• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• Selected publications before 2005

2010

Hales, D.H., Foottit, R.G. and Maw, E.  2010.  Morphometric studies of the genus Sitobion Mordvilko 1914 in Australia (Hemiptera: Aphididae).  Australian Journal of Entomology, 49: 341-353. [PDF]

Castalanelli, M.A., Severtson, D.L., Brumley, C.J., Szito, A., Foottit, R.G., Grimm, M., Munyard, K. and Groth, D.M. 2010.  A rapid non-destructive DNA extraction method for insects and other arthropods. Journal of Asia Pacific Entomology, 13(3): 243-248. DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2010.04.003. [PDF]

Lee, W., Kim, H., Lim, J., Choi, H.-R., Kim, Y., Kim, Y.-S., Ji, J.-Y., Foottit, R.G., and Lee, S. 2010.  Barcoding aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of the Korean Peninsula: updating the global data set.  Molecular Ecology Resources. DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2010.02877.x (Available online) [PDF]

Pike, K.S., Graf, G., Foottit, R.G., Maw, H.E.L., Miller, G.L., Harpel, J., Pantoja, A., Hagerty, A., and Emmert, S.  2010.  Molecular and biometric assessment of Myzodium mimulicola (Hemiptera: Aphididae), with new synonymy and host and distributional data.  Canadian Entomologist, 142(5): 448-457. DOI: 10.4039/n10-034. [PDF]

Foottit, R.G., Floate, K.D., and Maw, H.E.L.  2010.  Molecular evidence for sympatric taxa within Pemphigus betae (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Eriosomatinae).  Canadian Entomologist, 142(4): 344-353. DOI: 10.4039/n10-028. [PDF]

Smirle, M.J., Zurowski, C.L., Lowery, D.T., and Foottit, R.G.  2010.  Relationship of Insecticide Tolerance to Esterase Enzyme Activity in Aphis pomi and Aphis spiraecola (Hemiptera: Aphididae).  Journal of Economic Entomology, 103(2): 374-378. DOI: 10.1603/EC09275

Foottit, R.G., Maw, H.E.L., Pike, K.S., and Miller, R.H.  2010. The identity of Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel and P. caladii van der Goot (Hemiptera: Aphididae) based on molecular and morphometric analysis.  Zootaxa, 2358: 25-38. [PDF]

2009

Langor, D.W., DeHaas, L.J., and Foottit, R.G. 2009.  Diversity of non-native terrestrial arthropods on woody trees and shrubs in Canada.  Biological Invasions, 11(1):  5-19. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-008-9327-x. [PDF]

Foottit, R.G., Maw, H.E.L., and Pike, K.S.  2009.  DNA barcodes to explore diversity in aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae and Adelgidae).  Redia, 92: 87-91. [PDF]

Foottit, R.G., Maw, H.E.L., Havill, N.P., Ahern, R.G., and Montgomery, M.E.  2009.  DNA barcodes to identify species and explore diversity in the Adelgidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphidoidea).  Molecular Ecology Resources, 9(Suppl. 1): 188-195. DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02644.x [PDF]

Foottit, R.G., Lowery, D.T., Maw, H.E.L., Smirle, M.J., and Lushai, G.  2009.  Identification, distribution, and molecular characterization of the apple aphids Aphis pomi and Aphis spiraecola (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Aphidinae).  Canadian Entomologist, 141(5):  478-495. DOI: 10.4039/n08-CPA02. [PDF]

Gillespie, D.R., Quiring, D.M.J., Foottit, R.G., Foster, S.P., and Acheampong, S.  2009. Implications of phenotypic variation of Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) for biological control on greenhouse pepper plants.  Journal of Applied Entomology, 133(7):  505-511. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01365.x

Miller, G. L. and R. G. Foottit.  2009.  The taxonomy of crop pests: The aphids.  Pp.  463-473.  In.  Foottit, R. G. and P. H. Adler. (Eds.)  Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society.  Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, UK. [PDF]

Foottit, R.G. and Adler, P.H. (Eds.)  2009.  Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society.  United Kingdom: Wiley - Blackwell, 632 pages.

