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Brown locust outbreaks and climate variability in southern Africa.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Todd, M. C. & Washington, R. & Cheke, R. A. & Kniveton, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The brown locust Locustana pardalina is a major agricultural pest in southern Africa, with populations periodically reaching plague proportions. Manag...

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Evaluating the effects of a biopesticide on populations of the variegated grasshopper, Zonocerus variegatus.

Published online: 25 Apr 1997

Authors: Thomas, M. B. & Langewald, J. & Wood, S. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A field trial was conducted in 1994 near Ketou, Ouemé, Benin, to investigate the efficacy of an oil formulation of the fungal entomopathogen, Metarhiz...

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Stage-specific responses to ecosystem alteration in an eruptive herbivorous insect.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: Moreau, G. & Eveleigh, E. S. & Lucarotti, C. J. & Quiring, D. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The stage-specific responses of eruptive populations to ecosystem alterations have received little attention, despite the relevance of the issue for c...

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Spatiotemporal stability of two beetle populations in non-farmed habitats in an agricultural landscape.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Blackshaw, R. P. & Vernon, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the spatiotemporal ecology of invertebrates in agricultural ecosystems is important for developing management strategies to enhance biod...

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A novel mark-recapture technique and its application to monitoring the direction and distance of local movements of rangeland grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in the context of pest management.

Published online: 11 Oct 1999

Authors: Narisu & Lockwood, J. A. & Schell, S. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rangeland grasshopper movement was studied in Wyoming, USA, in July 1997 with respect to the biological and ecological factors (population density, de...

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Predicting the global invasion of Drosophila suzukii to improve Australian biosecurity preparedness.

Published online: 30 Jul 2021

Authors: Maino, J. L. & Schouten, R. & Umina, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predicting biological invasions remains a challenge to applied ecologists and limits pre-emptive management of biosecurity threats. In the last decade...

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A systems analysis approach to brown planthopper control on rice in Zhejiang Province, China. I. Simulation of outbreaks.

Published online: 09 Feb 1991

Authors: Cheng, J. A. & Holt, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A simulation model of the population dynamics of the delphacid Nilaparvata lugens on rice in Zhejiang Province, China, was constructed using field pop...

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A systems analysis approach to brown planthopper control on rice in Zhejiang Province, China. III. An expert system for making recommendations.

Published online: 09 Feb 1991

Authors: Holt, J. & Cheng, J. A. & Norton, G. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An expert system was constructed to help diagnose problems caused by the delphacid rice pest Nilaparvata lugens in Zhejiang Province, China, and to de...

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Differential effects of vegetation and climate on termite diversity and damage.

Published online: 14 Apr 2023

Authors: Wu DongHao & Seibold, S. & Ellwood, M. D. F. & Chu ChengJin

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species diversity shapes ecosystem services. Despite the advantages that this relationship has for pest management, few studies have investigated the ...

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Optimal planning of multi-day invasive species surveillance campaigns.

Published online: 02 Dec 2020

Authors: Yemshanov, D. & Haight, R. G. & MacQuarrie, C. J. K. & Koch, F. H. & Liu, N. & Venette, R. & Ryall, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Multi-day survey campaigns are critical for timely detection of biological invasions. We propose a new modelling approach that helps allocate survey i...

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