Loeb, Gregory M.
Professor
I received my Ph.D. from the University of California at Davis with specialization in entomology and insect ecology in 1989. I was appointed an Assistant Professor in the Entomology Department at NYSAES in Geneva in 1995 with research and extension responsibilities for grapes and small fruit crops and promoted to Associate Professor in 2001. My effort is divided among research (60%), extension (30%) and teaching (10%). I also am currently the chair of the NYS IPM Fruit Committee and co-chair of the Enology & Viticulture Research and Extension Steering Committee.
research
research and scholarship focus
The overall objective of my program is to develop an understanding of the principal forces that influence the population dynamics and community structure of arthropod herbivores in agricultural and natural ecosystems and use this information to devise and implement multi-tactic pest management programs for grape and small fruit crops. My more basic research is primarily focused on how host plant traits and other environmental factors influence interactions between plants and their herbivores, and herbivores and natural enemies with the specific applied goal of developing novel approaches to pest management. My more applied research program focuses on the ecology and integrated control of specific arthropod pests of grapes and small fruit crops.
primary investigator of
co investigator of
research areas
- biological control | collaborative research area (CALS)
- ecology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- entomology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- fruit and vegetable production | collaborative research area (CALS)
- integrated pest management | collaborative research area (CALS)
- landscape ecology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- pest management | collaborative research area (CALS)
- viticulture | collaborative research area (CALS)
domestic geographic focus
- New York State | state
submitted impact statement
- Host location by grape berry moth | 2007 Impact statement
- Landscape ecology and management of strawberry sap beetle | 2006 Impact statement
- Landscape ecology and management of strawberry sap beetle | 2005 Impact statement
- Landscape ecology and management of strawberry sap beetle (SSB) | 2004 Impact statement
- The use of tydeid mites for biological control of grape and other powdery mildews | 2004 Impact statement
- Biology and management of grape cane borer in the Finger Lakes | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Entomology at Geneva | Geneva department
other Cornell affiliations
- Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory | research and extension institute
teaching
teaching focus
The focus of my teaching effort is to provide the necessary information and concepts of entomology, insect ecology, and pest management in order to prepare students for future employment in pest management, horticulture or academia.
teaches
- ENTOM 4200 - Grape Pest Management (MW 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2009 class
- PLPA 4200 - Grape Pest Management (MW 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2009 class
- VIEN 4200 - Grape Pest Management (MW 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2009 class
- ENTOM 4200 - Grape Pest Management (MW 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2008 class
- PLPA 4200 - Grape Pest Management (MW 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2008 class
service
outreach focus
My goal in extension is to translate and transfer results of applied research on pest biology and control to our grower clientele so that they will be better informed and better able to make sound pest management decisions. Educating growers and pest control advisors as to the proper and effective use of pesticides is an important aspect of my responsibilities. In addition, however, I try to include other approaches to pest control such as the use of predators and parasites, cultural techniques and host plant resistance.
Keywords: biological control, chemical ecology, economic entomology, grape and small fruit entomology, insect ecology, integrated pest management, landscape ecology, plant/insect interactions, semiochemicals, tri-trophic interactions