Dr. Lauren E. Des Marteaux
I am involved in insect pest monitoring, integrated pest management, biodiversity surveying, and development of novel tools for insect biocontrol. I have a background in insect physiology, particularly in relation to cold tolerance and diapause (overwintering).
Current research and/or projects
I aim to improve insect surveying methods, understand how agricultural practices influence native insect biodiversity, develop new biocontrol tools that protect both the environment and Canadian agriculture, and ensure that Canada is prepared for new and anticipated insect pests.
I have a background in insect overwintering physiology and cryobiology, which I hope to apply at AAFC. Prior to joining AAFC, I studied mechanisms of extreme freeze tolerance in malt flies at the Biology Centre CAS (Czech Republic), after which I studied circadian clock outputs in bean bugs at Osaka City University (Japan).
Research and/or project statements
- Biomonitoring of orchard pests and Japanese beetles in Southwestern Ontario
- Developing molecular tools to identify cecidomyiid midge pest presence in cruciferous field crops
- Surveying and assessing native insect biocontrol agents for tomato pests
- Surveying beneficial insects in various organic field crop systems
Professional activities / interests
- Science communication and outreach
- Science graphics
- Cryobiology
- International networking
Education and awards
EDUCATION
B.Sc. (Hons.) Zoology, University of Guelph, 2008
M.Sc. Environmental Biology/School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 2012
Ph.D. Biology - Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Western Ontario, 2017
AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS / FELLOWSHIPS
KAKEN Grant-in-Aid for JSPS fellows
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (declined)
Dr. Irene Uchida Fellowship in Life Sciences
NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (Doctoral)
Western Science Dean's Doctoral Scholarship
Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology
NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship (Masters)
Sable Systems Student & Young Scientist Award
Faculty of Science Graduate Student Teaching Award
Entomological Society of Canada President's Prize
Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Entomological Society of Ontario President's Prize (2x)
Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers' Association Meeting 1st place prize
XXV International Congress of Entomology 2nd place prize
International experience and/or work
Postdoctoral fellow 2019 (Oct) – 2020 (Sep)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
Project: Identifying molecular outputs of the insect circadian clock
Postdoctoral fellow 2017 (May) – 2019 (Sep)
Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Institute of Entomology), České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
Project: Mechanisms of extreme freeze tolerance in the malt fly
Key publications
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Des Marteaux, L.E., Martin, A., and Skevington, J. 2023. GenARCC: Using genomic data from insect collections to understand impacts of climate change. (Entomological Society of America annual meeting – Maryland, USA)
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Demers, C., VanLaerhoven, S., Des Marteaux, L, and Labbe, R. 2023. It’s a bug-eat-bug World: Assessing Canadian mirids for the control of greenhouse pests on tomato (Hemiptera: Miridae). Ontario Pest Management Conference, Guelph, ON November 7, 2023, Award winning oral presentation (1st place).
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Des Marteaux, L.E., Reynolds, S., Callaghan, C., Raine, N.E., Skevington, J, and Young, A. 2023. Identifying habitats that best support pollinator communities in agricultural landscapes. (Entomological Society of America annual meeting – Maryland, USA)
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Demers*, C., VanLaerhoven, S., Des Marteaux, L, and Labbe, R. 2023. It’s a bug-eat-bug World: Assessing Canadian mirids for the control of greenhouse pests on tomato (Hemiptera: Miridae). Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Ontario, Award winning poster presentation (2rd Place) October 27-29, 2023
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Carter, J. and Des Marteaux, L. Field margins, hedgerows support beneficial insects. Ontario Farmer. May 16, 2023.
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Demers, C., VanLaerhoven, S., Des Marteaux, L, and Labbe, R. 2023. Bug-eat-bug World: Assessing Canadian mirids for the control of greenhouse pests on tomato (Hemiptera: Miridae). Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention, Poster Presentation, February 22-23, 2023.
