May Berenbaum

May Berenbaum

May Roberta Berenbaum is an American entomologist, who is a professor of entomology at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on the chemical interactions between herbivorous insects and their host plants, and the implications of these interactions on the organization of natural communities and the evolution of species. She is particularly interested in nectar, plant phytochemicals, honey and bees, and her research has important implications for beekeeping.

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Lifespan
1953 – Present
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Background

Born in
Trenton
Educated at
Yale UniversityCornell UniversityCornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Awards
🏆 National Medal of Science🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship🏆 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement🏆 Robert H. MacArthur Award🏆 Fellow of the Ecological Society of America

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