DrOscar Liburd

Integrating florivores, insecticides, and pollinator health to improve fruit crop pollination

Training in Crop Pest Management, Addressing Animal Husbandry Needs, and Developing Food Safety Capacity for Livestock/Poultry Producers and Meat Processors for Improvement of Food Security in Anguilla

Development and application of a management program for chilli thrips in Florida's blueberry plantings

Field evaluation of biological control agents, cultivar susceptibility, and miticides for managing southern red mite in Florida blueberries.

Integrative management of whiteflies for organic cucurbit production in the US Southern Region.

Monitoring for arthropod pests and diseases in potato in Florida

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) 2023

Furthering the Management of Grape Root Borer and Using Mitigation Strategies to Reduce its Development and Spread

Using semiochemicals, trap crop and visual cues in a push-pull strategy to control whitefly in cucurbits and tomatoes

Developing systems-based approach to sustainable management of thrips in small fruits in southeastern United States

Development of microbial-based tools to improve management of spotted winged drosophila in Florida berry crops.

On-Farm integration of Organic Management of Spotted-Wing Drosophila in Fruit Crops.

Checking on the Status of Grape Root Borer and Using Mitigation Strategies to Reduce its Development and Spread

Improving management of insect pests on Florida squash by testing and registering a new pest control product

Evaluating the Dual-Purpose of Chickpea: A Cash and Cover Crop for Agricultural Production Systems in the Southeast

Developing a push-pull system to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides to manage Grapevine aphids in Florida Vineyards

Flatheaded Borer Management in Specialty Crops

Development and application of a management program for blueberry gall midge in Florida’s blueberry plantings

Survey of Grapevine aphids in Florida Vineyards and evaluating the efficacy of an IPM program

Developing a push pull system to manage whiteflies in vegetables

Development and Application of Biological Control Strategies and their Compatibility with Chemical Tactics for Control of Grapevine Aphids

Elucidating the Role of Microbiome in Host Plant Colonization and Foraging of Invasive Fruit Flies

Novel Smartphone Vision tool to improve spider mite monitoring in strawberry and almond

Innovations in spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii Matsumura) monitoring and attract-and-kill for development of more targeted IPM programs

Furthering the development and implementation of systems-based organic management strategies for spotted wing drosophila