EEBB Distinguished Student Speaker

Rob has been selected by MSU’s EEBB (Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior Program) to be one of the two Distinguished Student Speakers for Spring 2014. Rob will be giving a 45 min presentation on his research to members of the EEBB program, and receive a travel fellowship.

New Asparagus Publication

Rob’s paper on the spatial and temporal distribution of the asparagus miner was accepted for publication in the Journal of Economic Entomology!

New celery funding!

Jeremy's research on celery leaftier and aphids was funded by MSU's Project GREEEN. This funding is granted for research that will make a positive impact on Michigan's plant agricultural industries and is able to integrate research and extension ( Read More … )

Student competition 2nd place winner!

Rob placed second in the 11th Annual Plan Science Graduate Student Research Symposium at MSU, in the Applied Research Session for his 10-minute oral presentation. Way to go Rob!   ( Read More … )

M.S. Defense

Alex has successfully defended her M.S. thesis titled "Influence of living and non-living habitat complexity on arthropods in strip-tilled cabbage fields", and she will soon be moving to her new job in Kentucky. We will miss you! ( Read More … )

Summer fellowship

Congratulations to Jeremy for getting the KBS Summer Fellowship to support his research on celery insect pests and their biocontrol agents! ( Read More … )