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An overview of the environmental risks posed by neonicotinoid insecticides.

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: Goulson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Neonicotinoids are now the most widely used insecticides in the world. They act systemically, travelling through plant tissues and protecting all part...

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Prescribed fire does not promote outbreaks of a primary bark beetle at low-density populations.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Tabacaru, C. A. & Park, J. & Erbilgin, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The causes of bark beetle outbreaks - particularly the role of disturbances - are poorly understood. Stand-scale disturbances, like fires, can suddenl...

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Management measures to control pine wood nematode spread in Europe.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Fuente, B. de la & Beck, P. S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive pests, such as the pine wood nematode (PWN), threaten European forests. In De la Fuente, Saura, and Beck, Journal of Applied Ecology, 2018, 5...

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A spatial model for the successful biological control of Sitona discoideus by Microctonus aethiopoides.

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Kean, J. M. & Barlow, N. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A new model for the biological control of the pest weevil Sitona discoideus by the parasitoid Microctonus aethiopoides is presented. Based on an earli...

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Geographical variation and gene flow in the eucalyptus defoliating beetle Chrysophtharta bimaculata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).

Published online: 28 Jan 1998

Authors: Congdon, B. C. & Lange, C. L. & Clarke, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Studies were conducted to examine population subdivision and host associations in Chrysophtharta bimaculata, a serious pest of Eucalyptus in Tasmania....

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Effects of forest fertilization on the radial growth and resin exudation of insect-defoliated Scots pines.

Published online: 28 Jan 2000

Authors: Kytö, M. & Niemelä, P. & Annila, E. & Varama, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In studies in a 60- to 90-year-old stand on dry sandy soil in western Finland, Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) trees that had been defoliated by the pin...

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High cover of hedgerows in the landscape supports multiple ecosystem services in Mediterranean cereal fields.

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Dainese, M. & Montecchiari, S. & Sitzia, T. & Sigura, M. & Marini, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field-margin diversification through conservation and restoration of hedgerows is becoming a prominent intervention for promoting biodiversity and ass...

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Prospective modelling in biological control: an analysis of the dynamics of heteronomous hyperparasitism in a cotton-whitefly-parasitoid system.

Published online: 25 Apr 1997

Authors: Mills, N. J. & Gutierrez, A. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Heteronomous hyperparasitism, in which male parasitoids develop at the expense of conspecific females or competing parasitoid species, is characterist...

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Management response to one insect pest may increase vulnerability to another.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Klingenberg, M. D. & Lindgren, B. S. & Gillingham, M. P. & Aukema, B. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale insect outbreaks provide an ideal system to examine the cascade of ecological effects of disturbance regimes across forested landscapes. A...

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Managing bark beetle impacts on ecosystems and society: priority questions to motivate future research.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Morris, J. L. & Cottrell, S. & Fettig, C. J. & Hansen, W. D. & Sherriff, R. L. & Carter, V. A. & Clear, J. L. & Clement, J. & Derose, R. J. & Hicke, J. A. & Higuera, P. E. & Mattor, K. M. & Seddon, A. W. R. & Seppä, H. T. & Stednick, J. D. & Seybold, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent bark beetle outbreaks in North America and Europe have impacted forested landscapes and the provisioning of critical ecosystem services. The sc...

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