List of works - Karen Armstrong

A molecular phylogeny for the Tribe Dacini (Diptera: Tephritidae): systematic and biogeographic implications

scientific article published on 18 May 2012

A morphological and molecular comparison of island and mainland populations of Megadromus speciosus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand

article

Acizzia errabunda sp. nov. and Ctenarytaina insularis sp. nov.: Descriptions of two new species of psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) discovered on exotic host plants in New Zealand ⬇️

article

An annotated checklist of the psyllids of New Zealand (Hemiptera: Psylloidea)

scientific article

Analysis of crucial factors resulting in microarray hybridization failure

scientific article

Barcoding and border biosecurity: identifying cyprinid fishes in the aquarium trade ⬇️

scientific article

Barcoding's next top model: an evaluation of nucleotide substitution models for specimen identification

article

Colour Response in Western Flower Thrips Varies Intraspecifically

scientific article published in 2022

Colour vision in thrips (Thysanoptera)

scientific article published in 2022

Cooled Propylene Glycol as a Pragmatic Choice for Preservation of DNA From Remote Field-Collected Diptera for Next-Generation Sequence Analysis

scientific article published on 6 April 2016

Correlation of azinphosmethyl resistance with detoxication enzyme activity in the light brown apple moth Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

article by Karen Armstrong & David Maxwell Suckling published March 1990 in Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

DNA barcodes for biosecurity: invasive species identification ⬇️

scientific article

DNA barcodes for insect pest identification: a test case with tussock moths (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)

scholarly article by Shelley L Ball & Karen Armstrong published February 2006 in Canadian Journal of Forest Research

DNA barcoding invasive insects: database roadblocks

article

DNA barcoding: a new module in New Zealand’s plant biosecurity diagnostic toolbox

article

Detection and discrimination of members of the family Luteoviridae by real-time PCR and SYBR® GreenER™ melting curve analysis

scientific article published on 7 October 2010

Development of a short oligonucleotide microarray for the detection and identification of multiple potyviruses

article

Draft Genome Sequence for ICMP 5702, the Type Strain of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum That Causes Soft Rot Disease on Potato.

scientific article

Draft Genome Sequences of Three Pectobacterium Strains Causing Blackleg of Potato: P. carotovorum subsp. brasiliensis ICMP 19477, P. atrosepticum ICMP 1526, and P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum UGC32.

scientific article published on 6 August 2015

Effects of Host Plants on the Toxicity of Azinphosmethyl to Susceptible and Resistant Light Brown Apple Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

article

Elongation Factor-1α Accurately Reconstructs Relationships Amongst Psyllid Families (Hemiptera: Psylloidea), with Possible Diagnostic Implications

scientific article published on 10 October 2017

Erratum to “Rapid and accurate typing of Dichelobacter nodosus using PCR amplification and reverse dot-blot hybridisation” [Vet. Microbiol. 80 (2001) 149–162]

scholarly article published in Veterinary Microbiology

Evidence for parasitoid-induced premature mortality in the Argentine stem weevil

article

First report of blackleg and soft rot of potato caused byPectobacterium carotovorumsubsp.brasiliensisin New Zealand

article

Genetic variation in an introduced aphid pest (Metopolophium dirhodum) in New Zealand and relation to individuals from europe

article

Highly similar piggyBac elements in Bactrocera that share a common lineage with elements in noctuid moths

scientific article

Invasion success of a scarab beetle within its native range: host range expansion versus host-shift ⬇️

scientific article published on 25 February 2014

Invasive phytophagous pests arising through a recent tropical evolutionary radiation: the Bactrocera dorsalis complex of fruit flies

scientific article published in January 2005

Invertebrate Biosecurity Challenges in High-Productivity Grassland: The New Zealand Example

scientific article

Investigation of the relationship between the PGI enzyme system and scarabs fitness response to temperature as a measure of environmental tolerance in invasive species

article

Investigations into the biochemical basis of azinphosmethyl resistance in the light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

article

Isotopes and trace elements as natal origin markers of Helicoverpa armigera--an experimental model for biosecurity pests

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Molecular phylogenetics of a South Pacific sap beetle species complex (Carpophilus spp., Coleoptera: Nitidulidae).

scientific article published on 18 May 2012

Multi-gene phylogenetic analysis of south-east Asian pest members of theBactrocera dorsalisspecies complex (Diptera: Tephritidae) does not support current taxonomy

article

Natal origin of the invasive biosecurity pest, brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys: Penatomidae), determined by dual-element stable isotope-ratio mass spectrometry ⬇️

scientific article published on 09 December 2019

Noninvasive molecular methods to identify live scarab larvae: an example of sympatric pest and nonpest species in New Zealand

scientific article published on 22 December 2011

Pectobacterium atrosepticum and Pectobacterium carotovorum Harbor Distinct, Independently Acquired Integrative and Conjugative Elements Encoding Coronafacic Acid that Enhance Virulence on Potato Stems

scientific article published on 31 March 2016

Phylogenetic relationships among Bactrocera species (Diptera: Tephritidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences

scientific article published in January 2003

Phylogenetic relationships and character evolution among selected species of Bactrocera (Diptera: Tephritidae) based on multiple mitochondrial genes

article

Phylogenetic revision of the endemic New Zealand carabid genus Oregus Putzeys (Coleoptera : Carabidae : Broscini)

article

Piecing together an integrative taxonomic puzzle: microsatellite, wing shape and aedeagus length analyses ofBactrocera dorsalis s.l.(Diptera: Tephritidae) find no evidence of multiple lineages in a proposed contact zone along the Thai/Malay Peninsula

article

Plant and host effects on the leafroller parasitoid Dolichogenidia tasmanica

article

Population structure of Bactrocera dorsalis s.s., B. papayae and B. philippinensis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in southeast Asia: evidence for a single species hypothesis using mitochondrial DNA and wing-shape data

scientific article (publication date: 30 July 2012)

QBOL: a new EU project focusing on DNA barcoding of Quarantine organisms

article

Rapid and accurate typing of Dichelobacter nodosus using PCR amplification and reverse dot-blot hybridisation.

scientific article published in May 2001

Rapid, One-Step DNA Extraction for Insect Pest Identification by Using DNA Barcodes

article by Shelley L. Ball & Karen Armstrong published 1 April 2008 in Journal of Economic Entomology

Rapid, one-step DNA extraction for insect pest identification by using DNA barcodes

scientific article published in April 2008

Resolving an 87-year-old taxonomical curiosity with the description of Psylla frodobagginsi sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psyllidae), a second distinct Psylla species on the New Zealand endemic plant kōwhai

scientific article published in September 2019

Selection with azinphosmethyl influences glutathione S-transferase activity in the light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

article

Something in the water: biosecurity monitoring of ornamental fish imports using environmental DNA

scholarly article by Rupert A. Collins et al published 4 December 2012 in Biological Invasions

Species delimitation and global biosecurity

scientific article published on 8 December 2011

Synonymization of key pest species within theBactrocera dorsalisspecies complex (Diptera: Tephritidae): taxonomic changes based on a review of 20 years of integrative morphological, molecular, cytogenetic, behavioural and chemoecological data

scientific article published on 28 October 2014

The PGI enzyme system and fitness response to temperature as a measure of environmental tolerance in an invasive species ⬇️

scientific article published on 25 November 2014

Towards a global barcode library for Lymantria (Lepidoptera: Lymantriinae) tussock moths of biosecurity concern ⬇️

scientific article

Using Molecules to Identify the Source of Fruit Fly Invasions

article

List of works by Karen Armstrong

A molecular phylogeny for the Tribe Dacini (Diptera: Tephritidae): systematic and biogeographic implications

A morphological and molecular comparison of island and mainland populations of Megadromus speciosus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand

Acizzia errabunda sp. nov. and Ctenarytaina insularis sp. nov.: Descriptions of two new species of psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) discovered on exotic host plants in New Zealand ⬇️

An annotated checklist of the psyllids of New Zealand (Hemiptera: Psylloidea)

Analysis of crucial factors resulting in microarray hybridization failure

Barcoding and border biosecurity: identifying cyprinid fishes in the aquarium trade ⬇️

Barcoding's next top model: an evaluation of nucleotide substitution models for specimen identification

Colour Response in Western Flower Thrips Varies Intraspecifically

Colour vision in thrips (Thysanoptera)

Cooled Propylene Glycol as a Pragmatic Choice for Preservation of DNA From Remote Field-Collected Diptera for Next-Generation Sequence Analysis

Correlation of azinphosmethyl resistance with detoxication enzyme activity in the light brown apple moth Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

DNA barcodes for biosecurity: invasive species identification ⬇️

DNA barcodes for insect pest identification: a test case with tussock moths (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)

DNA barcoding invasive insects: database roadblocks

DNA barcoding: a new module in New Zealand’s plant biosecurity diagnostic toolbox

Detection and discrimination of members of the family Luteoviridae by real-time PCR and SYBR® GreenER™ melting curve analysis

Development of a short oligonucleotide microarray for the detection and identification of multiple potyviruses

Draft Genome Sequence for ICMP 5702, the Type Strain of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum That Causes Soft Rot Disease on Potato.

Draft Genome Sequences of Three Pectobacterium Strains Causing Blackleg of Potato: P. carotovorum subsp. brasiliensis ICMP 19477, P. atrosepticum ICMP 1526, and P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum UGC32.

Effects of Host Plants on the Toxicity of Azinphosmethyl to Susceptible and Resistant Light Brown Apple Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Elongation Factor-1α Accurately Reconstructs Relationships Amongst Psyllid Families (Hemiptera: Psylloidea), with Possible Diagnostic Implications

Erratum to “Rapid and accurate typing of Dichelobacter nodosus using PCR amplification and reverse dot-blot hybridisation” [Vet. Microbiol. 80 (2001) 149–162]

Evidence for parasitoid-induced premature mortality in the Argentine stem weevil

First report of blackleg and soft rot of potato caused byPectobacterium carotovorumsubsp.brasiliensisin New Zealand

Genetic variation in an introduced aphid pest (Metopolophium dirhodum) in New Zealand and relation to individuals from europe

Highly similar piggyBac elements in Bactrocera that share a common lineage with elements in noctuid moths

Invasion success of a scarab beetle within its native range: host range expansion versus host-shift ⬇️

Invasive phytophagous pests arising through a recent tropical evolutionary radiation: the Bactrocera dorsalis complex of fruit flies

Invertebrate Biosecurity Challenges in High-Productivity Grassland: The New Zealand Example

Investigation of the relationship between the PGI enzyme system and scarabs fitness response to temperature as a measure of environmental tolerance in invasive species

Investigations into the biochemical basis of azinphosmethyl resistance in the light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Isotopes and trace elements as natal origin markers of Helicoverpa armigera--an experimental model for biosecurity pests

Molecular phylogenetics of a South Pacific sap beetle species complex (Carpophilus spp., Coleoptera: Nitidulidae).

Multi-gene phylogenetic analysis of south-east Asian pest members of theBactrocera dorsalisspecies complex (Diptera: Tephritidae) does not support current taxonomy

Natal origin of the invasive biosecurity pest, brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys: Penatomidae), determined by dual-element stable isotope-ratio mass spectrometry ⬇️

Noninvasive molecular methods to identify live scarab larvae: an example of sympatric pest and nonpest species in New Zealand

Pectobacterium atrosepticum and Pectobacterium carotovorum Harbor Distinct, Independently Acquired Integrative and Conjugative Elements Encoding Coronafacic Acid that Enhance Virulence on Potato Stems

Phylogenetic relationships among Bactrocera species (Diptera: Tephritidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences

Phylogenetic relationships and character evolution among selected species of Bactrocera (Diptera: Tephritidae) based on multiple mitochondrial genes

Phylogenetic revision of the endemic New Zealand carabid genus Oregus Putzeys (Coleoptera : Carabidae : Broscini)

Piecing together an integrative taxonomic puzzle: microsatellite, wing shape and aedeagus length analyses ofBactrocera dorsalis s.l.(Diptera: Tephritidae) find no evidence of multiple lineages in a proposed contact zone along the Thai/Malay Peninsula

Plant and host effects on the leafroller parasitoid Dolichogenidia tasmanica

Population structure of Bactrocera dorsalis s.s., B. papayae and B. philippinensis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in southeast Asia: evidence for a single species hypothesis using mitochondrial DNA and wing-shape data

QBOL: a new EU project focusing on DNA barcoding of Quarantine organisms

Rapid and accurate typing of Dichelobacter nodosus using PCR amplification and reverse dot-blot hybridisation.

Rapid, One-Step DNA Extraction for Insect Pest Identification by Using DNA Barcodes

Rapid, one-step DNA extraction for insect pest identification by using DNA barcodes

Resolving an 87-year-old taxonomical curiosity with the description of Psylla frodobagginsi sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psyllidae), a second distinct Psylla species on the New Zealand endemic plant kōwhai

Selection with azinphosmethyl influences glutathione S-transferase activity in the light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Something in the water: biosecurity monitoring of ornamental fish imports using environmental DNA

Species delimitation and global biosecurity

Synonymization of key pest species within theBactrocera dorsalisspecies complex (Diptera: Tephritidae): taxonomic changes based on a review of 20 years of integrative morphological, molecular, cytogenetic, behavioural and chemoecological data

The PGI enzyme system and fitness response to temperature as a measure of environmental tolerance in an invasive species ⬇️

Towards a global barcode library for Lymantria (Lepidoptera: Lymantriinae) tussock moths of biosecurity concern ⬇️

Using Molecules to Identify the Source of Fruit Fly Invasions