Lynda Alderson

Name	Lynda Alderson
Job title	Scientific Specialist - Entomology
Email address	lynda.alderson@rothamsted.ac.uk
Department	Protecting Crops and the Environment
Research cluster	BCP: Surveillance and Monitoring
Preferred citation	Alderson, L. J.
Office	Harpenden

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Research outputs

Population genetic structure and predominance of cyclical parthenogenesis in the bird cherry–oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi in England

Morales-Hojas, R., Gonzalez-Uriarte, A., Alvira-Iraizoz, F., Jenkins, T., Alderson, L. J., Kruger, T., Hall, M. J., Greenslade, A. F. C., Shortall, C. R. and Bell, J. R. 2020. Population genetic structure and predominance of cyclical parthenogenesis in the bird cherry–oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi in England. Evolutionary Applications. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12917

Genetic structure at national and regional scale in a long-distance dispersing pest organism, the bird cherry–oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi

Morales-Hojas, R., Gonzalez-Uriarte, A., Alvira-Iraizoz, F., Jenkins, T., Alderson, L. J., Kruger, T., Hall, M. J., Greenslade, A. F. C., Shortall, C. R. and Bell, J. R. 2019. Genetic structure at national and regional scale in a long-distance dispersing pest organism, the bird cherry–oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/829986

Long-term phenological trends, species accumulation rates, aphid traits and climate: five decades of change in migrating aphids

Bell, J. R., Alderson, L. J., Izera, D., Kruger, T., Parker, S. J., Pickup, J., Shortall, C. R., Taylor, M. S., Verrier, P. J. and Harrington, R. 2015. Long-term phenological trends, species accumulation rates, aphid traits and climate: five decades of change in migrating aphids. Journal of Animal Ecology. 84 (1), pp. 21-34. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12282

The Rothamsted Insect Survey: gold standard aphid monitoring

Harrington, R., Taylor, M. S., Alderson, L. J., Shortall, C. R., Kruger, T., Izera, D., Verrier, P. J. and Pickup, J. 2013. The Rothamsted Insect Survey: gold standard aphid monitoring. Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists.

The Rothamsted Insect Survey: old traps, new tricks

Harrington, R., Taylor, M. S., Shortall, C. R., Alderson, L. J., Mallott, M. and Verrier, P. J. 2012. The Rothamsted Insect Survey: old traps, new tricks. Crop Protection in Southern Britain. Aspects of Applied Biology 117 . pp. 157-164

Adapt and overcome

Harrington, R., Taylor, M. S., Mallott, M., Shortall, C. R., Alderson, L. J., Foster, S., Oliphant, L., Hallsworth, P. and Stevens, M. 2012. Adapt and overcome. British Sugar Beet Review. 80(2), pp. 26-27.

Complementary methods for monitoring sugar beet aphids to improve risk management of virus yellows

Harrington, R., Stevens, M., Alderson, L. J., Cox, D., Denholm, I., Foster, S. P., Hall, M. J., Hallsworth, P., Oliphant, L., Parker, S., Shortall, C. R., Taylor, M. S. and Wright, S. 2009. Complementary methods for monitoring sugar beet aphids to improve risk management of virus yellows. Redia. 92, pp. 215-217.

Aphids: insecticide resistance update

Harrington, R., Foster, S. P., Alderson, L. J., Cox, D., Hall, M. J., Mallott, M., Oliphant, L., Parker, S., Shortall, C. R., Taylor, M. S., Wright, S. and Denholm, I. 2009. Aphids: insecticide resistance update. British Sugar Beet Review. 77(3), pp. 6-8.

Population and insecticide resistance dynamics in aphid vectors of beet viruses. Final report to BBRO on project number 05/14

Harrington, R., Denholm, I., Dewar, A., Foster, S., Stevens, M., Alderson, L. J., Anstead, J., Cox, D., Garner, B., Hall, M. J., Hallsworth, P., Haylock, L., Kruger, T., Oliphant, L., Parker, S., Shortall, C. R., Taylor, M. S. and Wright, S. 2009. Population and insecticide resistance dynamics in aphid vectors of beet viruses. Final report to BBRO on project number 05/14.

Simulation of counts of aphids over two hectares of Brussels sprout plants

Perry, J. N., Parker, W. E., Alderson, L. J., Korie, S., Blood-Smyth, J. A., Mckinlay, R. and Ellis, S. A. 1998. Simulation of counts of aphids over two hectares of Brussels sprout plants. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 21 (1), pp. 33-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1699(98)00026-X