Enviroquest reports and publications from past projects:
Aquaculture
A manual on complete and partial enclosures for practical use by fish culturists on freshwater fish farms in Canada, 1993. Final report submitted to Department of Fisheries & Oceans Material Management, Ottawa, Ontario. 34 pp.
A review of methods to reduce bird predation on land-based fish farms, 1992. Prepared for Canadian Wildlife Service, Nepean, Ontario. 23 pp. Copies available through Aquaculture Extension Centre, Department of Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1.
Bird predators at Ontario fish farms, August 1993. Factsheet produced for Ontario Agriculture and Food, Order No. 93-049, AGDEX 484. 4pp. Available in English and French.
Bird dispersal and deterrent techniques for oil spills in the Beaufor Sea, December 1993. Koski, W.R., Kevan, S.D., and W.J. Richardson. Environmental Studies Research Funds, Report No. 126, by LGL Limited, Environmental Research Associates, King City, Ontario. 100 pp.
An assessment of risk to fish stock by gulls in relation to an open compost facility. December 1993. Report for Desy Fish Farm, Welland, Ontario. 28 pp.
Ontario Kennel Guide
A guide to boarding kennels in Ontario. 1992. 17 pp.
Bee Health and Pollination Biology
Kevan, P.G. and T. Ebert, 2005. Can almond nectar & pollen poison honey bees? American Bee Journal Vol. 145, No. 6: 507-509.
Kevan, P.G. and G. M. Roberts, 1995. A North American evaluation of the Strainaway® honey filtration apparatus. American Bee Journal, Vol. 135, No. 7:494-497.
Kevan, S.D. and P.G. Kevan, 1997. Protecting bees from tracheal mites: A novel approach. American Bee Journal, Vol. 137, No. 2:149-150.
Kevan, S.D., Nasr, M.E., and P.G. Kevan, 1999. Feeding menthol to honeybees (Hymenoptera: Apidae): entry and persistence in haemolymph without causing mortality. The Canadian Entomologist, 131:279-281.
Kevan, S.D., Nasr, M.E., Kevan, P.G. and J.D. Trevino, 2003. Microencapsulated medicines for beneficial insects. Pesticide Formulations and Delivery Systems: Meeting the Challenges of the Current Crop Protection Industry, ASTM STP 1430, R.A. Downer, J.C. Mueninghoff and G.C. Volgas, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials International, West Conshohoken, PA. pp. 154-162.
Trees, Pollinators and Responsible Pesticide Use for Minnesota’s Woodlands, 2006. Brochure produced for the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 19 pp.
Ebert, T.A., Kevan, P.G., Bishop, B.L., Kevan, S.D. and R.A. Downer, 2007. Oral toxicity of essential oils and organic acids fed to honey bees (Apis melifera). Journal of Apicultural Research and Bee World 46(4):220-224.
Kevan, P.G. and M. Robinson, 2005. A report on spectral distribution of light transmitted by greenhouse plastics as affected by damage. Submitted to HSE Consultant Services, Brewerton, N.Y.
1995 Pollinator communities in blueberry fields in New Brunswick, Canada. 124 pp.
1994 - 1996
Pollinator community in blueberry fields in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Reports on:
1.
I- Descriptive Ecology of the Community Structure, 56 pp.
2. II – Community Organization, 100 pp.
3. III – Plant-insect Interactions, 59 pp.
4. IV- Contribution of the Different Groups of Anthophiles to the Fruit Setting
of Blueberries, 43 pp.
5. Climatic Information. 125 pp.
6. The Effect of Climatic Parameters on the Community Dynamics. 147 pp.
7. Pollinator Communities of Blueberry Heaths in Nova Scotia. 298 pp.
8. Influence of Abiotic Factors in the Dynamics of Pollinator Communities of
Blueberries in Nova Scotia, Canada, 1995. 325 pp.
9. Final Report, Executive Summary of Activities and General Conclusions. 15pp.
Heritage Gardens
Kevan, S.D., 1996.
Heritage Gardens: Popular flowers, herbs, shrubs, trees and vegetables planted
in Ontario from the mid to late 1800’s. Prepared for Dillon Consulting
Engineers, Toronto, Canada. 42 pp.
Fisheries
Shore Angler Surveys (Niagara Falls to Kingston). 1992. Carried out contract for Lake Ontario Fisheries Unit, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Aurora, Ontario.
Toxicology
Kevan, S.D. and R.G. Pearson, 1992. Toxicity of Diquat pulse exposure to tropical freshwater shrimp (Cardina nilotica, Atydae). Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 51:564-567.
Shonk, K.A., Kevan, S.D. and D.V. Weseloh, 2004. The effect of oil spraying on eggs of Double-crested Cormorants. The Environmentalist, 24:119-124.