Valérie Fournier - Professor
Valérie Fournier is an agricultural entomology professor in the Agriculture and Food Sciences Faculty at Université Laval (Québec, Canada) since 2007. She led about twenty research projects on arthropods ecology (insects and mites) and worked within many multidisciplinary teams. Her main research interests focus on crop protection, biological control, beneficial insects’ conservation (natural enemies and pollinators) and pesticides' impacts on bees. Even though she works mainly under temperate climates, she did her PhD studies in a tropical environment (Pest mites’ ecology and control on pawpaw, 1999-2003, Hawaii) and currently participate in a study in Haiti about the yellow sugarcane aphid. She supervised about thirty students (masters and PhD) and published her works in high-impact journals (Science, PLOS One, Peer-J…).
Valérie Fournier is an agricultural entomology professor in the Agriculture and Food Sciences Faculty at Université Laval (Québec, Canada) since 2007. She led about twenty research projects on arthropods ecology (insects and mites) and worked within many multidisciplinary teams. Her main research interests focus on crop protection, biological control, beneficial insects’ conservation (natural enemies and pollinators) and pesticides' impacts on bees. Even though she works mainly under temperate climates, she did her PhD studies in a tropical environment (Pest mites’ ecology and control on pawpaw, 1999-2003, Hawaii) and currently participate in a study in Haiti about the yellow sugarcane aphid. She supervised about thirty students (masters and PhD) and published her works in high-impact journals (Science, PLOS One, Peer-J…).
Frédéric McCune - Research associate
Frédéric is a research associate in the agricultural entomology lab of Valérie Fournier at Université Laval. He is mainly interested in biodiversity and ecological questions. He did his master’s degree in the same lab on the impact of urban beekeeping and urban landscape on wild bees at both the population and community levels. He previously studied biology at Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) and bioecology at Cégep de Ste-Foy. He works mainly on questions related to pollinators ecology, as well as biological control projects, but his personal interests in ecology are much broader.
Frédéric is a research associate in the agricultural entomology lab of Valérie Fournier at Université Laval. He is mainly interested in biodiversity and ecological questions. He did his master’s degree in the same lab on the impact of urban beekeeping and urban landscape on wild bees at both the population and community levels. He previously studied biology at Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) and bioecology at Cégep de Ste-Foy. He works mainly on questions related to pollinators ecology, as well as biological control projects, but his personal interests in ecology are much broader.
Phanie Bonneau - PhD Candidat (since 2016)
Phanie studied the applied ecology program at Cégep de La Pocatière, followed by a few years as an agricultural technician. Then she went back to school to do a B. Sc. in Biology at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. During the summers of her baccalaureate, she worked in different entomology labs in Ontario and in Prince Edward Island. Then she did a M. Sc. in Plant Biology at Université Laval , on the screening and monitoring of potential viral vectors aphids and whiteflies in strawberry fields of Québec, supervised by Valérie Fournier and Stéphanie Tellier (MAPAQ).
Phanie studied the applied ecology program at Cégep de La Pocatière, followed by a few years as an agricultural technician. Then she went back to school to do a B. Sc. in Biology at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. During the summers of her baccalaureate, she worked in different entomology labs in Ontario and in Prince Edward Island. Then she did a M. Sc. in Plant Biology at Université Laval , on the screening and monitoring of potential viral vectors aphids and whiteflies in strawberry fields of Québec, supervised by Valérie Fournier and Stéphanie Tellier (MAPAQ).
Mathilde Bouchard - Master's student (since 2021)
Mathilde completed her bachelor degree in agronomy at Université Laval and is currently a master student in Plant Biology in Valérie Fournier’s lab. The project is taking place in a professional environment at Centre d’expérimentation et de développement en Forêt Boréale (CEDFOB) and is about Osmia tersula, a solitary and indigenous bee from northern territories. Her work experiences led her to work in greenhouses, with pollinators and biological control agents. She is interested in horticulture, agri-food development of northern communities and the role of insects in agri-food production.
Mathilde completed her bachelor degree in agronomy at Université Laval and is currently a master student in Plant Biology in Valérie Fournier’s lab. The project is taking place in a professional environment at Centre d’expérimentation et de développement en Forêt Boréale (CEDFOB) and is about Osmia tersula, a solitary and indigenous bee from northern territories. Her work experiences led her to work in greenhouses, with pollinators and biological control agents. She is interested in horticulture, agri-food development of northern communities and the role of insects in agri-food production.
