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Biological Control Member List
Workgroup Chairpersons: Mark Hoddle Mark.hoddle@ucr.edu Kent Daane daane@uckac.edu

Miguel Altieri, Associate Professor & Associate Entomologist
Specialties: Agroecology, development of alternative agricultural systems and technology, biological pest control. Mail to: 129 Giannini Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-3112.
 
Insect Biology, 129 Giannini Hall
Berkeley CA, 94720-3112
agroeco3@nature.berkeley.edu'>agroeco3@nature.berkeley.edu
(510) 642-9802

 

Tom Bellows, Professor & Entomologist
Specialties: Biological control of insects; parasite biology and behavior; insect population biology
 
Entomology, 233 Entomology Building
Riverside CA, 92521
tom.bellows@ucr.edu'>tom.bellows@ucr.edu
(909) 787-5735

 

Walt Bentley, IPM Entomologist
Specialties: Entomology, pests of nuts, stone fruits and grapes
 
Kearney Agricultural Center, 9240 South Riverbend Avenue
Parlier, CA, 93648
walt@uckac.edu'>walt@uckac.edu
(559) 646-6527

 

Mary Bianchi, Farm Advisor
Specialties: Horticulture, pomology, subtropicals, water management and water quality. Horticulture in San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County. Mary will be on sabbatical leave until January 6, 2003.
 
Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County, 2156 Sierra Way, Suite C
San Luis Obispo CA, 93401
mlbianchi@ucdavis.edu'>mlbianchi@ucdavis.edu
(805) 781-5949

 

William Chaney, Farm Advisor - Entomology
Specialties: Entomology
 
Cooperative Extension Monterey County, 1432 Abbott Street
Salinas CA, 93901
wechaney@ucdavis.edu'>wechaney@ucdavis.edu
(831) 759-7350

 

Richard Coviello, Farm Advisor
Specialties: Entomology, pest management
 
Cooperative Extension Fresno County, 1720 South Maple Avenue
Fresno CA, 93702
rlcoviello@ucdavis.edu'>rlcoviello@ucdavis.edu
(559) 456-7549

 

Kent Daane, Associate Specialist - Biocontrol
Specialties: Biological control of agricultural pests
 
Kearney Agricultural Center, 9240 South Riverbend Avenue
Parlier CA, 93648
daane@uckac.edu'>daane@uckac.edu
(559) 646-6522

 

Donald Dahlsten, Professor & Associate Dean
Specialties: Biological control of forest and urban tree insect pests. Insectivorous birds, bark beetle parasitoids, and psyllid population dynamics.
 
Center for Biological Control, Division of Insect Biology, 201 Wellman Hall
Berkeley CA, 94720-3112
donaldd@nature.berkeley.edu'>donaldd@nature.berkeley.edu
(510) 643-5325 (510) 642-3639

 

Lester Ehler, Professor
Specialties: Biological control: theory and practice of biological control; ecology and management of insects and mites in natural, agricultural and urban environments
 
Entomology, One Shields Avenue, 270-B Briggs Hall
Davis CA, 95616
leehler@ucdavis.edu'>leehler@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-0484

 

Mary Flint, Director, Integrated Pest Management Education & Publications & CE Specialist
Specialties: Integrated Pest Management, biological control, landscape and garden IPM, information dissemination and entomology.
 
IPM Education & Publications, One Shields Avenue
Davis CA, 95616-8621
mlflint@ucdavis.edu'>mlflint@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-7692

 

Mark Hoddle, Assistant CE Entomology Specialist & Assistant Entomologist
Specialties: Biological control of ornamental and agricultural pests. Pest and natural enemy biology and behavior. Assessing impact of natural enemies on pest population growth
 
Dept of Entomology University of California
Riverside CA, 92521
mark.hoddle@ucr.edu
(909) 787-4714 (909) 787-4360

 

Karen Klonsky, Specialist in Cooperative Extension
Specialties: Farm business management, decision-making at the farm level; pest management, sustainable agriculture
 
Agricultural & Resource Economics, One Shields Avenue, Social Sciences Building
Davis CA, 95616
klonsky@primal.ucdavis.edu'>klonsky@primal.ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-3563

 

Robert Luck, Professor of Entomology & Entomologist
Specialties: Behavioral and evolutionary ecology; biological control; population dynamics; pest management; forest entomology
 
Entomology, 200-A Entomology Building
Riverside CA, 92521
robert.luck@ucr.edu'>robert.luck@ucr.edu
(909) 787-5713

 

Nicholas Mills, Associate Professor & Assistant Entomologist-AES
Specialties: Biological control of insect pests, ecology and insect parasitoids, tree fruit pests
 
