Abstract Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita Schneider (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) is a
nematode that parasitises a wide range of slug and snail species. It has been formulated …

Grain crops in southern Australia are subject to attack by countless pests, with greater than
40 invertebrate species threatening seedling establishment. Control tactics for crop …

In many agricultural catchments of Europe and North America, pesticides occur at generally
low concentrations with significant temporal variation. This poses several challenges for …

The Australian grains industry is dealing with a shifting complex of invertebrate pests due to
evolving management practices and climate change as indicated by an assessment of pest …

Slugs are serious agricultural pests and their activity is strongly driven by ambient
temperature and soil moisture. The strength of this relationship has been shown through the …

The development of alternative pest-control strategies based on the spatial design of
crop** systems requires a thorough understanding of the spatial links between the pest …

Native Megalobulimus paranaguensis was identified on Brazil's Ilha Porchat promontory, an
area that Achatina fulica commonly populates. The population structures of these species …

Generalist predators have the capacity to exert significant pressure on prey populations.
However, integrating them into biological control programs relies on a detailed …

This article describes the biological background, the model-building methodology and some
applications of SIMBA-NEM, a new model to simulate the population dynamics of two major …

Climatic conditions are key determining factors of whether plant pests flourish. Models of
pest response to temperature are integral to pest risk assessment and management, hel** …