Publications

May 2018

Australian cultures of Botryosphaeriaceae held in Queensland and Victoria plant pathology herbaria revisited

Tan YP, Shivas RG, Marney TS, , Edwards J, et al.

Australasian Plant Pathology

May 2018

Common pathways by which non-native forest insects move internationally and domestically

Meurisse N, Rassati D, Hurley BP, Brockerhoff EG et al.

Journal of Pest Science

Mar 2018

The transcriptomic changes associated with the development of social parasitism in the honeybee Apis mellifera capensis

Aumer, Denise, Mumoki, Fiona N., Pirk, Christian W. W., Moritz, Robin F. A.

The Science of Nature

Social insects are characterized by the division of labor. Queens usually dominate reproduction, whereas workers fulfill...

Jun 2018

Prediction of insect pest distribution as influenced by elevation: Combining field observations and temperature-dependent development models for the coffee stink bug, Antestiopsis thunbergii (Gmelin)

Azrag, Abdelmutalab G. A., Pirk, Christian W. W., Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Pinard, Fabrice et al.

PLOS ONE

The antestia bug, Antestiopsis thunbergii (Gmelin 1790) is a major pest of Arabica coffee in Africa. The bug prefers coffee at...

Oct 2018

Effects of cage volume and bee density on survival and nutrient intake of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) under laboratory conditions

Bosua, Henrika Jacomina, Nicolson, Susan Wendy, Archer, Catherine Ruth, Pirk, Christian Walter Werner

Apidologie

Laboratory experiments are vital to exploring the causes of pollinator loss, but for these experiments to be informative, they...

Jul 2018

Neonicotinoids decrease sucrose responsiveness of honey bees at first contact

Démares, Fabien J., Pirk, Christian W. W., Nicolson, Susan W., Human, Hannelie

Journal of Insect Physiology

For two decades, neonicotinoid insecticides have been extensively used worldwide. Targeting neuronal receptors, they have...

Mar 2018

Control of mandibular gland pheromone synthesis by alternative splicing of the CP-2 transcription factor gemini in honeybees (Apis mellifera carnica)

Jarosch-Perlow, Antje, Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Pirk, Christian W. W., Crewe, Robin M. et al.

Apidologie

The honeybee queen’s mandibular gland pheromones (QMP) are essential for the suppression of worker reproduction. Worker ovary...

Mar 2018

Effects of vector control on the population structure of tsetse (Glossina fuscipes fuscipes) in western Kenya

Mbewe, Njelembo J., Saini, Rajinder K., Torto, Baldwyn, Irungu, Janet et al.

Acta Tropica

Displacement rates of tsetse affect performance of targets during vector control. Fly size, one of the indicators of population...

Apr 2018

Sticky small target: an effective sampling tool for tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Newstead, 1910

Mbewe, Njelembo J., Saini, Rajinder K., Torto, Baldwyn, Irungu, Janet et al.

Parasites & Vectors

Small targets comprising panels of blue and insecticide-treated black netting material each 0.25 × 0.25 m have been shown to...