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Natural pest control in strawberries: can natural vegetation reduce pesticide reliance?

By Adrian Lu
Backed by Allen Yu, John Tang, Andrew Dupre, Su Liu, Frank Jin, Nang Ngo, Elizabeth Khoury, Jonathan Chang, Nancy Chu, Mark Flagel, and 71 other backers
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UC Berkeley
Central Coast, California
BiologyEcology
DOI: 10.18258/6529
Grant: Insects ChallengeGrant: Insects Challenge
$5,105
Raised of $4,212 Goal
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Funded on 3/17/16
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  • Jenny Wayfarer
    Jenny WayfarerBacker
    Hi Adrian! Going Strawberry picking this weekend in the Bay Area, have any tips!? :)
    Jun 23, 2017
  • Lilli Sun
    Lilli SunBacker
    congrats!!!
    Mar 18, 2016
  • Daniel Xu
    Daniel XuBacker
    加油
    Mar 18, 2016
  • Anne
    AnneBacker
    Bon courage Adrian! Big support from Paris :)
    Mar 08, 2016
  • Adrian Lu
    Adrian LuResearcher
    Merci!!!
    Mar 10, 2016
  • Elizabeth Lin
    Elizabeth LinBacker
    Thanks for making the world a better place, Adrian! YEAH, SCIENCE! YEAH, ADRIAN!
    Mar 08, 2016
  • Adrian Lu
    Adrian LuResearcher
    Thanks for your support!
    Mar 10, 2016
  • Adrian Lu
    Adrian LuResearcher
    Thanks for your support!
    Mar 10, 2016
  • Jenny Wayfarer
    Jenny WayfarerBacker
    Hi Adrian, have you engaged with the farmers in central coast to let them know that you are working on this project?
    Mar 07, 2016
  • Jenny Wayfarer
    Jenny WayfarerBacker
    I'm curious to know what they think about the project - good luck!
    Mar 07, 2016
  • Adrian Lu
    Adrian LuResearcher
    A couple of the farmers I've talked to are very interested in my results because lygus is always a big problem for them, and they are hard to control with organic-certified sprays, so they are always interested in new management techniques.
    Mar 07, 2016
  • Adrian Lu
    Adrian LuResearcher
    Yes, I've spoken with several who are interested in this work, and am currently surveying potential farms to do my sampling. If you know any farmers who might be interested, please let me know.
    Mar 07, 2016
  • Jenny Wayfarer
    Jenny WayfarerBacker
    Cool - Thanks! Hope you post the plots so we can keep it in mind the next time we go strawberry picking!
    Mar 10, 2016
  • Jasmine Taylor
    Jasmine TaylorBacker
    I love strawberries :) good luck.
    Mar 02, 2016
  • Adrian Lu
    Adrian LuResearcher
    Thanks!
    Mar 07, 2016
  • Adrian Lu
    Adrian LuResearcher
    Thanks!
    Mar 01, 2016
  • Eveline Chao
    Eveline ChaoBacker
    Jiayou! 加油！
    Feb 29, 2016
  • Robert Dennison
    Robert DennisonBacker
    I am so very proud to have the chance to support your research, Adrian!. Glad to see you have joined the light side and are doing biology, my friend! "What could be more important than the study of life to any one with the good fortune to be alive?" Keep in touch, dennisonrz@gmail.com
    Feb 24, 2016
  • Adrian Lu
    Adrian LuResearcher
    Thanks for your support! It's a relief to join the light side. Your class and the encouragement you gave me finally had its intended impact! Better late than never!
    Feb 24, 2016
  • Mark Stevens
    Mark StevensBacker
    Adrian is a long time friend with a genuinely brilliant mind. Help him do some badass science.
    Feb 24, 2016
  • Adrian Lu
    Adrian LuResearcher
    My good doctor, you are too kind.
    Feb 24, 2016
  • Christina Tran
    Christina TranBacker
    What are some of the natural enemies of the Lygus bug?
    Feb 18, 2016
  • Adrian Lu
    Adrian LuResearcher
    Hi Christina, thanks for your support! Some natural enemies are big-eyed bugs, minute pirate bugs, Anaphes iole (an egg parasitoid), Peristenus relictus (a nymph parasitoid), and various spiders.
    Feb 24, 2016
  • Cindy Wu
    Cindy WuBacker
    Would love for my 🍓 to have fewer pesticides!
    Feb 17, 2016