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Workgroup Information

Pest Management in ANR

         FY 07-08 $4,340
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/
Annual Reports: 2007
2006
2005
2004
 
Workgroup Chair Information
Name Larry Godfrey (Co-Chair)
Phone (530) 752-0473
E-Mail ldgodfrey@ucdavis.edu
Unit: Entomology CAES
Location: Entomology
One Shields Avenue
367 Briggs Hall
Davis, 95616
 
Name Peter Goodell (Co-Chair)
Phone (559) 646-6515
E-Mail ipmpbg@uckac.edu
Unit: Kearney Agricultural Center
Location: Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, 93648
 
Name Marshall Johnson (Co-Chair)
Phone (559) 646-6519
E-Mail mjohnson@uckac.edu
Unit: Kearney Agricultural Center
Location: Kearney Ag. Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, 93648
 
Name Lucia Varela (Co-Chair)
Phone (707) 565-2621
E-Mail lgvarela@ucdavis.edu
Unit: Sonoma County
Location: UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, 95403-2894
 
Responsible for Workgroup Administration and Budget
Name Cheryl Gould
Email clgould@ucdavis.edu
Phone (530) 752-0595
Membership List
 
AES Scientist
Allen-Diaz, Barbara Associate Vice President - Academic Programs and Strategic Initiatives
  Associate Vice President, Academic Programs and Strategic Initiatives, Director of the Research and Extension Centers, and Professor and Russell Rustici Chair in Rangeland Management Rangeland Ecology and Management
Bostock, Richard Plant Pathology - CAES
  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 CAES
  Professor Application of demographic methods to insect population, analysis of life histories, demography of aging
Cooksey, Donald Dean's Office CNAS
  AES   Professor   Divisional Dean   Bacteriologist Bacterial diseases; molecular biology, bactericide resistance; biological control
Ehler, Lester Entomology CAES
  Professor Biological control: theory and practice of biological control; ecology and management of insects and mites in natural, agricultural and urban environments
Federici, Brian Entomology CNAS
  Entomologist   Professor Insect pathology; viruses and bacteria of medically and agriculturally important insects
Fischer, Albert Department of Plant Sciences
  Professor
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, Durham 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.
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
 
Kaya, Harry Entomology CAES
  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).
Kirkpatrick, Bruce Plant Pathology - CAES
  Associate Plant Pathologist-AES
Krieger, Robert Entomology CNAS
  CE Toxicologist Extension toxicology
Menge, John Plant Pathology - CNAS
  Professor   Emeritus   Plant Pathologist Mycorrhizal studies; soil microbial investigations; fungal diseases of citrus
Morse, Joseph Entomology CNAS
  Entomologist and Professor of Entomology Citrus and avocado pest management, biological control; applied insect ecology; pesticide impacts on natural enemies; resistance management
Norris, Robert Weed Science Program
  Associate Professor   Associate Botanist-AES Weed ecology with emphasis on population regulation, weed management, and integrated pest management in field crops. Weed management in sustainable agricultural systems.
Paine, Timothy Entomology CNAS
  Entomologist Professor Program Leader Agricultural Policy & Pest Management 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-microorganism-plant interactions; biological control
Parfitt, Dan Department of Plant Sciences
  Pomologist-AES Genetics of fruit crops genetic diversity, germplasm use, pistachio breeding
Parrella, Michael Dean's Office CAES
  Divisional Associate Dean for Agricultural Sciences and Professor of Entomology Development of integrated pest management strategies on ornamental plants with an emphasis on biological control
Perring, Thomas Entomology CNAS
  Entomologist   Professor of Entomology Integrated management of insect and mite pests of vegetables; anthropod vectors of plant pathogens; whitefly biology
Plant, Richard Department of Plant Sciences
  AES   Professor   Quantitative Analyst Application of systems analysis to crop and resource management; including statistics, geographic information systems, and mathematical modeling.
Redak, Richard Entomology CNAS
  Entomologist Professor Vice 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
Rizzo, David Plant Pathology - CAES
  Assistant Plant Pathologist Mycology; fungal diseases of woody plants, fungal ecology; forest pathology
Roberts, Philip Nematology Department - CNAS
  Nematologist & Professor of Nematology Nematode host-parasite relations and pest management in field and vegetable crops
Rust, Michael Entomology CNAS
  Entomologist   Professor Urban-industrial entomology
Summers, Charles Kearney Agricultural Center
  Entomologist Pest management of field and vegetable crops, biology, ecology and management of aphids, aphids as virus vectors
Tomich, Thomas Agricultural Sustainability Institute
  Director
Trumble, John Entomology CNAS
  Entomologist   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
CE Advisor
Aegerter, Brenna San Joaquin County
  Farm Advisor Vegetable Crops, Plant Pathology
Baameur, Aziz Santa Clara County
  Farm Advisor Small Farms, cultivar evaluation, nutrient management, irrigation, specialty crops, cucurbits, oriental vegetables
Baldwin, Roger Kearney Agricultural Center
  IPM Wildlife Pest Management Advisor Wildlife Damage and Pest Management
Basinger, Ashley San Joaquin County
  Farm Advisor Environmental Horticulture
Bell, Carl San Diego County
  Regional Advisor, head quartered in San Diego Invasive Plants
Bentley, Walter Kearney Agricultural Center
  IPM Entomologist Entomology
Brittan, Kent Yolo County
  Yolo County Director & Farm Advisor for Field Crops Small grains, corn and biofuel crops
Canevari, Mick San Joaquin County
  Farm Advisor   County Director Agronomy, Weed Control
Connell, Joseph Butte County
  Farm Advisor Almonds, olives, citrus, subtropicals, ornamentals
Coviello, Richard Fresno County
  Farm Advisor Emeritus Entomology, pest management
Elkins, Rachel Lake County
  Pomology Farm Advisor in Lake and Mendocino Counties and Master Gardener Advisor in Lake County
Espino, Luis Colusa County
  Rice Farm Advisor Entomology, Agronomy
Faber, Ben Ventura County
  Farm Advisor Soils and water, avocados and minor subtropicals
Fake, Cindy Placer-Nevada Counties
  Horticulture and Small Farms Advisor Horticulture: fruit, vegetable, specialty and ornamental crops, viticulture, integrated pest management, direct marketing and agritourism
Gispert, Carmen Indio Office
  Area Viticulture/Pest Management Advisor Wine and table grapes
Goodell, Peter Kearney Agricultural Center
  IPM Advisor, Statewide IPM Program 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 San Joaquin County
  Farm Advisor walnuts, cherries, olives, miscellaneous fruits; fruit crops, integrated pest management
Greer, Christopher Sutter-Yuba Counties
  Farm Advisor - Rice Farming Systems Rice - Pest management, cultural practices, environmental interactions
Hasey, Janine Sutter-Yuba Counties
  Farm Advisor Pomology, Horticulture, Master Gardener Program
Hashim-Buckey, Jennifer Kern County
  UCCE Farm Advisor Viticulture
Haviland, David Kern County
  Farm Advisor   Entomology 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
Holtz, Brent Madera County
  Farm Advisor Pomology, deciduous tree fruits and nuts, plant pathology
Jimenez, Manuel Tulare County
  Farm Advisor Small farms, vegetable crops, integrated pest management
Kabashima, John Orange County
  County Director Environmental Horticulture Advisor Ornamental horticulture, nursery crops, pest management, exotic and invasive pests, water runoff, water quality
Kallsen, Craig Kern County
  Farm Advisor Citrus, subtropical horticulture and pistachios
Koike, Steven Monterey County
  Plant Pathology Farm Advisor Plant pathology research and education for vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops; plant disease diagnostics; food safey research and extension.
Laemmlen, Franklin
 
Long, Rachael Yolo County
  Farm Advisor   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 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
Miyao, Gene Yolo County
  Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crops Processing tomato production.
Molinar, Richard Fresno County
  Farm Advisor Small farms, vegetable crops, organic farming, insect/weed management, specialty crops, sugar peas, strawberries, eggplant, squash, Asian vegetables such as basil, lemongrass, green beans, long beans, gailon, bittermelons, refugee farmers, Hmong, Lao, fluent in Spanish
Moratorio, Mario Solano County
  Small Farm Urban Horticulture Advisor Small farms, grapes, urban horticulture and Master Gardener programs in Solano and Yolo.
Mueller, Shannon Fresno County
  Farm Advisor Agronomy, alfalfa seed, hay production, seed certification, forage crops, pollination and honeybee management, oil seed crop production, and dry beans.
Murray, Mike Colusa County
  County Director Vegetable crops, community development
Natwick, Eric Imperial County
  Entomology Advisor Entomology, Pest Management
Niederholzer, Franz Sutter-Yuba Counties
  Farm Advisor   Orchard Systems Prunes, almonds, pears, apple, cherry, olive, plum, citrus, and pomegranate
Nunez, Joe Kern County
  Farm Advisor Vegetable crops
O'Connell, Neil Tulare County
  Farm Advisor Citrus, Avocado
Phillips, Phil Ventura County
  Area IPM Advisor, Emeritus Extension of IPM information and adoption of IPM through demonstration and adaptive local research; in citrus, avocados, grapes, strawberries and vegetables
Pickel, Carolyn Sutter-Yuba Counties
  Area IPM Advisor IPM programs
Roncoroni, John Napa County
  Weed Science Farm Advisor Weed Control and Vegetation Management in Perennial Crops, Covercrops and Aquatic and Riparian Weed Control
Schmierer, Jerry Colusa County
  Agronomy Farm Advisor Plant science, alfalfa, wheat,dry beans, corn, barley, and oil seed crops with speciality in precision agriculture and weed management.
Smith, Rhonda Sonoma County
  Viticulture Farm Advisor Viticulture, wine grapes, water management, pest management, vine nutrition
Smith, Richard Monterey County
  Farm Advisor Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science
Stapleton, James Kearney Agricultural Center
  IPM Plant Pathologist and UCIPM Coordinator - Natural Resources Programs Integrated pest management; non-chemical pest control strategies; soil-plant ecology; pest management in vegetable and ornamental crops, in non-crop areas, and in plant nurseries
Stoddard, Scott Merced County
  Farm Advisor   Vegetable Crops and Limited Resource Farms Soil fertility and conservation, tomatoes, peppers, sweetpotatoes, weed management
Swain, Steven Marin County
  Environmental Horticulture Advisor
Tjosvold, Steven Santa Cruz County
  Farm Advisor Environmental horticulture
Varela, Lucia Sonoma County
  North Coast IPM Advisor Apples, pears, wine grapes, pest managment
Vasquez, Stephen Fresno County
  Viticulture Farm Advisor Viticulture and Grape Pathology
Wilen, Cheryl Integrated Pest Management
  Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor Integrated Pest Management for ornamental plant production and maintenance including nurseries, greenhouses, field production, floriculture, turf and landscape. Projects related to pesticide reduction and alternatives in urban (non-Ag) areas. Research specialty in weed management.Other key words: Urban Pest Management, Environmental Horticulture
Wilson, Rob Intermountain Research & Extension Center
  Intermountain REC Director/Farm Advisor weed managment in potatoes, onions, mint, forages, and range/wildlands
Wright, Steven Tulare County
  Farm Advisor- Tulare and Kings Counties Cotton, small grains, weed control
Wunderlich, Lynn El Dorado County
  Farm Advisor Viticulture for the foothill counties, Pomology- primarily pome and stone fruit pest and production management; Horticulture-UCCE Master Gardener Program oversight and training; Specialty Crops-production and management of Christmas trees, olives, blueberries, and other specialty crops of the foothills.
CE Specialist
Becker, J. Ole Nematology Department - CNAS
  Cooperative Extension Specialist & Nematologist integrated pest management, biological control, interactions between plant-parasitic nematodes and soil-borne pathogens
Bruhn, Christine Food Science & Technology
  Director   CE Food Marketing Specialist   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 almond, grape, stone fruit, olives, and pistachios
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
Elmore, Clyde Weed Science Program
  CE Weed Scientist Vegetation management in ornamentals, turf, tree fruits and vines, use of resident vegetation and planted cover crops, utilization of soil solarization for control of weeds
Fennimore, Steven Weed Science Program
  CE Weed Specialist Weed control in cool-season vegetables, weed biology, weed seed germination
Flint, Mary Integrated Pest Management
  Associate Director, Urban and Community IPM and Extension Entomologist Integrated Pest Management, biological control, landscape and garden IPM, information dissemination and entomology.
Garbelotto, Matteo Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Extension Specialist in Forest Pathology and Adjunct Professor Forest pathology and mycology
Godfrey, Larry Entomology CAES
  CE Specialist Extension Cotton Specialist
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 CNAS
  Entomologist   CE Entomology Specialist Biological control of ornamental and agricultural pests. Pest and natural enemy biology and behavior. Assessing impact of natural enemies on pest population growth
Johnson, Marshall Kearney Agricultural Center
  IPM Specialist and Research Entomologist Integrated pest management of grapes, stone fruit, almonds and walnuts; biological control of arthropods; pesticide resistance in pests and natural enemies
Klonsky, Karen Agricultural & Resource Economics
  Specialist in Cooperative Extension Farm Management and Production, Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Agriculture
Lanini, W Weed Science Program
  CE Weed Ecologist Ecology, weed crop competition, weed biology and low-input agriculture
Lanzaro, Gregory Mosquito Research Program
  Director Mosquito Research Program Population and molecular genetics of insect vectors of human disease.
Lemaux, Peggy Plant & Microbial Biology
  CE Specialist Agriculture and Biotechnology
Lewis, Vernard Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  CE Entomologist Urban entomology
McGiffen, 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
  CE Biotechology Specialist and Geneticist Molecular Genetics, Genetic Engineering
McKenry, Michael Nematology Department - CNAS
  Nematologist and CE Nematology Specialist Field pathogenicity and practical control of nematodes in perennial crops
Mitcham, Elizabeth Department of Plant Sciences
  CE & AES Postharvest Pomologist Postharvest physiology and technology of fruit and nut crops; emphasis on developing postharvest treatments which would extend shelf-life by reducing the rate of senescence and reducing decay development; development of alternatives to postharvest chemicals for disease control, physiological disorders, and insect quarantine treatments
Mussen, Eric Entomology CAES
  CE Apiculturist Apiculture, managing honey bees and wild bees for maximum field production, while minimizing pesticide damage to pollinator population
Ploeg, Antoon Nematology CAES
  Associate Nematologist   Associate CE Nematology Specialist Nematode pest management in field and vegetable crops; virus transmission
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.
Salmon, Terrell San Diego County
  County Director and Wildlife Specialist Cooperative Extension administration. Extension methods, program impact, and evaluation. Vertebrate pest control; vertebrate ecology; animal damage (rodents and misc vertebrates); bird damage; predators
Subbarao, Krishnamurthy Plant Pathology - CAES
  Plant Pathologist   CE Specialist Epidemiology and integrated control of plant pathogens
Suslow, Trevor Department of Plant Sciences
  Postharvest pathology, Microbial food safety, postharvest transportation
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
  Center Director; Extension Wildlife Specialist Prevention and control of wildlife damage, solving human-wildlife conflicts, rodent and predator biology and behavior, wildlife management
Toscano, Nick Entomology CNAS
  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 genomics, biotechnology.
VanSteenwyk, Robert Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  CE Entomologist Deciduous fruits, nuts and vines
Westerdahl, Becky Nematology CAES
  CE Specialist   Professor Applied nematology, integrated pest management
Wong, Frank Plant Pathology - CNAS
  Cooperative Extension Specialist Diseases of Turf and Landscape/Urban Plant Pathology
Zalom, Frank Entomology CAES
  CE Specialist, Entomologist in the Agricultural Experiment Station and Professor Fruit and Vegetable Crop Entomology; Integrated Pest Management
Other ANR
Broome, Janet Solano County
  Academic Coordinator II Plant Pathology, Sustainable Agriculture, Integrated Pest Management, Viticulture
Byrne, Frank J. Entomology CNAS
  Assoc. Res. Entomologist
Cohen, Susan Integrated Pest Management
  Senior Writer (Pesticide Safety) Pesticide Compendia; Pesticide Safety Training Resources
Dreistadt, Steve Integrated Pest Management
  Principal Editor IPM, ornamentals, landscape, biological control
Dreyer, William Integrated Pest Management
  Programmer V, Supervisor Databases, Agricultural Web Applications
Herbst, Linda Pesticide Impact Assessment Program
 
