List of works - Martin P. Hill

A new approach to the biological monitoring of freshwater systems: Mapping nutrient loading in two South African rivers, a case study

scientific article published on 13 December 2019

A new species of Phanerotoma Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cheloninae) parasitoid of the carob moth in South Africa

scientific article (publication date: 31 January 2017)

A pre-release assessment of the relationship between the invasive alien plant, Pereskia aculeata Miller (Cactaceae), and native plant biodiversity in South Africa

article

A promising biological control agent for the invasive alien plant,Pereskia aculeataMiller (Cactaceae), in South Africa

article

Additive interaction between a root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica and a root-feeding flea beetle Longitarsus bethae on their host Lantana camara

scientific article published on 17 June 2019

Agents sans frontiers: cross-border aquatic weed biological control in the rivers of southern Mozambique

scientific article published on 12 May 2020

Assessing density-damage relationships between water hyacinth and its grasshopper herbivore

Assessing the status of biological control as a management tool for suppression of invasive alien plants in South Africa

article

Baculovirus-based strategies for the management of insect pests: a focus on development and application in South Africa

scientific article (publication date: 7 October 2014)

Baseline isotope data for Spirodela sp.: Nutrient differentiation in aquatic systems ⬇️

scientific article published on April 6, 2012

Beauveria brongniartii on white grubs attacking sugarcane in South Africa.

scientific article published on 8 September 2012

Biological Control of Salvinia molesta (D.S. Mitchell) Drives Aquatic Ecosystem Recovery

scientific article published in 2020

Biology, host range, and risk assessment supporting release in Africa of Falconia intermedia (Heteroptera: Miridae), a new biocontrol agent for Lantana camara

scientific article published on 20 June 2003

Biotic resistance towards Hydrellia egeriae, a biological control agent for the aquatic weed Egeria densa, in South Africa

scientific article published on 8 March 2024

Can the Combined Use of the Mirid Predator Nesidiocoris tenuis and a Braconid Larval Endoparasitoid Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris Improve the Biological Control of Tuta absoluta?

scientific article published on 08 November 2021

Chlorophyll fluorometry as a method of determining the effectiveness of a biological control agent in post-release evaluations

scholarly article

Classical biological control: Nature-based solutions to reduce pesticide usage

scientific article published on 9 April 2024

Comparisons of isotopic niche widths of some invasive and indigenous fauna in a South African river

scholarly article by Jaclyn M. Hill et al published 10 February 2015 in Freshwater Biology

Conceptualizing, categorizing and recording the outcomes of biological control of invasive plant species, at a population level

scientific article published in 2019

Cryptophlebia peltastica Nucleopolyhedrovirus Is Highly Infectious to Codling Moth Larvae and Cells

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

Determining the efficacy of push-pull for management of Eldana saccharina (Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in sugarcane through on-farm field trials in KwaZulu-Natal

scientific article published on 14 December 2023

Development of a Postharvest Cold Treatment for Cryptophlebia peltastica (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) for Export of Litchis From South Africa

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Developmental and reproductive performance of a specialist herbivore depend on seasonality of, and light conditions experienced by, the host plant

scientific article published on 5 January 2018

Do thermal requirements of Dichrorampha odorata, a shoot-boring moth for the biological control of Chromolaena odorata, explain its failure to establish in South Africa?

scientific article published in 2023

Entomopathogenic fungi associated with cultivated honeybush, Cyclopia spp., in South Africa and their pathogenicity towards a leafhopper pest, Molopopterus sp. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

scientific article published on 27 June 2023

Evaluating the establishment of a new water hyacinth biological control agent in South Africa

scientific article published on 13 September 2023

Evaluating the impact of herbivory by a grasshopper, Cornops aquaticum (Orthoptera: Acrididae), on the competitive performance and biomass accumulation of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae)

