Global Council for Innovation in Rapeseed and Canola
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Last name :
CARCAMO
First name :
Hector
Entrance year :
2026
Occupation :
Research Scientist
Phone :
+1 4033602218
Email :
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Address :
5403 1 avenue south, T1J 4B1 Lethbridge / Canada
Main fields of interest :
- Crop protection
Professional experience : Research on basic and applied ecology in support of integrated pest management strategies for insect pests of field crops in Canada. My work includes biological control and biodiversity of natural enemies in relation to agricultural practice with a focus on ground beetles of the family Carabidae.
Education : B.Sc. in Agricultural entomology (1990), M. Sc. in Entomology (1992) and Ph. D. in Ecology (1997), from the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary, respectively, in the province of Alberta in Canada. Postdoctoral experience in soil ecology from the University of British Columbia (1997-1998).
Selected publications : *** Cárcamo, H. A., Meers, S. B., & Herle, C. E. (2019). Managing cabbage seedpod weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in canola (Brassicaceae) – are Lygus (Hemiptera: Miridae) affected? The Canadian Entomologist, 151(1), 85-93. doi:10.4039/tce.2018.57
*** Cárcamo, H, et al. 2023. Revising economic injury levels for Lygus spp. in canola: The value of historical yield and insect data to improve decision making. Crop Protection. https://t.co/528bNlOjtI (February 2024).
*** Cárcamo H, et al. 2024. Trap cropping for insect pests in the Canadian Prairies: a review and a case study. Arthropod-Plant Interactions: 1-18
Srivastava, V., T. Wist, H. Cárcamo 2025 Prairie crop insect pests: how can we improve our economic impact estimate? Canadian Journal of Plant Science 105: 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2025-0020
*** Cárcamo, H. A. et al. 2026. Interspecific competition between exotic and native Peristenus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitoids of Lygus bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae) of western Canada: a lab study. The Canadian Entomologist, 158, e19
