Richard W. Hall
- s-mail: Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, 1735 Neil Ave., Columbus OH 43210
- phone: (614) 292-7586 & 292-4793
- fax: (614) 292-2180
- Associate Professor
- Associate Dean
My research interests encompass the areas of biological control, insect-plant interactions and urban
entomology. Much of the work in my laboratory deals with herbivores in the urban landscape and is aimed
at understanding the nature of the interactions among herbivores, their host plants and their natural
enemies. Our model insect is the elm leaf beetle, a defoliator of elms in urban environments. Most of our
efforts are targeted at understanding host selection and suitability and at enhancing biological control of
the beetle. We also are beginning a series of projects using stored product pests and their natural
enemies as models to test hypotheses relevant to insect introduction in classical biological control
programs.
Key Citations:
Hall, R.W., L.E. Ehler and B. Bisabri-Ershadi. 1980. Rate of success in classical biological control of
arthropods. Bull. Entomol. Soc. Am. 26:111-114.
Hamerski, M.R. and R.W. Hall. 1989. Adult emergence, courtship, mating and ovipositional behavior of
Tetrastichus gallerucae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) a parasitoid of the elm leaf beetle
(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Environ. Entomol. 18:791-794.
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