Howard Thistlewood MPM, Ph.D.

Honorary Research Associate

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/research-centre/summerland-research-and-development-centre

Key publications

MacDonald J, Cooey L, Telford G, Abrams P, Alton G, Dudzic J, Ellis T, Girod P, Hueppelsheuser T, McFarlene J, Moffat C, Pogoda M, Thistlewood H. 2021. "Spotted Wing Drosophila: A Regional Research Users’ Meeting." Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland, BC. 13 pp.
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T.D. Nelson, K. Cu, B. Rozema, H. Thistlewood, S. Acheampong, C.E. Moffat. 2020. The diversity of insect fauna reared from non-crop hosts of Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia. Entomological Society of America (virtual), 16-19 November, 2020.
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T.D. Nelson, K. Cu, B. Rozema, H. Thistlewood, S. Acheampong, C.E. Moffat. 2020. The diversity of insect fauna reared from non-crop hosts of Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia. Entomological Society of British Columbia (virtual), 26-28 October, 2020.
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Chamberlain, A.C., Lalonde, R., Thistlewood, H.M.A. (2020). Spatial distribution of spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and other insects in fruit of a sweet cherry (Rosaceae) orchard. The Canadian Entomologist, [online] 152(4), 450-473. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/tce.2020.41
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C.E. Moffat, M. Robertson, H. Thistlewood, and P.K. Abram (2019). Initiating a classical biological program for Spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) in Canada. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of British Columbia, October 4, 2019. Victoria BC (submitted oral presentation).
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Thistlewood, H.M.A. and Judd, G.J.R. 2019. Twenty-five Years of Research Experience with the Sterile Insect Technique and Area-Wide Management of Codling Moth, Cydia pomonella (L.), in Canada. Insects 10(9): 292. doi:10.3390/insects10090292
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Saint Jean, G., Hood, G.R., Egan, S.P., Powell, T.H.Q., Schuler, H., Doellman, M.M., Glover, M.M., Smith, J.J., Yee, W.L., Goughnour, R.B., Thistlewood, H.M.A., Maxwell, S.A., Keyghobadi, N., Rull, J., Aluja, M., Feder, J.L. (2018). Limited genetic evidence for host plant-related differentiation in the Western cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis indifferens. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, [online] 166(9), 739-751. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eea.12712
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Thistlewood, H.M.A., Gill, P., Beers, E.H., Shearer, P.W., Walsh, D.B., Rozema, B.M., Acheampong, S., Castagnoli, S., Yee, W.L., Smytheman, P. and Whitener, A. 2018. Spatial Analysis of Seasonal Dynamics and Overwintering of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Okanagan-Columbia Basin, 2010–2014. Environmental Entomology: nvx178-nvx178. doi:10.1093/ee/nvx178.
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Muselle, B.T., Pither, J., Parrott, P. and H. Thistlewood May 2017. Agent-based scenario models of invasion and movement of the orchard pest Rhagoletis pomonella (Diptera: Tephritidae) within the southern interior of British Columbia. The Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE2017), Victoria, BC.
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Brian Muselle and Howard Thistlewood The maggots are coming: understanding the apple maggot and the risks posed for the Okanagan. Integrated Environmental Plant Management Association, 21st AGM, Kelowna, BC (abstract, presentation)
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SWD overwintering a seasonal dynamics in BC and Pacific Northwest; importance of landscape ecology and other factors [Howard Thistlewood, AAFC]. Spotted-wing Drosophila - Canadian Webinar #2- January 24, 2017.
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Thistlewood, H.M.A., Gill, P., Beers, E.H., Shearer, P.W., Walsh, D., Rozema, B., Acheampong, S., Castagnoli, S., and Yee, W.L. (2016). "Overwintering and seasonal dynamics of spotted wing Drosophila, D. suzukii, in the Okanagan-Columbia River Basins, USA and Canada, 2010-2014.", 90th Annual Orchard Pest and Disease Management Conference, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA, pp. 7. (Abstract)
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2016 Amanda Chamberlain, Robert Lalonde and Howard Thistlewood. The spatial and temporal distribution of spotted wing Drosophila and other drosophilids. XXV International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, FL, USA. (Abstract, Poster # 113030).
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Brian Muselle, Jason Pither, Lael Parrott, and Howard Thistlewood. 2016. Using agent-based models to prepare for the impending invasion of Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) (Diptera: Tephritidae) into the southern interior of British Columbia. XXV International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, FL, USA. (Abstract, Poster # 113037)
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Howard Thistlewood, Paramjit Gill, Elizabeth H. Beers, Peter Shearer, Doug Walsh, Brigitte Rozema, Susanna Acheampong, Steve Castagnoli, Peter Smytheman, Alix Whitener and Wee Yee. 2016. “Overwintering and seasonal dynamics of spotted wing drosophila, D. suzukii, in the Okanagan-Columbia River basins, USA and Canada, 2010-2014”. Invited Speaker in Symposium: International Perspectives Contribute Towards a Clearer Understanding of Drosophila suzukii. XXV International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, Florida. (Abstract 109779, presentation)
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Steeves, Judie. 2016. SWD showing strong resilience. Interview with Howard Thistlewood reported in British Columbia Fruit Grower, Spring 2016, page 21.
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Thistlewood, H.M.A. (2015). "Interview: “Cherries give fruit flies a boost” (http://www.goodfruit.com/cherries-give-fruit-flies-a-boost/)", Good Fruit Grower(March 15th 2015 Issue).
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Shearer, P.W., Beers, E.H., Thistlewood, H.M.A., and Van Steenwyk, R. (2015). "Controlling Drosophila suzukii in Western North America sweet cherries.", International Plant Protection Congress (IPPC) 2015, Berlin, Germany, August 25-27, 2015. (Abstract)
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Thistlewood, H.M.A. (2015). "Overwintering and seasonal dynamics of spotted wing Drosophila, D. suzukii – why was it so different (make that worse) in 2015 than earlier years?", Annual Research Day, BC Cherry Association, Summerland, BC, Canada, November 2015. (Presentation)
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Chamberlain, A., Lalonde, R.G., and Thistlewood, H.M.A. (2015). "The spatial and temporal distribution of spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, and other drosophilids.", Minutes of the Western Committee on Crop Pests, Abbotsford, BC., Canada, 2015 October, Report.
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