Dr. Meghan Vankosky

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Research Scientist
  • Research in agricultural entomology, including integrated pest management of pulse and oilseed insects
  • Co-chair of the Prairie Pest Monitoring Network

Current research and/or projects

  • Biology and management of the pea leaf weevil
  • Distribution and ecology of field crop pests on the prairies
  • Biological control of insect pests
  • Studying ecology and impact of invasive insect species

Recent Publications:

Olfert, O., R.M. Weiss, D. Giffen, M.A. Vankosky. 2021. Modeling ecological dynamics of a major agricultural pest insect (Melanoplus sanguinipes; Orthoptera: Acrididae): a cohort-based approach incorporating the effects of weather on grasshopper development and abundance. Journal of Economic Entomology 114: 122-130. DOI: 10.1093/jee/toaa254

 

Campbell, E.O., J.R. Dupuis, J. Holowachuk, S. Hladun, M.A. Vankosky, B.A. Mori. 2020. Disjunction between canola distribution and the genetic structure of its recently described best, the canola flower midge (Contarinia brassicola). Ecology and Evolution 10: 13284-13296. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6927

 

Olfert, O., R.M. Weiss, M. Vankosky, S. Hartley, J.F. Doane. 2020. Modelling the tri-trophic population dynamics of a host crop (Triticum aestivum; Poaceae), a  major pest insect (Sitodiplosis mosellana; Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), and a parasitoid of the pest species (Macroglenes penetrans; Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): a cohort-based approach incorporating the effects of weather. The Canadian Entomologist 152: 311-329 DOI: 10.4039/tce.2020.17

 

Morley-Senkler, V., J. Williams, M.A. Vankosky. 2020. Effect of temperature, population density, and sex on feeding damage caused by adult pea leaf weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The Canadian Entomologist 152: 159-168. DOI: 10.4039/tce.2019.76

 

Key publications

  1. Franklin, M.T., Weiss, R., Bouchard, P., Uriel, Y., Hann. S., & M. Vankosky. 2023. Improving the search: using climate analysis to guide surveillance to delimit the range of the invasive strawberry blossom weevil. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. October 15-18, 2023.

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  2. Franklin, M.T., Sherwood, J., Uriel, Y., Gibson, G., Vankosky, M., Weiss, R., & T. Haye. 2023. The first step: identifying potential biocontrol agents of the invasive strawberry blossom weevil, Anthonomus rubi. Annual Meeting of the Pacific Branch Entomological Society of America. April 2-5, 2023.

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  3. Scott, I., J. Stokes-Rees, J. Beardsley, M. Vankosky. 2022. Integrated pest management of root maggots in Ontario leafy green and root brassica vegetables. Poster presentation at the Ontario Pest Management Conference, Guelph, November 1, 2022.

