Marco A Pena
- Associate In Extension
Contact
- (928) 782-5871
- YUMA COUNTY
- YUMA, AZ 85364-6928
- marcop@arizona.edu
Degrees
- MS Agricultural Education Agriculture
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
- B.A.Sc. Agronomy
- Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexicali, Baja California
Work Experience
- University of Arizona (2010 - Ongoing)
- Univerrsity of Arizona (1998 - 2009)
- Research Designed for Agriculture (1995 - 1998)
- University of Arizona (1992 - 1995)
Awards
- Outstanding Staff in Cooperative Extension
- University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Spring 2020
Licensure & Certification
- Arizona Pest Control Advisor, Arizona Department of Agriculture (1992)
- Private Applicator License, Arizona Department of Agriculture (2016)
- Pest Control Advisor, Arizona Department of Agriculture (2020)
Interests
Research
Field Research Entomology and Weed Science
Courses
No activities entered.
Scholarly Contributions
Poster Presentations
- Pena, M. A. (2019, February). Vegetable IPM Program Yuma Arizona. Southwest Agricultural Summit. Yuma, Arizona: University of Arizona.More infoA display was established at the Southwest Agricultural Summit with the objective of explaining the Arizona Vegetable Integrated Pest Management (IPM) team's activities and services provided to the agricultural community. These included advise in three major areas critical in desert agriculture which were Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science. The booth included images of specialists offering advice to growers and presenting conferences . Also the display included educational videos in the mentioned areas.
- Pena, M. A. (2019, May). Arizona Vegetable IPM Activities. Desert Agricultural Conferences. Chandler, Arizona: Arizona Crop Protection Association.More infoPresented the activities performed by the Arizona vegetable IPM team in form of a poster or display. This included activities and services provided in the area of Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Weed Science.
- Pena, M. A. (2017, February). Vegetable IPM Program Yuma Arizona. Southwest Agricultural Summit. Yuma, Arizona: University of Arizona.More infoA display was established at the Southwest Agricultural Summit with the objective of explaining the Arizona Vegetable Integrated Pest Management (IPM) team's activities and services provided to the agricultural community. These included advise in three major areas critical in desert agriculture which were Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science. The booth included images of specialists offering advice to growers and presenting conferences . Also the display included educational videos in the mentioned areas.
- Pena, M. A. (2017, May). Arizona Vegetable IPM Activities. Desert Agricultural Conferences. Chandler, Arizona: Arizona Crop Protection Association.More infoPresented the activities performed by the Arizona vegetable IPM team. This included activities and services provided in the area of Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Weed Science.
- Pena, M. A. (2015, May). Arizona Vegetable IPM Activities. Desert Agricultural Conferences. Chandler, Arizona: Arizona Crop Protection Association.More infoPresented the activities performed by the Arizona vegetable IPM team. This included activities and services provided in the area of Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Weed Science.
- Pena, M. A. (2016, May). Arizona Vegetable IPM Activities. Desert Agricultural Conferences. Chandler, Arizona: Arizona Crop Protection Association.More infoPresented the activities performed by the Arizona vegetable IPM team. This included activities and services provided in the area of Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Weed Science.
- Pena, M. A. (2014, February). Vegetable IPM Program Yuma Arizona. Southwest Agricultural Summit. Yuma, Arizona: University of Arizona.More infoA display was established at the Southwest Agricultural Summit with the objective of explaining the Arizona Vegetable Integrated Pest Management (IPM) team's activities and services provided to the agricultural community. These included advise in three major areas critical in desert agriculture which were Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science. The booth included images of specialists offering advice to growers and presenting conferences . Also the display included educational videos in the mentioned areas.
- Pena, M. A. (2014, May). Vegetable Integrated Pest Management in Yuma Arizona. Desert Agricultural Conference 2014. Chandler, Arizona: Arizona Crop Protection Association.More infoDisplay described the Vegetable IPM program activities and services provided in in Yuma by the University of Arizona Specialists. Some of these services are insect, weed, disease Identification, free pesticide screening of plant and soil sample. Visiting growers fields for symptom identification and problem solving by helping PCAs in the decision making process. Displayed some of the microscopy equipment utilized for disease, weed, insect identification.
Others
- Pier, N., Pena, M. A., Palumbo, J. C., Umeda, K., Gouge, D. H., Ellsworth, P. C., Gibson, C., & Fournier, A. J. (2018, March). National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Crop Protection and Pest Management Program Saves Lives, Dollars and the Environment in Arizona. Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/AZPM_Impacts_vf.pdfMore infoImpact Document (authors unattributed)
