Charles Vincent

Charles Vincent
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | AAFC · Horticultural Research and Development Centre

Ph. D. Entomology (McGill University 1983)
Retired from AAC. Currently Consultant in environmental agriculture, plant protection, and scientific communication.

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Introduction
Charles VINCENT works on alternatives to insecticides, notably knowledge-based methods, including biological (e.g. biopesticides) and physical control methods. He published 186 scientific (refereed) papers, 11 reviews (refereed), 51 book chapters, and > 200 technical papers. He edited 25 books or technical bulletins, and did > 500 presentations worldwide. ** Email: ch20100(at)yahoo.ca ** For more information, including complete CV, visit: https://sites.google.com/view/cvincententomologist
Additional affiliations
January 1992 - March 2015
University of Quebec in Montreal
Position
  • Invited professor
April 1984 - present
McGill University
Position
  • Professor (Associate)
Description
  • Supervision of graduate student, and research.
December 1999 - February 2020
University of Picardie Jules Verne
Position
  • Professor
Education
January 1980 - May 1983
McGill University
Field of study
  • Entomology

Publications

Publications (348)
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Ideally, integrated pest management should rely on an array of tactics. In reality, the main technologies in use are synthetic pesticides. Because of well-documented problems with reliance on synthetic pesticides, viable alternatives are sorely needed. Physical controls can be classified as passive (e.g., trenches, fences, organic mulch, particle f...
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In recent years, the use of essential oils (EOs) derived from aromatic plants as low-risk insecticides has increased considerably owing to their popularity with organic growers and environmentally conscious consumers. EOs are easily produced by steam distillation of plant material and contain many volatile, low-molecular-weight terpenes and phenoli...
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Viticulture has experienced dramatic global growth in acreage and value. As the international exchange of goods has increased, so too has the market demand for sustainably produced products. Both elements redefine the entomological challenges posed to viticulture and have stimulated significant advances in arthropod pest control programs. Vineyard...
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Guide des principaux arthropodes des vignobles de l'Est du Canada. 114 pages avec photographies, description, dommages, biologie et cycle vital.
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Guide to the Key Arthropods of Vineyards of Eastern Canada:114p. With Description, Damage, Biology and life cycle
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Hoplocampa testudinea, the apple sawfly, is native to Europe and is a pest of apple, Malus domestica, in eastern Canada. The larvae cause primary damage, consisting of ribbon-scars on epidermic tissues, and secondary damage where larval exit holes are plugged by larval frass. Apple fruits with secondary damage fall off the tree in June. A parasi...
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Up to 2017, the Lac Saint-Jean region (Quebec, Canada) produced lowbush blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton) without insecticide treatments. In 2018, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency detected adults of the blueberry maggot (Rhagoletis mendax Tephritidae) in the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Maria-Chapdelaine. Monitoring programs o...
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Blueberry stunt phytoplasma (BBSP; ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’) is an insect-vectored plant pathogen that causes severe yield losses in blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum), which is the most valuable fruit crop in Canada. Rapid, field-based diagnostic assays are desirable tools for the control of BBSP, as part of an integrated, proactive approach...
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In Quebec (Canada), viticulture has experienced steady growth in the last 35 years in terms of surfaces cultivated and value, although it is practiced in climatic conditions at the edge of what is considered a cool-climate area. This case study documents biodiversity studies conducted at the l’Orpailleur vineyard (Dunham, QC, Canada) from 1997 to 2...
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Blueberry stunt phytoplasma (BBSP; ‘ Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’) is an insect-vectored plant pathogen that causes severe yield losses in blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ), which is the most valuable fruit crop in Canada. Rapid, field-based diagnostic assays are desirable tools for the control of BBSP, as part of an integrated, proactive appro...
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A group of commercial orchards from Quebec (Canada) was followed from 1977 to 2019 as part of a project to implement Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices. Collected data comprised activity of major fruit pests (from monitoring traps), fruit damage at harvest and pesticide applications, from which the annual costs and impacts of protection pro...
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In Quebec (Canada), viticulture is practiced at the fringe of what is known as a cool climate area. Quebec has a very recent history of viticultural entomology as the first artisanal permit for wine making was issued by the Quebec Government in 1985, and the first formal research project about arthropods associated with vineyards was initiated in 1...
