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A Diverse Viral Community from Predatory Wasps in Their Native and Invaded Range, with a New Virus Infectious to Honey Bees

scientific article published on 23 July 2021

A genetic bottleneck in populations of a New Zealand endemic ant associated with density of an invasive predatory wasp

article

A global review of socioeconomic and environmental impacts of ants reveals new insights for risk assessment

scientific article published on 22 February 2022

A metatranscriptomic analysis of diseased social wasps (Vespula vulgaris) for pathogens, with an experimental infection of larvae and nests

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

A metatranscriptomic survey of the invasive yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes, identifies several potential viral and bacterial pathogens and mutualists

article by M. Cooling et al published 30 November 2016 in Insectes Sociaux

A neurotoxic pesticide changes the outcome of aggressive interactions between native and invasive ants ⬇️

scientific article published in December 2013

A novel interference behaviour: invasive wasps remove ants from resources and drop them from a height. ⬇️

scientific article

A preliminary study of the usefulness of morphometric tools for splitting the Monomorium antarcticum (Smith) complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), New Zealand's most common native ants

scientific article published in December 2004

Abundance and Effects of Predators and Parasitoids on the Russian Wheat Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) Under Organic Farming Conditions in Colorado

Abundance and Effects of Predators and Parasitoids on the Russian Wheat Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) Under Organic Farming Conditions in Colorado

scientific article published in 2000

Ambient temperature variation does not influence regional proportion of human male births in New Zealand

article

An invasive ant increases deformed wing virus loads in honey bees

scientific article published in 2023

Argentine and other ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in New Zealand horticultural ecosystems: distribution, hemipteran hosts, and review

scientific article published in December 2003

Arrival sequence and diet mediate interspecific competition in an ant community

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Aspects of resilience of polar sea ice algae to changes in their environment

Assessment of Amblyseius fallacis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) for biological control of tetranychid mites in an Ontario peach orchard.

scientific article published in December 1999

Behavioral plasticity mediates asymmetric competition between invasive wasps and native ants ⬇️

scientific article

Behavioural plasticity associated with propagule size, resources, and the invasion success of the Argentine antLinepithema humile

article

Behavioural variation and plasticity along an invasive ant introduction pathway

scientific article published on 13 August 2018

Behaviourally and genetically distinct populations of an invasive ant provide insight into invasion history and impacts on a tropical ant community

article by K. L. Abbott et al published 11 November 2006 in Biological Invasions

Behaviourally specialized foragers are less efficient and live shorter lives than generalists in wasp colonies

scientific article published on 29 March 2019

Bioclimatic Modelling Identifies Suitable Habitat for the Establishment of the Invasive European Paper Wasp (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) across the Southern Hemisphere ⬇️

scientific article published on 11 November 2020

Booms, busts and population collapses in invasive ants

Can adults of the New Zealand mosquito Culex pervigilans (Bergorth) detect the presence of a key predator in larval habitats?

scientific article published in June 2010

Can adults of the New Zealand mosquito Culex pervigilans (Bergorth) detect the presence of a key predator in larval habitats?

article

Carbohydrate scarcity increases foraging activities and aggressiveness in the antProlasius advenus(Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

scholarly article by JULIEN GRANGIER & PHILIP J. LESTER published 16 September 2014 in Ecological Entomology

Changes in the Bacteriome of Honey Bees Associated with the Parasite Varroa destructor, and Pathogens Nosema and Lotmaria passim

scientific article

Comment on Moffett: "Supercolonies of billions in an invasive ant: What is a society?"

scientific article published in 2012

Community level impacts of an ant invader and food mediated coexistence

Competitive assembly of South Pacific invasive ant communities ⬇️

scientific article

Confirmation ofNosema ceranaein New Zealand and a phylogenetic comparison ofNosemaspp. strains

article

Container surface area and water depth influence the population dynamics of the mosquito Culex pervigilans (Diptera: Culicidae) and its associated predators in New Zealand.

scientific article published in December 2003

Corruption, development and governance indicators predict invasive species risk from trade. ⬇️

scientific article published in June 2016

Critical issues facing New Zealand entomology

article

Demersal fish community diversity off New Zealand: Is it related to depth, latitude and regional surface phytoplankton?

article

Density-Dependent Effects of an Invasive Ant on a Ground-Dwelling Arthropod Community.

