• Development of a tomato/root knot nematode bioassay to screen beneficial microbes 

  Aalders, L. T.; Minchin, Rhys F.; Hill, Robert A.; Braithwaite, Mark; Bell, N. L.; Stewart, Alison (New Zealand Plant Protection Society (Inc.), Christchurch, 2009)

  In common with other root knot nematodes Meloidogyne hapla is a serious plant pest. A rapid screening system for candidate microbes that benefit plant growth is a first step to developing screening bioassays in ...
• Using DNA metabarcoding to assess New Zealand’s terrestrial biodiversity 

  Holdaway, R. J.; Wood, J. R.; Dickie, Ian; Orwin, K. H.; Bellingham, P. J.; Richardson, S. J.; Lyver, P. O.; Timoti, P.; Buckley, T. R. (New Zealand Ecological Society, 2017)

  © New Zealand Ecological Society. High throughput DNA sequencing technology has enabled entire biological communities to be characterised from DNA derived from pools of organisms, such as bulk-collected invertebrates, or ...
• Ecological and pest-management implications of sex differences in scarab landing patterns on grape vines 

  González-Chang, M.; Boyer, S.; Lefort, Marie-Caroline; Nboyine, Jerry; Wratten, Stephen D. (PeerJ, 2017-04-27)

  Background: Melolonthinae beetles, comprising different white grub species, are a globally-distributed pest group. Their larvae feed on roots of several crop and forestry species, and adults can cause severe defoliation. ...
• An annotated checklist of the psyllids of New Zealand (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) 

  Martoni, Francesco; Burckhardt, D.; Armstrong, Karen F. (Magnolia Press, 2016)

  A checklist of extant species of Psylloidea in New Zealand is presented. The list is structured according to the latest taxonomic classification of families, subfamilies and genera. It includes 99 species, 71 of which are ...
• Intensified agriculture favors evolved resistance to biological control 

  Tomasetto, F.; Tylianakis, J. M.; Reale, M.; Wratten, Stephen D.; Goldson, Stephen (National Academy of Sciences, 2017-04-11)

  Increased regulation of chemical pesticides and rapid evolution of pesticide resistance have increased calls for sustainable pest management. Biological control offers sustainable pest suppression, partly because evolution ...

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