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I am a genuinely curious fellow and consider it my hobby to run a large and diverse research program with many bright and enthusiastic students. Other hobbies are wildflower gardening and wildlife photography.

Isolation and identification of candidate semiochemicals; electrophysiology; technical assistance in student projects; maintenance of laboratory equipment and vehicles.

Acquisition and analyses of sonic and ultrasonic sound signals and cues; recordings and analyses of infrared (IR) foraging cues; laboratory and field testing of novel bait technologies.

Synthesis of new semiochemicals (message-bearing chemicals), or known semiochemicals that cannot be purchasable, and development of large-scale synthesis for proven effective semiochemicals.

Foraging and communication ecology of the Carpenter Ant, Camponotus modoc more...

Immune response in Bed Bugs

Host-seeking and visual communication in biting flies

Foraging ecology of stable flies

Repellent semiochemicals of ticks and biting flies

Foraging ecology of horn flies

Chemical ecology of root aphids

Foraging ecology of mosquitoes