scientific article published on 21 January 2015

Density-dependent effects of an invasive wasp on the morphology of an endemic New Zealand ant

article

Determinants for the successful establishment of exotic ants in New Zealand

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Determining the origin of invasions and demonstrating a lack of enemy release from microsporidian pathogens in common wasps (Vespula vulgaris)

scientific article published in 2014

Development of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Acari: Pyroglyphidae) at constant and simultaneously fluctuating temperature and humidity conditions.

scientific article published in May 2005

Different bacterial and viral pathogens trigger distinct immune responses in a globally invasive ant ⬇️

article

Diploscapter formicidae sp. n. (Rhabditida: Diploscapteridae), from the ant Prolasius advenus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in New Zealand

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Disruption of foraging by a dominant invasive species to decrease its competitive ability ⬇️

scientific article published on 4 March 2014

Does altering patch number and connectivity change the predatory functional response type? Experiments and simulations in an acarine predator–prey system

article

Effects of riparian willow trees(Salix fragilis)on macroinvertebrate densities in two small Central Otago, New Zealand, streams

article

Emerging advances in biosecurity to underpin human, animal, plant, and ecosystem health

scientific article published in 2023

Feeling the heat? Substantial variation in temperatures does not affect the proportion of males born in Australia

scientific article

Fish distributions along depth gradients of a sea mountain range conform to the mid-domain effect

scientific article published in 2011

Fitness and microbial networks of the common wasp, <i>Vespula vulgaris</i> (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), in its native and introduced ranges

scientific article published in 2019

Fitness in invasive social wasps: the role of variation in viral load, immune response and paternity in predicting nest size and reproductive output

scientific article published in 2017

Foraging Relationships Between Elephants andLantana camaraInvasion in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, India

article by Gaius Wilson et al published March 2014 in Biotropica

Foraging characteristics and intraspecific behaviour of the exotic species Monomorium sydneyense (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in New Zealand, with implications for its management

scientific article

Functional and numerical responses do not always indicate the most effective predator for biological control: an analysis of two predators in a two-prey system

article

Gene drive and RNAi technologies: a bio-cultural review of next-generation tools for pest wasp management in New Zealand

scientific article published on 14 October 2021

Gene silencing for invasive paper wasp management: Synthesized dsRNA can modify gene expression but did not affect mortality

scientific article published in 2023

Genetic Strain Diversity of Multi-Host RNA Viruses that Infect a Wide Range of Pollinators and Associates is Shaped by Geographic Origins

scientific article published on 24 March 2020

Genetic diversity is positively associated with fine-scale momentary abundance of an invasive ant. ⬇️

scientific article

Habitat complexity facilitates coexistence in a tropical ant community.

scientific article published on 9 June 2006

High‐throughput methods for miniaturization and automation of monoclonal antibody purification processes ⬇️

scientific article published on March 30, 2012

Hot air treatment for disinfestation of lightbrown apple moth and longtailed mealy bug on persimmons

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Hot-water immersion for disinfestation of lightbrown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana) and longtailed mealy bug (Pseudococcus longispinus) on persimmons

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Identity, Prevalence, and Pathogenicity of Entomopathogenic Fungi Infecting Invasive Polistes (Vespidae: Polistinae) Paper Wasps in New Zealand

scientific article published in 2022

Improving management of invasive species: New Zealand’s approach to pre- and post-border pests

scientific article published in 2016

Increased Larval Mosquito Densities from Modified Landuses in the Kapiti Region, New Zealand: Vegetation, Water Quality, and Predators as Associated Environmental Factors

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Increasing vineyard floral resources may not enhance localised biological control of the leafroller Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) by Dolichogenidea spp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitoids

scholarly article by V.A. Bell et al published November 2006 in Biocontrol Science and Technology

Indirect evidence of pathogen-associated altered oocyte production in queens of the invasive yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes, in Arnhem Land, Australia

scientific article

Influence of toxic bait type and starvation on worker and queen mortality in laboratory colonies of Argentine ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).