Hollins, William Sacramento County
  Water Wise Pest Control Coordinator Integrated Pest Management Instruction
Klunk, Stephanie Integrated Pest Management
  Senior Writer UC Statewide IPM Program (Robbins Hall Annex). Special Projects.
Martin, Tunyalee Integrated Pest Management
  Content Development Supervisor Manage integrated pest management publication projects and supervise staff developing documents and materials for Web and print.
Melnicoe, Rick Pesticide Information & Coordination
  Director Coordinate and review Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, activities pertaining to pesticide research, experimentation and use. Provide statewide coordination of pesticide experimentation by UC Cooperative Extension; Quality assurance of DANR publications recommending pesticide uses; Quality assurance of DANR pest management guidelines; Advise UC AES and Cooperative Extension personnel on matters pertaining to safe and legal use of pesticides for research, d
Ohlendorf, Barbara Integrated Pest Management
  Pest Management Guidelines Coordinator
Reid, Karrie Department of Plant Sciences
  Junior Specialist Landscape Horticulture
Reierson, Donald Entomology CNAS
  Staff Research Associate Biology and control of cockroaches, ants, fleas, termites
Reynolds, Cheryl Integrated Pest Management
  Interactive Learning Developer
Strand, Joyce Integrated Pest Management
  Interim Director and Associate Director for Communications Application of computers in agriculture (particularly pest management), agricultural meteorology
Yeo, John Sonoma County
  Senior Agriculture Program Assistant Viticulture and Integrated Pest Management
Zhang, Minghua Land, Air & Water Resources
 
