Publications

2025

Risk Analysis for Alien Taxa (RAAT) for Phytophthora cinnamomi

Mar 2025

Exploring artificial diets for the laboratory rearing of Sirex noctilio late-instar larvae: a qualitative study

van der Merwe E, Slippers B, Dittrich-Schröder G

Zenodo

Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) is a well-known pest in commercial pine plantations in the Southern Hemisphere. It is...

Mar 2025

Aspergillus dhakephalkarii and A. patriciawiltshireae spp. nov., two new species in Aspergillus sect. Nigri ser. Japonici (Eurotiales, Aspergillaceae) from India

Harikrishnan K, Rajeshkumar KC, Patil PM, Jeewon R et al.

Phytotaxa

This study introduces two new black Aspergillus species, A. dhakephalkarii and A. patriciawiltshireae, in sect. Nigri ser....

Mar 2025

Three new species of Fusarium (Nectriaceae, Hypocreales) isolated from Eastern Cape dairy pastures in South Africa

Dewing, C, Visagie, C.M., Steenkamp, E.T., Wingfield, B.D. et al.

MycoKeys

A survey of the fungal diversity associated with mixed pastures from Eastern Cape dairy farms in South Africa led to the...

Jun 2025

Preserving the Biologically Coherent Generic Concept of Phytophthora, ‘Plant Destroyer’

Brasier, Clive M., Grünwald, Niklaus J., Bourret, Tyler B., Govers, Francine et al.

Phytopathology

Phytophthora is a long-established, well known and globally important genus of plant pathogens. Phylogenetic evidence has shown...

Mar 2025

Novel associations among insect herbivores and trees: Patterns of occurrence and damage on pines and eucalypts

Stazione L, Corley JC, Allison JD, Hurley BP et al.

Ecological Applications

Abstract Globalization has led to a significant increase in the establishment of forest plantations with exotic species and to...

2025

Classical biological control of bark and wood borers in Pinus plantations

Goundar P, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Lawson SA

Biological Control of Insect Pests in Plantation Forests

Edited by Brett Hurley, Lawson SA, Bernard Slippers

2025

Accidental introductions of natural enemies in plantation forests

Wondafrash M, Slippers B, Hurley BP

Biological Control of Insect Pests in Plantation Forests

Edited by Brett Hurley, Lawson SA, Bernard Slippers

2025

Genetic diversity should be considered in biological control programmes in plantation forestry

Slippers B, Fitza KNE, Garnas JR

Biological Control of Insect Pests in Plantation Forests

Edited by Brett Hurley, Lawson SA, Bernard Slippers