Valérie Fournier

Professor,
Université Laval

Département de Phytologie
E-mail: valerie.fournier@fsaa.ulaval.ca
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Education

  • Postdoctorate Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Entomology, Ecology of insects 2007
  • Postdoctorate University of California, Berkeley, Entomology, predator-prey interactions 2005
  • Doctorate Université Laval, Plant biology, Community entomology and ecology 2003
  • Master's Université Laval, Plant biology, 1999
  • Baccalauréat Université Laval, Phytology, 1997


Research

Research projects linked with the issues of declining pollinators and their conservation in agricultural environments. In field crops: the impacts of neonicotinoid insecticide treated seeds on wild and domestic bee populations and the impacts of the diversification of riparian strips on pollinators.
  • Business administration, public service
  • Agronomy
  • Molecular biology
  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Environment
  • Floriculture and tree nurseries
  • Genetics
  • Agriculture management
  • Horticulture
  • Zootechnics
  • Ecology of pollinator insects and biological control agents


  • QCBS students

    Ana María Quiroga Arcila

    Ph.D.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Pierre Giovenazzo, Université Laval
    (Start: 2022)
    Optimization of lowbush blueberry pollination by honey bees and bumblebees

    Andréa Duclos

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2022)
    Inventory and study of Hirsutella sp., an entomopathogenic fungus of the cyclamen mite, in order to develop a conservation biological control strategy for strawberry production

    laurence fleury

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Anne-Marie Fortier, Phytodata
    (Start: 2022)
    Suivi des populations d'altises dans les radis en sol organique et évaluation de filets et du piégeage de masse pour le contrôle des dommages

    Jordanne Jacques

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Edel Pérez Lopez
    (Start: 2023)
    Knowledge development on leafhoppers in strawberry and their role as vectors of viral and bacterial diseases

    Kévin Matte

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Marc Mazerolle
    (Start: 2024)
    Potentiel des bandes fleuries arborées pour améliorer la résilience des bourdons envers les changements climatiques au Québec

    Amélie Quesnel

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Labrie, Geneviève, CRAM
    (Start: 2022, End: 2024)
    Evaluation of two new biological control agents and a banker plant against green peach aphid in greenhouse peppers

    Michael Tremblay

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2024, End: 2026)
    Quantify exposure related to pesticide residues in the pollen and nectar of wild and cultivated plants for native pollinators.

    Previous students (since 2009)

    Mathilde Tissier

    Postdoctoral fellow
    Other (co-)supervisor: Reale, Denis, UQAM
    (Start: 2021, End: 2023)
    Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Patrick Bergeron
    Applied conservation physiology to promote bumblebee health and performance in collaboration with the agricultural community
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    Phanie Bonneau

    Ph.D.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Annabelle Firlej, IRDA
    (Start: 2016, End: 2022)
    Control Strategies for Reducing the Phytosanitary Impact of Spotted Wing Drosophila

    Amélie Gervais

    Ph.D.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Marc Bélisle, Université de Sherbrooke
    (Start: 2015, End: 2018)
    Biodiversity of pollinators in cranberry crop: the effect of management practices and soil types

    Johannie Belzile

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2010, End: 2012)
    Lutte biologique au kalmia dans les bleuetières

    Virginie Bernier

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Mohamed Khelifi, Université Laval
    (Start: 2019, End: 2021)
    Adaptation d'une méthode hollandaise de traitement de l'air en atmosphère contrôlée pour lutter contre le tarsonème du fraisier

    Martine Bernier

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Pierre Giovenazzo, Université Laval
    (Start: 2010, End: 2013)
    Survie et phénologie du petit coléoptère de la ruche aux conditions du Québec

    Mathilde Bouchard

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Ève-Catherine Desjardins, Centre d'expérimentation et de développement en forêt boréale (CEDFOB)
    (Start: 2021, End: 2022)
    Osmia tersula, an indigenous pollinator of the Côte-Nord region, as an alternative to commercial beehives for the pollination of fruit and greenhouse crops

    Morgane Canovas

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Conrad Cloutier
    (Start: 2017, End: 2019)
    Phenology, natural enemies and integrated pest managment against thrips in strawberries

