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A seed-feeding biocontrol agent Bruchidius villosus was released in New Zealand (NZ) to control the invasive European shrub, broom Cytisus scoparius, ...
Read moreThe ecto-parasitic mite Varroa destructor is a serious world-wide pest of the honeybee Apis mellifera and has being linked with the death of millions ...
Read more1. In order to realize the full potential of natural enemies in integrated pest management, it is necessary to understand their population dynamics, p...
Read more1. Functional and numerical responses are key components in the selection of predators for biological control. We examined the relevance of these resp...
Read moreThe following is virtually the author's summary of this part of a series on investigations in south-eastern England [cf. RAE A 57 889, etc.]. The effe...
Read moreArthropods are important players in biological control as pests, control agents and transmitters of invertebrate diseases. Arthropods are frequently i...
Read moreThe effects of single pre-blossom applications of DDT/ BHC and lead arsenate/nicotine on the fauna of apple trees in an orchard which was otherwise ne...
Read moreThe performance of 3 populations of Phytoptus chondrillae G. Can. (Aceria chondrillae), a mite that had been introduced into Australia for the biologi...
Read moreThe effects of 2 levels of infestation by Phytoptus chondrillae G. Can. (Aceria chondrillae) on inflorescence growth and reproductive capacity of Chon...
Read moreFollowing the intentional introduction of the exotic biological control organisms Puccinia chondrillina (skeletonweed rust), Cystiphora schmidti (skel...
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