Research includes improved monitoring tools, identification of plant lines and cultivars resistant to serious pests, clarification of host-finding behavior, and enhanced pesticide efficacy. Insect pest management for vegetable crops. Research includes biological, cultural and mechanical control tactics as well as crop resistance to insects and development of sampling methods and treatment guidelines.
Extension program focuses on natural enemies and alternative management practices.
Insect pest management strategies for selected vegetable crops with emphasis on insect population dynamics, insect movement, biological control, plant resistance, insecticide control and resistance, and plant productivity and marketability as a function of insect infestations.