Nick Toscano

Extension Entomologist

131 Entomology Building
Riverside, CA 92521
(951) 827-5826
nick.toscano@ucr.edu

Specialty

Integrated pest management involving insects, mites and other invertebrates in field and vegetable crops with emphasis on resistance management and alternatives to synthetic insecticides

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

Strawberries
Table Grapes
Wine Grapes
Grapes - Other
Citrus - General
Citrus - Other
Avocados
Insects, Mites, and Other Arthropods Affecting Plants
Biological Control of Pests Affecting Plants

ANR Publications

Integrated Pest Management for Cotton in the Western Region...
Pests of the Garden and Small Farm
Strawberry: UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines

California Agriculture Article Contributions

Managing resistance is critical to future use of pyrethroids and neonicotinoids
Insecticides sought to control adult glassy-winged sharpshooter
Persistent silverleaf whitefly exploits desert crop systems
Silverleaf whiteflies show no increase in insecticide resistance
“Residue-free” tomatoes? Bush tomatoes show very low levels of pesticide residues
Controlling tomato pinworm by mating disruption
Synergism: Potential new approach to whitefly control
A midge predator of potato aphids on tomatoes
Strategies for managing lepidopterous pests on lettuce
The vegetable leafminer on fresh market tomatoes in southern California
Pheromone traps to time tomato pinworm control
Reducing pesticide treatments in celery may be justified
Whiteflies cause problems for southern California growers
Radioactive measurement of brown mite injury on avocados
Spider mites can reduce strawberry yields
Pesticides may reduce lettuce yield
Reflective mulches foil insects
Heat accumulation method AIDS cotton pest management
Evaluating pink bollworm control
Tobacco budworm invades Imperial Valley cotton
Insecticides evaluated for lettuce root aphid control
Increased insecticide use in cotton may cause secondary pest outbreaks

ANR Workgroup Associations

Integrated Pest Management of Glassy Winged Sharpshooters and the Diseases they Vector - Member
Pest Management in ANR - Member
Pesticide Resistance Management - Member
Strawberry - Member

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