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Pierce's Disease/Glassy-winged sharpshooter
 
-Glassy-winged sharpshooter and Pierce's disease online media kit-
http://news.ucanr.org/mediakits/gwsskit/gwsskit.shtml
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
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/xylella/
Douglas Cook
Plant Pathologist
Plant genomics, Pierce's disease on grapes
UC Davis
(530) 754-6561
drcook@ucdavis.edu
Joseph Morse
Entomologist
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
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
Matthew Blua
Entomologist
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
Phil Phillips
Area 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
Rhonda Smith
Viticulture Farm Advisor
Pierce's disease education, viticulture
UC Cooperative Extension
Sonoma County
(707) 565-2621
rhsmith@ucdavis.edu
Richard Redak
Professor
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
Serguei V. Triapitsyn
Principal 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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