Ana María Quiroga Arcila - PhD Candidat (since 2022)
Bachelor in the agronomic engineering program at the National University of Colombia and research intern in the agroecology laboratory of Caroline Halde, Ana María began her PhD in Plant Biology in the winter of 2022 under the direction of Valérie Fournier and co-direction of Pierre Giovenazzo. During her studies, she developed multidisciplinary skills, particularly in agroecology, bees, soil health and rural extension in Colombia. In her spare time and with her family, she helps to plan a sustainable agroforestry system of coffee, plantain, native trees, oyster mushrooms and native stingless bees. After having the opportunity to work with beekeeping associations, she became a beekeeper in 2019 and found it one of her greatest passions.
Ana María has been awarded the 2022 PAm-Costco Canada Scholarship.
Bachelor in the agronomic engineering program at the National University of Colombia and research intern in the agroecology laboratory of Caroline Halde, Ana María began her PhD in Plant Biology in the winter of 2022 under the direction of Valérie Fournier and co-direction of Pierre Giovenazzo. During her studies, she developed multidisciplinary skills, particularly in agroecology, bees, soil health and rural extension in Colombia. In her spare time and with her family, she helps to plan a sustainable agroforestry system of coffee, plantain, native trees, oyster mushrooms and native stingless bees. After having the opportunity to work with beekeeping associations, she became a beekeeper in 2019 and found it one of her greatest passions.
Ana María has been awarded the 2022 PAm-Costco Canada Scholarship.
Simon-Pierre Tchang - Master's student (since 2022)
Simon-Pierre completed his bachelor’s degree in biology from Université Laval in 2019. He has worked as a research assistant in entomology at CÉROM for mutliple summers where he discovered his interest in entomology and invasive pest control. He joined Valérie Fournier’s laboratory in 2022 to start a master’s degree on stress impact from different pests on cannabis.
Simon-Pierre completed his bachelor’s degree in biology from Université Laval in 2019. He has worked as a research assistant in entomology at CÉROM for mutliple summers where he discovered his interest in entomology and invasive pest control. He joined Valérie Fournier’s laboratory in 2022 to start a master’s degree on stress impact from different pests on cannabis.
Lydia Millette-St-Hilaire - Master's student (since 2022)
After working as a research assistant in Valérie Fournier's laboratory, Lydia began her master's degree in Plant Biology in September 2022. During her bachelor's degree in agronomy, plant production, at Laval University, she had the opportunity to work on a vegetable farm and in an agronomy company where she realized the crucial role of pollinators on plant crops. This is how she decided to carry out her research project on the use of artificial bumblebee nesting boxes in fruit crops and on the monitoring of bumblebee queen overwintering sites.
After working as a research assistant in Valérie Fournier's laboratory, Lydia began her master's degree in Plant Biology in September 2022. During her bachelor's degree in agronomy, plant production, at Laval University, she had the opportunity to work on a vegetable farm and in an agronomy company where she realized the crucial role of pollinators on plant crops. This is how she decided to carry out her research project on the use of artificial bumblebee nesting boxes in fruit crops and on the monitoring of bumblebee queen overwintering sites.
Amélie Morin - PhD Candidat (since 2024)
Amélie obtained her bachelor's degree in biological and ecological sciences from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in 2022. She then pursued her master's degree in Plant Biology under the supervision of Valérie Fournier. Her research project focused on the use of flower strips in agricultural landscapes for the conservation of bumblebee populations in Montérégie. In 2024, she fast-tracked into a doctoral program to further her commitment to bumblebee conservation. Her doctoral project aims to improve the health and nutrition of bumblebees in agricultural landscapes.
Amélie obtained her bachelor's degree in biological and ecological sciences from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in 2022. She then pursued her master's degree in Plant Biology under the supervision of Valérie Fournier. Her research project focused on the use of flower strips in agricultural landscapes for the conservation of bumblebee populations in Montérégie. In 2024, she fast-tracked into a doctoral program to further her commitment to bumblebee conservation. Her doctoral project aims to improve the health and nutrition of bumblebees in agricultural landscapes.
