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Education:
Ph.D., University of Florida; M.S., University of Massachusetts;
B.S., Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá
Research:
Conducts research in Integrated Pest Management and biological
control, with a commodity responsibility for potatoes and
cereal. Interests include the implementation of biological
control as part of an IPM program in the potato crop in Idaho,
the evaluation of weeds as potential inoculum sources for
aphid-mediated transmission of viruses, and the optimization
of insecticide applications to reduce virus transmission in
the field. Also working in the biological control project
of cereal pests in Idaho. Currently using molecular tools
in my research and have a laboratory equipped for this work
Extension:
Provide extension/outreach IPM programs, technical support,
and educational materials that increase the working knowledge
of county educators, crop advisors, and other agricultural
clientele
Advising:
Graduate major professor and graduate committee member
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