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Workgroup Information Pest Management in ANR
Summary	Provide a forum for proposing, reporting, extending and evaluating integrated pest management research and educational activities in ANR.
Website:	http://groups.ucanr.org/pm/
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	Cindy Kron (Chair)
Phone
E-Mail	ckron@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Sonoma County

Membership List
AES Scientist
Adaskaveg, James		Plant Pathology
	Professor and Plant Pathologist (test editing)	Mycology, plant pathology, ecology and epidimiology of fungi (test edits)
Allen-Diaz, Barbara
	CE Advisor, Emeritus	Rangeland Ecology and Management
Bostock, Richard		Plant Pathology - CAES
	Distinguished Professor, Plant Pathologist-AES	Physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of host-pathogen interaction; diseases of fruit and nut crops
Bradford, Kent		Department of Plant Sciences
	Professor   Plant Physiologist-AES   Vice-Chair for Instruction	Seed physiology; biotechnology; stress physiology, hormonal physiology; plant and seed water relations
Carey, James		Entomology (UCD)
	Professor	Application of demographic methods to insect population, analysis of life histories, demography of aging
Cooksey, Donald		Plant Pathology
	Emeritus Professor and Bacteriologist	Bacterial diseases; molecular biology, bactericide resistance; biological control
Federici, Brian		Entomology (UCR)
	Distinguished Professor of the Graduate Division	Insect pathology; viruses and bacteria of medically and agriculturally important insects
Fischer, Albert		Department of Plant Sciences
	Professor
Fujino, Dave		Dean's Office CA&ES (UCD)
	Director, California Center for Urban Horticulture; Co-Director, UC Nursery and Floriculture Alliance
Geng, Shu		Department of Plant Sciences
	Professor   Biostatistician	Agricultural/systems; modeling and simulation of environmental impact on agricultural production and food systems; productivity and risk assessment; comparisons of agricultural systems in Pacific Rim countries. Fluent in Chinese.
Giles, Ken		Biological & Agricultural Engineering
	Professor	Engineering for pest control and plant protection; development of target sensing and sprayer control systems; handling and distribution of biological pest control agents; automation of pest control operations.
Goodhue, Rachael		Agricultural & Resource Economics
	Professor, Agricultural Economist-AES	Agricultural Marketing and Organization, Contracting, Pesticide Use and Regulation, Agricultural Policy, Agri-environmental Policy, Natural Resources and Property Rights, Bio-economic Modeling of Agricultural Production Systems, Technology Adoption
Horwath, William		Soils & Biogeochemistry Program
	AES Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry Soil Biogeochemist	Stable isotope studies, soil organic matter dynamics, soil fertility, sustainable agriculture, water quality, plant-microbe interactions, soil microbial biomass, denitrification, residue decomposition, root turnover.
Jasieniuk, Marie		Department of Plant Sciences
	Professor	Evolution, genetics, and spread of herbicide resistance; population genetics of agricultural weeds and invasive plants
Kaya, Harry		Entomology (UCD)
	Professor	Utilization of nematodes for biological control of insect pests; interaction between nematodes and other biological control agents; general insect pathology (protozoan, viral and fungal diseases of insects).
Krieger, Robert		Entomology (UCR)
	CE Toxicologist	Extension toxicology
Menge, John		Plant Pathology
	Professor   Emeritus   Plant Pathologist	Mycorrhizal studies; soil microbial investigations; fungal diseases of citrus
Morse, Joseph		Entomology (UCR)
	Entomologist and Professor of Entomology, Emeritus	Citrus and avocado pest management, biological control; applied insect ecology; pesticide impacts on natural enemies; resistance management
Page, Robert		Entomology (UCD)
	Professor	Evolutionary and behavioral genetics of honey bees
Paine, Timothy		Entomology (UCR)
	Distinguished Professor and Entomologist, Divisional Dean CNAS UCR	Integrated pest management of insects affecting nursery stock, woody ornamental or landscape plants, and trees in urban or recreational forests; ecological interactions between environmental stress on plants and insect herbivores; chemical ecology; insect
Parfitt, Dan		Department of Plant Sciences
	Pomologist-AES	Genetics of fruit crops genetic diversity, germplasm use, pistachio breeding
Perring, Thomas		Entomology (UCR)
	Professor of Entomology and Entomologist	Integrated management of insect and mite pests of agricultural crops, particularly in the desert. Biological control.
Plant, Richard		Department of Plant Sciences
	AES   Professor Emeritus  Quantitative Analyst	Application of systems analysis to crop and resource management; including statistics, geographic information systems, and mathematical modeling.
Redak, Richard		Entomology (UCR)
	Entomologist Professor & Chair	Integrated management of insect pests on commercial floricultural and ornamental plants, ecology of plant-insect interactions within the urban/natural/agricultural interface, community ecology of insects, conservation biology
Reid, Michael		Department of Plant Sciences
	Cooperative Extension Specialist	Postharvest biology and technology of ornamentals, cut flowers, flowering plants, foliage plants. Physiology of flowering and flowering control, chilling injury, mode of action of ethylene and inhibition of ethylene responses.
Rizzo, David		Plant Pathology - CAES
	Department Chair and Professor	Mycology; fungal diseases of woody plants, fungal ecology; forest pathology
Roberts, Philip		Nematology Department
	Chair, Nematologist & Professor of Nematology	Nematode host-parasite relations, genetics and pest management in field and vegetable crops
Roderick, George		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	William Muriece Hoskins Professor	global change, environmental science, sustainability, biodiversity, invasive species, genomic observatories
Rust, Michael		Entomology (UCR)
	Entomologist   Professor	Urban-industrial entomology
Smith, Linda		Department of Plant Sciences
	Associate Research Biochemist	Mechanisms of osmotic stress and chill stress adaption in bacteria.
Tomich, Thomas		Environmental Science and Policy
	Distinguished Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy	Food systems, natural resource management, integrated ecosystem assessment, sustainability science and policy
Trumble, John		Entomology (UCR)
	Distinguished Professor	Plant compensation for insect herbivory; impact of air and heavy metal pollution on plant-insect interactions; biological and microbial control in sustainable agriculture; chemical ecology; participate on the celery and tomato guidelines
Vidalakis, Georgios		Plant Pathology
	Professor & UC Extension Specialist in Plant Pathology - Director, Citrus Clonal Protection Program (CCPP)	Graft-transmissible diseases of citrus diagnosis and therapy & citrus germplasm.
Wilson, Barry		Animal Science
	Professor	Neurotoxicology; aquatic and terrestrial ecotoxicology; biomarkers of stress and pesticide exposure; growth and development with focus on muscle and nerve interactions.
CE Advisor
Aegerter, Brenna		San Joaquin County
	Farm Advisor	Vegetable Crops, Plant Pathology
Aguiar, Jose		Riverside County, Palm Desert Office
	Farm Advisor	Vegetable crops and small farms
Andrews, Ellie		Sonoma County
	Specialty Crops Advisor, Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties	Agroecology, Agronomy, Soil-Plant Water Dynamics, Nutrient Management, Plant Physiology, Soil Health
Aram, Kamyar		Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
	Specialty Crops Advisor
Baameur, Abdelaziz		Small Farm Program
	Retired Emeritus, Farm Advisor	Small Farms, cultivar evaluation, nutrient management, irrigation, specialty crops, vegetables, Asian vegetables, Small Farms
Babu, Arun		Imperial County
	Cooperative Extension Entomology Advisor	Entomology
Battany, Mark
	Water Management and Biometeorology Advisor	Water management, soil management, soil salinity, frost protection, climate and weather evaluation, weather stations and sensors, grapes and viticulture.
Bell, Carl		Ventura County
	Regional Advisor	Invasive Plants
Bender, Gary		San Diego North County Office
	Farm Advisor-Emeritus	Subtropical horticulture, deciduous fruit trees, irrigation, water quality, pest management, root rot and pathology of avocados and citrus, avocado canopy management
Bethke, James		San Diego County
	Farm Advisor - Emeritus	Nurseries and Floriculture
Bettiga, Larry		Monterey County
	Acting Monterey County Director & Viticulture Farm Advisor	Wine grape production, canopy management, pest management, rootstock and clonal evaluation.
