A5029149361- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Food composition and properties
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Agricultural safety and regulations
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Plant and fungal interactions
Murdoch University
2022-2024
Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre
2012-2018
Agriculture and Food
2012-2018
Government of Western Australia
1996-2018
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
2018
ACT Government
2012
The recent development of very high resistance to phosphine in rusty grain beetle, Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens), seriously threatens stored-grain biosecurity. aim was characterise this resistance, develop a rapid bioassay for its diagnosis support pest management and document the distribution Australia 2007-2011.Bioassays purified laboratory reference strains field-collected samples revealed three phenotypes: susceptible, weakly resistant strongly resistant. With factors > 1000 × ,...
Effective pest management relies on accurate delimitation of species and, beyond this, identification. Mitochondrial COI sequences are useful for providing initial indications in delimiting but, despite acknowledged limitations the method, many studies involving and problems remain unresolved. Here we illustrate how such impasses can be resolved with microsatellite nuclear sequence data, to assess more directly amount gene flow between divergent lineages. We use a population genetics...
Abstract Since 1968, the Australian Dung Beetle Project has carried out field releases of 43 deliberately introduced dung beetle species for biological control livestock and dung‐breeding pests. Of these, 23 are known to have become established. For most these species, sufficient time elapsed population expansion fill extent their potential geographic range through both natural human‐assisted dispersal. Consequently, over last 20 years, extensive efforts been made quantify current...
Kenya and some other African countries are threatened by a serious pest Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), the false codling moth. The detection of T. is quite difficult due to cryptic nature larvae during transportation therefore concern for Australia. This insect known agriculturally important crops. Here, Maxent was used assess biosecurity threat Habitat suitability risk assessment in Australia were identified based on areas under suitable climatic conditions...
Control of pests in stored grain and the evolution resistance to pesticides are serious problems worldwide. A stochastic individual-based two-locus model was used investigate impact two important issues, consistency pesticide dosage through storage facility immigration rate adult pest, on overall population control avoidance fumigant phosphine an pest grain, lesser borer.A very consistent maintained good for all rates, while inconsistent failed maintain cases. At intermediate consistency,...
Export celery ( Apium graveolens var. dulce ) from Australia has been affected by a natural infestation of purple scum springtails Hypogastrura vernalis ). These insects live inside the head, contaminating fresh celery, but do not cause any visible damage. As result, springtail-infested led to rejection for export with an impact on market value produce. In this study, fumigation ethyl formate (EF), phosphine (PH 3 ), and their combination mortality in naturally infested was evaluated....
Georeferencing is the process of aligning a text description geographic location with spatial based on coordinate system. Training aids are commonly created around georeferencing to disseminate community standards and ideas, guide accurate georeferencing, inform users about new tools, help evaluate existing geospatial data. The for Research Use (GRU) workshop was implemented as training aid that focused creation research use coordinates, included both data researchers providers, facilitate...
Abstract Fuzzy logic presents a promising approach for Species Distribution Modelling by generating value that can be used comparative purposes termed ‘environmental favourability’. In contrast to ‘presence probability’, favourability’ remains robust regardless of species prevalence. This characteristic facilitates effective comparisons across with varying levels this study, presence probability was predicted using three commonly Models: Generalised Linear Model, Additive Modelling, and...
MThe lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica is one of the serious cosmopolitan stored pests worldwide. High phosphine resistant R. has been reported in several countries. The evolution strong resistance a major challenge for continuous application fumigant. Rapid detection level prime key to implement an appropriate strategy control stored-product pests. Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (DLD) metabolic enzyme mediating population dominica, Tribolium castaneum and Caenorhabditis elegans....
<title>Abstract</title> Fuzzy logic presents a promising approach for Species Distribution Modelling by generating commensurable value termed ‘favourability’. Departing from conventional ‘probability’, ‘favourability’ remains robust regardless of species prevalence, enabling across comparisons despite varying prevalence. Such facilitate the interpretation cryptic species, which have intricate distribution data to assign. This study generated environmental favourability values two borers...