Joseph Patt

Working on behavioral responses of Asian citrus psyllid, vector of the causal agent of citrus greening, aka huanglongbing, to host plant volatiles. Developed a prototype autodisseminator of entomopathogen spores to suppress psyllid populations in residential citrus. Studied interactions between floral and extrafloral nectaries and predaceous and parasitic biological control agents. Interested in pollination ecology.