Anne-Charlie Robert - Master's student in co-supervision (since 2023)
Having finished her bachelor’s degree in biology at Université Laval in December 2022, Anne-Charlie have always been particularly interested in anything remotely related to animal ecology. This interest, combined with her decision to complete the research profile for her bachelor’s, led her to continue her introductory research subject as a master’s student under the direction of Pierre Giovenazzo and co-supervision of Valérie Fournier. Her project focuses on the management of commercial bumblebees during lowbush blueberry pollination to enhance the colonies’ performances. This study is part of a larger project to maximize blueberry pollination by domestic pollinator species, which includes commercial bumblebees.
Having finished her bachelor’s degree in biology at Université Laval in December 2022, Anne-Charlie have always been particularly interested in anything remotely related to animal ecology. This interest, combined with her decision to complete the research profile for her bachelor’s, led her to continue her introductory research subject as a master’s student under the direction of Pierre Giovenazzo and co-supervision of Valérie Fournier. Her project focuses on the management of commercial bumblebees during lowbush blueberry pollination to enhance the colonies’ performances. This study is part of a larger project to maximize blueberry pollination by domestic pollinator species, which includes commercial bumblebees.
Jordanne Jacques - Master's student in co-supervision (since 2023)
Jordanne completed her bachelor’s degree in biology from Université Laval in 2022. She worked as an entomology intern and then as an entomology student at the Laboratoire d’expertise et de diagnostic en phytoprotection of the MAPAQ. There, she greatly developed her interest in insect pest control and the motivation to continue her graduate studies in entomology. Under the direction of Valérie Fournier and Edel Pérez-López, she is currently completing a master’s degree in Plant Biology on the abundance and the diversity of leafhoppers found in strawberries in Quebec. Her project also aims to evaluate the role of entomopathogenic fungi and parasitoids as candidates for biological control of leafhoppers.
Jordanne completed her bachelor’s degree in biology from Université Laval in 2022. She worked as an entomology intern and then as an entomology student at the Laboratoire d’expertise et de diagnostic en phytoprotection of the MAPAQ. There, she greatly developed her interest in insect pest control and the motivation to continue her graduate studies in entomology. Under the direction of Valérie Fournier and Edel Pérez-López, she is currently completing a master’s degree in Plant Biology on the abundance and the diversity of leafhoppers found in strawberries in Quebec. Her project also aims to evaluate the role of entomopathogenic fungi and parasitoids as candidates for biological control of leafhoppers.
Marie-Andrée Roy - Master's student (since 2024)
With a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from the Université de Montréal, Marie-Andrée continued her university studies with a master's degree in Plant Biology under the supervision of Valérie Fournier from the agricultural entomology laboratory at Université Laval and Geneviève Labrie from the Centre de recherche agroalimentaire de Mirabel (CRAM). Her interest in agronomy grew during her time at MAPAQ, where her colleagues nurtured and cultivated her passion. The aim of her research project is to develop alternative methods of controlling the striped cucumber beetle in greenhouses. The study is part of the MAPAQ-PremierTech Research Chair in Greenhouse Plant Protection, which focuses on diseases and pests in Quebec greenhouses.
With a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from the Université de Montréal, Marie-Andrée continued her university studies with a master's degree in Plant Biology under the supervision of Valérie Fournier from the agricultural entomology laboratory at Université Laval and Geneviève Labrie from the Centre de recherche agroalimentaire de Mirabel (CRAM). Her interest in agronomy grew during her time at MAPAQ, where her colleagues nurtured and cultivated her passion. The aim of her research project is to develop alternative methods of controlling the striped cucumber beetle in greenhouses. The study is part of the MAPAQ-PremierTech Research Chair in Greenhouse Plant Protection, which focuses on diseases and pests in Quebec greenhouses.
Michaël Tremblay - Master's student (since 2024)
Michaël completed his bachelor’s degree in biology from Université Laval in 2024, where he demonstrated a particular interest in the study of plants and insects. Currently, he is pursuing his master’s degree in Plant Biology under the supervision of Valérie Fournier. His research project focuses on quantifying pesticide residue exposure in the pollen and nectar of wild and cultivated plants for native pollinators. With his studies and involvement in various research projects, including the creation of an herbarium for the riparian zones of the Saint Lawrence River and the experimentation with quinoa cultivars, he has developed a strong foundation in the fields of plant biology and entomology. His commitment to these projects demonstrates his passion for understanding and preserving biodiversity, as well as his dedication to scientific research.
