First Name
David
Middle Name or Initial
V
Last Name
Beresford
Email
davidberesford@trentu.ca
Phone
705-748-1011 ext. 7540
Location
Life and Health Sciences Complex
Campus
Peterborough
Job Title
Assistant Professor
Accreditation
B.Sc. (Trent), B.Ed (Queen's), Ph.D (Trent)
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My research areas are: the role of dispersal in insect and mite populations, stable flies as pests of dairy and beef farms, and insect diversity in the Hudson bay lowlands. I also study insects that colonize corpses, such as blow flies and carrion beetles.
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Areas of Expertise
Publications
Brown, M., D. V. Beresford. 2016. Abundance of Nicrophorus pustulatus, a snake egg parasitoid, in the Frontenac Axis population of gray ratsnakes (Pantherophis spiloides). Accepted in Canadian Wildlife Biology, Vol 5(2):25-31.
Langer, S.V., C.J. Kyle, D. V. Beresford. 2016. Using frons width to differentiate blow fly species (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Phormia regina and Protophormia terraenovae. Accepted June 4, 2016 in: Journal of Forensic Science.
John L. Ringrose, K. F. Abraham, D. V. Beresford. 2014. New range records, and a comparison of sweep netting and Malaise trap catches of horse flies and deer flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in northern Ontario. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario. Accepted Sept 2, 2014.
K.M. Farncombe, D. Beresford, C.J. Kyle. 2014. Characterization of microsatellite loci in Phormia regina towards expanding molecular applications in forensic entomology. Forensic Science International, 240: 122–125.
Turpin, C., C. Kyle, and D. V. Beresford. 2014. Post-feeding larval dispersal behavior of late season blow flies (Calliphoridae) in southern Ontario, Canada. Accepted April 11, Journal of Forensic Sciences, Article first published online: 7 MAR 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12469.
John L. Ringrose, K. F. Abraham, D. V. Beresford. 2013. New range records of mosquito species from northern Ontario. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 144: 3-14.
Berger, Heidi, Stephen Henrich, Jill Jessee, Blaise Mikels, Jean Mullen, Clinton K. Meyer, and David Beresford. 2013. Application of Time Scales Calculus to the Growth and Development in Populations of Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae). International Journal of Difference Equations 8: 125-134.
Lowe, A. C., D. V. Beresford, D. O. Carter, F. Gaspari, R. C. O'Brien, B. H. Stuart, and S. L. Forbes. 2013. The effect of soil texture on the degradation of textiles associated with buried bodies. Forensic Science International, 231: 331-339.
Lowe, A. C., Beresford, D. V., Carter, D. O., Gaspari, F., O'Brien, R. C., and Forbes, S. L. 2013. Ground penetrating radar use in three contrasting soil textures in southern Ontario, Geological Society, London, Special Publications, Environmental and Criminal Geoforensics. 384.
Beresford, D. V., and J. Sutcliffe. 2012. Field measurements of stable fly (Diptera: Muscidae) demography, fecundity, and survival based on daily trap catches at a beef farm in southern Ontario over a five year period. Journal of Medical Entomology, 49:1262-1269. Agricultural Research
Namayandeh, A., and D. V. Beresford. 2012. An easy to make and simple designed rearing apparatus for Chironomidae. Chironomus Newsletter for Chironomidae Research, 25:33-34.
Brownscombe, J. W., L. Masson, D. V. Beresford, Michael G. Fox. 2012. Modeling round goby Neogobius melanostomus range expansion in a river system. Aquatic Invasions, 7:537-545.
Nocera, J. J., Blais, J. M., Beresford, D. V., Finity, L., Grooms, C., Kimpe, L., Kyser, K., Michelutti, N., Reudink, M., and Smol, J. P. 2012. Historical pesticide applications dramatically altered the diet of aerially-foraging insectivorous chimney swifts. Published online before print April 18, in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Namayandeh, A., B. Bilyj, D. V. Beresford, K. M. Somers, P. J. Dillon. 2012. Chironomidae (Diptera) larvae of Precambrian Shield headwater streams with new records for 17 species. Zootaxa, 3324:1-65.
Beresford, D. V. 2011. Insect collections from Polar Bear Provincial Park, Ontario, with new records. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 142:19-27.
Bilaniuk, V., and D. V. Beresford. 2011. Sampling adult blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) at pig carcasses with sticky traps: effects of trap colour, height, and inclination. Canadian Journal of Forensic Science 43:181-190.
Hamilton, C., Sutcliffe, J. F., and Beresford, D. V. 2011. Effects of natal habitat odour, reinforced by adult experience, on choice of oviposition site in the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 25: 428-435.
Beresford, D. V.. S. Gan, and K F. Abraham. 2010. Species diversity of Tabanidae (Diptera) on Akimiski Island, Nunavut, Canada. Biological Survey of Canada. 29(1) Spring: 22-34.
LeGros, D., and D. V. Beresford. 2010. Aerial foraging and sexual dimorphism in burying beetles (Silphidae: Coleoptera) in a central Ontario forest. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario. 141:3-10.
Beresford, D. V. and J. Sutcliffe. 2010. Assessing pest control using changes in r : treated targets and stable fly populations case study. Journal of Dairy Science. 93: 2517-2524.
