Publications

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2024:

Wilson, C.J., and Bertone, M.A. Ecology and management of the crapemyrtle aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on crapemyrtle (Myrtales: Lythraceae) in the southern United States. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. (journal link) (pdf)

2023:

Wilson, C.J., Backe K.M., Just M.G., Lahr, E.C., Nagle, A.M., Long, L.C., Dale, A.G., Frank, S.D. Tree species richness around urban red maples reduces pest density but does not enhance biological control. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. (Journal link) (pdf)

Wilson, C.J. and Frank, S.D. 2023. Scale insects contribute to spider conservation in urban trees and shrubs. Journal of Insect Conservation. (Journal link) (pdf)

Wilson, C.J. and Frank, S.D., 2023. Urban tree pests can support biological control services in landscape shrubs. BioControl. (Journal link) (pdf)

2022:

Wilson, C.J. and Frank, S.D., 2022. Scale Insects Support Natural Enemies in Both Landscape Trees and Shrubs Below Them. Environmental Entomology. (Journal link) (pdf)

2019:

Wilson, C.J., and Jamieson M.A 2019. The effects of urbanization on bee communities depends on floral resource availability and bee functional traits. PLOS One. 14(12). e0225852. (Journal link) (pdf)

Fitch G.*, Wilson, C.J.*, Glaum, P., Vaidya, C., Carolina-Simao, M., Jamieson, M.A 2019. Does urbanization favour exotic bee species? Implications for the conservation of native bees in cities. Biology Letters. 15: 20190574. (Journal link) (pdf)

Jamieson, M.A., Carper, A.L., Wilson C.J., Scott, V., Gibbs, J. 2019. Geographic biases in bee research limits understanding of species distribution and response to anthropogenic disturbance. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7, p.194. (Journal link) (pdf)

2017:

Forbes, A.A., Devine, S.N., Hippee, A.C., Tvedte, E.S., Ward, A.K., Widmayer, H.A. and Wilson, C.J., 2017. Revisiting the particular role of host shifts in initiating insect speciation. Evolution71(5), pp.1126-1137. (Journal link) (pdf)

Outreach articles

2024:

Crapemyrtle Aphid: A Cosmopolitan Pest of a Popular Ornamental Tree (entomologytoday.org)

2023:

Are Trees in Species-Rich Urban Plantings Less Susceptible to Pest Damage? (entomologytoday.org)

Scale Insects on Urban Trees Benefit Spiders, Other Natural Enemies in Plants Below (entomologytoday.org)

EAB Network – Biological Control (emeraldashborer.info)

2022: