Faculty

Ric T. Besson - Extension Professor

rbessin@uky.edu | 859.257.7456 | Homepage
Ph.D. Louisiana State University (1990)

Corn, vegetable, greenhouse, and fruit IPM Extension programs.

Grayson C. Brown - Professor | Public Health Entomology Laboratory

gcbrown147@gmail.com | 859.257.3125 | Homepage
Ph.D. Washington State University (1977)

Computer simulation of insect populations; Mathematical and theoretical ecology; Systems analysis in IPM.

Stephen L. Dobson - Professor | Dobson Laboratory

sdobson@uky.edu | 859.257.4902 | Homepage
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley (1996)

Medical/Veterinary Entomology, Evolution & Molecular Genetics; Potential of symbiotic bacteria as a means to modify natural insect populations.

Charles W. Fox - Professor

fox@uky.edu | 859.257.7474 | Homepage
Ph.D. University of `California, Berkeley (1993)

Evolution ecology; insect behavior and life histories.

Paul H. Freytag - Professor Emeritus

Ph.D. Ohio State University (1963)

James D. Harwood - Associate Professor | Insect Ecology Laboratory

james.harwood@uky.edu | 859.257.4264 | Homepage
Ph.D. Cardiff University (2001)

Arthropod ecology; Molecular ecology; Biological Control; Food web biology.

Kenneth F. Haynes - Professor

khaynes@uky.edu | 859.257.1618 | Homepage
Ph.D. University of California, Davis (1982)

Insect behavior; Chemical ecology; Chemical signals mediating host-finding and mating behavior.

Douglas W. Johnson - Extension Professor | IPM Programs

djohnson@uky.edu | 859.257.9503 x214 | Homepage
Ph.D. University of Florida (1980)

Pest Management and Extension programs related to the biology and control of insects important to field crops.

Fred W. Knapp - Professor Emeritus

fknapp@uky.edu | 859.257.8989
Ph.D. Kansas State University (1961)

John J. Obrycki - Professor and Chair

john.obrycki@uky.edu | 859.257.7450 | Homepage
Ph.D. Cornell University (1982)

Biological control, Ecology of insect predators.

Subba R. Palli - Professor

rpalli@uky.edu | 859.257.4962 | Homepage
Ph.D. Western Ontario University (1988)

Insect physiology, molecular biology, endocrinology and applied biotechnology.

Daniel A. Potter - Professor

dapotter@uky.edu | 859.257.7458 | Homepage
Ph.D. Ohio State University (1978)

Behavior, ecology and control of arthropods attacking woody plants and turf; Insect-plant interactions; Urban landscape IPM.

Michael F. Potter - Extension Professor

mpotter@uky.edu | 859.257.2398 | Homepage
Ph.D. University of Arizona (1982)

Pest Management and Extension programs related to urban and industrial pest control, and horticultural and medical entomology.

Lynne K. Rieske-Kinney - Professor

lrieske@uky.edu | 859.257.1167 | Homepage
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin (1995)

Forest entomology; insect-plant relations; disturbance ecology; invasive species ecology and management.

Michael J. Sharkey - Professor

msharkey@uky.edu | 859.257.9364
Ph.D. McGill University(1983)

Insect systematics; systematics of parasitic wasps.

Lee H. Townsend - Extension Professor | Extension Entomology

ltownsen@uky.edu | 859.257.7455 | Homepage
Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1977)

Extension programs related to the management of insect pests of tobacco, forages, and livestock.

Bruce A. Webb - Professor

bawebb@uky.edu | 859.257.7415 | Homepage
Ph.D. University of Washington (1988)

Molecular virology and development.

Jennifer White - Assistant Professor

jenwhite.uk@gmail.com | 859.257.6693 | Homepage
Ph.D. University of Minnesota (2005)

Interspecific interactions; Behavioral Ecology; Biological Control; Endosymbionts

Kenneth V. Yeargan - Professor

kyeargan@uky.edu | 859.257.7454 | Homepage
Ph.D. University of California, Davis (1974)

Ecology of insects and spiders; Soybean and forage IPM; Biological control.

Xuguo “Joe” Zhou - Assisstant Professor

xuguozhou@uky.edu | 859.257.3125 | Homepage
Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2002)

Insect Integrative Genomics

Adjunct

John D. Sedlacek - Asst. Adjunct Professor, KY State University

john.sedlacek@kysu.edu | 502.597.6582 | Homepage
Ph.D. University of Kentucky (1985)

Stored-product insect ecology; Stored-grain pest management, particularly biological control.

Thomas Webster - Asst. Adjunct Professor, KY State University

thomas.webster@kysu.edu | 502.597.6351 | Homepage
Ph.D. The University of California - Davis (1986)

Control of varroa mites and other maladies of honey bees.

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