{"id":672,"date":"2019-06-19T00:53:16","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T00:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/cesar-rodriguez-saona\/?page_id=672"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:39:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:39:43","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/cesar-rodriguez-saona\/about-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" width=\"570\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bold16\" width=\"469\">\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Welcome to the BLUE-CRAN-ENT Lab<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I head the Entomology Research and Extension Program at the Rutgers Marucci Blueberry and Cranberry Research <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2259 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/cesar-rodriguez-saona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2024\/12\/Cesar-2024-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cesar Rodriguez-Saona Award presentation 2024\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/cesar-rodriguez-saona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2024\/12\/Cesar-2024-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/cesar-rodriguez-saona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2024\/12\/Cesar-2024.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/>and Extension Center in Chatsworth, New Jersey<\/p>\n<p>The goal of my research program is the development and implementation of cost-effective reduced-risk insect pest management practices for blueberries and cranberries. This goal is achieved through the integration of chemical, behavioral, and biological methods in insect control and a better understanding on the ecology of insect herbivores and their natural enemies. 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