Larry Phelan

Dr. Larry Phelan is a professor at the Ohio State University, whose research interests and areas of expertise include chemical ecology, metabolomics, insect-plant interactions, and biological farming. His entomology research program encompasses both basic and applied aspects of areas: 1) the role of soil communities in plant health and susceptibility to herbivory, disease, and plant competition in biological farming systems, and 2) identification and behavioral characterization of plant secondary compounds and arthropod semiochemicals that mediate host finding and other behaviors.

Dr. Phelan studied entomology at the University of California, and has published research papers on a wide scope of entomological and plant related topics.