Publications
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Oct 2010
Modeling the potential distribution of Pine forests susceptible to Sirex Noctilio infestations in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Ismail R, Mutanga O, Kumar L
Transactions in Gis
Reducing the impact of the siricid wasp, Sirex noctilio is crucial for the future productivity and sustainability of commercial...
Feb 2010
A comparison of regression tree ensembles: Predicting Sirex noctilio induced water stress in Pinus patula forests of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Ismail R, Mutanga O
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
In this study we compared the performance of regression tree ensembles using hyperspectral data More specifically. we compared...
2010
The effects of patch richness on con-specific interference in the parasitoid Ibalia leucospoides (Hymenoptera: Ibaliidae)
Fernández-Arhex V, Corley JC
Insect Science
We experimentally studied con-specific interference in Ibalia leucospoides, a parasitoid of the woodwasp Sirex noctilio, on pine...
Dec 2010
The pulp and paper properties of Sirex noctilio infested and fire-damaged thermomechanically pulped, South African grown Pinus patula
le Roux NJ, Gardner-Lubbe S, Swart JPJ, Rypstra T
Southern Forests
Pinus patula is the softwood species most extensively planted in South Africa. However, large portions of these plantings are...
Dec 2010
Test of nonhost Angiosperm volatiles and verbenone to protect trap trees for Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) from attacks by bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in the Northeastern United States
Dodds KJ, Miller DR
Journal of Economic Entomology
Sirex noctitio F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) is an invasive woodwasp, currently established in northeastern North America. In other...
Feb 2010
The impact of Sirex noctilio in Pinus resinosa and Pinus sylvestris stands in New York and Ontario
Dodds KJ, de Groot P, Orwig DA
Canadian Journal of Forest Research-Revue Canadienne De Recherche Forestiere
Sirex noctilio Fabricius has a long history as an invasive insect species in pine plantations throughout the Southern Hemisphere...
Aug 2010
Patch time allocation by a parasitoid: The influence of con-specifics, host abundance and distance to the patch
Corley JC, Villacide JM, van Nouhuys S
Journal of Insect Behavior
Patch residence time is at the core of models of decision making by foragers living in patchy environments. We studied patch...
2010
Interceptions and incursions of exotic Sirex species and other siricids (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)
Burnip GM, Voice D, Brockerhoff EG
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science
The family Siricidae has more than 100 species in about 11 genera. Nearly all species are native to the Northern Hemisphere...