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Analysis of the biological control of Mythimna separata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Apanteles ruficrus (Braconidae: Hymenoptera) in New Zealand.

Published online: 08 Jun 1988

Authors: Hill, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Estimated levels of larval parasitism of Mythimna separata, a pest of pasture and cereal crops in New Zealand, before and after the introduction of th...

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Review of leptospirosis carriage in rodents worldwide and identification of key host species and knowledge gaps in the Asian-Pacific region.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Sluydts, V. & Nyo Me Htwe & Pyai Phyo Maw & Siriwardana, S. & Sudarmaji & Singleton, G. R. & Jacob, J.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

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Slug preferences for winter wheat cultivars and common agricultural weeds.

Published online: 13 Nov 1996

Authors: Cook, R. T. & Bailey, S. E. R. & McCrohan, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Slugs are a serious pest of many crops, including winter wheat, but current methods of control are unreliable. As part of a research study into the po...

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Retention forestry can maintain epiphytic lichens on living pine trees, but provides impoverished habitat for deadwood-associated lichens.

Published online: 21 Dec 2024

Authors: Nirhamo, A. & Hämäläinen, A. & Hämäläinen, K. & Kouki, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managing forests for timber yields reduces the amounts of old trees and deadwood, which has profound effects on species that are dependent on them. Re...

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Response of parasitoid communities to insecticide application during a Lymantria dispar outbreak in mixed oak forests.

Published online: 21 Dec 2024

Authors: Wolz, M. & Höcherl, A. & Hübner, J. & Tschorsnig, H. P. & Whitmore, D. & Leroy, B. M. L. & Weisser, W. W. & Mitesser, O. & Zakharov, E. V. & Hebert, P. D. N. & Liebhold, A. M. & Müller, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the temperate mixed oak forests of Central Europe, outbreaks of insects such as the spongy moth, Lymantria dispar, can cause severe defoliation and...

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Habitat fragmentation and eradication of invading insect herbivores.

Published online: 04 Sep 2020

Authors: Barron, M. C. & Liebhold, A. M. & Kean, J. M. & Richardson, B. & Brockerhoff, E. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasions by non-native pests and diseases represent serious threats to biodiversity, agriculture and human health. Under current border arrival rates...

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Antimicrobial resistance in wildlife.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Vittecoq, M. & Godreuil, S. & Prugnolle, F. & Durand, P. & Brazier, L. & Renaud, N. & Arnal, A. & Aberkane, S. & Jean-Pierre, H. & Gauthier-Clerc, M. & Thomas, F. & Renaud, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spread of antimicrobial resistance is of major concern for human health and leads to growing economic costs. While it is increasingly hypothesized...

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Spatial targeting of habitat creation has the potential to improve agri-environment scheme outcomes for macro-moths.

Published online: 22 Feb 2017

Authors: Alison, J. & Duffield, S. J. & Noordwijk, C. G. E. van & Morecroft, M. D. & Marrs, R. H. & Saccheri, I. J. & Hodgson, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environment scheme (AES) interventions are a major avenue for habitat creation and restoration across Europe. To maximize benefits for biodiversi...

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Population biology of the freshwater snail Biomphalaria pfeifferi in the Zimbabwe highveld.

Published online: 02 Jun 1995

Authors: Woolhouse, M. E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The population dynamics of Biomphalaria pfeifferi were studied at 4 river sites in the Zimbabwe highveld for periods of 4 to 28 months during 1986 to ...

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The ecology of Chondrilla juncea in the western Mediterranean.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Wapshere, A. J. & Hasan, S. & Wahba, W. K. & Caresche, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This study was conducted to examine the distribution of C. juncea in relation to various environmental conditions in the western Mediterranean where t...

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