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Christian J. Castaldo
Advisor: Dr.
William Fagan
Previous Education
B.A. Public Policy/Environmental Studies College of William
and Mary
Research Interest
I am studying the relationship between insect herbivory and
primary succession on Mt. St. Helen's 'Pumice Plain.' Specifically,
I am examining how spatial variation in herbivory by a curculionid
weevil affects the pace and pattern of Sitka willow recolonization.
I am also interested in the indirect effect of weevil herbivory
on the local vertebrate community during succession.
Location:
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA
Publications:
Andrei A., G. Dively, M. Patterson, C. Castaldo, D. Rogers, M. Mahoney, J. Wollam. 2007. Resistance and cross-resistance to imidacloprid and thiamethoxam in the Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Pest Management Science. 63(1): 32-41.
Fernandez-Cornejo, J. and C. Castaldo. 1998. The diffusion of IPM Techniques among fruit growers in the USA. Journal of Production Agriculture. 2(4): 497-505.
Funding:
Darwin Fellowship, BEES Program |
