Outputs (6)

Artificial neural networks for monitoring network optimisation—a practical example using a national insect survey (2020)
Journal Article
Bourhis, Y., Bell, J., Bosch, F., V. D., & Milne, A. (2021). Artificial neural networks for monitoring network optimisation—a practical example using a national insect survey. Environmental Modelling and Software, 135, Article 104925. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104925

Monitoring networks are improved by additional sensors. Optimal configurations of sensors give better representations of the process of interest, maximising its exploration while minimising the need for costly infrastructure. By modelling the monitor... Read More about Artificial neural networks for monitoring network optimisation—a practical example using a national insect survey.

Money spider dietary choice in pre‐ and post‐harvest cereal crops using metabarcoding (2020)
Journal Article
Cuff, J. P., Drake, L. E., Tercel, M. P., Stockdale, J. E., Orozco-terWengel, P., Bell, J. R., …Symondson, W. O. (2021). Money spider dietary choice in pre‐ and post‐harvest cereal crops using metabarcoding. Ecological Entomology, 46(2), 249-261. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12957

Money spiders (Linyphiidae) are an important component of conservation biological control in cereal crops, but they rely on alternative prey when pests are not abundant, such as between cropping cycles. To optimally benefit from these generalist pred... Read More about Money spider dietary choice in pre‐ and post‐harvest cereal crops using metabarcoding.

Aerial psyllid (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) detection and monitoring using suction traps in Britain: population observations, new species found and a revised British checklist (2020)
Journal Article
Greenslade, A. F., Carnegie, M., Ouvrard, D., Sjölund, M. J., Highet, F., Sigvald, R., …Bell, J. (2020). Aerial psyllid (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) detection and monitoring using suction traps in Britain: population observations, new species found and a revised British checklist. Entomologist's Gazette, 71(3), 151-163. https://doi.org/10.31184/G00138894.713.1749

The Psylloidea contains species that can transmit pathogens to plants, including important agricultural crops e.g. the proteobacterium 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' (CaLsol) to potatoes. To obtain a better understanding of British psyllid po... Read More about Aerial psyllid (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) detection and monitoring using suction traps in Britain: population observations, new species found and a revised British checklist.

A diagnostic real-time PCR assay for the rapid identification of the tomato-potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc, 1909) and development of a psyllid barcoding database (2020)
Journal Article
Sumner-Kalkun, J., Sjölund, M., Arnsdorf, Y., Carnegie, M., Highet, F., Ouvrard, D., …Kenyon, D. (2020). A diagnostic real-time PCR assay for the rapid identification of the tomato-potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc, 1909) and development of a psyllid barcoding database. PloS one, 15(3), Article e0230741. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230741

The accurate and rapid identification of insect pests is an important step in the prevention and control of outbreaks in areas that are otherwise pest free. The potato-tomato psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc, 1909) is the main vector of ‘Candidat... Read More about A diagnostic real-time PCR assay for the rapid identification of the tomato-potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc, 1909) and development of a psyllid barcoding database.

Are insects declining and at what rate? An analysis of standardised, systematic catches of aphid and moth abundances across Great Britain (2020)
Journal Article
Bell, J., Blumgart, D., & Shortall, C. (2020). Are insects declining and at what rate? An analysis of standardised, systematic catches of aphid and moth abundances across Great Britain. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 13(2), 115-126. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12412

Although we have known anecdotally that insects have been declining in Great Britain for more than 100 years, insect declines have only been statistically estimated over the last 20 years. Estimation of the rate of those declines is still hotly debat... Read More about Are insects declining and at what rate? An analysis of standardised, systematic catches of aphid and moth abundances across Great Britain.

Population genetic structure and predominance of cyclical parthenogenesis in the bird cherry–oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi in England (2020)
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Morales-Hojas, R., Gonzalez-Uriarte, A., Alvira Iraizoz, F., Jenkins, T., Alderson, L., Kruger, T., …Bell, J. R. (2020). Population genetic structure and predominance of cyclical parthenogenesis in the bird cherry–oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi in England. Evolutionary Applications, 13(5), 1009-1025. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12917

Genetic diversity is the determinant for pest species’ success and vector competence. Understanding the ecological and evolutionary processes that determine the genetic diversity is fundamental to help identify the spatial scale at which pest populat... Read More about Population genetic structure and predominance of cyclical parthenogenesis in the bird cherry–oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi in England.