Evolution of growth traits in invasive Pereskia aculeata (Cactaceae): testing the EICA hypothesis using its specialist herbivore, Catorhintha schaffneri (Coreidae)

scientific article published on 14 June 2020

Expansive reed populations-alien invasion or disturbed wetlands? ⬇️

scientific article published on 23 February 2018

Exploring the Origin and Genetic Diversity of the Giant Reed, Arundo donax in South Africa

article

Failure of Eccritotarsus catarinensis, a biological control agent of waterhyacinth, to persist on pickerelweed, a non-target host in South Africa, after forced establishment

Genetic and biological characterisation of a novel Plutella xylostella granulovirus, PlxyGV-SA

scientific article published in 2015

Genome Analysis and Genetic Stability of the Cryptophlebia leucotreta Granulovirus (CrleGV-SA) after 15 Years of Commercial Use as a Biopesticide

scientific article published on 3 November 2017

Genome Analysis of A Novel South African Cydia pomonella granulovirus (CpGV-SA) with Resistance-Breaking Potential

scientific article published on 18 July 2019

Identification of a retardant dose of glyphosate with potential for integrated control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Laubach

Identity and origins of introduced and native Azolla species in Florida

Impact of nutrients and herbivory by Eccritotarsus catarinensis on the biological control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes

Impact of the biocontrol agent Eccritotarsus catarinensis, a sap-feeding mirid, on the competitive performance of waterhyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes

article published in 2005

Insect Herbivores Associated with Nymphaea mexicana (Nymphaeaceae) in Southern United States: Potential Biological Control Agents for South Africa

scientific article published in 2020

Integrated weed control using a retardant dose of glyphosate: a new management tool for water hyacinth?

Interactions within pairs of biological control agents on water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes

Invasive alien aquatic plant species management drives aquatic ecosystem community recovery: An exploration using stable isotope analysis

scientific article published in 2022

Local and national stakeholders collaborate to take on Prosopis invasions with biological control and biomass use in South Africa

scientific article published on 26 September 2024

Love at first bite? Pre-release surveys reveal a novel association between a native weevil and the invasive Nymphaea mexicana Zuccarini (Nymphaeaceae) in South Africa

scientific article published on 18 May 2023

Mind the gap: the delayed recovery of a population of the biological control agent Megamelus scutellaris Berg. (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) on water hyacinth after winter

scientific article published on 27 August 2020

Monographs on invasive plants in Europe N° 2: Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms

scientific article published in 2017

More is not necessarily better: the interaction between insect population density and culture age of fungus on the control of invasive weed water hyacinth

scientific article

Morphological, genetic and biological characterisation of a novel alphabaculovirus isolated from Cryptophlebia peltastica (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

scientific article published on 11 August 2018

Morphometric differences in the grasshopper Cornops aquaticum (Bruner, 1906) from South America and South Africa

scientific article published in 2008

Mutualism between Gut-Borne Yeasts and Their Host, Thaumatotibia leucotreta, and Potential Usefulness in Pest Management

scientific article published on 01 March 2022

Nagoya Protocol and Africa’s willingness to share biological control agents, are we deterred by barriers instead of using opportunities to work together?

scientific article published in 2023

Nutrient-mediated effects on Cornops aquaticum Brüner (Orthoptera: Acrididae), a potential biological control agent of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (Pontederiaceae)

Overcrowding of false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) leads to the isolation of five new Cryptophlebia leucotreta granulovirus (CrleGV-SA) isolates.

scientific article

Performance and field host range of the life stages of Cornops aquaticum , a biological control agent of water hyacinth

scientific article published on 4 August 2023

Potential spread of the invasive plant Hydrilla verticillata in South Africa based on anthropogenic spread and climate suitability

scientific article published in 2008

Predicting the distribution of Eccritotarsus catarinensis, a natural enemy released on water hyacinth in South Africa

article

Prioritisation of targets for weed biological control III: a tool to identify the next targets for biological control in South Africa and set priorities for resource allocation

scientific article published on 01 May 2021

Prospects for the biological control of Iris pseudacorus L. (Iridaceae)

scientific article published on 24 December 2020

Reduced mobility but high survival: thermal tolerance and locomotor response of the specialist herbivore, Pareuchaetes insulata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), to low temperatures.

scientific article published on 15 December 2016

Should the mirid,Eccritotarsus catarinensis(Heteroptera: Miridae), be considered for release against water hyacinth in the United States of America?