    Léonie Carignan-Guillemette

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Mathieu Bouchard, Université Laval
    (Start: 2020, End: 2021)
    Influence de la composition floristique et du climat sur la diversité des pollinisateurs dans les coupes forestières
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    Patricia Denis

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Caroline Halde
    (Start: 2021, End: 2023)
    Impact of in-rows perennial cover crops on auxiliary arthropods in vineyard

    Isabelle Drolet

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2012, End: 2016)
    Perfectionnement de la lutte intégrée par l’étude taxonomique des ennemis naturels et des caractères influents à leur établissement en production de canneberge au Québec

    Melissa Girard

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2008, End: 2010)
    Examen de l'influence de la diversite florale dans la mosaique du paysage agricole sur la performance des colonies de Apis mellifera

    Valentine Glaus

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Véronique Martel, CFL
    (Start: 2020, End: 2022)
    Description du réseau trophique de la tordeuse des bourgeons de l'épinette dans différents contextes et habitats

    Anaïs Grenier

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Guillaume Grégoire, Université Laval
    (Start: 2021, End: 2022)
    Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Colin Favret
    Improving the performance and resilience of urban ecosystems through the biodiversification of ground covers
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    Marianne Lamontagne-Drolet

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Pierre Giovenazzo
    (Start: 2016, End: 2018)
    Des suppléments alimentaires pour maximiser le développement des colonies d'abeilles domestiques (Apis mellifera L.)

    Anne Leboeuf

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Maxim Larrivée, Espace pour la vie
    (Start: 2019, End: 2022)
    Abeilles citoyennes - Diversité des abeilles sauvages par la science citoyenne

    Émilie Lemaire

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2008, End: 2012)
    Contrôle biologique des acarien ravageurs en serres-tunnels

    Marine Marel

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2008, End: 2010)
    Lutte biologique contre les tétranyques en pépinière hornementale

    Kim Menard

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Pierre Giovenazzo
    (Start: 2022, End: 2024)
    Relation entre le butinage et la structure populationnelle du couvain et des ouvrières dans les colonies d’abeilles domestiques (Apis mellifera L.)

    Joseph Moisan de Serres

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2010, End: 2012)
    Impacts des brise-vents sur la biodiversité des pollinisateurs dans la culture du bleuet nain

    Amélie Morin

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2022, End: 2024)
    Evaluation of the impact of the composition and structure of sown flower strips along the edge of fields as a tool for the conservation of bumblebees in Montérégie

    Stéphanie Patenaude

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Stéphanie Tellier, MAPAQ
    (Start: 2016, End: 2018)
    Biological control of the cyclamen mite (Acari: tarsonemidae) with predatory mites

    Sabrina Rondeau

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Pierre Giovenazzo, Université Laval
    (Start: 2016, End: 2018)
    Lutte biologique contre Varroa destructor, un parasite de l'abeille domestique (Apis mellifera L.) à l'aide de l'acarien prédateur Stratiolaelaps scimitus

    Andrée Rousseau

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Pierre Giovenazzo, Université Laval
    (Start: 2011, End: 2013)
    Production et qualité du sperme des faux-bourdons (Apis mellifera L.) durant la saison apicole estivale au Québec

    Olivier Samson-Robert

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Geneviève Labrie, CÉROM
    (Start: 2013, End: 2014)
    Neonicotinoid-coated seeds: impacts on honey bees, bumble bees and water contamination.

    Olivier Slupik

    M.Sc.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Raphael Proulx, UQTR
    (Start: 2019, End: 2020)
    Biodiversity of pollinators in an agricultural intensification gradient in a flood plain context.

    Ève Therriault

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2012, End: 2014)
    Lutte biologique aux tétranyques à l'aide de plantes réservoirs

    Examples of species studied

    Homalodisca vitripennis
    Hemiptera
    Cicadellidae
    Acari
    Eriophyidae
    Homoptera
    Aethina tumida
    Coleoptera
    Nitidulidae
    Apis mellifera
    Hymenoptera
    Apidae
    Diptera
    Laelapidae
    Varroidae
    Mesostigmata
    Aphididae
    Aleyrodidae
    Rosaceae
    Vaccinium angustifolium
    Tarsonemidae
    Phytoseiidae
    Ericaceae
    Drosophilidae
    Bombus impatiens
    Drosophila suzukii
    Lepidoptera
    Tortricidae
    Frankliniella
    Thysanoptera
    Thripidae


