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Bernd Blossey

Associate Professor

Primary Research Areas

  • adult and extension education
  • aquatic science
  • biocomplexity
  • biodiversity
  • biological control
  • conservation biology
  • ecology
  • ecosystem biology
  • entomology
  • environmental sciences
  • evolution
  • forest management
  • insects
  • integrated pest management
  • land use
  • landscape ecology
  • nanotechnology
  • natural resources
  • pest management
  • plant biology
  • weed science

Graduate Fields

Research Focus

My research addresses 3 key areas: (1) How do plant invasions and their management through biological control affect native ecosystems? (2) How can we achieve improvements in the success of biological weed control? and (3)What determines the increased competitive ability of invasive plants?

Research Grants

  • DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL DIET TO MASS REAR CEUTORHYNCHUS SCROBICOLLIS, A POTENTIAL BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT FOR GARLIC MUSTARD (ALLIARIA PETIOLATA)
  • NEW YORK STATE INVASIVE SPECIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
  • DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL DIET TO MASS REAR CEUTORHYNCHUS SCROBICOLLIS POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT FOR GARLIC MUSTARD
  • DEVELOPMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF INVASIVE PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS GENOTYPES
  • IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE THREATS TO RARE AND ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES