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A Detection Assay to Identify Alternative Food Sources of the Two-Spotted Stink Bug, Bathycoelia distincta (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) ⬇️

scientific article published on 13 January 2022

A Genome-Wide Association Study For Resistance To The Insect Pest Leptocybe invasa In Eucalyptus grandis Reveals Genomic Regions And Positional Candidate Defence Genes

scientific article published on 07 May 2020

A class-wide phylogenetic assessment of Dothideomycetes

scientific article

A comparison of control results for the alien invasive woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, in the southern hemisphere

A diverse assemblage of Botryosphaeriaceae infectEucalyptusin native and non-native environments

scientific article published 2009

AFLP analysis reveals a clonal population of Phytophthora pinifolia in Chile

scientific article

ASSAf and young scientists: Transforming the future of science in South Africa

article

Active Fungal Communities in Asymptomatic Eucalyptus grandis Stems Differ between a Susceptible and Resistant Clone

scientific article published on 20 September 2019

Aggressive tree killer or natural thinning agent? Assessing the impacts of a globally important forest insect

scientific article published on 02 December 2020

Anthropogenic effects on interaction outcomes: examples from insect-microbial symbioses in forest and savanna ecosystems

scholarly article by Diana L. Six published in May 2011

Antifungal Streptomyces spp. Associated with the Infructescences of Protea spp. in South Africa

scientific article (publication date: 2016)

Antifungal actinomycetes associated with the pine bark beetle, Orthotomicus erosus, in South Africa

scholarly article by Zander R. Human et al published 23 January 2017 in South African Journal of Science

Biocontrol opportunities to study microevolution in invasive populations

scientific article published on 17 June 2014

Biological control of forest plantation pests in an interconnected world requires greater international focus

Biological pest control in beetle agriculture.

scientific article

Biology and host preference of Selitrichodes neseri: A potential biological control agent of the Eucalyptus gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa

article published in 2014

Biology and rearing of Cleruchoides noackae (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), an egg parasitoid for the biological control of Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae).

scientific article published in October 2013

Biology of a putative male aggregation-sex pheromone in Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)

scientific article published on 31 December 2020

Botanical gardens as key resources and hazards for biosecurity

scientific article published on 20 April 2021

Botryosphaeria dothidea: a latent pathogen of global importance to woody plant health

scientific article

Botryosphaeria species from Eucalyptus in Australia are pleoanamorphic, producing Dichomera synanamorphs in culture

article

Botryosphaeriaceae as endophytes and latent pathogens of woody plants: diversity, ecology and impact

article

Botryosphaeriaceae as endophytes and pathogens of trees in South Africa

article

Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Acacia heterophylla (La Réunion) and Acacia koa (Hawaii)

scientific article published on 20 July 2019

Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Pterocarpus angolensis (kiaat) in South Africa

scientific article published on 26 December 2010

Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Terminalia catappa in Cameroon, South Africa and Madagascar

article

Botryosphaeriaceae associated with the die-back of ornamental trees in the western Balkans

scientific article

Botryosphaeriaceae associated withEucalyptuscanker diseases in Colombia

scholarly article by C. A. Rodas et al published April 2009 in Forest Pathology

Botryosphaeriaceae occurring on native Syzygium cordatum in South Africa and their potential threat to Eucalyptus

article

Botryosphaeriaceae species overlap on four unrelated, native South African hosts

scientific article

Botryosphaeriaceae: Systematics, pathology, and genetics

scientific article published on 5 February 2017

Cankers and other diseases caused by the Botryosphaeriaceae

article

Challenges to planted forest health in developing economies

Characterization of Botryosphaeriaceae from plantation-grown Eucalyptus species in South China

article

Characterization of Phytophthora hybrids from ITS clade 6 associated with riparian ecosystems in South Africa and Australia

scientific article

Characterization of the Kenyan Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Gut Microbiota: A First Look at Tropical and Sub-Saharan African Bee Associated Microbiomes

scientific article published on 03 November 2020

Characterization of the systems governing sexual and self-recognition in the white rot homobasidiomycete Amylostereum areolatum

scientific article

Chemical and visual ecology of the Symphyta

scientific article published in 2022

Circumscription of Botryosphaeria species associated with Proteaceae based on morphology and DNA sequence data.

scientific article

Combined multiple gene genealogies and phenotypic characters differentiate several species previously identified as Botryosphaeria dothidea.

scientific article

Complex patterns of global spread in invasive insects: eco-evolutionary and management consequences

article

Confronting the constraints of morphological taxonomy in the Botryosphaeriales ⬇️

scientific article

Cryptic species, native populations and biological invasions by a eucalypt forest pathogen

scientific article

Current and potential threat of psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) on eucalypts

scientific article published on 14 December 2020

Cylindrocladiumblight ofEucalyptus grandisin Colombia

scholarly article by Carlos A. Rodas et al published 2005 in Australasian Plant Pathology

DNA bar-coding reveals source and patterns of Thaumastocoris peregrinus invasions in South Africa and South America

article

DNA extraction techniques for DNA barcoding of minute gall-inhabiting wasps

scientific article

DNA-based method for rapid identification of the pine pathogen, Phytophthora pinifolia

scientific article published on 22 June 2009

Deladenus nitobei n. sp. (Tylenchomorpha: Allantonematidae) isolated from Sirex nitobei (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) from Aomori, Japan, a new member of the siricidicola superspecies

scientific article published in 2016

Deterministic processes have limited impacts on foliar fungal endophyte communities along a savanna-forest successional gradient

scientific article published in 2023

Development of microsatellite markers for the red-listed wood-decay fungus Phlebia centrifuga

article

Diplodia scrobiculata found in the southern hemisphere

scientific article published 2010

Distinguishing isolates of Deladenus siricidicola, a biological control agent of Sirex noctilio, from North America and the Southern Hemisphere using PCR–RFLP

Distribution and genetic diversity of five invasive pests of Eucalyptus in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 28 March 2020

Distribution of Diplodia pinea and its genotypic diversity within asymptomatic Pinus patula trees

scientific article published 2011

Diverse communities of the Botryosphaeriaceae infect native trees in Southern Africa

scientific article published in 2010

Diverse sources of infection and cryptic recombination revealed in South African Diplodia pinea populations

scientific article published on 9 November 2011

Diversity and Introduction History of Glycaspis brimblecombei Reflects a History of Bridgeheads and Distinct Invasions

scientific article published on 22 December 2021

Diversity and Molecular Barcoding of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Associated with Macadamia in South Africa

scientific article published in 2022

Diversity and distribution of co-infecting Botryosphaeriaceae from Eucalyptus grandis and Syzygium cordatum in South Africa

article

Diversity and pathogenicity of Botryosphaeriaceae on declining Ostrya carpinifolia in Slovenia and Italy following extreme weather conditions

article

Diversity in the Botryosphaeriales: Looking back, looking forward

scientific article

Diversity inEucalyptussusceptibility to the gall-forming waspLeptocybe invasa

Diversity of Endophytes in the Botryosphaeriaceae Differs on Anacardiaceae in Disturbed and Undisturbed Ecosystems in South Africa

scientific article published in 2022

Diversity of tree-infecting Botryosphaeriales on native and non-native trees in South Africa and Namibia

scientific article published on 13 September 2017

Ecological disequilibrium drives insect pest and pathogen accumulation in non-native trees ⬇️

scientific article

Emerging pathogens: fungal host jumps following anthropogenic introduction

scientific article published in 2005

Endophytes and phylloplane fungi provide an indication of the unexplored fungal biodiversity of southern African trees

scientific article published in 2009

Endophytic and canker-associated Botryosphaeriaceae occurring on non-native Eucalyptus and native Myrtaceae trees in Uruguay

scientific article published in 2010

Established and new technologies reduce increasing pest and pathogen threats to Eucalypt plantations

scientific article published in 2013

EuGI: a novel resource for studying genomic islands to facilitate horizontal gene transfer detection in eukaryotes

scientific article published on 3 May 2018

Eucalypt pests and diseases: growing threats to plantation productivity

Eucalypt susceptibility towards the invasive <i>Glycaspis brimblecombei</i> Moore (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) in South Africa

scientific article published in 2020

Eucalyptus scab and shoot malformation: A new and serious foliar disease of Eucalyptus caused by Elsinoe necatrix sp. nov

Evidence for UV-green dichromacy in the basal hymenopteran Sirex noctilio (Siricidae)

scientific article published on 02 August 2021

Evolution of the mating types and mating strategies in prominent genera in the Botryosphaeriaceae

scientific article published in 2018

Extreme homozygosity in Southern Hemisphere populations of Deladenus siricidicola, a biological control agent of Sirex noctilio

Factors Affecting the Efficacy of Deladenus siricidicola in Biological Control Systems

article

Factors influencing parasitism of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) by the nematode Deladenus siricidicola (Nematoda: Neotylenchidae) in summer rainfall areas of South Africa

article

First fungal genome sequence from Africa: A preliminary analysis

article

First report of Neofusicoccum parvum causing canker and die-back of Eucalyptus in Spain ⬇️

scientific article published on 20 July 2011

First report of eutypella canker of Acer pseudoplatanus in Europe

Five New Species of the Botryosphaeriaceae from Acacia Karroo in South Africa

scientific article published in 2012

Fungal Communities of <i>Eucalyptus grandis</i> Leaves Are Influenced by the Insect Pest <i>Leptocybe invasa</i>

scientific article published on 31 March 2022

Fungal Genomics Challenges the Dogma of Name-Based Biosecurity.

scientific article

Fungi associated with black mould on baobab trees in southern Africa

scientific article

Gene expression associated with vegetative incompatibility in Amylostereum areolatum.

scientific article

Genetic Diversity Among Alternaria solani Isolates from Potatoes in South Africa

article

Genetic diversity of Bradysia difformis (Sciaridae: Diptera) populations reflects movement of an invasive insect between forestry nurseries

scholarly article by B. P. Hurley et al published 5 July 2009 in Biological Invasions

Genetic diversity of the two-spotted stink bug Bathycoelia distincta (Pentatomidae) associated with macadamia orchards in South Africa

scientific article published in 2022

Genetic diversity of<i>Amylostereum areolatum</i>, the fungal symbiont of the invasive woodwasp<i>Sirex noctilio</i>in South Africa

scientific article published in 2018

Genetic linkage map for Amylostereum areolatum reveals an association between vegetative growth and sexual and self-recognition.

scientific article

Genetic uniformity characterizes the invasive spread of<i>Neofusicoccum parvum</i>and<i>Diplodia sapinea</i>in the Western Balkans

scientific article published in 2019

Genetic variation and relationships in Laetiporus sulphureus s. lat., as determined by ITS rDNA sequences and in vitro growth rate

scientific article

Genetics of Amylostereum Species Associated with Siricidae Woodwasps

article

Genome-wide association study identifies SNP markers and putative candidate genes for terpene traits important for Leptocybe invasa resistance in Eucalyptus grandis

scientific article published on 01 April 2022

Global food and fibre security threatened by current inefficiencies in fungal identification

scientific article

High gene flow and outcrossing within populations of two cryptic fungal pathogens on a native and non-native host in Cameroon

scientific article published on 27 December 2011

High levels of genetic diversity and cryptic recombination is widespread in introduced Diplodia pinea populations

scientific article published 2011

High-Resolution Melting Analysis: a new molecular approach for the early detection of Diplodia pinea in Austrian pine

article

Host specificity and diversity of Amylostereum associated with Japanese siricids

scientific article published in 2016

How many species of fungi are there at the tip of Africa?

scientific article (publication date: 2006)

Hybrid vigor in Eucalyptus increases resistance against Phytophthora root rot ⬇️

scientific article published in 2023

IMA Genome-F 2: Ceratocystis manginecans, Ceratocystis moniliformis, Diplodia sapinea: Draft genome sequences of Diplodia sapinea, Ceratocystis manginecans, and Ceratocystis moniliformis

scientific article

IMA Genome-F 4: Draft genome sequences of Chrysoporthe austroafricana, Diplodia scrobiculata, Fusarium nygamai, Leptographium lundbergii, Limonomyces culmigenus, Stagonosporopsis tanaceti, and Thielaviopsis punctulata

scientific article published on 22 June 2015

Identification and genetic diversity of two invasive Pissodes spp. Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in their introduced range in the southern hemisphere

scholarly article by Mesfin Wondafrash published in May 2016

Identification of the sex pheromone of the tree infesting Cossid Moth Coryphodema tristis (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)

scientific article

Identificationof Botryosphaeriaceae from Eucalyptus, Acacia and Pinus in Venezuela ⬇️

scholarly article published in 2007

Increasing numbers and intercontinental spread of invasive insects on eucalypts

article by Brett P. Hurley et al published 26 February 2016 in Biological Invasions

Influence of reproductive biology on establishment capacity in introduced Hymenoptera species

scientific article published on 07 October 2020

Insect Gallers and Their Plant Hosts: From Omics Data to Systems Biology

scientific article

Insect egg-induced physiological changes and transcriptional reprogramming leading to gall formation

scientific article published on 30 October 2020

Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forests: A South African Perspective

scholarly article published 2016

Internet access constrains science development and training at South African universities

article

Invasion history and management of Eucalyptus snout beetles in the Gonipterus scutellatus species complex

scientific article published in 2019

Invasive Everywhere? Phylogeographic Analysis of the Globally Distributed Tree Pathogen Lasiodiplodia theobromae

Ion Torrent PGM as tool for fungal community analysis: a case study of endophytes in Eucalyptus grandis reveals high taxonomic diversity

scientific article published in 2013

Lack of fidelity revealed in an insect-fungal mutualism after invasion ⬇️

scientific article

Lack of fidelity revealed in an insect–fungal mutualism after invasion ⬇️

scientific article published in August 2013

Levels of specificity of Xylaria species associated with fungus-growing termites: a phylogenetic approach.

scientific article published in February 2009

Local antagonism and resource partitioning between two invasive pine plantation pests

scientific article

Loss and Gain of Gut Bacterial Phylotype Symbionts in Afrotropical Stingless Bee Species (Apidae: Meliponinae)

scientific article published on 30 November 2021

MAT gene idiomorphs suggest a heterothallic sexual cycle in a predominantly asexual and important pine pathogen

scientific article published on 9 November 2013

Maternal effects on tree phenotypes: considering the microbiome

scientific article published on 26 June 2015

Maternal environment regulates morphological and physiological traits in Eucalyptus grandis

scientific article published on 09 October 2018

Mechanisms that influence sex ratio variation in the invasive hymenopteran Sirex noctilio in South Africa ⬇️

scientific article published on 28 June 2019

Micro- and macrospatial scale analyses illustrates mixed mating strategies and extensive geneflow in populations of an invasive haploid pathogen

scientific article published in May 2010

Microsatellite markers for the wood decay fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea

Mitochondrial DNA diversity of Cleruchoides noackae (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae): a potential biological control agent for Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae)

scholarly article by R. L. Nadel et al published 8 October 2011 in BioControl

Molecular and morphological characterization of Dothiorella casuarini sp. nov. and other Botryosphaeriaceae with diplodia-like conidia

scientific article

Molecular and morphological characterization of Dothiorella species associated with dieback of Ostrya carpinifolia in Slovenia and Italy ⬇️

scientific article published in 2015

Molecular and phenotypic characterization of three phylogenetic species discovered within the Neofisicoccum parvum/N. ribis complex

scientific article published in September 2009

Molecular detection of fungi carried by Bradysia difformis (Sciaridae: Diptera) in South African forestry nurseries

article

Multiple Phytophthora species associated with a single riparian ecosystem in South Africa

scientific article published on 3 August 2015

Multiple gene genealogies and microsatellite markers reflect relationships between morphotypes of Sphaeropsis sapinea and distinguish a new species of Diplodia.

