Does climate constrain the spread of Anthonomus santacruzi, a biological control agent of Solanum mauritianum BW Cowie, G Venturi, ETF Witkowski, MJ Byrne South Africa, 1-7, 2016 | 46* | 2016 |
Mapping the socio-ecological impacts of invasive plants in South Africa: Are poorer households with high ecosystem service use most at risk? C Reynolds, N Venter, BW Cowie, D Marlin, S Mayonde, C Tocco, ... Ecosystem Services 42, 101075, 2020 | 43 | 2020 |
Exacerbation of photosynthetic damage through increased heat–light stress resulting from Gargaphia decoris sap-feeding BW Cowie, MJ Byrne, ETF Witkowski, N Venter Biological control 94, 82-89, 2016 | 32 | 2016 |
Does host plant quality constrain the performance of the Parthenium beetle Zygogramma bicolorata? BW Cowie, LW Strathie, JM Goodall, N Venter, ETF Witkowski, MJ Byrne Biological Control 139, 104078, 2019 | 30 | 2019 |
A review of Solanum mauritianum biocontrol: prospects, promise and problems: a way forward for South Africa and globally BW Cowie, N Venter, ETF Witkowski, MJ Byrne, T Olckers BioControl 63, 475-491, 2018 | 27 | 2018 |
Parthenium avoids drought: Understanding the morphological and physiological responses of the invasive herb Parthenium hysterophorus to progressive water stress BW Cowie, MJ Byrne, ETF Witkowski, LW Strathie, JM Goodall, N Venter Environmental and Experimental Botany 171, 103945, 2020 | 23 | 2020 |
Physiological response of Parthenium hysterophorus to defoliation by the leaf-feeding beetle Zygogramma bicolorata BW Cowie, ETF Witkowski, MJ Byrne, LW Strathie, JM Goodall, N Venter Biological Control 117, 35-42, 2018 | 22 | 2018 |
Implications of elevated carbon dioxide on the susceptibility of the globally invasive weed, Parthenium hysterophorus, to glyphosate herbicide BW Cowie, N Venter, ETF Witkowski, MJ Byrne Pest management science 76 (7), 2324-2332, 2020 | 18 | 2020 |
The amphibious invader: Rooted water hyacinth’s morphological and physiological strategy to survive stranding and drought events N Venter, BW Cowie, ETF Witkowski, GC Snow, MJ Byrne Aquatic botany 143, 41-48, 2017 | 16 | 2017 |
Elevated atmospheric CO2 adversely affects a dung beetle’s development: Another potential driver of decline in insect numbers? C Tocco, J Foster, N Venter, B Cowie, D Marlin, M Byrne Global Change Biology 27 (19), 4592-4600, 2021 | 14 | 2021 |
A decade of biological control of Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) in South Africa reviewed: introduction of insect agents and their status LW Strathie, BW Cowie, AJ McConnachie, F Chidawanyika, JN Musedeli, ... African Entomology 29 (3), 809-836, 2021 | 13 | 2021 |
A villainous hero: Does the biological control agent, Anthonomus santacruzi, pollinate its target weed, Solanum mauritianum? BW Cowie, ETF Witkowski, MJ Byrne, N Venter Biological Control 105, 79-85, 2017 | 13 | 2017 |
Small-scale insights into the above-and below-ground invasion dynamics of Parthenium hysterophorus in a South African savanna: The potential role of stocking rate BW Cowie, MJ Byrne, ETF Witkowski South African Journal of Botany 144, 229-237, 2022 | 10 | 2022 |
The interactive effects of CO2 and water on the growth and physiology of the invasive alien vine Pereskia aculeata (Cactaceae): implications for its future invasion and management N Venter, BW Cowie, ID Paterson, ETF Witkowski, MJ Byrne Environmental and Experimental Botany 194, 104737, 2022 | 8 | 2022 |
Feasible or foolish: Attempting restoration of a Parthenium hysterophorus invaded savanna using perennial grass seed BW Cowie, MJ Byrne, ETF Witkowski Journal of Environmental Management 280, 111686, 2021 | 8 | 2021 |
Current and future biological control efforts against Solanum mauritianum (Solanaceae) in South Africa N Venter, BW Cowie, T Olckers, MJ Byrne African Entomology 29 (3), 875-888, 2021 | 4 | 2021 |
Prospects for the biological control of the invasive cactus, Opuntia stricta using Dactylopius opuntiae, under conditions of rising atmospheric CO2 N Venter, BW Cowie, MJ Byrne Biological Control 176, 105095, 2022 | 3 | 2022 |
Differences between sun and shade habitats on the invasive shrub Lantana camara and its biocontrol agent Teleonemia scrupulosa Nic, M Mkasi, P Mudau, SW Newete, BW Cowie, ETF Witkowski, MJ Byrne Arthropod-plant interactions 13, 885-893, 2019 | 3 | 2019 |
Bugweed Biocontrol: New insights into the biological control agents of Solanum mauritianum, Gargaphia decoris and Anthonomus santacruzi BW Cowie University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Science, School of Animal, Plant …, 2016 | 3 | 2016 |
Will climate affect the establishment and efficacy of Agnippe sp. #1 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a promising biological control agent of Mesquite in South Africa? BW Cowie, F Heystek, ID Paterson BioControl 68 (6), 681-695, 2023 | 2 | 2023 |