Dani Koch

Dani Koch currently serves as an IPM Specialist at Plant Products, a position held since December 2022. Previously, Dani held roles as R&D Assistant Supervisor at Enterra from April 2022 to December 2022, and as IPM Coordinator and Crop Protection Manager at Van Belle Nursery Inc. from January 2021 to March 2022. Prior experience includes working as an Entomological Researcher at the University of the Fraser Valley from April 2017 to March 2020, focusing on the relationship between the click beetle Agriotes obscurus and the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum. Additionally, Dani contributed as a Student Research Assistant at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in 2019, where research involved the click beetle and dusky wireworm, including the development of a system for rearing wireworms ex-situ. Dani's early experience includes a role as a Student Lab Assistant at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, where lab maintenance and animal care were primary responsibilities. Dani holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Physical Geography from the University of the Fraser Valley and an Associate of Science in Biology from Kwantlen Polytechnic University.