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100 Sunrise Blvd., Suite E
Colusa CA 95932
530-458-0578
Education:
Ph.D., Entomology, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, 2007
Dissertation: Damage assessment and sampling of the rice stink bug, Oebalus pugnax (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in rice, Oryza sativa L., in Texas.
M.Ag., Agronomy, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, 1999
B.S., Agronomy, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (Lima, Peru), 1996
Professional Affiliates:
Entomological Society of America
Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America
Northern California Entomology Society
Publications:
Research
Espino, L. 2012. Occurrence and abundance of Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) relative to field borders in California rice. Florida Entomologist 95: 445-453.
Redman, R. S., Y. O. Kim, C. J. D. A. Woodward, C. Greer, L. Espino, S. L. Doty and R. J. Rodriguez. 2011. Increased fitness of rice plants to abiotic stress via habitat adapted symbiosis: a strategy for mitigating impacts of climate change. PLoS ONE 6: e14823.
Espino, L., M. O. Way, R. Pearson, and M. Nunez. 2009. Effect of planting date on Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) density-yield relationship on rice in southeast Texas. J. Econ. Entomol. 102: 1536-1545.
Espino, L., and M. O. Way. 2008. Attractiveness of stages of rice panicle development to Oebalus pugnax (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 101: 1233-1237.
Espino, L., M. O. Way, and L. T. Wilson. 2008. Sequential sampling plans for sweep net and visual sampling of Oebalus pugnax in rice. Southwest. Entomol. 33: 53-64.
Espino, L., M. O. Way, and L. T. Wilson. 2008. Determination of Oebalus pugnax (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) spatial pattern in rice and development of visual sampling methods and population sampling plans. J. Econ. Entomol. 101: 216-225.
Espino, L., and M. O. Way. 2007. Relative susceptibility of stages of rice panicle development to male and female Oebalus pugnax. Southwest. Entomol. 32: 203-211.
Espino, L., M. O. Way, and J. K. Olson. 2007. Most susceptible stage of rice panicle development to Oebalus pugnax (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 100: 1282-1290.
Extension
Smoot, K., L. Espino, R. Goodhue, P. Howard, K. Klonsky, and R. G. Mutters. 2012. Potential impacts of draft restrictions to address pesticide drift and runoff: rice case study analyses. ARE Update 15: 1-4. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics.
Hill, J. E., L. A. Espino, C. A. Greer, R. G. Mutters, and R. L. Wennig. 2012. Description and performance summary of the 2011 and multiyear statewide rice variety tests in California. Agronomy Progress Report 312. Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis.
Way, M. O. and L. Espino. 2012. Insect management, pp. 37-52. In 2012 Texas rice production guidelines. Texas AgriLife Research B-6131.
Hill, J. E., L. A. Espino, C. A. Greer, R. G. Mutters, and R. L. Wennig. 2011. Description and performance summary of the 2010 and multiyear statewide rice variety tests in California. Agronomy Progress Report 311. Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis.
Jodari, F., C. W. Johnson, J. Lage, V. C. Andaya, J. J. Oster, K. S. McKenzie, J. E. Hill, L. A. Espino, C. A. Greer, R. G. Mutters, and R. L. Wennig. 2012. M-105 rice: description and management guidelines. Agronomy Fact Sheet Series 2012-2. Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis.