Michaël completed his bachelor’s degree in biology from Université Laval in 2024, where he demonstrated a particular interest in the study of plants and insects. Currently, he is pursuing his master’s degree in Plant Biology under the supervision of Valérie Fournier. His research project focuses on quantifying pesticide residue exposure in the pollen and nectar of wild and cultivated plants for native pollinators. With his studies and involvement in various research projects, including the creation of an herbarium for the riparian zones of the Saint Lawrence River and the experimentation with quinoa cultivars, he has developed a strong foundation in the fields of plant biology and entomology. His commitment to these projects demonstrates his passion for understanding and preserving biodiversity, as well as his dedication to scientific research.
Kévin Matte - Master's student (since 2024)
Kévin went back to school to study bioecology at Cégep de La Pocatière, after running a vegetable farm for three years. During his studies in bioecology, he worked for three years in research at Biopterre, including two years on product development in mycomaterials as a student researcher. At the end of his Cégep, he presented his research project at the bioecology 2022 conference. He then did an internship in Monique Poulin's laboratory and worked there as an assistant during the first year of his bachelor's degree at Université Laval. He has just completed his bachelor's degree in biology, with two concentrations: plant biology and ecology, and marine and freshwater ecology. Under the supervision of Valérie Fournier and Marc Mazerolle, he is doing a master's degree on the impact of climate change on the resilience of bumblebee colonies in agricultural environments.
Kévin went back to school to study bioecology at Cégep de La Pocatière, after running a vegetable farm for three years. During his studies in bioecology, he worked for three years in research at Biopterre, including two years on product development in mycomaterials as a student researcher. At the end of his Cégep, he presented his research project at the bioecology 2022 conference. He then did an internship in Monique Poulin's laboratory and worked there as an assistant during the first year of his bachelor's degree at Université Laval. He has just completed his bachelor's degree in biology, with two concentrations: plant biology and ecology, and marine and freshwater ecology. Under the supervision of Valérie Fournier and Marc Mazerolle, he is doing a master's degree on the impact of climate change on the resilience of bumblebee colonies in agricultural environments.
Maya Boivin-Lalonde - PhD Candidat (since 2025)
Maya (the bee) is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Université Laval under the supervision of Valérie Fournier, Pierre Giovenazzo, and Eve-Catherine Desjardins, researcher at the Centre d'expérimentation et de développement en forêt boréale (CEDFOB). For the past ten years, Maya has been involved in the development of nordic beekeeping and fruit pollination, in addition to teaching horticultural vegetable and fruit production at the Institut National d'Agriculture Biologique. Part-time, she manages a small apiary dedicated to training, research, and breeding. Photo credit: Isabelle de Blois.
Maya (the bee) is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Université Laval under the supervision of Valérie Fournier, Pierre Giovenazzo, and Eve-Catherine Desjardins, researcher at the Centre d'expérimentation et de développement en forêt boréale (CEDFOB). For the past ten years, Maya has been involved in the development of nordic beekeeping and fruit pollination, in addition to teaching horticultural vegetable and fruit production at the Institut National d'Agriculture Biologique. Part-time, she manages a small apiary dedicated to training, research, and breeding. Photo credit: Isabelle de Blois.
Thomas Vinatier - PhD Candidat in co-supervision (since 2025)
Thomas specialized in crop and environmental protection during his master's degree of the engineering program at Institut Agro Montpellier in France and completed his end-of-studies internship at the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (Norway). He began his PhD in Plant Biology in the winter session of 2025 under the supervision of Edel Pérez Lopez and co-supervision of Valérie Fournier. Through his diverse professional experiences, ranging from fundamental research to technical consulting as well as research and development in the private sector, he has developed a wide range of skills applicable to various levels of agronomic research. Today, his project focuses on studying leafhopper ecology, including the use of artificial intelligence, to develop integrated management methods for these pests.
Thomas specialized in crop and environmental protection during his master's degree of the engineering program at Institut Agro Montpellier in France and completed his end-of-studies internship at the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (Norway). He began his PhD in Plant Biology in the winter session of 2025 under the supervision of Edel Pérez Lopez and co-supervision of Valérie Fournier. Through his diverse professional experiences, ranging from fundamental research to technical consulting as well as research and development in the private sector, he has developed a wide range of skills applicable to various levels of agronomic research. Today, his project focuses on studying leafhopper ecology, including the use of artificial intelligence, to develop integrated management methods for these pests.
