Tim Bryant, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Virginia TechTim Bryant, Ph.D., is an assistant professor and extension specialist at Virginia Tech’s Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Suffolk, VA. His research and extension program is focused primarily on developing management strategies for insect pests of corn, cotton, peanut, and soybeans. Common focus pests include stink bugs, corn earworm, thrips, and tarnished plant bugs.