Degree Areas of Interest Advisor
Alyssa Gooding Ph.D. George Heimpel
Ian Grossenbacher-Mcglamery Ph.D. Brian Aukema
Journey Prack Ph.D. George Heimpel