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In my lab we research insect ecology and sustainable pest management in urban trees, shrubs, and turfgrass. Current projects seek to determine how insect predators and parasitoids can be conserved to manage scale insects in urban trees as well as the impact of scales on urban tree health. We are also studying the phenology and overwintering biology of annual bluegrass weevil on golf courses in central Kentucky. Please see my lab website for additional details on current projects.

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Spatiotemporal variability and functional redundancy obscure effects of urbanization on strawberry pollinators

Schulte, K. D., Wilson, C. J., Tawril, A. & Jamieson, M. A., Jan 2025, In: Ecosphere. 16, 1, e70133.

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Land Use Change Consistently Reduces α- But Not β- and γ-Diversity of Bees

Tsang, T. P. N., De Santis, A. A. A., Armas-Quiñonez, G., Ascher, J. S., Ávila-Gómez, E. S., Báldi, A., Ballare, K. M., Balzan, M. V., Banaszak-Cibicka, W., Bänsch, S., Basset, Y., Bates, A. J., Baumann, J. M., Beal-Neves, M., Bennett, A., Bezerra, A. D. M., Blochtein, B., Bommarco, R., Brosi, B. & Burkle, L. A. & 124 others, Carvalheiro, L. G., Castellanos, I., Cely-Santos, M., Cohen, H., Coulibaly, D., Cunningham, S. A., Cusser, S., Dajoz, I., Delaney, D. A., Del-Val, E., Egerer, M., Eichhorn, M. P., Enríquez, E., Entling, M. H., Escobedo-Kenefic, N., Ferreira, P. M. A., Fitch, G., Forrest, J. R. K., Fournier, V., Fowler, R., Freitas, B. M., Gaines-Day, H. R., Geslin, B., Ghazoul, J., Glaum, P., Gonzalez-Andujar, J. L., González-Chaves, A., Grab, H., Gratton, C., Guenat, S., Gutiérrez-Chacón, C., Hall, M. A., Hanley, M. E., Hass, A., Hennig, E. I., Hermy, M., Hipólito, J., Holzschuh, A., Hopfenmüller, S., Hung, K. L. J., Hylander, K., Izquierdo, J., Jamieson, M. A., Jauker, B., Javorek, S., Jha, S., Klatt, B. K., Kleijn, D., Klein, A. M., Kovács-Hostyánszki, A., Krauss, J., Kuhlmann, M., Landaverde-González, P., Latty, T., Leong, M., Lerman, S. B., Liu, Y., Machado, A. C. P., Main, A., Mallinger, R., Mandelik, Y., Marques, B. F., Matteson, K., McCune, F., Meng, L. Z., Metzger, J. P., Montoya-Pfeiffer, P. M., Morales, C., Morandin, L., Morrison, J., Mudri-Stojnić, S., Nalinrachatakan, P., Norfolk, O., Otieno, M., Park, M. G., Philpott, S. M., Pisanty, G., Plascencia, M., Potts, S. G., Power, E. F., Prendergast, K., Quistberg, R. D., de Lacerda Ramos, D., Rech, A. R., Reynolds, V., Richards, M. H., Roberts, S. P. M., Sabatino, M., Samnegård, U., Sardiñas, H., Sánchez-Echeverría, K., Saturni, F. T., Scheper, J., Sciligo, A. R., Sidhu, C. S., Spiesman, B. J., Sritongchuay, T., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Stein, K., Stewart, A. B., Stout, J. C., Taki, H., Tangtorwongsakul, P., Threlfall, C. G., Tinoco, C. F., Tscharntke, T., Turo, K. J., Vaidya, C., Vandame, R., Vergara, C. H., Viana, B. F., Vides-Borrell, E., Warrit, N., Webb, E., Westphal, C., Wickens, J. B., Williams, N. M., Williams, N. S. G., Wilson, C. J., Wu, P., Youngsteadt, E., Zou, Y., Ponisio, L. C. & Bonebrake, T. C., Jan 1 2025, In: Global Change Biology. 31, 1, p. e70006

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Ongoing regeneration of ash and co-occurring species 20 years following invasion by emerald ash borer

Wilson, C. J., Labbate, L., Petrice, T. R., Poland, T. M. & McCullough, D. G., Mar 15 2025, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 580, 122546.

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Tree species richness and ash density have variable effects on emerald ash borer biological control by woodpeckers and parasitoid wasps in post-invasion white ash stands

Wilson, C. J., Petrice, T. R., Poland, T. M. & McCullough, D. G., Aug 1 2024, In: Environmental Entomology. 53, 4, p. 544-560 17 p.

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Ecology and management of the crapemyrtle aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on crapemyrtle (Myrtales: Lythraceae) in the southern United States

Wilson, C. J. & Bertone, M. A., 2024, In: Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 15, 1, pmae003.

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Scale insects contribute to spider conservation in urban trees and shrubs

Wilson, C. J. & Frank, S. D., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 27, 3, p. 479-492 14 p.

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The effects of urbanization on bee communities depends on floral resource availability and bee functional traits

Wilson, C. J. & Jamieson, M. A., Dec 1 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 12, e0225852.

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Scale Insects Support Natural Enemies in Both Landscape Trees and Shrubs BelowThem

Wilson, C. J. & Frank, S. D., Dec 1 2022, In: Environmental Entomology. 51, 6, p. 1094-1105 12 p.

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Tree species richness around urban red maples reduces pest density but does not enhance biological control

Wilson, C. J., Backe, K. M., Just, M. G., Lahr, E. C., Nagle, A. M., Long, L. C., Dale, A. G. & Frank, S. D., Oct 2023, In: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 88, 128093.

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Urban tree pests can support biological control services in landscape shrubs

Wilson, C. J. & Frank, S. D., Aug 2023, In: BioControl. 68, 4, p. 375-386 12 p.

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Geographic biases in bee research limits understanding of species distribution and response to anthropogenic disturbance

Jamieson, M. A., Carper, A. L., Wilson, C. J., Scott, V. L. & Gibbs, J., 2019, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7, JUN, 194.

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Revisiting the particular role of host shifts in initiating insect speciation

Forbes, A. A., Devine, S. N., Hippee, A. C., Tvedte, E. S., Ward, A. K. G., Widmayer, H. A. & Wilson, C. J., May 2017, In: Evolution. 71, 5, p. 1126-1137 12 p.

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Does urbanization favour exotic bee species? Implications for the conservation of native bees in cities

Fitch, G., Wilson, C. J., Glaum, P., Vaidya, C., Simao, M. C. & Jamieson, M. A., Dec 1 2019, In: Biology Letters. 15, 12, 20190574.

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Calico Scale Insecticide Efficacy

Wilson, C. (PI)

University of Florida

8/1/24 → 7/31/25

Project: Research project

Travel to IR4 Workshop

Wilson, C. (PI)

University of Florida

9/1/23 → 10/31/23

Project: Research project

Education

PhD Entomology NC State University 2022

MS Biology Oakland University 2018

BS Environmental Sciences University of Iowa 2016

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Entomology