A mass-rearing facility for Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) was commissioned in Stellenbosch in 1999 to produce sterile male fruit flies for a sterile insect technique (SIT) project in commercial ...
Hill, Matthew P.Terblanche, John S.(PLoS, 2014-02)
Background: The invasive fruit fly, Bactrocera invadens, has expanded its range rapidly over the past 10 years. Here we aimed to determine if the recent range expansion of Bactrocera invadens into southern Africa can be ...
Malan, Antoinette P.Knoetze, R.Tiedt, L.(Cambridge University Press - CUP, 2012-12)
A new entomopathogenic nematode in the genus Heterorhabditis is described
from South Africa, from two singular isolates found 1000km from each other,
from beneath a fig tree and in a citrus orchard, respectively. ...
Le Vieux, P. D.Malan, Antoinette P.(South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 2013-08)
Laboratory bioassays were conducted to establish the potential of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) as
biocontrol agents of Planococcus ficus (Signoret). Six indigenous and two commercially available nematode
species ...
Le Vieux, P. D.Malan, Antoinette P.(South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 2013-02)
The vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), which is the dominant mealybug
species in South Africa, is a severe wine and table grape pest and disease vector. Their increasing
resistance to chemical ...
Kruger, D. H. M.Fourie, J. C.Malan, Antoinette P.(South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 2013-08)
Plant-parasitic nematodes are a problem in vineyards worldwide, with some species acting as vectors of
grapevine soil-transmitted viruses. Global pressure on the use of soil-applied chemical nematicides has
led to a ...
Kapp, C.Storey, S. G.Malan, Antoinette P.(South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 2013-07)
Soil is a non-renewable resource and supports all land-based forms of life. The sustainable production of crops is becoming progressively more critical as human populations increase and viable agricultural land decreases. ...
Ferreira, TiarinVan Reenen, CarolPages, SylvieTailliez, PatrickMalan, Antoinette P.Dicks, Leon M. T.(Society for General Microbiology, 2013-05)
The bacterial symbiont AM7T, isolated from a novel entomopathogenic nematode species of the genus Heterorhabditis, displays the main phenotypic traits of the genus Photorhabdus and is highly pathogenic to Galleria mellonella. ...
Ferreira, TiarinVan Reenen, Carol A.Endo, AkihitoSproer, CathrinMalan, Antoinette P.Dicks, Leon M. T.(Society for General Microbiology, 2013-09)
Bacterial strain SF87T, and additional strains SF80, SF362 and 106-C, isolated from the nematode Steinernema khoisanae, are non-bioluminescent Gram-reaction-negative bacteria that share many of the carbohydrate fermentation ...
De Waal, Jeanne Y.Malan, Antoinette P.Addison, Matthew F.(Taylor & Francis, 2013-12)
Adequate moisture levels are required for nematode survival and subsequent efficacy as entomopathogens. Formulation of nematodes aimed at aboveground applications may assist in maintaining such moisture levels. In this ...
Van Niekerk, S.Malan, A. P.(Cambridge University Press - CUP, 2013-11)
The citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri, is a highly destructive pest of citrus,
occurring only in the aerial parts of plants. Humidity will be one of the key
factors to consider when using entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) ...
Ferreira, T.Malan, A. P.(Cambridge University Press - CUP, 2013-02)
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) were evaluated for their potential use as
biological control agents against Phlyctinus callosus, the banded fruit weevil
(BFW). The susceptibility of larvae and adults to EPN was evaluated ...
Kruger, Daniel Hendrik Michau(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Plant-parasitic nematodes, consisting of a wide range of species, can cause severe economic
losses in most agricultural food crops. Meloidogyne spp. (root-knot nematodes), Criconemoides
xenoplax (ring ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The confinement of many elephant (Loxodonta africana) populations in southern Africa to fenced reserves has made the management of such reserves difficult as elephants are a keystone species. Elephants ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The export of South African fruit to some of its biggest international markets may be rejected
if the phytosanitary pest, Phlyctinus callosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is found in fruit
consignments. ...
Le Vieux, Patrique Dayne(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), the vine mealybug, is of economic importance to the wine and table grape (viticulture) industries, as it characteristically causes more damage ...
Lawrence, James Mark(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The loss and degradation of habitat is recognised as the greatest threat to invertebrate biodiversity. Restoration practices have the potential to reduce these impacts. The Seychelles giant millipede ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Soil respiration (Rs) is a major component of CO2 emissions and the global carbon balance. In the context of global change it of interest to understand seasonal patterns of RS in fynbos riparian ecosystems, ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Entomopathogenic nematodes have the potential to be outstanding biocontrol agents against agricultural pest insects. Combined with their bacterial symbionts, these biocontrol agents have proven to be very ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Soil is a fundamental, non-renewable resource in any ecosystem. To uphold food production for increasing global human populations, it is imperative to develop ways in which to sustain healthy biological ...