List of Experts
UC AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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Alexander PurcellEntomologist
Epidemiology, vectors, control, plant diseases caused by bacteria spread by insects. Speaks French, and some Spanish and Portuguese. UC Berkeley
(510) 531-7505
purcell@nature.berkeley.edu
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Douglas CookPlant Pathologist
Plant genomics, Pierce's disease on grapes
UC Davis
(530) 754-6561
drcook@ucdavis.edu
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Joseph MorseEntomologist
Citrus and avocado pest management, biological control; applied insect ecology; pesticide effects on natural enemies; resistance management.
Department of Entomology
UC Riverside
(951) 827-5814
joseph.morse@ucr.edu
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Lucia VarelaArea IPM Advisor
Pierce's disease and glassy-wing sharpshooter education. Integrated Pest Management of pome fruits and grapes. Speaks Spanish. UC Cooperative Extension
Sonoma County
(707) 565-2621
lgvarela@ucdavis.edu
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Matthew BluaEntomologist
Pierce's disease and oleander leaf scorch; glassy-winged sharpshooter management, biology and ecology; vector/pathogen relations
Entomology
UC Riverside
(951) 827-6301
matthew.blua@ucr.edu
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Phil PhillipsArea IPM Advisor Emeritus
Glassy-winged sharpshooter; extension of IPM information and adoption of IPM through demonstration and adaptive local research; in citrus, avocados, grapes, strawberries and vegetables. First to detect glassy-winged sharpshooter in California. Studies control of the insect in vineyards. Speaks Spanish. UC Cooperative Extension
Ventura County
(805) 645-1457
paphillips@ucdavis.edu
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Richard RedakProfessor
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
Entomology
UC Riverside
(951) 827-7250
richard.redak@ucr.edu
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Serguei V. TriapitsynPrincipal Museum Scientist
Biological control of glassy-winged sharpshooter using egg parasitoids. Speaks Spanish. Entomology Research Museum
UC Riverside
(951) 827-7817
serguei.triapitsyn@ucr.edu
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