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](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/Horn_Jae_0.jpg?itok=ZxWam6QS)
Jae Horn
MS Graduate Student
Pollinators & bees
UNL Entomology Hall
220 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
220 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
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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
![Bridget Gross](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/Gross-Bridget-portrait.jpg?itok=rKnjlXNT)
Bridget Gross
Ph.D. Graduate Student
Entomology, Environmental Studies, beekeeping
![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. Mritunjoy Barman](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/Barman_Mritunjoy_head_view.png?itok=bYG7GMRY)
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
305A ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
![Esha Kaler](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/EshaKaler_0.jpg?itok=KOmIMdjw)
Esha Kaler
MS graduate student
![](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/IMG_7605_1.jpeg?itok=rLifDSC6)
Heather Hernandez
Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant
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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
![Dr. Leslie Rault](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/Rault_Leslie.png?itok=8KHdwtFC)
Dr. Leslie Rault
Research Assistant Professor
Arthropod Vector Physiology