Biography
Greg Simmons (PhD) is a lifelong gardener. He studied horticulture in Seattle and worked as a landscape gardener for 10 years. Fascinated with plant science he returned to school and earned a B.Sc. in botany (University of Washington), followed by an M.S. in ecology and evolutionary biology and a Ph.D. in entomology (University of Arizona).
He has worked as an entomologist for the United States Department of Agriculture for over 25 years. His areas of expertise include:
- integrated pest management of invasive pest species and
- biological control and sterile insect technology for many insect pests (Asian citrus psyllid, box tree moth, European grapevine moth, silverleaf whitefly, pink bollworm, and the glassy-winged sharpshooter).
He is currently focused on:
- biological control of the Asian citrus psyllid, the vector of the devastating citrus greening disease pathogen and
- mating disruption of the box tree moth and the European grapevine moth.