| Student | Position | Project | Year |
| Kathryn Strembitsky | BIOL 498 | Host switching by specialist herbivores | 2025 |
| Silvio Contreras | BIOL 298 | Flea beetle feeding damage on canola intercropped with pea | 2025 |
| Mary Asamudo | BIOL 499 | Effect of pea-canola intercropping on hymenopteran parasitoid diversity | 2024-2025 |
| Rachelle Meiklejohn | BIOL 499 | Effect of mountain pine beetle disturbance on community composition of spiders | 2024-2025 |
| Pierre-Louis Allaire | BIOL 498 | Effect of mountain pine beetle disturbance on community composition of bark beetles | 2024 |
| Nadya Citra | BIOL 498 | Effect of phloem monoterpenes on growth of mountain pine beetle symbiotic fungi | 2024 |
| Zach Burgess-Akitt | URI Summer Research Intern | Potential pheromone production in alfalfa weevil | 2024 |
| Mikayla Chevrier | ISteam Summer Intern | Effects of mountain pine beetle disturbance on arthropod groups of northwest Alberta | 2024 |
| Kateri Robertson | ISteam Summer Intern | Assessment of flea beetle (Phyllotreta sp.) damage in early leaf stage of canola development | 2024 |
| Sarah Maat | BIOL 298 | Effect of overwintering conditions on mountain pine beetle success | 2024 |
| Mahad Sadiq | BIOL 399 | Effect of time and location of capture on mountain pine beetle trap capture | 2023-2024 |
| Ashly Cai | BIOL 399 | Effect of pea-canola intercropping on flea beetle damage to canola | 2023-2024 |
| Ethan Fortin | BIOL 399 | Effect of pea-canola intercropping on Hymenoptera species diversity | 2023-2024 |
| Mary Asamudo | BIOL 399 | Effect of pea-canola intercropping on diamondback moth development | 2023-2024 |
| Tessa Frisky | BIOL 499 | Diversity and morphometric analysis of Sitona spp. | 2023-2024 |
| Zach Burgess-Akitt | BIOL 399 | Effect of peaola intercrops on pea leaf weevil capture | 2023-2024 |
| Ang Thompson | BIOL 399 | Effect of Bti on mosquito control in Edmonton | 2023-2024 |
| Haseeb Mohammad | BIOL 399 | Effect of temperature on development in hissing cockroaches | 2023-2024 |
| Simar Dhillon | BIOL 298 | Geomorphometrics of mountain pine beetle shape | 2023 |
| Julia Pichonsky | BIOL 498 | Effect of peaola intercrops on diamondback moth development | 2023 |
| Nadya Citra | BIOL 498 | Effect of phloem monoterpenes on growth of mountain pine beetle symbiotic fungi | 2023 |
| Ashlyn Joseph | WISEST Student | Geomorphometrics of mountain pine beetle shape | 2023 |
| Acacia Lechot | ISteam Summer Intern | The energetics of mountain pine beetle dispersal | 2023 |
| Julia Pichonsky | BIOL 398 | Diamondback moth herbivory in peaola intercrop systems | 2023 |
| Ishnoor Nahal | BIOL 498 | Non-consumptive effects on host choice and oviposition by the diamondback moth | 2023 |
| Mary Cruz | BIOL 499 | The effect of phenology and nutrition on volatile organic compounds released from field pea plants | 2022-2023 |
| Zachary Weller | BIOL 399 | Biomechanics of flight in mountain pine beetle | 2022-2023 |
| Renz Layugan | BIOL 399 | Parasitism of diamondback moth in Alberta | 2022-2023 |
| Ang Thompson | BIOL 298 | Testing apps for measurement of defoliation by insects | 2022 |
| Anna Rosvold | WISEST Student | The energetics of mountain pine beetle dispersal | 2022 |
| Rayven Landry-Doran | BIOL 498 | Activity density of Pterostichus melanarius Illiger (Coleoptera: Carabidae) between interior and edge trapping locations, and collection periods in field pea, Pisum sativum L. (Fabaceae) pulse agroecosystems | 2022 |
| Mary Cruz | BIOL 399 | Effects of host plant on pea leaf weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) overwintering success and lipid metabolism | 2021-2022 |
| Yohana Dayan | BIOL 399 | Host preference based on state- and experience-dependent plasticity in pea leaf weevil, Sitona lineatus L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) | 2021-2022 |
| Keegan Van Slyke | BIOL 399 | Evaluation of capture methods and a degree-day model for alfalfa weevils in Southern Alberta | 2021-2022 |
| Leanne Petro | BIOL 499 | Effect of energetic condition on the response of mountain pine beetle to host phloem semiochemicals | 2021-2022 |
| Jose Correa Ramos | BIOL 498 | Context matters: Abundances of Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in pulse agroecosystems and challenges for conservation biological control | 2021 |
