2021 Annual AISC Conference

DAY ONE PRESENTATIONS - March 15, 2021

Occupancy and Impacts of Invasive Northern Crayfish (Faxonius virilis) on Native Fish
Species in North Saskatchewan River Basin
Victoria Van Mierlo, University of Alberta (Student Presentation)

Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS): Alberta Update 2020
Nicole Kimmel, Alberta Environment and Parks

 

 

Using Environmental DNA to Track Chinese Mystery Snail Invasion in Alberta Lakes
Patrick Hanington, University of Alberta

 

DAY 2 PRESENTATIONS - MARCH 16, 2021

Update on Weed Biological Control Research at CABI Switzerland

Sonja Stutz, CABI, Switzerland

Update on Weed Biocontrol Research in Alberta

Rosemarie De Clerck-Floate, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Effective Biological Control of Canada Thistle, Cirsium arvense, Using its Rust Fungal Parasite, Puccinia punctiformis.
Chris Saunders, Strategic Weed Management Consulting

AISC’s Biocontrol Release Program

Tim Skuse, AISC

 

DAY 3 PRESENTATIONS - MARCH 17, 2021

Earthworm Invasions in Alberta

Erin Cameron, Saint Mary's University, Nova Scotia

 

The Cautionary Tale of Scotch Broom in Washington State: Identification, Impacts, and Mobilization to Address Cytisus scoparius
Justin Bush, Washington Invasive Species Council

Tracking the Spread of Invasive Wild Pigs in Canada

Ryan Brook, University of Saskatchewan

 

‘Squeal on Pigs!’ Campaign in Alberta

Megan Evans, AISC

 

DAY 4 PRESENTATIONS - MARCH 18, 2021

Alberta's Certified Weed Free Forage Program

Kelly Cooley, CoolPro Solutions and Megan Evans, AISC

Nobody Can Achieve Assurance Alone: “We Are All Making a Difference Here”
Krista Zuzak, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

Drone Application Technology for Invasive Species Control
Wade McLean and Cory Southam, Strongfield Environmental Solutions Inc

DAY 5 PRESENTATIONS - MARCH 19, 2021

Pollen Foraging Preferences: Apis mellifera and Bombus spp.
Ron Miksha, University of Calgary (Student Presentation)

The Asian Giant Hornet; The Apex-predator of the Insect World
Paul van Westendorp, Government of British Columbia

Forest Health and Invasive Species in Alberta
Caroline Whitehouse, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

Overview of Alberta's Dutch Elm Disease Prevention and Control Program
Janet Feddes-Calpas, Society for the Prevention of Dutch Elm Disease

Dutch Elm Disease, More Than Prevention

David Ellis, City of Lethbridge