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Graduate Degrees OfferedM.S.; Ph.D. Specializations
Areas of Study
Distance Education OpportunitiesM.S. with all areas of study |
Entomology
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Description of ProgramThe Department of Entomology offers resident M.S. and Ph.D. programs and distance M.S. programs. The department makes a firm commitment to its students and provides strong mentoring relationships between the students and major professors. The department offers a strong curriculum and provides numerous professional opportunities for its students. This student-centered focus is reflected in the many awards received by the students and in their consistent placement in professional careers. The Department of Entomology is part of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and is involved in research, teaching, and extension arenas. Department faculty are internationally recognized and work in both applied and basic entomology. The department has research sites across Nebraska and collaborative relationships with both domestic and international scientists and educators. |
Graduate BulletinThe Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more: |
Faculty and Research
| Lisa Baird | Plant-Insect Interactions; Plant Stress Biology Adjunct Faculty | |
| Frederick Baxendale | Insect and Mite Pests; Arthropods | |
| Dennis Berkebile | Rearing and Genetics of Primary Screwworm Adjunct Faculty | |
| Gary Brewer | Insect Pests Affecting Sunflowers | |
| John Burd | Aphid Pests of Small Grains Adjunct Faculty | |
| David Carter | Forensic Science | |
| M. Roberto Cortinas | Veterinary and Medical Entomology; Parasitology; Vector Ecology; Animal and Human Disease | |
| Stephen Danielson | Insect Ecology; Insect Pests of Field Crops | |
| Marion Ellis | Apiculture | |
| Odair Fernandes | Biological Control; Multitrophic Interactions; Corn, Peanut, Vegetable, and Fruit Integrated Pest Management Adjunct Faculty | |
| John Foster | Insect Resistant Plants; Maize; Insect Genetics | |
| Mark Harrell | Forest Entomology | |
| Neal Haskell | Forensic Entomology Adjunct Faculty | |
| Gary Hein | Arthropod Pests of Small Grains and Specialty Crops | |
| E.A. Heinrichs | Insect Resistant Plants; Integrated Pest Management; International Agriculture Adjunct Faculty | |
| Tiffany Heng-Moss | Insect Resistant Plants; Functional Genomics; Turfgrass Insect Pest Management | |
| Leon Higley | Physiological Responses of Plants to Insect Injury; Tiger Beetles; Pest Management; Forensic Entomology | |
| W. Wyatt Hoback | Tiger Beetle Larvae; Limnology | |
| Thomas Hunt | Pest Management; Crops | |
| Scott Hutchins | Agriculture and Urban Pest Management; Bioeconomics; Economic Entomology Adjunct Faculty | |
| David Isenhour | Plant-Insect Interactions Adjunct Faculty | |
| Shripat Kamble | Novel Biochemical and Toxicological Pest Management; Termites; Cockroaches; Human Exposure to Pesticides | |
| Svata Louda | Plant-Insect Interactions; Natural Resource Management | |
| Lance Meinke | Insect-Plant Interactions; Applied Insect Ecology and Behavior; Integrative Pest Management | |
| Daniel Moellenbeck | Plant Resistance to Insects Adjunct Faculty | |
| Jaime Molina-Ochoa | Biological Control Adjunct Faculty | |
| Thomas Powers | Nematology; Agricultural Pests; Diagnostic Methods | |
| Brett Ratcliffe | Scarab Beetles; Insect Genetics | |
| Gautam Sarath | Biomass and Forage Qualities; Warm-Season Prairie Grasses; Prairie Legumes; Seed Germination and Plant Development; Histone Biotinylation Adjunct Faculty | |
| Michael Scharf | Biochemical and Physiological Mechanisms of Resistance; Caste Determination in Termites Adjunct Faculty | |
| Blair Siegfried | Insecticide Resistance | |
| Steven Skoda | Screwworm; Insect Genetics Adjunct Faculty | |
| David Taylor | Filth Flies; Insect Genetics Adjunct Faculty | |
| Tom Weissling | Pest Management | |
| Robert Wright | Corn and Grain Sorghum Insects; Insect Pest Management | |
| Junwei Zhu | Chemical Ecology; Sensory Physiology; Livestock Animal Protection Adjunct Faculty |
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