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How can control of invading plant pathogens increase their rate of spread? How can we prevent it?

Published online: 05 Nov 2020

Authors: Sharp, R.

Content type: Blog

This paper presents the results of studies conducted to determine the effect of the control of invading plant pathogens in increasing their rate of sp...

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Predicting the dosage of fumigant needed to eradicate insect pests from stored products.

Published online: 02 Jul 1969

Authors: Howe, R. W. & Hole, B. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is virtually the authors' summary of this account of laboratory investigations in Britain. Samples of wheat weighing 10 g and containing...

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Influence of reproductive ecology on feasibility of mass trapping Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).

Published online: 04 Apr 1992

Authors: Quiring, D. T. & Timmins, P. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Laboratory and field experiments were carried out in Ontario, Canada, in 1985-86 on Diabrotica virgifera virgifera. Most males emerged from pupae at t...

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Relative impacts of gypsy moth outbreaks and insecticide treatments on forest resources and ecosystems: an experimental approach.

Published online: 12 Apr 2021

Authors: Leroy, B. M. L. & Lemme, H. & Braumiller, P. & Hilmers, T. & Jacobs, M. & Hochrein, S. & Kienlein, S. & Müller, J. & Pretzsch, H. & Stimm, K. & Seibold, S. & Jaworek, J. & Hahn, W. A. & Müller-Kroehling Stefan & Weisser WolfgangW.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Gypsy moth outbreaks cause severe defoliation in Holarctic forests, both in North America where it is invasive, and in its native range in Eurasia. De...

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Aedes aegypti control: the concomitant role of competition, space and transgenic technologies.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Yakob, L. & Alphey, L. & Bonsall, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over 2 billion people are currently at risk of infection with dengue fever. Use of the sterile insect technique (SIT) in controlling the vector, Aedes...

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An experimental field study of different levels of insect herbivory induced by Formica rufa predation on sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus). II. Aphidoidea.

Published online: 04 Jun 1986

Authors: Warrington, S. & Whittaker, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As part of a wider study of the effect of insect herbivory on sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) trees, the population dynamics and feeding of 2 aphid spe...

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Laboratory studies on dispersion behaviour of adult beetles in grain. X. Reaction of saw-toothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.), to isolated pockets of damp and mouldy wheat.

Published online: 04 Jul 1965

Authors: Surtees, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is almost entirely the author's summary of this part of a series [cf. R.A.E., A 53 580, etc.]. The effect of pockets of damp wheat on th...

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Natural vegetation benefits synergistic control of the three main insect and pathogen pests of a fruit crop in southern Africa.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Henri, D. C. & Jones, O. & Tsiattalos, A. & Thébault, E. & Seymour, C. L. & Veen, F. J. F. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most studies of the potential for natural habitat to improve agricultural productivity have been conducted in transformed, temperate regions, but litt...

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The application of self-limiting transgenic insects in managing resistance in experimental metapopulations.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Zhou LiQin & Alphey, N. & Walker, A. S. & Travers, L. M. & Morrison, N. I. & Bonsall, M. B. & Raymond, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The mass release of transgenic insects carrying female lethal self-limiting genes can reduce pest insect populations. Substantial releases are also a ...

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Wind-assisted migration potential of the island sugarcane planthopper Eumetopina flavipes (Hemiptera: Delphacidae): implications for managing incursions across an Australian quarantine frontline.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Anderson, K. L. & Deveson, T. E. & Sallam, N. & Congdon, B. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The identification of dispersal mechanisms which facilitate particular biological invasions is paramount for the successful management of invasive spe...

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