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Retrospective analysis of a classical biological control programme.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Naranjo, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Classical biological control has been a key technology in the management of invasive arthropod pests globally for over 120 years, yet rigorous quantit...

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Forecasting Cameraria ohridella invasion dynamics in recently invaded countries: from validation to prediction.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: Gilbert, M. & Guichard, S. & Freise, J. & Grégoire, J. C. & Heitland, W. & Straw, N. & Tilbury, C. & Augustin, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions have an anthropogenic origin, and although many species are able to spread on their own within the newly invaded area, long-dista...

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Flow and stability of natural pest control services depend on complexity and crop rotation at the landscape scale.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Rusch, A. & Bommarco, R. & Jonsson, M. & Smith, H. G. & Ekbom, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing landscape complexity can enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services in agroecosystems. However, policies based on conversion of arable lan...

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Development of an aggressive bark beetle on novel hosts: implications for outbreaks in an invaded range.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Rosenberger, D. W. & Venette, R. C. & Aukema, B. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Some subcortical insects have devastating effects on native tree communities in new ranges, despite benign interactions with their historical hosts. E...

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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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A desk review of the ecology of heather beetle.

Published online: 25 May 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gillingham, P. & Diaz, A. & Stillman, R. & Pinder, A. C.

Content type: Reports

The heather beetle Lochmaea suturalis is a naturally occurring species in the heather dominated landscapes of the United Kingdom. When the heather bee...

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The role of predators and parasites in the natural regulation of lucerne aphids in eastern Australia.

Published online: 30 Nov 1988

Authors: Milne, W. M. & Bishop, A. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The impact of invertebrate predators on lucerne aphids (Acyrthosiphon kondoi, Therioaphis trifolii and A. pisum) was studied in the Hunter Valley, New...

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Analysis of biological control of cassava pests in Africa. II. Cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti.

Published online: 11 Jul 1989

Authors: Gutierrez, A. P. & Neuenschwander, P. & Schulthess, F. & Herren, H. R. & Baumgaertner, J. U. & Wermelinger, B. & Löhr, B. & Ellis, C. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of natural enemies and rainfall on the population dynamics of the pseudococcid Phenacoccus manihoti, and the effects of P. manihoti on the...

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Modelling topoclimatic patterns of egg mortality of Epirrita autumnata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) with a geographical information system: predictions for current climate and warmer climate scenarios.

Published online: 19 Aug 1998

Authors: Virtanen, T. & Neuvonen, S. & Nikula, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was carried out to quantify the effects of a warmer winter climate on the egg mortality (and, consequently, the risk of an outbreak) of Epirri...

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The effects on beneficial arthropods of the exclusion of herbicides from cereal crop edges.

Published online: 11 Apr 1992

Authors: Chiverton, P. A. & Sotherton, N. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The arthropod faunas of herbicide-treated (mecoprop, bromoxynil and ioxynil) and untreated headland plots of a spring wheat crop were compared in a re...

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