Johannes A. Jehle (born 1961, Illertissen, West Germany) is a German scientist for insect virology, and plant protection.
The focus of his research is the use of microorganisms and viruses for biological control of insect pests and the development of sustainable methods for plant protection.
From 1994 to 1996 he was Marie-Curie Fellow at the Department of Virology of Wageningen University (the Netherlands) working with Prof. J. M. Vlak, before he moved to the plant protection service of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
From 1997 to 2009 he headed the research group Biotechnological Plant Protection at the Agricultural Service Centre in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, where he addressed safety issues related to genetic engineering of maize and grapes and improved methods for biological plant protection using microorganisms and insect viruses.
[4] Jehle's scientific work aims to investigate, develop, and evaluate methods of biological control for organic and integrated farming.