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George E. Heimpel Associate Professor

Address: 219 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave. University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN 55108 Phone: (612) 624-3480 (office) (612) 625-7055 (lab) FAX: (612) 625-5299 E-Mail: heimp001@tc.umn.edu

Education: B.S. 1988. University of California, Berkeley. Conservation and Resource Studies. M.S. 1991. University of Delaware, Newark. Entomology. Ph.D. 1995 University of California, Davis. Entomology.

Research Interests: Principles and application of biological control of arthropod pests. Behavioral, population and evolutionary ecology of natural enemies. Specific research initiatives include the implications of cover-cropping for biological control, the integration of biological control with resistance management in transgenic corn, population ecological implications of biased sex ratios in coccinellid beetles, and biological control of alfalfa blotch leafminer.

Teaching Interests: Biological Control (spring of even numbered years) Insect Behavior (spring of odd-numbered years)

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