Publications
Host species, host quality and associated future fitness benefits in a parasitoid wasp and biological control agent.
Kishani Farahani H. and Alford L. (under revision) Host species, host quality and associated future fitness benefits in a parasitoid wasp and biological control agent.
Kishani Farahani H. and Alford L. (under revision) Host species, host quality and associated future fitness benefits in a parasitoid wasp and biological control agent.
Conservation biological control in winter reduces vector-borne virus incidence in cereal crops
Roudine S., Le Ralec A., Bouvaine S., Alford L., Duval F., Buchard C., Llopis S., Cloteau R., Georges R., Jambon O., van Baaren J. and Le Lann C. (accepted) Flower strips in winter reduce barley yellow dwarf virus incidence in cereal crops. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. |
No evidence for competition over floral resources between winter-active parasitoids and pollinators in agroecosystems
Alford L., Roudine S., Valsami D., Fontaine-Guenel T., Namintraporn T., Guedon A., Normand R., Lagneau L., Le Lann C. and Van Baaren J. (2024) No evidence for competition over floral resources between winter-active parasitoids and pollinators in agroecosystems. Scientific Reports, 14, 2239. |
Landscape effects on the thermotolerance of carabid beetles and the role of behavioral thermoregulation
Alford L., Roudine S., Pierre J-S., Burel F. and van Baaren J. (2023) Landscape effects on the thermotolerance of carabid beetles and the role of behavioral thermoregulation. Insect Science, 30, 251-263. |
Measuring the evolutionary potential of a winter-active parasitic wasp to climate change
Alford L., Louâpre P., Mougel F. and van Baaren J. (2020) Measuring the evolutionary potential of a winter-active parasitic wasp to climate change. Oecologia, 194, 41-50. |
The effect of landscape complexity and microclimate on the thermal tolerance of a pest insect
Alford L., Tougeron K., Pierre J-S., Burel F. and van Baaren J. (2018) The effect of landscape complexity and microclimate on the thermal tolerance of a pest insect. Insect Science, 25, 905-915. |
Flowering cover crops in winter increase pest control but not trophic link diversity
Damien M., Le Lann C., Desneux N., Alford L., Al Hassan D., Georges R. and van Baaren J. (2017) Flowering cover crops in winter increase pest control but not trophic link diversity. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 247, 418-424. |
Why is there no impact of the host species on the cold tolerance of a generalist parasitoid?
Alford L., Kishani Farahani H., Pierre J-S., Burel F. and van Baaren J. (2017) Why is there no impact of the host species on the cold tolerance of a generalist parasitoid? Journal of Insect Physiology, 103, 71-77. |
Comparing thermal tolerance across contrasting landscapes: first steps towards understanding how landscape management could modify ectotherm thermal tolerance
Tougeron K., van Baaren J., Burel F. and Alford L. (2016). Comparing thermal tolerance across contrasting landscapes: first steps towards understanding how landscape management could modify ectotherm thermal tolerance. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 9, 171-180. |
Theses
Serjent L. (2023) Investigating the effect of nectar composition on the cold tolerance and longevity of Aphidius ervi to inform the design of winter flower strips. MSci Thesis, The University of Bristol, UK.
Glinsman F. (2023) Warming winters and wasps: The effects of intraguild competition and floral resource availability on parasitism rates. MSci Thesis, The University of Bristol, UK.
Valsami D. (2022) To bee or not to bee: the effects of sugar provision and bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) density on aphid parasitism rates of the wasp Aphididus ervi under winter conditions. MSci Thesis, The University of Bristol, UK.
Namintraporn T. (2022) Investigating interactions between pollinators and biological control insects in winter agricultural environments. MSci Thesis, The University of Bristol, UK.
Labbetoul A. (2021) Can floral resources aid parasitoid cold stress tolerance and enhance natural biological control in winter? MSc Thesis, Université de Rennes I, France.
Bussy M. (2020) Link between nutrition and thermal stress tolerance of temperate insects in a climate change perspective. MSc Thesis, Université de Rennes I, France.
Fontaine-Guenel T. (2020) Potential interactions and competition between parasitoids, hyperparasitoids and pollinators on winter flowering crops and cereal fields. MSc Thesis, Université de Rennes I, France.
Lagneau L. (2020) Influence of the presence of Bombus terrestris on the aphid parasitoid Aphidius ervi. MSc Thesis, Université de Rennes I, France.
Normand R. (2020) Host location and competition in generalist and specialist hyperparasitoids: implications for biological control. MSc Thesis, Université de Rennes I, France.
Glinsman F. (2023) Warming winters and wasps: The effects of intraguild competition and floral resource availability on parasitism rates. MSci Thesis, The University of Bristol, UK.
Valsami D. (2022) To bee or not to bee: the effects of sugar provision and bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) density on aphid parasitism rates of the wasp Aphididus ervi under winter conditions. MSci Thesis, The University of Bristol, UK.
Namintraporn T. (2022) Investigating interactions between pollinators and biological control insects in winter agricultural environments. MSci Thesis, The University of Bristol, UK.
Labbetoul A. (2021) Can floral resources aid parasitoid cold stress tolerance and enhance natural biological control in winter? MSc Thesis, Université de Rennes I, France.
Bussy M. (2020) Link between nutrition and thermal stress tolerance of temperate insects in a climate change perspective. MSc Thesis, Université de Rennes I, France.
Fontaine-Guenel T. (2020) Potential interactions and competition between parasitoids, hyperparasitoids and pollinators on winter flowering crops and cereal fields. MSc Thesis, Université de Rennes I, France.
Lagneau L. (2020) Influence of the presence of Bombus terrestris on the aphid parasitoid Aphidius ervi. MSc Thesis, Université de Rennes I, France.
Normand R. (2020) Host location and competition in generalist and specialist hyperparasitoids: implications for biological control. MSc Thesis, Université de Rennes I, France.