Collaborations

The Invasive Insect Biocontrol & Behavior Laboratory has a long and productive history of collaborative research involving stakeholders.

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Current collaborators and projects:

PURDUE UNIVERSITY, WEST LAFAYETTE, IN

Turning the Table on a Key Vegetable Pest: Exploiting Plant- and Insect-derived Volatile Aggregation Cues to Improve Cucumber Beetle IPM

RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, PISCATAWAY, NJ

Field and Laboratory Studies of the Invasive Introduced Longhorned Tick Haemaphysalis Longicornis

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, BROOKINGS, SD

Cucurbitacins for Management of Cucumber Beetles

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA

Evaluation of New Chemical Acaricides and Biopesticides for Tick Control and Reduction of Tick-Borne Pathogen Transmission

TOWSON UNIVERSITY, BALTIMORE, MD

Development of Botanical-Based Pesticide to Control Pests of Medical Importance

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, WASHINGTON, DC

Methyl Benzoate and Analogs to Control Mosquitoes of Medical Importance

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE, FL

Multidisciplinary Approaches toward new Acaricide and Repellent Development: Efficacy Evaluation and Elucidation of the Modes of Action

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE, PRINCESS ANNE, MD

Evaluation of Toxicities of Methyl Benzoate and Analogs as Green Pesticide to Control Agricultural Insect Pests

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, COLLEGE PARK, MD

Evaluation of USDA’s New Bait Treatment System (a.k.a. “TickLick”) for Use by White-Tailed Deer and Other wildlife in Natural Habitats

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST

Biocontrol of Gypsy Moth and Other Lepidopteran Pests of the Northeast Area through Development of Microbial Pathogen-Based Biological Control

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, DURHAM, NH

Attract-and-Kill for Sustainable Striped Cucumber Beetle Management

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV, BLACKSBURG, VA

Behavioral Control for Colorado Potato Beetle