Bianchi, Mary		San Luis Obispo County
	Emeritus - Horticulture Farm Advisor	Horticulture, pomology, subtropicals, water management and water quality. Horticulture in San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County.
Biscaro, Andre		Ventura County
	Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor	Irrigation and nutrient management of berry and vegetable crops
Bolda, Mark		Santa Cruz County
	Farm Advisor, Strawberries & Caneberries	Strawberry and caneberry culture - horticulture, fertility, pest management practices, closed environment agriculture
Buchner, Richard		Tehama County
	Orchard Advisor - Emeritus	Pomology for Tehama County. Strawberry nursery production in North Coast & Mountain Region
Caprile, Janet		Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
	Farm Advisor	Commercial fruit, nut, vine, vegetable, field, specialty crops
Cassell, Jodi		Solano County
	Natural Resources Advisor	California Water Policy, Aquatic Invasive Species, Public Participation, Citizen Science, Science Literacy
Cooper, Monica		Napa County
	Farm Advisor-Viticulture	Viticulture and Pest Management
Daugovish, Oleg		Ventura County
	Strawberry and Vegetable Crop Advisor	Ag and Environmental Issues for Veg Crops and Strawberries
Doan, Hung		Riverside County
	Small Farms and Specialty Crops Advisor	Vegetable Production, Nutrient Management, Small Farms, Vegetable and field crop pathology,Fruit and tree nuts pathology
Doran, Morgan		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	UC Cooperative Extension Advisor for Livestock and Natural Resources	Livestock, beef cattle, sheep, nutrition, range management, irrigated pastures, grazing systems, ranch water quality.
Downer, Arthur		Ventura County
	Environmental Horticulture/Plant Pathology Advisor Emeritus	Pathology of landscape ornamentals , Phytophthora Root Rot, Mulches, Potting soils, Palm horticulture, climate ready trees, arboriculture, Master Gardener Advisor.
Duncan, Roger		Stanislaus County
	Pomology Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Almonds, canning peaches, pistachios, misc. tree fruit
El Kereamy, Ashraf		Biology (UCR)
	Director of Lindcove REC and Assistant CE Specialist	Specialist in Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at UC Riverside, focused on citrus and grape
Elkins, Rachel		Lake County
	Pomology Farm Advisor in Lake and Mendocino Counties and Master Gardener Advisor in Lake County - Emeritus
Espino, Luis		Butte County
	Rice Farming Systems Advisor	Entomology, Agronomy
Faber, Ben		Ventura County
	Advisor	Soils and water, avocados and minor subtropicals in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
Fake, Cindy		Placer-Nevada Counties
	Horticulture and Small Farms Advisor, Placer and Nevada Counties, Emeritus	Commercial Horticultural Production
Fichtner, Elizabeth		Tulare County
	Farm Advisor	Orchard Systems
Gautam, Sandipa		Lindcove Research & Extension Center
	Cooperative Extension Area Citrus IPM Advisor	Integrated Management of Citrus Pests; Serving Tulare, Fresno, Madera, and Kern counties
Getts, Thomas		Lassen County
	Weed Ecology & Cropping Systems Advisor	Weed control in wildlands, rangelands, and the forage-based cropping systems of the intermountain region.
