I am the Oregon State University (OSU) Integrated Pest Management Center (IPM) Director and a Professor and Extension Entomology Specialist affiliated with the Department of Crop & Soil Science. From Aug. 2021-Sept. 2022, I served as interim director of the OSU Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center. I received my B.A. and M.S. in Entomology from Agraria University in Lima, Peru, and my Ph.D. in Crop Sciences with a major in Entomology and IPM from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 2002, I worked as a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Florida Horticulture Department. In 2005, I joined OSU, where my position description included Research and Extension, and I managed the Irrigated Agricultural Entomology Program, relying on external funding and managing over $36 million in private, state, and federal grants; in Sept. 2022, my position changed to include administration. My area of expertise is IPM, with a focus on insect ecology, distribution, population dynamics, insect-plant interactions, and biological and chemical control. I have worked with multiple commodity groups, including potatoes, grass seed, wheat, and high-value vegetables such as onions, sweet corn, hemp, and carrots. I have authored over 134 peer-reviewed scientific and extension papers, 16 book chapters, and 170 non-peer-reviewed publications, including abstracts and reports. Additionally, I have given 43 international, 139 national, and 146 regional volunteer and invited