David Headrick

Professor | Horticulture and Crop Science Department

Areas of Expertise

Entomology

Insect Pests in Agriculture

Pest Management

Invasive Species

Native Pollinators

General Agricultural Issues

Contact Information

805.756.5382

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Biography

David Headrick is a specialist in basic insect biology, invasive insect species and their effects on the environment and economies, biological pest management, and native and introduced pollinators including European honeybees. Headrick teaches courses in agricultural pest management, vertebrate pest management and biological control and conducts research on insect pest management in vegetable, citrus and greenhouse cropping systems. He can speak to the use of biological control in pest management, an approach that uses beneficial insects that prey on pest species to achieve sustainable pest control without the need for pesticides. Over the years he’s conducted extensive research searching for and establishing beneficial predators in California. Headrick earned his Ph.D. from UC Riverside, where he studied biological control of weeds and became a specialist in tephritid fruit fly ecology and behavior. His research on agriculturally important insects and other research has resulted in 100 publications and over 130 professional presentations.

Education

• Ph.D., University of California Riverside