| He
has been fascinated with therevids for the last 30 years and
with insects in general since he was 7 years old. For the last
25 years his therevid research has been tucked in among other
projects, notably leadership roles in the study of plant virus
epidemiology, insect migration and dispersal, soybean entomology,
and international agriculture. However, with the award in the
fall of 1995 of a grant from the National Science Foundation's
Partnerships for Enhancing Excellence in Taxonomy (PEET), Mike
has been able to concentrate his energies on this favored group
of flies. |
