Dr. Ameya Gondhalekar is an associate research professor in the Center for Urban and Industrial Pest Management at Purdue University. He is originally from Mumbai, India where he received his bachelors and masters degrees in Agricultural Sciences and Entomology, respectively. His training in Urban Entomology began at the University of Florida, where he completed his PhD working with German cockroach toxicology and resistance management. After a brief 1 year post-doctoral training at Purdue he was hired as a research faculty at Purdue’s Urban Entomology center. His research focuses on basic biology and integrated management of urban insect pests. Although Dr. Gondhalekar has experience in working with biology and management of all major urban insect pests, he is currently working with cockroaches and bed bugs.