Funded Pest Management Research Grants (2013 – Present)
| Project Title | Organization/Project Lead | Award Year | Project Type | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can the Sterile Insect Technique Provide an Alternative to Pesticides for Controlling the Spread of a Major Pest of Citrus, the Asian Citrus Psyllid, in California? | UC Riverside / Dr. Paul Rugman-Jones | 2023 | Ag | $567,775 |
| Reducing Current and Future Fungicide Use in California Crops by Providing Decision Support and Rotation Tools for Managing the Emerging, Highly Damaging Fusarium falciforme Pathosystem | UC Davis / Dr. Cassandra Swett | 2023 | Ag | $598,497 |
| Canine Detection of Invasive Vine Mealybugs and Leafroll Virus (GLRaV-3) in California Vineyards | Lodi Winegrape Commission / Dr. Stephanie Bolton | 2023 | Ag | $428,118 |
| Formulation and Field Testing of RNA-based Biological Control Product for Grapevine Powdery Mildew | UC Berkeley / Dr. Mary Wildermuth | 2023 | Ag | $465,422 |
| Controlling Grape Pierce’s Disease and Citrus HLB and their Transmission Vectors Using a Stable Plant-Derived Antimicrobial Peptide | UC Riverside / Dr. Hailing Jin | 2023 | Ag | $276,736 |
| Development of an Automatic Nozzle Selector for Increased Productivity and Reduced Operator Exposure to Pesticides | UC Agriculture and Natural Resources / Dr. Peter Larbi | 2023 | Ag | $345,919 |
| Soil Suppressiveness Against Root Lesion Nematode, Pratylenchus vulnus, One of the Key Foes of Almond Production | UC Riverside / Dr. Andreas Westphal | 2023 | Ag | $562,673 |
| Effects of Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs) on Argentine Ants and the Development of Effective IGR Baiting Systems for Sugar-Feeding Pest Ants | UC Riverside / Dr. Dong-Hwan Choe | 2022 | Ag | $269,178 |
| Development of an In-Wood Baiting System for Western Drywood Termites | UC Riverside / Dr. Dong-Hwan Choe | 2022 | Urban | $274,655 |
| Novel Precision Technologies to Reduce Insecticide Use Targeting Aphids and Thrips in Lettuce | UC Davis / Dr. Ian Grettenberger | 2022 | Ag | $328,058 |
| Developing an IPM Approach for Management of Tadpole Shrimp in Rice | UC Davis / Dr. Ian Grettenberger | 2022 | Ag | $277,835 |
| Receptor Interference: A Novel IPM Technology for Managing Key Insect Pests of Vegetables in California | United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service / Dr. Daniel Hasegawa | 2022 | Ag | $335,878 |
| Fatal Attraction: Area-wide Control of South American Palm Weevil Using Attract-and-Kill Technology | UC Riverside / Dr. Mark Hoddle | 2022 | Ag/Urban | $1,060,130 |
| Using Entrapping Surfaces to Augment Non-chemical IPM Approaches to Bed Bug Control | UC Irvine / Dr. Catherine Loudon | 2022 | Urban | $486,264 |
| Decision Support Systems to Reduce Fungicide Applications in Pistachio Orchards | UC Davis / Dr. Themis Michailides | 2022 | Ag | $241,292 |
| Biting Mites in California’s Homes and Other Structures – Assessing the Problem and Building Capacity for Institutional Outreach and Intervention | UC Cooperative Extension – Alameda County / Dr. Andrew Sutherland | 2022 | Urban | $165,721 |
| Developing Best Management Practices for the Control of Diseases in Vegetable Transplant Greenhouses | UC Davis / Johanna Del Castillo | 2021 | Ag | $87,983 |
| Evaluation of an artificial sweetener as a potential bait toxicant and an insecticide synergist against German cockroaches, an important indoor pest of public health | UC Riverside / Dr. Chow-Yang Lee | 2021 | Urban | $110,938 |
| Enhancing Virus Control in Lettuce and Melons by Optimizing Immunity Priming Approaches | UC Riverside / Kerry Mauck | 2021 | Urban | $216,967 |
| Research toward the potential of reducing soil fumigation in California’s seedless watermelon using grafting and Trichoderma-containing biologics. | UC Agriculture and Natural Resources / Zheng Wang | 2021 | Urban | $109,055 |
| First investigations into the biology and management of an invasive cockroach species | UC Cooperative Extension – Alameda County Andrew Sutherland | 2020 | Urban | $56,913 |
| Efficacy of Alternatives to Pyrethroids and Neonicotinoids for Aphid Management in Lettuce | UC Cooperative Extension – Monterey County / Alejandro Del Pozo | 2019 | Ag | $87,328 |
| Evaluating the Effectiveness of Pest Preventive Design Elements Incorporated into 3,495 Affordable Housing Units in San Francisco | Integrated Pest Management Green Purchasing, San Francisco Department of the Environment / Chris Geiger | 2019 | Urban | $160,651 |
