Jacqueline Beggs

Jacqueline Rae Beggs, (born 1962) is a New Zealand entomologist and ecologist of Ngāti Awa descent,[1] specialising in biodiversity and biosecurity. She is a professor at the University of Auckland.[2]

Academic career

Following an undergraduate and master's degree at the University of Auckland, Beggs completed a PhD part-time at the University of Otago before working with Landcare Research in Nelson. She has worked for the University of Auckland since 2003.[2] Much of her work has focused around the beech (Nothofagus spp.) forests in New Zealand's upper South Island, where scale insects (Ultracoelostoma assimile) produce honeydew that both native birds and invasive Vespula wasps feed on. Beggs' research has often focused on the impact of invasive wasps in these ecosystems.[3][4][5]

In 2015, Beggs was awarded the Te Tohu Taiao award for ecological excellence from the New Zealand Ecological Society.[6]

Since 2013, she has been a member of the Biosecurity Ministerial Advisory Committee, which provides independent advice to the Minister for Biosecurity on the biosecurity system.[7]

Beggs blogs about her interest in sailing.[8]

Selected works
  • Stavert, Jamie R., David E. Pattemore, Ignasi Bartomeus, Anne C. Gaskett and Jacqueline R. Beggs. "Exotic flies maintain pollination services as native pollinators decline with agricultural expansion." Journal of Applied Ecology 55, 4 (2018): 1737–1746.
  • Galbraith, Josie A., Darryl N. Jones, Jacqueline R. Beggs, Katharina Parry and Margaret C. Stanley. "Urban Bird Feeders Dominated by a Few Species and Individuals." Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 5,81 (2017).
  • Friesen, Megan R., Jacqueline R. Beggs and Anne C. Gaskett. Sensory‐based conservation of seabirds: a review of management strategies and animal behaviours that facilitate success. Biological Reviews 92,3 (2017): 1769–1784.

References
  1. "Entomological Society of America - Dr. Jacqueline Beggs - University of Auckland". Entomological Society of America. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. "Professor Jacqueline Beggs - The University of Auckland". unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  3. "Insects and forest ecosystems". Science Learning Hub. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  4. Irwin, Ben (2017-12-17). "Wasps destroying native insect population". Newshub. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  5. Bohny, Skara (17 December 2017). "Wasps are wiping out New Zealand's native bugs, experts believe". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  6. New Zealand Ecological Society (2010-03-18). "Te Tohu Taiao - Award for Ecological Excellence". NZES. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  7. Ministry for Primary Industries. "Biosecurity Ministerial Advisory Committee". Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  8. "A woman's guide to sailing solo". A woman's guide to sailing solo. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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