Gispert, Carmen		San Diego North County Office
	UC ANR Cooperative Extension Advisor, Emeritus.	Wine and table grapes
Goncalves, Clebson		Lake County
	Diversified Agriculture Advisor - Lake & Mendocino Counties	Diversified Agricultural Systems Area - Weed Science (Chemical and Organic Approaches), Integrated pest management, Ornamental Crops, and Turfgrass
Goodell, Peter		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	Cooperative Extension Advisor Emeritus, IPM	Development and delivery of IPM tactics, nematode and insect pest management in field crops, (cotton, alfalfa, melon) developing IPM strategies at the ecological landscape level
Grant, Joseph
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	walnuts, cherries, olives, miscellaneous fruits; fruit crops, integrated pest management
Greer, Christopher		San Luis Obispo County
	Area Cooperative Extension Advisor - Integrated Pest Management	Integrated Pest Management of Agricultural Crops
Gyawaly, Sudan		Butte County
	Integrated Pest Management Advisor	IPM
Hasey, Janine		Sutter-Yuba Counties
	Tree Crop and Environmental Horticulture Advisor Emeritus, Master Gardener Advisor	Pomology, Horticulture, Master Gardener Program
Haviland, David		Kern County
	Farm Advisor	Entomologist and Pest Management. Advise in identification and control of Pest.
Hembree, Kurt		Fresno County
	Weed Management Farm Advisor	Weed management strategies in crop and non-crop settings
Hill, Ryan		Tehama County
	Agronomy & Weed Sciences Advisor
Holtz, Brent		San Joaquin County
	County Director and Farm Advisor	Pomology, deciduous tree fruits and nuts, plant pathology, Whole Orchard Recycling
Jimenez, Manuel		Tulare County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Small farms, vegetable crops, integrated pest management
Kabashima, John		Orange County - UC Cooperative Extension
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Emeritus	Ornamental horticulture, nursery crops, pest management, exotic and invasive pests, water runoff, water quality
Kallsen, Craig		Kern County
	Farm Advisor Emeritus (Retired)	Citrus, subtropical horticulture and pistachios
Karlik, John		Kern County
	Extension Advisor Emeritus (Retired)	Environmental Horticulture/Environmental Science
Koike, Steven		Monterey County
	Plant Pathology Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Plant pathology research and education for vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops; plant disease diagnostics; food safey research and extension.
Kron, Cindy		Sonoma County
	North Coast Area IPM Advisor	Integrated Pest Management, Entomology, Viticulture
Laemmlen, Franklin		San Luis Obispo County
	Farm Advisor - Emeritus	Vegetable crops (leafy greens, parsley, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, carrots, nappa, bok choy, cilantro, spinach, squash, peppers (bell), plant pathology, nematology, entomology, farm safety, plant problem diagnosis, cut flowers
Larsen, Royce		San Luis Obispo County
	Area Natural Resource/Watershed Advisor	Water Quality and Non-point Source Pollution on Rangelands. Also, other natural resource issues including: Rangeland Improvements, Noxious Invasive Weeds, Wildland Fires, Grassland Restoration and Endangered Species.
Lazicki, Patricia		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Vegetable Crops Advisor
Long, Rachael		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Emeritus Farm Advisor for Field Crops, Pest Management	Pest management, agronomy, dry beans, alfalfa, water quality, oil seed crops
Macedo, Tulio		Madera County
	Farm Advisor	Agronomic Crops and Weed Control
Marcum, Daniel		Shasta-Lassen Office
	Farm Advisor - Emeritus	Irrigation, plant nutrition, salinity, entomology, sustainable agriculture, agronomy, vegetable crops, engineering, plant pathology, integrated pest management, systems management, economics, weed control, nematology, strawberry nursery production, garlic, wild rice, alfalfa, timothy, sugarbeet, pasture, range, biodiversity, peppermint, viticulture
Marsh, Brian		Kern County
	County Director/Farm Advisor	Agronomy, cotton, small grains, corn and silage, weed control
Martinico, Breanna		Napa County
	Human-Wildlife Interactions Advisor	Avian Ecology
Mccullough-Sanden, Blake		Kern County
	Farm Advisor Emeritus (Retired)	Irrigation, soil, water, agronomy, blackeyes, sugarbeets, safflower, alfalfa
Middleton, Eric		San Diego County
	Area IPM Advisor
Milliron, Luke		Butte County
	Orchard Systems Advisor
Miyao, Eugene		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Emeritus Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crops	Processing tomato production.
