Robert Foottit, Ph.D.

Contact details
Telephone: 613-759-1774
Fax: 613-759-1927
E-mail: foottitrg@agr.gc.ca

• Current Research Projects
• Expertise
• Affiliations
• Honours
• Presentations
• Publications

Current Research Projects

• Morphological, morphometric and molecular systematics, and faunal analysis of aphids, thrips and plant bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera)
• Microsatellite markers for analysis of pest populations of aphid pests, Lygus bugs and Peristenus parasites of Lygus
• Molecular phylogenetics of aphids and plant bugs
• Handbook of the Aphids of British Columbia
• Species concepts and definitions of the operational designation of species
• Systematics and its impact on integrated pest management

Expertise

• Biosystematic analysis, taxonomy of aphids, thrips and related groups.

Affiliations

• Entomology Society of Canada
• Entomology Society of America
• Visiting Scientist, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Republic of South Korea

Honours

• H.R. Macmillan Fellowship, 1980-82
• Member, Scientific Committee, Biological Society of Canada
• Treasurer, Entomology Society of Canada, 1991-95, 98-99
• President, Entomology Society of Canada

Presentations

• Investigating Apple Aphid Genotypes Using Microsatelitte Franklin Region Sequence (MFRS)

Publications

• Over 40 publications on taxonomy, evolution, ecology of aphids, thrips, scale insects and plant bugs. To see a list of these along with pdf files of some, click here.

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