Publications

Nov 2023

Evidence of High Genetic Diversity and Differences in the Population Diversity of the Eucalyptus Leaf Blight Pathogen Calonectria pseudoreteaudii from Diseased Leaves and Soil in a Plantation in Guangxi, China

Wu WX, Li WW, Liu FF, Chen SF

Microorganisms

Calonectria pseudoreteaudii is an important causal agent of Eucalyptus leaf blight in southern China. This pathogen causes...

Dec 2023

Biogeography and global flows of 100 major alien fungal and fungus-like oomycete pathogens

Schertler A, Lenzner B, Dellinger S, Moser D et al.

Journal of Biogeography

Abstract Aim Spreading infectious diseases associated with introduced pathogens can have devastating effects on native biota and...

Dec 2023

First report of phyllode rust on Acacia crassicarpa outside its native range

Wingfield MJ, Marincowitz S, Barnes I, Tarigan M et al.

Forest Pathology

Abstract Acacia crassicarpa is a tropical tree species native to Australia, West Papua and Papua New Guinea, which has been...

2023

Mechanical egg activation and rearing of first instar larvae of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)

van der Merwe E, Slippers B, Dittrich-Schröder G

Insects

Dec 2023

Reproductive compatibility of a newly imported Australian population of the biocontrol agent Anaphes nitens with an existing South African population

Barten H, Schröder ML, Slippers B, Howe AG et al.

Biological Control

Introductions of natural enemies in classical biocontrol programs potentially cause genetic bottlenecks which can be detrimental...

Nov 2023

Pantoea bathycoeliae sp. nov and a Sodalis sp. are core gut microbiome symbionts of the two-spotted stink bug

Fourie, A, Venter, SN, Slippers, B, Fourie G

Frontiers in Microbiology

Stink bug species (Pentatomoidea superfamily) have developed an interdependence with obligate bacterial gut symbionts in...

Feb 2024

Host-foraging strategies of five local entomopathogenic nematode species in South Africa

Rakubu IL, Katumanyane A, Hurley BP

Crop Protection

2023

Diseases and Insect Pests of Australian Acacia Species

Hurley BP, Barnes I, Wingfield MJ

Wattles: Australian <i>Acacia</i> Species Around the World

Edited by Richardson DM, Le Roux JJ, Marchante E

Nov 2023

Unmasking the invaders: NLR-mal function in plant defense

Anbu SP, Swart V, van den Berg N

Frontiers in Plant Science

Plants possess an arsenal of immune receptors to allow for numerous tiers of defense against pathogen attack. These immune...