Carlo Moreno

As an agroecologist and entomologist, my research centers on ecological and social questions in agricultural and natural systems, with a particular focus on human-insect-plant interactions. My work explores three general areas of inquiry: 1) the effect of biodiversity-based agriculture on arthropod predator-prey interactions and ecosystem services, 2) the role of knowledge transfer and collective action in the adoption of integrated pest management practices, and 3) the use of participatory action research approaches to address local sustainability issues.

• ENVS 230: Sustainable Agriculture: Theory to Practice
• ENVS 399: Agricultural Entomology
• ENVS 310: Sustainable Development: Principles & Practices

• Moreno, C.R., and Duxbury, J. Colored plastic mulch effects on Hemipteran populations, soil temperature, and productivity of lavender (Lavandula x intermedia) in an urban brownfield: A participatory approach. Ohio Journal of Science. Forthcoming 2024.
• Bagavathiannan, M., Graham, S., Ma, Z., Barney, J.N., Coutts, S.R, Caicedo, A.L., De Clerck-Floate, R., West, N.M, Blank, L., Metcalf, A.L, Lacoste, M., Moreno, C.R., Evans, J., Burke, I., Beckie, H. 2019. Considering weed management as a social dilemma bridges individual and collective interests. Nature Plants 5: 343–351.
• Graham, S., Metcalf, A.L., Lubeck, A., Gill, N., Ikutegbe, V., Niemiec, R.M., Moreno, C.R., Bach, T., Hallstrom, L., Ma, Z. 2019. Opportunities for better use of collective action theory in research and governance for invasive species management. Conservation Biology 0(0):1-13.
• Moreno, C.R., London, M.S., Gliessman, S.R. 2016. Influence of a native Solanum tuberosum ssp. andigenum potato variety on management of the Guatemalan potato moth in the Venezuelan Andes. American Journal of Potato Research 93(3): 224-230.
• Moreno, C.R., Racelis, A.E. 2015. Attraction, repellence, and predation: Role of companion plants in regulating Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphidae) in organic kale systems of South Texas. Southwestern Entomologist 40(1): 1-14.