scientific article

Multiple gene genealogies and phenotypic data reveal cryptic species of the Botryosphaeriaceae: a case study on the Neofusicoccum parvum/N. ribis complex

scientific article

Multiple gene sequences delimit Botryosphaeria australis sp. nov. from B. lutea.

scientific article

Mutualism and asexual reproduction influence recognition genes in a fungal symbiont

scientific article published on 16 May 2013

Neofusicoccum eucalyptorum, a Eucalyptus pathogen, on native Myrtaceae in Uruguay

article

New Botryosphaeriales on native red milkwood (Mimusops caffra) ⬇️

scientific article published on 31 July 2018

Occurrence and pathogenicity of Neofusicoccum parvum and N. mangiferae on ornamental Tibouchina species

One fungus, one name promotes progressive plant pathology

scientific article

Opportunities for diversified usage of metabarcoding data for fungal biogeography through increased metadata quality

scientific article published in 2023

Optimization of Pheromone Traps for Coryphodema tristis (Lepidoptera: Cossidae).

scientific article published on 19 June 2017

Overlap of latent pathogens in the Botryosphaeriaceae on a native and agricultural host

scientific article published on 6 August 2016

Parallel host range expansion in two unrelated cossid moths infestingEucalyptus nitenson two continents

article by DAWIT T. DEGEFU et al published 21 November 2012 in Ecological Entomology

Parasitoid assemblage associated with a North American pine weevil in South Africa

scientific article published in 2017

Pathogenicity of seven species of the Botryosphaeriaceae onEucalyptusclones in Venezuela

article

Pathologists and entomologists must join forces against forest pest and pathogen invasions

scientific article

Patterns of interaction specificity of fungus-growing termites and Termitomyces symbionts in South Africa

scientific article

Perception and knowledge of the Sirex woodwasp and other forest pests in South Africa

article

Phylogenetic and morphological re-evaluation of the Botryosphaeria species causing diseases of Mangifera indica

scientific article

Phylogenetic lineages in the Botryosphaeriaceae

scientific article

Phylogenetic species recognition and hybridisation in Lasiodiplodia: A case study on species from baobabs

scientific article

Phylogeny of the Botryosphaeriaceae reveals patterns of host association

scientific article published in January 2008

Phytophthora pinifolia sp. nov. associated with a serious needle disease of Pinus radiata in Chile

article

Planted forest health: The need for a global strategy

scientific article published on August 2015

Population dynamics of Thaumastocoris peregrinus in Eucalyptus plantations of South Africa

article

Population structure and possible origin of Amylostereum areolatum in South Africa

article

Preliminary studies onBotryosphaeriaspecies from Southern Hemisphere conifers in Australasia and South Africa

article

Putative origin of clonal lineages of Amylostereum areolatum, the fungal symbiont associated with Sirex noctilio, retrieved from Pinus sylvestris, in eastern Canada

scientific article published on 7 June 2011

Recommended names for pleomorphic genera in Dothideomycetes

scientific article

Reconstructing early routes of invasion of the bronze bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae): cities as bridgeheads for global pest invasions

scientific article published on 03 April 2020

Relationships among Amylostereum Species Associated with Siricid Woodwasps Inferred from Mitochondrial Ribosomal DNA Sequences

article

Remnants of horizontal transfers of Wolbachia genes in a Wolbachia-free woodwasp

scientific article published on 29 March 2022

Research management: Leadership training for African scientists

scientific article

Retracing the routes of introduction of invasive species: the case of the Sirex noctilio woodwasp.

