PEOPLE

"FACULTY & STAFF"
FACULTY & STAFF

 

Headshot Name Subject Areas Google Scholar Email
Kanga

Lambert H. B. Kanga

Biological Control, Invasive Species, Toxicology, Pathology, Agricultural Engineering

 

lambert.kanga@famu.edu

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Jesusa C. Legaspi

Biological Control, Invasive Species, Physiological ecology

 
 
Haseeb

Muhammad Haseeb

Integrated Pest Management, invasive insect pests, Biological Control, Agricultural Engineering

Google Scholar

muhammad.haseeb@famu.edu

Hix

Raymond Hix

Invasive Species, Biocontrol of Weeds, Aquatic Entomology & Insect behavior

Google Scholar

raymond.hix@famu.edu

Rasmussen

Andrew K. Rasmussen

Aquatic Entomology, Systematics of Trichoptera (Caddisflies), Bioassessment of Aquatic Ecosystem Health  Google Scholar

andrew.rasmussen@famu.edu

 

Anamika

Anamika Sharma

Urban Entomology, Biological Control, Insect-Plant Interaction, Integrated Pest Management

Google Scholar

anamika.sharma@famu.edu

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Vijay Chhetri

Food Science

Google Scholar

vijay.chhetri@famu.edu

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Alexander M. Gaffke

Chemical Ecology, Biological control, Insect-Plant Interaction

Google Scholar

Alexander.Gaffke@usda.gov

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Jan Peters

Systematics

 

janice.peters@famu..edu

Sabrina

Sabrina Hayes

Youth Development, Entomology, AgriSTEM, Medical Entomology

 

sabrina.hayes@famu.edu

 

Rashunda Kenon

Office Manager

 

rashunda.kenon@famu.edu

 

"STUDENTS"
Students

Headshot Name Advisors Thesis Topic Email

Worrel

Worrel Diedrick (PhD candidate)

Dr. Lambert Kanga (Major Advisor), Dr. Rachel Mallinger, Dr. Manual Pescador, Dr. James Nation, Dr. Blair Siegfried, Dr. Marta Wayne (Committee members).

Impact of the ectoparasitic varroa mite (Varroa destructor Anderson and Truman) (Acari: Varroidae) and nutrition on honey bee (Apis mellifera) (Apidae: Hymenoptera) health

diedrick@yahoo.co.uk / worrel1.diedrick@famu.edu   

Alexander

Alexander (Alex) B. Orfinger (PhD candidate)

 
 Raymond L. Hix and Andrew K. Rasmussen

Systematic Studies of the Nearctic POLYCENTROPUS SENSU STRICTO (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae) 

alexander1.orfinger@famu.edu

Sharise

Sharise D. James-Perez (Masters Candidate)

Dr.

Muhammad Haseeb (Major Advisor), Dr. Lambert Kanga, Dr. Jesusa Legaspi (Committee members)

Evaluation of Monitoring and Management Strategies for the Brown Marmorated Stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera:Pentatomidae) a Newly Invaded Insect Pest of Specialty Crops in Florida

sharise1.james@famu.edu

Jahlita

Jahlita Janeau (Masters Candidate)

Dr.

Muhammad Haseeb (Major Advisor), Dr. Lambert Kanga, Dr. Satyanarayan Dev (Committee members)

Fuzzy Logic Approach to Harvesting Woody Biomass and its Effect on Forest Insects

jahlita1.janeau@famu.edu

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Jamesia Henderson (Masters Candidate)

 

Dr. Lambert Kanga (Major Advisor), Dr. Jesusa Legaspi, Dr. Muhammad Haseeb, and Dr. Anthony Ananga (Committee members)

Development of a Biologically Based Integrated Pest Management Strategy for the Small Hive Beetle in Honeybee Colonies

jamesia1.henderson@famu.edu

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Eric Toussaint (Masters Candidate)
 

Dr. Lambert Kanga (Major Advisor), Dr. Anamika Sharma, Dr. Aavudai Anandhi (Committee members)

Management of the Red bay Ambrosia Beetle, Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff, an Exotic and Newly Introduced Forest Pest Species in Florida through a Conceptual Model.

