Associate Professional Scientist | INHS
Office Location
140 National Soybean Research Center, MC-637
1101 West Peabody Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-244-5047
Fax: 217-333-6784
Email: lsolter@uiuc.edu
Education
Ph.D., Entomology, University of Illinois, 1996
M.A., Biology, Montclair State University, 1987
B.S., Zoology, California State Polytechnic University, 1976
Areas of Expertise
Entomology
Research Emphasis
My research in insect pathology focuses on the biology of entomopathogens, host-pathogen interactions, developmental cycles and host specificity of entomopathogenic microsporidia, epizootiology of insect diseases, microbial control, and disease issues in beneficial insects and insect colonies. I work in several host systems that have recently included the pests: gypsy moth, Asian long-horned beetle, and black vine weevil; and beneficial host species including bumble bees, lubber grasshoppers, and beetle predators of the hemlock woolly adelgid.
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Professional Affiliations
Entomological Society of America
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society
Society for Invertebrate Pathology
Society of Protozoologists
NCR-125: North Central Region Committee on Arthropod Biological Control, ex officio
S-1024 Regional Project: Committee on Discovery of Entomopathogens and their Integration and Safety in Pest Management Systems.
Courses
IB 483
NRES 443
CPSC 475 - Insect Pathology
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