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About This Center
The California Pest Management Center (CPMC) is part of the Western
Integrated Pest Management Center, one of four centers in a national
network established to strengthen the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
connection with production agriculture, research and extension programs,
and agricultural stakeholders throughout the United States. The CPMC
is located in the Department of Environmental Toxicology, University
of California, Davis.
Organization:
- Director: Rick Melnicoe
- Associate Director: Linda Herbst
- Writer: Diane Clarke
- Principal Investigators
Rick Melnicoe
Tom Holtzer
Purpose:
- participates in the Western Integrated Pest Management Center by
establishing a statewide stakeholder advisory committee (which serves
as an integral component of the regional information network)
- participates in the identification of agroecological regions in the
West
- identifies the need for and participates in the development of Crop
Profiles and Pest Management Strategic Plans for commodities
grown in California
- serves as a pool of experts to review technical documents
- disseminates information concerning Food Quality Protection Act
(FQPA) issues to California agricultural stakeholders, and
- coordinates the review of technical documents as requested by USDA
Contact Us:
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California Pest Management Center
c/o Department of Environmental Toxicology
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Web site: http://www.wrpmc.ucdavis.edu/Ca
Fax: (530) 754-8379
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Rick Melnicoe, Director
Phone: (530) 754-8378
E-mail: rsmelnicoe@ucdavis.edu
Linda Herbst, Assistant Director
Phone: (530) 752-7010
E-mail: llherbst@ucdavis.edu
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