Entomologist, UC Davis, Dept. of Entomology & Nematology
Barlow is an entomologist working for the University of California’s Department of Entomology & Nematology in Riverside County. He received a B.Sc. Degree in Biological Sciences with special emphasis in Entomology from San Jose State University, an M.Sc. in Plant Protection & Pest Management from the University of California at Davis, and a Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University where he worked on “Use of the egg parasitoid wasp, Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) as a biological control agent of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): An approach to integrated pest management in bell pepper”. He completed a post-doctoral research position at North Carolina State University where he worked on mating disruption of codling moth. He then joined the Agricultural & Natural Resources Division of the University of California (UCANR) in 2009 as an Entomology/IPM/Crop Production Advisor for Riverside County. In 2016, he left UCANR to become a pest management consultant working both with industry and agricultural partners.
Barlow’s background is in biological control and integrated pest management of invasive insect pests of crops. His current research is on developing biological control and IPM of invasive insects and plants of field and forage agroecosystems — particularly ones that integrate various tactics and strategies in a manner that is effective, economically feasible, and environmentally compatible.