    Publications

    72- Leafhoppers as markers of the impact of climate change on agriculture
    Journal Article
    Plante N , Durivage J , Brochu A , Dumonceaux T , Almeida Santos A , Torres D , Bahder B , Kits J , Dionne A , Légaré J , Tellier S , McCune F , Goulet C , Fournier V , Pérez-López E ,
    2024 Cell Reports Sustainability (Date Added: 2024-09-27)

    71- Assessing the contribution of lawns and semi-natural meadows to bee, wasp, and flower fly communities across different landscapes
    Journal Article
    Cloutier S , Mendes P , Cimon-Morin J , Pellerin S , Fournier V , Poulin M ,
    2024 Urban Ecosystems (Date Added: 2024-03-12)

    70- Leafhoppers as vectors of phytoplasma diseases in Canadian berry crops: a review in the face of climate change
    Journal Article
    Almeida Santos A , Jacques J , Plante N , Fournier V , Pérez-López E ,
    2024 Annals of the Entomological Society of America (Date Added: 2024-01-31)

    69- FECAL SAMPLING PROTOCOL TO ASSESS BUMBLE BEE HEALTH IN CONSERVATION RESEARCH
    Journal Article
    Tissier M L , Blair C , MacKell S , Adler L S , MacIvor J S , Bergeron P , Callaghan C , Labrie G , Colla S , Fournier V ,
    2023 Journal of Pollination Ecology (Date Added: 2024-06-24)

    68- Syrphid fly response to urban heat islands varies with functional traits
    Journal Article
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    2023 Journal of Insect Conservation (Date Added: 2024-02-08)

    67- Syrphid fly response to urban heat islands varies with functional traits
    Journal Article
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    2023 Journal of Insect Conservation (Date Added: 2024-02-08)

    64- Control of Phytonemus pallidus (Acari:Tarsonemidae) from strawberry transplants using controlled atmosphere temperature treatment
    Journal Article
    Bernier V , Lefebvre N , Khelifi M , Renkema J , Fournier V ,
    2023 Journal of Economic Entomology (Date Added: 2023-11-04)

    63- Combining community science and taxonomist expertise for large-scale monitoring of insect pollinators: Perspective and insights from Abeilles citoyennes
    Journal Article
    Rondeau S , Gervais A , Leboeuf A , Drapeau Picard A , Larrivée M , Fournier V ,
    2023 Conservation Science and Practice (Date Added: 2023-09-19)

    62- Early pest detection in cannabis plants with multispectral imaging: artificial intelligence and machine learning
    Conference Proceeding Conference Paper
    Si Ahmed A , Tchang S P , McCune F , Eaves J , Fournier V , Maldague X ,
    2023 Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (Date Added: 2023-08-20)

    61- Pest thrips do not set field margins aside: preferred wildflowers sustain pest Frankliniella spp. (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and their migration in commercial strawberry
    Journal Article
    Canovas M , Guay J , Fournier V , Cloutier C ,
    2023 Arthropod-Plant Interactions (Date Added: 2023-04-16)

    60- Nontarget impacts of insecticide-based population control of eastern spruce budworm (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on nontarget caterpillar communities and parasitism
    Journal Article
    Glaus V , Nisole A , Edwards S , Bélanger S , Johns R C , Djoumad A , Cusson M , Fournier V , Martel V ,
    2023 Canadian Entomologist (Date Added: 2023-03-05)

    59- Wild host fruit-niche diversity of Drosophila suzukii in lowbush blueberry agroecosystems in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada
    Journal Article
    Guay J , Champagne-Cauchon W , Fournier V , Cloutier C ,
    2023 Canadian Entomologist (Date Added: 2023-01-23)

    58- Host Range and Phenology of Sugarcane Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and Natural Enemy Community in Sorghum in Haiti
    Journal Article
    Exilien R , Brodeur J , Fournier V , Martini X ,
    2022 Journal of economic entomology (Date Added: 2023-01-04)

    57- Response of bee and hoverfly populations to a land-use gradient in a Quebec floodplain
    Journal Article
    Slupik O , McCune F , Watson C , Proulx R , Fournier V ,
    2022 Journal of Insect Conservation (Date Added: 2022-11-17)

