Nick Toscano

Specialty

Integrated pest management involving insects, mites and other invertebrates in field and vegetable crops with emphasis on resistance management and alternatives to synthetic insecticides

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

• Strawberries
• Table Grapes
• Wine Grapes
• Grapes - Other
• Citrus - General
• Citrus - Other
• Avocados
• Insects, Mites, and Other Arthropods Affecting Plants
• Biological Control of Pests Affecting Plants

California Agriculture Article Contributions

• Silverleaf whiteflies show no increase in insecticide resistance
• Reducing pesticide treatments in celery may be justified
• Whiteflies cause problems for southern California growers
• Radioactive measurement of brown mite injury on avocados
• Spider mites can reduce strawberry yields

ANR Workgroup Associations

• Pest Management in ANR - Member
• Strawberry - Member

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