Russell L. Groves is a Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Entomology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a majority of effort devoted to management of insects in vegetable crops. He has responsibilities for insect pests affecting all scales of production including commercial, organic and fresh market vegetables. The laboratory group focuses on applied insect ecology with an emphasis on insect vector-borne diseases of specialty crops, insect dispersal and movement, and insecticide resistance management.