Ph.D. Entomology UC Davis Expected September 2018 B.S. Viticulture & Enology UC Davis December 2013 Minor: Agricultural Pest Management

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1 Cindy Preto Department of Entomology University of California Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA (mobile) EDUCATION: Ph.D. Entomology UC Davis Expected September 2018 B.S. Viticulture & Enology UC Davis December 2013 Minor: Agricultural Pest Management PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: University of California, Davis Graduate Student Researcher VII April 2014 to present My primary responsibility was to study the behavior and biology of the three-cornered alfalfa hopper in vineyards to contribute to our understanding of the grapevine-virusvector relationship that will assist in the development of management strategies to mitigate the spread of red blotch virus. This included a two-year documentation of the three-cornered alfalfa hopper s seasonal dynamics in vineyards, tracking insect girdling of Vitis vinifera, determining feeding and reproductive weed and cover crop hosts, testing oviposition preferences of reproductive plant species, and determining if Vitis vinifera is a reproductive host. In addition, I assisted our lab in mapping vineyards infected with red blotch virus, collected and site identified potential insect vectors in the field, and sampled and processed weeds for red blotch virus testing via Q-PCR. A side project included a two-year study on the population dynamics of three leafhopper species in the vineyard. Supervisor: Frank Zalom (Distinguished Professor of Entomology, UC Davis) Contained Research Facility, Davis Student Assistant III June 2013 to April 2014 My primary responsibility was to document the impacts of temperature on the development of the European grapevine moth. This included taking daily samples at three different temperatures in which head capsule measurements of the larvae were documented to determine developmental stage. Subsequent responsibilities included rearing the brown marmorated stink bug colony for the USDA-ARS fumigation studies. Supervisor: Spencer Walse (Research Chemist, USDA-ARS) Provenance Vineyards, Rutherford, CA Cellar Intern August 2012 to November 2012 My responsibilities included barrel inventory and labeling, quality control for bottling, operating the press, various additions to must/wine, acid trials, inoculation of must, racking wine, pump overs, sanitizing tanks, and ph and Brix measurements. Supervisor: Trevor Durling (Chief Winemaker, Beaulieu Vineyards) 1

2 TEACHING: 2018 Introduction to Biology: Essential of Life on Earth (BIS 2A) ~48 students; two-hour discussions twice weekly; grading, office hours 2018 Natural History of Insects (ENT 10) ~74 students; Guest Lecture: Insects in Viticulture Arthropod Pest Management (ENT 110) ~17-30 students; three-hour lab sections twice weekly; writing and proctoring lab exams, grading, review presentations, office hours Guest Lectures: Insect-Vectored Plant Diseases and Coleoptera MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION OR REVIEW: Preto, C. R., David E. Bellamy, Spencer S. Walse, and Frank G. Zalom. Impact of temperature on Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) development. (submitted Journal of Economic Entomology). Preto, C. R., Mysore R. Sudarshana, and Frank G. Zalom. Feeding and reproductive hosts of Spissistilus festinus (Hemiptera: Membracidae) found in Californian vineyards. Journal of Economic Entomology (Accepted). Preto, C. R., Mysore R. Sudarshana, Michael L. Bollinger, and Frank G. Zalom. Vitis vinifera as a reproductive host of Spissistilus festinus (Hemiptera: Membracidae). (submitted Journal of Insect Science). Preto, C. R., Mysore R. Sudarshana, Brian W. Bahder, Emily Bick, and Frank G. Zalom. Seasonal dynamics of Spissistilus festinus (Hemiptera: Membracidae) in Californian vineyards. (In Preparation). Preto, C. R., Mysore R. Sudarshana, and Frank G. Zalom. Population dynamics of three economically important leafhopper species in Californian vineyards. (In Preparation). Preto, C. R., Mysore R. Sudarshana, and Frank G. Zalom. A Review of Erythroneura ziczac (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). (In Preparation). GRANTS AND AWARDS: National Science Foundation Grant, 2016: Honorable Mention UC Davis Department of Entomology travel award, 2013, : $2,000 Pacific Branch Entomological Society of America student travel award, 2017: $200 Orange County Wine Society Scholarship, 2013: $1,000 2

