From left to right: Hannah Hissong (undergraduate assistant), Madison Strack (undergraduate assistant), Grace Ferry (grad student), Caleb Wilson (assistant professor), Ben Knowlton (grad student), and Zoë York (lab manager and grad student).

Caleb Wilson

Assistant professor

I research arthropod conservation and biological control in urban landscapes and forest ecosystems. For details on current and past projects, please visit the research page.

Zoë York

Laboratory Technician Senior

Ph.D. Student

Hi! My name is Zoë and I have a wide variety of research interests relating to biodiversity and pest management methods. I’m especially focused on looking at the spillover effects and ecological disservices & benefits of different IPM methods. 

Ben Knowlton

Ph.D. student

I am interested in arboriculture with a concentration on scale insects on urban trees. Scale insects are common pests in metropolitan landscapes, and I’m focusing on scale management research.

Grace Ferry

M.S. Student

Hi! My name is Grace, and I am interested in understanding pest ecology to improve management strategies in urban environments. I am specifically looking at the Annual Bluegrass Weevil’s biology and interactions with turf on golf courses in central Kentucky.