The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
They may be beautiful, but these strips prove pretty deadly for every farmer's mortal enemy: aphids
Science
Dr Dion Garrett
MOLECULAR ENTOMOLOGIST
Protecting Crops and the Environment
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Email
dion.garrett@rothamsted.ac.ukTwitter
Location
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ
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Biography
Dion is currently working as a Post-doctoral Researcher at Rothamsted Research, UK. He graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Biosciences from Canterbury Christ Church University, worked as a Research Assistant in Immunology for 4-years before completing a MSc in Entomology at Harper Adams University. He went on to complete a PhD at the University of Warwick in partnership with Rothamsted Research, alongside an industry partner (G’s Fresh).
His research focuses on crop viruses vectored by insects and their associated interactions. Most recently, his research focus is on the virus yellows complex within sugar beet, vectored by the peach-potato aphid. His skillset includes various molecular techniques, bioinformatics, fieldwork, and entomology.
Awards
- BSc (Hons) Bioscience 2012
- Msc Entomology 2017
- PhD Biological Life Sciences 2022