Houston Wilson - Dept. Entomology UC Riverside
The Wilson Lab is focused on the development, evaluation and adoption of integrated pest management practices for arthropod pests in orchards and vineyards - primarily almonds, pistachios, walnuts, figs, and wine grapes. Key pests include navel orangeworm (Pyralidae: Amyelois transitella) and leaffooted plant bug (Coreidae: Leptoglossus zonatus), as well as more recent invasive insects such as the black fig fly (Lonchaeidae: Silba adipata). Current projects in the Wilson Lab are exploring a wide range of approaches to IPM, including sterile insect technique, mating disruption, biological control and habitat diversification, as well as more fundamental work on insect biology, phenology and movement across the landscape. For more information, please see their lab website: http://treecrops.ucr.edu/
