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Program Staff: Deborah I. Breth

Area Extension Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension

Lake Ontario Fruit Program

PO Box 150, 20 S. Main St., Albion, NY 14411

Tel: 585-589-5561
FAX: 716-589-0665

dib1@cce.cornell.edu

  

EDUCATION

B.S. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, PA May, 1975 Major: Biology

M.S. The Pennsylvania State University May, 1986 Major: Plant Pathology

Thesis Topic: The Effect of Lesser Peachtree Borer on the Expansion of Cytospora Canker on Peach Trees.

Major Advisors: Drs. J.W. Travis, Dept. of Plant Pathology, and L. A. Hull, Dept. of Entomology, PSU

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1983-85 Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Plant Pathology, PSU

1986-present Area Extension Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Lake Ontario Fruit Program.

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION

Responsible for development and delivery of educational programs in Integrated Pest Management for commercial fruit production. Specialize in scouting protocols, spray application technology, and concentrating efforts in fire blight. Educational programs include pest and disease updates through email, Faxes, and newsletter articles with more in-depth background on control methods. Twilight meetings,  summer tours, and winter schools always provide a forum for showing research results in the field.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • Entomological Society of America (ESA)

  • American Phytopathological Society (APS)

  • International Dwarf Fruit Tree Association (IDFTA)
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