Dr. Jermaine Derrick Perier

Overview

Education

• University of Georgia, Doctor of Philosophy, Entomology
• Array, Bachelor of Technology, Environmental Science
• Array, Associate in Science, General Agriculture

Research Interests

Research interest includes but is not limited to; Development of IPM and IRM programs for agricultural ecosystems; Identification and evaluation of alternative methods of crop pest management; Assessment of plant-insect ecosystems, including all interactions; Retention of insecticide efficacy; Evaluation of biopesticides and other biologicals for crop production use; Use of landscape manipulation for agricultural pest management; Comprehending tri-trophic and intraguild relationships amongst insects. My experiences include Biological Control; Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs; Trophic Interactions; Intraguild Predation; Tri-trophic interactions; Insect-plant interactions; Insecticide resistance - Researching mechanism of resistance; Dose-response evaluations; Plant residue analysis; Insecticide evaluations; Insect pathology evaluations.

Websites

• Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station