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Le phylloxera de la vigne a un sta tut particulier parmi les insectes ravageurs des vignobles du monde. En raison de son cycle vital très complexe et de son impact économique considérable en viticulture, le phylloxera a été le sujet de nombreux travaux de recherche et d’intenses débats scientifiques de sorte que la littérature scientifique et techn...
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In 2017, in spite of insecticidal treatments, leafhoppers were observed in abundance in a hopyard located at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada experimental farm in l’Acadie, Quebec, Canada. The foliage exhibited yellowish discoloration. This situation prompted a study with the objectives to 1) document the biodiversity of Auchenorrhyncha in hopy...
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Blueberry is a crop native to North America with expanding production and consumption worldwide. In the historical regions of production, integrated pest management (IPM) programs have been developed and provided effective control of key insect pests. These have integrated monitoring programs with physical, cultural, biological, behavioral, and che...
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The apple sawfly (ASF), Hoplocampa testudinea Klug (Hymenoptera Tenthredinidae), attacks only one host plant, the apple tree (Malus domestica Borkh.). It is found in temperate regions of Europe as well as in Eastern North America. The flight of the ASF adults coincides with the bloom of apple trees and larvae develop in fruitlets. As the ASF spends...
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Phytoplasmas are small unculturable and wall-less prokaryotes that are transmitted by phloem-feeder insects. Depending on the economic value of the plants they infect and/or the lifespan of the infected plants, phytoplasma infection can have devastating economic impacts in term of fruit/seed production and quality. To date, there is no commercially...
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Il y a presque 25 ans, on sonnait à ma porte après le souper et mon fils Louis m’annonçait : « Papa, c’est le petit Charles ». Charles-Étienne était un charmant garçon aux cheveux roux qui avait appris que j’étais entomologiste. Fasciné par les insectes, il avait toujours de nombreuses questions à me poser. Comme il était sérieux, poli et persévéra...
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In Canada, viticulture has been practiced since the arrival of European settlers. After a period of low activity due to the prohibition in North America, viticulture enjoyed a renaissance in the 1970s such that it became a rapidly growing industry in Canada. It is currently practiced mainly in five provinces, i.e. , British Columbia, Ontario, Québe...
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Phytoplasmas ('Candidatus Phytoplasma' species) are phytopathogenic bacteria vectored by insects and are associated with crop diseases that cause severe yield losses by affecting reproductive tissue development. Infection of northern highbush blueberry plants (Vaccinium corymbosum; Ericaceae) with phytoplasma leads to yield losses by altering plant...
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Ce guide est un outil pratique d’identification des organismes alliés ou ravageurs et des maladies des arbres fruitiers (pommiers, poiriers, pruniers, pêchers et cerisiers) pour l’est de l’Amérique du Nord. Il contient 188 fiches illustrées de photos et de descriptions détaillées. Un glossaire et un index facilitent la compréhension des termes util...
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High temperatures were investigated to manage blueberry maggot (Rhagoletis mendax Curran; Diptera: Tephritidae) in field and postharvest situations. To estimate lethal combinations of high temperatures/duration of exposure, blueberry maggot pupae were immersed in water at various temperatures during either 1 or 30 s in the laboratory. Treatments su...
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This is a pdf version of a webinar entitled "La problématique des cicadelles en vignobles" authored by Charles Vincent, Jacques Lasnier, Julien Saguez and Chrystel Olivier. Presented in French in the context of a webinar series for agronomists and growers, the document reviews research and extension work conducted on the system phytoplasma/vines/...
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This document, entitled Selected entomologists that made contributions to viticultural entomology in Canada, is Supplementary material of the article Vincent, C., T. Lowery, J.-P. Parent 2018. The Entomology of Vineyards in Canada. The Canadian Entomologist 150: 697-715. https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2018.55
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(Poster in french) Lors de fortes infestations, le puceron du soya, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), peut affecter le rendement des cultures de soya, tant en termes de quantité que de qualité, en raison de transmissions virales lors de sa prise alimentaire. Les semenciers désirant obtenir des lignées exemptes de virus, la résistance...
