Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research
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Stefan Jaronski

Biography

Dr. Stefan Jaronski obtained his M.S. (1972) in parasitology and Ph.D. (1978) in entomology (insect pathology) from Cornell University, where he studied Microsporida in blowflies and mosquitoes, respectively. After two postdoctoral appointments concerning biocontrol of mosquitoes, he left the academic community for industry, and changing from medical entomology to agricultural entomology. Jaronski worked at Abbott Laboratories from 1983 to 1992, his research involving commercial development of Beauveria bassiana, and Bacillus thuringiensis against a wide variety of insects. From 1992 until 2000 he worked at Mycotech Corp., a small U.S. venture biotech group commercializing Beauveria-based mycoinsecticides, and was involved in all aspects of commercial development, from early, basic research through field efficacy trials to generation of registration data, from basic mycology to formulation chemistry, from science to marketing. In 2000 Jaronski joined USDA ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory in Sidney MT as Research Entomologist, in which position he is still. 

Research Interest

Research interests are focused on microbial control of insects, specifically (but not restricted to) using insect pathogenic fungi and bacteria.