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Tracy C Leskey    Supervisory Research Entomologist Dr. Tracy C. LeskeyAppalachian
  Fruit Research Station 
  Director/Research Leader
  Research
  EntomologistTracy.Leskey@ usda.gov
  
  Curriculum Vitae

Education and Degrees

2000Ph.D. Entomology. University of Massachusetts at Amherst,
Amherst, MA Dissertation: Olfactory and Visual Stimuli Guiding Adult Plum
Curculios, Conotrachelusnenuphar (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), to
Host Plants.

1995M.S. Ecology. The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA . Thesis: Influence of
flowering of Acer saccharum on reproduction of
Taeniothripsinconsequens
(Uzel) (Thysanoptera:Thripidae).

1990B.S. Biology. Wilson College, Chambersburg, PAHonors Project: Presence of concretions
in Malphigian tubules in an unidentified species
of cranefly (Diptera: Tipulidae): light and transmission electron microscopy
studies.



LeskeyLaboratory Publications

Google Scholarhttp://scholar.google.com/citations?user=u5lhGfgAAAAJ&hl=en



ResearchGatehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tracy_Leskey



Current Projects

Our research program is focused on developing effective
monitoring tools and management strategies for invasive and persistent native
arthropod pests in temperate fruit production to increase ecological and
economic sustainability. Currently, we have projects targeting the invasive
brown marmorated stink bug and spotted lanternfly,
and persistent native pests, plum curculio and apple maggot fly.To learn more about our work,contact us.


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