Michael J. Pitcairn

California Department of Food and Agriculture — United States

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Biological Control of Invasive Species(32), Plant and animal studies(14), Weed Control and Herbicide Applications(11), Forest Insect Ecology and Management(9), Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions(9)

Publications57 total

Pod fecundity of <i>Ulex europaeus</i> and seed loss due to predation by <i>Exapion ulicis</i> in northern California, <scp>USA</scp>
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata·2025
Classical biological control of the western grape leaf skeletonizer in California, a review 1941–2022
Biocontrol Science and Technology·2024· 2 cited
Reproductive success of the invasive weed <i>Linaria dalmatica</i> and seed loss due to predation by <i>Rhinusa neta</i> in northern California, <scp>USA</scp>
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata·2023· 1 cited
Observations on the range expansion of Mecinus janthiniformis Toševski &amp; Caldara, 2011 and Rhinusa neta (Germar, 1821) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) into California
The Pan-Pacific Entomologist·2021· 1 cited
Biological control of water hyacinth, Pontederia crassipes (C. Mart.) Solms (Pontederiaceae), in California: release and re-distribution of biological control agents 1987–2006
The Pan-Pacific Entomologist·2021· 5 cited
Evaluation of the Impact of Eustenopus villosus on Centaurea solstitialis Seed Production in California
Insects·2021· 2 citedOpen Access
Release and establishment of the weevil Mecinus janthiniformis for biological control of Dalmatian toadflax in southern California
Biological Control·2021· 9 cited
Biological control of invasive plants in California’s Delta: Past, present, and future
Journal of Aquatic Plant Management·2021· 1 cited
Biological Control, of Plants
2019· 3 cited
Release, establishment and realised geographic distribution of<i>Diorhabda carinulata</i>and<i>D. elongata</i>(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in California, U.S.A.
Biocontrol Science and Technology·2019· 4 cited
Invasion of the gall mite <i>Aceria genistae</i> (Acari: Eriophyidae)<i>,</i> a natural enemy of the invasive weed <i>Cytisus scoparius</i>, into California, U.S.A. and predictions for climate suitability in other regions using ecological niche modelling
Biocontrol Science and Technology·2019· 10 cited
Weed biological control in California, USA: review of the past and prospects for the future
BioControl·2018· 14 citedOpen Access
Whitefringed Beetle
Yale University Press eBooks·2018
Biological control of water hyacinth in California’s Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta: observations on establishment and spread
Biocontrol Science and Technology·2017· 19 cited
Spatial and temporal variation of biological control agents associated with Eichhornia crassipes in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, California
Biological Control·2017· 14 cited
Addressing the needs for improving classical biological control programs in the USA
Biological Control·2016· 19 citedOpen Access
Assessing the biological control of yellow starthistle ( <i> <scp>C</scp> entaurea solstitialis </i> <scp>L</scp> ): prospective analysis of the impact of the rosette weevil ( <i> <scp>C</scp> eratapion basicorne </i> ( <scp>I</scp> lliger))
Agricultural and Forest Entomology·2016· 13 cited
Weed biological control in California: Review of the past and prospects for the future
2016 International Congress of Entomology·2016
First establishment of the planthopper,<i>Megamelus scutellaris</i>Berg, 1883 (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), released for biological control of water hyacinth in California
The Pan-Pacific Entomologist·2016· 15 cited
Variation In Seed Characteristics And Growth For Thistles (Cardueae: Asteraceae) In California And Oregon
Madroño·2014
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Frequent Co-authors

Dale M. Woods(9), Joseph M. DiTomaso(6), Baldo Villegas(6), D. B. Joley(6), Viola Popescu(5), Patrick Moran(4), Charles Turner(4), Paul D. Pratt(4), Frank G. Zalom(3), Andrew Paul Gutierrez(3), Charles H. Pickett(3), Stephen F. Enloe(3), J. K. Balciunas(3), Marcel Rejmánek(2), Rosie Yacoub(2), R. Sobhian(2), Frederick J. Ryan(2), James A. Young(2), Charlie D. Clements(2), M. Brent Kelley(2)