This research area includes both relationships of insect herbivores and their natural enemies as well as to the host plant responses to arthropod stress. Research is directed at physiological, chemical, behavioral, morphological, and microclimatic factors in these interactions.
Dr. Ana Paula Santana Lima
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Crop Protection, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Biological Control
West Central Research, Extension & Education Center (WCREEC)
402 West State Farm Road
North Platte, NE 69101
402 West State Farm Road
North Platte, NE 69101
Dr. Pin-Chu Lai
Assistant Professor
Integrated Pest Management
Panhandle Research, Extension, and Education Center (PHREEC)
4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4939
4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4939
Sofiya Arora
MS Graduate Student
Plant virus-vector interactions, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology
UNL Entomology Department
208 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0816
208 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0816
Nikhitha Gangavarapu
Ph.D. Graduate Student
Plant virus-vector interactions, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology
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
Dr. Kumar Shrestha
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Plant-Insect Interactions
312E ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Dr. Shaonpius Mondal
Assistant Professor of Entomology
Arthropod vector of plant pathogens
Kashish Verma
MS Graduate Student
Plant-Insect Interactions
Esha Kaler
MS graduate student
Edith Ikuze
MS Graduate Student
Plant-Insect Interactions, Biotechnology
208 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Dr. Suresh Varsani
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Plant-Insect Interactions
109A ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816