SILVIA RONDON

Assistant Professor - Extension Entomologist

Department of Crop & Soil Sciences

Office: Hermiston Ag Research &             Extension Center             2121 S 1st St             PO Box 105             Hermiston, OR  97838 Office Phone: 541-567-8321  Ext. 108 FAX: 541-567-2240

Email:  Silvia

Extension Research: My appointment is 75% extension and 25% research. I am interested in developing an Ecological Based-Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program in various crops. My area of expertise encompasses biological control, insect biology, ecology, and population dynamics; both basic and applied (field and greenhouse production). Crops I have worked with include potato, sweet potato, asparagus, cotton, corn, soybean, alfalfa, wheat, strawberry, and vegetables. My major responsibilities as an Extension Entomologist at OSU are to attend emergencies in irrigated crops such as potatoes, grasses, onions, carrots and others in Eastern Oregon.

Area of Expertise: IPM, Biological Control, Insect Ecology

Degrees:

PhD - 2002 - Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

M.S.- 1999 - Entomology, Universidad Nacional Agraria la Molina, Lima, Peru

B.A. - 1993 - Biology (Zoology), Universidad Nacional Agraria la Molina, Lima, Peru

Organizations and Affilitations:

• Entomological Society of America
• International Society of Horticultural Sciences
• Potato Association of America
• Florida entomological Society
• Consejo Cientifico Internacional (CCTI), Section Peru Sociedad Entomologica del Peru, Lima

Honors, Awards, and Certifications:

• Professional Development Travel Award, 2006, Oregon State University
• Luckmann Integrated Pest Management Award, 2001, University of Illinois
• Alumni Award for Graduate Student Travel, 2001, University of Illinois
• 2nd Place Student Competition, 2000, Entomological Society of Canada and Entomological Society of America, Montreal, Canada
• Graduate College Conference Travel Grant, 2000, University of Illinois
• Alumni Award for Graduate Student Travel, 1999, Univeristy of Illinois
• Netherlands Fellowship, 1996, Wageningen, Holland
• Honor Student, 1995, Universidad Nacional Agraria la Molina, Lima, Peru
• Honor Student, 1994, Universidad Nacional Agraria la Molina, Lima, Peru

Publications:

Useful Links:

• Entomology

         http://www.entsoc.org/ 

         http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/iobc/nrs.htm

         http://www.cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu/entomology lab/

• Horticulture:

         http://www.ishs.org/

         http://ashs.org/

• IPM:

         http://www.wripmc.org/

Hometown: Lima, Peru