Prof. Dr. Yong-Lak Park is a Professor of Entomology at the Division of Plant and Soil Sciences, at West Virginia University. He earned a bachelor of science and a master of science degree in Agricultural Biology (emphasis on entomology) from Seoul National University, Korea. His doctorate in entomology is from Iowa State University. His areas of expertise are integrated pest management, agricultural and forest entomology, geospatial technology, and spatial database management systems.