Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) · University of Pretoria
Email: brett.hurley@fabi.up.ac.za
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Research groups: DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Plant Health Biotechnology · Tree Protection Co-operative Programme · Applied Chemical Ecology · Grain Research Programme · Remote Sensing of Plant Health · Sentinel Plant Project
Prof Brett Hurley
Professor
About
My broad research focus is the study of insect pests of forest trees with the goal of developing knowledge-based management strategies. Much of my research examines the use of biological control as a management strategy. Here, various approaches are used to understand factors affecting biocontrol, as well as the suitability of potential new biocontrol agents. These include bioassays, field trials, and molecular and microbial analysis. I have worked extensively on the Sirex-Amylostereum-Deladenus interaction, and more recently I have become involved with biological control projects on various insect pests of eucalyptus,as well as the use of entomopathogenic nematodes for the management of soil pests. My research also incorporates various other fields that are relevant to the understanding and management of forest insect pests, such as host resistance, insect-microbial interactions, genetic diversity and introduction history, risk assessment and pathway management. Most of my projects are within the Tree Protection Cooperative Programme (TPCP) and the Centre of Excellence in Plant Health Biotechnology (CPHB), where I focus on insect pests of forest trees, but I am also involved in projects on insect pests of crops such as macadamia and maize.
My Publications
Books (3)
Hurley BP, Lawson S, Slippers B (2025) Biological Control of Insect Pests in Plantation Forests.
Hurley BP, Buglyó I, Horváth K, Winkler-Ráthonyi N, Sathyapala S (2024) Forest pest contingency plan guidelines for Europe and Central Asia.
Kenis M, Hurley BP, Colombari F, Lawson S, Sun J, Wilcken C, Weeks R, Sathyapala S (2019) Guide to the classical biological control of insect pests in planted and natural forests.
Smallholder farmers’ knowledge, perception and management of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Zea mays at irrigation schemes in Limpopo province, South Africa.
Crop Protection.
doi: 10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107457
Wychkuys KA, Giron E, Hyman G, Barona E, Castro-Llanos FA, Sheil D, Yu L, Du Z, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Germishuizen I, Bojacá CR, Rubiano M, Sathyapala S, Verchot L, Zhang W (2025) Biological control protects carbon sequestration capacity of plantation forests. Entomologia Generalis. doi: 10.1127/entomologia/2025/3015
Martin G, Canavan K, Chikowore G, Bugan R, De Lange W, du Toit B, Harding G, Heath R, Hill M, Hurley BP, Ivey P, Muir D, Musedeli J, Richardson DM, Slippers B, Stafford L, Turner A, Watson K, van Wilgen BW (2025) Managing wilding pines in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa: Progress and prospects. South African Journal of Botany. 177. doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2024.12.011
Townsend G, Hill M, Hurley BP, Nel WJ, Crous C, Roets F (2025) First report of the ambrosia beetle, Amasa parviseta (Curculiondae: Scolytinae), in South Africa. African Entomology. doi: 10.17159/2254-8854/2025/a24167
Nel WJ, Barnes I, Jali S, Impson F, Oberprieler RG, Hurley BP (2025) First report of Melanterius inconspicuus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cleogonini) from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with observations of its development in black wattle. Southern Forests. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2025.2537823
Regasa K, Beze W, Anjulo A, Wondafrash M, Hurley BP, Lawson SA, Healey M, Germishuizen I (2025) Evaluating fungicides for the management of rust (Uromycladium acaciae) on black wattle nursery seedlings in Awi zone, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia. International Journal of Forestry Research. doi: 10.1155/ijfr/5547814
Schröder ML, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Garnas JR (2025) Thermal limitations to the biological control of Gonipterus sp. n. 2 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South African Eucalyptus plantations. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. doi: 10.1111/afe.70002