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Dans tout projet de lutte biologique, il faut évaluer les répercussions écologiques de la stratégie envisagée, car la libération d’un organisme vivant capable de se multiplier seul dans son nouveau milieu est une action irréversible (c’est le but même de la lutte biologique classique). Le gouvernement canadien a fait de la protection de l’environne...
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Any biological control program must consider the ecological ramifications associated with the chosen strategy, particularly because the release of a living, self-propagating organism can be a permanent, non-reversible action (e.g., the intent of classical biological control). Protection of the environment is a priority of the Canadian government, a...
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Electropenetrography (EPG) is a method largely used to study the feeding behaviour of piercing-sucking insects, notably aphids and cicadellids. It allows to record specific electrical signals (waveforms) when an insect inserts its mouthparts in the plant tissues. Depending on the type of signal, their frequency and their duration, it is possible to...
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The 5th International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods, held in Langkawi – Malaysia, continues the series of international symposia on the biological control of arthropods organized every four years. The first meeting was in Honolulu, Hawaii – USA during January 2002, followed by the Davos - Switzerland meeting during September 2005, t...
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Biovigilance can be defined as the study of the unintentional effects of various factors on pest (insects, pathogens, and weeds) populations, biodiversity and ecological services. Biovigilance research allows for the detection of significant temporal and spatial trends that may be linked to agricultural practices, new plant protection products, cul...
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The occurrence of the North American native grape rootworm, Fidia viticida Walsh (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is reported for the first time in Quebec. During the summer of 2016, adults were beaten from Virginia creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and riverbank grape, Vitis riparia, along the Papineau-Leblanc Highway in Laval, Quebec. Fidia vitic...
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Les concepts « d'agriculture écologiquement intensive», puis « d'agroécologie », ont été récemment proposés au monde agricole français comme des orientations autour desquelles devait s'organiser le système de production alimentaire. Ces concepts font appel à des moyens utilisés par la nature et sont moins nocifs pour le milieu et la santé. Cet ouvr...
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This poster was presented at the Joint meeting, Société d’entomologie du Québec/Société de protection des plantes du Québec, Nicolet, Quebec, on 3 November 2016. The document is in French. The poster is based on Bashir, O., J. P. Claverie, P. Lemoyne & C. Vincent 2016. Controlled-release of Bacillus thurigiensis formulations encapsulated in light-r...
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Bacillus thuringiensis (B. t.) based formulations have been widely used to control lepidopteran pests in agriculture and forestry. One of their weaknesses is their short residual activity when sprayed in the field. Using Pickering emulsions, mixtures of spores and crystals from three B. t. serovars were successfully encapsulated in colloı¨dosomal m...
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Wriiten in French, this article reviews entomological research conducted in vineyards of Quebec since 1997.
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Introduction: The first report of phytoplasmas in Canadian vineyards was done in 2006 when Bois Noir phytoplasmas were discovered in Ontario. Since this year, a multidisciplinary team has worked on the system leafhoppers/grapevines/phytoplasmas in Canadian vineyards to know the epidemiology of phytoplasma diseases in commercial vineyards, to identi...
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Grapevines can be attacked by a number of pests, including leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) (Olivier et al. 2012). In Canada, ca. 100 species have been found associated with vineyards (Saguez et al. 2014, 2015b). Although a large proportion of these leafhoppers were found to be phytoplasma-positive (Olivier et al. 2014), this does not mean tha...
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This article reviews the evolution of viticulture in Quebec.
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The larval parasite Lathrolestes ensator Brauns (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) has only one known host, Holocampa testudinea Klug (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), a pest that attacks only one host: the apple tree. A classical biological program conducted from 1994 to 2001 successfully led to the establishment of L. ensator in Frelighsburg, QC, Canada....
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Complément d’informations de l’article: Lasnier, J., C. Vincent, C.H. de Coussergues 2016. La protection des vignobles au Québec 1: Naissance et organisation du secteur viticole. Phytoma
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L’Académie d’agriculture de France organise fréquemment des événements pour faire le points sur des domaines pertinents à son mandat. Certains de ces événements sont disponibles gratuitement en streaming. Le 9 mars 2016 à Paris, lors d’une séance de l’Académie d’agriculture de France intitulée «La lutte biologique: regards transatlantiques» (Odile...
