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A monograph of the genus Helicotylenchus Steiner,1945 (Nemata: Hoplolaimidae)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The genus Helicotylenchus Steiner of the family Holplolaimidae is reviewed. The
different morphometric and morphological characters used in species description are
discussed. Thirty-five species occurring ...
Current and future vulnerability of South African ecosystems to perennial grass invasion under global change scenarios
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY: Climate change and biological invasions are major components of global change induced by human activity and are considered major drivers of global biodiversity decline in terrestrial ecosystems. These ...
The mesofilter concept and biodiversity conservation in Afro-montane grasslands
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Conservation planners use many traditional biodiversity conservation tools to help alleviate
the global biodiversity crisis. However, ongoing biodiversity loss has stimulated the
development of new and ...
Performance of sterilized Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) adults in mating and cage trials : further steps towards its control using the Sterile Insect Technique
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
The sugarcane borer, Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is the most limiting factor in the South African sugar industry with losses to this insect pest estimated to be at least ZAR60 million per annum. Because ...
The relationship between ants (Hymenoptera: formicidae), vine mealybug (Hemiptera: pseudococcidae) and parasitoids in vineyards of the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)
The mutual association between honeydew foraging ants and vine mealybugs in
vineyards is detrimental to the biological control of the vine mealybug Planococcus
ficus (Signoret). This study investigated the relationship ...
Optimization of a mass-rearing system to produce codling moth, Cydia pomonella, for a Sterile Insect Release programme in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Codling moth, Cydia pomonella, is a worldwide pest and of major economic importance
to the South African pome fruit industry. Sterile insect release is applied as a component
of area-wide integrated ...
Characterisation of nematode symbiotic bacteria and the in vitro liquid culture of Heterorhabditis zealandica and Steinernema yirgalemense
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)
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 ...
Biological and ecological factors contributing to the successful use of entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) for the control of codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) under South African conditions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is a devastating pest of pome fruit in temperate regions of the world. Control of this pest, previously involved the extensive use of ...
Conservation of the invertebrate fauna on the Cape Peninsula
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)
The Cape Peninsula is an area of outstanding biological importance, having 158
endemic angiosperm species in only 470 km2. The peninsula invertebrates are
known to be highly endemic, yet very little else is known about ...
Development of a Biotope Quality Index
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As the world’s human population increases, more pressure is placed on the management of natural
resources. In response, we need an efficient means of monitoring, not only the quantity of these
resources ...