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East meets west: adaptive evolution of an insect introduced for biological control.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Phillips, C. B. & Baird, D. B. & Iline, I. I. & McNeill, M. R. & Proffitt, J. R. & Goldson, S. L. & Kean, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A possible explanation for low success rates when introducing natural enemies to new regions for biological control of insect pests is that they fail ...

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The introduction of Neodusmetia sangwani (Rao) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) into Israel for the control of the rhodesgrass scale, Antonina graminis (Maskell) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae).

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Gerson, U. & Mescheloff, E. & Dubitzki, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Since indigenous natural enemies of Antonina graminis (Mask.) do not appear to control the pest in Israel. The hymenopterous parasite Neodusmetia sang...

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Modelling the spatial spread of a homing endonuclease gene in a mosquito population.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: North, A. & Burt, A. & Godfray, H. C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Homing endonuclease genes (HEGs) exist naturally in many single-celled organisms and can show extremely strong genetic drive allowing them to spread t...

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Rearing impacts on dispersal and biocontrol performance: a case study on Phytoseiulus persimilis.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Willden, S. A. & Nyrop, J. & Sanderson, J. & Wentworth, K. & Stockton, D. G. & Loeb, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological theory on predator-prey interactions and an understanding of how environmental factors affect predator dispersal and host finding is founda...

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Identifying potential emerging invasive non-native species from the freshwater pet trade.

Published online: 03 Apr 2024

Authors: Dickey, J. W. E. & Liu ChunLong & Briski, E. & Wolter, C. & Moesch, S. & Jeschke, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

enThis link goes to a English sectiondeThis link goes to a Deutsche section An increasingly globalised world has facilitated the movement of non-nativ...

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Approaches for testing herbivore effects on plant population dynamics.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Halpern, S. L. & Underwood, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As plant invasions pose one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, it is critical to improve both our understanding of invasiveness and strategies f...

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Dispersal and orientation of sterile Ceratitis capitata and Anastrepha ludens (Tephritidae) in Chiapas, Mexico.

Published online: 05 Aug 1986

Authors: Baker, P. S. & Chan, A. S. T. & Jimeno Zavala, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The dispersal of marked, sterilized adults of Ceratitis capitata and Anastrepha ludens, which had been released on 6 occasions in coffee and mango pla...

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Reversing the effects of evolutionary prey naiveté through controlled predator exposure.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Ross, A. K. & Letnic, M. & Blumstein, D. T. & Moseby, K. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Inappropriate anti-predator responses (naiveté) towards introduced predators is a key factor contributing to the extinction and endangerment of prey s...

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Nitrogen and establishment of a beetle for biological control of the floating weed Salvinia in Papua New Guinea.

Published online: 11 Jun 1985

Authors: Room, P. M. & Thomas, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A population of 570 adult beetles (Cyrtobagous sp.) released onto plants of Salvinia molesta in field cages declined to 40 adults over 7 months, and i...

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Smoke in a new era of fire people.

Published online: 07 Mar 2018

Authors: Hessburg, P. & Larkin, S. & Varner, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Smoke from fire can sharply reduce air quality by releasing particulate matter, one of the most dangerous types of air pollution for human health. A t...

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