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A heterozygous moth genome provides insights into herbivory and detoxification

scientific article

A new silk: Mechanical, compositional, and morphological characterization of leafhopper (Kahaono montana) silk

article

A novel method for assessing the effect of photoperiod and temperature on reproductive biology of the predators<i>Hippodamia variegata</i>(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and<i>Micromus tasmaniae</i>(Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae)

scientific article published in 2015

A review of the mealybug Oracella acuta: Invasion and management in China and potential incursions into other countries

article

A very long-chain fatty acid enzyme gene, PxHacd2 affects the temperature adaptability of a cosmopolitan insect by altering epidermal permeability

scientific article published in 2023

Adult and larval hoverfly communities and their parasitoid fauna in wheat in New South Wales, Australia

scholarly article

Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) selectively attracts and enhances the performance of Cotesia vestalis, a parasitoid of Plutella xylostella

scientific article published on 15 April 2020

Ambient temperature affects the utility of plasticine caterpillar models as a tool to measure activity of predators across latitudinal and elevational gradients

scientific article published on 15 November 2018

Arthropod pest management in organic crops

scientific article published in January 2007

Australian native flowering plants enhance the longevity of three parasitoids of brassica pests

scholarly article published in April 2018

Avoidance, escape and microstructural adaptations of the tea green leafhopper to water droplets

scientific article

Bark beetle (Ips grandicollis) disruption of woodwasp (Sirex noctilio) biocontrol: direct and indirect mechanisms

scientific article published in 2014

Beneficial insects are associated with botanically rich margins with trees on small farms

scientific article published on 26 July 2021

Beyond phoresy: symbioses between dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) and mites (Acari)

scientific article published in 2022

Biodiversity and Insect Pests

article

Biology of the bark beetleIps grandicollis Eichhoff (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) and its arthropod, nematode and microbial associates: a review of management opportunities for Australia

article

CRISPR/Cas9 mediated knockout of the abdominal-A homeotic gene in the global pest, diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella).

scientific article published on 15 June 2016

Carbohydrate diet and reproductive performance of a fruit fly parasitoid, Diachasmimorpha tryoni

scientific article

Characterization and expression profiling of ATP-binding cassette transporter genes in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.).

scientific article

Characterization and expression profiling of glutathione S-transferases in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.).

scientific article

Characterization of Hymenopteran Parasitoids of Aphis fabae in an African Smallholder Bean Farming System through Sequencing of COI 'Mini-Barcodes'

scientific article published on 02 October 2019

Cloning, functional characterization, and expression profiles of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase gene from the Asiatic rice striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).

scientific article

Coconut Lethal Yellowing Diseases: A Phytoplasma Threat to Palms of Global Economic and Social Significance

scientific article

Composition and Expression of Heat Shock Proteins in an Invasive Pest, The Rice Water Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

scientific article

Conclusion: Biodiversity as an Asset rather than a Burden

article

Conservation Biological Control of Pests in the Molecular Era: New Opportunities to Address Old Constraints

scientific article

Conservation biological control research is strongly uneven across trophic levels and economic measures

scientific article published on 06 November 2020

Conservation biological control using Australian native plants in a brassica crop system: seeking complementary ecosystem services

scientific article published in 2019

Construction and analysis of antennal cDNA library from rice striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), and expression profiles of putative odorant-binding protein and chemosensory protein genes

scientific article published on February 2015

Continental-scale suppression of an invasive pest by a host-specific parasitoid underlines both environmental and economic benefits of arthropod biological control ⬇️

scientific article published in 2018

Continent‐wide evidence that landscape context can mediate the effects of local habitats on in‐field abundance of pests and natural enemies

scientific article published in 2023

Contrasting Volatilomes of Livestock Dung Drive Preference of the Dung Beetle Bubas bison (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Correction: Tri-Trophic Insecticidal Effects of African Plants against Cabbage Pests.

scientific article published on 15 November 2013

Corrigendum: Phytoplasmas-The "Crouching Tiger" Threat of Australian Plant Pathology

article

Cost:benefit analysis of botanical insecticide use in cabbage: Implications for smallholder farmers in developing countries

article

Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition

article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DNA sequencing reveals the midgut microbiota of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) and a possible relationship with insecticide resistance

