
MWI Technical Services
Entomologist
MWI Animal Health
Dr. McDonald is a member of MWI's Technical Services groups. As a team, this group
provides our clients with targeted expertise in integrated pest management,
proactive disease/pathogen and performance management, animal drinking water
quality improvement, biosecurity, and cleaning and disinfection.
In
his role with the Technical Services team, Dr. McDonald brings several years of expertise in invasive species ecology and integrated pest management (IPM) of crawling insects to the poultry and livestock industries. His efforts are focused on data-driven solutions to insect challenges facing the poultry business sector, including litter beetles, mites, fire ants and flies. Dr. McDonald has shared his IPM expertise of insect baits, sprays and granules with end users for many years. He helps direct field sampling of insects for insecticide resistance testing in MWI Animal Health's entomology laboratory.