Our laboratory is interested in arthropods’ effects on wild and domesticated animals. We have several projects dedicated to pest control using integrated approaches and research on the ecology of arthropods and hosts.
Tick Ecology and Management
Tick tube efficacy evaluation
Host behavior and tick competition on hosts
Ticks and tick-borne pathogens in tropical forestry and agroforestry systems
Tick and tick host field ecology
Host immune responses to native and non-native ticks
Rodent behavioral responses to tick infestation
Pests of Livestock, Horses, and Poultry
Control of northern fowl mite on poultry
Bed bug monitoring and control in poultry facilities
Tick management on horses and horse farms
Genetic resistance of cattle to horn flies
Other arthropods and systems
Deer keds on white-tailed deer and elk in Pennsylvania
Ectoparasites and tick-borne pathogens of Eastern grey squirrels
