Dr. Michelle Franklin

Research Scientist

Entomology and integrated pest management of berry crops.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

6947 Highway 7, Agassiz, BC

Current research and/or projects

Resistance of new raspberry and blueberry selections to key arthropod pests.

Research and/or project statements

Key Publications

Janmaat, A., Franklin, M.T., and J.H. Myers (2015). Bt resistance of cabbage loopers, Trichoplusia ni in a greenhouse setting: occurrence, costs, spread, and management (Chapter 5) in M. Soberon and A. Bravo, eds. Bt Resistance. CABI Biotechnology Series, EU.

Franklin, M.T., Myers, J.H., and J.S. Cory (2014). Genetic similarity of island populations of tent caterpillars during successive outbreaks. PLoS One, 9: e96679.

Vines, T.H., Albert, A.Y.K., Andrew, R.L., Debarre, F., Bock, D.G, Franklin, M.T., Gilbert, K.J., Moore, J.S., Renaut, S., and D. Rennison (2014). The availability of research data declines rapidly with article age. Current Biology. 24: 1-4.

Vines, T.H., Andrew, R.L., Bock, D.G., Franklin, M.T., Gilbert, K.J., Kane, N.C., Moore, J.S., Moyers, B.T., Renaut, S., Rennison, D.J., Veen. T., and S. Yeaman (2013). Mandated data archiving greatly improves access to research data. Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 10.1096/fj.12-218164.

Gilbert, K.J., Andrew, R.L., Bock, D.G., Franklin, M.T., Kane, N., Moore, J.S., Moyer, B.T., Renaut, S., Rennison, D., Veen, T., and T.H. Vines (2012) Recommendations for utilizing and reporting population genetic analyses: the reproducibility of genetic clustering using the program STRUCTURE. Molecular Ecology. 21: 4925-4930.

Cory, J.S. and M.T. Franklin (2012) Evolution and Microbial Controls (Review). Evolutionary Applications, 5: 455-469.

Franklin, M.T., Ritland, C.E., Myers, J.H., and J.S. Cory (2012) Multiple mating and family structure of the Western Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma californicum: impact on disease resistance. PLoS ONE, 7: e37472.

Franklin, M.T., Ritland, C.E., and J.H. Myers (2011) Genetic analysis of cabbage loopers, Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a seasonal migrant in western North America. Evolutionary Applications, 4: 89-99

Franklin, M.T., Ritland, C.E., and J.H. Myers (2010) Spatial and temporal changes in genetic structure of greenhouse and field populations of cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni. Molecular Ecology, 19: 1122-1133.

Professional activities / interests

President, Professional Pest Management Association of British Columbia (2020/2021)

Education and awards

Education:

PhD (Ecology and Evolution), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

BSc, Environmental Science, Biology Stream, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Award:

NSERC Synergy Award for Innovation, Colleges (2020)

