Research Scientist (Insect Biology and Ecology) and Research Director/Manager.
Current research interests are organised under two (interrelated) multidisciplinary programmes focused on:
In recent years my interests have been focused on multidisciplinary approaches at the interface between invertebrate biology and mathematics, fluid dynamics, socio-biology and geography to maintain effective pest management while mitigating risks of environmental damage.
Author of more than 160 books, chapters and scientific papers on both indigenous insects and species of quarantine significance (see "Publications" tab for examples).
Recent 91ÇÑ×Óations:
Gill, MC; Walters, KFA (2022). Potential use of floral nectar sugar characteristics in plant selection for pollinator habitats. Journal of Apicultural Research, 2022
Petrovskii, S; Ellis, J; Forbes, E; Petrovskaya, N; Walters, KFA (2022). A predictive model and a field study on heterogeneous slug distribution in arable fields arising from density dependent movement. Scientific Reports 12, 2274 (2022).
Ryder, J.; Cherrill, A; Thompson, HM; Walters, KFA (2021) Lower pollen nutritional quality delays nest building and egg laying in Bombus terrestris audax micro-colonies leading to reduced biomass gain. Apidologie 52, 1033–1047 (2021).
Forbes, E; Back, M; Brooks , A; Petrovskaya, N; Petrovskii, S; Pope, T; Walters, KFA (2021). Stability of patches of higher population density within the heterogenous distribution of the grey field slug Deroceras reticulatum in arable fields in the UK. Insects 2021, 12(1), 9;
Ellis, J; Petrovskaya,N; Forbes, E; Walters KFA; Petrovskii, S (2020). Movement patterns of the grey field slug (Deroceras reticulatum) in an arable field. Scientific Reports 2020; doi.org/10.1038/
Forbes, E, Back, MA, Brooks, A, Petrovskaya, NB, Petrovskii, SV, Pope TW, Walters KFA (2020). Locomotor behaviour promotes stability of the patchy distribution of slugs in arable fields: Tracking the movement of individual Deroceras reticulatum. Pest Management Science 2020; DOI 10.1002/ps.5895
Petrovskaya, NB, Ellis, JR, Forbes, E, Walters, KFA (2020). Modelling a targeted use of pesticide procedure for pest populations with heterogenous spatial distributions. Ecological Modelling 2020; doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109059
Ryder, JT; Cherrill; Prew, R; Shaw, J, Thorbek, P, Walters, KFA (2019). Impact of enhanced Osmia bicornis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) populations onpollination and fruit quality in commercial sweet cherry (Prunus avium (L.)) orchards. Journal of Apicultural Research 2019; doi./10.1080/00218839.2019.1654062
Petrovskaya, NB; Forbes, E, Petrovskii, SV; Walters, KFA (2018). Towards the development of a more accurate monitoring procedure for invertebrate populations, in the presence of an unknown spatial pattern of population distribution in the field. Insects 2018, 9, 29; doi:10.3390/insects901002
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