A. W. Ferguson

Ingrid Helvi Williams (1947-2025)

Norman Carreck, A. W. Ferguson, Juliet L. Osborne

Descriptive Analysis of Six-Months of Nutrition Change During COVID-19 in a Vulnerable Rural Population Over 80 Years Old

Courtney Wellman, Thomas McIntosh, A. W. Ferguson, Alperen Korkmaz et autres

Background Isolation mitigated the risks of COVID-19 infection. For older adults, isolation itself can be harmful. Isolation and loneliness impact nutritional status which leads to other health consequences. This study identified the changes of 167 individuals 80+ years old pre and post …

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Nutrition and Isolation in a Rural US Population over 80 Years Old: A Descriptive Analysis of a Vulnerable Population

Courtney D. Wellman, A. W. Ferguson, Thomas McIntosh, Alperen Korkmaz et autres

Factors allowing rural, community-dwelling 80+ year-olds to thrive remain unexplored. Isolation can impact this vulnerable population. In this study, patients were prospectively surveyed for age, gender, cohabitation (self, spouse, family) and location (suburban, rural, and isolated). Mini-nutritional assessment short form (MNA-SF) and …

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D-Suite technologies for low-voltage distribution networks

J. Chen, Jong‐Shinn Wu, Jian Yu, Alireza Kazerooni et autres

As record numbers of low carbon technologies (LCT) like electric vehicles and heat pumps are being introduced to the energy system, low voltage (LV) electrical power networks will be increasingly stressed. Suitable approaches to reinforce LV networks are however not fully established …

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Banker Plant Bonuses? The Benefits and Risks of Including Brassicas in Field Margins to Promote Conservation Biocontrol of Specialist Pests in Oilseed Rape

M. P. Skellern, Suzanne J. Clark, A. W. Ferguson, N. P. Watts et autres

European agri-environment schemes include the use of flower-rich field margins to promote on-farm biodiversity, but species mixtures rarely include Brassicaceae. As pests of oilseed rape (OSR; Brassica napus) and their parasitoids are mostly brassica specialists, including brassica ‘banker plants’ in the mixtures …

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Phytochemical analysis of salal berry ( Gaultheria shallon Pursh.), a traditionally-consumed fruit from western North America with exceptionally high proanthocyanidin content

A. W. Ferguson, Elisabete Carvalho, Geraldine Gourlay, Vincent Walker et autres

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Identifying Municipal Barriers Preventing the Adoption of Green Infrastructure Stormwater Management in Ontario, Canada

A. W. Ferguson

Green infrastructure (GI) has emerged as a strategic landscape approach to aid in creating more sustainable communities that benefit both people and wildlife. Despite the well-known social, economic and environmental benefits of GI in managing stormwater, many municipalities have been slow to …

The potential of decision support systems to improve risk assessment for pollen beetle management in winter oilseed rape

A. W. Ferguson, M. P. Skellern, Andreas Johnen, Julia-Sophie von Richthofen et autres

BACKGROUND: The reliance on and extensive use of pyrethroid insecticides have led to pyrethroid resistance in pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus). Widespread adoption of best practice in pollen beetle management is therefore needed. Decision support systems (DSSs) that identify the risk period(s) for …

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Temperature‐activity relationships in Meligethes aeneus: implications for pest management

A. W. Ferguson, Lucy Nevard, Suzanne J. Clark, S. M. Cook

BACKGROUND: Pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus F.) management in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) has become an urgent issue in the light of insecticide resistance. Risk prediction advice has relied upon flight temperature thresholds, while risk assessment uses simple economic thresholds. However, there …

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Results of a small survey amongst farmers and advisers in the UK on their evaluation of the proPlant pollen beetle migration tool and its influence on their practice

A. W. Ferguson, S. M. Cook

Comparing the performance of two decision-support systems for management of pollen beetles in oilseed rape in the UK

A. W. Ferguson, Andreas Johnen, E. Bardsley, J-S. Von Richthofen et autres

Development of an integrated pest management strategy for control of pollen beetles in winter oilseed rape (HGCA Project Report No 504)

S. M. Cook, Thomas Döring, A. W. Ferguson, J. L. Martin et autres

We have developed an integrated pest management strategy (IPM) for pollen beetles in winter oilseed rape (OSR) based on risk assessment, monitoring and alternative crop management that can be used as a framework by growers and crop consultants to manage pollen beetles …