South Africa beats back invasive plants

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Susceptibility of adult Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) to entomopathogenic fungi.

scientific article published in February 2006

The Effect of Long-Distance Transportation on the Fitness of Irradiated False Codling Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) for Use in a Sterile Insect Release Program

scientific article published on 28 August 2015

The South America Tomato Leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Spreads Its Wings in Eastern Africa: Distribution and Socioeconomic Impacts

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

The addition of molasses to the Cryptophlebia leucotreta granulovirus formulation improves its efficacy against Thaumatotibia leucotreta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a pest of citrus in South Africa

scientific article published on 19 April 2024

The alien invasive yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus L.) in Argentinian wetlands: assessing geographical distribution through different data sources

scientific article published on 06 August 2020

The biological control of aquatic weeds in South Africa: Current status and future challenges

scientific article published on 31 March 2017

The comparative analysis of complete genome sequences from two South African betabaculoviruses: Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus and Plutella xylostella granulovirus.

scientific article published on 25 July 2016

The effect of herbivory by the mite Orthogalumna terebrantis on the growth and photosynthetic performance of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)

scholarly article by Danica Marlin et al published January 2013 in Aquatic Botany

The effect of host plant intraspecific genetic variation on the fitness of a monophagous biological control agent

article

The effect of water hyacinth,Eichhornia crassipes(Martius) SolmsLaubach (Pontederiaceae), on benthic biodiversity in two impoundments on the New Year's River, South Africa

article

The effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration on the biological control of invasive aquatic weeds

scientific article published on 31 December 2020

The effects of land use on honey bee (Apis mellifera) population density and colony strength parameters in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

scientific article published in 2011

The isolation and genetic characterisation of a South African strain of Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus, PhopGV-SA.

scientific article published on 3 February 2014

The nocturnal larvae of a specialist folivore perform better onChromolaena odorataleaves from a shaded environment

scientific article published on 19 June 2015

The polyphagous shot hole borer beetle: Current status of a perfect invader in South Africa

scientific article published on 25 November 2021

The role of nutrients in the responses of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae) to herbivory by a grasshopper Cornops aquaticum Brüner (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

article

The thermal physiology of Stenopelmus rufinasus and Neohydronomus affinis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), two biological control agents for the invasive alien aquatic weeds, Azolla filiculoides and Pistia stratiotes in South Africa

scientific article

Two in one: cryptic species discovered in biological control agent populations using molecular data and crossbreeding experiments ⬇️

scientific article

Using a unified invasion framework to characterize Africa’s first loricariid catfish invasion

article by Roy W. Jones et al published 9 March 2013 in Biological Invasions

Using molecular methods to determine the origin of weed populations of Pereskia aculeata in South Africa and its relevance to biological control

article

Weed biological control in Zimbabwe: Challenges and future prospects

scientific article published in March 2023

List of works by Martin P. Hill

A new approach to the biological monitoring of freshwater systems: Mapping nutrient loading in two South African rivers, a case study

A new species of Phanerotoma Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cheloninae) parasitoid of the carob moth in South Africa

A pre-release assessment of the relationship between the invasive alien plant, Pereskia aculeata Miller (Cactaceae), and native plant biodiversity in South Africa

A promising biological control agent for the invasive alien plant,Pereskia aculeataMiller (Cactaceae), in South Africa

Additive interaction between a root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica and a root-feeding flea beetle Longitarsus bethae on their host Lantana camara

Agents sans frontiers: cross-border aquatic weed biological control in the rivers of southern Mozambique

Assessing density-damage relationships between water hyacinth and its grasshopper herbivore

Assessing the status of biological control as a management tool for suppression of invasive alien plants in South Africa

Baculovirus-based strategies for the management of insect pests: a focus on development and application in South Africa

Baseline isotope data for Spirodela sp.: Nutrient differentiation in aquatic systems ⬇️

Beauveria brongniartii on white grubs attacking sugarcane in South Africa.

