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Assessing the chemical ecology and shelter-seaking behaviour of the grainchinch bug, Macchiademus diplopterus (hemiptera: lygaeidae) for optimisation of trapping during aestivation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The grain chinch bug (GCB), Macchiademus diplopterus (Distant) (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) is a key quarantine pest of South African export fruit and is endemic to the Western Cape Province. The pest is ...
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Assessment of the invasive German wasp, Vespula germanica, in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The invasive social wasp, Vespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), stands out as a remarkably successful insect invader worldwide. It flourishes in newly invaded ecosystems, where it ...
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Biology and ecology of the false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Thaumatotibia leucotreta, the false codling moth (FCM), is a phytosanitary pest in South Africa posing a substantial threat to many of the country’s international export markets. Its pest status is of ...
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Development of a habitat management plan for improving the biological control of the vine mealybug planococccus ficus (signoret) in vineyards
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch Univerisity, 2015-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Signoret) is a major, cosmopolitan pest in all regions where grapes are grown. Vine mealybug has a direct injurious effect on vines through feeding, produces ...
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Efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi as biological control agents of woolly apple aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) under South African conditions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The woolly apple aphid (WAA), Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann) is an important pest of apples, (Malus domestica Borkh.). Severe infestations by WAA can lead to colonies near spurs that can deposit honeydew ...
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Fruit fly (Diptera : Tephritidae) ecology in the Western Cape, South Africa
(2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) and the Natal fly C. rosa Karsch are two important tephritid pest species of commercially grown deciduous fruit in the Western Cape. ...
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The importance of renosterveld conservation based on insect diversity sampled in West Coast Renosterveld in the Western Cape of South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Research in the Fynbos Biome mainly focussed on the exceptional high plant diversity, especially of the Cape Floristic Region. However, there remains a poor understanding of the insect life found in this ...
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Population genetic structure and abundance of two Ceratitis species (Tephritidae) of agricultural importance in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Research in the field of biological invasions has increased dramatically in the last two decades, especially due to the impact of human activity such as, transport, travel and international trade. Different ...
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Status of the invasive wasp species, Vespula germanica and Polistes dominula in South Africa, and the feasibility of various management strategies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The main objective of this study was to determine the current status of two invasive wasps, Vespula germanica and Polistes dominula, in South Africa and to explore the feasibility of implementing various ...