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  4. Otani, J., Weiss, R., Rounce, T., Giffen, D., Peru, C., Tansey, J., Barkley, S., Gavloski, J., Carcamo, H., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2022. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Weekly Update” Webpage-bulletin, August 26, 2022 edition (Issue 16). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2022/week-16/#post_13813 (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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  5. Otani, J., Weiss, R., Rounce, T., Giffen, D., Carcamo, H., Barkley, S., Peru, C., Tansey, J., Gavloski, J., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2022. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Weekly Update” Webpage-bulletin, August 19, 2022 edition (Issue 15). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2022/week-15/#post_13723 (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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  6. Vankosky, M., Weiss, R., Rounce, T., Giffen, D., Barkley, S., Peru, C., Tansey, J., Gavloski, J., Olfert, O., Otani, J. 2022. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Weekly Update” Webpage-bulletin, August 12, 2022 edition (Issue 14). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2022/week-14/#post_13604 (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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  7. Vankosky, M., Weiss, R., Rounce, T., Giffen, D., Gavloski, J., Tansey, J., Peru, C., Barkley, S., Olfert, O., Otani, J. 2022. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Weekly Update” Webpage-bulletin, August 5, 2022 edition (Issue 13). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2022/week-13/#post_13602 (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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  8. Otani, J., Weiss, R., Rounce, T., Giffen, D., Wist, T., Carcamo, H., Domnich, I., Evenden, M., Gavloski, J., Tansey, J., Peru, C., Barkley, S., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2022. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Weekly Update” Webpage-bulletin, July 29, 2022 edition (Issue 12). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2022/week-12/#post_13449 (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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  9. Otani, J., Weiss, R., Rounce, T., Giffen, D., Curry, P., Gavloski, J., Tansey, J., Peru, C., Barkley, S., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2022. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Weekly Update” Webpage-bulletin, July 22, 2022 edition (Issue 11). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2022/week-11/#post_13405 (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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  10. Vankosky, M., Baute, T., Smith, J., Gavloski, J., Schock, C. 2022. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Insect of the Week-European corn borer: A generalist pest of crops” Webpage-bulletin, July 19, 2022 edition (Issue 12). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2022/week-11/#post_13329 (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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  11. Turkington, T.K., Weiss, R., Trudel, S., Otani, J., Vankosky, M. 2022. Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network “Cereal Rust Risk Report” Webpage-bulletin, July 15, 2022 edition (Issue 8). url: https://prairiecropdisease.blogspot.com/2022/07/2022-cereal-rust-risk-report-july-5-11.html (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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  12. Otani, J., Weiss, R., Rounce, T., Giffen, D., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2022. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Weekly Update” Webpage-bulletin, July 15, 2022 edition (Issue 10). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2022/week-10/#post_13260 (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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  13. Otani, J., Weiss, R., Rounce, T., Giffen, D., Barkley, S., Tansey, J., Peru, C., Gavloski, J., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2022. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Weekly Update” Webpage-bulletin, July 8, 2022 edition (Issue 9). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2022/week-9/#post_13181 (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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  14. Turkington, T.K., Weiss, R., Trudel, S., Otani, J., Vankosky, M. 2022. Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network “Cereal Rust Risk Report” Webpage-bulletin, July 8, 2022 edition (Issue 7). url: https://prairiecropdisease.blogspot.com/2022/07/2022-cereal-rust-risk-report-june-28-to.html (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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  15. Holden, D., Vankosky, M., Schock, C., Otani, J. 2022. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Insect of the Week-Be on the lookout for spotted lanternfly!” Webpage-bulletin, July 4, 2022 edition (Issue 9). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2022/week-9/#post_13132 (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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  16. Otani, J., Weiss, R., Trudel, S., Rounce, T., Giffen, D., Barkley, S., Peru, C., Tansey, J., Gavloski, J., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2022. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Weekly Update” Webpage-bulletin, July 1, 2022 edition (Issue 8). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2022/week-8/#post_13100 (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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  17. Turkington, T.K., Weiss, R., Trudel, S., Otani, J., Vankosky, M. 2022. Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network “Cereal Rust Risk Report” Webpage-bulletin, June 29, 2022 edition (Issue 6). url: https://prairiecropdisease.blogspot.com/2022/06/2022-cereal-rust-risk-report-june-21-to.html (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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  18. Turkington, T.K., Weiss, R., Trudel, S., Otani, J., Vankosky, M. 2022. Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network “Cereal Rust Risk Report” Webpage-bulletin, June 29, 2022 edition (Issue 6). url: https://prairiecropdisease.blogspot.com/2022/06/2022-cereal-rust-risk-report-june-21-to.html (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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  19. Otani, J., Weiss, R., Trudel, S., Rounce, T., Giffen, D., Gavloski, J., Tansey, J., Peru, C., Barkley, S., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2022. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Weekly Update” Webpage-bulletin, June 24, 2022 edition (Issue 7). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2022/week-7/#post_12960 (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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  20. Turkington, T.K., Weiss, R., Trudel, S., Otani, J., Vankosky, M. 2022. Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network “Cereal Rust Risk Report” Webpage-bulletin, June 22, 2022 edition (Issue 5). url: https://prairiecropdisease.blogspot.com/2022/06/2022-cereal-rust-risk-report-june-14-to.html (retrieved 2022Nov16).

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Research facility

107 Science Place
Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2
Canada

Affiliations

Entomological Society of Canada

Entomological Society of Saskatchewan

Language

English