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Edible insects: Traditional knowledge or western phobia by YEN, Alan L

“…With an increasing human population and environmental degradation, the world faces a major problem in providing adequate animal based proteins. Many…”
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Conservation of Lepidoptera used as human food and medicine by Yen, Alan L

“…•Nearly 400 species of Lepidoptera are used as food or medicine globally.•Over 92% of edible insects are wild-harvested and some species may be…”
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Acizzia solanicola (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) probing behaviour on two Solanum spp. and implications for possible pathogen spread by Valenzuela, Isabel, Trebicki, Piotr, Powell, Kevin S, Vereijssen, Jessica, Norng, Sorn, Yen, Alan L

“…Piercing-sucking insects are vectors of plant pathogens, and an understanding of their feeding behaviour is crucial for studies on insect population dynamics…”
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Reducing the Impact of Pesticides on Biological Control in Australian Vineyards: Pesticide Mortality and Fecundity Effects on an Indicator Species, the Predatory Mite Euseius victoriensis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) by Bernard, Martina B, Cole, Peter, Kobelt, Amanda, Horne, Paul A, Altmann, James, Wratten, Stephen D, Yen, Alan L

“…Laboratory bioassays on detached soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr., leaves were used to test 23 fungicides, five insecticides, two acaricides, one herbicide, and…”
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Entomophagy and insect conservation: some thoughts for digestion by Yen, Alan L

“…There is an apparent contradiction between conserving insects and using them as food. Entomophagy can make a significant contribution to insect conservation if…”
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Virus disease in wheat predicted to increase with a changing climate by Trębicki, Piotr, Nancarrow, Narelle, Cole, Ellen, Bosque‐Pérez, Nilsa A, Constable, Fiona E, Freeman, Angela J, Rodoni, Brendan, Yen, Alan L, Luck, Jo E, Fitzgerald, Glenn J

“…Current atmospheric CO₂ levels are about 400 μmol mol⁻¹ and are predicted to rise to 650 μmol mol⁻¹ later this century. Although the positive and negative…”
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Virus infection mediates the effects of elevated CO2 on plants and vectors by Trębicki, Piotr, Vandegeer, Rebecca K., Bosque-Pérez, Nilsa A., Powell, Kevin S., Dader, Beatriz, Freeman, Angela J., Yen, Alan L., Fitzgerald, Glenn J., Luck, Jo E.

“…Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) concentration has increased significantly and is projected to double by 2100. To increase current food production levels,…”
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Feeding Behavior of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) and Its Acquisition of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus’, on Huanglongbing-Infected Citrus reticulata Leaves of Several Maturity Stages by Luo, Xiaozhu, Yen, Alan L, Powell, Kevin S, Wu, Fengnian, Wang, Yanjing, Zeng, Lixia, Yang, Yuzhi, Cen, Yijing

“…The Asiatic citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae), is the main vector of the Asiatic form of huanglongbing (HLB), the putative cause…”
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The effect of elevated temperature on Barley yellow dwarf virus-PAV in wheat by Nancarrow, Narelle, Constable, Fiona E., Finlay, Kyla J., Freeman, Angela J., Rodoni, Brendan C., Trebicki, Piotr, Vassiliadis, Simone, Yen, Alan L., Luck, Jo E.

“…•BYDV-PAV titre in wheat grown at ambient and elevated temperature was examined.•Virus titre was measured using a normalised one-step multiplex RT-qPCR…”
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A Review of Perennial Ryegrass Endophytes and Their Potential Use in the Management of African Black Beetle in Perennial Grazing Systems in Australia by Karpyn Esqueda, Mijail, Yen, Alan L, Rochfort, Simone, Guthridge, Kathryn M, Powell, Kevin S, Edwards, Jacqueline, Spangenberg, German C

“…The major insect pest of Australian cool temperate pastures is the root-feeding insect (African black beetle, ABB). Significant pasture damage can occur even…”
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NMR-based metabolomics using earthworms as potential indicators for soil health by Rochfort, Simone J, Ezernieks, Vilnis, Yen, Alan L