Our main collaborators
Past lab members
Research associates
Olivier Samson-Robert MSc (Reasearch associate, 2015-2016 and 2018-2019)
Mélissa Girard agr. MSc (Reasearch associate, 2012-2014)
Post-doctoral researchers
Mathilde Tissier PhD (Post-doctoral researcher, 2021-2023)
Graduate students
Marine Marel (MSc, 2008 – 2010); co-supervision : Michèle Roy (MAPAQ). Biological control of spider mites in nurseries.
Mélissa Girard (MSc, 2008 –2010); co-supervision : Madeleine Chagnon (UQAM). Diversity of floral resources reported by the honey bee in the context of pollination of Vaccinium spp.
Émilie Lemaire (MSc, 2008 – 2011); co-supervision : Michèle Roy (MAPAQ). Biological control of raspberry spider mites under field tunnels.
Joseph Moisan-DeSerres (MSc, 2010 – 2012); codirection : Madeleine Chagnon (UQAM). Native pollinators biodiversity in lowbush blueberry crop.
Johannie Belzile (MSc, 2010 – 2012); co-supervision : Ève-Catherine Desjardins (CEDFOB). Biological control of sheep laurel with Tricholochmaeae kalmia in lowbush blueberry crop.
Martine Bernier (MSc, 2010 – 2012); co-supervision : Pierre Giovenazzo (ULaval). The small hive beetle, a new parasite in beekeeping: detection and survival conditions in the soil.
Andrée Rousseau (MSc, 2011 – 2013); co-supervision : Pierre Giovenazzo (ULaval). Reproductive success of drones (Apis mellifera L.) during the beekeeping season of Québec.
Étienne Normandin (MSc, 2012 – 2016); co-supervision : Chris Buddle (McGill). Biodiversity of wild bees in urban environments.
Isabelle Drolet (MSc, 2012 – 2018); co-supervision : Conrad Cloutier (ULaval). Diversity of natural enemies of lepidoteran pests in cranberry crop.
Amélie Gervais (MSc, 2013 – 2014); co-supervision : Madeleine Chagnon (UQAM) et Cory Sheffield (Royal Museum of Saskatchewan). Biodiversity of native pollinators in cranberry crop.
Olivier Samson-Robert (MSc, 2013 – 2014); co-supervision : Madeleine Chagnon (UQAM) et Geneviève Labrie (CÉROM). Monitoring of bee and bumble bee mortalities during the corn sowing period.
Ségolène Maucourt (MSc, 2014 – 2017); co-supervision : Pierre Giovenazzo (ULaval). Optimization of colony production in beekeeping.
Phanie Bonneau (MSc, 2014 – 2016); co-supervision : Stéphanie Tellier (MAPAQ). Population dynamic of virus-carrying insects in strawberry crops.
Marianne St-Laurent (MSc, 2014 – 2016); co-supervision : Stéphanie Tellier (MAPAQ). Biological control of raspberry spider mites under field tunnels : pollen supplements and banker-plant.
Amélie Gervais (PhD, 2015 – 2019); co-supervision : Marc Bélisle (U Sherbrooke). Impact of agricultural intensification on bumble bees (Bombus spp).
Mélanie Normandeau Bonneau (MSc, 2016 – 2018); co-supervision : Gérald Chouinard (IRDA). Apple pollination under exclusion net.
Frédéric McCune (MSc, 2016 – 2018); co-supervision : Marc Mazerolle (ULaval). Effect of urban beekeeping on wild bee communities.
Sabrina Rondeau (MSc, 2016 – 2018); co-supervision : Pierre Giovenazzo (ULaval). Biological control against Varroa destructor with Stratiolaelaps scimitus.
Marianne Lamontagne-Drolet (MSc, 2016 – 2018); co-supervision : Pierre Giovenazzo (ULaval). Impacts of various pollen supplements for the honey bee.
Stéphanie Patenaude (MSc, 2016 – 2018); co-supervision : Stéphanie Tellier (MAPAQ). Biological control against the cyclamen mite in strawberry crop.
Mouna Kahia (MSc, 2016 – 2018); co-supervision : Hani Antoun (ULaval). Impacts of Bacillus subtilis on various insect pests in greenhouse.
Sandrine Lemaire-Hamel (MSc, 2018 – 2021); co-supervision : Julien Saguez (CÉROM). Optimisation of monitoring techniques for the True armyworm (Mythimna unipuncta).