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Des Marteaux, L.E., Reynolds, S., Callaghan, C., Skevington, J., Raine, N.E., and Young, A. 2023. Living Labs Ontario – Native pollinators & the farm landscape. (Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario annual meeting – London, Canada)
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Desloges Baril, P., Des Marteaux, L., Labbé, R., and VanLaerhoven, S. 2022. Developing native predatory mirids as novel biocontrol agents for tomato pests in Canada. (Joint Meeting of the Entomological Societies of America, Canada, and British Columbia – Vancouver, Canada)
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Reynolds, S., Callaghan, C., Des Marteaux, L., Skevington, J., Raine, N.E., and Young, A. 2022. The bees kneeds! Investigating the impact of agricultural landscape composition on native pollinator populations in southern Ontario. (Joint Meeting of the Entomological Societies of America, Canada, and British Columbia – Vancouver, Canada)
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Labbe, R., Des Marteaux, L., Desloges-Baril, P., Fernandez, D.C., LaFlair, A., Demers, C., VanLaerhoven, S., and Mlynarek, J. 2022. Greenhouse biological control : survey and development of new predatory agents. (Poster Presentation - Joint Meeting of the Entomological Societies of America, Canada, and British Columbia – Vancouver, Canada)
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Labbe, R., Fernandez, D.C., Des Marteaux, L., LaFlair, A., Desloges-Baril, P., Demers, C., VanLaerhoven, S., and Mlynarek, J. The Bug Hunters : Developing new and native biocontrol agents for the Canadian Greenhouse. Canadian Greenhouse Conference, Invited Presentation, October 6, 2022.
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Reynolds, S., Callaghan, C., Des Marteaux, L., Skevington, J., Raine, N.E., and Young, A. 2022. The buzz about native bees and flower fly populations in Norfolk County (Entomological Society of Ontario [ESO] Annual Meeting – Virtual)
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Demers. C., VanLaerhoven, S., Des Marteaux, L. and Labbe R. 2022. Assessing native omnivorous predators (Hemiptera: Miridae) for their potential use as biological control agents of greenhouse tomato pests. Entomological Society of Ontario Virtual Poster, September 22-23, 2022.
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Des Marteaux, L. and Skevington, J. 2022. Living Lab Ontario - Studying our native pollinators. Ontario Soil Network field day: Making a Conservation Farming System Work. Kingsville, ON. (Sep 9).
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Mukai, A., Mano, G., Des Marteaux, L., Shinada, T., and Goto, S. 2022. Juvenile hormone as a causal factor for maternal regulation of diapause in a wasp. (International Congress of Entomology, Helsinki, Finland).
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Labbe, R., Longpre, F., Des Marteaux, L., Leo, S., Desloges-Baril, P., Basso, J., Laflair, A. Van Laerhoven, S., and Scott-Dupree, C. 2022. Greenhouse Entomology Research Update. Harrow RDC Virtual Open House Presentation. February 23, 2022.
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Desloges Baril, P., Des Marteaux, L., Labbé, R., and VanLaerhoven, S. 2021. Tomato defenders: evaluating two native predatory Dicyphus species as novel biocontrol agents on tomato crops. (Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Convention, Niagara Falls, Canada)
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Desloges Baril, P., Des Marteaux, L., and VanLaerhoven, S. 2021. Exploring native predatory hemipteran species. (Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada and Entomological Society of Ontario – Virtual)
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Desloges Baril, P., Des Marteaux, L., and VanLaerhoven, S. 2021. Exploring native predatory hemipteran species. (Ontario Pest Management Conference – Virtual)
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Laflair, A., Van Laerhoven, S., Des Marteaux, L., Mlynarek, J. and Labbe, R. 2021. Functional response and predatory capacity of a native generalist biological control agent, Nabis americoferus Carayon (Hemiptera: Nabidae), towards lepidopteran pests. Ontario Pest Management Conference (OPMC) Poster presented Nov 1 2021.
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Research facility
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Affiliations
Entomological Society of Ontario
University of Western Ontario
Czech Academy of Sciences
Osaka City University