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. Alisson Da Silva Santana
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Crop Protection, Agriculture & Biodiversity
WCREC 402 W State Farm Rd.
North Platte, NE 89101-7751
North Platte, NE 89101-7751

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
Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant
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
Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant
West Central Research, Extension & Education Center
402 W State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE 69101
402 W State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE 69101


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
Ph.D. 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

Joshua Villazana
Research Technician II
Plant-Insect Interactions
Entomology Department
ENTO Hall 12BA
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
ENTO Hall 12BA
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816