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 Extension Agronomist and Entomologist in the A.E.S. In a sunny corner office on the third floor of Briggs Hall works Frank Zalom. Today he is developing a management plan for almond growers, so that their practices will be not only environmentally sound, but also economically feasible. Having recently stepped down as head of the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UCIPM), he continues to work very closely with the agricultural industries through Cooperative Extension. Frank earned his PhD from the UC Davis Entomology Department in 1978. While a |
graduate student he met his future wife of 25 years, a masters candidate at the time, Janet (Smilanick) Zalom. He became an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota teaching their Economic Entomology and Insect Vectors courses. He returned to UC Davis in the Fall of 1980 at the inception of the UCIPM program, when he was hired as UC's Extension IPM Coordinator. He also taught a core course in the Plant Protection and Pest Management Graduate Group.
Over the years Frank has been active in extension education for a number of field and vegetable crops, but today his work is primarily on tree crops, small fruits, and tomatoes. He has to... |
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