The implications of rapid eco‐evolutionary processes for biological control‐a review

M Szűcs, E Vercken, EV Bitume… - Entomologia …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Novel environmental conditions experienced by introduced species can drive rapid
evolution of diverse traits. In turn, rapid evolution, both adaptive and non‐adaptive, can …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing pre-release studies for weed biocontrol agents: A review of existing and emerging tools

HL Hinz, GC Walsh, I Paterson, Q Paynter… - Biological Control, 2024 - Elsevier
Thorough pre-release studies to determine the environmental safety of biocontrol agents
and to predict their effectiveness in controlling the target weed are crucial parts of any weed …

Biocontrol of invasive weeds under climate change: progress, challenges and management implications

Y Sun, J Ding, E Siemann, SR Keller - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Climate change was found to have both positive and negative effects on
biocontrol efficacy.•We expect rapid evolution under climate change in both biocontrol …

Climatic suitability ranking of biological control candidates: a biogeographic approach for ragweed management in Europe

Y Sun, O Brönnimann, GK Roderick, A Poltavsky… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Biological control using natural antagonists has been a most successful management tool
against alien invasive plants that threaten biodiversity. The selection of candidate agents …

Patterns of niche filling and expansion across the invaded ranges of Halyomorpha halys in North America and Europe

G Zhu, TD Gariepy, T Haye, W Bu - Journal of Pest Science, 2017 - Springer
Studies of realized niche shift and model transferability in alien species usually ignore the
potential effects of source populations and different invaded-range environments on niche …

Theoretical contributions to biological control success

PB McEvoy - BioControl, 2018 - Springer
Ecologists have long tried, with little success, to develop ecological theory for biological
control. Biological control illustrates how science often follows, rather than precedes …

Weak photoperiodic response facilitates the biological invasion of the harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

SY Reznik, MY Dolgovskaya… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Photoperiodic regulation of reproductive diapause in two invasive and two native
populations of H armonia axyridis and in one native population of H armonia yedoensis was …

How to better predict long-term benefits and risks in weed biocontrol: an evolutionary perspective

H Müller‐Schärer, S Bouchemousse, M Litto… - Current Opinion in Insect …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Evolutionary change is a key uncertainty associated with the importation of
classical biocontrol agents (BCAs).•The deliberate importation of BCAs offers a unique …

Barcoding of Chrysomelidae of Euro-Mediterranean area: efficiency and problematic species

G Magoga, DC Sahin, D Fontaneto, M Montagna - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), with more than 37,000 species
worldwide and about 2,300 in the Euro-Mediterranean region, are an ecological and …

Insights from population genomics to enhance and sustain biological control of insect pests

A Sethuraman, FJ Janzen, DW Weisrock, JJ Obrycki - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Biological control—the use of organisms (eg, nematodes, arthropods, bacteria, fungi,
viruses) for the suppression of insect pest species—is a well-established, ecologically sound …