@docaroe

A bug geek who loves rolling prairies and dark chocolate. Research Scientist with the Canadian Forest Service. Tweets are my own and not those of my employer

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Insect production & quarantine scientist Dr. Amanda Roe (@docaroe) is someone else to follow. Her research helps us understand the impact of #InvasiveSpecies like the spotted lanternfly, ultimately helping us protect Canada's forests. lfpress.com/news/local-news/…
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Calling all naturalists! Help us learn about caterpillar swimming abilities! Send us videos of caterpillars in puddles.
Dezene Huber 🌻@docdez17 Jun 2022
🧵Nine years ago, central British Columbia was experiencing a major forest tent caterpillar outbreak. At the time my youngest son was four-years old. He spent a lot of his time outside among the caterpillars. One day @joyelmarie and I found him tossing caterpillars into a puddle.
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FREE ONLINE TRAINING | On June 22 CIF-IFC and the ISC will host a FREE Online training webinar for forestry workers in Eastern Ontario. Topics covered include impacts, management and action. Learn more about registration and eligibility criteria: bit.ly/3NjVIzt
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Amanda Roe retweeted
raju_aafc@raju_aafc1 Apr 2022
Our #GenARCC forestry team is excited to be working on a new project involving several federal departments!! @AAFC_Canada @NRCan @environmentca @NRC_CNRC @nisabel1 @docaroe @PhilippeTangua2 @nfeau #climatechange #trees #insects #pest #modeling #geneticoffset #MachineLearning
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Parents: remember as you cash your $250 childcare rebate cheque this May that you lost $1250 because @fordnation decided to delay the childcare deal until election season.
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Great article on letting Indigenous knowledge guides tree seed preservation at the National Tree Seed Centre (Atlantic Foresetry Centre, Fredericton, NB) @NRCan @NRCanScience cbc.ca/news/canada/new-bruns…

Canada's seed vault asks First Nations to identify important tree species | CBC News

The National Seed Centre in Fredericton is like an ark for seeds. And it hopes to send some of those seeds out into the world to help repopulate the vulnerable species First Nations hold dear.

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The Entomological Society of Canada has adopted the common name of ‘spongy moth’ for Lymantria dispar. Read the announcement: esc-sec.ca/2022/03/02/new-co…
Female moth (Lymantria dispar) sitting on a treetrunk above an orange, spongy egg mass.

ALT Female moth (Lymantria dispar) sitting on a treetrunk above an orange, spongy egg mass.

Male spongy moth sitting on a pale background

ALT Male spongy moth sitting on a pale background

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We need to change the language around all of our public health measures. Why not call them protections instead of restrictions. Language matters and might help much of the conversation.
Steve McAllister@StevieMacSports23 Feb 2022
“I am a fan of keeping masks on for now until we have very, very low rates (of Omicron).” @BogochIsaac this morning.
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Great example of collaborative work between @GLFC_CFS and @westernuBio
Western Science@westernuScience17 Feb 2022
Winnipeg emerald ash borers are much more cold-tolerant than their counterparts in Southern Ontario - findings in @brentjsinclair's team's newest paper in @cois_cris. Read more in #WesternU News: news.westernu.ca/2022/02/eme… @westernuBio

Western University

Ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide, Western combines research excellence and student experience to create impact locally and globally.

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Emerald ash borer takes on polar vortex: study news.westernu.ca/2022/02/eme… via @westernu

Western University

Ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide, Western combines research excellence and student experience to create impact locally and globally.

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Some "cool" science I was part of on the #emeraldashborer that shows that Winnipeg bugs a significantly more cold tolerant than their S. Ontario relatives. #invasive #winter
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Tenure Track Entomology position at Lakehead in Thunder Bay, Deadline Oct 1 lakeheadu.ca/faculty-and-sta…
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The callous disregard for our children's health by the AB provincial government is breath taking. #AbLeg #COVID19AB
Hakique Virani🟠@hakique30 Jul 2021
Public health specialist here. One of the most important facts in this discussion is that Alberta children aged 4-9 can be vaccinated against the seasonal flu. Parent here. Please set the bar for kids' safety somewhere above winding up in the ICU.
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More @NRCanScience on #budworm cold tolerance in a special issue on insect cold tolerance with @ke_marshall #NRCanSci @GLFC_CFS #forestry
Nick Teets@nickteetsUK22 Jul 2021
Replying to @nickteetsUK
Skye Butterson, @docaroe, and @ke_marshall assess cold tolerance plasticity in populations of spruce budworm. Northern populations have increased plasticity, and predicting overwintering survival of this outbreak pest should incorporate this plasticity. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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New @NRCanScience & @BioSAFE_genome research on #ALB published in a special issue on insect cold tolerance
Nick Teets@nickteetsUK22 Jul 2021
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@AlexSTorson @brentjsinclair and others measure cold tolerance of an emerging forest pest, Asian longhorned beetle. Lower lethal limits are pretty low (around -25C!), so if you're in North America or Europe and have a hardwood tree, be on the lookout! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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I reviewed a paper based on a survey that suffered strongly from this bias, and I tell you what, it’s insidious and scary when people don’t realise how their survey methods bias their findings. – at Potsdam, Germany
Martin A. Nuñez@Martin_A_Nunez28 Jun 2021
all surveys suffer of this a bit (some a lot!) ...
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Agreed! Do not wrap your trees in tape. Many other creatures get stuck to the tape - birds, reptiles, amphibians - and end up dying a horrible death. Burlap is a much better option.
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Super excited to share our paper on regional cold tolerance differences in #sprucebudworm - DYK that N pops can handle +++ more cold than S pops? Great work by Skye Butterson for her MSc @ZoologyUBC with @ke_marshall and us @GLFC_CFS @NRCanScience authors.elsevier.com/c/1dDfs…
#sprucebudworm #budworm Choristoneura fumiferana

ALT #sprucebudworm #budworm Choristoneura fumiferana

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