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Vargas, Roger Irvin was born on January 10, 1947 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of Roger E. and Olga Vargas.
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Roger Irvin Vargas
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Roger Irvin Vargas, American Entomologist, ecologist. Achievements include patent for Mediterranean fruit fly egg collection system, development of demographic and ecological data for Hawaiian fruit flies, development of mass-rearing techniques for sterile insect technique control of fruit flies. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Entomological Society American, Hawaiian Entomological Society.
Education
Bachelor in Zoology, University of California, Riverside, 1969; Master of Science in Biology, San Diego State University, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology, U. Hawaii, 1979.
Career
Research associate, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1979-1980; research entomologist, USDA Agriculture Research Svc., Honolulu, since 1980. USDA consultant on fruit flies, Mexico, Center American, California, since 1980.
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Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Entomological Society American, Hawaiian Entomological Society.
Connections
Married Kathylyn Richardson, July 28, 1990. Children: Noelani, Kela.
