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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.

Syntheses of novel or non-purchasable semiochemicals; development of efficient or large scale syntheses of semiochemicals for applied purposes.

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.

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

The use of polarized light as a host location and selection cue in phytophagous insects. more...

Life history traits and pheromone biology of Xenos peckii, a strepsipteran parasitoid of the paper wasp Polistes fuscatus. more...

Foraging behaviour of the European Fire Ant, Myrmica rubra

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

Intra- and interspecies chemical ecology of murine rodents. more...

The chemical communication in False Black Widow Spiders (Steatoda)

Experimental evolution and comparative transcriptomics in the Green Peach Aphid, Myzus persicae

Foraging Ecology of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys

Mating ecology of Mosquitos

Foraging and communication ecology of Fire Ants

Immune response in Bed Bugs

Host finding cues in the Blacklegged Tick