Dr David George

David obtained his PhD, on companion planting and trap cropping, in 2007 from Newcastle University, having previously undertaken a MRes on intercropping jointly at Coventry and Warwick. He continued in academic research thereafter as a lead researcher/Research Fellow on projects to identify biopesticides and biological controls for use in veterinary pest management (Newcastle), and develop habitat-based approaches to encourage pest control and pollinator conservation in field vegetable and cereal crops (Lancaster).

David joined STC in 2014 and now leads a multi-disciplinary team as Director of Science, overseeing work on both protected and field crops undertaken in STC’s Entomology, Pathology, Sustainability, Precision Agriculture and Novel Crop Production System Departments.

David has published over 50 scientific papers and presented his work worldwide. He has been a Trustee and Vice President of the Royal Entomological Society, and currently serves as their Honorary Regional Secretary, and as a Fellow and Co-Editor of their members bulletin Antenna. David is a member of the Verral Association of Entomologists and the 2015 recipient of the Marsh Award for ‘Early Career Entomologist’. He is also a columnist for the Yorkshire Post and regular invited speaker at academic and industry events across the UK and Europe.