Ian MacRae received his PhD in entomology from Oregon State University in 1994. After postdoctoral research at Colorado State University, he joined the Department of Entomology at the University of Minnesota, where for the past 16 years he has been an Extension entomologist at the Northwest Research and Outreach Center in Crookston, Minnesota. He has conducted numerous research and Extension projects and published on the spatiotemporal distributions and management of insect pests in agricultural systems, including pathogen vectors in small grains and potatoes. Dr. MacRae has also been involved in several research efforts on management of aster yellows phytoplasma in canola, wheat, and potato.