Pike, K.S., Graf, G., Foottit, R.G., Maw, H.E.L., Stary, P., Hammon, R., and Miller, D.G.  2009. New species of Braggia (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on buckwheat in western North America. Canadian Entomologist, 141(6):  561-581.

2008

Foottit, R.G., Maw, H.E.L., von Dohlen, C.D., and Hebert, P.D.N. 2008.  Species identification of aphids (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphididae) through DNA barcodes.  Molecular Ecology Resources 8(6): 1189-1201. [PDF]

Lozier, J. D., Foottit, R. G., Miller, G. L., Mills, N. J. and Roderick, G. K.  2008.  Molecular and morphological evaluation of the aphid genus Hyalopterus Koch (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphididae), with a description of a new species.  Zootaxa, 1688: 1-19. [PDF]

Raworth, D.A., French, C.J., Lowery, D.T., Bernardy, M.G., Bouthillier, M.J., Mathur, S., Chan, C.-K., Foottit, R.G., Maw, H.E.L., Wegener, L.A., and Sweeney, M. (2008). "Temporal trends in the transmission of Blueberry scorch virus in British Columbia, Canada.", Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology/Revue canadienne de phytopathologie, 30(2), pp. 345-350. [Abstract]

2007

Raworth, D. A, S. Mathur, M. G. Bernardy, C. J. French, M. Chatterton, C.-K. Chan, R. G. Foottit and E. Maw.  2007.  Effect of kaolin clay on migrant alate aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in blueberry fields in the context of Blueberry scorch virus.  J. Entomological Society of British Columbia.  104:65-72.

Gillespie, D. R., R. R. McGregor, J. A. Sanchez, S. L. Vanlaerhoven, D. M. J. Quiring, B. D. Roitberg, R. G. Foottit, M. D. Schwartz and J. L. Shipp. 2007.  Dicyphus hesperus (Hemiptera: Miridae) as a success story in development of endemic natural enemies as biological control agents. Pp. 128-135.  In: C. Vincent, M. Goettel, and G. Lazarovitz  (Eds.). Case Studies in Biological Control: A Global Perspective. CABI BioScience.

Nakahara, S. and R. G. Foottit.  2007.  Frankliniella intonsa (Trybom) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): An invasive insect in North America. Proceedings Entomological Society of Washington. 109: 733-734.

Miller, G. L., S. E. Halbert and R. G. Foottit. A taxonomic reevaluation of Ovatus mentharius (van der Goot) (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Proceedings Entomological Society of Washington.  Proceedings Entomological Society of Washington.  109: 522-529.

Havill, N. P., R. G. Foottit and C. D. von Dohlen.  2007.  History of life cycle evolution and host plant associations of the Adelgidae (Insecta: Hemiptera) inferred from molecular phylogenies. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.  44: 357-370.

Messing, R. H., M. N. Tremblay, E. B. Mondor, R. G. Foottit and K. S. Pike. Invasive aphids attack native Hawaiian plants. Biological Invasions.  9:601-607.

Havill, N. P. and R. G. Foottit. 2007. Biology and Evolution of Adelgidae. Annual Review of Entomology. 52:325-349. [PDF]

2006

Foottit, R. G., S. E. Halbert, G. L. Miller, E. Maw and L. M. Russell. 2006. Adventive aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of America North of Mexico. Proceedings Entomological Society of Washington. 108: 583-610.

Scudder, G. G. E. and R. G. Foottit. 2006. Alien true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Canada: composition and adaptations. The Canadian Entomologist. 138: 24-51.

Lowery, D. T., M. J. Smirle, R. G. Foottit and E. H. Beers. 2006. Susceptibilities of apple aphid and spirea aphid collected from apple in the Pacific Northwest to selected insecticides. Journal of Economic Entomology. 99: 1369-1374.

Messing, R., R. Foottit and K. Pike. 2006. New records of invasive aphids in Hawaii. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 88: 26-30.

Raworth, D., C-K. Chan, R. G. Foottit and E. Maw. 2006. Spatial and temporal distribution of winged aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) frequenting blueberry fields in southwestern British Columbia and implications for the spread of Blueberry scorch virus. Canadian Entomologist. 138: 104-113.

