Adrian Marshall |
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Research Interests:
Developing holistic integrated pest management strategies for direct and indirect insect pests of tree fruit by incorporating the behavior, biology, and landscape ecology of pests, pathogens, and natural enemies.
Aims:
To develop biologically based mechanical and cultural control strategies for insect pests. To further the understanding of the vector biology in the X-disease pathosystem, along with the interactions between vector, host, and pathogen. To assess the acquisition and incubation period of X-disease in the leafhopper, and mechanisms influencing pathogen transmission. To incorporate this into an integrated pest management program for stone fruit production.
Current Research:
- Testing cultural controls through groundcover and tree architecture manipulation.
- Evaluating OMRI certified entomopathogenic fungi against the vectors of X-disease.
- Developing DNA preservative traps for genetic testing of vectors and statewide surveys.
- Assessing the acquisition to transmission timeframe for each vector species and the influence of varying pathogen strains.
Education
Ph.D. Entomology, 2020, Washington State University
BS, Entomology, 2014, University of Idaho