Interests

• Entomology
• Integrated Pest Management in the landscape and greenhouse
• Sustainable landscapes

About

As the IPM Coordinator at Cornell Botanic Gardens I work with horticulture staff and volunteers to scout, diagnose, and treat plant health issues across all areas of the botanic gardens, arboretum, and plant production facility. The IPM Assistant and I maintain the DeCoursey Stairs planting, pollinator strip, and living mulch tree rings located in F.R. Newman Arboretum. I have a co-master’s in Entomology and Forestry from North Carolina State University, where I studied Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae), and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. In my current role at the gardens I enjoy utilizing my experience with insect rearing and biological controls, plant health assessment, invasive plant removal, identification and management of various plant pests in ornamental plantings, forests, and greenhouse, and creating beneficial insect habitat.