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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 165 books, chapters and scientific papers on both indigenous insects and species of quarantine significance (see "Publications" tab for examples).
Recent publications:
Ryder, JT; Cherrill, A; Thompson, HM; Walters, KFA (2026). Pollen protein content and developmental success of the solitary bee Osmia bicornis: Amino acid thresholds for larval pollen resources? Insects 2026, 17, 277
Scott-Brown, AS; Rial-Lovera, K; Giannitsopoulos, ML; Rickson, JR; Staton, T; Walters, KFA; Burgess, PJ (2025). Farmland trees and integrated pest management: A review of current knowledge and developing strategies for sustainable systems. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 6, e70087 https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70087
Price, CSV; Harris, WE; Forbes, E; Walters, KFA (2024). Spatial aggregations of the grey field slug Deroceras reticulatum are unstable under abnormalloy high soil moisture conditions. Insects 2024, 15,819 https://doi.org/10.3390/ insects15100819
Walters, KFA; Parry, G, Burnstone, J, Grenz, K, Collier, R, & Bruce, T (2024). Constraints and solutions for development and uptake of integrated pest management in the UK. Annals of Applied Biology, 1–7.
Nasir, S; Walters, KFA; Pereira , RM; Waris, M; Chatha, AA; Hayat, M; Batool, M (2022). Larvicidal activity of acetone extract and green synthesized silver nanoparticles from Allium sativum L. (Amaryllidaceae) against the dengue vector Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 25, (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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