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DAVID, Igbagbolere
M.S May 2024
Research: Beekeeping management and Honeybee Health
HANEL, Aldo
Ph.D May 2024
Research: Ecology of Agroecosystems and Biological control
ONAYEMI, Stephen
Ph.D May 2024
Research: IPM, Pollinator sustainability
FLANDERMEYER, Laura
M.S May 2024
Research: Theoretical and Empirical Modeling, Insect Ecology
WESTON, Kendra
M.S May 2024
Research: Natural antibody levels in response to co-infection in Poultry
BLANCE, Megan
M.S. May 2023
Research: Plant-insect interactions, landscape ecology, pest management
WARE, Adam
M.S. December 2023
Research: Sustainable and integrative methods in apiculture and agricultural management. Honey bee genetics and breeding.
JOCSON, Dowen
Ph.D. May 2023
Research: Pest management using vibrational communication to disrupt mating and reduce population size
RENDLEMAN, Emily
M.S. 2022
Research: Apiculture, honey bee behavior and ecology
ASCHE, Megan – Ph.D. Candidate
Ph.D. Dec 2021
Research: An Investigation of Chemical Control Techniques For Polistes Paper Wasps
BERGERON, Paul
M.S. May 2021
Research: Not All Predators Are Equal: Miticide Non-Target Effects and Differential Selectivity
WEBB, Anna
M.S. May 2021
Research: Exploring biological and chemical control methods in an integrated pest management approach for Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies
MALHOTRA, Pooja
M.S. May 2021
Research: Molecular and biochemical aspects of Plant-Insect-Virus interactions in legumes
LEE, Benjamin
Ph.D. May 2021
Research: Predator-prey interactions, disease ecology, and landscape ecology
KIRBY, Melanie
M.S. May 2021
Research: Sustainable beekeeping and honey bee breeding
HEPLER, James
Ph.D. May 2021
Research: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, landscape ecology, orchard risk assessment.
HAYES, Abigail
Ph.D. May 2021
Research: The Wing Polyphenic Sand Cricket Gryllus Firmus: Morph Formation, Environmental Cues, and Transduction Mechanisms
COHEN, Abigail
Ph.D. May 2021
Research: Conducting experiments studying the ecology of psyllid-Liberibacter-potato interactions.
AUTH, Connor
M.S. May 2021
Research: Increasing Accessibility of Honey Bee Semen Cryopreservation
MARSHALL, Adrian
Ph.D. May 2020
Research: Evaluating friendly controls (kaolin clay and reflective ground cover) on little cherry disease and leafhoppers that vector the X disease phytoplasma. His PhD at WSU was on cultural control of apple pests.
OLSSON, Rae
Ph.D. May 2020
Research: How environmental factors influence floral traits and how those traits might be attractive and influential to bee populations.
OELLER, Elisabeth
M.S. December 2019
Research: The pest communities in quinoa crops, and determining host-plant resistance of quinoa against various pest species.
FREEMAN, Maggie
M.S. December 2019
Research: Introducing a parasitoid wasp as a biological control agent of the lily leaf beetle.
SANSAR, Saffet
M.S. December 2019
Research: Beekeeping and Honey Bee Breeding
YETIS, Fatime
M.S. December 2019
DUPUIS, Greta Mae
M.S. December 2019
Research: Development and validation of a degree-day model using weather system technology to better predict the emergence dates of alkali bees.
ADESANYA, Adekunle
Ph.D. May 2019
Research: Molecular Biology, especially with respect to pesticide resistance and integrated pest management.
BLOOM, Elias
Ph.D. May 2019
Research: The stability and diversity of native pollinator communities in urban and organic farming systems.
ELMQUIST, Dane
Ph.D. May 2019
Research: Chemical Ecology of Insects
MILNES, Joshua
M.S. May 2019
Research: Parasitology with a focus on biocontrol of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, as well as the behavioral and chemical ecology of the oblique banded leaf roller through apple genotyping and integrated pest management.
O’HEARN, Jonathan
Ph.D. May 2019
Research: Researching different ways to design landscapes in sustainable agroecosystems to increase beneficial arthropods: natural enemies, parasitoids, and pollinators.
ORPET, Robert
Ph.D. December 2018
Research: Integrated Pest Management & Herbivory
JONES, Matthew
Ph.D. December 2018
Research: Dung Beetle- Mediated Pathogen Suppression
WHITENER, Alix
Ph.D. May 2018
Research: Behavior and integrated pest management of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Washington State sweet cherry.
Technical Services Manager for FMC
ASCHE, Megan
M.S. May 2018
Research: Comparison of pollination behavior and health of three Apis mellifoera strains.
Ph.D. Program at Washington State University
WINE, Emily
M.S. February 2018
Research: Long-Term Population Census and Nest Site Characterization of Managed Alkali Bee Population in Alfalfa Seed Production in South Central Washington.
KREY, Karol
Ph.D. June 2017
Research: Biological Controls, Integrated Pest Management, Molecular Ecology
CHISHOLM, Paul
Ph.D. May 2017
Research:Plant-insect-virus interactions, using the pea aphid and legumes as a model system.
