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Wilf Powell is a researcher affiliated with Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily focuses on environmental science, with specific interests spanning pollution, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and biomaterials. The body of research includes a significant emphasis on the study of microplastics and plastic pollution as well as recycling and waste management techniques.

Powell has contributed to research in the synthesis and properties of biodegradable polymers, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach that connects environmental concerns with materials science.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Comparison of historical (1980s) and contemporary (2023-2024) microplastic contamination of arc clams (Anadara spp.) from tidal flats in Suva, Fiji, 2025, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Evidence of elevated microplastic accumulation in Pacific Island mangrove sediments, 2025, Marine Pollution Bulletin

Both papers were published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin, a venue that has featured multiple contributions from Powell.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Jasha Dehm
  • Rufino Varea
  • Laura Williams
  • Jale Naivalurua
  • Kelly Brown

Themes consistently addressed in Powell's work involve microplastics and plastic pollution along with strategies for recycling and waste management, positioning them within contemporary environmental challenges related to pollution and sustainable materials usage.

Best Publications

  • Identification of Semiochemicals Released During Aphid Feeding That Attract Parasitoid Aphidius ervi

    Yongjun Du;Guy M. Poppy;Wilf Powell;John A. Pickett

  • Management of Genetics of Biological-Control Introductions

    K. R. Hopper;R. T. Roush;W. Powell

  • Strategies Involved in the Location of Hosts by the ParasitoidAphidius erviHaliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae)

    W Powell;F Pennacchio;G.M Poppy;E Tremblay

  • Relative importance of semiochemicals from first and second trophic levels in host foraging behavior ofAphidius ervi.

    Y J Du;G M Poppy;W Powell

  • Enhancing parasitoid activity in crops.

    W. Powell

  • Induction and Systemic Release of Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles Mediating In-Flight Orientation of Aphidius ervi

    E. Guerrieri;G. M. Poppy;W. Powell;E. Tremblay

  • The role of plant chemical cues in determining host preference in the generalist aphid parasitoid Aphidius colemani.

    A. Storeck;A. Storeck;G.M. Poppy;H.F. van Emden;W. Powell

  • Insect behavioural ecology and other factors affecting the control efficacy of agro-ecosystem diversification strategies

    R.P.J. Potting;J.N. Perry;W. Powell

  • The relationship between primary parasitoids and hyperparasitoids of cereal aphids: an analysis of field data

    Carsten Holler;Christian Borgemeister;Helmut Haardt;Wilf Powell

  • The identification of hymenopterous parasitoids attacking cereal aphids in Britain

    W. Powell

  • Pest control by a community of natural enemies.

    K.D. Sunderland;J.A. Axelsen;K. Dromph;B. Freier

  • Can aphid-induced plant signals be transmitted aerially and through the rhizosphere?

    Keith Chamberlain;Emilio Guerrieri;Francesco Pennacchio;Jan Pettersson

  • The reactions of two cereal aphid parasitoids, Aphidius uzbekistanicus and A. ervi to host aphids and their food‐plants

    W. Powell;Zhang Zhi-Li

  • Chemically Mediated Associative Learning in the Host Foraging Behavior of the Aphid Parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

    Yongjun Du;Guy M. Poppy;Wilf Powell;Lester J. Wadhams

  • Manipulation of parasitoids for aphid pest management: progress and prospects†

    Wilf Powell;John A Pickett

  • Endoparasitism in cereal aphids: molecular analysis of a whole parasitoid community.

    M. Traugott;M. Traugott;J. R. Bell;J. R. Bell;J. R. Bell;G. R. Broad;W. Powell

  • Reduced response of insecticide-resistant aphids and attraction of parasitoids to aphid alarm pheromone; a potential fitness trade-off

    S.P. Foster;I. Denholm;R. Thompson;G.M. Poppy

  • Physical and chemical cues influencing the oviposition behaviour of Aphidius ervi.

    Donatella Battaglia;Guy Poppy;Wilf Powell;Antonio Romano

  • The role of semiochemicals in the avoidance of the seven-spot ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata, by the aphid parasitoid, Aphidius ervi.

    Yoshitaka Nakashima;Michael A. Birkett;Barry J. Pye;John A. Pickett

  • The effects of non-host plant essential oil volatiles on the behaviour of the pollen beetle Meligethes aeneus

    Alice L. Mauchline;Juliet L. Osborne;Andrew P. Martin;Guy M. Poppy

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy M. Poppy
Guy M. Poppy University of Southampton
John A. Pickett
John A. Pickett Cardiff University
Lester J. Wadhams
Lester J. Wadhams Rothamsted Research
Joe N. Perry
Joe N. Perry Rothamsted Research
Francesco Pennacchio
Francesco Pennacchio University of Naples Federico II
Juliet L. Osborne
Juliet L. Osborne University of Exeter
Michael A. Birkett
Michael A. Birkett Rothamsted Research
Christine M. Woodcock
Christine M. Woodcock Rothamsted Research
Ian Denholm
Ian Denholm University of Hertfordshire
Suzanne J. Clark
Suzanne J. Clark Rothamsted Research

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