Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University
Bezerra Da Silva’s main research focus is biological control of pests, as well as chemical and behavioral ecology of insects. He has contributed to pest control tools for fruit trees by implementing economic thresholds, monitoring methods, and evaluating IPM programs to optimize sustainable practices for the fruit industry. As a postdoc, he is developing tactics and tools that predict risk of crop damage by spotted wing drosophila (SWD) on small fruits, conducting studies on SWD population movement, biological control, and monitoring tools, and combining laboratory experiments with on-farm and research station studies.
