Faculty and Staff

Adam Dale

Joe Jonovich
Chris Marble
Faith M. Oi

Adam Dale, Ph.D.

Dr. Adam is an associate professor of turfgrass and ornamental entomology at the University of Florida. Dr. Dale and his lab study pests of turfgrass and ornamental plants, and how to control them using integrated pest management. Dr. Dale’s extension programs provide research-based information to help the pest control industry manage the urban landscape.

Steinmetz Hall
1881 Natural Area Dr.
Gainesville, FL 32611
PO Box 110620
PH: (352) 273-3976
Email: agdale@ufl.edu
Twitter @adamGDale

Joe Jonovich, Industry Expert

M.S. from University of Florida, Entomology and Nematology Dept. Joe was recently the technical director for a large pest control company in south Florida where he delivered more than 180 days of training, He also worked for MGK technical division, and was an owner of a pest control company after graduate school.

PH: (561) 628-2696

Chris Marble, Ph.D.

Dr. Chris Marble is an associate professor of ornamental and landscape weed management in the Department of Environmental Horticulture at the University of Florida. Dr. Marble’s research and extension programs focus on developing new methods of weed control using an integrated approach combining both chemical and non-chemical treatments, as well as understanding how nursery production practices influence weed growth and crop performance. Chris travels extensively throughout Florida and beyond to help nursery growers and landscape professionals solve real-world weed management challenges.

Environmental Horticulture Department
Mid-Florida Research & Education Center
2725 Binion Road
Apopka, FL 32703-8504
PH: (407) 410-6960
Email: marblesc@ufl.edu

Faith M. Oi, Ph.D.

Dr. Oi is the director for Pest Management University and Florida’s Statewide School IPM program. She also directs graduate students and works closely with industry on research designed to solve pest problems important to Florida. Dr. Oi earned her Ph.D from the University of Florida (Gainesville), Entomology and Nematology Department., where she studied termite-foraging dynamics. She received her M.S. from the University of Hawai’i, Mānoa, Department of Entomology, where she worked in agriculture.

Faith M. Oi, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Entomology and Nematology Dept.
Box 110620
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
PH: 352-273-3971
FAX: 352-392-0190
E-mail: foi@ufl.edu
Twitter: @PMU_News
Facebook: @PMUNews

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