Mokwunye, Idongesit		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Area CE IPM Entomology Advisor	Pistachio, Almond, Walnut, Stone fruits and Table grapes
Mukherjee, Amrita		San Bernardino County
	Urban Agriculture/Small Farms Advisor	Urban Farms and food system, Organic Vegetable Production, Nutrient Management, Small Farms, Control Environment Agriculture
Munier, Douglas
	Retired Farm Advisor	Agronomy-cotton, corn, wheat, clover seed, safflower, sunflower, and dry beans
Murray, Michael		Glenn County
	"County Director, Farm Advisor, Emeritus"	Vegetable crops, community development
Natwick, Eric		Imperial County
	Entomology Advisor, emeritus	Entomology, Pest Management
Niederholzer, Franz		Colusa County
	Farm Advisor   Orchard Systems	Prunes, almonds, pears, apple, cherry, olive, plum, citrus, and pomegranate
Nunez, Juan		Kern County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus (Retired)	Vegetable crops
O'Connell, Neil		Tulare County
	Farm Advisor, Retired	Citrus, Avocado
Pastrana Leon, Ana Maria		Imperial County
	Plant Pathology Advisor	Plant Pathology
Reid, Karrie
	Retired Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor	Landscape Horticulture/Water Conservation
Reyes, Clarissa		Sutter-Yuba Counties
	Orchard Systems Advisor	Plant-water relations, drought physiology; walnut, peach, kiwifruit
Riar, Mandeep		Kern County
	Restoration Ecology and Weed Science Advisor	Crop and weed physiology Land restoration
Rijal, Jhalendra		Stanislaus County
	Area IPM Advisor	Entomology, insect pest management, insect mating disruption, insect spatial distribution and quantitative sampling, insect behavior and chemical ecology
Roncoroni, John		Napa County
	Weed Science Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Weed Control and Vegetation Management in Perennial Crops, Covercrops and Aquatic Weed Control
Schmierer, Jerry		Colusa County
	Farm Advisor Emeritus	Plant science, alfalfa, wheat,dry beans, corn, barley, and oil seed crops with speciality in precision agriculture and weed management.
Shogren, Christopher		Los Angeles County
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor	Horticulture, nursery crops, pest management, exotic and invasive pests
Sidhu, Jaspreet		Kern County
	Vegetable Crops Farm Advisor
Singh, Jagdeep		Siskiyou County
Smith, Rhonda		Sonoma County
	Viticulture Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Viticulture, wine grapes, water management, pest management, vine nutrition
Smith, Richard		Monterey County
	Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science	Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science
Stapleton, James		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	IPM Plant Pathologist	Integrated pest management; alternatives to synthetic chemical products for disease and pest control; solar energy in pest management; ecological engineering; pest issues in natural areas; biological, physical, and cultural management of reservoirs of weedy plant propagative materials; seed pathology; sustainable and appropriate pest management technologies; circular economy issues
Stoddard, C Scott		Merced County
	County Director and Farm Advisor  Vegetable Crops and Soils	Soil fertility and soil conservation, tomatoes, melons, sweetpotatoes, weed management
Sutherland, Andrew		Alameda County Cooperative Extension
	Urban IPM Advisor	urban (household & structural) IPM of insects and other arthropods
Swain, Steven		Marin County
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor	Woody plants and their pests and diseases, integrated pest management, water use and conservation, defensible space for fire
Takele, Etaferahu		San Bernardino County
	Area Advisor Farm Management/Agricultural Economics	Area Advisor - Farm Management /Agricultural Economics - Production economics, decision-making at the farm level, integrated input management, risk managementSubtropical Fruit Crops (Citrus, Avocados) Vegetable crops, Field CropsRiverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los Angles, Orange and Ventura.
Tjosvold, Steven		Santa Cruz County
	Environmental Horticulture Farm Advisor Emeritus	Environmental horticulture
Turini, Thomas		Fresno County
	Vegetable Crops Advisor	Vegetable crops production with emphasis in plant disease management and activities in entomology and nutrient management.