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Kristen Joy Adkins (Masters Candidate)
 

Dr. Muhammad Haseeb (Major advisor), Dr. Lambert Kanga, Dr. Katherine Milla, Dr. Alfredo B. Lorenzo (Committee members) 

Modeling Geographical Distribution of Potential Invasive Pest Insects on the Specialty Crops in Florida and the Caribbean Countries

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Larisner Simeon (Masters Candidate)
 
Dr. Muhammad Haseeb
(Major advisor) Dr. Lambert H.B. Kanga, Dr. Michée A. Lachaud, Dr. Richard Mankin (Committee members)
 
Monitoring and Management of the Palmetto Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), a Potential Invasive Pest Insect of Cultivated Palms in Florida 
 

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Maxo Etienne (Masters Candidate)
 

Dr. Lambert L.H. Kanga, (Major advisor), Dr. Muhammad Haseeb, Dr. Jesusa C. Legaspi, Dr. Anthony Ananga, Dr. Raymond L. Hix

Biologically Based Integrated Pest Management Strategy for the Kudzu bug, Megacopta cribraria, Populations in Florida.
 

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Bethany Noel (Masters Candidate)
 

Dr. Muhammad Haseeb, Dr. Lamberth Kanga, Dr. Jesusa C. Legaspi, Dr. Paul E. Skelley, Dr. Alfredo B. Lorenzo (Committee members)

Development of a Digital Identification Tool on Potential Invasive Insect Pests of Agricultural Importance
 

Kiara

 

Kiara Ivy (Master's Candidate)

Dr. Anamika Sharma (Major Advisor), Dr. Lambert Kanga, Dr. Jesusa Legaspi, Dr. Islam El Sharkawy (Committee members)

Evaluation of Spread, Establishment, and Impact of Natural Enemies to Manage Red Imported Fire Ants [Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)] in Northwest Florida

Ann

 

Ann Marie Robinson-Baker

Dr. Haseeb Mahammad (Major Advisor), Dr. Jesusa Legaspi, Dr. Lambert Kanga, and Michee Lachaud (Committee members)

Monitoring and Management of the Southern Pine Beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in the Florida Panhandle.

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Skylar J. Fletcher

Dr. Raymond L. Hix

Mass Rearing Megamelus scutellaris Berg (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) on Water Hyacinth Eichornia crassipes (Martius) Solms Lebauch (Pontedericeae) for Inundative Biological Control.

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Beatrice A. Obungu

 Dr. Lambert Kanga

Proteomics and Genomics Assessment of Honey Bee Health

 

"USDA-ARS"
USDA-ARS

 

 

Name Title Phone Email

Dr. Jesusa (Susie) Legaspi

Research Entomologist & CBC Co-Director 850-656-9870 ext. 1001

Jesusa.Legaspi@ars.usda.gov

Dr. Alexander Gaffke

Research Entomologist 850-656-9870

Alexander.Gaffke@usda.gov

Dr. Stephen Hight

Research Entomologist 850-656-9870 ext. 18

Stephen.Hight@ars.usda.gov

Mr. Neil Miller

Biological Science Tech 850-656-9870 ext. 1004

Neil.Miller@ars.usda.gov

Mr. John Mass

Biological Science Tech 850-656-9870 ext.1003

John.Mass@ars.usda.gov

Ms. Kristen Bowers

Biological Science Tech 850-656-9870 ext. 22

Kristen.Bowers@ars.usda.gov

Mr. Marcus Edwards

Farm Manager 850-510-0385

Marcus.Edwards@ars.usda.gov

Others

 

  1. Mrs.AbbieFox,FDACS
  2. Dr.CatherineMarzolf,USDA-APHIS,
  3. Dr. Charles Mellinger, Glades Crop Care.
  4. Mr. Don Schmitz, Florida Fish & Wildlife
  5. Dr. Jennifer Taylor, FAMU
  6. Mr.JimSpratt,FloridaNursery,GrowersandLandscapeAssociation
  7. Dr.JohnSivinski,USDA-ARS
  8. Dr.NormanLeppla,Professor,UF-IFAS
  9. Dr. Ted Center, USDA-ARS
  10. Dr. Trevor Smith, FDACS
  11. Dr. Verian Thomas, FAMU
  12. 12.Mr. John Dukes III.
  13. Dr. Buggs Exterminators
  14. Dr. Manuel Pescador, FAMU
  15. Dr. Oghenekome Onokpise, FAMU