We are pleased to announce that Cheryl Wilen has agreed to serve as acting director for the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program, effective July 1 until the search for the IPM director concludes.

Kassim Al-Khatib, who has been the UC IPM director since 2009, is transitioning to a UC Cooperative Extension specialist position located in the Department of Plant Sciences in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at UC Davis. This move will allow him to focus on his research in weed management.

Wilen is also leader of the Endemic and Invasive Pests and Diseases (EIPD) strategic initiative. Based in San Diego, she will continue to serve as the area integrated pest management advisor for the turf,...