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Research and Extension
Appointment: Turfgrass and Ornamental Entomology
Focus areas: urban landscape ecology, pollinator ecology, integrated pest and pollinator management
Industries served: nursery and sod production, golf courses, landscape maintenance and installation firms serving commercial and residential sites
My research addresses existing, emerging, and invasive pest management issues of turfgrass and ornamentals, along with the principles of applied insect ecology. Research projects aim to enhance our understanding of the biology of the pest and beneficial species to develop and refine monitoring and management strategies. The major thrust is developing management tactics that would reduce the impact on the environment and non-targets. My extension program promotes the adoption of integrated pest management principles driven by lab and field studies.
Extension: Turf and Ornamental Pest Management
Research: Joseph Lab
Graduate Students
Zia Williamson (Ph.D. candidate), ziawilliamson@uga.edu
Rajesh Vavilapalli, (Ph.D. student), rv07314@uga.edu
Kavitha Patchipala, (Ph.D. student), Kavitha.Patchipala@uga.edu
Navdeep Kaur, (Ph.D. student), Navdeep.Kaur1@uga.edu
Nived K. Muraleedharan, (Ph.D. student), nk73603@uga.edu
Anne Stalvey, (MS student), Anne.Stalvey@uga.edu
Research Professional
Christopher B. Hardin (Research Professional), Christopher.Hardin@uga.edu
Aaron W. Chapman (Undergraduate intern), Aaron.Chapman@uga.edu
Past Lab Members
Oluwatomi Daniel Ibiyemi (Ph.D.), 2020-2024
Ramkumar Govindaraju (Post-doc), 2021-2024
Mahesh Ghimire (MS), 2021-2023
Robert Wolverton (Ph.D.), 2020-2023
Aastha Jaiswal (UG internship), 2022-2023
Zia Williamson (MS), 2020-2022
Rehan Arshad (MS), 2020-2022
Fawad Khan (Ph.D.), 2018-2021
Midhula Gireesh (Ph.D.), 2018-2021
Alejandra Monterrosa (MS), 2019-2021
Ryan Lewis (MPPPM), 2019-2021
Gurjit Singh (MS), 2018-2020
Caleb Julian (Research Professional), 2018-2020
Publications
Please find them Peer-Reviewed articles