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Until recently, the Canadian distribution of the blueberry maggot, Rhagoletis mendax Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae), was restricted to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. The insect was fi rst mentioned in southern Quebec in 1996 and, to date, it has not reached the Lac St-Jean region, where 34% of Canadian blueberry acreage is loca...
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Les cicadelles peuvent infliger des dommages considérables dans les vignobles canadiens, en particulier lorsque leurs populations atteignent des densités élevées. Depuis 2006, plusieurs entomologistes d’Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada participent à divers programmes de recherche visant à évaluer la biodiversité des cicadelles et la prévalence...
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In Canadian vineyards, leafhoppers can be serious pests, particularly when populations reach high densities. Since 2006, several entomologists from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada have worked together under various research programs to assess leafhopper biodiversity and the prevalence of phytoplasma diseases in Canadian vineyards. This work was ca...
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Atractotomus mali (Meyer-Dür, 1843) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a zoophytophagous insect associated with orchards in Europe and North America. In Canada, it has previously been reported in apple (Malus domestica Borkh) orchards in several provinces, but mainly in Nova Scotia, where it induced more damage on fruit than predatory effects. During the summ...
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Feeding behavior of three leafhopper species – Erythroneura vitis (Harris), Erythroneura ziczac (Walsh), and Erythroneura elegantula (Say) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) – reared on grapevine, Vitis vinifera L. cv. ‘Seyval blanc’ (Vitaceae), was investigated using histological techniques and DC-electrical penetration graphs (DC-EPG). Histological studie...
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Native to North America, the blueberry maggot fly, Rhagoletis mendax Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae), has historically been considered one of the most important insect pests of commercially grown highbush and lowbush blueberries in many parts of the northeastern and north central United States and Canada. Larval infestation results in unmarketable be...
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This paper (in french) answers different question on the tritrophic interaction between leafhoppers, grapevines and phytoplasmas.
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Cet article en Français répond à divers questions sur les interactions phytoplasmes/vigne/cicadelles
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1. Consistent behavioural differences between individuals have far-reaching implications for ecology and evolution, including how populations cope with increasing anthropogenic changes, notably pesticides. Although sublethal doses of insecticides are known to alter behaviour, current studies on the relationship between toxicants and behaviour tend...
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L a mouche du bleuet, Rhagoletis mendax Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae) (Blueberry maggot; revues de littérature par Neilson et Wood 1985, Geddes et al. 1987), est un insecte indigène de l'est de l'Amérique du Nord possédant plusieurs plantes hôtes cultivées et sauvages. On distingue notamment parmi cel-les-ci le Bleuetier en corymbe (Vaccinium corym...
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Grapevine Yellows, caused by phytoplasmas, are economically important diseases that have been detected in most grape-growing regions of the world. Phytoplasma are mainly transmitted by leafhoppers that are phloem feeders. In order to better understand the epidemiology of phytoplasma diseases in grapevines grown in Quebec (QC), it is important to kn...
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In vivo assays we done to determine whether the psychotolerant B. thuringiensis serovar vazensis could exhibit temperature-dependent insecticidal activity on larvae of Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae), Adalia bipunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Trichoplusia ni Hubner (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae), and Cydia pomonella L. (Lepidopte...
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Harmonic radar technology enhances capability to track the movement of individual small insects under field conditions. To maximize the capacity of this technology, it is necessary that radar tags must be securely attached to insects and that the tags remain functional when subjected to mechanical stress. In this study, a series of experiments was...
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Canada is one of the largest agricultural producers and exporters in the world, and agricultural production systems are as varied as might be expected in such a vast country with many different regions, soil types and climates. In this Chapter we present general background information on Canada and its agricultural insect pests followed by a discus...
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Pupae of the blueberry maggot, Rhagoletis mendax Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae), were subjected to −20°C for 2, 4, 7, 10, and 15 d (control = 0 d at 4°C) in fall 2011 and 2012 and were allowed to overwinter for at least 181 d at 4°C. Mean adult emergence in the control was 64% in 2012 and 39% in 2013. No adults emerged in May 2012 from 500 pupae tre...
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Leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) are pests of many temperate crops, including grapevines (Vitis species). Uncontrolled populations can induce direct and indirect damage to crops due to feeding that results in significant yield losses and increased mortality in infected vineyards due to virus, bacteria, or phytoplasmas vectored by leafhoppers....