Arun Babu, Ph.D.
Entomology Advisor - Imperial County
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Arun Babu, Ph.D.
Entomology Advisor - Imperial County
University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE)
University of California
1050 E. Holton Rd,
Holtville, CA , USA. 92250
Arun Babu is currently working as an Entomology Advisor for Imperial County, CA. 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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2024 July - Present: University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Entomology Advisor (Imperial County), UCCE Imperial Office, Holtville, CA, USA
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2020 Aug -2024 June: 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.
