Frank V. Sances, PhD

Owner & Founder
Frank Sances, the company’s founder and CEO, holds a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Biology from California Polytechnic University Pomona and Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Entomology and Plant Physiology from the University of California, Riverside (1980).

​He has published dozens of peer-reviewed and popular scientific articles in the areas of Entomology, Acarology, Plant Physiology, Plant Pathology, and Agronomy. He is a consultant to agribusiness, grower cooperatives, academic institutions, and government.  He remains active in numerous professional scientific organizations and has delivered dozens of accredited seminars on integrated pest management, crop protection, and agricultural sustainability.

​He is active in the California Central Coast community and was elected to the local school board in 2000. He is a frequent invitational speaker and a vocal advocate for coastal environmental protection. Beginning with his upbringing in the UK and Spain, and later in California, he has always been interested in studying and preserving living systems. He promotes sustainability; agricultural, environmental, and societal.
 
Frank’s crop experience and publications focus on strawberry agronomic best practices, leafy greens IPM, solanaceous crop production, and forensic agronomy. (Sances et al, 1978-2020).
 
Frank is widely travelled domestically and internationally, and rotates frequently among the CA, FL, and MI company research centers.

Scientific Publications, Patents & Professional Contributions
Dr. Frank V. Sances is an entomologist, agricultural scientist, inventor, and research executive with more than four decades of experience in crop protection, integrated pest management, plant physiology, and agricultural research. Dr. Sances has authored and co-authored peer-reviewed scientific publications spanning more than four decades. His work has advanced research in entomology, plant pathology, integrated pest management, crop physiology, and agricultural production systems, with recent publications continuing to address emerging disease challenges in specialty crops.
 
Recent Publications
  • Trunk Injection of a Curry Leaf Extract to Promote Citrus Tree Health in Huanglongbing-Endemic Regions
    Plant Disease (Published June 16, 2026)
  • First Report of Neopestalotiopsis rosae Causing Crown and Root Rot of Strawberry in California
    Plant Disease (2023)

Foundational Publications
  • Evaluation of Dominus® (Allyl Isothiocyanate) for Tomato and Bell Pepper Production
  • Spider Mite Interactions with Photosynthesis, Transpiration and Productivity of Strawberry
  • Effects of Different Infestation Levels of the Two-spotted Spider Mite on Strawberry Yield
  • Morphological Responses of Strawberry Leaves to Infestations of Twospotted Spider Mite
  • Physiological Responses of Avocado Leaves to Avocado Brown Mite Feeding Injury
  • Multiple Insecticide Treatments Affect Harvest Residues of Lettuce

Patents & Innovation
 U.S. Patent US20110172834A1 – Agricultural Technology Innovation

Professional Profiles
ResearchGate
Academia.edu
LinkedIn

Education
  • Ph.D., Entomology / Plant Physiology, University of California, Riverside
  • M.S., Entomology / Plant Physiology, University of California, Riverside
  • B.S., Agricultural Biology, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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