Our current research and extension focus on several types of biopesticides, including bioinsecticides, biofungicides and bioherbicides. We are also working on microbes that promote plant growth and increase crop yield. In bioinsecticide, our research is on the interaction between a fungal pathogen Beauveria bassiana and its insect hosts, particularly roles of secondary metabolites in insect pathogenesis. We are working on a number of polyketide and nonribosomal peptide synthetic pathways.