scientific article

Integrated pest management: an under-utilized tool for conservation and the management of invasive ants and their mutualistic Hemiptera in the Pacific

scientific article published on 25 May 2016

Integrating biochemical and behavioral approaches to develop a bait to manage the invasive yellow paper wasp <i>Polistes versicolor</i> (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in the Galápagos Islands

scientific article published in 2022

Integrating physiology, population dynamics and climate to make multi-scale predictions for the spread of an invasive insect: the Argentine ant at Haleakala National Park, Hawaii

article

Invasion Success and Management Strategies for Social Vespula Wasps

scientific article published on 26 September 2018

Invasive ants carry novel viruses in their new range and form reservoirs for a honeybee pathogen ⬇️

scientific article published in September 2015

Invasive ants compete with and modify the trophic ecology of hermit crabs on tropical islands

scientific article published on 12 February 2009

Invasive paper wasps have strong cascading effects on the host plant of monarch butterflies

scientific article published on 10 December 2020

Lack of genetic structuring, low effective population sizes and major bottlenecks characterise common and German wasps in New Zealand

scientific article published on 25 June 2019

Large scale unicoloniality: the population and colony structure of the invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) in New Zealand

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Lethal and sublethal impacts of predaceous backswimmer Anisops wakefieldi (Hemiptera: Notonectidae) on the life-history traits of the New Zealand mosquito Culex pervigilans (Diptera: Culicidae).

scientific article published in September 2013

Long-Legged Ants, Anoplolepis gracilipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Have Invaded Tokelau, Changing Composition and Dynamics of Ant and Invertebrate Communities

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Male production by workers in the polygynous ant Prolasius advenus

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Modeling spatial variation of Russian wheat aphid overwintering population densities in Colorado winter wheat.

scientific article published in April 2009

Native and introduced Argentine ant populations are characterised by distinct transcriptomic signatures associated with behaviour and immunity

scientific article

Nest-based information transfer and foraging activation in the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

Nesting Ecology and Colony Survival of Two Invasive <i>Polistes</i> Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in New Zealand

scientific article published on 09 August 2021

No evidence of enemy release in pathogen and microbial communities of common wasps (Vespula vulgaris) in their native and introduced range ⬇️

scientific article

Patch and prey utilization behaviors by Aphelinus albipodus and Diaeretiella rapae (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae and Aphidiidae) on Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)

scholarly article by Philip J. Lester & Thomas O. Holtzer published June 2002 in Biological Control

Pathogen shifts in a honeybee predator following the arrival of the Varroa mite

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), an Introduced Wasp in the Galapagos Islands: Its Life Cycle and Ecological Impact

scientific article published on 26 September 2020

Pollen samples from a bumble bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) collection show historic foraging on introduced and native plants in the South Island of New Zealand

Population decline but increased distribution of an invasive ant genotype on a Pacific atoll

Population dynamics and prey community of the invasive paper wasp <i>Polistes chinensis</i> (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in a protected coastal habitat in New Zealand

scientific article published on 26 April 2024

Population genetics of the invasive wasp Vespula germanica in South Africa

scientific article

Porcine circovirus (PCV) removal by Q sepharose fast flow chromatography

scientific article

Postharvest disinfestation of diapausing and non-diapausing twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) on persimmons: hot water immersion and coolstorage

Presence of adult Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse) and Culex (Culex) pervigilans Bergroth (Diptera: Culicidae) in tree canopy in Wellington, New Zealand

scientific article published in December 2003

Prevalence and genetic diversity of three bacterial endosymbionts (Wolbachia, Arsenophonus, and Rhizobiales) associated with the invasive yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes)

article by A. Sebastien et al published 14 July 2011 in Insectes Sociaux

Purification of antibody and antibody-fragment from E. coli homogenate using 6,9-diamino-2-ethoxyacridine lactate as precipitation agent

scientific article

Pyrethroid Encapsulation for Conservation of Acarine Predators and Reduced Spider Mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) Outbreaks in Apple Orchards

scientific article published in 1999

Quality by design approach for viral clearance by protein a chromatography

scientific article published on 16 August 2013

Quantifying uncertainty in the potential distribution of an invasive species: climate and the Argentine ant.

scientific article published in September 2006

Recent behavioural and population genetic divergence of an invasive ant in a novel environment

scientific article published in 2011

Reduced densities of the invasive wasp, Vespula vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), did not alter the invertebrate community composition of Nothofagus forests in New Zealand.

scientific article

Relative roles of climatic suitability and anthropogenic influence in determining the pattern of spread in a global invader ⬇️

scientific article

Release, establishment, and movement of the predator <i>Typhlodromus pyri</i> (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on apple

scientific article published in 2001

Sampling efficacy for the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).