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Description and biological parameters of Ooencyrtus isabellae Guerrieri and Noyes sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae), a potential biocontrol agent of Zophiuma butawengi (Heller) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Lophopidae) in Papua New Guinea

scientific article

Determining putative vectors of the Bogia Coconut Syndrome phytoplasma using loop-mediated isothermal amplification of single-insect feeding media.

scientific article published on 27 October 2016

Development of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Markers for Analysis of Population Structure and Invasion Pathway in the Coconut Leaf Beetle Brontispa longissima (Gestro) Using Restriction Site-Associated DNA (RAD) Genotyping in Southern China ⬇️

scientific article published on 07 April 2020

Ecological engineering for rice pest suppression in China. A review

scientific article published in 2022

Ecological restoration of farmland: progress and prospects

scientific article

Ecology and genetics affect relative invasion success of two Echium species in southern Australia ⬇️

scientific article

Economic analysis of habitat manipulation in Brassica pest management: Wild plant species suppress cabbage webworm

scientific article published in 2021

Effect of non-crop vegetation types on conservation biological control of pests in olive groves ⬇️

scientific article published on July 25, 2013

Effect of temperature on woodwasp (Sirex noctilio F.) development and parasitism by the entomopathogenic nematode, Deladenus siricidicola

article

Electroantennogram and behavioral responses of Cotesia plutellae to plant volatiles.

scientific article published on 29 December 2015

Entomopathogenic fungi of the oil palm pest,Zophiuma butawengi(Fulgoromorpha: Lophopidae), and potential for use as biological control agents

Erratum: Ecology and genetics affect relative invasion success of two Echium species in southern Australia ⬇️

scientific article published on 16 March 2017

Expanding and exploring the diversity of phytoplasmas from lucerne (Medicago sativa).

scientific article published on 25 November 2016

Feeding and development of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis, on Australian native plant species and implications for Australian biosecurity.

scientific article

Field Margin Vegetation in Tropical African Bean Systems Harbours Diverse Natural Enemies for Biological Pest Control in Adjacent Crops ⬇️

scholarly article

Functional characterization of Pol III U6 promoters for gene knockdown and knockout in Plutella xylostella.

scientific article published on 7 September 2017

Fungal Endophyte Communities of Crucifer Crops Are Seasonally Dynamic and Structured by Plant Identity, Plant Tissue and Environmental Factors

scientific article published on 15 July 2020

Generation-based life table analysis reveals manifold effects of inbreeding on the population fitness in Plutella xylostella

scientific article

Genetic evidence for plural introduction pathways of the invasive weed Paterson's curse (Echium plantagineum L.) to southern Australia ⬇️

scientific article published on 19 September 2019

Genome-wide characterization and expression profiling of immune genes in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.).

scientific article published on 6 May 2015

Genome-wide identification and expression profiling of serine proteases and homologs in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.).

scientific article published on 10 December 2015

Genomic insights into the glutathione S-transferase gene family of two rice planthoppers, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) and Sogatella furcifera (Horváth) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae).

scientific article

Global disparity in public awareness of the biological control potential of invertebrates

scientific article published on 09 January 2019

Gut Microbiota Mediate Insecticide Resistance in the Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella (L.).

scientific article published on 23 January 2018

Habitat Management to Suppress Pest Populations: Progress and Prospects

scientific article

Habitat management to conserve natural enemies of arthropod pests in agriculture.

scientific article

Harnessing artificial intelligence for analysing the impacts of nectar and pollen feeding in conservation biological control

scientific article published in 2024

Herbivore range expansion triggers adaptation in a subsequently-associated third trophic level species and shared microbial symbionts

scientific article published on 16 July 2019

Identification and expression profiles of nine glutathione S-transferase genes from the important rice phloem sap-sucker and virus vector Laodelphax striatellus (Fallén) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae).

scientific article published on 20 April 2012

Identification and expression profiling of putative chemosensory protein genes in two rice planthoppers, Laodelphax striatellus (Fallén) and Sogatella furcifera (Horváth)