Varela, Lucia		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	North Coast IPM Advisor - Emeritus	Apples, pears, wine grapes, pest management
Verdegaal, Paul
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Viticulture, almonds
Waisen, Philip		Riverside County
	Vegetable Crops Advisor	Plant Pathology/Nematology/ Nematode Ecology/Soil Health/Cover Crops
Wang, Yu-Chen		Monterey County
	Farm Advisor Plant Pathology	Plant pathology
Wheeler-Dykes, Becky		Glenn County
	Orchard Systems & Weed Ecology Advisor
Wilen, Cheryl		Orange County - UC Cooperative Extension
	Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor - Emeritus	Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for ornamental plant production and maintenance including nurseries, greenhouses, field production, floriculture, turf and landscape, pesticide reduction and alternatives. Research specialty in weed management, snails & slugs.
Wilson, Robert		Intermountain Research & Extension Center
	Farm Advisor	Pest managment in vegetable and field crops; Potato variety development; Production of potatoes, onions, peppermint, and small grains
Wright, Steven		Kings County
	Farm Advisor- Tulare and Kings Counties - Emeritus	Cotton, small grains, weed control
Wunderlich, Lynn		Amador County
	Farm Advisor	Viticulture and Pomology for the foothills; Sprayer calibration; Integrated Pest Management; Biological Control
Zuber, Cameron		Merced County
	Orchard Crops Farm Advisor	Merced County: Deciduous trees, not including pistachios and figs. Madera County: Walnut.
CE Specialist
Ajwa, Husein		Department of Plant Sciences
	CE Specialist	Soil and Water Management. Methyl bromide alternatives. Cool-season vegetables.
Al-Khatib, Kassim		Department of Plant Sciences
	Professor, Plant Sciences	CE Specialist in Weed Sciences
Atim, Jackie		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	CE Specialist in Abiotic Stress	Abiotic Stress- Sorghum
Baird, James		Botany & Plant Sciences
	Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist in Turfgrass Management and Associate Turfgrass Horticulturist	Turfgrass Management
Baldwin, Roger		Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology
	Cooperative Extension Specialist: Human-Wildlife Conflict Resolution	Wildlife Damage and Pest Management
Becker, Jorn		Nematology Department
	Distinguished Professor of Cooperative Extension in Nematology & Distinguished Nematologist	Integrated pest management of plant-parasitic nematodes
Bruhn, Christine		Food Science & Technology
	CE Food Marketing Specialist Emerita   Center for Consumer Research	Research and education focused on consumer attitudes toward food safety, quality, and wholesomeness, food labels, and new production and processing technologies
Cudney, David		Botany & Plant Sciences
	Emeritus   CE Weed Scientist
Daane, Kent		ESPM - Organisms and the Environment
	CE Specialist	Biological control and IPM of insect pests in crops (almond, grape, stone fruit, olives, pistachios, berries, lettuce) and ornamentals (eucalyptus, ornamental).
Daugherty, Matthew		Entomology (UCR)
	CE Specialist and Entomologist	population biology, invasion biology, plant disease ecology, regulatory entomology, quantitative ecology
Davis, R		Plant Pathology - CAES
	CE Plant Pathologist	Diseases of vegetable & field crops
DiTomaso, Joseph		Weed Science Program
	CE Weed Specialist	Non-crop areas, including weeds of rangeland, forestry, rights-of-way, roadside, wetlands, and natural sites and taxomony
Eskalen, Akif		Plant Pathology - CAES
	Professor of Cooperative Extension in Plant Pathology	Research in my lab is applied and focuses on the identification, biology, epidemiology, and control of fungal pathogens on vines, small fruit & berries, and pome fruits in California.
Fennimore, Steven		Weed Science Program
	CE Weed Specialist	Weed control in cool-season vegetables, weed biology, weed seed germination. Automated weed managment with intelligent weeders. Soil disinfestation with steam in strawberry and vegetables.
Fidelibus, Matthew		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	Cooperative Extension Specialist	Raisin, table and wine grape production,fruit quality, whole-plant physiology, plant growth regulators, weeds.
