We study natural enemy conservation and sustainable pest management in urban landscapes. Specifically we study: (1) environmental factors associated with urbanization that influence arthropod pests, predators, and parasitoids and (2) management practices that conserve natural enemies and sustainably manage pests.

We apply a holistic perspective to urban landscape management to understand how arthropod communities are linked across vegetation strata (trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, and grasses) and how arthropod communities are influenced by anthropogenic disturbance (urban warming, impervious surface cover, habitat fragmentation). We use this information to support arthropod conservation strategies and biological control services across a diverse array of urban landscapes including, but not limited to: ornamental planting beds, parking lot islands, roadside greenspaces, city parks, golf courses, home gardens, forest fragments, and urban farms.