Identification and localization of bioactive naphthoquinones in the roots and rhizosphere of Paterson's curse (Echium plantagineum), a noxious invader ⬇️

scientific article published on 18 May 2016

Increasing floral diversity for selective enhancement of biological control agents: A double-edged sward?

scientific article published in 2006

Insect pests and insect-vectored diseases of palms

article by Catherine W Gitau et al published November 2009 in Australian Journal of Entomology

Insect pollination is important in a smallholder bean farming system

scientific article published on 20 October 2020

Integrating spatially explicit molecular and ecological methods to explore the significance of non-crop vegetation to predators of brassica pests

Irreproducibility in searches of scientific literature: A comparative analysis

scientific article published on 14 October 2021

Is ground cover vegetation an effective biological control enhancement strategy against olive pests?

scientific article

Keystone resources available to wild pollinators in a winter-flowering tree crop plantation

article

Knowledge gaps among smallholder farmers hinder adoption of conservation biological control

Landscape ecology and expanding range of biocontrol agent taxa enhance prospects for diamondback moth management. A review

scientific article published on 16 April 2018

Large-scale genome-wide study reveals climate adaptive variability in a cosmopolitan pest

scientific article published on 10 December 2021

Local management and landscape structure determine the assemblage patterns of spiders in vegetable fields

scientific article published on 15 September 2020

Managing biological control services through multi-trophic trait interactions: review and guidelines for implementation at local and landscape scales

scientific article published on 09 June 2017

Mechanism and consequences for avoidance of superparasitism in the solitary parasitoid Cotesia vestalis

scientific article published on 10 July 2020

Mechanisms for flowering plants to benefit arthropod natural enemies of insect pests: prospects for enhanced use in agriculture

scientific article

Metabolic Profiling and Identification of Shikonins in Root Periderm of Two Invasive Echium spp. Weeds in Australia. ⬇️

scientific article

Metabolic Profiling of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Foliage of Two Echium spp. Invaders in Australia--A Case of Novel Weapons? ⬇️

scientific article

Metagenomic Sequencing of Diamondback Moth Gut Microbiome Unveils Key Holobiont Adaptations for Herbivory

scientific article

Molecular basis for insecticide-enhanced thermotolerance in the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens Stål (Hemiptera:Delphacidae).

scientific article

Molecular gut content analysis indicates the inter‐ and intra‐guild predation patterns of spiders in conventionally managed vegetable fields

scientific article published in 2021

Multi-country evidence that crop diversification promotes ecological intensification of agriculture.

scientific article

Multi-function agricultural biodiversity: pest management and other benefits

scientific article published in 2003

Multiple ecosystem services from field margin vegetation for ecological sustainability in agriculture: scientific evidence and knowledge gaps

scientific article published on 28 November 2019

Multivariate ordination identifies vegetation types associated with spider conservation in brassica crops

scientific article published on 27 October 2017

Natural enemy enhancement and botanical insecticide source: a review of dual use companion plants

scholarly article

Nitrogen fertilization of rice plants improves ecological fitness of an entomophagous predator but dampens its impact on prey, the rice brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens

scientific article published in 2019

Nitrogen fertilizer promotes the rice pest Nilaparvata lugens via impaired natural enemy, Anagrus flaveolus, performance ⬇️

scholarly article

Odorant-Binding Proteins and Chemosensory Proteins from an Invasive Pest Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).

scientific article

Organic mulches reduce crop attack by sweetpotato weevil (Cylas formicarius)

scientific article published on 16 October 2019

Parasitised caterpillars suffer reduced predation: potential implications for intra-guild predation.

scientific article

Parasitoids of Queensland Fruit Fly Bactrocera tryoni in Australia and Prospects for Improved Biological Control

scientific article

Pesticide Regime Can Negate the Positive Influence of Native Vegetation Donor Habitat on Natural Enemy Abundance in Adjacent Crop Fields

scientific article published on 07 April 2022

Pests, diseases and crop protection practices in the smallholder sweetpotato production system of the highlands of Papua New Guinea.

