Workgroup directory/information

Workgroup Information Integrated Management of Soilborne Pests
Summary	Our provisional workgroup organized and conducted two workshops/training sessions in 2005 and have another planned prior to the end of the 2005-06 fiscal year. Also, the acting chair made formal presentations at both the 2005 Weed Workgroup meeting and the 2006 Nematology Workgroup meeting to gauge their interest in supporting ratification of the Integrated Management of Soilborne Pests Workgroup. Although broad support for this group was not strongly expressed by other existing workgroup memberships, it may be useful to propose its continuation under the umbrella of the Pest Management in ANR continuing conference. This is the only workgroup where those working in the areas of managing soilborne nematodes, pathogens, and weed propagules, soil disinfestation methods, and/or methyl bromide alternatives could communicate and interact in a multidisciplinary and integrated fashion.
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	James Stapleton (Chair)
Phone	(559) 646-6536
E-Mail	jjstapleton@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Location:	Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center 9240 S. Riverbend Ave. Parlier, 93648

Membership List
CE Advisor
Ingels, Chuck		Sacramento County
	Farm Advisor and Interim County Director - County	Tree crops, grapes and strawberries, environmental horticulture, and Master Gardeners/urban horticulture. Areas of research and extension focus include IPM, evaluation of sustainable products and practices, water conservation and deficit irrigation, home orchards and vineyards, sustainable landscaping, alternative turfgrass species, and tree training, pruning, and grafting.
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
Roncoroni, John		Weed Science UCD
	SRA	weed control
Stapleton, James		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	IPM Plant Pathologist	Integrated pest management; non-chemical disease and pest control strategies; solar energy in pest management; soil-plant ecology; pest issues in natural areas; biological, physical, and cultural management of reservoirs of weedy plant propagative materials; sustainable technologies
CE Specialist
Elmore, Clyde		Weed Science Program
	CE Weed Scientist, Emeritus	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
McKenry, Michael		Nematology Department
	Nematologist and CE Nematology Specialist	Field pathogenicity and practical control of nematodes in perennial crops
Ploeg, Antoon		Nematology Department
	Associate Nematologist   Associate CE Nematology Specialist	Nematode pest management in field and vegetable crops; virus transmission
Non-UC
DeVay, James		UCDavis
	Professor Emeritus	Plant Pathology
Membership Totals
Number of Members		8
ANR Members		7
Non-ANR		1
Info Only		0