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Gabriel Zilnik
Pest Management and Biocontrol Research
Research Entomologist

Phone: (520) 316-6332
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Projects
Sustainable Pest Management for Arid-Land Agroecosystems
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 438517
Factors mediating long term success in a biological control introduction
Interagency Reimbursable Agreement (I)
  Accession Number: 443824

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Seasonal activity of Trechnites insidiosus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and its host Cacopsylla pyricola (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in pear Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zilnik, G.L., Cooper, W.R., Horton, D.R., Orpet, R., Nottingham, L., Hilton, R., Adams, C., Dickens, K., Halbert, S., Snyder, J., Schmidt-Jeffris, R.A. 2023. Seasonal activity of Trechnites insidiosus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and its host Cacopsylla pyricola (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in pear. Journal of Economic Entomology. 116(6):1957-1968. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad199.
Meta-analysis of herbicide non-target effects on pest natural enemies Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zilnik, G.L., Bergeron, P., Chuang, A., Diepenbrock, L., Hanel, A., Middleton, E., Moretti, E.A., Schmidt-Jeffris, R.A. 2023. Meta-analysis of herbicide non-target effects on pest natural enemies. Insects. 14(10). Article 787. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14100787.
Trechnites insidiosus: What you need to know about this pear psylla natural enemy - (Popular Publication)
Schmidt-Jeffris, R.A., Zilnik, G.L., Dupont, T.S. 2023. Trechnites insidiosus: What you need to know about this pear psylla natural enemy. Miscellaneous Publishing Information Bulletin. March 2023.
Factors influencing Trechnites spp. abundance in WA and OR pear orchards - (Abstract Only)
Nontarget impacts of herbicides on spiders in orchards Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Schmidt-Jeffris, R.A., Moretti, E.A., Bergeron, P.E., Zilnik, G.L. 2021. Nontarget impacts of herbicides on spiders in orchards. Journal of Economic Entomology. 115(1):65-73. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab228.