Insect Resistance to Pesticides

Sometimes insects become resistant or less sensitive to a pesticide that is used to control the pest. Resistance can occur when the same or similar pesticides are used over and over again.

Jae Horn

Jae Horn

MS Graduate Student

Pollinators & bees
UNL Entomology Hall
220 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816

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
Bridget Gross

Bridget Gross

Ph.D. Graduate Student

Entomology, Environmental Studies, beekeeping
102b South Hardin Hall
3310 Holdrege St.
Lincoln, NE 68583-0961
Dr. Kumar Shrestha

Dr. Kumar Shrestha

Post Doctoral Research Associate

Plant-Insect Interactions
312E ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Dr. Mritunjoy Barman

Dr. Mritunjoy Barman

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Arthropod vector of plant viruses
UNL Entomology Department
305A ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Esha Kaler

Esha Kaler

MS graduate student

220 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816

Heather Hernandez

Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant

220 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816

Dr. Alisson Da Silva Santana

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Crop Protection, Agriculture & Biodiversity
WCREEC
402 W State Farm Rd.
North Platte, NE 89101-7751
Shelby Kittle

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
Dr. Leslie Rault

Dr. Leslie Rault

Research Assistant Professor

Arthropod Vector Physiology
312F Entomology
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816