Publications

Dec 2020

New hosts for Lecanosticta acicola and Dothistroma septosporum in newly established arboreta in Spain

Mesanza N, Raposo R, Elvira‐Recuenco M, Barnes I et al.

Forest Pathology

Abstract A historical outbreak of needle blight disease was recorded during 2018 to 2019 in plantations of Pinus radiata and...

Nov 2020

Susceptibility of native New Zealand Myrtaceae to the South African strain of Austropuccinia psidii: A biosecurity threat

Soewarto J, Somchit C, du Plessis E, Barnes I et al.

Plant Pathology

Abstract Austropuccinia psidii , cause of myrtle rust, has spread globally where Myrtaceae occur. Multiple strains of A . psidii...

Jul 2021

Phylogenomic analysis of a 55.1 kb 19-gene dataset resolves a monophyletic Fusarium that includes the Fusarium solani Species Complex

Geiser DM, Al-Hatmi A, Aoki T, Arie T et al.

Phytopathology

Scientific communication is facilitated by a data-driven, scientifically sound taxonomy that considers the end-user's needs and...

Jun 2021

Global genetic diversity and mating type distribution of Calonectria pauciramosa: an important wide host-range plant pathogen

Li JQ, Barnes I, Liu FF, Wingfield MJ et al.

Plant Disease

The fungal pathogen, Calonectria pauciramosa, has caused serious diseases of many important plants worldwide. Understanding the...

Apr 2021

Screening for susceptibility of Macadamia to E. fornicatus and its fungal symbiont Fusarium euwallaceae

Twiddy D, Fell S, de Beer ZW, Fourie G

Plant Disease

The polyphagous shothole borer (Euwallacea fornicatus, PSHB), an ambrosia beetle, with its fungal symbiont, Fusarium euwallaceae,...

Aug 2020

Phytophthora species associated with roots of native and non-native trees in natural and managed forests

Bose T, Wingfield MJ, Roux J, Vivas M et al.

Microbial Ecology

Roots act as a biological filter that exclusively allows only a portion of the soil-associated microbial diversity to infect the...

Oct 2020

Refuge in architecture: mounds and diversity of termite species from a Sahel and Sudan savannah

Aiki, I. P., Yusuf, A. A., Pirk, C. W. W.

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Apr 2020

Modelling the effect of temperature on the biology and demographic parameters of the African coffee white stem borer, Monochamus leuconotus (Pascoe) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Azrag, Abdelmutalab G. A., Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Pirk, Christian W. W., Niassy, Saliou et al.

Journal of Thermal Biology

The African coffee white stem borer Monochamus leuconotus (Pascoe) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a destructive insect pest of...

Aug 2019

Temperature-dependent development and survival of immature stages of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Azrag, A. G. A., Yusuf, A. A., Pirk, C. W. W., Niassy, S. et al.

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Although the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is the most destructive...