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Cesar Rodriguez-Saona Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Associate Extension Specialist
 Entomology - Extension Specialists
Off Campus
Marucci Blueberry-Cranberry Research Center
125A Lake Oswego Road
Chatsworth, NJ 08019
Phone: 609-726-1590 x4412
Fax: 609-726-1593
Email: crodriguez@aesop.rutgers.edu

Expertise Summary
  The goal of my research program is the development and implementation of cost-effective reduced-risk IPM practices for blueberries and cranberries. This goal is achieved through the integration of chemical, behavioral, and biological methods in insect control and a better understanding on the ecology of pests and their natural enemies. Key research topics include: Integrated Pest Management, Tritrophic Interactions, Biological Control, Insect Chemical Ecology, Insect-Plant Interactions, and Host-Plant Resistance. My extension program delivers IPM information to growers by conducting on-farm demonstration trials, presentations, and extension publications.

Research Projects: • Development and implementation of new reduced-risk insect management strategies for blueberries and cranberries • Host plant volatiles for pest monitoring and control • Cues in host location by natural enemies • Induced resistance for management of blueberry and cranberry pests • Attract-and-kill approaches for blueberry maggot control • Mating disruption for control of cranberry and blueberry pests • Identification of pheromones for insect monitoring and management

Research Projects
  • Development and Implementation of New reduced-Risk Insect Management Strategies for Blueberries and Cranberries
  • Management of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
  • Spotted Wing Drosophila Biology, Ecology, and Management

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