Competitive Research Grants—List of Funded Projects
Annual Report, 2000
CONTENTS:
Application of UV-absorbing plastic film for pest control in greenhouse-grown crops. H. S. Costa, Entomology, UC Riverside. (Year 3 of 3; $25,343)
The development of a marking method for assessing field survival and dispersal of Aphytis melinus and other augmentative biological control agents. J. G. Morse, Entomology, UC Riverside; R. F. Luck, Entomology, UC Riverside. (Year 2 of 2; $19,000)
Ecologically-based management of vine decline of melons caused by Monosporascus cannonballus. M. Stanghellini, Plant Pathology, UC Riverside. (Year 1 of 3; $28,943)
The effects of vineyard cultural practices on grape mealybug and its natural enemies. K. M. Daane, Biological Control, Insect Biology, UC Berkeley. (Year 1 of 1; $26,899)
Integrating cultural control methods with rice growth to improve weed control and reduce herbicide use. T. C. Foin, Agronomy and Range Science, UC Davis; A. Fischer, Vegetable Crops, UC Davis; K. Gibson, Agronomy and Range Science, UC Davis. (Year 1 of 3; $26,582)
Pruning for control of Pierce's disease. A. H. Purcell, Insect Biology, UC Berkeley. (Year 1 of 2; $21,268)
Role of egg-parasitizing fungal communities in soil suppressiveness against Heterodera schachtii. J. O. Becker, Nematology, UC Riverside. (Year 2 of 3; $20,351)
Biological control of giant whitefly. Investigators: T. S. Bellows, Entomology, UC Riverside (Year 2 of 3; $22,118)
Biological control of the red gum lerp psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore, a new pest on ornamental Eucalyptus spp. in California. D. L. Dahlsten, Biological Control, UC Berkeley. (Year 2 of 3; $26,372)
Community dynamics of microorganisms associated with Heterodera schachtii suppression. J. Borneman, Plant Pathology, Riverside; J. O. Becker, Nematology, UC Riverside. (Year 1 of 3; $22,077)
Cultural control of the greenhouse whitefly in strawberries on the central coast. S. Udayagiri, UC Cooperative Extension, Santa Cruz County. (Year 1 of 2; $17,833)
Life cycle and population dynamics of Pasteuria sp., a host-specific parasite of the sting nematode. J. O. Becker, Nematology, UC Riverside. (Year 2 of 3; $35,735)
Prune aphids in California: introduction of parasitoids and quantification of predation. N. Mills, Insect Biology, UC Berkeley. (Year 2 of 3; $24,525)
Biorational Use of Biotic Agents or Chemicals
Pheromone mating disruption strategies for codling moth in walnuts. S. C. Welter, Insect Biology, UC Berkeley. (Year 1 of 3; $33,898)
Acetaldehyde and carbon dioxide fumigation for postharvest control of insects and mites on strawberry fruit. E. Mitcham, Pomology, UC Davis. (Year 1 of 1; $14,162)
A combination of soil solarization and biofumigation for the control of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.). A. T. Ploeg, Nematology, UC Riverside. (Year 1 of 2; $18,665)
Biological control of a newly introduced pest, the eucalyptus tortoise beetle, Trachymela sloanei. J. G. Millar, Entomology, UC Riverside; T. D. Paine, Entomology, UC Riverside; M. Hoddle, Entomology, UC Riverside. (Year 2 of 3; $33,627)
Cultural practices for management of Verticillium wilt of strawberry in California. J. M. Duniway, Plant Pathology, UC Davis. (Year 3 of 3; $33,035)
Determining seed bank levels in citrus orchards: a basis for designing a weed control program. T. S. Prather, UC IPM Project, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier. (Year 2 of 2; $8,950)
Development of an integrated management strategy for root-knot nematode in carrot. P. A. Roberts, Nematology, UC Riverside. (Year 2 of 3; $32,254)
Grazing management practices for long-term yellow starthistle control in established perennial grasslands. S. B. Orloff, UC Cooperative Extension, Siskiyou County; D. Drake, UC Cooperative Extension, Siskiyou County; K. W. Tate, Agronomy and Range Science, UC Davis. (Year 1 of 2; $24,630)
Improved integrated management of cotton aphids in California through an understanding of cotton aphid biology and response to nitrogen fertilization. L. D. Godfrey, Entomology, UC Davis; R. Hutmacher, Agronomy and Range Science, UC Davis/UC Cooperative Extension, Shafter Field Station. (Year 3 of 3; $23,940)
Insect management in alfalfa via sheep grazing. E. T. Natwick, UC Cooperative Extension, Imperial County; J. Guerrero, UC Cooperative Extension, Imperial County. (Year 1 of 2; $20,344)
Development of thresholds for twospotted spider mite on greenhouse-grown bent cane cut roses. M. P. Parrella, Entomology, UC Davis; J. H. Lieth, Environmental Horticulture, UC Davis. (Year 1 of 1; $10,620)
Economic injury levels, within plant vertical distribution, population dynamics, and sampling technique for tetranychid mites on corn. L. D. Godfrey, Entomology, UC Davis; J. J. Cisneros, Entomology, UC Davis. (Year 1 of 3; $31,645)
Integrated use of prescribed burning and clopyralid for yellow starthistle control and optimum rangeland health. J. M. DiTomaso, Vegetable Crops/Weed Science, UC Davis. (Year 2 of 3; $23,410)
Improved sampling methods for major stink bug pests of California agriculture. J. G. Millar, Entomology, UC Riverside. (Year 1 of 1; $31,757)
The isolation and characterization of squash bug, Anasa tristis, pheromones and the development of a management program using pheromones in mating disruption. C. G. Summers, Entomology, UC Davis/Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier. (Year 2 of 3; $20,350)
Pesticide runoff from orchards: multi-scale field measurements and modeling. W. W. Wallender, Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis. (Year 1 of 1; $26,372)
Yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) management systems for field-grown cut flowers. C. Wilen, UC Cooperative Extension, San Diego County; R. Smith, UC Cooperative Extension, Monterey County; C. L. Elmore, Vegetable Crops, UC Davis. (Year 1 of 2; $12,298)
Augmentation and validation of a thermal death database to predict efficacy of soil solarization in California. J. J. Stapleton, UC IPM Project, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier.
The effects of vineyard cultural practices on grape mealybug and its natural enemies. K. M. Daane, Biological Control, UC Berkeley/Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier.
Integrating crop competitiveness with herbicide applications to improve weed control and reduce herbicide use. T. C. Foin, Environmental Studies, UC Davis; J. E. Hill, Agronomy and Range, UC Davis.
Pruning for control of Pierce's disease. A. H. Purcell, Insect Biology, UC Berkeley.
Spatial distribution and water relations of Armillaria mellea in pear orchards. D. M. Rizzo, Plant Pathology, UC Davis; K. A. Shackel, Pomology, UC Davis.
Enhancing biological control of diseases and frost damage by combining antagonistic bacteria with penetrating surfactants. S. E. Lindow, Plant and Microbial Biology, UC Berkeley.
Biorational Use of Biotic Agents or Chemicals
Potential for nontarget impacts from Trichogramma platneri augmentation against codling moth in walnuts in California. N. J. Mills, Insect Biology, UC Berkeley.
Synergism of imidacloprid and entomopathogenic nematodes: A novel approach to white grub control in turfgrass. H. K. Kaya, Nematology, UC Davis; M. Koppenhsfer, Nematology, UC Davis.
Cultural control measures for management of Belding's ground squirrels (Spermophilus beldingi) in alfalfa. D. Whisson, Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, UC Davis.
Management practices for long-term yellow starthistle control and enhanced rangeland productivity. S. Orloff, UC Cooperative Extension, Siskiyou Co., J. M. DiTomaso, Vegetable Crops/Weed Science, UC Davis; D. J. Drake, UC Cooperative Extension, Siskiyou Co.
Weed-resistant tomatoes. M. E. McGiffen, Botany and Plant Sciences, UC Riverside.
An improved San Jose management program. W. Bentley, Kearney Agricultural Center; B. Grafton-Cardwell, Kearney Agricultural Center.
Modeling of pear scab, Venturia pirina, epidemiology and disease risk using an on-site weather monitoring system. W. D. Gubler, Plant Pathology, UC Davis.
Pheromone-based monitoring systems for major stink bug pests of agriculture in California. J. G. Millar, Entomology, UC Riverside.
Use of California EPA's pesticide use reports to quantify the impact of selected IPM programs on pesticide use. L. E. Epstein, Plant Pathology, UC Davis.
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