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Insect density effects in root feeding by larvae of Sericesthis nigrolineata (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Smith, T. J. R. & Roberts, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In further investigations on feeding on larvae of Sericesthis nigrolineata (Boisd.), a pest of pastures in New South Wales [cf. preceding abstract, RA...

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The ecology of Aphis craccivora Koch and Subterranean Clover Stunt Virus in south-east Australia. II. A model of cowpea aphid populations in temperate pastures.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Gutierrez, A. P. & Havenstein, D. E. & Nix, H. A. & Moore, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the work reported in this part of a series [cf. RAE/A 60, 2210], various components of the biology of Aphis craccivora Koch, the subterranean clove...

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The manipulation of the population growth of a pest species: an analytical approach.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Longstaff, B. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The demographic effects of reducing temperature and of insecticidal application against populations of the stored-grain pest Sitophilus oryzae (L.) we...

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The influence of Aceria chondrillae on the growth and reproductive capacity of Chondrilla juncea.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Cullen, J. M. & Groves, R. H. & Alex, J. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of 2 levels of infestation by Phytoptus chondrillae G. Can. (Aceria chondrillae) on inflorescence growth and reproductive capacity of Chon...

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The influence of nitrogenous fertilizer on the grassland Auchenorrhyncha (Homoptera).

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Prestidge, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Samples of Auchenorrhyncha were collected from fertilized plots in southern England between April 1978 and November 1979. Twenty-nine species were rec...

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A study of arthropod predation of Pieris rapae L. using serological and exclusion techniques.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Ashby, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In investigations in New Zealand, percentage estimates of the total mortality of Pieris rapae (L.) due to ground-living arthropod predators obtained b...

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Quantification of the impact of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) on cereal aphids in winter wheat: an analysis of field populations.

Published online: 08 Jul 1987

Authors: Chambers, R. J. & Adams, T. H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An analysis of predation of cereal aphids (Sitobion avenae and Metopolophium dirhodum) by larvae of Episyrphus balteatus is described. Field data on t...

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Locusts and grasshoppers as pests of crops and pasture-a preliminary economic approach.

Published online: 03 Jul 1967

Authors: Bullen, F. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the author's summary. The amount of damage caused by locusts and grasshoppers is a function of a number of complex v...

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Diversity, complexity, stability and pest control.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Murdoch, W. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It should be possible to design agroecosystems to reduce the severity of insect pest problems. Ecological theory about stability should be relevant wh...

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Spillover of terrestrial arthropod species and beta diversity in perennial crops relative to spatial scale of land-use intensity.

Published online: 11 Dec 2020

Authors: Schalkwyk, J. van & Pryke, J. S. & Samways, M. J. & Gaigher, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Arthropod diversity in agricultural areas is influenced by land-use intensity (LUI) at both local and landscape scales. In agricultural systems, non-c...

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