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Dr William D. J. Kirk
The thrips research
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Books
Research projects
The thrips research
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Post-graduate researchers:
Mr Abiodun Olaniran |
Associated staff:
Dr Gordon Hamilton
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| Historical group photo from 2001. Back row: Cedar Chittenden, Mark
Whittaker, Ken MacDonald. Front row: William Kirk, Gordon Hamilton. |
Group photo from 2005. Left to right: Ian Dublon, Ann
O'Leary, Neil Holmes, William Kirk, Gordon Hamilton. |
Books
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Kirk, W.D.J. (1996) Thrips.
Naturalists' Handbook 25. The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd.,
Slough. 70 pages, 2 colour plates. ISBN: 0-85546-307-4 and 0-85546-308-2. Ordering
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Kirk, W.D.J. (1992) Insects
on Cabbages and Oilseed Rape. Naturalists' Handbooks
18. Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd., Slough. 66 pages, 4
colour plates. ISBN: 0-85546-287-6 and 0-85546-288-4. Ordering
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Kirk, W.D.J. (1994) A
Colour Guide to Pollen Loads of the Honey Bee.
International Bee Research Association, Cardiff. 54 pages,
20 colour plates. ISBN: 0-86098-216-5. This book
is now out of print. |
Kirk, W.D.J. (2006) A
Colour Guide to Pollen Loads of the Honey Bee. 2nd revised edition. International Bee Research Association, Cardiff. 54 pages,
20 colour plates. ISBN: 0-86098-248-3.
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Research projects
1. Tunnel-grown everbearer strawberry: biology and
integrated control of western flower thrips
(Kirk, in collaboration with ADAS
Boxworth and East Malling Research. The research is funded by the Horticultural Development Council
(HDC), UK)
This project aims to provide key information on
western flower thrips biology and behaviour in everbearer strawberry crops to
enable integrated control strategies to be designed and tested so that the pest
can be targeted more effectively and economically. Results from the project will
lead to practical guidelines for growers for improved, sustainable integrated
control strategies for thrips.
2. The aggregation pheromone of the western flower thrips
(Olaniran, Hamilton and Kirk, in
collaboration with Syngenta
Bioline)
Aspects of the biology of the aggregation pheromone
of the western flower thrips (Frankliniella
occidentalis) are being investigated. A commercial pheromone
trap, resulting
from this research, is now available from Syngenta
Bioline.
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An adult female western flower thrips (Frankliniella
occidentalis). |
3. The aggregation pheromones of thrips pests
(Kirk and Hamilton, in
collaboration with Central Science Laboratory
and Syngenta Bioline)
Aspects of the biology of the aggregation pheromone
of pest thrips are being investigated.
e-mail: caep@keele.ac.uk
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