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Workgroup Information Avocado Pest Management |
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| $1,000 | |
| Summary | Identifies new directions for pest monitoring, detection and management in California avocado production. |
| Annual Reports: |
2007 2006 2005 2004 |
| Workgroup Chair Information | |
| Name | Ben Faber (Chair) |
| Phone | (805) 645-1462 |
| bafaber@ucdavis.edu | |
| Unit: | Ventura County |
| Location: |
Cooperative Extension Ventura County 669 County Square Drive, #100 Ventura, 93003-5401 |
| Responsible for Workgroup Administration and Budget | |
| Name | Ben Faber |
| bafaber@ucdavis.edu | |
| Phone | 805-645-1462 |
| Membership List | ||
| AES Scientist | ||
| Douhan, Greg | Plant Pathology - CNAS | |
| Assistant Professor Assistant Mycologist | Population biology, genetics, and ecology of plant pathogenic and mycorrhizal fungi. Rootstock breeding for resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi. | |
| 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 | |
| CE Advisor | ||
| Bender, Gary | San Diego North County Office | |
| Farm Advisor | Subtropical horticulture, deciduous fruit trees, irrigation, water quality, pest management, root rot and pathology of avocados and citrus, avocado canopy management | |
| Bianchi, Mary | San Luis Obispo County | |
| Horticulture Farm Advisor | Horticulture, pomology, subtropicals, water management and water quality. Horticulture in San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County. | |
| Faber, Ben | Ventura County | |
| Farm Advisor | Soils and water, avocados and minor subtropicals | |
| Takele, Etaferahu | Riverside County | |
| County Director/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. | |
| CE Specialist | ||
| Arpaia, Mary | Kearney Agricultural Center | |
| CE Subtropical Horticulturist | Evaluation of preharvest and postharvest factor on subtropical crop productivity and fruit quality, including rootstock, cultivar, irrigation, pesticide and nutrition management strategies | |
| Eskalen, Akif | Plant Pathology - CNAS | |
| Cooperative Extension Specialist, Plant Pathologist | Subtropical Crops | |
| 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 | |
| Other ANR | ||
| Urena, Alan | UCR - Entomology | |
| SRA - Avocado Thrips Project | Pest management | |
| Non-UC | ||
| Barcinas, Joe | Foothill Ag Research | |
| Pest Control Advisor | Pest Control Advisor | |
| Machlitt, David | Private consultant | |
| Pest Control Adviser | Pest management | |
| Roberts, Tom | Private consultant | |
| Pest Control Adviser | Pest managment | |
| Witney, Guy | Calif. Avoado Commission | |
| Research Coordinator | Avocado production | |
| Other UC | ||
| Filmer, Ann | Dean's Office CAES | |
| Director of Communications | 1) Information dissemination to stakeholders; 2) Floriculture production, postharvest handling of ornamentals | |
| Membership Totals | ||
| Number of Members | 15 | |
| ANR Members | 11 | |
| Non-ANR | 4 | |
| Info Only | 0 | |
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