    56- First evidence of the occurrence of a putative new subgroup of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ (16SrI) associated with strawberry green petal disease in Quebec, Canada
    Journal Article
    Plante N , Brochu A , Goulet C , Thibault P , Fournier V , Pérez‐López E ,
    2021 New Disease Reports (Date Added: 2022-03-30)

    55- Insecticidal effect of Bacillus pumilus PTB180 and Bacillus subtilis PTB185 used alone and in combination against the foxglove aphid and the melon aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
    Journal Article
    Kahia M , Nguyen T T A , McCune F , Naasz R , Antoun H , Fournier V ,
    2021 Canadian Entomologist (Date Added: 2022-03-30)

    54- Landscape enhancements in apple orchards: Higher bumble bee queen species richness, but no effect on apple quality
    Journal Article
    Gervais A , Bélisle M , Mazerolle M J , Fournier V ,
    2021 Insects (Date Added: 2021-06-10)

    53- Overwintering survival of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in temperature regimes emulating partly protected winter conditions in a cold-temperate climate of Québec, Canada
    Journal Article
    Cloutier C , Guay J , Champagne-Cauchon W , Fournier V ,
    2021 Canadian Entomologist (Date Added: 2021-04-01)

    52- Supplying honey bees with waterers: a precautionary measure to reduce exposure to pesticides
    Journal Article
    McCune F , Samson-Robert O , Rondeau S , Chagnon M , Fournier V ,
    2021 Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Date Added: 2021-01-22)

    50- Commercial bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) hives under exclusion netting systems for apple pollination in orchards
    Journal Article
    Normandeau Bonneau M , Samson-Robert O , Fournier V , Chouinard G ,
    2020 Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (Date Added: 2020-11-10)

    49- Agricultural landscape composition affects the development and life expectancy of colonies of Bombus impatiens
    Journal Article
    Gervais A , Fournier V , Bélisle M ,
    2020 Ecosphere (Date Added: 2020-08-06)

    48- Diversity and nutritional value of pollen harvested by honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies during lowbush blueberry and cranberry (Ericaceae) pollination
    Journal Article
    Dufour C , Fournier V , Giovenazzo P ,
    2020 Canadian Entomologist (Date Added: 2020-06-05)

    47- Phenology and spatial distribution of spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in lowbush blueberry (Ericaceae) in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada
    Journal Article
    Champagne-Cauchon W , Guay J , Fournier V , Cloutier C ,
    2020 Canadian Entomologist (Date Added: 2020-06-05)

    44- Evaluation of Various Sources of Viral Infection in Strawberry Fields of Quebec, Canada
    Journal Article
    Bonneau P , Hogue R , Tellier S , Fournier V ,
    2019 Journal of economic entomology (Date Added: 2019-12-20)

    43- Response of wild bee communities to beekeeping, urbanization, and flower availability
    Journal Article
    McCune F , Normandin ,
    2019 Urban Ecosystems (Date Added: 2019-11-22)

    42- The Impacts of Two Protein Supplements on Commercial Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Colonies
    Journal Article
    Lamontagne-Drolet M , Samson-Robert O , Giovenazzo P , Fournier V ,
    2019 Journal of Apicultural Research (Date Added: 2019-08-14)

    41- Ability of muscidifurax raptorellus and other parasitoids and predators to control drosophila suzukii populations in raspberries in the laboratory
    Journal Article
    Bonneau P , Renkema J , Fournier V , Firlej A ,
    2019 Insects (Date Added: 2019-05-18)

    40- Flight phenology and trap selection for monitoring potential viral vector Aphididae and Aleyrodidae (Hemiptera) in strawberry (Rosaceae) fields of Québec, Canada
    Journal Article
    Bonneau P , Brisson J D , Tellier S , Fournier V ,
    2019 Canadian Entomologist (Date Added: 2019-05-12)

    39- The Use of the Predatory Mite Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) to Control Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Honey Bee Colonies in Early and Late Fall
    Journal Article
    Rondeau S , Giovenazzo P , Fournier V ,
    2019 Journal of economic entomology (Date Added: 2019-04-09)

    38- Biodiversity of lepidopteran pests and their parasitoids in organic and conventional cranberry crop
    Journal Article
    Drolet I , Guay J , Fournier V , Cloutier C ,
    2019 Biological Control (Date Added: 2019-01-01)

    36- Diversity and pollen loads of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in cranberry crops
    Journal Article
    Gervais A , Chagnon M , Fournier V ,
    2018 Annals of the Entomological Society of America (Date Added: 2018-12-05)

    35- Comparison of three methods to multiply honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies
    Journal Article
    Maucourt, S, Fournier, V, Giovenazzo, P
    2017 Apidologie (Date Added: 2018-05-14)

    34- Assessing Wild Bee Biodiversity in Cranberry Agroenvironments: Influence of Natural Habitats
    Journal Article
    Gervais A , Fournier V , Sheffield C S , Chagnon M ,
    2017 Journal of economic entomology (Date Added: 2017-10-17)

    33- Planting of neonicotinoid-coated corn raises honey bee mortality and sets back colony development
    Journal Article
    Samson-Robert O , Labrie G , Chagnon M , Fournier V ,
    2017 PeerJ (Date Added: 2017-08-25)

    32- Chronic exposure to neonicotinoids reduces honey bee health near corn crops
    Journal Article
    Tsvetkov N , Samson-Robert O , Sood K , Patel H S , Malena D A , Gajiwala P H , Maciukiewicz P , Fournier V , Zayed A ,
    2017 Science (Date Added: 2017-07-24)

    31- Performance of a tri-trophic food web under different climate change scenarios
    Journal Article
    Flores-Mejia S , Fournier V , Cloutier C ,
    2017 Food Webs (Date Added: 2017-06-17)

    30- Taxonomic and functional trait diversity of wild bees in different urban settings
    Journal Article
    Normandin E , Vereecken N J , Buddle C M , Fournier V ,
    2017 PeerJ (Date Added: 2017-03-22)

    29-Abreuvoirs pour abeilles : un moyen de mitiger le danger des contaminants agricoles accumulés dans les flaques d’eau?
    Report
    Fournier, VOS-R
    2016 Rapport final réalisé dans le cadre du programme Prime-Vert ( Date Added: 2018-05-14)

    28-Développement d’un outil de dépistage des insectes vecteurs de virus dans les fraisières
    Report
    Fournier, V
    2016 Rapport final produit dans le cadre du Programme de subvention Innov’Action (volet 2) du MAPAQ ( Date Added: 2016-08-16)

    27-Essais d'un supplément nutritif pour prédateurs introduits en framboisiers sous grands tunnels combiné à la technique des plantes-réservoirs
    Report
    Fournier, V
    2016 Rapport final réalisé dans le cadre du programme Prime-Vert ( Date Added: 2016-08-16)

    26- The influence of a parasitoid's response to temperature on the performance of a tri-trophic food web: Parasitoid's influence on food web performance
    Journal Article
    Flores-Mejia, S, Guay, J-FDR, Fournier, VR, Cloutier, C
    2016 Ecological Entomology (Date Added: 2016-05-16)

    25-Aménagement de l'agroenvironnement de la cannebergière en vue de favoriser le maintien, la protection et le renforcement des pollinisateurs indigènes
    Report
    Chagnon, M, A Gervais , Fournier, V, I Drolet ,
    2015 Rapport final réalisé dans le cadre du programme Prime-Vert ( Date Added: 2016-08-16)

    24-Perfectionnement de la lutte intégrée par l’étude taxonomique des ennemis naturels et des caractères influents à leur établissement en production de canneberge au Québec
    Report
    Drolet, I, J -F Guay , Fournier, V, C Cloutier ,
    2015 Rapport final présenté dans le cadre du Programme d’Appui à l’Innovation en Agroalimentaire (PSIA) du MAPAQ ( Date Added: 2016-08-16)

    23-Une méta-analyse pour le transfert d’avantages économiques des biens et services écosystémiques fournis par les milieux humides au Québec
    Book Chapter
    He, J, Fournier, R, Revéret, JP, Dupras, J, Théau, J, Boyer, JP
    2015 Nature et économie : un regard sur les écosystèmes du Québec ( Date Added: 2016-06-28)

    22- Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) drone sperm quality in relation to age, genetic line, and time of breeding
    Journal Article
    Rousseau, A, Fournier, V, Giovenazzo, P
    2015 The Canadian Entomologist (Date Added: 2015-11-09)

