The Landscape and Ornamental Pest Management program's objective is to develop management systems that allow the quality of plantings to be maintained while minimizing the public health and environmental risks associated with pesticide applications to residential and public grounds. Further we seek to help the public protect themselves and their properties from native and exotic invasive pests.
Current research in our laboratory focuses in the following areas:
Landscape ecology
Chemical ecology
Consumer attitudes toward insect injury
Biorational pesticide use
We maintain an active Extension and Outreach Program in the following areas
Insect pests of ornamentals
Exotic invasive forest pests
Hitch-hiking pests on ornamental crops and solid wood packing material
Alternative Control Outreach Research Network (ACORN) for home gardeners
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