Susanna Acheampong

TL;DR: The ability to parasitize a host was found to be genetically determined and strongly heritable, irrespective of host species, and the potential of parasitoid selection lines to substantially increase performance of parasites for target pest species was demonstrated.

TL;DR: Three important components of fitness, vulnerability to parasitoids, reproduction and insecticide resistance were determined in three clones of M. persicae originating from prevalent phenotype populations on pepper crops in greenhouses in British Columbia, Canada, and microsatellite analysis demonstrated that the three clones had unique genotypes, and therefore there was no evidence for their movement in international trade.

TL;DR: The rate of attack by hyperparasitoids was much lower in field surveys than in collections from greenhouses, and Aphidius matricariae was the most abundant primary parasitoid species reared from both aphid species.

TL;DR: In the Okanagan Basin, British Columbia, Canada, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) was first detected in 2009 in a controlled environment as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: The dropping behaviour of the foxglove aphid, Aulacorthum solani, in response to disturbance by the parasitoid Aphidius ervi Haliday was studied to determine if these would serve as an integrated pest management strategy for A. solani.