Food, fuel and fiber
Securing the world’s food supply. MSU entomologists collaborate with other scientists to develop sustainable systems that maximize crop yields, conserve beneficial insects and minimize pesticide use. We also conduct pollinator research and extension programs focused on enhancing factors that contribute to maximizing quantity and quality of crops pollinated by honey bees and wild pollinators. View a gallery of images.
Faculty working with food, fuel and fiber
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- Henry Chung
- Assistant Professor
- Insect physiology, molecular biology and chemical ecology
- 517-353-1430
- hwchung@msu.edu
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- Christina DiFonzo
- Professor
- Integrated pest management in field crops
- 517-353-5328
- difonzo@msu.edu
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- Sue Erhardt
- Assistant Professor and Director of IR-4 Laboratory
- 517-336-4653
- serhardt@msu.edu
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- Matthew Grieshop
- Associate Professor
- Integrated pest management in organic production systems
- 517-432-8034
- grieshop@msu.edu
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- Larry Gut
- Professor
- Integrated pest management in tree fruit
- 517-353-8648
- gut@msu.edu
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- Zachary Huang
- Associate Professor
- Honey bee behavior and physiology, honey bee pests and diseases
- 517-353-8136
- bees@msu.edu
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- Rufus Isaacs
- Professor
- Berry pest management and crop pollination
- 517-355-6619
- isaacsr@msu.edu
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- Lynnae Jess
- Extension Specialist
- Integrated pest management
- 517-432-1702
- jess@msu.edu
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- Douglas Landis
- University Distinguished Professor
- Insect ecology and biological control
- 517-353-1829
- landisd@msu.edu
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- Joy Landis
- Senior Academic Specialist, Assistant IPM Coordinator and Communications Manager
- Integrated pest management and science communication and strategy
- 517-353-4951
- landisj@msu.edu
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- Karim Maredia
- Professor and Senior Associate to the Dean
- Agriculture and natural resources international programs
- 517-353-5262
- kmaredia@msu.edu
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- Mallory Marienfeld
- Academic Specialist, Communications Specialist
- Integrated pest management and science communication
- 517-353-4703
- fourni49@msu.edu
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- Meghan Milbrath
- Academic Specialist
- Health of honey bees and other pollinators
- 517-884-9518
- milbrat2@msu.edu
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- David Mota-Sanchez
- Assistant Professor
- Resistance of arthropods to xenobiotics, insect toxicology and integrated pest management
- 517-353-3435
- motasanc@msu.edu
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- Walter Pett
- Assistant Professor
- 517-353-7191
- pett@msu.edu
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- Barry Pittendrigh
- Director of Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research, MSU Foundation Professor
- Evolution and functional genomics of insecticide resistance
- 517-432-6109
- pittendr@msu.edu
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- Marisol Quintanilla
- Assistant Professor
- Applied nematology
- 517-884-2058
- marisol@msu.edu
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- F. William Ravlin, PhD
- Professor; Chair, Department of Entomology; IPM Coordinator
- 517-355-4665
- ravlin@msu.edu
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- Howard Russell, M.S.
- Insect / Arthropod Diagnostician
- Entomology diagnostics and identification
- 517-353-9386
- bugman@msu.edu
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- David Smitley
- Professor
- Integrated pest management for turfgrass, nursery and floriculture industries
- 517-355-3385
- smitley@msu.edu
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- John Stone
- Academic Specialist
- Pesticide safety training and education
- 517-353-5134
- stonejo2@msu.edu
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- Zsofia Szendrei
- Associate Professor
- Agroecology of herbivores and natural enemies in specialty crops
- 517-974-8610
- szendrei@msu.edu
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- Marianna Szűcs
- Assistant Professor
- Biological control of invasive plants and insects
- 517-353-7063
- szucsmar@msu.edu
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- Fred Warner, M.S.
- Nematode Diagnostician
- Diagnoses of problems caused by plant-parasitic nematodes in agricultural crops and turfgrass
- 517-432-1333
- fwnemalb@msu.edu
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- William Wetzel
- Assistant Professor
- Ecology of plant-insect interactions
- wcwetzel@msu.edu
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- Julianna Wilson
- Academic Specialist, Tree Fruit Integrator
- Pollinator ecology and pest management in tree fruit crops
- 517-432-4766
- jkwilson@msu.edu
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- John Wise
- Professor
- Performance characteristics of fruit pest insecticides and alternative pesticide delivery systems
- 517-432-2668
- wisejohn@msu.edu
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- Amos Ziegler
- Academic Specialist
- 517-355-0204
- ziegler2@msu.edu
