Publications

Dec 2019

Sexual reproduction in populations of Austropuccinia psidii

McTaggart AR, du Plessis E, Roux J, Barnes I et al.

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Austropuccinia psidii is a rust fungus that has expanded its known geographic distribution and host range on Myrtaceae. Invasions...

Dec 2019

Pathogenicity of Chrysoporthe deuterocubensis and Myrtoporthe bodenii gen. et sp. nov. on Eucalyptus in Sabah, Malaysia

Rauf MRBA, McTaggart AR, Marincowitz S, Barnes I et al.

Plant Pathology

Oct 2019

Genomic characterization of mating type loci and mating type distribution in two apparently asexual plantation tree pathogens

Aylward J, Havenga M, Dreyer LL, Roets F et al.

Plant Pathology

The Eucalyptus stem canker pathogens Teratosphaeria gauchensis and T. zuluensis (Capnodiales, Teratosphaeriaceae) are found in...

Nov 2019

Influence of the community of associates on Sirex noctilio brood production is contextual

Haavik LJ, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Dodds KJ et al.

Ecological Entomology

1. Competition and predation are important components of biotic resistance, which helps define the invasibility of an ecosystem....

Aug 2019

Invasion history and management of Eucalyptus snout beetles in the Gonipterus scutellatus species complex

Schröder ML, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP

Journal of Pest Science

Jun 2020

Penicillium diversity in Canadian bat caves, including a new species, P. speluncae

Visagie CM, Yilmaz N, Vanderwolf K, Renaud JB et al.

Fungal Systematics and Evolution

Penicillium species were commonly isolated during a fungal survey of bat hibernacula in New Brunswick and Quebec, Canada. Strains...

Jul 2019

Non-invasive monitoring of adrenocortical activity in free-ranging Namaqua rock mice Micaelamys namaquensis from South Africa in response to anthropogenic land use and season

Ramahlo, Mmatsawela, Chimimba, Christian, Pirk, Christian, Ganswindt, Andre

WILDLIFE BIOLOGY

Oct 2019

Thermal regulatory mechanisms of termites from two different savannah ecosystems

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

Journal of Thermal Biology

Termites are known for their abilities to regulate the conditions within their nests through the mounds that they build or the...

Nov 2019

Lemon Terpenes Influence Behavior of the African Citrus Triozid Trioza erytreae (Hemiptera: Triozidae)

Antwi-Agyakwa, Akua K., Fombong, Ayuka T., Deletre, Emilie, Ekesi, Sunday et al.

Journal of Chemical Ecology

The African citrus triozid, Trioza erytreae Del Guercio (Hemiptera: Triozidae) is one of the primary vectors of the bacterium...