Tara Sackett. Publications and Conferences Publications
	Sackett, T.E., C.M. Buddle, and C. Vincent. Dynamics of spider colonization of apple orchards from adjacent deciduous forest. Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment. In press.
	Sackett, T.E., C.M. Buddle, and C. Vincent. 2008. Relevance of collected juveniles to the analysis of spider communities. The Journal of Arachnology. 36: 187-190.
	Sackett, T.E., C.M. Buddle, and C. Vincent. 2008. Comparisons of the composition of foliage-dwelling spider assemblages in apple orchards and adjacent deciduous forest. Canadian Entomologist. 140: 338-347.
	Sackett, T.E., C.M. Buddle, and C. Vincent. 2007. Effects of kaolin on the composition of generalist predator assemblages and parasitism of Choristoneura rosaceana (Tortricidae) in apple orchards. Journal of Applied Entomology. 131(7): 478-485.
	Sackett, T.E., G.H.N. Towers, and M.B. Isman. 2007. Effects of furoquinoline alkaloids on the growth and feeding of two polyphagous lepidopterans. Chemoecology. 17(2): 97-101.
	Saint-Germain, M., C.M. Buddle, M. Larrivée, A. Mercado, T. Motchula, E. Reichert, T. E. Sackett, Z. Sylvain, and A. Webb. 2007. Should biomass be considered more frequently as a currency in terrestrial arthropod community analyses? Journal of Applied Ecology. 44 (2): 330-339.
	Sackett, T.E., C.M. Buddle and C. Vincent. 2005. Effect of Kaolin on the Fitness and Behavior of Choristoneura rosaceana (Obliquebanded Leafroller) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Larvae. Journal of Economic Entomology 98: 1648-1653.
	Coley, P.D., J. Lokvam, K. Rudolph, K. Bromberg, T.E. Sackett, L. Wright, T. Brenes-Arguedas, D. Dvorett, S. Ring, A. Ponge, C. Baptiste, R.T. Pennington, and T.A. Kursar. 2005. Divergent defensive strategies of young leaves in two Neotropical species of Inga. Ecology 86: 2633-2643.
	Buddle, C.M., J. Beguin, E. Bolduc, A. Mercado, T.E. Sackett, R.D. Selby, H. Varady-Szabo, and R.M. Zeran. 2005. The importance and use of rarefaction for comparative biodiversity research with forest arthropod assemblages. Canadian Entomologist 137: 120-127.

	Other Contributions
	Sackett, T.E.. 2005. The itsy-bitsy spider: reflections on immature spiders in orchard foliage. Canadian Arachnologist.

	Conference presentations
	2007
	Sackett, T.E., C.M. Buddle, and C. Vincent. The dynamics of spider colonization. Oral presentation. American Arachnological Society annual meeting. July 13-17, 2007. Selinsgrove, PA, USA.
	2006
	Sackett, T.E., C.M. Buddle, and C. Vincent. Spider colonization of apple orchards. Oral presentation. Entomological society of Canada annual meeting. November 18-22, 2006. Montreal, QC, Canada.
	Sackett, T.E. and C.M. Buddle. Patterns of spider diversity: the roles of randomness and dispersal ability. Poster. Ecological society of America annual meeting. August 5-11, 2006. Memphis, TN, USA.
	Sackett, T.E. and C.M. Buddle. Spider diversity patterns: explaining non-random aggregations. Poster. American Arachnological Society annual meeting. June 17-21, 2006. Baltimore, MD, USA.
	Sackett, T.E. and C.M. Buddle. Patterns of spider diversity: is competition improbable, and neutrality plausible? Poster. McGill Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Research Symposium. March 16-17, 2006. Montreal, QC.
	2005
	Sackett, T.E., C. Buddle and C. Vincent. Characteristic communities, hungry hunters, and unknown immatures: studying spider assemblages in apple orchards. Oral presentation. Entomological Society of Canada annual meeting, Nov. 2005, Canmore, Alberta.
	Buddle, C.M. and Sackett, T.E. A review of the factors influencing spider diversity: Why do we have so many eight-legged freaks? Oral presentation (C.Buddle), Entomological Society of Canada annual meeting, Nov. 2005, Canmore, Alberta.
	Sackett, T.E., C. Buddle and C. Vincent. Spider assemblages in apple orchards: how adjacent habitat structure influences potential source populations. Poster. Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Aug. 2005, Montreal, Quebec.
	Sackett, T.E., C. Buddle and C. Vincent. Kaolin and spider assemblages as alternative methods of control for the obliquebanded leafroller in apple orchards. Poster. McGill Environmental Research Symposium, May 2005, Montreal, Quebec.
	2004
	Sackett, T.E., C. Buddle and C. Vincent. Effect of kaolin on summer generation oblique-banded leaf roller and generalist foliage predators in apple orchards. Oral presentation, Entomological Society of Canada annual meeting, Oct. 2004, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
	Sackett, T.E., C. Buddle and C. Vincent. Effet du kaolin sur la génération d’été de tordeuse à bandes obliques et les ennemis naturels en vergers de pommiers. Oral presentation, Réunion annuelle de la Société d’entomologie de Québec, Nov. 2004, Montréal, Québec.
	2003
	Sackett, T.E., C. Buddle and C. Vincent. Effect of kaolin on the leaf-rolling behaviour of the oblique-banded leafroller. Oral presentation, Entomological Society of Canada annual meeting, Nov. 2003, Kelowna, British Columbia.
	Sackett, T.E., V. Caron, C. Buddle and C. Vincent. Effect of kaolin on the fitness of the oblique-banded leafroller. Poster presentation, Entomological Society of Canada annual meeting, Nov. 2003, Kelowna, British Columbia.

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