The economic and environmental threats posed by non-native forest insects are ever
increasing with the continuing globalization of trade and travel; thus, the need for mitigation …

The world's forests face unprecedented threats from invasive insects and pathogens that can
cause large irreversible damage to the ecosystems. This threatens the world's capacity to …

Deciphering invasion routes from molecular data is crucial to understanding biological
invasions, including identifying bottlenecks in population size and admixture among distinct …

The advent of simple and affordable tools for molecular identification of novel insect
invaders and assessment of population diversity has changed the face of invasion biology in …

Retracing the routes of invasions and determining the origins of invading species is often
critical in understanding biological invasions. The Western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus …

Inferences about introduction histories of invasive species remain challenging because of
the stochastic demographic processes involved. Approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) …

Invertebrate pest invasions and outbreaks are associated with high social, economic, and
ecological costs, and their significance will intensify with an increasing pressure on …

Geographic isolation, unique native flora, and a robust biosecurity system have resulted in
Australia remaining free from many of the devastating exotic pests found in other countries …

The Sirex woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, and its fungal mutualist, Amylostereum areolatum,
together constitute one of the most damaging invasive pests of pine. Despite a century of …

Background Invasive pest species have large impacts on agricultural crop yields, and
understanding their population dynamics is important for ensuring food security. The oriental …