The goals of our Vegetable Entomology Lab are to seek and develop novel and sustainable integrated pest management strategies to improve major vegetables in South Georgia, a hub of vegetable production in the U.S.

Our team will be working on multiple projects associated with major pest problems (whiteflies, diamondback moths, thrips, pepper weevils, etc.) and some of the vector-transmitted diseases, causing huge losses to key vegetables (e.g., cabbage, tomato, collards, onion, pepper, eggplant, etc.) produced in southern Georgia.

Our research projects address issues associated with the vegetable industry and provide information and solutions applicable to vegetable growers and county agents in Georgia.