Key publications

2023. Annual meeting, the Canadian phytopathological society, 2022/Réunion annuelle, la société canadienne de phytopathologie, 2022, Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 45:3, 210-235, DOI: 10.1080/07060661.2023.2202486
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P.K. Abram*, C. Capkob, J. Frasera, J. Thiessen, L. Harachb and M.T. Franklin (2023). Update on Drosophila suzukii biological control surveys in British Columbia, Canada. 3rd meeting of the North American Spotted Wing Drosophila Biological Control Working Group, April 27, 2023 (virtual oral presentation).
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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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Furtado, K., van Herk, W., Gries, G., and M.T. Franklin. 2023. PCR-based assay for the identification of invasive and native Agriotes species (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in Canada. Annual Meeting of the Professional Pest Management Association of British Columbia. Langley, BC, Canada, February 21, 2023 (oral presentation).
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Wang, K., Carrillo, J., Franklin, M.T., and T. Kabaluk. 2023. Historical trends in cranberry pest populations and their dependence on key climate variables. Annual Meeting of the Professional Pest Management Association of British Columbia. Langley, BC, Canada, February 21, 2023 (oral presentation).
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Franklin, M, M Gibson, and D Ensing. Progress and projections: revitalising salmon berry for Seabird Island. 2023. AAFC Agassiz RDC community day with Seabird Island Band. 31 Jan 2023. Agassiz, BC.
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Franklin, M.T., Uriel, Y., Gibson, M., Mitchell, T., Telford, G., Burlakoti, R., Marshall, V., Ensing, D., Moffat, C., and M. Sharifi. 2023. Identification of insect pest threats and plant communities associated with culturally significant berries on the Seabird Island lands. Project Report 2021-2022.
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Sharifi et al. 2023. Accelerating the development of sustainable pest management practices to support Indigenous food systems in British Columbia. WFN Project report.
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Franklin, M.T., Wong, W., Uriel, Y., and S. Hann. 2023. Strawberry blossom weevil research update. Horticultural Growers' Short Course, Abbotsford, BC (oral presentation). January 26, 2023.
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Franklin, M. and B.M.T. Brunet. Entomology Update. Blueberry Virus Entomology and Control Meeting, Virtual Meeting, January 12, 2023.
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C. Capko, J. Thiessen, L. Harach, J. L. Fraser, M. T. Franklin, P. K. Abram (2022). A method for sampling parasitized Drosophila suzukii puparia from the soil, with insights into parasitoid ecology and biological control impact. 2022 Joint Annual Meeting of the ESA, ESC, and ESBC. Vancouver, BC, Canada, November 13-16, 2022 (Oral presentation).
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P.K. Abram, M.T. Franklin, T. Hueppelsheuser, C. Moffat, and J. Carrillo (2022). What we know, and don't know, about the ecology of larval parasitoids of spotted-wing drosophila in their adventive North American range. 2022 Joint Annual Meeting of the ESA, ESC, and ESBC. Vancouver, BC, Canada, November 13-16, 2022 (Oral presentation).
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M. Franklin, T. Nelson, Y. Uriel, P. K. Abram, C. E. Moffat, D. Moreau, J. Renkema (2022). Spatially distinct genotypes of the invasive spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii in Canada. 2022 Joint Annual Meeting of the ESA, ESC, and ESBC. Vancouver, BC, Canada, November 13-16, 2022 (Oral presentation).
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Wong, W., Sherwood, J., Capko, C., Weiss, R., Carrillo. J., and M. Franklin. 2022. Understanding the arrival of Anthonomus rubi, the strawberry blossom weevil, to their hosts. 2022 Joint Annual Meeting of the ESA, ESC, and ESBC. Vancouver, BC, Canada, November 13-16, 2022 (oral presentation).
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Brunet, B.M.T., Gleason, J., Franklin, M. and Y. Uriel. Current state of systematics of the Ericaphis fimbriata (Hemiptera: Aphididae) species complex. 2022 ESA, ESC, ESBC Joint Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, November 13-16, 2022.
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Wang, K., Carrillo, J., Franklin, M., and T. Kabaluk. 2022. Forecasting the effects of climate change on cranberry insect pests through spatial and temporal analysis. 2022 Joint Annual Meeting of the ESA, ESC, and ESBC. Vancouver, BC, Canada, November 13-16, 2022 (Oral presentation).
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Sherwood, J.L., Wong, W.H., Haye, T., Hannes, B., Gibson, G., Carrillo, J. and M.T. Franklin. 2022. Potential bottom-up cascading effects of host plant bud size on emerging hosts and associated parasitoids. 2022 Joint Annual Meeting of the ESA, ESC, and ESBC. Vancouver, BC, Canada, November 13-16, 2022 (Oral presentation).
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McConkey, A., Sherwood, J., Wong, W., Hueppelsheuser, T., and M.T. Franklin. 2022. Does Anthonomus rubi use Potentilla spp. in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia. 2022 Joint Annual Meeting of the ESA, ESC, and ESBC. Vancouver, BC, Canada, November 13-16, 2022 (Oral presentation).
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Brunet, B.M.T, Franklin, M. Gleason, J. and Y. Uriel. (2022) 3. Brunet: Taxonomy and systematics of Ericaphis fimbriata species complex and the Ericaphis group. In: Minutes of the Western Committee on Crop Pests 62nd Annual Meeting, 7.1 British Columbia Provincial Entomology Research Report, p. 49-50.
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Franklin, M.T., Brunet, B., and P. K. Abram. 2022. Progress in unravelling the complex of aphid vectors for blueberry viruses. BC Berries Research Review. Abbotsford, BC, Canada. October 21, 2022 (oral presentation).
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