Smith, Sandy M.
Professor, Forest Entomology
s [dot] smith [dot] a (at)utoronto [dot] ca
Faculty of Forestry
University of Toronto
33 Willcocks St.
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5S 3B3
Tel: 416-978-5482
Fax: 416-978-3834
Email: s [dot] smith [dot] a (at)utoronto [dot] ca
My research aims to increase our ability to manage forest insects through environmentally acceptable means by improving our understanding of those factors that affect natural enemies regulating forest-feeding arthropods. I explore questions related to population mortality in forest insect systems and community diversity of native natural enemies. My past work has addressed augmentation of parasitoids for biological control of the spruce budworm. Current research focuses on broad community patterns of natural enemies to examine: 1) Biological control for damaging insect populations (=top-down regulation with natural enemies); 2) Invasion biology mechanisms that drive alien forest pest populations; 3) Biodiversity responses in natural enemy communities to forest manipulation (=bottom-up regulation); and 4) Biological interaction between arthropods, plants, & symbiotic or competitive microbial associates.
Refereed journal publications (last five years):
Refereed Published (Career Total = 73):
Aguayo-Fuentealba, I., P. deGroot & S.M. Smith. Spatial attack pattern of Monochamus scutellatus (Col: Cerambycidae) on three pine hosts. Env. Ent. (accepted with revision July 2008). [CFS-OMNR funds]
Aguayo-Fuentealba, I., P. deGroot & S.M. Smith. Mate selection in male and female Monochamus scutellatus (Col: Cerambycidae) in relation to body size. Env. Ent. (accepted with revision July 2008). [CFS-OMNR funds]
Morgan, R.E., P. de Groot & S.M. Smith. 2008. Relationship of winter starch reserves in young ash and attack by the emerald ash borer (Col: Buprestidae). In press, Gr. L.Ent. [NSERC-CFS funds]
Aguayo-Fuentealba, I., P. deGroot & S.M. Smith. Effects of nutritional and physical bark characteristics on oviposition response and larval growth rate of Monochamus scutellatus (Say) (Col: Cerambycidae). Agr. & Forest Entomol. (submitted April 2008). [CFS-OMNR funds]
Campbell, C., K. van Frankenhuyzen & S.M. Smith. 2007. Incubation period, spore egestion and horizontal transmission of Nosema fumiferanae (Micro.: Nosematidae) in spruce budworm (Choristoneura Lep.:Tortricidae): Role of temperature and dose. J.Invert.Path. 94:204-210 [CFS funds]
Deans, A.M., S.M. Smith, J.R. Malcolm, W.J. Crins & M.I. Bellocq. 2007. Hoverfly (Syrphidae) communities respond to varying structural retention following harvesting in Canadian peatland black spruce forests. Environ. Entomol. 36:308-318. [NSERC-CFS funds]
Vance, C.C., S.M. Smith J.R. Malcolm, J. Huber, & M.I. Bellocq. 2007. Differences between forest type and vertical strata in the diversity and composition of hymenopteran families and mymarid genera in northeastern temperate forests. Environ. Entomol. 36: 1073-1083. [NSERC, Ivey funds]
Timms, L., S.M. Smith & P.deGroot. 2006. Patterns in the within-tree distribution of the emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire) in young, green-ash plantations of southwestern Ontario, Canada. Agr. & Forest Entomology 8:313-321. [CFIA funds]
Ryall, K., P.de Groot & S.M. Smith. 2006. Sequential patterns of colonization of coarse woody debris by Ips pini (Say) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) following a major ice storm. Agr. & Forest Entomology 8:89-95. [ARIO-OMNR funds]
Vanderwel, M.C., J.R. Malcolm & S.M. Smith. 2006. An integrated stage based model of snag and downed woody debris decomposition. Forest Ecology & Management 234:48-59. [NSERC funds]
Deans, A., J. Malcolm, S.M. Smith & M.I. Bellocq. 2005. Edge effects in the responses of aerial insect assemblages to structural-retention harvesting in Canadian boreal peatland forests. Forest Ecology & Management 204: 249-266. [CFS Model Forest funds]
Morgan, R.E., P. de Groot & S.M. Smith. 2004. Susceptibility of pine plantations to attack by the pine shoot beetle (Tomicus piniperda) in southern Ontario. Can. J. Forest Research 34: 2528–2540. [NSERC-Discovery & OMNR funds]
Sweeney, J., P. de Groot, L. Macdonald, S.M. Smith, C. Cocquempot, M. Kenis & J. Gutowski. 2004. Host volatile attractants and traps for detection of the brown spruce longhorn beetle, Tetropium fuscum (F.) and the black spruce beetle T. castaneum (L.). Environ. Entomology 33: 844-854. [CFS funds]
Vance, C.C, K. Kirby, J.R. Malcolm & S.M. Smith. 2003. Community composition of longhorned beetles (Col: Cerambycidae) in the canopy and understorey of sugar maple and white pine stands in south-central Ontario. Environ. Entomol. 32: 1066-1072. [Ivey Fdn. funds]
Bellocq, M.I. & S.M. Smith. 2003. Convergence in arthropod assemblages with various restoration approaches for Canadian deciduous forests. J. Insect Conservation 7: 99-109. [OMNR funds]
Deans, A., J.R. Malcolm, S.M. Smith & T. Carleton. 2003. A comparison of forest structure among old growth, variable retention harvested, and clear cut peatland black spruce (Picea mariana) forests in boreal northeastern Ontario. Proc. Old-Growth Conf. For. Chron. 79:579-89. [LAMF-CFS funds]
Bellocq, M.I. & S.M. Smith. 2003. Population dynamics and foraging of Sorex cinereus (masked shrew) in the boreal forest of eastern Canada. Ann. Zool. Fennici 40: 27-34. [NSERC-Industry funds]
Submitted:
Vanderwaal, M., J. Malcolm & S.M.Smith. Long-term snag & downed woody debris dynamics under periodic surface fire, fire suppression & shelterwood management. Ecosystems (submitted June 2008) [NSERC-OMNR funds]
Ryall, K.L., P. de Groot & S.M. Smith. Response of coleopteran predators to high and low densities of their scolytid prey Ips pini (Col: Scolytidae). Agr. For. Entomol. (submitted May 2008) [NSERC-ARIO funds]
Thomas, S.C., A. Sztaba & S.M. Smith. Age-related changes in herbivory patterns in canopy leaves of mature Acer saccharum. Oikos (submitted Nov. 2008). [NSERC-Rob Roy funds]
Smith, S.M., M.I. Bellocq, N. Islam & J.M. Sousa. Single-tree selection harvesting effects on aerial insect communities in a northern temperate forest. Can. J. For. Res. (submitted Nov 2008) [Rob Roy funds]