Publications

Mar 2010

Nestmate Recognition and the Role of Cuticular Hydrocarbons in the African Termite Raiding Ant Pachycondyla analis

Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Christian W. W. Pirk , Crewe, Robin, Njagi, Peter et al.

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are used for chemical communication among nestmates in many ant species, and they may play a role...

2010

Pheromonal predisposition to social parasitism in the honeybee Apis mellifera capensis

Zheng, Huo-Qing, Dietemann, Vincent, Crewe, Robin M., Hepburn, Randall et al.

Behavioral Ecology

In honeybees, worker reproduction is mainly regulated by pheromones produced by the brood and the queen. The source of one of the...

Jun 2010

Fluorescence spectral dynamics of single LHCII trimers

Krüger, T.P.J., Novoderezhkin, V.I., Ilioaia, C., Van Grondelle, R.

Biophysical Journal

Single-molecule spectroscopy was employed to elucidate the fluorescence spectral heterogeneity and dynamics of individual,...

Jun 2010

Penicillium species Associated with Preharvest Wet Core Rot in South Africa and Their Pathogenicity on Apple

van der Walt, Lené, Spotts, Robert, Visagie CM, Jacobs, Karin et al.

Plant Disease

ABSTRACTSymptoms associated with the core region of apple fruits (Malus domestica) can be classified as moldy core (MC), wet core...

Jul 2009

Containment and spot eradication of a highly destructive, invasive plant pathogen (Phytophthora cinnamomi) in natural ecosystems

Dunstan WA, Rudman T, Shearer BL, Moore NA et al.

Biological Invasions

The invasive plant pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi (Stramenopila, Oomycota) has been introduced into 15 of the 25 global...

Jul 2010

Sirex noctilio in North America: the effect of stem-injection timing on the attractiveness and suitability of trap trees

Zylstra KE, Dodds KJ, Francese JA, Mastro V

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Sirex noctilio Fabricius, an invasive woodwasp responsible for severe economic damage to pine industries in the southern...

Feb 2010

Robustness of risk maps and survey networks to knowledge gaps about a new invasive pest

Yemshanov D, Koch FH, Ben-Haim Y, Smith WD

Risk Analysis

In pest risk assessment it is frequently necessary to make management decisions regarding emerging threats under severe...

Dec 2010

Detection capacity, information gaps and the design of surveillance programs for invasive forest pests

Yemshanov D, Koch FH, Ben-Haim Y, Smith WD

Journal of Environmental Management

Integrated pest risk maps and their underlying assessments provide broad guidance for establishing surveillance programs for...

2010

Identification of Sirex noctilio and native American woodwasp larvae using DNA barcode

Wilson AD, Schiff NM

Journal of Entomology