June 10th @ 10 am: Matt Daugherty on Backyard Bugs!

Matt is a faculty member in the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside. He is a Northern California native, who has spent substantial time at each of the land grant UC campuses (Davis, Berkeley, Riverside) and a bit of time in the Midwest (Illinois State University). Matt’s research focuses on population and community ecology, particularly as they relate to the management of invasive insects and plant diseases. This work has taken him throughout the state to work in vineyards, citrus groves, cotton fields, pear orchards, plant nurseries, and desert ecosystems. Recent projects include studies of the invasion dynamics and management of the Asian citrus psyllid, the factors driving Pierce’s disease resurgence in North Coast vineyards, and damage by the invasive Bagrada bug on native desert plants.  He has also promised to talk to us about whatever is new in the battle against the Black Fig Fruit Fly (Silba Adipata).  Come with your questions.  You do not want to miss this!

 

We will be meeting in the MultiPurpose Room at the Culver City Veterans Memorial Complex.  The Public is Welcome!

 

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