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Intraspecific variation in Microctonus hyperdoae and M. aethipopides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae); significance for their use of biological control agents
(Lincoln University, 1995)
Microctonus aethiopoides Loan and M. hyperodae Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae; Euphorinae) are parasitoids introduced to New Zealand to assist suppression of the lucerne pest Sitona discoideus Gyllenhal and the pasture pest ...
The soil ecology of Serratia entomophila, A bacterial pathogen of the New Zealand grass grub, Costelytra zealandica (White)
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1989)
Serratia entomophila (Enterobacteriaceae) is a newly described species of bacterium, currently being developed as a biological control agent for the New Zealand grass grub Costelytra zealandica (White) (Coleoptera: ...
Some aspects of the biology, population dynamics and economic status of Wiseana cervinata (Walker) (Hepialidae: Lepidoptera)
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1973)
Entomology, like many other biological disciplines has developed into a quantitative science in nearly all aspects of the subject. Insect ecology is no exception, and in fact, has probably received more attention recently ...
Development of a mass rearing technique for the Tasmanian brown lacewing, Micromus tasmaniae Walker
(Lincoln University, 1995)
Aphids are one of the most important insect pests of greenhouse crops yet to be controlled by
biological means. Broad spectrum chemical control is becoming increasingly difficult to use in integrated pest management ...
Phenology and management of hemipteran pests in white clover (Trifolium repens L.) seed crops, Canterbury (New Zealand)
(Lincoln University, 1998)
New Zealand currently supplies approximately 60% of the world white clover (Trifolium repens L.) seed market, of which 99% is produced in the Canterbury growing region. However, this important cash crop may be infested by ...
Phenology and damage potential of Whitefringed weevil (Naupactus leucoloma boheman) in the Northern North Island of New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 1999)
Whitefringed weevil (Naupactus leucoloma Boheman) populations were monitored over a 36 month period at two sites in dairy pasture in Waikato and Bay of Plenty, northern New Zealand. In each year, at both study sites, larval ...
Abundance, activity and distribution of soil-surface arthropod predators in arable farmland
(Lincoln University, 1997)
Intensive agricultural techniques, such as the high input of pesticides has caused increasing pest problems in arable agroecosystems. In New Zealand, biodiversity and sustainability in agroecosystems have become important ...
Biology and predation of Pacific damsel bug, Nabis kinbergii Reuter, (Hemiptera: Nabidae)
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1985)
This study investigated the role of a polyphagous insect predator, the Pacific damsel bug (PDB), Nabis kinbergii Reuter [Hemiptera: Nabidae], in the regulation of the Australian crop mirid (ACM), Sidnia kinbergi (Stal)[Hemiptera ...
Selection of entomogenous nematodes from the families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae (Nematoda) to control grass grub (Costelytra zealandica (White)) and porina (Wiseana cervinata Walker) larvae in pasture
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1989)
Eight strains of nematode from the families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae and their associated bacteria, Xenorhabdus spp. (Enterobacteriaceae), were taxonomically characterized and evaluated for their ability to ...
Biology and control of green vegetable bug, Nezara viridula (L.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in process sweet corn, Zea mays (L.) in the East Cape Region, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 1999)
Nezara viridula (L.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), the green vegetable bug (GVB) is a serious pest of process sweet corn Zea mays (L.) in the East Cape region of the North Island, New Zealand. In the past seven years the ...