Vera Krischik

Saint Paul, MN
(612) 625-7044
krisc001@umn.edu

About Vera

Associate Professor of Entomology at U of M. MS, PhD Ecology. Extension Specialist in Landscape Integration Pest Management (IPM). Studied ecology at the University of Maryland where she earned a Ph.D. in Entemology and a MS in Zoology. Vera was a NSF sponsored visiting professor in plant chemistry and physiology at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies, New York, Botanical garden.

Language/s Spoken: English

Areas of Expertise

flowers and turf

Managing bores in plants

Introduction to insects in landscapes and gardens

Pollinators

Native bees and pesticides

pests

Climate change and insects

Resistant elm trees

Bumblebees and how to save them

Native wasps and bees

Exotic insects

Organization Connections

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