2005

Zilahi-Balogh, R. G. Foottit, G. Ferguson and J. L. Shipp. 2005. News records for Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale (Sasaki) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on greenhouse tomatoes and peppers. Proceedings Entomological Society of Ontario. 136: 87-89.

Pike, K. S., R. G. Foottit, R. H. Miller, O. Idechiil and D. W. Allison. 2005. Uroleucon formosanum (Takahashi) and Uroleucon sonchellum (Monell) (Hemiptera, Aphididae): Morphological comparison and diagnosis. Proceedings Hawaiian Entomological Society. 37: 49-63.

Lowery, D. T., M. J. Smirle, R. G. Foottit, C. L. Zurowski and E. H. Beers Peryea. 2005. Baseline susceptibilities to Imidcloprid for Green Apple Aphid and Spirea Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) collected from apple in the Pacific Northwest. Journal of Economic Entomology. 98: 188-194.

Selected Publications (before 2005)

Pike, K.S., Foottit, R.G., Stary, P., Allison, K., Graf, R.J. and Maw, H.E.L. 2004.  Aphis boydstoni, n. sp., and Aphis ceanothi Clarke (Hemiptera : Aphididae : Aphidinae) on Ceanothus velutinus Douglas, including associated parasitoids."  Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 106(4):  801-810.

Lushai, G., Foottit, R., Maw, E. and Barrette, R.  2004.  Genetic variation in the green apple aphid, Aphis pomi De Geer (Homoptera: Aphididae) detected using microsatellite flanking regions.  Pp. 245-251.  In. Simon, J.-C., C. A. Dedryver, C. Rispe and M. Hulle. (Eds.)  Aphids in a New Millenium.  Proc. Vith Int. Symp. on Aphids.  Versailles, INRA Editions.

Hunt, D.W.A., Foottit, R.G., Gagnier, D. and Baute, T.  2003.  First Canadian records of Aphis glycines (Hemiptera : Aphididae).  Canadian Entomologist, 135(6):  879-881.

McKenney, D.J., Hopkin, A.A., Campbell, A.J., Mackey, B.G. and Foottit, R.G.  2003. Opportunities for improved risk assessments of exotic species in Canada using bioclimatic modeling.  Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 88(1-3):  445-461.

Foottit, R.G. and H.E.L. Maw.  2003.  Aphids.  Pp. 426-430.  In.  Roberts, A., T. Debener and S. Gudin (Eds.).  Encyclopedia of Rose Science. Elsevier.

Miller, R.H., O. Odechiil, R.G. Foottit and K.S. Pike.  2003.  Uroleucon formosanum (Takahashi) (Homoptera: Aphididae) found on Youngia japonica (L.) DC on Guam and Rota in the Mariana Islands.  Proc. Hawaiian Entomol. Soc. 36:125-127.

Braun, L., Erlandson, M.A., Baldwin, D., Soroka, J.J., Mason, P.G., Foottit, R.G. and Hegedus, D.D.  2001.  Seasonal occurrence, species composition, and parasitism of Lygus spp. in alfalfa, canola, and mustard.  Canadian Entomologist, 133(4):  565-577.

Maw, H.E.L., Foottit, R.G., Hamilton, K.G.A., and Scudder, G.G.E. (2000), Checklist of the Hemiptera of Canada and Alaska., NRC Research Press, 220 pages.

Watson, G.W., Voegtlin, D.J., Murphy, S.T. and Foottit, R.G.  1999.  Biogeography of the Cinara cupressi complex (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Cupressaceae, with description of a pest species introduced into Africa.  Bulletin of Entomological Research. 89: 271-284.

Schwartz, M. D. and Foottit, R.G.  1998.  Revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Lygus Hahn, with a review of the Palaearctic species (Heteroptera: Miridae).  Memoirs on Entomology, International. Vol. 10.  Associated Publishers, Gainesville, Florida. 428pp.