scientific article published in October 2011

Should the Society be more proactive in issues facing New Zealand entomology? ⬇️

journal article from 'The Wētā' published in 2013

Single-stranded RNA viruses infecting the invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile

scientific article

Some effects of pre-release host-plant on the biological control of Panonychus ulmi by the predatory mite Amblyseius fallacis.

scientific article

Sub-lethal effects of permethrin exposure on a passerine: implications for managing ectoparasites in wild bird nests

scientific article published on 08 September 2020

Symbiotic bacterial communities in ants are modified by invasion pathway bottlenecks and alter host behavior

scientific article

Synergistic effects of temperature, diet and colony size on the competitive ability of two ant species

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Synthetic pheromones as a management technique - dispensers reduce Linepithema humile activity in a commercial vineyard.

scientific article published on 21 May 2015

Temperature and starvation effects on food exploitation by Argentine ants and native ants in New Zealand

article

Temperature-dependent development of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a degree-day model with implications for range limits in New Zealand

scientific article published in December 2003

The Long-Term Effects of Reduced Competitive Ability on Foraging Success of an Invasive Pest Species

scientific article published on 21 June 2016

The apparent establishment and subsequent eradication of the Australian giant bulldog antMyrmecia brevinodaForel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in New Zealand

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The association between invasive Lantana camara and seedlings/saplings of a plant community in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, India

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The association between mitochondrial genetic variation and reduced colony fitness in an invasive wasp

scientific article published on 19 July 2019

The conundrum of the yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) reproductive mode: no evidence for dependent lineage genetic caste determination

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The effects of refuge size and number on acarine predator–prey dynamics in a pesticide‐disturbed apple orchard

scientific article published in 1998

The influence of aquatic predators on mosquito abundance in animal drinking troughs in New Zealand ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2010

The influence of nest availability on the abundance and diversity of twig-dwelling ants in a Papua New Guinea forest

article by K. Sagata et al published 19 March 2010 in Insectes Sociaux

The influence of temperature and fine-scale resource distribution on resource sharing and domination in an ant community

scientific article published in 2007

The lethal effects of gamma irradiation on larvae of the Huhu beetle, Prionoplus reticularis: a potential quarantine treatment for New Zealand export pine trees

article

The long-term population dynamics of common wasps in their native and invaded range

scientific article published on 17 January 2017

The native and exotic prey community of two invasive paper wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in New Zealand as determined by DNA barcoding

scientific article published in 2022

The origins of global invasions of the German wasp (Vespula germanica) and its infection with four honey bee viruses

article

The potential for a CRISPR gene drive to eradicate or suppress globally invasive social wasps ⬇️

scientific article published on 24 July 2020

The potential for the use of gene drives for pest control in New Zealand: a perspective

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The rapid identification of elution conditions for therapeutic antibodies from cation-exchange chromatography resins using high-throughput screening

scientific article published on 30 December 2015

The role of resource dispersion in promoting the co-occurrence of dominant and subordinate ant species

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The stinging response of the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris): plasticity and variation in individual aggressiveness

The widespread collapse of an invasive species: Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) in New Zealand ⬇️

scientific article

Toxicity and utilization of chemical weapons: does toxicity and venom utilization contribute to the formation of species communities? ⬇️

scientific article

Trophic-level responses differ at plant, plot, and fragment levels in urban native forest fragments: a hierarchical analysis

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Twenty years of Argentine ants in New Zealand: past research and future priorities for applied management

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Two pathogens change cuticular hydrocarbon profiles but neither elicit a social behavioural change in infected honey bees, A pis mellifera (Apidae: Hymenoptera)

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Using community engagement and biodiversity surveys to inform decisions to control invasive species: a case study of yellow crazy ants in Atafu, Tokelau

scientific article published in 2018

Utilisation of willow leaves, grass and periphyton by stream macroinvertebrates: a study using stable carbon isotopes

scholarly article

Validating spatiotemporal predictions of an important pest of small grains.

scientific article published on 28 April 2014

Viral communities in the parasite Varroa destructor and in colonies of their honey bee host (Apis mellifera) in New Zealand

scientific article published on 25 May 2022

Whatever the weather: ambient temperature does not influence the proportion of males born in New Zealand

scientific article

Willow leaf and periphyton chemical composition, and the feeding preferences ofOlinga feredayi(Trichoptera: Conoesucidae)

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