3 Wine Spectator Scholarship, 2013: $1,000 Syngenta Scholarship, 2013: $2,000 MURALS undergraduate research grant, 2013: $1,000 Wine Spectator Scholarship, 2012: $1,000 Peter J. Shields Scholarship, 2011: $1,000 PRESENTATIONS: The three-cornered alfalfa hopper and their association with vineyards. Paso Robles Vineyard Technical Group. Paso Robles, CA Modeling the impact of temperature on Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) development. PBESA annual meeting. Reno, NV Feeding and reproductive weed and cover crop hosts of Spissistilus festinus. PBESA annual meeting. Reno, NV Vector biology of grapevine red blotch virus - four sessions. University of California Grape Day. Oakville, CA Feeding and reproductive hosts of the three-cornered alfalfa hopper, a vector of GRBV. Current Wine and Winegrape Research course. Davis, CA Feeding and reproductive hosts of the three-cornered alfalfa hopper, a vector of grapevine red blotch-associated virus. ASEV national conference. Poster presentation. Seattle, WA Studies of the three-cornered alfalfa treehopper: vector of grapevine red blotch. Foothill Grape Day. Plymouth, CA Recent studies of reported GRBaV vectors. Grapevine Virus meeting. Davis, CA Seasonal dynamics of Spissistilus festinus, a vector of grapevine red blotchassociated virus, in Californian vineyards. PBESA annual meeting. Portland, OR Grapevine red blotch and treehoppers associated with Californian vineyards. Napa County Farm Bureau, UC Cooperative Extension & Napa County AG Commissioner s Office continuing education class series, Course number 3 of 4. Yountville, CA Grapevine red blotch vector update. Vineyard IPM conference UCCE Vineyard Pest and Disease Management seminar. San Luis Obispo, CA Treehoppers associated with Californian vineyards. Treehopper training - two sessions and sweep net demonstration. Santa Rosa, CA. 3

4 Treehoppers associated with Californian vineyards. Treehopper training - two sessions and sweep net demonstration. Oakville, CA Population dynamics of Erythroneura ziczac. PBESA annual meeting. Honolulu, HI Virginia creeper leafhopper biology. Viticulture Program/Grape Workgroup meeting. Davis, CA Population dynamics of three economically-important Erythroneura species present in Californian vineyards. ESA annual meeting. Minneapolis, MN The effects of temperature on the chronological distribution of Lobesia botrana life stages from egg to eclosion. ESA annual meeting. Portland, OR The effects of temperature on the chronological distribution of European grapevine moth s (Lobesia botrana) life stages. ESA annual meeting. Austin, TX The chronological distribution of European grapevine moth s life stages. 24 th Annual Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities conference. Davis, CA. RELEVANT COURSEWORK: Plant Pathology with lab Plant-Virus-Vector Interaction Grapevines Pests, Diseases, and Disorders Viticultural Practices with field component and lab World Viticulture Grapevine Growth and Physiology Concepts in Pest Management with lab Entomology with lab Arthropod Pest Management with lab California Insect Diversity with field component and lab Biological Control with lab Genes & Gene Expression Microbiology with lab Applied Statistics in Agricultural Science with lab Wine Production with lab Wine Microbiology with lab Analysis of Musts and Wines with lab Mushroom Identification with field component and lab Weed Science with lab Organic Crop Production and Practices with field component 4

5 Insect Outbreaks seminar Plant Nutrition and Insect Pest Management seminar NSF Grant Writing seminar Biological Control: Ecology and Applications seminar Best Practices for Teaching seminar SERVICE: Entomology Graduate Student Association, Treasurer, Guardian Scholars Program, Outreach Guardian Professions Program, Outreach PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: American Society for Enology and Viticulture Entomological Society of America 5