Lisa Kirkland

Research Scientist

Bachelor of Science (Biology/Biological Sciences)

Lisa manages the product development and testing space at Cesar. Whether she’s out in the field collecting insects, in the lab running a bioassay, or in the shadehouse tending to semi-field microcosm trials, Lisa loves getting up close and personal with invertebrates. This work suits her well, as she is always the one her family calls to remove critters from the bathroom.

Lisa has an insatiable interest in the ecology and behaviour of all creatures great and small. This led her to study invertebrate ecology, biosecurity, and biodiversity conservation at the University of Auckland, and to volunteer at the zoo. She also went on to gain First Class Honours studying the biological clock of the honey bee.

Lisa is passionate about protecting beneficial invertebrates by assisting our clients to select the most effective ‘soft’ pesticides in the battle against crop pests. She revels in the challenge of designing experiments to answer clients’ questions about their products, and enjoys the balance of hands-on science and computer-based work throughout her day.

When she’s not at work, Lisa can be found playing with her two puppies, Milhouse and Eevie.

Jianhua Mo, Michael Furlong, Lisa Kirkland, Mark Stevens (2023) Exploiting asynchronous host-parasitoid emergence distributions to optimise insecticide applications and protect beneficial insects – a case study using the citrus gall wasp Bruchophagus fellis (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae). Crop Protection 174: 106428.

Lisa Kirkland, Marielle Babineau, Samantha Ward, Anthony van Rooyen, Evatt Chirgwin, Luis Mata, Paul Umina (2024) Assessing the risk of resistance to flonicamid and afidopyropen in green peach aphid (Hemiptera: Myzus persicae) via in-vivo selection. Crop Protection 184: 106783.

Lisa Fendall, Mary Sewell (2009) Contributing to marine pollution by washing your face: Microplastics in facial cleansers. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58: 1225-1228.

James Cheeseman, Eva Winnebeck, Craig Millar, Lisa Kirkland, James Sleigh, Mark Goodwin, Matt Pawley, Guy Bloch, Konstantin Lehmann, Randolf Menzel, Guy Warman (2012) General anesthesia alters time perception by phase shifting the circadian clock. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109: 7061-7066.

Lisa Kirkland, Evatt Chirgwin, Samantha Ward, Benjamin Congdon, Anthony van Rooyen, Paul Umina (2023) P450‐mediated resistance in Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) reduces the efficacy of neonicotinoid seed treatments in Brassica napus. Pest Management Science 79: 1851-1859.

Aston Arthur, Lisa Kirkland, Evatt Chirgwin, Anthony van Rooyen, Paul Umina (2022) Baseline susceptibility of Australian Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) to novel insecticides flonicamid and afidopyropen. Crop Protection 158: 105992.

Paul Umina, Chris Bass, Anthony van Rooyen, Evatt Chirgwin, Aston Arthur, Adam Pym, Jo Mackisack, Andrew Mathews, Lisa Kirkland (2022) Spirotetramat resistance in Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and its association with the presence of the A2666V mutation. Pest Management Science 78: 4822-4831.

Lisa Kirkland, James Maino, Oliver Stuart, Paul Umina (2020) Ontogeny in the European earwig (Forficula auricularia) and grain crops interact to exacerbate feeding damage risk. Journal of Applied Entomology 144: 605-615.

Lisa Kirkland, Elia Pirtle, Paul Umina (2018) Responses of the Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia) and bird cherry oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi) to insecticide seed treatments in wheat. Crop and Pasture Science 69: 966-973.