Dr. Troy Anderson
Associate ProfessorInsect Physiology
Teaching and Research Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Erin Bauer
Lecturer
Online Education
Teaching
UNL Department of Entomology,Lincoln
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Online Education
Teaching
UNL Department of Entomology,Lincoln
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Dr. Jeffrey D. Bradshaw
Associate Professor
Extension Specialist
Research and Extension Faculty
Panhandle Research & Extension Center, Scottsbluff, NE jbradshaw2@unl.edu Full Jeff Bradshaw Bio
Extension Specialist
Research and Extension Faculty
Panhandle Research & Extension Center, Scottsbluff, NE jbradshaw2@unl.edu Full Jeff Bradshaw Bio
Dr. Gary J. Brewer
Professor
Pest and Pollinator Interaction, Livestock Entomology
Research and Teaching
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Pest and Pollinator Interaction, Livestock Entomology
Research and Teaching
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Dr. Douglas A. Golick
Associate Professor
Science Education
Teaching and Extension Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Science Education
Teaching and Extension Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Dr. Gary L. Hein
Professor
Director of Doctor of Plant Health Program, Wheat Curl Mite Biology and Ecology
Administration and Research Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Director of Doctor of Plant Health Program, Wheat Curl Mite Biology and Ecology
Administration and Research Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Dr. Tiffany M. Heng-Moss
CASNR Dean
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Administration
103I Agricultural Hall, Lincoln
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College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Administration
103I Agricultural Hall, Lincoln
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Dr. Thomas E. Hunt
Professor
Field Crops Entomology, Integrated Pest Management, Applied Ecology, Resistance Management
Extension and Research Faculty
Haskell Agricultural Laboratory, Concord, NE
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Field Crops Entomology, Integrated Pest Management, Applied Ecology, Resistance Management
Extension and Research Faculty
Haskell Agricultural Laboratory, Concord, NE
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Dr. Kyle G. Koch
Assistant Extension Educator
Extension - Insect Diagnostics
Extension Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Extension - Insect Diagnostics
Extension Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Dr. Joe M. Louis
Associate Professor
Molecular Plant-Insect Interactions
Research and Teaching Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Molecular Plant-Insect Interactions
Research and Teaching Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Dr. Louise I. Lynch-O'Brien
Assistant Professor
Insect Biology
Teaching and Extension Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Insect Biology
Teaching and Extension Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Dr. Justin McMechan
Assistant Professor
Crop Protection and Cropping Systems
Extension and Research Faculty
Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center, Ithaca Nebraska
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Crop Protection and Cropping Systems
Extension and Research Faculty
Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center, Ithaca Nebraska
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Dr. Lance J. Meinke
Professor
Applied Insect Ecology and Behavior, Field Crops Entomology, Integrated Pest Management
Research and Teaching Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Applied Insect Ecology and Behavior, Field Crops Entomology, Integrated Pest Management
Research and Teaching Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Dr. Julie A. Peterson
Associate Professor
Insect Ecology, Field Crops Entomology, Integrated Pest Management, Biological Control.
Research and Extension Faculty
West Central Research & Extension Center, North Platte, NE
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Insect Ecology, Field Crops Entomology, Integrated Pest Management, Biological Control.
Research and Extension Faculty
West Central Research & Extension Center, North Platte, NE
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Dr. Brett C. Ratcliffe
Professor and Curator
Systematics of Scarabaeidae
Research and Teaching Faculty
Nebraska State Museum, UNL, Lincoln
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Systematics of Scarabaeidae
Research and Teaching Faculty
Nebraska State Museum, UNL, Lincoln
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Dr. John Ruberson - Department Head
Professor
Administration, Biological Control, IPM
Administration
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Administration, Biological Control, IPM
Administration
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Dr. Autumn H. Smart
Research Assistant Professor
Ecosystem Ecologist
Research and Teaching Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Ecosystem Ecologist
Research and Teaching Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Dr. Ana María Vélez
Assistant Professor
Insecticide Toxicology
Research and Teaching Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Insecticide Toxicology
Research and Teaching Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Dr. Thomas J. Weissling
Associate Professor
Academic Programs, Ecology and Conservation
Teaching and Research Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Academic Programs, Ecology and Conservation
Teaching and Research Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Dr. Susan Weller
Director, University Museum
Administration
University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln susan.weller@unl.edu
Administration
University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln susan.weller@unl.edu
Dr. Robert J. Wright
Professor
Field Crops Entomology, Integrated Pest Management, Biological Control
Extension and Research Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Extension and Research Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Dr. Judy Wu-Smart
Assistant Professor
Pollinator Health
Extension and Research Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Pollinator Health
Extension and Research Faculty
UNL Department of Entomology, Lincoln
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Active Emeriti
Adjunct and Courtesy Appointments
Dr. Lisa Baird, University of San Diego
Dr. Edson Baldin, Universidade Estadual Paulista
Dr. Mike Culy, Sipcam Agro USA, Inc.
Dr. Odair Fernandes, FCAV/São Paulo State University
Dr. Elane Fishilevich, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Jody Green, Lancaster County Extension
Dr. Ashley Hall, University of Illinois at Chicago
Dr. Eileen Hebets, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dr. William Hutchison, University of Minnesota
Dr. David J. Isenhour, Orion Strategic Systems, LLC
Dr. Thomas Janousek, Pest Consulting Services, Inc.
Dr. Doug Jones, Monsanto
Dr. Nicholas Miller, Illinois Institute of Technology
Dr. Daniel J. Moellenbeck, DM Crop Research Group, Inc.
Dr. Jaime Molina-Ochoa, Universidad de Guanajuato
Dr. Tom Powers, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dr. Sean Putnam, Lincoln Public Schools
Dr. Blair Siegfried, University of Florida
Breaking Entomological News...
- Insect Science major Earl Agpawa (conducting undergraduate research with Joe Louis and Eileen Hebets) was named the 2020 winner of the ESA’s Plant-Insect Ecosystems Undergraduate Student Achievement Award.This is a national award that recognizes outstanding accomplishments in entomology by an undergraduate student working with insect-plant interactions. Congratulations, Earl!
- PhD student Sajjan Grover (mentored by Joe Louis) was named the 2020 winner of the ESA’s Plant-Insect Ecosystems Kenneth and Barbara Starks Plant Resistance to Insects Graduate Student Award. This is a national award recognizing a graduate student for outstanding work in the area of host plant resistance. Congratulations, Sajjan!
- Dr. Joe Louis receives a grant to study resistance in sorghum to fall armyworm
- We are well-represented in ESA North Central Branch awards this year. Déia Montezano is the 2020 John Henry Comstock Outstanding PhD Student Award winner, Gary Brewer is the 2020 recipient of the Award of Merit, and Bob Wright is the 2020 recipient of the C.V. Riley Award. Congratulations, Déia, Gary, and Bob!
- Congratulations to Dr. Troy Anderson on being elected Vice President Elect for the Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology Section of the Entomological Society of America!
- Dr. Kyle Koch named new insect diagnostician
- Check out the Emerald Ash Borer Resource Center, and our Emerald Ash Borer Look-Alike Insects Sheet - Be Sure Before You Treat!