| Develop biological control solutions for the management of canker diseases in the fruit and nut crops | UC Davis / Florent Trouillas | 2019 | Ag | $197,202 |
| Reducing pesticide use in citrus by capitalizing on previously-unrecognized innate resistance in mandarin species | UC Davis / Jay Rosenheim | 2018 | Ag | $240,000 |
| Reducing fumigant use in processing tomato by enabling use of resistant cultivars to manage Fusarium diseases | UC Davis / Cassandra Swett | 2018 | Ag | $70,000 |
| Reducing risks associated with fumigation by improving current heat treatment and localized treatment technologies | UC Riverside / Dong Hwan Choe | 2018 | Urban | $194,316 |
| To spray or not to spray? Using small cheap IR sensors to automate pest ant counts | UC Riverside / Mark Hoddle | 2018 | Ag | $413,232 |
| Reducing pesticide risk by using drones to enhance performance of biological control | UC Davis / Christian Nansen | 2018 | Ag | $161,443 |
| Alternatives to soil fumigants in California’s fresh market carrot production | UC Riverside / Jörn Becker | 2017 | Ag | $185,255 |
| Utility of Brassica crops for nematode suppression by biofumigation and co-cropping in walnut orchards | UC Riverside / Andreas Westphal | 2017 | Ag | $256,425 |
| New Fruit Fly Attractants to Reduce Pesticide use in Eradication Programs | USDA / Spencer Walse | 2017 | Ag | $75,000 |
| Development of site-specific management of soil pests using molecular quantification, remote sensing, and field scouting | UC Riverside / Alex Putman | 2017 | Ag | $485,314 |
| Optimizing Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation for Management of Prunus Replant Problems | USDA / Greg Browne | 2016 | Ag | $230,000 |
| Improved Management of Alfalfa Weevil in California Alfalfa to Facilitate Water Quality Protection and Sustainability | UC Davis / Larry Godfrey | 2016 | Ag | $280,646 |
| Rapid detection and damage threshold analysis – decision making tools for nematode management in carrots | UC Davis / Amanda Hodson | 2016 | Ag | $236,845 |
| Further research on the potential for soil fumigant use reduction in CA using grafted tomatoes | UCANR / Brenna Aegerter | 2016 | Ag | $106,332 |
| Suppression of plant-parasitic nematodes with digestates from anaerobic fermenters | UC Riverside / Andreas Westphal | 2016 | Ag | $243,196 |
| Integrating Plant Horticulture and Soilborne Disease Control by Methyl Bromide Alternatives for Strawberries | UC Cooperative Extension, Santa Cruz / Mark Bolda | 2015 | Ag | $167,621 |
| Integrated Approaches to Replace Methyl Bromide in Strawberry Production: Strategies for Soilborne Disease Management | UC Davis / Krishna Subbarao | 2015 | Ag | $400,000 |
| Evaluation of Alternatives to Soil Fumigants and Diallyl Disulfide for the Management of White Rot in Allium Crops | UC Davis / Rob Wilson | 2015 | Ag | $107,577 |
| Enhancing Biological Control of Citrus Pests with Improved Ant Control Technologies | UC Riverside / Dong Hwan Choe | 2015 | Ag | $424,802 |
| Optimizing Solarization-Based Technologies as Sustainable Alternatives to Soil Fumigation | UC Regents ANR / James Stapleton | 2014 | Ag | $299,992 |
| Development of a Mobile Steam Applicator to Replace Fumigants for Strawberry | UC Davis / Steven Fennimore | 2014 | Ag | $294,612 |
| Improving Efficacy of Biologically Mediated Soilborne Disease Management in Strawberry by the Use of Reduced Rate Fumigations | The California Strawberry Commission / Dan Legard | 2014 | Ag | $298,472 |
| Determining the Impacts of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes and Soil Fumigation on Pistachio Growth | UC Cooperative Extension, Merced – David Doll | 2014 | Ag | $74,384 |
| Managing Nematode Parasitism and Prunus Replant Disease with Spot Fumigation and Rootstocks | UC Cooperative Extension, Merced / David Doll | 2014 | Ag | $108,433 |
| Integrated pesticide reduction strategies for insect and disease management in cole crops | UC Santa Cruz / Carol Shennan | 2013 | Ag | $399,304 |
| Methyl bromide alternatives for strawberry nurseries | UC Davis / Lynn Epstein | 2013 | Ag | $153,289 |
| Reduced risk approaches to manage maggot pests in cole crops in the central coast | UC Regents ANR / Shimat Villanassery Joseph | 2013 | Ag | $302,542 |
| Reducing dependence pre-plant soil fumigation in almond and stone fruit orchards | USDA-ARS / Greg Browne | 2013 | Ag | $130,578 |
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