Foottit, R. G. 1997.  Recognition of parthenogenetic insect species.  Pp. 291-307.  In.  Claridge, M. F., Dawah, H. A. and M. R. Wilson. (Eds.) Species: The Units of Biodiversity.  Chapman and Hall, London.

Foottit, R.G. and Maw, E.  1997.  Aphids (Homoptera: Aphidoidea) of the Yukon.  Pp. 387-404.  In. Danks, H.V. and Downes, J.A. (Eds.)  Insects of the Yukon.  Biological Survey of Canada Monograph Series No. 2.

Finston, T. L., Hebert, P.D.N. and Foottit, R. G.  1995.  Genome size variation in aphids.  Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.  25: 189-196.

Loxdale, H. D., J. Hardie, S. Halbert, R. Foottit, N. A. C. Kidd and C. I. Carter.  1993.  The relative importance of short- and long-term movement of flying aphids.  Biological Reviews. 68: 291-311.

Foottit, R. G. and W. R. Richards.  1993.  The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Part 22.  Genera of the Aphids of Canada (Homoptera: Aphidoidea and Phylloxeroidea).  Research Branch, Agriculture Canada.  Publ. 1885.  766 pp.

Schwartz, M. D. and R. G. Foottit.  1992.  Lygus bugs on the prairies.  Biology, systematics, and distribution.  Research Branch, Agriculture Canada.  Tech. Bull.  1992-4e.  44 pp.

Schwartz, M. D. and Foottit, R. G.  1992.  Lygus species on oilseed rape, mustard, and weeds: A survey across the prairie provinces of Canada.  Canadian Entomologist.  124: 151-158.

Foottit, R. G.  1992.  The use of ordination methods to resolve problems of species discrimination in the genus Cinara Curtis (Homoptera: Aphidoidea: Lachnidae).  Pp. 193-221.  In. Sorensen, J. T. and R. G. Foottit (Eds.).  Ordination in the study morphology, evolution and systematics of insects: Applications and quantitative genetic rationales.  Elsevier, Amsterdam.  418pp.

Sorensen, J. T. and R. Foottit.  1992.  (Eds.).  Ordination in the study of the morphology, evolution and systematics of insects: Applications and quantitative genetic rationales.  Elsevier, Amsterdam.  418 pp.
Kozar, F. and Foottit, R. G.  1992.  Tridiscus oetvoesi sp. n. and some zoogeographical features of the scale insect fauna of Canada (Homoptera: Coccoidea).  Acta Zoologica Hungarica.  38: 207-211.
Hebert, P. D. N, T. L. Finston and R. G. Foottit.  1991.  Patterns of genetic diversity in the sumac gall aphid, Melaphis rhois.  Genome.  34: 757-762.

Foottit, R. G., C. Galvis and L. Bonen.  1990.  The application of mitochondrial DNA analysis in aphid systematics.  Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica.  25: 211-219.

Foottit, R. G. and M. Mackauer.  1990.  Morphometric variation within and between populations of the pine aphid, Cinara nigra (Wilson) (Homoptera: Aphidoidea: Lachnidae), in western North America.  Canadian Journal of Zoolology. 68: 1410-1419.

Danks, H. V. and R. G. Foottit.  1989.  Insects of the boreal zone of Canada.  Canadian Entomologist.  121: 625-690.

Foottit, R. G. and Mackauer, M.  1983.  Subspecies of the balsam woolly aphid, Adelges piceae (Homoptera: Adelgidae), in North America.  Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 76: 299-304.

Foottit, R. G. and Mackauer, M.  1980.  Morphometric variation between populations of the balsam woolly aphid Adelges piceae (Homoptera: Adelgidae) in North America.  Can. J. Zool.  58: 1494-1503.

Foottit, R. G. and Mackauer, M.  1980.  The alate virginopara of Gharesia polunini  Stroyan (Homoptera: Aphidoidea) with notes on the biology.  Canadian Entomologist 112: 47-50.

Mackauer, M. and Foottit, R.G.  1979.  A gall midge, Endaphis sp. (Diptera: Cedicomyiidae), as a gregarious aphid parasite.  Canadian Entomologist.  111: 615-620.

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