Insect pest management aims to develop and implement environmentally sound, sustainable practices to reduce the impact of insect pests. This research area concentrates on pests of field crops, livestock, horticultural crops, urban environments, and forests.
![Dr. Ana Paula Santana Lima](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/Santana_Ana_Paula.jpg?itok=NNQVXwcK)
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
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Dr. Pin-Chu Lai
Assistant Professor
Applied Ecology, Integrated Pest Management
Panhandle Research, Extension, and Education Center (PHREEC)
4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4939
4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4939
Natalie Johnston
MS Graduate Student
Integrated Pest Management, Toxicology, Beneficial Insect Protection
UNL Dept. of Entomology
1700 East Campus Mall
220 Entomology Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
1700 East Campus Mall
220 Entomology Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
![Dr. Kumar Shrestha](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/Screenshot%202023-08-21%20at%202.42.08%20PM.png?itok=e4z-qS0o)
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](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/Mondal_3.png?itok=_23CWYPq)
Dr. Shaonpius Mondal
Assistant Professor of Entomology
Arthropod Vector of Plant Pathogens
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Heather Hernandez
Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant
![Dr. Suresh Varsani](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/Suresh_Varsani_Photo.png?itok=5_f2K3Fe)
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
![Dr. David Onstad](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/OnstadPhotoAdjunct.png?itok=68tQCaIY)
Dr. David Onstad
Adjunct Faculty
Resistance management, Ecology, Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
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Dr. Alisson Da Silva Santana
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Crop Protection, Agriculture & Biodiversity
WCREEC
402 W State Farm Rd.
North Platte, NE 89101-7751
402 W State Farm Rd.
North Platte, NE 89101-7751
![Shelby Kittle](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/ShelbyKittle.jpg?itok=YrhYYOQN)
Shelby Kittle
Research Technician II; MS Graduate Student
Beneficial Insects; Pollinators
UNL Entomology Hall
220 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
220 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816