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Eradicating the large white butterfly from New Zealand eliminates a threat to endemic Brassicaceae by Phillips, Craig B, Brown, Kerry, Green, Chris, Toft, Richard, Walker, Graham, Broome, Keith, Lázaro, Amparo

“…In May 2010 the large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae L. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), was discovered to have established in New Zealand. It is a Palearctic…”
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Plant-Mediated Behavioural Avoidance of a Weevil Towards Its Biological Control Agent by Shields, Morgan W., Wratten, Steve D., Phillips, Craig B., Van Koten, Chikako, Goldson, Stephen L.

“…New Zealand pastures largely comprising Lolium ryegrass species (Poales: Poaceae) are worth $19.6B and are subject to major pest impacts. A very severe pest is…”
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Defining the biosecurity risk posed by soil found on sea freight by McNeill, Mark R., Phillips, Craig B., Richards, Nicola K., Aalders, Lee T., van Koten, Chikako, James, Trevor K., Young, Sandra D., Bell, Nigel L., Laugraud, Aurelie

“…Soil associated with sea freight (shipping containers, flat racks and used machinery) arriving at New Zealand seaports was sampled for bacteria, fungi,…”
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invasive Australian redback spider, Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell 1870 (Araneae: Theridiidae): current and potential distributions, and likely impacts by Vink, Cor J, Derraik, José G. B, Phillips, Craig B, Sirvid, Phil J

“…Populations of the Australian redback spider, Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell 1870, were first recorded in New Zealand in the early 1980s and in Osaka, Japan in…”
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Hosts are more important than destinations: What genetic variation in Microctonus aethiopoides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) means for foreign exploration for natural enemies by Phillips, Craig. B., Vink, Cor J., Blanchet, Arnaud, Hoelmer, Kim A.

“…Nucleotide sequence data were generated from the gene regions COI, 16S, and arginine kinase to assess genetic variation within the Palearctic parasitoid,…”
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The potential global distribution of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, a critical threat to plant biosecurity by Kriticos, Darren J., Kean, John M., Phillips, Craig B., Senay, Senait D., Acosta, Hernando, Haye, Tim

“…The brown marmorated stinkbug, Halyomorpha halys is a highly polyphagous invasive insect, which has more than 300 reported hosts, including important…”
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The complete mitogenome sequence of the agricultural pest, clover root weevil: the key to its own demise? by Al-Jiab, Rami A., Gillum, Joanne, Alexander, Alana, Tompkins, Daniel M., Phillips, Craig B., Dearden, Peter K., Gemmell, Neil J.

“…We report the complete mitogenome of Sitona obsoletus, an agricultural pest in New Zealand and some European countries. Like other Sitona mitogenomes, the 6…”
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Defining the biosecurity risk posed by transported soil: Effects of storage time and environmental exposure on survival of soil biota by McNeill, Mark R., Phillips, Craig B., Robinson, Andrew P., Aalders, Lee, Richards, Nicky, Young, Sandra, Dowsett, Claire, James, Trevor, Bell, Nigel

“…Soil frequently occurs as a contaminant on numerous sea, land and air transport pathways. It can carry unwanted invasive species, is widely recognized as a…”
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Captive sentinel hosts efficiently measure the establishment, seasonality and dispersal of a parasitoid biological control agent by Hardwick, Scott, Phillips, Craig B.

“…Introduced biological control agents are used to suppress populations and reduce the damage caused by many exotic herbivorous insects in New Zealand pasture…”
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Quantifying the economic cost of invertebrate pests to New Zealand's pastoral industry by Ferguson, Colin M., Barratt, Barbara I. P., Bell, Nigel, Goldson, Stephen L., Hardwick, Scott, Jackson, Mark, Jackson, Trevor A., Phillips, Craig B., Popay, Alison J., Rennie, Grant, Sinclair, Stephen, Townsend, Richard, Wilson, Mike

“…The invertebrate pests most commonly affecting New Zealand's pastoral-based production in 'average' years cause losses of between $1.7B and $2.3B p.a. of which…”
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Utility of the CLIMEX ‘match climates regional’ algorithm for pest risk analysis: an evaluation with non-native ants in New Zealand by Phillips, Craig B., Kean, John M., Vink, Cor J., Berry, Jocelyn A.

“…Pest risk analysts frequently ask if the climate of a pest risk analysis area could be suitable for the establishment of an organism of concern. Species…”
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Behaviour drives contemporary evolution in a failing insect-parasitoid importation biological control programme by Shields, Morgan W., Wratten, Steve D., Van Koten, Chikako, Phillips, Craig B., Gerard, Philippa J., Goldson, Stephen L.

“…Biological control of pests continues to become more important in agriculture as pesticides are being withdrawn. However, successful control can be compromised…”
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Why introducing a parasitoid of Paropsis charybdis Stål, 1860 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larvae is expected to enhance biological control of this Eucalyptus pest in New Zealand by Pugh, Andrew R, Withers, Toni M, Peters, Elise M, Allen, Geoff R, Phillips, Craig B

“…Paropsis charybdis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) has been a major pest of Eucalyptus spp. since invading New Zealand from Australia over 100 years ago. Here, we…”
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Using mass-emergence devices to introduce an insect biocontrol agent to a new region and assist its dispersal by Hardwick, Scott, Ferguson, Colin M., McNeill, Mark R., Phillips, Craig B.

“…Classical biological control involves introducing natural enemies to new locations, and can often be limited by the expense, and technical and logistical…”
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Development and Validation of a Quick Easily used Biochemical Assay for Evaluating the Viability of Small Immobile Arthropods by Phillips, Craig B, Iline, Ilia I, Richards, Nicola K, Novoselov, Max, McNeill, Mark R

“…Quickly, accurately, and easily assessing the efficacy of treatments to control sessile arthropods (e.g., scale insects) and stationary immature life stages…”
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Potential to exploit postmortem enzyme degradation for evaluating arthropod viability by Phillips, Craig B., Iline, Ilia I., Novoselov, Max, Richards, Nicola K.

“…Inspecting for live organisms is the main method used to verify efficacy of phytosanitary treatments. Evaluating whether small, immobile organisms such as…”
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Impacts of exotic invertebrates on New Zealand's indigenous species and ecosystems by Brockerhoff, Eckehard G., Barratt, Barbara I.P., Beggs, Jacqueline R., Fagan, Laura L., Kay, Malcolm K. (Nod), Phillips, Craig B., Vink, Cor J.

“…Biological invasions have significantly affected New Zealand's native species and ecosystems. Most prominent are the effects of exotic mammals and plants,…”
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Eradicating the large white butterfly from New Zealand eliminates a threat to endemic Brassicaceae by Phillips, Craig B

“…Details the successful programme undertaken by the Department of Conservation to eradicate the non-native large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae L…”
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Moroccan specimens of Microctonus aethiopoides spice our understanding of genetic variation in this internationally important braconid parasitoid of adult weevils by Vink, Cor J., Barratt, Barbara I. P., Phillips, Craig B., Barton, Diane M.

“…Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) was introduced from Morocco to Australia and New Zealand for biological control of the lucerne pest,…”
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Influence of host diet on parasitoid fitness: unravelling the complexity of a temperate pastoral agroecosystem by Urrutia C., Mauricio A, Wade, Mark R, Phillips, Craig B, Wratten, Steve D

“…Parasitoid fitness is closely associated with the condition of the host insect, and the condition of the host is partly dependent on the quality and quantity…”
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