Insect Biology, 310 A Wellman Hall
Berkeley CA, 94720-3112
nmills@nature.berkeley.edu'>nmills@nature.berkeley.edu
(510) 642-1711

 

Joseph Morse, Professor of Entomology & Entomologist, Program Leader--Agricultural Policy & Pest Management
Specialties: Citrus pest management, biological control; applied insect ecology; pesticide effects on natural enemies; resistance management
 
Entomology, 33 Entomology Building
Riverside CA, 92521
joseph.morse@ucr.edu'>joseph.morse@ucr.edu
(909) 787-5814

 

Timothy Paine, Chair, Professor & Entomologist
Specialties: 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
 
Entomology, 106 Entomology Annex I
Riverside CA, 92521
timothy.paine@ucr.edu'>timothy.paine@ucr.edu
(909) 787-5835

 

Michael Parrella, Divisional Associate Dean for Agricultural Sciences and Professor of Entomology
Specialties: Development of integrated pest management strategies on ornamental plants with an emphasis on biological control
 
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Dean's Office University of California One Shields Ave
Davis CA, 95616-8571
mpparrella@ucdavis.edu'>mpparrella@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-8473

 

Phil Phillips, Area IPM Advisor
Specialties: Extension of IPM information and adoption of IPM through demonstration and adaptive local research; in citrus, avocados, grapes, strawberries and vegetables
 
Cooperative Extension Ventura County, 669 County Square Drive, #100
Ventura CA, 93003-5401
paphillips@ucdavis.edu'>paphillips@ucdavis.edu
(805) 645-1457

 

Alexander Purcell, Professor & Entomologist-AES
Specialties: Role of insects in the spread of plant disease, emphasizing insect vector and pathogen ecology, epidemiology of plant diseases spread by insects
 
Insect Biology, 336 Hilgard Hall
Berkeley CA, 94720-3112
purcell@nature.berkeley.edu'>purcell@nature.berkeley.edu
(510) 642-7285

 

Karen Robb, Farm Advisor
Specialties: Floriculture and nursery crops, entomology and pest management, plant pathology, water recovery systems, agricultural recycling of waste
 
Cooperative Extension San Diego County, 5555 Overland Avenue, Building 4
San Diego CA, 92123
klrobb@ucdavis.edu'>klrobb@ucdavis.edu
(858) 694-2857

 

Philip Roberts, Associate Dean - AES & CE, Nematologist & Professor of Nematology
Specialties: Nematode host-parasite relations and pest management in field and vegetable crops
 
CNAS Deans Office College Build. North
Riverside CA, 92521-0127
proberts@ucrac1.ucr.edu'>proberts@ucrac1.ucr.edu
(909) 787-7291

 

Jay Rosenheim, Associate Professor
Specialties: Behavioral, population and evolutionary ecology of parasitoid-host and predator-prey interactions in natural and managed ecosystems; applications in biological control of agricultural pest arthropods
 
Entomology, One Shields Avenue, 320 Briggs Hall
Davis CA, 95616
jarosenheim@ucdavis.edu'>jarosenheim@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-4395

 

David Shaw, Farm Advisor
Specialties: Turfgrass landscape, Christmas trees, water management IPM, pest management, computers, plant diseases, water quality, ornamentals, oaks and biodiversity, reclaimed water, irrigation
 
Cooperative Extension San Diego County, 5555 Overland Avenue, Building 4
San Diego CA, 92123
dshaw@ucdavis.edu'>dshaw@ucdavis.edu
(858) 694-2853

 

Michael Stimmann, CE Pesticide Specialist, Statewide Pesticide Coordinator & Director, Center for Pest Management Research & Extension
Specialties: Pesticide management, use and safety; pesticide ecotoxicology; liaison with state and federal agencies on matters concerning pesticide management
 
Environmental Toxicology, One Shields Avenue
Davis CA, 95616
mwstimmann@ucdavis.edu'>mwstimmann@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-5274

 

Stephen Welter, Assistant Professor & Assistant Entomologist
Specialties: Plant-insect interactions, IPM of fruit and nut crops
 
Insect Biology, 5063 Valley Life Sciences Building
Berkeley CA, 94720-3112
welters@nature.berkeley.edu'>welters@nature.berkeley.edu
(510) 642-2355

 

Frank Zalom, CE Specialist; Entomologist in the Agricultural Experiment Station
Specialties: Fruit and Vegetable Crop Entomology; Integrated Pest Management
 
Entomology, One Shields Avenue
Davis CA, 95616-8621
fgzalom@ucdavis.edu'>fgzalom@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-3687