2024
McTavish, M, IM Jones, P Häfliger, SM Smith & R Bourchier. 2024. Field tests of egg and larval release methods of biological control agents (Archanara neurica, Lenisa geminipuncta) for introduced Phragmites australis australis (Cav.) Trin. Ex Steud. Biol Control 188:105414.
Guayasamín, PR, SM Smith & SC Thomas. 2024. Biochar Effects on NTFP-enriched Secondary Forest Growth and Soil Properties in Amazonian Ecuador. Journal of Environmental Management doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119068.
2023
McTavish, M, T Smith, S Mechanda, SM Smith & R Bourchier. 2023. Morphological Traits for Rapid and Simple Separation of Native and Introduced Phragmites australis. Invasive Plant Science & Management doi.org/10.1017/inp.2023.15.
Toledo-Garibaldi, M., D. Puric-Mladenovic, S.M. Smith. 2023. Urban Biotope Classification for Urban Forest Planning in the Urbanized Area of Mexico City. Urban Ecosystems 26: 323-336.
Jones, I., M.L. Seehausen, S.M. Smith & R.S. Bourchier. 2023. The Effects of Warm and Cold Periods on Resource Depletion and Emergence Synchrony in Diapausing Hypena opulenta: Implications for Biological Control of Invasive Swallow-worts in North America. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 171: 990-997.
Staton, T., R.D. Girling, R.A. Redak, S.M.Smith & J.D. Allison. 2023. Can Morphological Traits Explain Species-Specific Differences in Meta-Analyses? A Case Study of Forest Beetles. Ecological Applications 33: doi.org/10.1002/eap.2838.
Sifton, MA, SM Smith & SC Thomas. 2023. Biochar-Biofertilizer Combinations Enhance Growth and Nutrient Uptake in Silver Maple Grown in an Urban Soil. PLOS ONE 18(7): 1-31 pp. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288291.
Jones, I.M., S.T.E. Lommen, D. Kurose, R. Shaw, S.M. Smith & R.S. Bourchier. 2023. Leaf-roll Gall Formation in Reynoutria x bohemica and Its Implications for Biological Control with Aphalara itadori. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 171: 922-933.
Gan, S.H., M. McTavish, R.S. Bourchier, S.M. Smith. 2023. Soil Grit Influences the Effects of Earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) on Seed Damage. Applied Soil Ecology 185 doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.104807.
Toledo-Garibaldi, M., D. Puric-Mladenovic, S.M. Smith. 2023. Urban Biotope Classification for Urban Forest Planning in the Urbanized Area of Mexico City. Urban Ecosystems 26: 323-336.
Jones, I., M.L. Seehausen, S.M. Smith & R.S. Bourchier. 2023. The Effects of Warm and Cold Periods on Resource Depletion and Emergence Synchrony in Diapausing Hypena opulenta: Implications for Biological Control of Invasive Swallow-worts in North America. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 171: 990-997.
Staton, T., R.D. Girling, R.A. Redak, S.M.Smith & J.D. Allison. 2023. Can Morphological Traits Explain Species-Specific Differences in Meta-Analyses? A Case Study of Forest Beetles. Ecological Applications 33: doi.org/10.1002/eap.2838.
Sifton, MA, SM Smith & SC Thomas. 2023. Biochar-Biofertilizer Combinations Enhance Growth and Nutrient Uptake in Silver Maple Grown in an Urban Soil. PLOS ONE 18(7): 1-31 pp. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288291.
Jones, I.M., S.T.E. Lommen, D. Kurose, R. Shaw, S.M. Smith & R.S. Bourchier. 2023. Leaf-roll Gall Formation in Reynoutria x bohemica and Its Implications for Biological Control with Aphalara itadori. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 171: 922-933.
Gan, S.H., M. McTavish, R.S. Bourchier, S.M. Smith. 2023. Soil Grit Influences the Effects of Earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) on Seed Damage. Applied Soil Ecology 185 doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.104807.
2022
Coyle, DR, J Adams, E Bullas-Appleton, J Llewellyn, A Rimmer, MJ Skvarla, SM Smith & J-H Chong. 2022. Identification and management of Cydalima perspectalis in North America. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 13: 24 https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmac020.
Jones, I.M., S.M. Smith & R. S. Bourchier. 2022. Assessment of Pupal Mortality in Hypena opulenta: An Obstacle for Establishment of a Classical Biological Control Agent Against Invasive Swallow-worts. Ecological Entomology 47: 527-535. doi: 10.1111/een.13137.
McTavish, M.J., A. Rossi, R.S. Bourchier, & S.M. Smith. 2022. Quantifying Seeds Egested by Field-Collected Earthworms: A Dynamic and Overlooked Pool in Forest Soil Seed Banks. The Canadian Field Naturalist. 136(3): 262–267. doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v136i3.2873.
Sifton, M.A., P. Lim, S.M. Smith & S.C. Thomas. 2022. Interactive Effects of Biochar and N-fixing Companion Plants on Growth and Physiology of Acer saccharinum. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 74: doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127652.
