The long term objective of our research program is to develop new concepts fundamental to understanding the biology of diseases of arthropod pests and to develop control strategies that involve reduced use of chemical pesticides and increased use of biological and cultural controls.
Research is focused on understanding how microbial communities form and interact to achieve biological control, developing techniques for establishing, conserving, augmenting and manipulating microbial communities, and understanding entomopathogen etiology and how it relates to insect management.