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We work to bridge the gap between research and application by facilitating information transfer to our urban and agricultural clients, promoting the use of technology in decision-making, and promoting the knowledge and implementation of integrated pest management in our regional production systems.

  • Arash Rashed - Principal Investigator
  • Hadi Farrokhzadeh - Visiting Scholar
  • Abderrahmane Boucherf - Visiting Scholar
  • Shirin Parizad - Ph.D. Student
  • Usha Panta - Ph.D. Student
  • Jennifer Nguyen - Undergraduate Intern
BYDV HELP NEEDED - SAMPLES NEEDED
Entomology Summer Internship
Southern Piedmont Entomology Laboratory
Two women ride on a planter behind a John Deere tractor in the field. A laboratory assay quantifying biofumigation impact on non-target soil arthropods (photo by Usha Panta). A woman wearing a white lab coat and purple gloves works to extract DNA in a laboratory. Flying a drone over tobacco fields for early pest detection. A group of students stand in front of a tent during a field day activity. Tobacco transplants in a greenhouse Two women work with tobacco plants in a greenhouse aphids on a green leaf
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Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs Quarterly Newsletter
Map of spotted lanternfly distribution in Virginia 2024

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To report spotted lanternfly, please contact your local Extension office.

AREC Fact Sheet

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Eastern Virginia Agricultural Research & Extension Center
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