Monique Rivera

Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Cornell AgriTech

About

I lead a research and extension program focusing the biology and ecology of insects in tree fruit agroecosystems. My laboratory’s research program focuses broadly on insect pest management including pesticide science, the development of sustainable insect management techniques using biological control and new technologies, and the biology of insect vectors of plant pathogens. My extension program is centered on communicating information to enhance the profitability and resilience of New York state apple production.

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monique.rivera [at] cornell.edu

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December 15, 2025

Monique Rivera Named '40 Under 40' Leader in Fruit Industry

Monique Rivera, an assistant professor of entomology at Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been honored as one of the nation’s top young researchers in the fruit and vegetable industries by Fruit Growers News. Rivera began...

Cornell AgriTech
Entomology

Ann Fraser, a consultant on the grant and retired biology professor from Kalamazoo College, hand pollinates an apple flower in Uttarkhand region, India. Photo by Kiran Cunningham.

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October 23, 2024

NYS-Himalaya pollinator project receives $1.8M grant

The project will compare smallholder apple farms in the Western Himalayas and in Central New York to study how people might act collectively to promote wild pollinator health.

Cornell AgriTech
Department of Entomology
Natural Resources and the Environment Section