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Faculty of the Center for Biological Control

Faculty

Kenneth A. Bloem, Ph.D. - Co-Director, USDA-APHIS, FAMU Adjunct Associate Professor. Research interests: Sterile Insect Technique; Insect Rearing; Insect-Plant Interactions.

R. Wills Flowers, Ph.D. - Professor. Research Interests: Systematics and ecology of Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles); aquatic insect biodiversity.

Charles W. O'Brien, Ph.D. - Director, Professor. Research Interests: Systematics and ecology of Curculionidae (weevils); Biological Control of weeds.

Stuart R. Reitz, Ph.D. - Co-Director, USDA-ARS, FAMU Adjunct Associate Professor. Research Interests: Biological Control of insect pests of vegetables and fruits.

Additional Faculty Resources

James E. Cilek, Ph.D. - Associate Professor. Research Interests: Biological Control of livestock pests and of tick vectors of Lyme disease.

Michael D. Hubbard, Ph.D. - Professor. Research Interests: Systematics and ecology of Ephemeroptera (mayflies); Pest management in urban wetlands; computer specialist and webmaster.

Oghenekome U. Onokpise, Ph.D. - Professor. Research Interests: Forestry; Biological Control of cogongrass.

Manuel L. Pescador, Ph.D. - Professor. Research Interests: Systematics and ecology of Ephemeroptera (mayflies) and Trichoptera (caddisflies); water quality through biomonitoring.

John L. Petersen, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor. Research Interests: Pesticide resistance of biting flies and their IPM, using biological control.

John P. Smith, Ph.D. - Professor. Research Interests: Biological Control of biting flies, especially Stomoxys calcitrans (stable fly).

He (Harry) Zhong, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor. Research Interests: Water quality monitoring; pesticide impact to nontarget organisms, including biocontrol agents.