Dr. Mohsen M. Ramadan is an Exploratory Entomologist at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Plant Pest Control Branch. He graduated from the College of Agriculture, Alexandria University in 1973. He received his master's degree in entomology and obtained his doctorate in entomology, both at the College of Agriculture, University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1984 and 1991, respectively. His research interests include classical biological control and the importation of natural enemies for insect pests and weeds targeted for biocontrol by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.