Robert Koch

Bob Koch, Caucasian man blue shirt
Interim Department Head & Professor
Extension Entomologist
he/him/his
[email protected]
530B Hodson Hall

219 Hodson
1980 Folwell Avenue
St Paul, MN 55108
United States

Education

B.A. Biology, St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN
Ph.D. Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

Areas of Interest

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

Research

My research program focuses on applied ecology and integrated pest management of arthropods associated with soybean. The goal, in conjunction with my extension program, is to improve the environmental and economic sustainability of crop production through integrated pest management. The research program is broadly based, emphasizing pest biology, evaluation and integration of management tactics, and scouting and decision making. 

Extension

Through my extension programming, I provide farmers and agricultural professionals research-based guidance for management of soybean pests. Some of this information can be found here:

Select Publications

Please see: Google Scholar Profile & List of Publications

Honors and Awards

  • Award of Excellence in Integrated Pest Management (North Central Branch, ESA); 
  • Distinguished Extension and Outreach Award (CFANS, U of MN); 
  • Dean's Award for Distinguished Campus-Based Faculty (Extension, U of MN); 
  • IPM Team Award (Plant-Insect Ecosystems Section, ESA); 
  • Dean's Award for Distinguished Team (Extension, U of MN); 
  • International IPM Award of Excellence for Teams (International IPM Symposium)

Students Advised

Current: 

  • Hunter Ness, MS (co-advised by Fei Yang)
  • Pheylan Anderson, PhD
  • Sarah von Gries, PhD (co-advised by Amelia Lindsey)

Past:

  • Ellen Adjeiwaa, MS (2024)
  • Josie Dillon, MS (co-advised by Ian MacRae) (2023)
  • Gloria Melotto, MS (co-advised by Amelia Lindsey) (2023)
  • Rosa (Tina) Lozano, PhD (co-advised by Amelia Lindsey) (2023)
  • James Menger, MS (2022)
  • Rafael Carlesso Aita, MS (2020)
  • Zach Marston, Ph.D (co-advised by Ian MacRae) (2019)
  • Hailey Shanovich, MS (2019)
  • Obiratanea da Silva Queiroz, MS (2019)
  • Daniela Pezzini, MS (2018)
  • Anthony Hanson, Ph.D (2017)
  • Tavvs Alves, Ph.D (co-advised by Ian MacRae) (2016)
  • Anh Tran, MS (2016)
  • Erica Nystrom, MS (co-advised by Robert Venette) (2016)

Staff

  • Arthur Ribeiro, Researcher
  • James Menger, Researcher

 

First Gen Proud

"As a first-generation college graduate, I enjoy helping others navigate things at the University."