| Maiya Sears | BIOL 498 | Interactions between sampling date and in-field location predict Pterostichus melanarius abundance in pulse crops in central Alberta, Canada | 2021 |
| Alexis Blanchette-Arnold | ISteam Summer Intern | Mountain pine beetle range expansion: movement from jack pine to lodgepole pine | 2021 |
| Jeanine Hardy | BIOL 398 | Functional response of Diadegma insulare | 2021 |
| Yiyang Wu | BIOL 498 | Wing dimorphism in Pterostichus melanarius | 2021 |
| Georgiana Antochi-Crihan | Specialization Student
BIOL 499 |
Functional response of Diadromus subtilicornis | 2019-2020 |
| Clarin Nobleza | BIOL 298 | Wing dimorphism in Pterostichus melanarius | 2019 |
| Saraiah-Cottrell Callbeck | WISEST Student | Wing dimorphism in Pterostichus melanarius | 2019 |
| Kai Zhang | BIOL 398 | Effect of larval diet on adult life history traits in the forest tent caterpillar | 2019 |
| Tom Ndekezi | BIOL 398 | Effect of population density on mountain pine beetle condition. | 2019 |
| Smit Patel | BIOL 398 | Effect of nitrogen on pea leaf weevil feeding in faba bean | 2018 |
| Megan Hansen | BIOL 498 | Experimental factors influencing pine beetle activity | 2018 |
| Katrina Neil | BIOL 399 | Effect of diet-based markers on flight capacity | 2017-2018 |
| Matthew Russell | Specialization Student
BIOL 499 |
Characterization of bycatch in semiochemical-baited traps | 2017-2018 |
| Megan Hansen | BIOL 398 | Effect of rearing density on flight morphology in mountain pine beetle | 2017 |
| Katrina Neil | BIOL 298 | Sex ratio of pea leaf weevils in semiochemical-baited traps | 2017 |
| Emily McNamara | Specialization Student
BIOL 398 |
Morphology of bumble bees captured in bertha armyworm pheromone-baited traps | 2017 |
| Ilan Domnich | Honors Student
BIOL 499 |
Effect of diet on fitness of a polyphagous herbivore | 2016-2017 |
| Rebecca Pain | Honors Student
BIOL 499 |
Effect of diet on fitness of a generalist parasitoid wasp | 2016-2017 |
| Nicholas Grocock | URI student | Bumble bee by-catch in pheromone-baited traps targeting cutworm moths | 2016 |
| Danielle Hoefele | URI student | Effect of disease on flight of forest tent caterpillar | 2016 |
| Pasan Arachige | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
Effect of a microsporidian parasite on flight capability of the forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria. | 2015 |
| Danielle Hoefele | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
Fat content of adult pea leaf weevils, Sitona lineatus, fed different hosts at different times of year. | 2015 |
| Christopher Cromwell | Honors Student (Co-supervisor) BIOL 499 | Immuno-suppressive capabilities of polydna virus | 2014-2015 |
| Danielle Hoefele | Honors Student
BIOL 499 |
Enhancement of parasitism of Caloptilia fraxinella by Apanteles polychrosidis. | 2014-2015 |
| Mason Jackson | Honors student
BIOL 499 |
Oviposition choice of the true armyworm | 2014-2015 |
| Lucas Favilla Coelho dos Santos | Science without Borders-Undergraduate Intern | The effect of diet and family on infection of forest tent caterpillar with microsporidia | 2014 |
| Maria Cristina Lima De Albquer | Science without Borders-Undergraduate Intern | The effect of diet and family on infection of forest tent caterpillar with microsporidia | 2014 |
| Evgeni Matveev | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
Effect of chilling treatment on flight of codling moth | 2014
2014 |
| Sean Andrea | NSERC USRA Student
BIOL 399 NSERC USRA Student |
Effect of phoretic mites on flight capacity of mountain pine beetle
Insect metabolites during reproductive diapause Food bait attractants for cutworm moths |
2013
2013-2014 2014 |
| Conrad Moher | NSERC USRA Student | Influence of abiotic and biotic factors on dispersal capacity of mountain pine beetle | 2013 |
| Grace Carscallen | BIOL 399
Research Assistant |
Response of the true armyworm to insecticidal-treated corn | 2012-2013
2013-2014 |
| Amanda St. Onge | Honors Student
BIOL 499 |
Response of cutworms to food-based cues | 2012-2013 |
| Sarim Mirza | BIOL 299 | Host preference and development of the willow leaf blotch miner on different species of willow | 2012-2013 |
| Kristen Peck | Honors Student (Co-supervisor) BIOL 499 | Winter forage selection by collared pikas (Ochotona collaris) and interactions with invertebrate herbivores. | 2011-2012 |