“…Soil health is key for sustainable productivity and adaptation to climate change. Agricultural practice can significantly impact on soil health. The aim of…”
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Eliciting and integrating expert knowledge to assess the viability of the critically endangered golden sun‐moth Synemon plana by Mata, Luis, Garrard, Georgia E., Kutt, Alex S., Wintle, Bonnie C., Chee, Yung En, Backstrom, Anna, Bainbridge, Brian, Urlus, Jake, Brown, Geoff W., Tolsma, Arn D., Yen, Alan L., New, Timothy R., Bekessy, Sarah A.

“…The critically endangered golden sun‐moth Synemon plana occurs in urban fringe areas of southeastern Australia that are currently experiencing rapid and…”
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First record of the psyllid Leptynoptera sulfurea Crawford (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Triozidae) from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands by Neville, Peter J., Burckhardt, Daniel, Yen, Alan L.

“…The psyllid Leptynoptera sulfurea Crawford (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Triozidae) is reported for the first time from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands located in the…”
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Assessing the scope for genetic rescue of an endangered butterfly: the case of the Eltham copper by Roitman, Maria, Gardner, Michael G., New, Timothy R., Nguyen, Thuy T. T., Roycroft, Emily J., Sunnucks, Paul, Yen, Alan L., Harrisson, Katherine A., Schonrogge, Karsten, Barbero, Francesca

“…Genetic rescue is an under‐utilised conservation strategy used to boost the genetic diversity and/or fitness of small, isolated populations through the…”
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Ecological processes: A key element in strategies for nature conservation by Bennett, Andrew F., Haslem, Angie, Cheal, David C., Clarke, Michael F., Jones, Roger N., Koehn, John D., Lake, P. Sam, Lumsden, Linda F., Lunt, Ian D., Mackey, Brendan G., Nally, Ralph Mac, Menkhorst, Peter W., New, Tim R., Newell, Graeme R., O'Hara, Tim, Quinn, Gerry P., Radford, James Q., Robinson, Doug, Watson, James E. M., Yen, Alan L.

“…Summary  A common approach to nature conservation is to identify and protect natural ‘assets’ such as ecosystems and threatened species. While such actions are…”
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Biology and management of the redheaded pasture cockchafer Adoryphorus couloni (Burmeister) (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) in Australia: a review of current knowledge by Berg, Gordon, Faithfull, Ian G, Powell, Kevin S, Bruce, Rebecca J, Williams, David G, Yen, Alan L

“…The redheaded pasture cockchafer, Adoryphorus couloni (Burmeister) (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini) is a pest of semi‐improved and improved pastures in…”
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Effects of Pitfall Trap Spacing on the Abundance, Richness and Composition of Invertebrate Catches by Ward, Darren F, New, Tim R, Yen, Alan L

“…Pitfall trapping is one of the most commonly used methods to survey surface-active invertebrates, but has many potential biases that may affect the catch of…”
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Acizzia solanicola by Valenzuela, Isabel, Trebicki, Piotr, Powell, Kevin S, Vereijssen, Jessica, Norng, Sorn, Yen, Alan L

“…Piercing-sucking insects are vectors of plant pathogens, and an understanding of their feeding behaviour is crucial for studies on insect population dynamics…”
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The beetle fauna of remnant eucalypt woodlands from the Northern Plains Victoria Australia by Ward, Darren F, New, Tim R, Yen, Alan L

“…The abundance, richness and trophic structure of beetle assemblages (Insecta: Coleoptera) from remnant eucalypt woodlands of the Northern Plains, Victoria, is…”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of five sampling methods for detection of the tomato potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc) (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Triozidae) by Yen, Alan L, Madge, David G, Berry, Nadine A, Yen, Jian D L

“…One of the challenges in detecting a pest incursion is the selection of an appropriate sampling technique that is relatively easy to use and inexpensive. Five…”
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