Robert Bugg
Cover Crops Analyst

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
(530) 754-8549
FAX: (530) 754-8550
rlbugg@ucdavis.edu

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Robert L. Bugg received a Ph.D. in entomology from the University of California, Davis. Since that time, he has conducted research on biological control of insect pests, cover crops, and restoration ecology. His work has been published in numerous scholarly journals, including Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment; American Journal of Alternative Agriculture; Biological Agriculture and Horticulture; Biological Control; Hilgardia; Environmental Entomology; HortScience; and Journal of Economic Entomology. He currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for the international journal Biological Agriculture and Horticulture. Along with Richard Reed of Community Alliance with Family Farmers Foundation, he was co-originator of Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems for almonds and for walnuts, and served on the respective management teams. He continues to play a supporting role for both projects. Bugg was point person in UC SAREP's implementation of Assembly Bill 3383, and provides technical support for the two Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) projects. He has a special interest in helping growers develop biologically integrated farming systems and in assisting graduate students in conducting research on sustainable agriculture.