Pest Management & Biological Control Research Unit

USDA-ARS, Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center

Steven E. Naranjo Research Leader & Entomologist Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center 21881 North Cardon Lane Maricopa, Arizona, USA 85238 520-316-6333 520-316-6330 (FAX) steve.naranjo@ars.usda.gov

Education:
B.S. Zoology, Colorado State University 1978
M.S. Entomology, University of Florida 1983
Ph.D. Entomology, Cornell University 1987

Research Interests:
My areas of expertise include, population ecology, biological control, sampling and decision-support systems, and integrated pest management.  My current interests include characterizing and estimating the impact of arthropod predation on cotton pests, conservation biological control through the use of selective insecticides, non-target effects of transgenic cottons, seasonal ecology of whitefly and lygus bugs, and survey and evaluation of arthropods inhabiting lesquerella and guayule, two new desert crops.