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Effect of physiological and behavioural characteristics of parasitoids on host specificity testing outcomes and the biological control of Paropsis charybdis
(Lincoln University, 2010)
An established host-parasitoid-hyperparasitoid system was used to investigate how the physiological and behavioural characteristics of parasitoids influence the outcomes of laboratory-based host specificity tests. The ...
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 role of floral resource subsidies in structuring a four tropic-level parasitoid/host system
(Lincoln University, 2007)
In this study, conservation biological control principles were explored to determine whether the efficacy of Aphidius ervi Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris (Homoptera: ...
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 ...
The role of resource subsidies in enhancing biological control of aphids by hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae)
(Lincoln University, 2007)
In this thesis, experiments were conducted in the laboratory and the field to determine
whether the provision of floral resources to hoverflies could enhance the biological
control of aphids. The overall aim was to clarify ...
Biological control of Sclerotina diseases of vegetables
(Lincoln University, 2000)
Sixty three fungal isolates, obtained from the local region (Canterbury, New Zealand), were tested for their ability to inhibit mycelial growth and sclerotial production of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum using a cabbage petiole ...
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 ...
Biological control of onion white rot using Trichoderma harzianum
(Lincoln University, 2001)
The biological control of Sclerotium cepivorum, the causal agent of onion white rot, by Trichoderma harzianum and T. virens was studied in a glasshouse trial. T. Harzianum (isolates C52 and D73) and T. virens (isolate GV4) ...
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 ...