Michael Toews

Research programs in the Toews Lab are designed to develop and test ecologically based strategies for sustainable pest management in cotton, corn and soybean. Many of our studies are conducted with phytophagous stink bugs (Nezara viridula, Euschistus servis, Halyomorpha halys, and Chinavia hilaris), but we also work with thrips, whiteflies, and kudzu bugs. Current projects integrate elements of insect behavior, sampling, monitoring, population ecology, basic biology, and movement across agricultural landscapes.