Non-UC
Anderson, Lars
  Lead Scientist/ARS Aquatic Weed Lab Aquatic Weed Biology/Control
Batkin, Ted
 
Cady, Mark Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
  Deputy Program Director biological farming systems
Castle, Steve USDA ARS Pheonix
  Researcher Entomology
Castle-Prabhaker, Nilima UC Riverside
  Research Assooicate entomology
Davidson, Nita California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation
  Senior Environmental Research Scientist urban pest management
Fry, Bob USDA NRCS
  State Conservation Agronomist
Hoffman, Kevin
 
User, Unverified
 
Jimenez, L Sierra Gold Nurseries
  Human Resources Director
Lockmann, Al UCCE Contra costa
  County Director
Matteson, Pat Cal/EPA - DPR
  Staff Environmental Scientist
Opp, Sue CSU East bay
  Professor
Shrestha, Anil Integrated Pest Management
  IPM Weed Ecologist Development and implementation of IPM strategies and tactics for vegetation management. Primary crops corn, cotton, tree fruit, grape, tomato.
Other UC
Fujino, Dave Dean's Office CAES
  Director, California Center for Urban Horticulture
Lynn-Patterson, Kris Kearney Agricultural Center
  GIS Academic Coordinator
Swezey, Sean
 
Windbiel-Rojas, Karey Integrated Pest Management
  Program Representative III Urban IPM Education
Membership Totals
Number of Members158
ANR Members144
Non-ANR14
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