Nematodes – TriCal, Inc.

TREE & VINE SCHOOL RE-CAP

Posted on December 20, 2022February 22, 2023 by Kristi Sanchez

The first annual TriCal Group Tree and Vine School was a success. If you were able to attend the day of the event, Thursday – November 10th, we thank you! If you weren’t able to attend, then you can still check out all of the great speaker presentations. The presentations are available on demand now. […]

EXAMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FUMIGANT APPLICATION ON SWEET POTATO CROP

Posted on December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 by Cat Reyes

(TriCal Sweet Potato Trial (Livingston, CA): Harvest) The demand for sweet potatoes across the United States has increased dramatically for the last several years, reaching its apex in 2015 with record high production of 3.1 billion pounds. In 2021, the average American consumed about 6.3 pounds of sweet potatoes. Why such increased popularity for this […]

Tree & Vine School Coming November 10

Posted on October 13, 2022February 22, 2023 by Kristi Sanchez

Save the date for: TREE & VINE SCHOOL. It is FREE and will be a VIRTUAL ONLINE EVENT. Click here for more information about the event.

Ag News: A blog by Dr. Mike Stanghellini, Dr. Kristi Sanchez & Guests

Our Authors

Dr. Mike Stanghellini
Director of Research & Regulatory Affairs Dr. Mike Stanghellini received a dual-major Ph.D. in Entomology and Horticultural Science with a minor in Plant Pathology from North Carolina State University. Since 2005, he has served as the TriCal liaison to federal, state, and international regulatory agencies, agrochemical companies, grower organizations, and third-party research entities. Mike directs and supervises our research on product defense, new product registration, and lab/field research on soil fumigants, novel products, and non-fumigant soil pest control tactics.

Dr. Kristi Sanchez
Senior Researcher and Nematologist Dr. Kristi Sanchez received her Ph. D. in Plant Pathology, specializing in Nematology, from the University of California, Davis. She has over a decade of combined research and field experience with UC Davis, the agrichemical industry, and the Plant Pest Diagnostics Center with the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Kristi’s expertise includes pest management of nematodes, morphological and molecular diagnostics of plant parasitic nematodes, and the development of experimental assays for nematode studies in the lab and field. Kristi is a regular invited speaker on topics related to soil health, nematode control, and integrated pest management in orchards.