| Jared Sykes | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
Dispersal by flight in the mountain pine beetle | 2012 |
| Mary Zhou | BIOL 299 | Effect of larval nutrition on adult body size of forest tent caterpillar | 2011-2012 |
| Brittany Chubb | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
Effect of diet on growth and development of the Oriental fruit moth | 2011 |
| Brady Chase | Research Assistant
Specialization Student BIOL 498 |
Chemical communication of the ash leaf coneroller
Effect of adult nutrition on fecundity of Dioryctria abietivorella |
2011
2011 |
| Kyle Artem | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
Phoretic mites of mountain pine beetle
|
2011 |
| Jared Amos | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
The effects of nutrition, age and host plant on the calling behaviour and egg production of female ash leaf cone roller moths (Caloptilia fraxinella) | 2010 |
| Marcy Belva | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
Effect of population density on mate-finding behaviour in Choristoneura rosaceana | 2009 |
| Joshua Torrance | Honors Student (Co-supervisor) BIOL 499 | Variations in pathogenicity of MdNPV against the forest tent caterpillar | 2008-2009 |
| Jeremiah Bolstad | NSERC USRA Student | Effect of population density on response to pheromone by the forest tent caterpillar | 2008 |
| Boyd Mori | Honors Student
BIOL 499 |
Phoretic mite associates of the mountain pine beetle | 2008
|
| Ellis Chan | Honors Student
BIOL 499 Research Assistant |
Overwintering biology of Caloptilia fraxinella
|
2007-2008
2007 |
| Wenting Wu | WISEST Student | The effect of population density on body size of Choristoneura conflictana | 2007 |
| Joelle Lemmen | Honors Student
BIOL 499 |
Endocrine control of diapause in male Caloptilia fraxinella | 2006-2007 |
| Simone Mageau | Honors Student (Co-supervisor) BIOL 499 | Ant associated fungi | 2006-2007 |
| Katie Thompson | Honors Student (Co-supervisor) BIOL 499 | Invertebrate abundance in central Alberta | 2006-2007 |
| Tyler Watson | Honors Student (Co-supervisor) BIOL 499 | Fungi in aspen forests. | 2006-2007 |
| Amanda Laycock | Research Assistant | Pheromone-based monitoring of diamondback moth on canola | 2006 |
| Kevin Lake | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
Wing colouration of forest tent caterpillar | 2006 |
| Caroline Whitehouse | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
The effect of horticultural oil on eggs of Choristoneura rosaceana | 2006 |
| Reem Skeik | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
The effect of age on pheromone response of Choristoneura conflictana | 2006 |
| Nicole Tymchak | WISEST Student | Forest tent caterpillar size-disease relationship | 2006 |
| Aleks Argals | Honors Student
BIOL 499 Research Assistant |
Flight capability of male forest tent caterpillar
Various |
2005-2006
2004-2005 |
| Carol Frost | Honors Student
BIOL 499 |
Ballooning behaviour in spiders | 2005-2006 |
| Glen Smith | Honors Student (Co-supervisor) BIOL 499 | Mycorrhizal-pollinator interactions | 2005-2006 |
| Thomas Perras | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
The effect of horticultural oil on larvae of Choristoneura rosaceana | 2005 |
| Robin Lau | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
Endocrine control of female diapause in Caloptilia fraxinella | 2005 |
| Kaley Fawcett | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
Fitness effects of benomyl application to Choristoneura conflictana infected with microsporidia | 2005 |
| Jessica Newman | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
Infection of Choristoneura rosaceana with microsporidia | 2005 |
| Graham Armitage | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
Reproductive biology of Caloptilia fraxinella | 2004 |
| Mirey Lopez | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
Fitness effects of delayed mating in Choristoneura conflictana | 2004 |
| Stephanie Hartwig | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
Pheromone response of Oriental fruit moth in a wind tunnel | 2004 |
| Melanie Trelford | Specialization Student
BIOL 498 |
Calling behaviour of forest tent caterpillar moths | 2004 |
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