scientific article published on 07 December 2016

Phytoplasmas-The "Crouching Tiger" Threat of Australian Plant Pathology

scientific article

Plant diversity and habitat structure affect tree growth, herbivory and natural enemies in shelterbelts

scientific article published in 2010

Primary forest loss and degradation reduces biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: A global meta‐analysis using dung beetles as an indicator taxon

scientific article published on 29 March 2022

Production of pyrrolizidine alkaloids and shikonins in Echium plantagineum L. in response to various plant stressors

scientific article published on 29 July 2019

Promoting multiple ecosystem services with flower strips and participatory approaches in rice production landscapes

article

Quantifying the respective and additive effects of nectar plant crop borders and withholding insecticides on biological control of pests in subtropical rice

scientific article published in 2017

RNA interference of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase of the rice brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, increases susceptibility to insecticides

scientific article published on 20 March 2014

Raspberry ketone accelerates sexual maturation and improves mating performance of sterile male Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt)

scientific article published on 04 February 2019

Raspberry ketone diet supplement reduces attraction of sterile male Queensland fruit fly to cuelure by altering expression of chemoreceptor genes

scientific article published on 03 September 2021

Rearing dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): Identifying knowledge gaps and future challenges

scientific article published in 2023

Recent advances in conservation biological control of arthropods by arthropods

scientific article published in 2008

Reciprocal intraguild predation between two mirid predators, <i>Cyrtorhinus lividipennis</i> and <i>Tytthus chinensis</i> (Hemiptera: Miridae)

scientific article published in 2016

Relevance of the ecological traits of parasitoid wasps and nectariferous plants for conservation biological control: a hybrid meta-analysis

scientific article published on 05 February 2020

Review of the chemical ecology of homoterpenes in arthropod–plant interactions

scientific article published in 2023

Review of the planthopper genus Zophiuma Fennah (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Lophopidae) with first description of the male of Zophiuma pupillata Stål

article

Revision of the genus Innobindus Jacobi (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) with the description of six new species and comments on other Australian Brixiini genera

Rice ecosystem services in South-east Asia

article

Rubidium labelling demonstrates movement of predators from native vegetation to cotton

scientific article published in 2011

Screening barrier plants to reduce crop attack by sweet potato weevil (Cylas formicarius)

scientific article published on 30 September 2019

Selection of nectar plants for use in ecological engineering to promote biological control of rice pests by the predatory bug, Cyrtorhinus lividipennis, (Heteroptera: Miridae)

scientific article

Semiochemical mediated enhancement of males to complement sterile insect technique in management of the tephritid pest Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt).

scientific article published on 17 October 2017

Silicon Supplementation Alters the Composition of Herbivore Induced Plant Volatiles and Enhances Attraction of Parasitoids to Infested Rice Plants.

scientific article published on 19 July 2017

Silicon enhances natural enemy attraction and biological control through induced plant defences.

scientific article published on 9 September 2009

Silicon reduces herbivore performance via different mechanisms, depending on host-plant species

scientific article published on 20 May 2019

Silicon: Potential to Promote Direct and Indirect Effects on Plant Defense Against Arthropod Pests in Agriculture

scientific article

Silk production by the Australian endemic leafhopper Kahaono montana Evans (Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Dikraneurini) provides protection from predators

scientific article published on 17 February 2011

Structure - Property and Structure - Function Relations of Leafhopper (Kahaono montana) Silk

Taxonomic and phylogenetic revision of the Gelastocephalini (Hemiptera:Cixiidae)

The bark beetle, Ips grandicollis, disrupts biological control of the woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, via fungal symbiont interactions

scientific article

The role of silicon in plant biology: a paradigm shift in research approach

scientific article published on 9 February 2018

Tri-trophic insecticidal effects of African plants against cabbage pests.

scientific article

Understanding the pathways from biodiversity to agro-ecological outcomes: A new, interactive approach

scientific article published in 2020

Variation among 532 genomes unveils the origin and evolutionary history of a global insect herbivore

scientific article published on 08 May 2020

When resistance is futile, tolerate instead: silicon promotes plant compensatory growth when attacked by above- and belowground herbivores

scientific article published on 31 July 2019

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