scientific article

Seed-borne Botryosphaeria spp. from native Prunus and Podocarpus trees in Ethiopia, with a description of the anamorph Diplodia rosulata sp. nov.

scientific article

Seven new species of the Botryosphaeriaceae from baobab and other native trees in Western Australia

scientific article

Sirex woodwasp: a model for evolving management paradigms of invasive forest pests

scientific article

Six Recently Recorded Australian Insects Associated withEucalyptusin South Africa

article

Small Science: View from Developing Nations ⬇️

scientific article published on November 16, 2012

Sources of Diplodia pinea endophytic infections in Pinus patula and P. radiata seedlings in South Africa

article

Southern Hemisphere Exotic Pine Plantations Threatened by Insect Pests and their Associated Fungal Pathogens

scholarly article

Steinernema fabii n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from South Africa

scholarly article by Birhan A. Abate et al published 18 March 2016 in Nematology

Taxonomy, phylogeny and identification of Botryosphaeriaceae associated with pome and stone fruit trees in South Africa and other regions of the world

article

Teratosphaeria (Mycosphaerella) nubilosa, the causal agent of Mycosphaerella leaf disease (MLD), recently introduced into Uruguay

Teratosphaeria pseudonubilosa sp. nov., a serious Eucalyptus leaf pathogen in the Teratosphaeria nubilosa species complex

article

The Botryosphaeriaceae: genera and species known from culture

scientific article

The Control of the Sirex Woodwasp in Diverse Environments: The South African Experience

scholarly article published 14 September 2011

The Draft Genome of Deladenus siricidicola

scientific article published on 29 July 2019

The Road to Resistance in Forest Trees

scientific article published in 2019

The Transcriptome and Terpene Profile of Eucalyptus grandis Reveals Mechanisms of Defense Against the Insect Pest, Leptocybe invasa

scientific article published on 05 May 2015

The amsterdam declaration on fungal nomenclature.

scientific article

The challenge of understanding the origin, pathways and extent of fungal invasions: global populations of the Neofusicoccum parvum-N. ribis species complex

scientific article published 2013

The distribution of genetic diversity in the Neofusicoccum parvum / N. ribis complex suggests structure correlated with level of disturbance

scientific article published in 2015

The evolution of insect visual opsin genes with specific consideration of the influence of ocelli and life history traits

scientific article published on 07 January 2022

The influence of Amylostereum areolatum diversity and competitive interactions on the fitness of the Sirex parasitic nematode Deladenus siricidicola

The occurrence and impact of Phytophthora on the African continent

article

The pathogenic potential of endophytic Botryosphaeriaceous fungi on Terminalia species in Cameroon

article

The potential for monitoring and control of insect pests in Southern Hemisphere forestry plantations using semiochemicals

scholarly article by Ryan L. Nadel et al published 22 March 2012 in Annals of Forest Science

The unified framework for biological invasions: a forest fungal pathogen perspective

Toward a Natural Classification of <i>Botryosphaeriaceae</i>: A Study of the Type Specimens of <i>Botryosphaeria sensu lato</i>

scientific article published on 03 November 2021

Tracing the distribution of natural enemies of non-native invasive eucalypt insect pests in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article

Tree health in South Africa: Retrospect and prospect

scientific article published on 23 November 2020

Tree invasions and biosecurity: eco-evolutionary dynamics of hitchhiking fungi ⬇️

scientific article

Two new Fusicoccum species from Acacia and Eucalyptus in Venezuela, based on morphology and DNA sequence data

scientific article

Variation in Botryosphaeriaceae from Eucalyptus plantations in YunNan Province in southwestern China across a climatic gradient

scientific article published on 15 October 2020

Young scientists reflect on how to effect real change for Rio+40

scientific article published in 2012

Young scientists: Public engagement should start early

scientific article published in June 2013

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