Microbial control of phytophagous invertebrate pests in South Africa: Current status and future prospects
JL Hatting, SD Moore, AP Malan - Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2019 - Elsevier
Invertebrate pests pose a significant threat to food security on the African continent. In
response, South Africa has become one of the largest importers of chemical pesticides in …
response, South Africa has become one of the largest importers of chemical pesticides in …
Sirex Woodwasp: A Model for Evolving Management Paradigms of Invasive Forest Pests
B Slippers, BP Hurley… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The Sirex woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, and its fungal mutualist, Amylostereum areolatum,
together constitute one of the most damaging invasive pests of pine. Despite a century of …
together constitute one of the most damaging invasive pests of pine. Despite a century of …
Plantation forests, climate change and biodiversity
Nearly 4% of the world's forests are plantations, established to provide a variety of
ecosystem services, principally timber and other wood products. In addition to such services …
ecosystem services, principally timber and other wood products. In addition to such services …
Detecting Sirex noctilio grey-attacked and lightning-struck pine trees using airborne hyperspectral data, random forest and support vector machines classifiers
The visual progression of sirex (Sirex noctilio) infestation symptoms has been categorized
into three distinct infestation phases, namely the green, red and grey stages. The grey stage …
into three distinct infestation phases, namely the green, red and grey stages. The grey stage …
A comparison of regression tree ensembles: Predicting Sirex noctilio induced water stress in Pinus patula forests of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
In this study we compared the performance of regression tree ensembles using
hyperspectral data. More specifically, we compared the performance of bagging, boosting …
hyperspectral data. More specifically, we compared the performance of bagging, boosting …
Pathologists and entomologists must join forces against forest pest and pathogen invasions
The world's forests have never been more threatened by invasions of exotic pests and
pathogens, whose causes and impacts are reinforced by global change. However, forest …
pathogens, whose causes and impacts are reinforced by global change. However, forest …
Retracing the routes of introduction of invasive species: the case of the Sirex noctilio woodwasp
Understanding the evolutionary histories of invasive species is critical to adopt appropriate
management strategies, but this process can be exceedingly complex to unravel. As …
management strategies, but this process can be exceedingly complex to unravel. As …
Approaches to forecasting damage by invasive forest insects and pathogens: a cross-assessment
Nonnative insects and pathogens pose major threats to forest ecosystems worldwide,
greatly diminishing the ecosystem services trees provide. Given the high global diversity of …
greatly diminishing the ecosystem services trees provide. Given the high global diversity of …
Novel and co-evolved associations between insects and microorganisms as drivers of forest pestilence
Some of the most devastating diseases of trees involve associations between forest insects
and microorganisms. Although a small number of native insect-microorganism symbioses …
and microorganisms. Although a small number of native insect-microorganism symbioses …
Antennal transcriptome analysis of olfactory genes and characterizations of odorant binding proteins in two woodwasps, Sirex noctilio and Sirex nitobei …
B Guo, E Hao, H Qiao, J Wang, W Wu, J Zhou, P Lu - Bmc Genomics, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The woodwasp Sirex noctilio Fabricius is a major quarantine pest
worldwide that was first discovered in China in 2013 and mainly harms Pinus sylvestris var …
worldwide that was first discovered in China in 2013 and mainly harms Pinus sylvestris var …