Jones, I.M., S.M. Smith & R. S. Bourchier. 2022. Assessment of Pupal Mortality in Hypena opulenta: An Obstacle for Establishment of a Classical Biological Control Agent Against Invasive Swallow-worts. Ecological Entomology 47: 527-535. doi: 10.1111/een.13137.
McTavish, M.J., A. Rossi, R.S. Bourchier, & S.M. Smith. 2022. Quantifying Seeds Egested by Field-Collected Earthworms: A Dynamic and Overlooked Pool in Forest Soil Seed Banks. The Canadian Field Naturalist. 136(3): 262–267. doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v136i3.2873.
Sifton, M.A., P. Lim, S.M. Smith & S.C. Thomas. 2022. Interactive Effects of Biochar and N-fixing Companion Plants on Growth and Physiology of Acer saccharinum. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 74: doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127652.
deJonge, R.B., M.J. McTavish, S.M. Smith & R.S. Bourchier. 2022. Characterizing an Invasion Assemblage: First Comparison of Insect Communities on Native and Introduced Subspecies of Phragmites australis in Ontario, Canada. Biological Invasions 24: 591-597.
2021
Phillips, H.R.P., E.M. Bach et al. 2021. Global Data on Earthworm Abundance, Biomass, Diversity, and Corresponding Environmental Properties. Nature Scientific data 8(136): 1-12. doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00912-z
Dickinson, R., R. Bourchier, R. Fulthorpe, S.Y. Shen, I. Jones & S.M. Smith. 2021. Fungal Endophytes Increase Biomass Production in Dog-Strangling Vine (Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopow) Barbar.). Botany 99: 337-353. doi:10.1139/cjb-2020-0181.
Martel, V., R. Johns, L. Jochems-Tanguay, F. Jean, S. Trudeau, M. St-Onge, D. Cormier, S.M. Smith & J. Boisclair. 2021. The Use of UAS to Release the Egg Parasitoid Trichogramma spp. (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) Against an Agricultural and a Forest Pest in Canada. J. Economic Entomology 114: 1867-1881.
Jones, Ian M., R.S. Bourchier & S.M. Smith. 2021. Long-Term Captive-Rearing Affects Oviposition Behavior and Nymphal Survival of a Weed Biological Control Agent. Biological Control. 162: doi.org/104727.
Butt, S., S.M. Smith, F. Moola & T.M. Conway. 2021. The Relationship Between Knowledge and Community Engagement in Local Urban Forest Governance: A Case Study Examining the Role of Resident Association Members in Mississauga, Canada. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 60: doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127054.
Wiesner, A., J. Llewellyn, S. M. Smith, C. Scott-Dupree. 2021. Biology and Distribution of Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) in Southern Ontario. Proc Inter Electronic Conf Entomology. (IECE) https://sciforum.net/paper/view/10514.
2020
Justin Gaudon and S.M. Smith. 2020. Augmentation of Native North American Natural Enemies for Biological Control of the Introduced Emerald Ash Borer in Central Canada. BioControl 65: 71-79. doi.org/10.1007/s10526-019-09986-6(0123456789.
Graham Watt, Brian Stocks, Richard A. Fleming, and Sandy M. Smith. 2020. Stand Breakdown and Surface Fuel Accumulation due to Spruce Budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana Clem.) Defoliation in Ontario’s Boreal Mixedwood Forest of Central Canada. Can. J. Forest Research 50: 533-541. doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2019-0076.
Sivajanani Sivarajah, Sandy M. Smith and Sean C. Thomas. 2020. Evaluating the Ultraviolet Protection Factors of Urban Broadleaf and Conifer Trees in Public Spaces. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening: 51: doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126679 .
Justin Gaudon, D.B. Lyons, G.C. Jones, J.D. Allison, and S.M. Smith. 2020. Evaluating Methods to Detect and Monitor North American Larval Parasitoids of the Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestiae). Canadian Entomologist 152: 389-398. doi:10.4039/tce.2020.8.
Rhoda B. deJonge, I.M. Jones, R.S. Bourchier, and S.M. Smith. Interpreting Host-Test Results for Classical Biological Control Candidates: Can the Study of Native Congeners Improve the Process? Biological Control 145: 1-9. 104237.
Ian M. Jones, L.M. Seehausen, R.S. Bourchier, and S.M. Smith. 2020. The Effects of Photoperiod on Diapause Induction in Hypena opulenta (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), a Biological Control Agent Against Invasive Swallow-worts in North America. Environmental Entomology 49: 580-585.
Stuart W. Livingstone, S.M. Smith, R.S. Bourchier, K. Ryan, A. Roberto, and Marc Cadotte. 2020. Eating Local: An Experimental Application of Hypena opulenta as a Bio-control Agent for the Invasive Vine Vincetoxicum rossicum. Ecological Solutions & Evidence 1: doi: 10.1002/2688-8319.12022.
Ian M. Jones, S.M. Smith, and R.S. Bourchier. 2020. Establishment of the Biological Control Agent Aphalara itadori is Limited by Native Predators and Foliage Age. Journal of Applied Entomology 144: doi:org/101111/jen.12792.