Dr. Sally Taylor is the associate professor of row crop entomology research and Extension Specialist for Virginia Tech. She is located at the Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Suffolk, Virginia. Her program addresses a variety of insect pest problems across a wide geographic area for crops including soybean, cotton, peanut, corn, and small grains.  Her research focus is to develop insect pest management strategies that reduce insecticide usage while maintaining crop quality, profitability, and environmental quality.