Garbelotto Benzon, NH Matteo M		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Extension Specialist in Forest Pathology and Adjunct Professor	Forest pathology and mycology, biodiversity,
Gerry, Alec		Entomology (UCR)
	Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist in Veterinary Entomology	Veterinary Entomology
Getz, Christy		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist in Agriculture and Food Systems	Political economy and governance of food and agriculture systems; farm labor movements; social certification; food safety; cannabis; organic agriculture; farmworker health and wellbeing
Grafton-Cardwell, Elizabeth		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	Emeritus Entomology Cooperative Extension Specialist	Citrus Integrated Pest Management
Grettenberger, Ian		Entomology (UCD)
	Assistant Specialist in CE	Field and vegetable crop IPM, insect ecology
Hanson, Bradley		Department of Plant Sciences
	Cooperative Extension Specialist	Chemical and non-chemical weed control in agricultural crops with a focus on herbicide peformance, resistance, crop safety, and environmental fate.
Hill, James		Department of Plant Sciences
	CE Specialist	Conducts research and education programs on rice-based cropping systems with focus on production technologies such as direct seeding; weed control; nutrition; residue management and the relationship of these factors to environmental quality.
Hoddle, Mark		Entomology (UCR)
	Entomologist CE Entomology Specialist	Biological control of invasive arthropod pests of importance to agricultural, urban, and wilderness areas. Foreign exploration, host range and host specificity testing of natural enemy species under consideration for possible release in California. Pest
Hutmacher, Robert		Department of Plant Sciences
	Cooperative Extension Specialist / AES Agronomist (retired)	cotton production issues, irrigation mgmt, drip irrigation, sorghum, industrial hemp, water stress, nutrient mgmt
Jackson, Lee		Department of Plant Sciences
	Emeritus CE Specialist - Small Grains	Small Grains; Agronomy; Growth, development and plant breeding of small grains; small grain diseases; pathogen variability host resistance; genetics of host/parasite interaction; integrated pest management;integrated crop management; agricultural systems.
Khodadadi, Fatemeh		Plant Pathology
	UC Cooperative Extension specialist	Khodadadi’s research focuses on plant pathogens and disease management strategies for subtropical trees, especially citrus and avocado.
Lanini, W		Weed Science Program
	CE Weed Ecologist	Ecology, weed crop competition, weed biology and low-input agriculture
Lanzaro, Gregory		Veterinary Medicine Teaching & Research Center
	Professor	Population and molecular genetics of insect vectors of human disease.
Lemaux, Peggy		Plant & Microbial Biology
	Professor of Cooperative Extension	Research interests focus on using 'omic technologies to understand interactions between plants, microbes and the environment. Efforts specifically focus on understanding abiotic and biotic stresses and carbonsequestration to combate climate change. Outreach efforts focus on communicating about food, agriculture and modern genetic technologies.
Lewis, Vernard		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	CE Entomologist	Urban entomology
Mauk, Peggy		Botany & Plant Sciences
	Director of Agricultural Operations/Subtropical Horticulture CE Specialist	Citrus, avocados, and dates, crop production management, fiscal and personnel management
Mcgiffen Jr., Milton		Botany & Plant Sciences
	CE Specialist and Plant Physiologist	Vegetable Crops, Invasive Species, Weed Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Alternatives to Methyl Bromide
Mchughen, Alan		Botany & Plant Sciences
	Professor of CE, Biotechology Specialist and Geneticist	Molecular Genetics, Genetic Engineering regulatory policy
Mitcham, Elizabeth		Department of Plant Sciences
	Director, Postharvest Center	Postharvest physiology and technology of fruit and nut crops; emphasis on maintaining flavor quality after harvest, enhancing consumption of produce, and reducing food loss. Also studying regulation of fruit ripening and mechanisms underlying calcium def
Ploeg, Antoon		Nematology Department
	Nematology Specialist	Management of plant-parasitic nematodes in field and vegetable crops.
