Agronomist from the Faculty of Agronomy and Zootechnics Manoel Carlos Gonçalves (1986) holds a master's degree in Agronomy (Plant Protection) from the Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1992), a doctorate in Entomology from the Federal University of Viçosa (2006) and specialization in management by Fundação Dom Cabral (2009). Approved in the public competition of the Faculty of Agronomy of Vale do São Francisco (FAMESF) of the State University of Bahia (UNEB) on March 21, 1994, he served as assistant professor teaching plant health for a year, when he left to take on the position of researcher at Embrapa. He has been a researcher at Embrapa Algodão since December 22, 1994 to the present day. At this research institution he served as Deputy Head of Research and Development from March 2008 to July 2013. Invited to work as a professor of the postgraduate course in Agricultural Sciences at the State University of Paraíba (UEPB) in August 2010 teaches agricultural entomology within the discipline of plant health of bioenergetic plants. He coordinated, participated and participates in several research projects related to the integrated management of cotton pests in partnership with public and private companies in Brazil, in addition to collaborating with international cooperation projects with African countries. He has experience in the area of Agronomy, with an emphasis on Agricultural Entomology, working mainly with biological control and plant resistance to insects.