Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of California
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

List of Experts


UC AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

NEWS SOURCES

-Citrus Entomology Laboratory at the Kearney Ag Center-

-Integrated Pest Management Program-

Alexander Purcell

Entomologist

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

Beth Grafton-Cardwell

Entomologist and Director-Lindcove Research & Extension Center

Integrated Pest Management of citrus and other crops/biological control. IPM of San Joaquin Valley citrus, including release of natural enemies, monitoring for pesticide resistance in California red scale, pheromone trapping and degree day units for citrus cutworm, citrus peelminer, and red scale, and the efficacy and selectivity of insecticide treatments for various citrus pests (including California red scale, citrus cutworm, katydid, citrus peelminer, ants, citricola scale, and cottony cushion scale).

Entomology and Lindcove Reserach & Extension Center
Kearney Agricultural R&EC, Lindcove R&EC
Kearney (559) 646-6591; Lindcove (559) 592-2408 ext.13
bethgc@uckac.edu

Frank Zalom

Entomologist
Integrated Pest Management; tree fruit, small fruit, tree nut and fruiting vegetable entomology; insecticide runoff monitoring and mitigation
UC Davis
(530) 752-3687
fgzalom@ucdavis.edu

Jay Gan

CE Water Quality Specialist
Environmental risks and mitigation practices of pesticides, water and air issues related to pesticide uses, IPM practices
Environmental Sciences
UC Riverside
(951) 827-2712
jgan@ucr.edu

Kent Daane

Biocontrol Specialist

Biocontrol in stone fruit, pistachio, almond, olives, lettuce and vineyards

UC Berkeley/Kearney Ag Center
(559) 646-6522
daane@uckac.edu

Larry Godfrey

Entomologist
Plant physiological response to insect injury, refinement of economic thresholds, IPM of field & vegetable crops
Entomology
UC Davis
(530) 752-0473
ldgodfrey@ucdavis.edu

Lucia Varela

Area 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

Pamela M. Geisel

Statewide Master Gardener Coordinator

Urban horticulture, consumer horticulture, IPM in landscape, Master Gardener, landscape and turf management, home horticulture/gardening, landscape tree care, volunteer management, urban horticulture, and home gardening

Department of Plant Sciences
UC Davis
(530) 754-6000
pmelam@ucdavis.edu
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