Staff
Kyle Miller
BSc, MSc, PhD
BSc, MSc, PhD
Kyle joined Forest Research in 2023 to work on the management of oak processionary moth (OPM, Thaumetopoea processionea) primarily through analysing the population genetics of OPM to establish invasion pathways and compare the population structure of OPM within GB and Europe. He is currently also working on a project that is scoping the feasibility of reintroducing forest caterpillar hunter (FCH, Calosoma sycophanta) to GB as an additional biocontrol option for OPM.
Kyle’s research interests span the use of molecular techniques in ecology, and biomonitoring and biological control of all forestry pests.
Kyle has a background in Molecular Ecology. Before joining Forest Research his work focussed on the dynamics between OPM and its parasitoids in GB. He obtained his PhD from the University of Newcastle in 2024.
Member of the British Ecological Society
Member of the Royal Entomological Society
Forest Research
Northern Research Station
Roslin
Midlothian
EH25 9SY
This project scopes whether Calosoma sycophanta could be reintroduced as a biocontrol agent for OPM in the UK.
Miller, K.A., Boonham, N., Evans, D.M., Hoppit, A., Morris, J., Kitson, J.J.N. (2025). Development of a LAMP protocol to identify the parasitoid Carcelia iliaca from oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionae) larval tissue to understand and enhance biocontrol management plans. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. DOI: 10.1111/afe.12670
Cuff, J.P., Suresh, M.D., Dopson, M.E.G., Hawthorne, B.S.J., Howells, T., Kitson, J.J.N., Miller, K.A., Xin, T., and Evans, D. (2023). Chapter One – A roadmap for biomonitoring in the 21st century: Merging methods into metrics via ecological networks. Advances in Ecological Research. DOI: 10.1016/bs.aecr.2023.09.002