Beresford, D. V., and J. Sutcliffe. 2009. Sampling designs of insect time series data: are they all irregularly spaced? Oikos. 118: 115-121.
Beresford, D. V., and J. Sutcliffe. 2009. Local infestation or long distance migration? The seasonal re-colonization of dairy farms by Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) in south-central Ontario. Journal of Economic Entomology. 102: 788-798.
Langer, S.V., C.J. Kyle, D. V. Beresford. 2016. Using frons width to differentiate blow fly species (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Phormia regina and Protophormia terraenovae. Accepted June 4, 2016 in: Journal of Forensic Science.
John L. Ringrose, K. F. Abraham, D. V. Beresford. 2014. New range records, and a comparison of sweep netting and Malaise trap catches of horse flies and deer flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in northern Ontario. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario. Accepted Sept 2, 2014.
K.M. Farncombe, D. Beresford, C.J. Kyle. 2014. Characterization of microsatellite loci in Phormia regina towards expanding molecular applications in forensic entomology. Forensic Science International, 240: 122–125.
Turpin, C., C. Kyle, and D. V. Beresford. 2014. Post-feeding larval dispersal behavior of late season blow flies (Calliphoridae) in southern Ontario, Canada. Accepted April 11, Journal of Forensic Sciences, Article first published online: 7 MAR 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12469.
John L. Ringrose, K. F. Abraham, D. V. Beresford. 2013. New range records of mosquito species from northern Ontario. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 144: 3-14.
Berger, Heidi, Stephen Henrich, Jill Jessee, Blaise Mikels, Jean Mullen, Clinton K. Meyer, and David Beresford. 2013. Application of Time Scales Calculus to the Growth and Development in Populations of Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae). International Journal of Difference Equations 8: 125-134.
Lowe, A. C., D. V. Beresford, D. O. Carter, F. Gaspari, R. C. O'Brien, B. H. Stuart, and S. L. Forbes. 2013. The effect of soil texture on the degradation of textiles associated with buried bodies. Forensic Science International, 231: 331-339.
Lowe, A. C., Beresford, D. V., Carter, D. O., Gaspari, F., O'Brien, R. C., and Forbes, S. L. 2013. Ground penetrating radar use in three contrasting soil textures in southern Ontario, Geological Society, London, Special Publications, Environmental and Criminal Geoforensics. 384.
Beresford, D. V., and J. Sutcliffe. 2012. Field measurements of stable fly (Diptera: Muscidae) demography, fecundity, and survival based on daily trap catches at a beef farm in southern Ontario over a five year period. Journal of Medical Entomology, 49:1262-1269. Agricultural Research
Namayandeh, A., and D. V. Beresford. 2012. An easy to make and simple designed rearing apparatus for Chironomidae. Chironomus Newsletter for Chironomidae Research, 25:33-34.
Brownscombe, J. W., L. Masson, D. V. Beresford, Michael G. Fox. 2012. Modeling round goby Neogobius melanostomus range expansion in a river system. Aquatic Invasions, 7:537-545.
Nocera, J. J., Blais, J. M., Beresford, D. V., Finity, L., Grooms, C., Kimpe, L., Kyser, K., Michelutti, N., Reudink, M., and Smol, J. P. 2012. Historical pesticide applications dramatically altered the diet of aerially-foraging insectivorous chimney swifts. Published online before print April 18, in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Namayandeh, A., B. Bilyj, D. V. Beresford, K. M. Somers, P. J. Dillon. 2012. Chironomidae (Diptera) larvae of Precambrian Shield headwater streams with new records for 17 species. Zootaxa, 3324:1-65.
Beresford, D. V. 2011. Insect collections from Polar Bear Provincial Park, Ontario, with new records. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 142:19-27.
Bilaniuk, V., and D. V. Beresford. 2011. Sampling adult blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) at pig carcasses with sticky traps: effects of trap colour, height, and inclination. Canadian Journal of Forensic Science 43:181-190.
Hamilton, C., Sutcliffe, J. F., and Beresford, D. V. 2011. Effects of natal habitat odour, reinforced by adult experience, on choice of oviposition site in the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 25: 428-435.
Beresford, D. V.. S. Gan, and K F. Abraham. 2010. Species diversity of Tabanidae (Diptera) on Akimiski Island, Nunavut, Canada. Biological Survey of Canada. 29(1) Spring: 22-34.
LeGros, D., and D. V. Beresford. 2010. Aerial foraging and sexual dimorphism in burying beetles (Silphidae: Coleoptera) in a central Ontario forest. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario. 141:3-10.
Beresford, D. V. and J. Sutcliffe. 2010. Assessing pest control using changes in r : treated targets and stable fly populations case study. Journal of Dairy Science. 93: 2517-2524.
Beresford, D. V., and J. Sutcliffe. 2009. Sampling designs of insect time series data: are they all irregularly spaced? Oikos. 118: 115-121.
Beresford, D. V., and J. Sutcliffe. 2009. Local infestation or long distance migration? The seasonal re-colonization of dairy farms by Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) in south-central Ontario. Journal of Economic Entomology. 102: 788-798.
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