Arun Babu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Arun Babu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dept. of Entomology
University of Georgia
120 Cedar St.,
Biol. Science Bldg.,
Athens, GA, USA. 30602
About me
Arun Babu is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Georgia. His current research focuses on the behavioral and chemical management of spotted-wing drosophila in small fruit crops. Besides this, he has extensive research experience in insect ecology, insect sampling, insecticide resistance management, and Bt resistance management. He received a M.S. degree in Entomology from the Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, and a Ph.D. in Entomology from NC State University, Raleigh, NC.
Education
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2018: Ph.D. in Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Dissertation: Farmscape ecology of Euschistus servus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in a corn, wheat, soybean ecosystem and development of a sampling plan in corn.
- 2013: M.S. in Entomology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA.
Thesis: Implications of volunteer corn and cross-pollination of Bt and non-Bt corn on corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Bt resistance management.
- 2008: B.Sc. in Agricultural Science, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, KL, India.
Professional Experience
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2020 Aug -present: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
- 2018 Oct - 2020 Jul: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Dept. of Entomology & Plant Pathology, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
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2014-2018: Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Entomology & Plant Pathology, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
- 2011-2013: Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Biochemistry, Mol. Biol., Entomology & Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA.
- 2008-2010: Level One Expert (Agriculture) at KisanCall Centre, Kerala, India; a project sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Dept. of Agriculture & Co-operation, Gov. of India.
