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Identifying plant DNA in the faeces of a generalist insect pest to inform trap cropping strategy

Nboyine, Jerry; Boyer, Stephane; Saville, D. J.; Wratten, Stephen D. (Springer on behalf of INRA, 2019-12)

Monocropping elevates many insects to the status of economic pests. In these agroecosystems, non-crop habitats are sometimes deployed as trap crops to reduce pest damage. This environmentally friendly alternative to ...

Ground wētā in vines of the Awatere Valley, Marlborough: Biology, density and distribution

Nboyine, Jerry; Boyer, Stephane; Saville, D. J.; Smith, M. J.; Wratten, Stephen D. (Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2016)

The endemic New Zealand ground wētā (Hemiandrus sp. ‘promontorius’) has a Naturally Uncommon conservation status. This is because of the paucity of information on its density and distribution. Here, the biology, density ...