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Michael Brewer

TITLE: Assistant Professor-Field Crop Entomology

EDUCATION:

  • Ph. D. Entomology University of California, Riverside, California.
  • Master's degree in Applied Statistics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
  • Master of Science Entomology. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
  • B.S. Entomology, University of California, Davis, California.
  • A.A., San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, California.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
The focal point of Dr. Brewer’s research is the study of natural enemies, pest and plant interactions in diverse agricultural landscapes.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Brewer, M. J. and N. C. Elliott. 2004. Biological control of cereal aphids and mediating effects of host plant and habitat manipulations. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 49: 219-242.

Olson, R. A. and M. J. Brewer. 2003. Small mammal populations occurring in a diversified winter wheat cropping system. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 95: 311-319.

Brewer, M. J., and T. Noma. 2002. Relative role of species and age effects of wheatgrasses on the oversummering ecology of Russian wheat aphid. J. Agricultural and Urban Entomology 19: 151-157.

Brewer, M. J., and K. M. Hoff. 2002. Degree-day accumulation to time initiation of sampling for alfalfa weevil using on-site, near-site, and regional temperature data. J. Agricultural and Urban Entomology 19: 141-149.

Hoff, K. M., M. J. Brewer, and S. L. Blodgett. 2002. Alfalfa weevil larval sampling: comparison of shake-bucket and sweep-net methods and effect of training. J. Economic Entomology 95: 748-753.