Olivier Slupik (MSc, 2019 – 2021); co-supervision : Raphaël Proulx (UQTR). Pollinator's response to an agricultural intensification gradient in flood plains around the Lac-Saint-Pierre.
Anne Leboeuf (MSc, 2019-2022); co-supervision: Maxim Larrivée (Insectarium). Citizen science to study landscape impact on biodiversity and community compositions of indigenous bees in Québec.
Virginie Bernier (MSc, 2019-2022); co-supervision: Justin Renkema (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) and Mohamed Khelifi (Université Laval). Adaptation of a Controlled Atmosphere and Temperature Treatment (CATT) technique developed in the Netherlands to control cyclamen mite (Phytonemus pallidus) in strawberry transplants.
Valentine Glaus (MSc, 2020-2022); co-supervision: Véronique Martel (Natural Resources Canada). Trophic network of the spruce budworm.
Léonie Carignan-Guillemette (MSc, 2020-2023); co-supervision: Mathieu Bouchard (MFFP/ULaval). Influence of floristic composition and climate on pollinators in forest clear-cuts.
Stéphanie Gervais (MSc, 2021-2024); co-supervision: Julien Saguez (CÉROM). Development of an integrated pest management strategy against western bean cutworm in corn crops in Quebec.
Julien Lafrenière (MSc, 2021-2024); co-supervision: Véronique Martel (Natural Resources Canada). Biology of the elm zigzag sawfly in its new range in Quebec and North America.
Andréa Duclos (MSc, 2022-2024); co-supervision: Russell J. Tweddell (Université Laval). Inventory and study of Hirsutella sp., an entomopathogenic fungus of the cyclamen mite, in order to develop a conservation biological control strategy for strawberry production.
Amélie Quesnel (MSc, 2022-2024); co-supervision: Geneviève Labrie (CRAM). Promoting natural enemy biodiversity in greenhouses: evaluation of two banker plants.
Laurence Fleury (MSc, 2022-2024); co-supervision: Anne-Marie Fortier (Compagnie de recherche Phytodata). Monitoring flea beetle populations in radish in organic soil and evaluating mass trapping for damage control.
Graduate students in co-supervision
Sandra Flores (PhD, 2009-2016); supervision: Conrad Cloutier (ULaval). Effects of temperature and climat change on a tri-trophic network plant-herbivores-parasitoides.
William Champagne-Cauchon (MSc, 2016-2018); supervision: Conrad Cloutier (ULaval). Phenology of spotted wing drosophila in lowbush blueberry crop.
Claude Dufour (MSc, 2016-2019); supervision: Pierre Giovenazzo (ULaval). Nutrient deficiencies in honey bees pollinating Vaccinium spp. crops.
Morgane Canovas (MSc, 2017-2019); supervision: Conrad Cloutier (ULaval). Alternative control against thrips in strawberry crops.
Charles Belhumeur-Roberge (MSc, 2017-2023); supervision: Alain Létourneau (USherbrooke). Controversy about neonicotinoids pesticides and environmental ethics.
Viviane Rivard (MSc, 2017-2023); supervision: Nathalie Gravel (ULaval). Towards value of urban gardens as habitats refuges for wild pollinators and the ecosystemic services they provide in urban environments: case study of Québec City.
Nicolas Plante (MSc, 2021-2023); supervision: Edel Pérez Lopez (ULaval). Developing knowledge on leafhoppers in strawberry crops and their role as vectors of viral and bacterial diseases.
Patricia Denis (MSc, 2021-2023); supervision: Caroline Halde (ULaval). Perennial row cover crops: influence on auxiliary entomofauna in viticulture.
Anaïs Grenier (MSc, 2021-2023); supervision: Guillaume Grégoire (ULaval). Development of ecological lawns to attract pollinating insects.
Ahmed Si Ahmed (MSc, 2021-2023); supervision: Xavier Maldague (ULaval). Identification of novel optical plant signals for the early detection of cannabis pests.
Kim Ménard (MSc, 2022-2024); supervision: Pierre Giovenazzo (ULaval). Relationship between foraging activity and the populational structure of brood and worker bees in domestic bee swarms (Apis mellifera L.).
