HTIR-IPM for the West

A service of the Western Regional Work Group on Integrated Pest Management:
Consequences of Herbicide Tolerant and Insect Resistant Crops,
in cooperation with Colorado State University

We are ...

teachers, researchers, and public information specialists at universities in the western United States. Our interests are wide-ranging and include the application of integrated pest management to herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistant crops.

This web site is a service of the Western Regional Integrated Pest Management Center, which is part of a nationwide pest management information network established to respond quickly to information needs in both the public and private sectors. The Center develops and maintains a pest management information network that will contribute to environmentally and economically sound pest management decisions. The WRIPM Center is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture.

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Dr. Jack Brown, University of Idaho
Dr. Brown is an associate professor in the Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences. He is interested in herbicide tolerant canola breeding, including Roundup Ready and Clearfield, and the impact of stacked genes. He teaches classes in plant breeding, quantitative genetics and biometrics.

Dr. Patrick Byrne, Colorado State University
e-mail: Patrick.Byrne@colostate.edu
Dr. Byrne is an associate professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences. He is interested in gene flow in corn and wheat, regulatory policy relating to transgenic plants, and public education. He teaches classes in plant biotechnology and quantitative inheritance of traits.

Dr. Peter Ellsworth, University of Arizona
Dr. Ellsworth is an IPM specialist in the Department of Entomology. He is interested in Bt cotton, particularly resistance management, gene equivalency, and effects on non-target organisms.

Judy Harrington, Colorado State University
e-mail: judyh@lamar.colostate.edu
Ms. Harrington is a research associate in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences. She is involved in public education on transgenic crops and enjoys developing web sites. She is working toward a Ph.D. in plant breeding and genetics, concentrating on the genetics of saltgrass, Distichlis spicata/stricta.

Dr. Carol Mallory-Smith, Oregon State University
Dr. Mallory-Smith is a professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. She is interested in the ecological implications of gene flow from wheat to jointed goatgrass. She also studies risk assessment and APHIS and EPA regulatory policy.

Dr. Scott Nissen, Colorado State University
Dr. Nissen is an associate professor in the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management. He studies herbicide mode of action, herbicide resistance, and gene flow from wheat to jointed goatgrass.

Dr. Frank Peairs, Colorado State University
Dr. Peairs is a Professor of Entomology in the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, with Cooperative Extension, research, and teaching responsibilities in field crop entomology and insect pest management. His Cooperative Extension responsibilities include informing growers regarding the pros and cons of growing Bt corn.

Dr. Oscar Riera-Lizarazu, Oregon State University
Dr. Riera-Lizarazu is an assistant professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Science. He is interested in gene flow from wheat to jointed goatgrass, especially the genetic and cytogenetic interactions.

Dr. Phil Westra, Colorado State University
Dr. Westra is a professor in the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management. He is interested in herbicide resistant weeds, weed shifts induced by herbicide tolerant crops, and gene flow from wheat to jointed goatgrass.

Dr. Robert Zemetra, University of Idaho
Dr. Zemetra is a professor in the Department of Plant, Soil, and Entomological Sciences. He is interested in wheat breeding (including Clearfield), gene flow from wheat to jointed goatgrass, and the effect of genome location on gene retention in cases of gene flow between species. He teaches classes in plant breeding, genetics, cytogenetics, and plant biotechnology.