Field Crops Entomology

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.

John Foster

Dr. John Foster (Emeritus)

Emeritus Extension & Research Entomologist

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Entomology
103 Entomology Hall
Lincoln, NE
68583-0816
Dr. Bob Wright

Dr. Bob Wright

Emeritus Professor

Field Crops Entomology Research & Extension
UNL Department of Entomology
213 Entomology Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Dr. Julie Peterson

Dr. Julie Peterson

Professor

Insect Ecology, Field Crops Entomology, Integrated Pest Management, Biological Control
West Central Research, Extension and Education Center (WCREEC)
402 West State Farm Road
North Platte, NE 69101
Dr. Justin McMechan

Dr. Justin McMechan

Assistant Professor

Crop Protection and Cropping Systems
105B Entomology
University of Nebraska-LIncoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
and
Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center (ENREEC)
Ithaca, NE
Dr. Kyle G. Koch

Dr. Kyle G. Koch

Assistant Extension Educator

Insect Identification, Insect Training and Diagnostics, Arthropod Species, Citizen Science
12BB Entomology Hall
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Dr. Tom Hunt (Emeritus)

Dr. Tom Hunt (Emeritus)

Emeritus Professor

Integrated Pests Management; Ecology and Management of Arthropods
Haskell Agricultural Laboratory
57905 866 Road
Concord, NE
68728
Dr. Gary Hein

Dr. Gary Hein (Emeritus)

Emeritus Professor of Entomology; Emeritus Director of Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program

107 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Gary Brewer

Dr. Gary Brewer

Professor

Pest and Pollinator Interaction, Livestock Entomology
109C Entomology Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Dr. Jeff Bradshaw

Dr. Jeff Bradshaw

Professor & Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program

Applied Ecology, Host-Plant Resistance, Biological Control
279D PLSH
Lincoln, NE 68583-0915
Dr. Georgina Bingham

Dr. Georgina Bingham

Research Associate Professor

Leading the Stored Product Pest Laboratory
209 ENTO
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816