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Specificity within bird-parasite-parasitoid food webs: a novel approach for evaluating potential biological control agents of the avian vampire fly.

Published online: 07 Oct 2022

Authors: Ramirez, I. E. & Causton, C. E. & Gutierrez, G. A. & Mosquera, D. A. & Piedrahita, P. & Heimpel, G. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Quantitative food web analyses can provide insights into the specificity of consumers such as herbivores, parasites and parasitoids. Understanding suc...

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Impact of the Asian gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus on the radial growth of the European chestnut Castanea sativa.

Published online: 16 Jun 2021

Authors: Marcolin, E. & Pividori, M. & Colombari, F. & Manetti, M. C. & Pelleri, F. & Conedera, M. & Gehring, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The invasion of the Asian chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus (ACGW) in Europe has caused serious biological and economic impacts on chestnut sta...

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Synergism between entomopathogenic nematodes and Bacillus thuringiensis crops: integrating biological control and resistance management.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Gassmann, A. J. & Stock, S. P. & Sisterson, M. S. & Carrière, Y. & Tabashnik, B. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The past decade has witnessed a continual increase in the use of crops genetically modified to produce insecticidal toxins from the bacterium Bacillus...

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Predicting parasitoid accumulation on biological control agents of weeds.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Paynter, Q. & Fowler, S. V. & Gourlay, A. H. & Groenteman, R. & Peterson, P. G. & Smith, L. & Winks, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Natural enemies may reduce the effectiveness of weed biocontrol agents and can also cause environmental damage, for example to a shared native insect ...

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A large-scale comparison of conventional and molecular methods for the evaluation of host-parasitoid associations in non-target risk-assessment studies.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Gariepy, T. & Kuhlmann, U. & Gillott, C. & Erlandson, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Accurate identification of natural enemies is the cornerstone of biological control, and methods that can separate closely related species are essenti...

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Field-based ecological studies to assess prospective biological control agents for invasive alien plants: an example from giant rat's tail grass.

Published online: 25 May 2021

Authors: Sutton, G. F. & Canavan, K. & Day, M. D. & Paterson, I. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological control (biocontrol) of invasive alien plants is a widely utilised weed management tool. Prospective biocontrol agents are typically assess...

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Landscape composition, configuration, and trophic interactions shape arthropod communities in rice agroecosystems.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Dominik, C. & Seppelt, R. & Horgan, F. G. & Settele, J. & Václavík, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing landscape heterogeneity of agroecosystems can enhance natural enemy populations and promote biological control. However, little is known ab...

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Fungicide levels and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in golf putting greens.

Published online: 30 Mar 2005

Authors: Bary, F. & Gange, A. C. & Crane, M. & Hagley, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Annual meadow grass Poa annua is the most problematic weed within sports turf in temperate climates. It is so abundant that herbicides cannot be used ...

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Experimental evidence that the effectiveness of conservation biological control depends on landscape complexity.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Jonsson, M. & Straub, C. S. & Didham, R. K. & Buckley, H. L. & Case, B. S. & Hale, R. J. & Gratton, C. & Wratten, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The expansion of intensive agricultural practices is a major threat to biodiversity and to the delivery of ecosystem services on which humans depend. ...

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Disruption of an exotic mutualism can improve management of an invasive plant: varroa mite, honeybees and biological control of Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius in New Zealand.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Paynter, Q. & Main, A. & Gourlay, A. H. & Peterson, P. G. & Fowler, S. V. & Buckley, Y. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A seed-feeding biocontrol agent Bruchidius villosus was released in New Zealand (NZ) to control the invasive European shrub, broom Cytisus scoparius, ...

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