GRULA, Courtney
M.S. August 2016
Research: Comparative studies of pollinator diversity among crops and adjacent riparian habitats.
MEADOWS, Amanda
Ph.D. May 2016
Research: Lethal and Non-lethal Effects of Predators on Culex Mosquitoes: Implications for Pathogen Transmission.
TAYLOR, Megan
Ph.D. May 2016
Research: Old World Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Populations: A Genetic Resource for U.S. Honey Bee Breeding
ZINNA, Robert
Ph.D. May 2016
Research: Proximate mechanisms of condition-dependent exaggerated weapon growth in the Asian rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus Dichotomus
CDC in Arizona
CASTILLO CARRILLO, Carmen
Ph.D. December 2015
Research: Psyllid ecology and biodiversity in the Pacific Northwest.
Returning to resume her position in Ecuador.
LANE, Janet
M.S., December 2015
Research: Modeling the Climatic Suitability of Fopius Arsinans and its Host Fly Bacteroceria Dorsalis.
O’LEARY, Conor
M.S. December 2015
Research:
SCHWARTZ, Joseph
Ph.D. December 2015
Research:
D’AURIA, Elizabeth
M.S. August 2015
Research: Developing Decision-Support Tools for Insect Pests of Potato Crops in the Pacific Northwestern United States
Post Doc with Crowder Lab at Washington State University
MILOSAVLJEVIC, Ivan
Ph.D. August 2015
Research: Ecology, biology, and management of wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in Pacific Northwest cereal crops.
Post Doc with Crowder Lab at Washington State University
WHITESIDE, Samantha
M.S. May 2015
Research: Putting Limits on Larval Feeding Success for the Rocky Mountain Wood Tick (Dermacentor Andersoni).
Allen Institute of Brain Science in Seattle, WA
STRONG, Adam
Ph.D May 2015
Research: Ecological and Biological Stress Effects on the Ground Squirrel Flea, Oropsylla Montana (Siphonaptera: Certiphyllidae)
SCHMIDT-JEFFRIS, Rebecca
Ph.D. May 2015
Research: Phytoseiids as Biological Control Agents of Phytophagous Mites in Washington Apple Orchards.
Post Doc researcher at Cornell University
LIU, Si-Pei
M.S. May 2015
Research: Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) from Europe and the United States.
Ph.D. program at a University in Germany
JONES, Cami
Ph.D. May 2015
Research: Biotic Factors Affecting Tick Blood Feeding: Exploring Interactions of Deer Mice and Rocky Mountain Wood Ticks
M.S. May 2015
Research: Functional Analyses of Fat Signaling Genes During Exaggerated Horn Growth in the Asian Rhinoceros Beetle Trypoxylus Dichotomus (Coleoptra: Scarabaeidae)
Government agency in Oregon
HERMA, Amalia
Posthumous, Ph.D. May 2015
Research: Characterization of Insecticide Resistance Mechanisms in the Western Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus Hesperus (Hemiptera:Miridae)
BOYLE, Natalie
Ph.D. May 2015
Research: Pollinator-Mediated Gene Flow in and Among Fields of Alfalfa Produced Seeds
Post Doc with Doug Walsh
MUSTAFA, Tariq
Ph.D. December 2014
Research: Comparative Biology of Potato Psyllid Bactericera Cockerelli (Hemiptera: Triozidae) Haplotypes
Post Doc at USDA/ARS Wapato, Washington
HOPKINS, Brandon
Ph.D. May 2014
Research: Artificial Reproductive Techniques in Honey Bees: Sperm Cell Physiology, Semen Collection and Storage
Manager for WSU Apiculture Laboratory
JORDAN, Amelia
M.S. May 2014
Research: A Qualitative Survey of Native Bees in and Near Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa) Seeds in Washington State
Ph.D. program at Oregon State University
QIAO, Mu
M.S. May 2014
Research: Individual and Population-level Toxicity of the New Generation Insecticide, Rynaxypyr to the Cladoceran, Ceriodaphnia dubia
Ph.D. May 2014
Research: Assessing Transportation Impacts to Alkali Bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) and Alfalfa Seed Production in the Walla Walla Valley
Post Doc at Oregon State University-Hermiston Ag. Res. & Ext Ctr.
