ENTOMOLOGY TODAY • February 22, 2022
Hillary M. Peterson, Ph.D., is currently the integrated pest management (IPM) entomologist for the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry. Her role is about as broad as the umbrella of IPM itself is: She is involved in projects including ensuring K-12 schools in the state of Maine use IPM practices when dealing with pests, creating educational materials and presentations about IPM for growers and pesticide applicators, curating several educational websites, monitoring for mosquito-borne illness, and interacting with invasive species working groups and several other projects and councils dedicated to ongoing development of IPM implementation in the state.