Mairi Carnegie

Telephone Number
+44(0)131 244 8817

Research interests/Areas of expertise

Biography

I started work at SASA in 2005 as a Laboratory Diagnostician in the Virology & Zoology Branch; assisting with sample preparation and processing in the areas of Nematology, Entomology and Virology.
During this time I gained specialisms in potato cyst nematodes (PCN), winged aphid identification and honey bee health, and latterly have added the identification of European psyllids to my area of expertise - providing species identification for the SG funded CRF Psyllid project in collaboration with Rothamsted Research, the Natural History Museum, and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
In support of our role in honey bee health, SASA keeps a small number of beehives for training and educational purposes, and I have been apiary manager since their arrival in 2013.
In 2015 I gained the post of Assistant Zoology Manager in the Virology and Zoology Branch, managing the day to day workload of the Entomology laboratory during the summer season, and assisting with the management of the Nematology laboratory during the winter months
In 2017 I took on the additional role of Area Quality Manager for the Zoology department.

Publications

Sjölund MJ, Arnsdorf YM, Carnegie M, Fornefeld E, Will T. 2019. ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ detected in Trioza urticae using suction trap-based monitoring of psyllids in Germany. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection. 126(1):89-92.
Carnegie M, Greenslade A, Ouvrard D. 2017. A Simple Key to the Potential Vectors of CaLsol.
Sjölund MJ, Clark M, Carnegie M, Greenslade AFC, Ouvrard D, Highet F, Sigvald R, Bell JR, Arnsdorf YM, Cairns R et al.. 2017. First report of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ in the United Kingdom in the psyllid Trioza anthrisci. New Disease Reports. 36:4.
Sjölund MJ, Carnegie M, Greenslade AFC, Ouvrard D, Highet F, Kenyon DM, Sigvald R, Bell JR. 2017. The identification and detection of psyllid vectors of CaLsol in suction traps.