Principal Investigator
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Houston Wilson, Ph.D.
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Current Lab Team
Lab Research Supervisor
Coordinates all lab and field projects (i.e. does everything!)
559-646-6520 | nathalib@ucr.edu | Google Scholar
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Staff Research Associate
germanc@ucr.edu
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Reva Scheibner
Staff Research Associate
revas@ucr.edu
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Lab Assistant
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Anisabel Guzman
Lab Assistant
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Lab Assistant
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Lab Assistant
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Lab Assistant
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Sidney Fernandez
Lab Assistant
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Amanda Clark
Lab Assistant
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Current Postdocs
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Kadie Britt, Ph.D.
Project: Areawide Integrated Pest Management Program for Navel Orangeworm
Google Scholar Profile | kadieb@ucr.edu | @kadiehemp
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Jean (Tzu-Chin) Liu, Ph.D. Project: Development of sterile insect technique for navel orangeworm (Pyralidae: Amyelois transitella) - currently focused on mark-recapture techniques and transportation impacts. Google Scholar Profile | tzuchinl@ucr.edu |
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Shriya Rangarajan, Ph.D. Project: Collaborative Knowledge Networks for Planning Organic Agriculture Research and Extension in California LinkedIn Profile | shriyar@ucr.edu |
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Lars Laber, Ph.D. Project: Development of sterile insect technique for navel orangeworm (Pyralidae: Amyelois transitella) - currently focused on use of x-ray irradiation for sterilization. Google Scholar Profile | larsl@ucr.edu |
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Camila Oliveira, Ph.D. Project: Evaluation of automated traps for regional monitoring of navel orangeworm (Pyralidae: Amyelois transitella) Google Scholar Profile | LinkedIn Profile | camilao@ucr.edu |
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Aldo Hanel, Ph.D. Project: Development of sterile insect technique for navel orangeworm (Pyralidae: Amyelois transitella) - currently focused on moth flight timing and response to novel lures. Google Scholar Profile | aldo.hanel@ucr.edu |
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Lidya Chala, Ph.D. Project: Influence of Sheep Grazing and Cover Crops on Orchard Sanitation to Control Navel Orangeworm (Pyralidae: Amyelois transitella). Google Scholar Profile | lidya.chala@ucr.edu |
Current Grad Students / Visiting Scholars
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Joshua Reger - Ph.D. Candidate
Dept. Entomology, UC Riverside
joshuar@ucr.edu
Dissertation: Movement and flight energetics of navel orangeworm (Pyralidae: Amyelois transitella) in California orchards
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Marina Mendiola - M.S. Student
Dept. Plant Science, California State University - Fresno
mmendiol@ucr.edu
Thesis: Movement and landscape ecology of leaffooted plant bug (Coreidae: Leptoglossus zonatus)
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Melissa Thayer - Ph.D. Student
Dept. Entomology, UC Riverside
melissa.thayer@email.ucr.edu
Dissertation: TBD!
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Lab Companions
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Arrow (Houston)
Values comfort above all. Bark is bigger than his bite. What a sweetie. Banned from the Kearney Ag. Center as of March 2021 :/
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Scarlet (Kadie)
High energy, friend to all
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Pepe (Victoria)
Wispy hairs, wise beyond his years
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LEFT: Atwood (Joshua)
AKA Fatwood
RIGHT: Linus (Joshua)
The blondie boy
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Chanine (Camila)
Don't be misled by this cute look, she bosses all the dogs around.
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LEFT: Pancake (Anisabel)
8 years old
Loves to herd cattle and play fetch
RIGHT: Eva (Anisabel)
4 years old
Loves sunbathing and running away from strollers
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Gira (Anisabel)
6 months old
Loves napping
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Jimmy (Nathalie) Jimmy is a talkative friendly purr machine who loves walks in the park on his harness |
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Dino (Marina) 120 LB Capricorn. Loves squeaky toys, his sister Kiwi, and stomping Roombas |
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Candy (Chris) Stubborn unless food is involved. Tries to avoid making eye contact if you look at her. |
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Ghost (Caroline) Ghost is 3 months old and loves to play, cuddle, and climb Caroline's leg while they're washing dishes. |
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Former Grad Students / Postdocs
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Dr. Kadie Britt
(Postdoc, 2021-2024)
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Integrated Pest Management of Hemp/Cannabis
Areawide IPM for Navel Orangeworm
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IPM Program Manager
Colorado State University
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Dr. Ellie Darling
(Postdoc, 2023-2024)
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Integrated Pest Management of Hemp/Cannabis
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Supervisory Entomologist
USDA APHIS PPQ FO (Brighton, MI)
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Dr. Valeh Ebrahimi (Postdoc, 2022-2024)
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Biology, monitoring and management of black fig fly (Silba adipata) in California fig orchards
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Senior Environmental Scientist
Division of Plant Health and Pest Detection
California Dept. of Food & Agriculture
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Dr. Dylan Tussey
(Postdoc, 2022-2024)
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Development of sterile insect technique for navel orangeworm (Pyralidae: Amyelois transitella) - focused on use of x-ray irradiation for sterilization. |
Biological Scientist
Insect Mgmt. and Molecular Diagnostics Lab
USDA APHIS PPQ S&T
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Dr. Rob Straser
(Ph.D., 2017-2022)
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Floral resource provisioning for possible enhancement of biological control of Leptoglossus zonatus (Hemiptera: Coreidae) by the egg parasitoid Hadronotus (=Gryon) pennsylvanicus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae)
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Quantitative Risk Analyst & Agriculturist
USDA APHIS
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Joshua Reger
(M.S., 2018-2020)
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Effects of strain, irradiation, and shipping on the comparative fitness of navel orangeworm Amyelois transitella and implications for the use of sterile insect technique in California tree nut crops
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Ph.D. Student @ Wilson Lab
Dept. Entomology, UC Riverside
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Lab Alumni
| 2023/2024 | Sarah Meierotto (lab manager) |
| 2021/2022 | Dani Evans, Celeste Lara, Hector Jacome-Saenz, Lucas Raymond |
| 2019/2020 | Gabby Celaya, Abraham Mendez, Javi Herrera, Jessica Maccaro (lab manager), Tyler Colombero |
| 2017/2018 | Austin Souza |