Arash RashedPrincipal Investigator Insect Ecology and Pest ManagementHadi Farrokhzadeh, Visiting PhD Student Biological Control; Research topics: 1) Endophytic entomopathogens and pest control, 2) Plant-mediated interactions between endophytes and foliar pests.
Email: fhadi@vt.edu
Shirin Parizad, PhD Candidate, barley yellow dwarf disease epidemiology; the interface between animal and crop production systems.
Email: shparizad@vt.edu
Usha Panta, PhD Candidate Cultural Practices and Soil Health; Research topics: 1) Biofumigation and non-target subterranean organisms, 2) Host-mediated effects of soil biofumigation on above-ground pests.
Email: Usha@vt.edu
Esther Bello, Research Associate, vector-borne plant pathogen ecology and epidemiology.
