R. A. Van Steenwyk is a Research Entomologist and emeritus faculty at the University of Calif. Berkeley. Dr. Van Steenwyk received his Ph.D. from University of Calif. Riverside in 1975. After receiving his Ph.D., he was hired as a Research Entomologist at UCR and eventually joined the faculty at UCR in 1977. Dr. Van Steenwyk then transferred to UCB in 1982 as a Cooperative Extension Entomologist. He retired from UCB in 2012 and was then rehired by the Dean at UCB as a Research Entomologist. A position that he holds today. Dr. Van Steenwyk’s research has centered on Integrated Pest Control on field crops (cotton and alfalfa), vegetable crops (tomatoes, lettuce, potatoes and celery) and deciduous fruit, nut and vine group (pears, apples, grapes, almonds and walnuts) and has published over 300 research articles.