PhD graduate student Matt Boucher recently learned he was awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.  This supports Matt for three years as he pursues his thesis research on host plant – plant pathogen-insect interactions.  Congratulations Matt!

Welcome to new PhD student Matthew Boucher who started in the fall 2015

The NY Farm Viability Institute awarded PI Greg Loeb and collaborators a grant for $290,000 in June 2015 to support research on biology and management of spotted wing drosophila

USDA awards a $6.75 M specialty crops research initiative (SCRI) grant over four years to develop sustainable strategies to manage spotted wing drosophila in the US with PI Hannah Burrack at NC State. As co-project director Loeb receives $540,000 in support of his research and extension efforts

USDA awards a $350,00 crop protection pest management (CPPM) grant over there years to investigate managing spotted wing drosophila using innovative behavioral manipulation strategies with PI Cesar Saona-Rodriguez at Rutgers. Co-PI Loeb receives $100,00 in support of research efforts on integrating repellents into management system.

Heather Connelly is awarded the 2015-2016 Paul J. Chapman Graduate Student Fellowship from the Department of Entomology

Heather Connelly receives the Entomological Society of America President’s 1^st Place in the 10 minute competition a the 2015 ESA annual meeting in Minneapolis, MN

Heather Connelly receives the ESA Eastern Branch John H. Comstock Graduate Award for 2016

PhD student Heather Connelly was the recipient of the Entomological Society of American President’s 1st Place in the 10 minute paper competition at the 2013 ESA annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

The Atkinson Sustainable Biodiversity Fund recently awarded a grant to PhD student Heather Connelly in support of her PhD research on the role landscape context in mediating biodiversity and ecosystem services in agroecosystems.

The NY Farm Viability Institute awarded PI Greg Loeb and collaborators a grant for $170,000 to investigate the biology and management of spotted wing drosophila, a new invasive pest of soft-skinned fruit crops.

Welcome to new postdoctoral associate Dr. Anna Wallingford who started in the fall of 2013. Anna will be working on spotted wing drosophila biology and management. Read more about Anna under People.