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Effects of reindeer browsing on tundra willow and its associated insect herbivores.

Published online: 17 Nov 2004

Authors: Herder, M. den & Virtanen, R. & Roininen, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Browsing by large mammals may strongly constrain the growth and reproduction of woody plants, and may alter the food quality and resource availability...

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How can control of invading plant pathogens increase their rate of spread? How can we prevent it?

Published online: 05 Nov 2020

Authors: Sharp, R.

Content type: Blog

This paper presents the results of studies conducted to determine the effect of the control of invading plant pathogens in increasing their rate of sp...

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The use of the Lamb daily weather types and the indices of progressiveness, southerliness and cyclonicity to investigate the autumn migration of Rhopalosiphum padi.

Published online: 25 May 1996

Authors: Masterman, A. J. & Foster, G. N. & Holmes, S. J. & Harrington, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The numbers of Rhopalosiphum padi sampled using UK 12.2 m suction traps during the autumn were related to weather data from the preceding year using m...

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The effects of the Lime aphid, Eucallipterus tiliae L. (Aphididae) on the growth of the Lime Tilia X vulgaris Hayne. I. Energy requirements of the aphid population.

Published online: 08 Nov 1971

Authors: Llewellyn, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study of the effects of E. tiliae populations on the growth of two mature Lime trees in Glasgow in 1967 and 1968. The populations turned over the en...

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Predictive modelling in biological control: the mango mealy bug (Rastrococcus invadens) and its parasitoids.

Published online: 07 Dec 1991

Authors: Godfray, H. C. J. & Waage, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Age-structured host/parasitoid population models with overlapping generations were developed to investigate the interactions of Rastrococcus invadens,...

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Patterns in flight phenology of a migrant cereal aphid species.

Published online: 08 Mar 1995

Authors: Hullé, M. & Coquio, S. & Laperche, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Flight phenologies of the migrant aphid Rhopalosiphum padi, as indicated by suction trap catches throughout France in 1978-88, were compared using mul...

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Intraspecific competition in the bean weevils Callosobruchus maculatus and Callosobruchus rhodesianus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae).

Published online: 11 Apr 1992

Authors: Giga, D. P. & Smith, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effects of intraspecific competition in Callosobruchus maculatus and C. rhodesianus on cowpeas were studied in the laboratory in order to predict whet...

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A study of arthropod predation of Pieris rapae L. using serological and exclusion techniques.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Ashby, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In investigations in New Zealand, percentage estimates of the total mortality of Pieris rapae (L.) due to ground-living arthropod predators obtained b...

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Debarking harvesters simultaneously combat the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) and conserve non-target beetle diversity.

Published online: 26 Jul 2024

Authors: Zarges, S. & Wohlert, J. & Kamp, J. & Thorn, S. & Müller, J. & Hagge, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

In the face of climate change, the European Spruce Bark Beetle (Ips typographus) breeding predominantly in Norway spruce (Picea abies) led to exceptio...

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Great tits can reduce caterpillar damage in apple orchards.

Published online: 19 Feb 2003

Authors: Mols, C. M. M. & Visser, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The potential contribution of vertebrate predators to biological control in orchards has been largely overlooked to date. A few studies have shown tha...

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