David Morgan
July 18, 2025
D
ear Mayor and Esteemed members of the Riverside City Council:
I would like to apply for the position of the Riverside representative on the Board of Trustees for the Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District located in Corona, California. I understand that the previous representative for Riverside, Dr. Gary Bradley, tendered his resignation on June 30, 2025.
I have been resident in Riverside for over thirty years and have brought up three children in the city. I believe that my academic qualifications and over thirty years of professional experience in pest, vector, and vector-borne disease management make me an excellent fit for this position and will benefit both County and District.
Please find attached my CV . Further details about my career and qualifications are available upon request . I can be reached via phone or email Your consideration is sincerely appreciated.
Sin
cerely,
D
avid Morgan, Ph.D.
Enc.
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Curriculum Vitae
David J. W. Morgan, Ph.D.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
California Department of Food and Agriculture
2011-present Environmental Program Manager
Lead: Asian citrus psyllid biological control
2000-2011 Senior Research Scientist
Lead: Glassy-winged sharpshooter biological control
University of California, Riverside, Department of Entomology 2000 Postdoctoral Researcher
Glassy-winged sharpshooter biological control
1998-2000 Postdoctoral Researcher
Leafminer genetic analysis
1995-1998 Postdoctoral Researcher
California red scale biological control
Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau, UK
1990 Research Scientist
Desert locust biological control
EDUCATION
• Ph.D. Entomology, Imperial College, UK, 1995
• M.Sc. Entomology, Imperial College, UK, 1989
• B.Sc. Environmental Biology, Oxford Brookes University 1987
EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
California Department of Food and Agriculture
• Developed and directed a team of 60 staff at three facilities to produce, release, and monitor biological control agents for the control of the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP). • Oversaw the leasing, construction, and purchase of property for production of biological control agents by the State.
• Developed operating procedures for the mass production of ACP, including selection of host plants, rearing parameters, release strategies, and monitoring protocols. • Designed and executed experiments to evaluate biological control agent establishment and impact.
• Designed Implemented a biological control program to control glassy-winged sharpshooter in California.
• Collaborated in research on biological control with scientists at UC Davis, UC Riverside, UC Berkeley, University of Florida, Texas A &M, Cal Poly Pomona, and others.
• Secured over $3.4 million dollars in research and development funding.
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• Cooperated with the California Citrus Research Board, USDA, and the Citrus Industry as a research partner, and secured funding to build a dedicated citrus research greenhouse on campus, opened July of 2016.
• Active participant and 2017 Chair of the Western Regional Committee on Biological Control (W4185).
• Authored or co-authored over 60 scientifically reviewed research papers. • Committee organizer for Pierces Disease Research Symposium, W4185, CHRP, and other Conferences.
• Regular outreach speaker for CAPCA, PAPA, CACASA, insect fairs, nursery and grower groups, universities, and schools.
• Presented at national and international scientific meetings such as the Entomological Society of America, in Australia, Switzerland, England, France, and Mexico.
Publications (last 8 years):
Milosavljević, I., Stosic, C. D., Morgan, D. J. W., Irvin, N. A., Hoddle, M. S. (2022) Natural enemies have significantly suppressed Asian citrus psyllid populations in southern California. Topics in Subtropics 24: 2-5
Hoddle, M. S., Stosic, C. D., Morgan, D. J. W., Milosavljević, I. (2022) Successful biological control of Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri , in California. In Contributions of Classical Biological Control to U.S. Food Security, Forestry, and Biodiversity Chapter: 12 Publisher:
USDA Forest Service, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Milosavljević, I., Vankosky, M. A., Morgan, D. J. W., Stosic, Masie, R. E. (2022) Post -Release Evaluation of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) for Biological Control of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) in Urban California, USA. Agronomy 12, 583. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12030583 Milosavljević, I., Morgan, D. J. W., Massie, R. E., Hoddle, M. S. (2021) Density dependent mortality, climate, and Argentine ants affect population dynamics of an invasive citrus pest, Diaphorina citri, and its specialist parasitoid, Tamarixia radiata, in Southern California, USA.
Biological Control 159(4): 104627
Albrecht, C., Hicks, A., Hornbaker., Khalid, S., Kumagai, L., Morgan, D. J. W., Okasaki, K. (2020) Action Plan for Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing (Citrus Greening) in California. Journal of Citrus Pathology 7(1)
Milosavljević, I., McCalla, K., Morgan, D. J. W., Hoddle, M. S. (2020) The Effects of Constant and Fluctuating Temperatures on Development of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae), the Asian Citrus Psyllid. Journal of Economic Entomology 113(2): 633-645 Milosavljević, I., Morgan, D. J. W. Hoddle, M. S. (2017) Building a Coalition. Biocontrol of ACP by Tamarixia and Diaphorencyrtus in California. Citrograph 8(4): 55-63 Milosavljević, I., Schall, K., Hoddle, C., Morgan, D. J. W., Hoddle, M. S. (2017) Biocontrol program targets Asian citrus psyllid in California’s urban areas. California Agriculture 71(3) 169-177.