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Allan Busuulwa

Allan Busuulwa works in a lab using a microscope with a screen

Allan Busuulwa received the 2026 Friends of IPM Doctoral Student award.

Rogan Tokach

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Rogan Tokach is a second-year Ph.D. student at Auburn University working in the AU-Bees laboratory. Rogan’s dissertation research focuses on bridging knowledge gaps among apiculturists and providing beekeepers with effective treatment strategies to control two mite species that cause significant honey bee colony loss, the Varroa destructor mite and the Tropilaelaps mercedesae mite.

Caitlyn Lawton

Headshot of Caitlyn Lawton holding a plaque for Southern IPM Center's 2025 Friends of IPM Doctoral Graduate Student Award

Caitlyn Lawton is a second-year Ph.D. student at Auburn University, where her dissertation research focuses on integrated pest management in cotton, corn, and peanuts. Caitlyn also works with Alabama Extension in corn, small grain, and forage entomology.