Adrian Lu

Adrian Lu

Mar 06, 2016

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Site Selection

March 6: I spent the last 3 days in the Salinas/Watsonville area of California's Central Coast looking for field sites for this summer's research. Primary criteria were farms with strawberry patches adjacent to either woody or weedy vegetation.

Woody

Weedy in foreground, woody in background

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  • MarieWGilbert
    MarieWGilbert
    Very nice pics......
    Feb 23, 2019
  • ValerieBohann
    ValerieBohann
    Nice site. You select beautiful site, great job.
    Feb 08, 2019
  • MarryTCasper
    MarryTCasper
    Amazing site
    Jan 16, 2019
  • Jenny Wayfarer
    Jenny WayfarerBacker
    I love your updates. Keep them coming. Hope your project gets funded.
    Mar 07, 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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