Rebecca Hallett, University of Guelph

Research

entomology integrated pest management agriculture Bt corn Canada European corn borer monitoring resistance

Latest funding

The biology and distribution of the switchgrass gall midge, an emerging pest in Canada
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$76,800
Mitigation and management of Cry1F resistance in European corn borer in Canada
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$723,620
The ecology of alien insect herbivores
NSERC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$30,000

The biology and distribution of the switchgrass gall midge, an emerging pest in Canada

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Hallett, Rebecca R

Keywords: chemical ecology; entomology; insect pest; integrated pest management; phenology; switchgrass; switchgrass gall midge

$76,800

Mitigation and management of Cry1F resistance in European corn borer in Canada

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Hallett, Rebecca R

Keywords: agriculture; bt corn; canada; entomology; european corn borer; integrated pest management; monitoring; resistance; transgenic crop

$723,620

The ecology of alien insect herbivores

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hallett, Rebecca

$30,000

Ecology of dipteran-host plant interactions

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hallett, Rebecca

$98,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: entomology Dear Professor Hallett, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on entomology connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "The biology and distribution of the switchgrass gall midge, an emerging pest in Canada" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]