Agassiz Research and Development Centre

Recent papers from Agassiz Research and Development Centre

1. Perennial clover strips improve nitrogen synchrony and winter wheat productivity in the humid continental climate of southwestern OntarioCanadian Journal of Soil Science · 2026
2. Commentary: Re-calibration of flow cytometry standards for plant genome size estimationFrontiers in Plant Science · 2026
3. Considerations for Postrelease Environmental Safety Monitoring of Gene Drive-Modified Mosquitoes as a Tool for Malaria Control in Sub-Saharan AfricaAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2026
4. Rearing Istocheta aldrichi (Diptera: Tachinidae) From Field‐Collected Japanese Beetles ( Popillia japonica ): 1. Methods to Improve Insect Collection and Parasitoid PupariationEntomologia Experimentalis et Applicata · 2026
5. Edge-of-field runoff phosphorus loss from silage corn field and grazed grassland in the Fraser Valley, BC, CanadaFrontiers in Soil Science · 2026
6. The realized host specificity of Leptopilina japonica and Ganaspis kimorum, adventive larval parasitoids of the invasive Drosophila suzukii in Western CanadaJournal of Pest Science · 2026
7. Ammonium-based fertilizers alter pH and cation concentrations in agricultural soils of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and QuebecCanadian Journal of Soil Science · 2026
8. Virulent and copper-tolerant population of pseudomonads associated with bacterial blight and canker of highbush blueberryCanadian Journal of Plant Pathology · 2026
9. Assessing the potential spread of arthropod pests of wild and cultivated Vaccinium species in British Columbia using digitized occurrence records: the blackheaded fireworm Rhopobota naevana (Hübner, 1817) as an exemplarCanadian Journal of Plant Science · 2025
10. Different artificial lighting spectra changes the mating behavior of the generalist predator Orius insidiosus (Say), and photoperiod extension promotes its developmentBiological Control · 2025
11. Consistent thrips biological control by Orius insidiosus on cucumber plants despite different LED lighting regimes2025
12. Adventively established Leptopilina japonica: a new opportunity for augmentative biocontrol of Drosophila suzukiiView · 2025
13. Artificial lighting affects the predation performance of the Insidiosus flower bug (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) against the Western flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)Environmental Entomology · 2025
14. Crowdsourced online data as evidence of absence of non-target attack from the century-old introduction of Istocheta aldrichi for biological control of Popillia japonica in North AmericaJournal of Pest Science · 2025
15. Orchard systems offer low-hanging fruit for low-carbon, biodiversity-friendly farmingBioScience · 2025
16. Different artificial lighting spectra change the mating behavior of generalist predator Orius insidiosus (Say), and photoperiod extension promotes its development2025
17. Identification and field testing of ester sex pheromone components of the click beetles Dalopius maritimus and Dalopius asellusCanadian Journal of Plant Science · 2025
18. Long-term cropping system effects on soil organic matter fractions and enzyme activities in a cool oceanic climateCanadian Journal of Plant Science · 2025
19. Genomic characterization of pathotype diversity and drug resistance among generic Escherichia coli isolated from broiler chickens in CanadaCanadian Journal of Microbiology · 2025
20. Feasibility of monitoring click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in field headlands with Vernon Pitfall TrapsCanadian Journal of Plant Science · 2025