Publications
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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
Nestmate Recognition and the Role of Cuticular Hydrocarbons in the African Termite Raiding Ant Pachycondyla analis
Yusuf Abdullahi Ahmed, Christian W. W. Pirk, Crewe, Robin, Njagi, Peter, Gordon, Ian, Torto, Baldwyn · Journal of Chemical Ecology, Mar 2010 · DOI
Pheromonal predisposition to social parasitism in the honeybee Apis mellifera capensis
Zheng, Huo-Qing, Dietemann, Vincent, Crewe, Robin M., Hepburn, Randall, Hu, Fu-Liang, Yang, Ming-Xian et al. · Behavioral Ecology, 2010 · DOI
Fluorescence spectral dynamics of single LHCII trimers
Krüger, T.P.J., Novoderezhkin, V.I., Ilioaia, C., Van Grondelle, R. · Biophysical Journal, Jun 2010 · DOI
Penicillium species Associated with Preharvest Wet Core Rot in South Africa and Their Pathogenicity on Apple
van der Walt, Lené, Spotts, Robert, Cobus Visagie, Jacobs, Karin, Smit, Francois J., McLeod, Adéle · Plant Disease, Jun 2010 · DOI
Containment and spot eradication of a highly destructive, invasive plant pathogen (Phytophthora cinnamomi) in natural ecosystems
Dunstan WA, Rudman T, Shearer BL, Moore NA, Trudy Paap, Calver MC et al. · Biological Invasions, Jul 2009 · DOI
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, Jul 2010 · DOI
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, Feb 2010 · DOI
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, Dec 2010 · DOI
Identification of Sirex noctilio and native American woodwasp larvae using DNA barcode
Wilson AD, Schiff NM · Journal of Entomology, 2010