Biological Control of Salvinia molesta (D.S. Mitchell) Drives Aquatic Ecosystem Recovery

Biology, host range, and risk assessment supporting release in Africa of Falconia intermedia (Heteroptera: Miridae), a new biocontrol agent for Lantana camara

Biotic resistance towards Hydrellia egeriae, a biological control agent for the aquatic weed Egeria densa, in South Africa

Can the Combined Use of the Mirid Predator Nesidiocoris tenuis and a Braconid Larval Endoparasitoid Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris Improve the Biological Control of Tuta absoluta?

Chlorophyll fluorometry as a method of determining the effectiveness of a biological control agent in post-release evaluations

Classical biological control: Nature-based solutions to reduce pesticide usage

Comparisons of isotopic niche widths of some invasive and indigenous fauna in a South African river

Conceptualizing, categorizing and recording the outcomes of biological control of invasive plant species, at a population level

Cryptophlebia peltastica Nucleopolyhedrovirus Is Highly Infectious to Codling Moth Larvae and Cells

Determining the efficacy of push-pull for management of Eldana saccharina (Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in sugarcane through on-farm field trials in KwaZulu-Natal

Development of a Postharvest Cold Treatment for Cryptophlebia peltastica (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) for Export of Litchis From South Africa

Developmental and reproductive performance of a specialist herbivore depend on seasonality of, and light conditions experienced by, the host plant

Do thermal requirements of Dichrorampha odorata, a shoot-boring moth for the biological control of Chromolaena odorata, explain its failure to establish in South Africa?

Entomopathogenic fungi associated with cultivated honeybush, Cyclopia spp., in South Africa and their pathogenicity towards a leafhopper pest, Molopopterus sp. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Evaluating the establishment of a new water hyacinth biological control agent in South Africa

Evaluating the impact of herbivory by a grasshopper, Cornops aquaticum (Orthoptera: Acrididae), on the competitive performance and biomass accumulation of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae)

Evolution of growth traits in invasive Pereskia aculeata (Cactaceae): testing the EICA hypothesis using its specialist herbivore, Catorhintha schaffneri (Coreidae)

Expansive reed populations-alien invasion or disturbed wetlands? ⬇️

Exploring the Origin and Genetic Diversity of the Giant Reed, Arundo donax in South Africa

Failure of Eccritotarsus catarinensis, a biological control agent of waterhyacinth, to persist on pickerelweed, a non-target host in South Africa, after forced establishment

Genetic and biological characterisation of a novel Plutella xylostella granulovirus, PlxyGV-SA

Genome Analysis and Genetic Stability of the Cryptophlebia leucotreta Granulovirus (CrleGV-SA) after 15 Years of Commercial Use as a Biopesticide

Genome Analysis of A Novel South African Cydia pomonella granulovirus (CpGV-SA) with Resistance-Breaking Potential

Identification of a retardant dose of glyphosate with potential for integrated control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Laubach

Identity and origins of introduced and native Azolla species in Florida

Impact of nutrients and herbivory by Eccritotarsus catarinensis on the biological control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes

Impact of the biocontrol agent Eccritotarsus catarinensis, a sap-feeding mirid, on the competitive performance of waterhyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes

Insect Herbivores Associated with Nymphaea mexicana (Nymphaeaceae) in Southern United States: Potential Biological Control Agents for South Africa

Integrated weed control using a retardant dose of glyphosate: a new management tool for water hyacinth?

