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Does aversion to insects affect insecticide use? An elusive answer calls for improved methods in biophobia research.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Gish, M. & Hisano, M. & Soga, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Insecticides are commonly used to control insects and other arthropods in homes (hereafter collectively referred to as 'insects'). Although aversion t...

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An analysis of management strategies for cattle tick (Boophilus microplus) control in Australia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Sutherst, R. W. & Norton, G. A. & Barlow, N. D. & Conway, G. R. & Birley, M. & Comins, H. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The performance of three control methods for Boophilus microplus (Can.) in Australia, acaricides, pasture spelling and tick resistant cattle, was asse...

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Investigating the impacts of field-realistic exposure to a neonicotinoid pesticide on bumblebee foraging, homing ability and colony growth.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Stanley, D. A. & Russell, A. L. & Morrison, S. J. & Rogers, C. & Raine, N. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ability to forage and return home is essential to the success of bees as both foragers and pollinators. Pesticide exposure may cause behavioural c...

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Forest restoration as a double-edged sword: the conflict between biodiversity conservation and pest control.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Kärvemo, S. & Björkman, C. & Johansson, T. & Weslien, J. & Hjältén, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forestry has markedly changed a large proportion of the world's boreal forests, often with negative effects on biodiversity. As a result, forest resto...

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Changes in pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) feeding related to endosulfan pollution from tsetse fly control operations in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Douthwaite, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Diet, feeding behaviour and number of pied kingfishers (Ceryle rudis) were monitored on the Mochaba River in Botswana when the area was treated with a...

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Can arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi be used to control the undesirable grass Poa annua on golf courses?

Published online: 16 Mar 2000

Authors: Gange, A. C. & Lindsay, D. E. & Ellis, L. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was conducted on golf putting greens in Surrey, UK to determine whether arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi have any potential for the reduction...

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Evidence of pesticide resistance in medium-sized mammalian pests: a case study with 1080 poison and Australian rabbits.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Twigg, L. E. & Martin, G. R. & Lowe, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Toxicant resistance is a potential, or very real, problem with many pest control programmes worldwide. However, apart from rodents, pesticide resistan...

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Transgenic weed beets: possible, probable, avoidable?

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Desplanque, B. & Hautekèete, N. & Dijk, H. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Weed beets pose a serious problem for sugarbeet Beta vulgaris var. saccharifera crops. Traditionally, the only efficient method of weed control has be...

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Sustainable landscape, soil and crop management practices enhance biodiversity and yield in conventional cereal systems.

Published online: 27 Mar 2021

Authors: Redlich, S. & Martin, E. A. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Input-driven, modern agriculture is commonly associated with large-scale threats to biodiversity, the disruption of ecosystem services and long-term r...

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Suppression of reed canarygrass by assisted succession: a sixteen-year restoration experiment.

Published online: 01 Nov 2024

Authors: Palacio-Lopez, K. & Hovick, S. M. & Mattingly, K. Z. & Weston, L. M. & Hofford, N. P. & Finley, L. & Tayal, A. & Reinartz, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Assisted succession could enable long-term restoration where successional trajectories stall due to competition from invasive plants. Many invasives a...

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