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About Synergy
Synergy Semiochemicals was incorporated in August 2004. We quickly established ourselves in the industry and have grown to become a leader in providing superior semiochemicals for the forestry sector.
Synergy formed a strategic alliance with ChemTica Internacional in Costa Rica. Dr. Cam Oehlschlager, one of ChemTica’s principals, has spent a significant portion of his career working in the area of chemical synthesis of pheromones. He is a former professor and Chairman of the Chemistry Department at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada, and recently received the Silver Medal of Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society of Chemical Ecology.
Through this partnership, Synergy has access to modern, high capacity production and advanced analytical facilities to provide a full line of state of the art semiochemical and trap products.
We currently provide USDA APHIS with traps and lures in their monitoring and fight against the spread of Emerald ash borer. See our Research page for information about the other research we are now doing to bring you more and better products.
At Synergy Sermiochemicals we:
- take pride in our products;
- believe in ethical business practices;
- provide excellent, efficient and personalized customer service
We are here to assist you in finding the best product for your forestry pest needs. Our customers return year after year because of our commitment to quality products, fair pricing and exceptional customer service.
David’s Biography
David Wakarchuk, founder and president of Synergy Semiochemicals has been in the semiochemical industry for over 30 years. His interest in chemistry began at an early age. While studying at Simon Fraser University, David and his colleagues formed a company to produce and market pheromones that had been the subject of chemical ecology research at the university. Over the years, David remained committed to researching and manufacturing semiochemicals for the forestry sector. He has gained extensive knowledge from his hands-on approach both in the field and at the laboratory bench. His expertise is evident in the quality and reliability of Synergy Semiochemical’s products. David continues to keep abreast of the latest research by designing innovative experiments and attending scientific meetings and conferences. He maintains a personal connection with many of the US and Canadian researchers and works closely with them in developing new products. He believes in providing the best quality products at a reasonable cost to satisfy our customer’s needs.
Jorge Macias-Samano
Jorge Macias was born in Mexico City. He started his love for forestry working as a forest entomologist for the Mexican Forest Service in 1982. He completed a BS in Biology at Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico; a Master in Pest Management degree and a PhD degree in Chemical Ecology at Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada, studying chemical ecology of bark beetle. For 12 years Jorge worked as a professor and a researcher at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, ECOSUR, Chiapas, Mexico, where he lead the Forest Health Project developing research on ecology of bark beetles and wood borers and designing the bark beetle monitoring program for the Mexican Forest Service (CONAFOR) using pheromones and kairomones. While at ECOSUR, Jorge had the opportunity to enrich his career by supervising student thesis and becoming the Dean of Graduate Studies. For more than 25 years he has been involved in forest health issues in Central and North America as a consultant for several agencies and international groups, including the North American Forestry Commission, FAO and CATIE.
Ken Gibson
Ken was born and raised in the Midwestern United States. Following a 4-year tour in the Army, Ken attended Forestry School at the University of Missouri, obtaining a BS in Forest Management and an MS in Forest Entomology. His career as a forest entomologist with the US Forest Service began in Ogden, UT in 1976. He transferred to the Northern Region’s Regional Office in Missoula, MT in 1978; from which he retired in January 2010, having completed nearly 38 years of federal service. During that time, Ken was involved in survey and evaluation of forest ins ects throughout much of the Northern Rocky Mountains, becoming involved in training and making management recommendations to help reduce impacts of forest insects. For much of the past 25 years, he has been involved in testing bark beetle pheromones; developing recommendations for their use in an effort to reduce bark beetle-caused mortality
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