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Area of academic expertise - outline
Pesticide application, pesticide formulations, pesticide side-effects, environmentally friendly agrochemicals, entomology, pest management
Current research activities
Currently working on the development of environmentally friendly plant-based pesticides and bacterial pesticides
Desired research direction
Improved pest management, reduced pesticide side-effects
Target collaborative organisations
Agrochemical industry, pesticide producers, pesticide formulators
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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First recorded presence of a naturalised population of Ramulus artemis within the United Kingdom. Details of observations from Calderglen Zoo, East Kilbride, Scotland
Munro, A. S. & Thacker, J. R. M., 1 Jun 2025, Phasmid Study Group Newsletter, 154, p. 9-13 5 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Multidisciplinary approach to promote research to commercialization, and small business development in Africa: KTP project in Kenya, a case study
Njihia, T., Mweke, A., Kamau, E., Thacker, R., Hursthouse, A., Adewole , A., Wambua, A., Muchemi, S. & Struthers, J., 27 Jun 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Preference for synthetic pesticides for fruit fly pest management over biological control interventions: fighting a losing battle?
Njihia, T., Mweke, A., Kamau, E., Thacker, R., Hursthouse, A., Adewole , A., Wambua, A., Muchemi, S. & Struthers, J., 27 Jun 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Mango production and existing economic challenges associated with fruit fly infestation and management practices in Kenya: a survey
Njihia, T., Mweke, A., Kamau, E., Thacker, R., Hursthouse, A., Adewole , A., Wambua, A., Muchemi, S. & Struthers, J., 22 Jun 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Soil from an abandoned manganese mining area (Hunan, China): significance of health risk from potentially toxic element pollution and its spatial context
Luo, X., Ren, B., Hursthouse, A. S., Thacker, J. R. M. & Wang, Z., 9 Sept 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 18, 15 p., 6554.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile22 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)61 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Senior Fellowship of HEA awarded June 2016
Thacker, R. (Recipient), Jun 2016
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Food for Thought 10% - Good Food Nation Bill Workshop
Thacker, J. (Invited speaker) & Cowie, P. (Invited speaker)
19 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Public Lecture on Insects and Climate Change
Thacker, R. (Speaker)
Jan 2016Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk
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11th International Congress on the Biology of the Fish
McNeil, P. (Speaker), Sloman, K. (Participant), Thacker, R. (Participant) & Morrison, C. (Participant)
2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Society for Experimental Biology
McNeil, P. (Participant), Sloman, K. (Participant), Thacker, R. (Participant) & Morrison, C. (Participant)
2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference