Search Results - "Mangan, Rosie"
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resevol: An R package for spatially explicit models of pesticide resistance given evolving pest genomes
Published in PLoS computational biology (01-12-2023)“…The evolution of pesticide resistance is a widespread problem with potentially severe consequences for global food security. We introduce the resevol R…”
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Increasing ecological heterogeneity can constrain biopesticide resistance evolution
Published in Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) (01-07-2023)“…Environmentally sustainable insect pest control products, such as microbial biopesticides, are increasingly replacing chemical pesticides for crop…”
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Objective and subjective components of resource value in lethal fights between male entomopathogenic nematodes
Published in Animal behaviour (01-06-2020)“…Males sometimes engage in fights over contested resources such as access to mates; in this case, fighting behaviour may be adjusted based on the value they…”
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Risk assessment to interpret the physiological host range of Hydrellia egeriae, a biocontrol agent for Egeria densa
Published in BioControl (Dordrecht, Netherlands) (01-08-2019)“…Egeria densa Planchon (Hydrocharitaceae) is a submerged macrophyte native to South America. It forms part of a new suite of invasive aquatic plants that has…”
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Risk assessment of the host range of Hydrellia lagarosiphon for the biological control of Lagarosiphon major in Ireland
Published in Biocontrol science and technology (03-07-2023)“…Lagarosiphon major (Ridl.) Moss ex Wager (Hydrocharitaceae) is a submerged freshwater plant native to South Africa, and a destructive invader of waterways…”
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Population genetics of invasive and native Nymphaea mexicana Zuccarini: Taking the first steps to initiate a biological control programme in South Africa
Published in Aquatic botany (01-04-2021)“…[Display omitted] •Hybrid and ‘pure’ forms of the invasive Nymphaea mexicana exist in South Africa.•‘Pure’ forms grouped genetically with native samples from…”
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Risk assessment of the laboratory host range and a molecular characterisation determining the field host range of Lixus aemulus, for the biological control of Chromolaena odorata in South Africa
Published in Biological control (01-10-2024)“…The native distribution of L. aemulus is unknown, thus it is uncertain whether it can be collected from a locality with a closer climate match to the region of…”
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Molecular characterization of Hydrellia lagarosiphon, a leaf mining biological control agent for Lagarosiphon major, reveals weak variance across large geographic areas in South Africa
Published in Biological control (01-05-2019)“…[Display omitted] •Native range exploration reveals new biological control agents for Lagarosiphon major.•Hydrellia lagarosiphon populations occurs over a wide…”
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Responses of adult H ydrellia lagarosiphon to a revised diet: implications for life cycle studies and laboratory culturing techniques
Published in Entomologia experimentalis et applicata (01-11-2015)“…Preservation of an insect culture under laboratory conditions is essential for its study. Numerous diets have been developed for entomophagous insects…”
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Can leaf-mining flies generate damage with significant impact on the submerged weed Lagarosiphon major?
Published in BioControl (Dordrecht, Netherlands) (01-12-2016)“…Effective biological control of a weed cannot be achieved unless agents can inflict sufficient damage for the plant’s growth and reproduction to be…”
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Use of life table statistics and degree day values to predict the colonisation success of Hydrellia lagarosiphon Deeming (Diptera: Ephydridae), a leaf mining fly of Lagarosiphon major (Ridley) Moss (Hydrocharitaceae), in Ireland and the rest of Europe
Published in Biological control (01-02-2013)“…[Display omitted] ► The first biological control agent candidate for Lagarosiphon major is assessed. ► L. major is the first submerged macrophyte targeted…”
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Two in one: cryptic species discovered in biological control agent populations using molecular data and crossbreeding experiments
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-09-2016)“…There are many examples of cryptic species that have been identified through DNA‐barcoding or other genetic techniques. There are, however, very few…”
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Responses of adult Hydrellia lagarosiphon to a revised diet: implications for life cycle studies and laboratory culturing techniques
Published in Entomologia experimentalis et applicata (01-11-2015)“…Preservation of an insect culture under laboratory conditions is essential for its study. Numerous diets have been developed for entomophagous insects…”
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Biology of Polypedilum n. sp. (Diptera: Chironomidae), a promising candidate agent for the biological control of the aquatic weed Lagarosiphon major (Hydrocharitaceae) in Ireland
Published in Biocontrol science and technology (01-11-2013)“…Lagarosiphon major (Ridl.) Moss ex Wager (Hydrocharitaceae), an aquatic macrophyte native to Southern Africa that has become invasive in several countries…”
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EVALUATION OF THE SUCCESS OF MOUNTAIN BLANKET BOG POOL RESTORATION IN TERMS OF AQUATIC MACROINVERTEBRATES
Published in Biology and environment : proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (2011)“…Peatlands in Ireland have been subject to peat extraction and drainage for many years, with detrimental effects on the flora and fauna of the ecosystem…”
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