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Ward Max Tingey

Professor

Primary Research Areas

  • adult and extension education
  • agricultural biotechnology
  • biochemistry
  • biodiversity
  • biological control
  • crop management or crop science
  • ecology
  • entomology
  • evolution
  • fruit and vegetable production
  • horticultural sciences
  • insects
  • integrated crop management
  • integrated pest management
  • new life sciences
  • organic agriculture
  • pest management
  • pesticide management
  • plant breeding and genetics
  • plant sciences
  • transgenic plants
  • vegetables

Graduate Fields

Research Focus

My continuing research interest is in development of practical pest and insecticide resistance management tactics, including an array of cultural, chemical and biological tools as well as insect-resistant plant cultivars.

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Entomology, Agronomy, Plant Breeding, University of Arizona, 1972
  • M.S., Entomology, Zoology, Botany, Brigham Young University, 1968
  • B.S., Zoology, Botany, Brigham Young University, 1966