Assistant Professor in Entomology
University of Florida
700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850
(w) (863) 956-8801
About
Lauren Diepenbrock, Assistant Professor of Entomology and Nematology and Entomology Extension Specialist is located at the Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred, FL. Her research is focused on tree crop arthropod pest ecology and development/evaluation of integrated pest management (IPM) programs for arthropod pests in citrus. She is PD or Co-PI on several field-based arthropod management projects. Her current extension program delivers information on arthropod pests of citrus and their management. She has received the Early Career Professional Extension Award from the Entomological Society of America (2014), the Friends of IPM Future Leaders Award from the Southern IPM Center (2020), and the Friends of IPM Educator Award as one of the organizers of the UF IPM Academy (2021), and The Florida Entomological Society Extension Entomologist of the Year Award (2023).
Projects
| LS20-342 | Enhancing Hedgerow Systems in Fruit Tree Production to Improve Beneficial Insect Diversity and Abundance |