Adrian Lu

Adrian Lu

Mar 15, 2016

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Thank you all!

To everybody who forwarded, publicized, wrote comments, and donated to the project, thank you so much for your support. With your help, my project won 2nd place in the Insects Challenge with over 80 backers on March 8, and I was awarded an additional $500 grant. I'm really looking forward to sharing this summer's field work with you all!

-Adrian

P.S.: I also wanted to let you know that I updated my budget with some additional items that I didn't include in the original target. Rest assured, the funds received above the original target will be put to good use this summer!

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  • ValerieBohann
    ValerieBohann
    Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Congratulations!
    Feb 08, 2019
  • Robert Dennison
    Robert DennisonBacker
    Looking forward to following your work, Adrian! So proud that you are a biologist!
    Mar 16, 2016
  • Cindy Wu
    Cindy WuBacker
    Congrats Adrian! 🎉
    Mar 16, 2016

About This Project

Chemical insecticides used in agriculture impose negative impacts on ecosystems and public health. My research aims to reduce reliance on chemical insecticides by clarifying the mechanisms that underlie conservation biological control (CBC). In theory, CBC increases natural pest control by providing resources for natural enemies of pests on and near farms. I will study the effect of different types of non-crop vegetation on a major pest, the Lygus bug, and its predators and parasites.

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