Urban IPM Lab

PERSONNEL

Dr. Karen Vail

Professor (100% Extension) - responsible for Extension programs related to pests found in and around the structures (fire ants, household/structural pests and child-serving facility IPM)

Joey Morton

Research Specialist 2 - ant and termite data collection, entry and analysis; computer-based projects (web design)

Derek Bailey

Masters Graduate Student- thesis title: Caste and Stage Ratios and Buccal Tube Morphology in the Odorous House Ant, Tapinoma sessile (Say) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Aurora Toenission

Masters Graduate Student (GRA)- thesis title: Factors Affecting the Distribution and Abundance of Odorous House Ants (Tapinoma Sessile [Say]) in Urban Environments

Pat Barnwell

Student Assistant - specimen identifications; pesticide database and odorous house ant colony maintenance; ant and termite data collection and entry

Michael Whittenburg

Ant Wrangler - ant data collection, entry and analysis

URBAN IPM LAB

PERSONNEL