Essential food and forage crops often are threatened by insect and mite pests. Minimizing the impact of these pests is a major research objective of the department, with emphasis on pests of alfalfa, corn, dry beans, sorghum, soybeans, sugar beets, and wheat.

Dr. Matheus Ribeiro
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Insecticide Toxicology, Crop Protection and Cropping Systems

Dr. Pritha Kundu
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Molecular Plant-Insect Interactions
312 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816

Pragya Gupta
Biotechnology, Integrated Pest Management
Entomology Department
208 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
208 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816

Eric Schwan
Crop Protection and Integrated Pest Management
Entomology Department
220 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
220 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816


Andrea Rilakovíc
West Central Research, Extension & Education Center
402 W State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE 69101
402 W State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE 69101


Vilma Montenegro
Integrated Pest Management
208 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816

Mikaelison da Silva Lima
UNL Entomology Department
208 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
208 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816

Jeff Cluever
PhD graduate research assistant
Integrated Pest Managment
Panhandle Research, Extension & Education Center
4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4939
4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4939