Office: 380K Briggs Hall Lab: 380K Briggs Hall Phone: (530) 752-8473 Email: mpparrella@ucdavis.edu Fax: (530) 752-1537

Michael P. Parrella, Ph.D.    Professor of Entomology and Associate Dean, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Division of Agricultural Sciences Prof. Parrella's Lab Research Education: B.S. Animal Science, Rutgers University M.S. Entomology, Virginia Tech Ph.D. Entomology, Virginia Tech Appointment: 20% Instruction and Research 80% Organized Research Teaches: Arthropod pest management lab. Contributes to courses in the Department of Environmental Horticulture (125 and 241). Research Interests: Development of integrated pest management strategies on ornamental plants with an emphasis on biological control. Biocontrol website Thysanoptera Workshop October 2007

Selected Publications:

1. Parrella, Michael P., Jeffrey Granett, Sean S. Duffey and DeeDee Kitterman. 1998. Exploiting the "entomology advantage." American Entomologist Winter 198-201.
2. Thompson, Patricia B., Michael P. Parrella, Brook C. Murphy, and Mary Louise Flint. 1998. Life history and description of Dasineura gleditchiae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in California Pan-Pacific Entomologist 74(2):85-98.
3. Parrella, Michael P. and Kevin M. Heinz. 1998. Parasitoids for control of greenhouse pests Richard L. Ridgway, Michael P. Hoffmann, May N. Inscoe and Carol S. Glenister (Eds.), Mass-Reared Natural Enemies: Application, Regulation, and Needs. Thomas Say Publications in Entomology: Proceedings 27-39.
4. Nicholls, Clara, Michael P. Parrella and Miguel A. Altieri. 1998. Advances and perspectives in the biological control of greenhouse pests with special reference to Colombia Integrated Pest Management Reviews. Chapman & Hall Ltd., UK 99-109.
5. Heinz, Kevin M. and Michael P. Parrella. 1998. Host location and utilization by selected parasitoids of Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae): Implications for augmentative biological control Environmental Entomology 27(3):773-784.