    21- Increased Acetylcholinesterase Expression in Bumble Bees During Neonicotinoid-Coated Corn Sowing
    Journal Article
    Samson-Robert, O, Labrie, G, Mercier, P-L, Chagnon, M, Derome, N, Fournier, V
    2015 Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2015-08-17)

    20-Évaluation de la pathogénicité d’une souche d’entomopathogène, Beauvaria bassiana, sur l’abeille domestique (Apidae : Apis mellifera)
    Report
    Normadin-Leclerc, E
    2014 Rapport final réalisé dans le cadre du programme MITACS- Accélération ( Date Added: 2016-08-16)

    19- Temperature responses of a plant-insect system using a food-web performance approach
    Journal Article
    Flores-Mejia, S, Fournier, V, Cloutier, C
    2014 Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (Date Added: 2014-12-16)

    18- Neonicotinoid-Contaminated Puddles of Water Represent a Risk of Intoxication for Honey Bees
    Journal Article
    Samson-Robert, O, Labrie, G, Chagnon, M, Fournier, V
    2014 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2014-12-15)

    17- Influence of windbreaks and forest borders on abundance and species richness of native pollinators in lowbush blueberry fields in Québec, Canada
    Journal Article
    Moisan-DeSerres, J, Chagnon, M, Fournier, V
    2014 The Canadian Entomologist (Date Added: 2014-12-04)

    16- Dynamics of a headwater system and peatland under current conditions and with climate change: DYNAMICS OF A HEADWATER SYSTEM AND PEATLAND
    Journal Article
    Levison, J, Larocque, M, Fournier, V, Gagné, S, Pellerin, S, Ouellet, MA
    2014 Hydrological Processes (Date Added: 2014-08-21)

    15- Control of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) using in-hive traps
    Journal Article
    Bernier, M, Fournier, V, Eccles, L, Giovenazzo, P
    2014 The Canadian Entomologist (Date Added: 2014-07-08)

    14- Pupal Development of <I>Aethina tumida</I> (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in Thermo-Hygrometric Soil Conditions Encountered in Temperate Climates
    Journal Article
    Bernier, M, Fournier, V, Giovenazzo, P
    2014 Journal of Economic Entomology (Date Added: 2014-05-01)

    13-Examen de l’influence de la diversité florale dans la mosaïque agricole des cultures de Vaccinium sur la performance des colonies d’Apis mellifera introduites
    Report
    Fournier, V
    2013 Rapport final présenté dans le cadre du Programme d’Appui à l’Innovation en Agroalimentaire (PSIA) du MAPAQ ( Date Added: 2016-08-16)

    12-Identification des miels et des pollens canadiens et élaboration d’ouvrages de références palynologiques
    Report
    Girard M , VF
    2013 Rapport final présenté dans le cadre du Programme Canadien d’Adaptation Agricole (PCAA) ( Date Added: 2016-08-16)

    11- Pollen diversity collected by honey bees in the vicinity of Vaccinium spp. crops and its importance for colony development
    Journal Article
    Girard, M, Chagnon, M, Fournier, V
    2012 Botany (Date Added: 2012-08-21)

    10- Identifying the predator complex of Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): A comparative study of the efficacy of an ELISA and PCR gut content assay
    Journal Article
    Fournier, V, Hagler, J, Daane, K, De León, J, Groves, R
    2008 Oecologia (Date Added: 2011-07-21)

    9- Development of molecular diagnostic markers for sharpshooters Homalodisca coagulata and Homalodisca liturata for use in predator gut content examinations
    Journal Article
    De León, JH, Fournier, V, Hagler, JR, Daane, KM
    2006 Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (Date Added: 2011-07-21)

    8- Development and application of a glassy-winged and smoke-tree sharpshooter egg-specific predator gut content ELISA
    Journal Article
    Fournier, V, Hagler, JR, Daane, KM, De León, JH, Groves, RL, Costa, HS, Henneberry, TJ
    2006 Biological Control (Date Added: 2011-07-21)

    7- Multiple plant exploiters on a shared host: Testing for nonadditive effects on plant performance
    Journal Article
    Fournier, V, Rosenheim, JA, Brodeur, J, Diez, JM, Johnson, MW
    2006 Ecological Applications (Date Added: 2011-07-21)

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