RAYL, Ryan
M.S. December 2013
Research: Efficacy of Nanophyes marmoratus Goeze (Coleoptera: Brentidae) attack on Lythrum salicaria L. (Lythraceae) seed production and population dynamics in Eastern Washington
Fellowship in PhD program at Lincoln University in New Zealand
PIRANEO, Tara
M.S. December 2013
Research: Acaricide Resistance of the Two-Spotted Spider Mite (Tetranychus Urticae) in Pacific Northwest Hops
COSLOR, Charlie
M.S. August 2013
Research: Effeccts of Neoicotinoids on Adult and Immature Drosophila Suzukii in the Laboratory and in an Experimental Blueberry Field
Ph.D. Program at Michigan State University
PEARSON, Cole
M.S. August 2013
Research: Characterization and Correlation of Electrical Penetration Graph (EPG) Waveforms of the Psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Hemiptera: Triozidae)
Marrone Biological Innovations, Davis, CA
BAHDER, Brian
Ph.D. May 2013
Research: Pheromone-Based Monitoring of Pseudococcus maritimus & Intra- and Interspecific Vector Efficiency of Parthenolecanium corni & Pseudococcus maritimus Among & Between Vitis x labruscana L and Vitis vinifera
Post doc at University of California-Davis
LYNCH, Christine
Ph.D. May 2013
Research: Exploring Consumption by Two Generalist Hemipteran Predators in Potatoes Using Molecular Gut Content Analysis and Behavioral Studies
Post doc at University of Hawaii
NIEDBALA, John “Jack”
M.S. May 2013
Research: Biology of a Little Known Weevil Polydrusus impressifroms Gyllenhal(1834) Coleoptera: Curculionidae In an Irrigate Hybrid Poplar Plantation In the PNW
Research Tech in Crops and Soils at Washington State University
RODSTROM, Andrew R.
Ph.D. May 2013
Research: Terrestrial Insect Communities and Novel Pest Management Strategies in PNW Hybrid Poplar Plantations
Scientist at GreenWood Industries in Oregon
VANDER VLIET, Anne
M.S. May 2013
Research: Effects of Host Immunity, Pathogen Infection & Environmental Factors on the Fitness of the Rocky Mountain Wood Tick (Dermacentor andersoni)
Las Cruces, NM, Dangerous/Exotic Animal Control
MARTINEZ-ROCHA, Luis
M.S. December 2012
Research: Effects of Pesticides and three Sulfur-Based Products on Integrated Mite Management in Washington State
Ph.D. program at University of Idaho
VILAIRE, Auriel-Robert
M.S. December 2012
Research: Effects of Host Immunity, Pathogen Infection & Environmental Factors on the Fitness of the Rocky Mountain Wood Tick (Dermacentor andersoni)
Software developer at Randstand
BOYLE, Natalie
M.S. May 2012
Research: Sublethal Effects of Brood Comb Pesticide Residues on Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colony Health
Ph.D. Program at Washington State University
OLSEN, Matthew
M.S. May 2012
PARKER, Joyce
Ph.D. May 2012
Research: Diversity by design: Exploring the use of trap crops and companion plants to control Phyllotreta cruciferae, the crucifer flea beetle, in broccoli
Accepted a position with Rutgers University Extension Service
SMITH, Teah
M.S. May 2012
Research: Effects of Flight and Sublethal Pesticide Residues on Codling Moth, Cydia Pomonella (Linnaeus), Obliquebanded Leafroller, Chorioneura Rosaceana (Harris), and Convergent Ladybird Beetle, Hippodamia Convergens (Guérin-Méneville)
Working at WSU Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center with Vince Jones
VINCHESI, Amber
M.S December 2011
Research: Manipulation of Soil Temperatures to Influence Brood Emergence in the Alkali Bee (Nomia Melanderi Cockerell)
Ph.D. program at Washington State University
DEL POZO, Alejandro
M.S. December 2011
Research: Describing the Natural History & Control of Two Defoliators (Orthosia hibisci & Gluphisia septentrionis) in the PNW Hybrid Poplars
Ph.D. Program at North Carolina St. at Raleigh
GONTIJO, Lessando
Ph.D. December 2011
Research: Integrated Biological Control of Woolly Apple Aphid in Washington
Post-doc position in Brazil
HOLLINGBERY (EAKIN), Erin
M.S. December 2011
Research: Effectiveness of Reduced-Cost Management of Green Peach Aphid in Potato with Single Treatment Seed-Applied Neonicotinoid Insecticide, and Definition and Linkage of Parasitoid Guilds of Aphids in Potatoes and Rabbitbrush in WA State
WIMAN, Nikolai
Ph.D. December 2011
Research: Ecology of Tachinid Parasitoids (Diptera) and Biological Control of Leafroller Pests (Tortricidae) in WA Tree Fruit
Post-Doc at Oregon State University
BUCHMAN, Jeremy
M.S. May 2011
Research: Vector Efficiency of the Potato Psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc) in Zebra Chip Disease Epidemiology: The Effects of Life Stage, Inoculation Access Period and Vector Density
Frito-Lay Co. doing potato research Rhinelander, MI
NORTHFIELD, Tobin
Ph.D. May 2011
Research: Resource Partitioning by Predators Impacts Insect Communities
Lecturer at James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
ZHOU, Changqing
M.S. May 2011
Research: Identification of Lygus Bugs by DNA Barcoding for Integrated Pest Management
Research Assistant at University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign
CLARKE, Abigail – M.S. Student
Advisor: Dr. Tobin Northfield Email: abby.clarke@wsu.edu
Interest: Insect ecology, IPM, Biological control
Education: B.S. in Insect Ecology & Conservation and Agriculture & Natural Resources with a minor in Landscape Horticulture and Design, University of Delaware
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