Putman, Alexander		Plant Pathology
	Assistant Specialist in Cooperative Extension and Assistant Plant Pathologist	Vegetable and strawberry crops; epidemiology and disease management; downy mildew diseases; soilborne pathogens
Smith, Richard		Controller
	Environmental Specialist	EH&S
Subbarao, Krishna		Plant Pathology - CAES
	Plant Pathologist, CE Specialist	Epidemiology, population biology, and integrated control of plant pathogens
Suslow, Trevor		Department of Plant Sciences
	Extension Research Specialist Emeritus	Preharvest to Postharvest Microbial food safety systems,postharvest transportation, Postharvest pathology
Temple, Steven		Department of Plant Sciences
	WOS   CE Specialist III & Lecturer	Agronomy and host plant resistance breeding of grain legumes, legume cover crops, sustainable farming systems; fluent in Spanish.
Timm, Robert		Hopland Research & Extension Center
	Extension Wildlife Specialist emeritus	Prevention and control of wildlife damage, solving human-wildlife conflicts, rodent and predator biology and behavior, wildlife management
Toscano, Nick		Entomology (UCR)
	Extension Entomologist	Integrated pest management involving insects, mites and other invertebrates in field and vegetable crops with emphasis on resistance management and alternatives to synthetic insecticides
Van Eenennaam, Alison		Animal Science
	CE Specialist Animal Biotechnology and Genomics	Animal genomics, biotechnology, beef cattle, genetic engineering, animal breeding
Westerdahl, Becky		Nematology CAES
	CE Specialistáá Professor	Applied nematology, integrated pest management
Wilson, Houston		Entomology (UCR)
	Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist	Orchard/vineyard IPM, insect ecology, organic agriculture, agroecology
Zalom, Frank		Entomology (UCD)
	Distinguished Professor	Fruit and Vegetable Crop Entomology; Integrated Pest Management
Other ANR
Byrne, Frank J.		Entomology (UCR)
	Assoc. Res. Entomologist
Castiaux, Marianna		Fresno County
	Academic Coordinator Small Farms	Education, Outreach, Curriculum Development
Dreistadt, Steve		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Principal Editor	IPM, ornamentals, landscape, biological control
Farrar, James		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Director, Statewide IPM Program	IPM, integrated pest management, plant pathology, vegetable diseases, fungi
Fordyce, Lauren		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Urban and Community IPM Educator
Hyland, Carly
Judelson, Howard		Plant Pathology
	Professor and Plant Pathologist	Molecular mycology
Martin, Tunyalee		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Associate Director for Communications	Leads UC IPM communications, manages IPM publication projects, and supervises editorial and technical staff developing and producing IPM outreach materials for Web and print.
Maung, Zin Thu Zar		Small Farm Program
	SRA-III	Nematology. IPM
Patton, Mackenzie		Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
	Integrated Pest Management Advisor
Paz Villegas, Jose
Ramirez-Strain, Jasmin		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	PSEP- ACADEMIC COORDINATOR	Pesticide Safety Education
Reierson, Donald		Entomology (UCR)
	Staff Research Associate	Biology and control of cockroaches, ants, fleas, termites
Reynolds, Cheryl		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Interactive Learning Developer
Tian, Shufang		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Small Farms IPM Lead Coordinator
Windbiel, Karey		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Associate Director for Urban & Community IPM/ Area Urban IPM Advisor	Integrated Pest Management
Zhang, Minghua		Land, Air & Water Resources
Non-UC
Anderson, Lars
	Aquatic plant management consultant	Aquatic Weed Biology/Control
Shaw, David		San Diego North County Office
	Farm Advisor	Turfgrass, Landscape, Arboriculture, Irrigation Management
Other UC
Arnold, Kari		Foundation Plant Services - CAES
	IR-4 Western Region Field Coordinator	Ensuring that specialty crop farmers have legal access to safe and effective crop protection products.
DeBiase, Ria		UC Davis
Stover-Blackburn, Julia		Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center
Membership Totals
Number of Members		199
ANR Members		197
Non-ANR		2
Info Only		0