Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Leppla Lab
Led by Norman Leppla · Entomology and Nematology
What we study
The Leppla Lab studies integrated pest management (IPM) and biological control to protect agriculture and natural environments. They develop sustainable pest control methods and improve natural enemy species for pests.
What working here is like
- Other insects
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Biotechnology-driven artificial diets for mass-rearing arthropod natural enemies
2026 · Trends in biotechnology
Explores biotech methods to create cheaper, host-independent diets for rearing pest-controlling insects.
- CORNTRA: Corn (Zea mays) Ribosome-Inactivating Protein Spray Against Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
2026 · International Journal of Research in Interdisciplinary Studies
Tests how a maize-derived biopesticide kills Fall Armyworm larvae, comparing it to chlorpyrifos.
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- Artificial diets for arthropod natural enemies: present status, challenges, and perspectives
2026 · Entomologia Generalis
- New world screwworm (Diptera: Calliphoridae): past, present and future
2026 · Journal of Medical Entomology
Summarizes the history and success of the New World screwworm eradication program using sterile insects.
- Parasitism of Halyomorpha halys and Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) sentinel eggs in Central Florida
2025 · Florida Entomologist
Identifies parasitoids of two stink bugs in Florida, finding five species from sentinel eggs.
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