Interactions within pairs of biological control agents on water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes

Invasive alien aquatic plant species management drives aquatic ecosystem community recovery: An exploration using stable isotope analysis

Local and national stakeholders collaborate to take on Prosopis invasions with biological control and biomass use in South Africa

Local and national stakeholders collaborate to take on Prosopis invasions with biological control and biomass use in South Africa

Love at first bite? Pre-release surveys reveal a novel association between a native weevil and the invasive Nymphaea mexicana Zuccarini (Nymphaeaceae) in South Africa

Mind the gap: the delayed recovery of a population of the biological control agent Megamelus scutellaris Berg. (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) on water hyacinth after winter

Monographs on invasive plants in Europe N° 2: <i>Eichhornia crassipes</i> (Mart.) Solms

More is not necessarily better: the interaction between insect population density and culture age of fungus on the control of invasive weed water hyacinth

Morphological, genetic and biological characterisation of a novel alphabaculovirus isolated from Cryptophlebia peltastica (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Morphometric differences in the grasshopper Cornops aquaticum (Bruner, 1906) from South America and South Africa

Mutualism between Gut-Borne Yeasts and Their Host, Thaumatotibia leucotreta, and Potential Usefulness in Pest Management

Nagoya Protocol and Africa’s willingness to share biological control agents, are we deterred by barriers instead of using opportunities to work together?

Nutrient-mediated effects on Cornops aquaticum Brüner (Orthoptera: Acrididae), a potential biological control agent of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (Pontederiaceae)

Overcrowding of false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) leads to the isolation of five new Cryptophlebia leucotreta granulovirus (CrleGV-SA) isolates.

Performance and field host range of the life stages of Cornops aquaticum , a biological control agent of water hyacinth

Potential spread of the invasive plant Hydrilla verticillata in South Africa based on anthropogenic spread and climate suitability

Predicting the distribution of Eccritotarsus catarinensis, a natural enemy released on water hyacinth in South Africa

Prioritisation of targets for weed biological control III: a tool to identify the next targets for biological control in South Africa and set priorities for resource allocation

Prospects for the biological control of <i>Iris pseudacorus</i> L. (Iridaceae)

Reduced mobility but high survival: thermal tolerance and locomotor response of the specialist herbivore, Pareuchaetes insulata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), to low temperatures.

Should the mirid,Eccritotarsus catarinensis(Heteroptera: Miridae), be considered for release against water hyacinth in the United States of America?

South Africa beats back invasive plants

Susceptibility of adult Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) to entomopathogenic fungi.

The Effect of Long-Distance Transportation on the Fitness of Irradiated False Codling Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) for Use in a Sterile Insect Release Program

The South America Tomato Leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Spreads Its Wings in Eastern Africa: Distribution and Socioeconomic Impacts

The addition of molasses to the Cryptophlebia leucotreta granulovirus formulation improves its efficacy against Thaumatotibia leucotreta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a pest of citrus in South Africa

The alien invasive yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus L.) in Argentinian wetlands: assessing geographical distribution through different data sources

The biological control of aquatic weeds in South Africa: Current status and future challenges

The comparative analysis of complete genome sequences from two South African betabaculoviruses: Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus and Plutella xylostella granulovirus.

The effect of herbivory by the mite Orthogalumna terebrantis on the growth and photosynthetic performance of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)

The effect of host plant intraspecific genetic variation on the fitness of a monophagous biological control agent

The effect of water hyacinth,Eichhornia crassipes(Martius) SolmsLaubach (Pontederiaceae), on benthic biodiversity in two impoundments on the New Year's River, South Africa

The effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration on the biological control of invasive aquatic weeds

The effects of land use on honey bee (Apis mellifera) population density and colony strength parameters in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

The isolation and genetic characterisation of a South African strain of Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus, PhopGV-SA.

The nocturnal larvae of a specialist folivore perform better on<i>Chromolaena odorata</i>leaves from a shaded environment

The polyphagous shot hole borer beetle: Current status of a perfect invader in South Africa

The role of nutrients in the responses of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae) to herbivory by a grasshopper Cornops aquaticum Brüner (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

The thermal physiology of Stenopelmus rufinasus and Neohydronomus affinis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), two biological control agents for the invasive alien aquatic weeds, Azolla filiculoides and Pistia stratiotes in South Africa