Department of Pest Management and Conservation
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The Department of Pest Management and Conservation carries out research and teaching in the following specialist areas: Animal behavior; Conservation and biodiversity; Ecological restoration; Evolutionary biology; Fire ecology; Molecular ecology; Plant microbiology; Plant pathology; Remediation of degraded and contaminated land; Soil ecology; Sustainable agriculture and ecosystem services; Wildlife and pest management.
Recent Submissions
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Colour vision in thrips (Thysanoptera)
(The Royal Society, 2022-10-24)Insects are an astonishingly successful and diverse group, occupying the gamut of habitats and lifestyle niches. They represent the vast majority of described species and total terrestrial animal biomass on the planet. ... -
Use of natural enemies to achieve biological control of the severe and persistent glasshouse pest, the potato-tomato psyllid : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2022)The tomato-potato psyllid (TPP), Bactericera cockerelli, is a serious pest of solanaceous crops. Several populations of TPP have become pesticide-resistant, increasing the need for alternative control options, such as ... -
Global costs of plant invasions must not be underestimated
(Pensoft Publishers, 2021)The impacts of biological invasions have become a key focus of researchers in recent decades, leading to a rapid accumulation of evidence on economic losses associated with invasions. In a synthesis paper, Diagne et al. ... -
Salinity reduces site quality and mangrove forest functions. From monitoring to understanding
(Elsevier, 2022-12-20)Mangroves continue to be threatened across their range by a mix of anthropogenic and climate change-related stress. Climate change-induced salinity is likely to alter the structure and functions of highly productive mangrove ... -
Copper and nanostructured anatase rutile and carbon coatings induce adaptive antibiotic resistance
(Springer Nature, 2022-09-07)Contaminated surfaces are vehicles for the spread of infectious disease-causing microorganisms. A strategy to prevent their spread is applying antimicrobial coatings to surfaces. Both nanostructured anatase rutile and ...
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