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IMPERIAL COUNTY AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS OFFICE 852 Broadway El Centro, Ca 92243 760-482-4314 |
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Detection, control, and eradication of a wide variety of exotic pests that could impact agriculture, urban landscaping and gardens, and local residents. Current programs include exotic fruit flies, red imported fire ants, Africanized honey bees, whitefly, noxious weeds, and cotton pests. Bee safety education. Growing season inspection of seed crops to facilitate foreign export of seed Work on a variety of biological control programs to control or eradicate weed and insect pest, such as puncture vine, silverleaf whitefly, and pink hibiscus mealybug, in both agricultural and urban areas. ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT PATHOLOGY SERVICES Help with a variety of urban landscape and garden problems, such as plant selection, planting instructions, plant care, identification and control of insect and disease pests. Identify and delimit new insect and disease pests that could affect local agriculture and urban landscaping and gardens.
Phone (760) 482-4314 Ernesto Cazares Agricultural Biologist/Standards Specialist II Jose Luis Encalada Agricultural Biologist/Standards Specialist II Laura Arellano Agricultural Biologist/Standards Specialist II Sandra C. Espinosa Agricultural Biologist/Standards Specialist I Heriberto Sanchez Agricultural Biologist/Standards Specialist I Roy Vasquez Agricultural Assistant Rosalio Pena Agricultural Assistant Wilmer Barrios Agricultural Assistant Joe Andreotti Agricultural Assistant Agricultural AssistantAssistant |