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This page contains summaries of some of the IPM Program's agricultural entomology projects currently in progress.

Scientific Publications: 
1.  Cárcamo, H., Otani, J., Herle, C., Dolinski, M., Dosdall, L., Mason, P., Butts, R., Kaminski, L., Olfert, O.  2002.  Variation of Lygus (Hemiptera: Miridae) species assemblages in canola agroecosystems in relation to ecoregion and crop stage.  The Canadian Entomologist.  134: 97-111. https://dx.doi.org/10.4039/Ent13497-1 
2.  Cárcamo, H., Otani, J., Gavloski, J., Dolinski, Soroka, J.  2003.  Abundance of Lygus spp. (Heteroptera: Miridae) in canola adjacent to forage and seed alfalfa.  The Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia.  100: 55-63. 
3.  O’Donovan, J. Clayton, G., Soon, Y., Otani, J.  2005.  Effect of fall and spring seeding on canola productivity in the Peace River region of northern Alberta.  Canadian Journal of Plant Science.  85(3): 641-644. https://dx.doi.org/10.4141/P04-139 
4.  Cárcamo, H. A., Dickinson, T.R., Herle, C.E., and Otani, J.K.  2006.  Life histories of  Lygus keltoni (Hemiptera: Miridae) in the laboratory.  The Canadian Entomologist.  138: 871-874. https://dx.doi.org/10.4039/n06-006 
5.  Cárcamo, H. A., Otani, J.K., Dosdall, L.M., Blackshaw, R.E., Clayton, G.W., Harker, K.N., O’Donovan, J.T., Entz, T.  2008.  Effects of seeding date and canola species on seedling damage by flea beetles in three ecoregions.  Journal of Applied Entomology.  132: 623-631. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01298.x  
6.  Cárcamo, H. A., Herle, C. E., Otani, J.K., and McGinn, S.M.  2009.  Cold hardiness and overwintering survival of the cabbage seedpod weevil, Ceutorhynchus obstrictus.  Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 133: 223–231. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2009.00924.x  
7.  Lupwayi, N, Harker, K.N., Dosdall, L.M., Turkington, T.K., Blackshaw, R.E., O’Donovan, J.T., Cárcamo, H.A., Otani, J.K., Clayton, G.W.  2009.  Changes in functional structure of soil bacterial communities due to fungicide and insecticide applications in canola.  Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment.  130: 109-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2008.12.002  
8.  Evenden, M.L., Mori, B., Gries, R., Otani, J.K.  2010.  Sex pheromone of the red clover casebearer moth, Coleophora deauratella (Leinig and Zeller) (Leipdoptera: Coleophoridae), an invasive pest of clover in Canada.  Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata.  137: 255-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2008.12.002 
9.  Otani, J., Carcamo, H.  2011.  Biology and management of Lygus in canola.  Prairie Soils and Crops.  4: 42-53. Retrieved from [http:\prairiesoilsandcrops.ca].
10. Mori, B., Yoder, C., Otani, J., Evenden, M.  2014.  Relationships among male Coleophora deauratella (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) pheromone-baited trap capture, larval abundance, damage and flight phenology.  Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 16 (2): 207-215. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12050  
11. Erlandson, M., Holowachuk, J., Siemenskia, E.A., Hummel, J., Otani, J., Floate, K.D.  2017.  Development of a multiplex PCR assay for the identification of common cutworm species (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) infesting canola in western Canada.  The Canadian Entomologist: 149: 540-549.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4039/tce.2017.5 
12. Soroka, J., Grenkow, L. Otani, J., Gavloski, J. Olfert, O.  2018.  Flea Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Species in Canola Fields of the Northern Great Plains.  The Canadian Entomologist: 150: 100-115.  https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2017.60 
13. Jorgensen, A., Otani, J, Evenden, M.  2020.  Assessment of available tools for monitoring wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Environmental Entomology. 49(3): 627-637.  https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaa017
14. Jorgensen, A., Evenden, M.L., Olfert, O., Otani, J. 2020. Seasonal emergence patterns of Sitodiplosis mosellana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in the Peace River region, Alberta, Canada. The Canadian Entomologist.  153: 222–236. (Published Online 2020Jan15). https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2020.76 
15. Dufton, S.V., Laird, R.A., Floate, K.D., Otani, J.K. 2020.  Diversity, rate, and distribution of wheat midge parasitism in the Peace River region of Alberta, Canada. The Canadian Entomologist.  xx: xxx-xxx. https://www.doi.org/10.4039/tce.2021.7 
16. van Herk, W., Vernon, R., Acheampong , S., Otani, J., Uloth, K.  2021.  Distribution of two European elaterids, Agriotes obscurus and A. lineatus in British Columbia: New records, and potential implications of their spread. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology: xx:xxx-xxx (Available online 2021Jun05). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2021.06.001 
17. Khanal, N., Azooz, R., Rahman, N., Klein-Gebbinck, H., Otani, J., Yoder, C., Gauthier, T.  2021.  Agro-economics of Integrating Perennial Forage Seed Crops in Annual Cropping Sequences.  Agronomy Journal. 2021: 1-21.  http://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20781 
18. Erlandson, M.A., Mori, B.A., Otani, J.K., Campbell, E.O., Holowachuk, J., Peralta, J., Wist, T.J., Hegedus, D.D. 20xx.  Examining the genetic diversity of the orange blossom wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana (Géhin) across North America.  Journal of Applied Entomology xxx: 1-5.   http://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12926 
  

2019 BASF's Peace University (05Dec2019), Rycroft AB)

Resources for Insect Pest Management in Field Crops


2018 Forage Seed Agronomy Update (15Mar2018, Rycroft AB): Insects in Alfalfa Seed Crops



2018 Forage Seed Agronomy Update (15Mar2018, Rycroft AB): Forage Seed Insects in Grass and Legume Seed

Link to PDF copy of presentation.


2015 Flea Beetles in Canola Progress Update:



2014 Alberta Cutworm Outbreak Summary:



 2014 Cutworm Rearing Project:



2014 Red Clover Casebearer Monitoring Project:




2013 Peace River Region Flea Beetle Identification Guide:



2011 Prairie Pest Monitoring Network: