Current Research Projects
Local research and extension activities
Involved in several locally-important pest management activities, conducting seasonal monitoring of major insect pests of almonds, walnuts, peaches, cherries and other crops and provide pertinent information such as trap counts, degree-days, etc. to the local growers, Pest Control Advisors, and other stakeholders via IPM blog (link), IPM breakfast meetings (March-June), and other several extension outlets (meetings, newsletters, trade magazines etc.)
Funding source: Industries, Commodity Boards, UC Statewide IPM Program
Involved in several locally-important pest management activities, conducting seasonal monitoring of major insect pests of almonds, walnuts, peaches, cherries and other crops and provide pertinent information such as trap counts, degree-days, etc. to the local growers, Pest Control Advisors, and other stakeholders via IPM blog (link), IPM breakfast meetings (March-June), and other several extension outlets (meetings, newsletters, trade magazines etc.)
Funding source: Industries, Commodity Boards, UC Statewide IPM Program
Impacts of Droughts and Climate Change on Pests
We carefully look at the overall impacts of climate change to major agricultural pests in multiple cropping systems in California.
We carefully look at the overall impacts of climate change to major agricultural pests in multiple cropping systems in California.
Understanding biology and management of brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB)
1. Management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in US Specialty Crops
Funding source: USDA-NIFA SCRI 2016-51181-25409
2. Detection Survey and Monitoring of Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs in North San Joaquin Valley Peach Orchards
Funding source: California Cling Peach Board, 2016-current
3. Biology and Management of Stink Bugs in Almond Orchards
Funding source: Almond Board of California, 2018-current
4. Monitoring of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in the Sacramento and Delta pear orchards
Funding Source: California Pear Advisory Board
Collaborators: Karey Windbiel (PI), Jhalendra Rijal (Co-PI), Cindy Kron (Co-PI), Rachel Elkin (Co-PI)
1. Management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in US Specialty Crops
Funding source: USDA-NIFA SCRI 2016-51181-25409
2. Detection Survey and Monitoring of Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs in North San Joaquin Valley Peach Orchards
Funding source: California Cling Peach Board, 2016-current
3. Biology and Management of Stink Bugs in Almond Orchards
Funding source: Almond Board of California, 2018-current
4. Monitoring of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in the Sacramento and Delta pear orchards
Funding Source: California Pear Advisory Board
Collaborators: Karey Windbiel (PI), Jhalendra Rijal (Co-PI), Cindy Kron (Co-PI), Rachel Elkin (Co-PI)
Flatheaded Borer Management in Speciality Tree Crops (walnuts in CA)
Funding source: USDA-NIFA SCRI Grant (link)
Funding source: USDA-NIFA SCRI Grant (link)
Promoting Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems in Walnuts in Sacramento & San Joaquin Valleys
Funding source: California Dept. of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
Collaborative project with California Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
Funding source: California Dept. of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
Collaborative project with California Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
Monitoring and management of San Jose scale and its parasites in cherries
Funding source: California Cherry Board
Funding source: California Cherry Board
Oviposition deterrents and insecticides for spotted wing drosophila (SWD) control in cherries
Funding source: California Cherry Board
Funding source: California Cherry Board
Monitoring and management of navel orangeworm control in almonds and walnuts
Funding source: Industry; Almond Board of California; Walnut Board of California
Funding source: Industry; Almond Board of California; Walnut Board of California
Understanding behavior and biology of navel orangeworm in walnuts
Funding source: California Walnut Board
1. Source, Monitoring, and Management of Lepidoptera Pests of Walnuts
Collaborators: Chuck Burks (PI), Jhalendra Rijal (Co-PI), Houston Wilson (Co-PI)
Funding source: California Walnut Board
1. Source, Monitoring, and Management of Lepidoptera Pests of Walnuts
Collaborators: Chuck Burks (PI), Jhalendra Rijal (Co-PI), Houston Wilson (Co-PI)
Past Projects
Detection and pre-season monitoring of several species of mite in almonds
Funding source: Almond Board of California
Funding source: Almond Board of California
Demonstration and Implementation of IPM in Almonds
Funding source: PMA project, CA Department of Pesticide Regulation
Collaborators: David Haviland (PI), Jhalendra Rijal (Co-PI)
Funding source: PMA project, CA Department of Pesticide Regulation
Collaborators: David Haviland (PI), Jhalendra Rijal (Co-PI)