- Author: Dohee Kim
UC Cooperative Extension is pleased to announce John Kabashima, environmental horticulture advisor for Los Angeles and Orange counties, is the 2011 recipient of the California Association of Pest Control Advisers' (CAPCA) highest honor, the Outstanding Contribution to Agriculture award. CAPCA awards individuals, companies or organizations that have gone far beyond others in support of the field of agriculture. Kabashima received the award at CAPCA's annual conference on October 17, 2011 in Reno, Nevada.
"I view this award as an acknowledgment of my role as a part of the statewide network of University of California researchers and educators that make up UC ANR and UC Cooperative Extension. We are all dedicated to the creation, development and application of knowledge in agricultural, natural and human resources," said Kabashima.
Kabashima has been a longtime pest control adviser and contributing member to the Southern California Chapter of CAPCA. His research interest is in insect, disease and weed management in ornamental horticulture production systems and biological control of exotic pests for Los Angeles and Orange counties. He is currently engaged in water use, water-related problems, total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) of landscapes, golf courses, municipalities and watershed systems. His additional interests include managing the Orange County Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program.
Kabashima received his bachelor's degree in agricultural biology (Cal Poly Pomona), master's degree in pest management (UC Riverside), doctorate in entomology (UC Riverside) and a master's degree in business administration (Pepperdine University).
For more information on Kabashima's research projects, please visit http://ceorange.ucdavis.edu/Horticulture/.