Undergraduate students
Guillaume Blais (BSc, 2019-2021)
Arthur Thompson de la Chenelière (BSc, 2022-2024)
Olivier Samson-Robert MSc (Reasearch associate, 2015-2016 and 2018-2019)
Mélissa Girard agr. MSc (Reasearch associate, 2012-2014)
Post-doctoral researchers
Mathilde Tissier PhD (Post-doctoral researcher, 2021-2023)
Graduate students
Marine Marel (MSc, 2008 – 2010); co-supervision : Michèle Roy (MAPAQ). Biological control of spider mites in nurseries.
Mélissa Girard (MSc, 2008 –2010); co-supervision : Madeleine Chagnon (UQAM). Diversity of floral resources reported by the honey bee in the context of pollination of Vaccinium spp.
Émilie Lemaire (MSc, 2008 – 2011); co-supervision : Michèle Roy (MAPAQ). Biological control of raspberry spider mites under field tunnels.
Joseph Moisan-DeSerres (MSc, 2010 – 2012); codirection : Madeleine Chagnon (UQAM). Native pollinators biodiversity in lowbush blueberry crop.
Johannie Belzile (MSc, 2010 – 2012); co-supervision : Ève-Catherine Desjardins (CEDFOB). Biological control of sheep laurel with Tricholochmaeae kalmia in lowbush blueberry crop.
Martine Bernier (MSc, 2010 – 2012); co-supervision : Pierre Giovenazzo (ULaval). The small hive beetle, a new parasite in beekeeping: detection and survival conditions in the soil.
Andrée Rousseau (MSc, 2011 – 2013); co-supervision : Pierre Giovenazzo (ULaval). Reproductive success of drones (Apis mellifera L.) during the beekeeping season of Québec.
Étienne Normandin (MSc, 2012 – 2016); co-supervision : Chris Buddle (McGill). Biodiversity of wild bees in urban environments.
Isabelle Drolet (MSc, 2012 – 2018); co-supervision : Conrad Cloutier (ULaval). Diversity of natural enemies of lepidoteran pests in cranberry crop.
Amélie Gervais (MSc, 2013 – 2014); co-supervision : Madeleine Chagnon (UQAM) et Cory Sheffield (Royal Museum of Saskatchewan). Biodiversity of native pollinators in cranberry crop.
Olivier Samson-Robert (MSc, 2013 – 2014); co-supervision : Madeleine Chagnon (UQAM) et Geneviève Labrie (CÉROM). Monitoring of bee and bumble bee mortalities during the corn sowing period.
Ségolène Maucourt (MSc, 2014 – 2017); co-supervision : Pierre Giovenazzo (ULaval). Optimization of colony production in beekeeping.
Phanie Bonneau (MSc, 2014 – 2016); co-supervision : Stéphanie Tellier (MAPAQ). Population dynamic of virus-carrying insects in strawberry crops.
Marianne St-Laurent (MSc, 2014 – 2016); co-supervision : Stéphanie Tellier (MAPAQ). Biological control of raspberry spider mites under field tunnels : pollen supplements and banker-plant.
Amélie Gervais (PhD, 2015 – 2019); co-supervision : Marc Bélisle (U Sherbrooke). Impact of agricultural intensification on bumble bees (Bombus spp).
Mélanie Normandeau Bonneau (MSc, 2016 – 2018); co-supervision : Gérald Chouinard (IRDA). Apple pollination under exclusion net.
Frédéric McCune (MSc, 2016 – 2018); co-supervision : Marc Mazerolle (ULaval). Effect of urban beekeeping on wild bee communities.
Sabrina Rondeau (MSc, 2016 – 2018); co-supervision : Pierre Giovenazzo (ULaval). Biological control against Varroa destructor with Stratiolaelaps scimitus.
Marianne Lamontagne-Drolet (MSc, 2016 – 2018); co-supervision : Pierre Giovenazzo (ULaval). Impacts of various pollen supplements for the honey bee.
Stéphanie Patenaude (MSc, 2016 – 2018); co-supervision : Stéphanie Tellier (MAPAQ). Biological control against the cyclamen mite in strawberry crop.
Mouna Kahia (MSc, 2016 – 2018); co-supervision : Hani Antoun (ULaval). Impacts of Bacillus subtilis on various insect pests in greenhouse.
Sandrine Lemaire-Hamel (MSc, 2018 – 2021); co-supervision : Julien Saguez (CÉROM). Optimisation of monitoring techniques for the True armyworm (Mythimna unipuncta).
Olivier Slupik (MSc, 2019 – 2021); co-supervision : Raphaël Proulx (UQTR). Pollinator's response to an agricultural intensification gradient in flood plains around the Lac-Saint-Pierre.
Anne Leboeuf (MSc, 2019-2022); co-supervision: Maxim Larrivée (Insectarium). Citizen science to study landscape impact on biodiversity and community compositions of indigenous bees in Québec.
Virginie Bernier (MSc, 2019-2022); co-supervision: Justin Renkema (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) and Mohamed Khelifi (Université Laval). Adaptation of a Controlled Atmosphere and Temperature Treatment (CATT) technique developed in the Netherlands to control cyclamen mite (Phytonemus pallidus) in strawberry transplants.
Valentine Glaus (MSc, 2020-2022); co-supervision: Véronique Martel (Natural Resources Canada). Trophic network of the spruce budworm.
Léonie Carignan-Guillemette (MSc, 2020-2023); co-supervision: Mathieu Bouchard (MFFP/ULaval). Influence of floristic composition and climate on pollinators in forest clear-cuts.
Stéphanie Gervais (MSc, 2021-2024); co-supervision: Julien Saguez (CÉROM). Development of an integrated pest management strategy against western bean cutworm in corn crops in Quebec.
Julien Lafrenière (MSc, 2021-2024); co-supervision: Véronique Martel (Natural Resources Canada). Biology of the elm zigzag sawfly in its new range in Quebec and North America.
Andréa Duclos (MSc, 2022-2024); co-supervision: Russell J. Tweddell (Université Laval). Inventory and study of Hirsutella sp., an entomopathogenic fungus of the cyclamen mite, in order to develop a conservation biological control strategy for strawberry production.
Amélie Quesnel (MSc, 2022-2024); co-supervision: Geneviève Labrie (CRAM). Promoting natural enemy biodiversity in greenhouses: evaluation of two banker plants.
Laurence Fleury (MSc, 2022-2024); co-supervision: Anne-Marie Fortier (Compagnie de recherche Phytodata). Monitoring flea beetle populations in radish in organic soil and evaluating mass trapping for damage control.
Graduate students in co-supervision
Sandra Flores (PhD, 2009-2016); supervision: Conrad Cloutier (ULaval). Effects of temperature and climat change on a tri-trophic network plant-herbivores-parasitoides.
William Champagne-Cauchon (MSc, 2016-2018); supervision: Conrad Cloutier (ULaval). Phenology of spotted wing drosophila in lowbush blueberry crop.
Claude Dufour (MSc, 2016-2019); supervision: Pierre Giovenazzo (ULaval). Nutrient deficiencies in honey bees pollinating Vaccinium spp. crops.
Morgane Canovas (MSc, 2017-2019); supervision: Conrad Cloutier (ULaval). Alternative control against thrips in strawberry crops.
Charles Belhumeur-Roberge (MSc, 2017-2023); supervision: Alain Létourneau (USherbrooke). Controversy about neonicotinoids pesticides and environmental ethics.
Viviane Rivard (MSc, 2017-2023); supervision: Nathalie Gravel (ULaval). Towards value of urban gardens as habitats refuges for wild pollinators and the ecosystemic services they provide in urban environments: case study of Québec City.
Nicolas Plante (MSc, 2021-2023); supervision: Edel Pérez Lopez (ULaval). Developing knowledge on leafhoppers in strawberry crops and their role as vectors of viral and bacterial diseases.
Patricia Denis (MSc, 2021-2023); supervision: Caroline Halde (ULaval). Perennial row cover crops: influence on auxiliary entomofauna in viticulture.
Anaïs Grenier (MSc, 2021-2023); supervision: Guillaume Grégoire (ULaval). Development of ecological lawns to attract pollinating insects.
Ahmed Si Ahmed (MSc, 2021-2023); supervision: Xavier Maldague (ULaval). Identification of novel optical plant signals for the early detection of cannabis pests.
Kim Ménard (MSc, 2022-2024); supervision: Pierre Giovenazzo (ULaval). Relationship between foraging activity and the populational structure of brood and worker bees in domestic bee swarms (Apis mellifera L.).
Undergraduate students
Guillaume Blais (BSc, 2019-2021)
Arthur Thompson de la Chenelière (BSc, 2022-2024)