Nzuza P, Schröder ML, Heim RJ, Daniels L, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Germishuizen I, Sivparsad B, Roux J, Maes WH (2025) Assessing Gonipterus defoliation levels using multispectral unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) data in Eucalyptus plantations. Ecological Informatics. 90. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2025.103301
Stazione L, Corley JC, Allison JD, Hurley BP, Lawson SA, Lantschner MV (2025) Novel associations among insect herbivores and trees: Patterns of occurrence and damage on pines and eucalypts. Ecological Applications. 35. doi: 10.1002/eap.70018
Townsend G, Hill M, Hurley BP, Roets F (2025) Escalating threat: increasing impact of the polyphagous shot hole borer beetle, Euwallacea fornicatus, in nearly all major South African forest types. Biological Invasions. 27. doi: 10.1007/s10530-025-03551-2
Makunde PT, Slippers B, Bush S, Hurley BP (2025) Host specificity and host stage preference of Psyllaephagus species (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) towards invasive eucalypt psyllids (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae). Agricultural and Forest Entomology. doi: 10.1111/afe.12679
Wondafrash M, Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Mutitu EK, Jenya H, Paap T (2025) DNA sequence data confirms the presence of two closely related cypress-feeding aphid species on African cypress (Widdringtonia spp.) in South Africa. Southern Forests. 86. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2024.2390863
Makunde PT, Slippers B, Hurley BP (2024) Exploring the diversity of leafrollers (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) associated with eucalypts in South African forestry nurseries and plantations, with a new report of Strepsicrates sp.. Southern Forests. 86. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2024.2394219
Makunde PT, Slippers B, Hurley BP (2024) First report of the giant conifer aphid, Cinara pinivora (Wilson) and the Monterey pine aphid, Essigella californica (Essig) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in South Africa. Southern Forests. 86. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2024.2394218
Nel WJ, Randolph C, Paap T, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Barnes I, Wingfield MJ (2024)Fusarium species associated with Euwallacea xanthopus in South Africa, including two novel species. Mycologia. doi: 10.1080/00275514.2024.2394758
Pal E, Allison, JD, Hurley BP, Slippers, B, Fourie G (2024) Lethal and sublethal effects of insecticides on Bathycoelia distincta (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). African Entomology. 32: e16992. doi: 10.17159/2254-8854/2024/a16992
Pham NQ, Wingfield MJ, Marincowitz S, Tanga AA, Tiki KR, Kassie WB, Hurley BP, Germishuizen I, Lawson SA, Healey MA, Wondafrash M (2024) First report of the wattle rust pathogen, Uromycladium acaciae (Raveneliaceae, Pucciniales) in Ethiopia. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research. doi: 10.1093/forestry/cpad040
Barten H, Schröder ML, Slippers B, Howe AG, Lawson SA, Hurley BP (2023) Reproductive compatibility of a newly imported Australian population of the biocontrol agent Anaphes nitens with an existing South African population. Biological Control. 187. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105403
Rakubu IL, Katumanyane A, Hurley BP (2023) Host-foraging strategies of five local entomopathogenic nematode species in South Africa. Crop Protection. 176. doi: 10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106525
Rakubu IL, Katumanyane A, Hurley BP (2023) Screening five local entomopathogenic nematode species for their virulence against pupae of the Eucalyptus snout beetle, Gonipterus sp. n. 2, under laboratory conditions. Crop Protection. 176. doi: 10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106500
Johannes Joubert, Benice Sivparsad, Michelle Schroder, Ilaria Germishuizen, Jingyuan Chen, Brett Hurley, Jeremy Allison, Almuth Hammerbacher (2023) Susceptibility of Eucalyptus trees to defoliation by the Eucalyptus snout beetle, Gonipterus sp. n. 2, is enhanced by high foliar contents of 1,8-cineole, oxalic acid and sucrose and low contents of palmitic and shikimic acid. Plant, Cell & Environment. doi: 10.1111/pce.14696
Makunde PT, Joubert JC, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Hammerbacher A (2023) Leaf surface traits may influence host specificity in psyllids of Eucalyptus, Spondyliaspis cf. plicatuloides (Froggatt) and Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae). Chemoecology. 33. doi: 10.1007/s00049-023-00387-x
Katumanyane A, Slippers B, Wondafrash M, Malan AP, Hurley BP (2023) Natural infection of white grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) with entomopathogenic nematodes in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Journal of Helminthology. 97. doi: 10.1017/S0022149X23000378
Katumanyane A, Slippers B, Wondafrash M, Malan AP, Hurley BP (2023) Mechanisms behind differential white grub host susceptibility to entomopathogenic nematodes. Nematology. doi: 10.1163/15685411-bja10253
Pal E, Allison JD, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G (2023) Life History Traits of the Pentatomidae (Hemiptera) for the Development of Pest Management Tools. Forests. 14. doi: 10.3390/ f14050861
Nel WJ, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Yilmaz N, Hurley BP (2023) Efficacy of commercially available Entomopathogenic agents against the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer in South Africa. Insects. 14. doi: 10.3390/insects14040361
Katumanyane A, Slippers B, Wondafrash M, Malan AP, Hurley BP (2023) Susceptibility of white grubs from forestry and sugarcane plantations in South Africa to entomopathogenic nematodes. BioControl. doi: 10.1007/s10526-023-10185-7
Makunde PT, Slippers B, Bush SJ, Hurley BP (2023) Biology of the invasive shell lerp psyllid, Spondyliaspis cf. plicatuloides (Froggatt) (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae). African Entomology. 31. doi: 10.17159/2254-8854/2023/a13747
Guillino ML, Pugliese M, Pan X, Makkouk K, Loplan R, Juroszek P, Hurley BP, Garrett K, Chakraborty S, Angelotti F, Al-Jboory I, Albajes, R., Stephenson T (2022) Climate change and pathways used by pests as challenges to plant health in agriculture and forestry. Sustainability. 14. doi: 10.3390/su141912421
Pal E, Allison JD, Guignard Q, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G (2022) Characterisation of the Alarm Pheromone of Bathycoelia Distincta (Pentatomidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology. doi: 10.1007/s10886-022-01388-w
Sonnekus, B, Slippers, B, Hurley, BP, Joubert E, Stiller M, Fourie G (2022) Diversity and Molecular Barcoding of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Associated with Macadamia in South Africa. Insects. 13. doi: 10.3390/insects13070601
Pal E, Allison JD, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G (2022) Genetic diversity of the two-spotted stink bug Bathycoelia distincta (Pentatomidae) associated with macadamia orchards in South Africa. PLoS ONE. 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269373
Smith AK, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Fourie G (2022) Diversity of Lepidoptera associated with macadamia nut damage in South Africa and development of molecular tools to monitor pest populations. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. doi: 10.1111/afe.12497
Dittrich-Schröder G, Garnas JR, Arriagades-Cares D, Ahumada R, Hurley BP, Lawson SA, Slippers B (2021) Diversity and Introduction History of Glycaspis brimblecombei Reflects a History of Bridgeheads and Distinct Invasions. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 4. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.783603
Schröder ML, Nahrung HF, de Souza NM, Lawson SA, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP (2021) Distribution of Gonipterus species and their egg parasitoids in Australia: Implications for biological control. Forests. 12. doi: 10.3390/f12080969
Wondafrash M, Slippers B, Asfaw BA, Makowe IA, Jenya H, Bush S, Kayumba I, Nambazimana A, van der Lingen S, Hurley BP (2021) Tracing the distribution of natural enemies of non-native invasive eucalypt insect pests in sub- Saharan Africa. Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science. 83. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2021.1960218
Gevers CR, Slippers B, Germishuizen I, Dittrich-Schröder G, Hurley BP (2021) The distribution and diversity of Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and its gall associates in South Africa. Southern Forests. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2021.1944395
Wondafrash M, Wingfield MJ, Wilson JRU, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Paap T (2021) Botanical gardens as key resources and hazards for biosecurity. Biodiversity and Conservation. doi: 10.1007/s10531-021-02180-0
Faccoli M, Gallego D, Branco M, Brockerhoff EG, Corley J, Coyle DR, Hurley BP, Jactel H, Lakatos F, Lantschner V, Lawson S, Martínez G, Gómez DF, Avtzis D (2020) A first worldwide multispecies survey of invasive Mediterranean pine bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae). Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-020-02219-3
Bush SJ, Slippers B, Hurley BP (2020) Eucalypt susceptibility towards the invasive Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) in South Africa. Southern Forests. 82. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2020.1824556
Makunde PT, Slippers B, Burckhardt D, de Queiroz DL, Lawson SA, Hurley BP (2020) Current and potential threat of psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) on eucalypts. Southern Forests. 82. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2020.1813650
Krivak-Tetley FE, Lantschner MV, Lombardero MJ, Garnas JR, Hurley BP, Villacide JM, Slippers B, Corley J, Liebhold AM, Ayers MP (2020) Aggressive tree killer or natural thinning agent? Assessing the impacts of a globally important forest insect. Forest Ecology and Management. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118728
Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP, Wingfield BD, Slippers B (2020) Tree health in South Africa: Retrospect and prospect. South Africa Journal of Science. 116. doi: 10.17159/sajs.2020/8038
Slippers B, Hurley BP, Allison JD (2020) Harnessing the potential of Precision Pest Management in plantation forests. Southern Forests. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2020.1813651
Noeth KP, Verleur PM, Bouwer MC, Crous JW, Roux J, Hurley BP, Slippers B (2020) Mass trapping of Coryphodema tristis (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) using a sex pheromone in Eucalyptus nitens compartments in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Southern Forests. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2020.1813648
Garnas JR, Vann KE, Hurley BP (2020) Biotic and abiotic effects on density, body size, sex ratio, and survival in immature stages of the European woodwasp, Sirex noctilio. Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1002/ece3.6966
Gevers CR, Dittrich-Schroder D, Slippers B, Hurley BP (2020) Interactions between hymenopteran species associated with gall-forming wasps: the Leptocybe invasa community as a case study. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. doi: 10.1111/afe.12413
Bush SJ, Slippers B, Dittrich-Schröder G, Hurley BP (2020) Host specificity tests reveals new host of a global biological control agent Psyllaephagus bliteus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). African Entomology. 28. doi: 10.4001/003.028.0238
Dittrich-Schröder G, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Nahrung HF, Slippers B (2020) Invasive gall-forming wasps that threaten non-native plantation-grown Eucalyptus: diversity and invasion patterns. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. doi: 10.1111/afe.12402
Mutitu E, TB Hoareau, Hurley BP, Garnas JR, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B (2020) Reconstructing early routes of invasion of the bronze bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae): cities as bridgeheads for global pest invasions. Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-020-02258-w
Wondafrash M, Slippers B, Nambazimana A, Kayumba I, Nibouche S, van der Lingen S, Asfaw BA, Jenya H, Mutitu EK, Makowe IA, Chungu D, Kiwuso P, Kulimush E, Razafindrakotomamonjy A, Bosu PP, Sookar P, Hurley BP (2020) Distribution and genetic diversity of five invasive pests of Eucalyptus in sub-Saharan Africa. Biological Invasions. 22. doi: 10.1007/s10530-020-02250-4
Haavik LJ, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Dodds KJ, Scarr T, Turgeon JJ, Allison JD (2020) Influence of the community of associates on Sirex noctilio brood production is contextual. Ecological Entomology. 45. doi: 10.1111/een.12810
Schröder ML, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP (2020) Invasion history and management of Eucalyptus snout beetles in the Gonipterus scutellatus species complex. Journal of Pest Science. 93. doi: 10.1007/s10340-019-01156-y
Hurley BP, Fitza KNE, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B (2019) Sequence data reflect the introduction pathways of the Sirex woodwasp parasitoid, Ibalia leucospoides (Ibaliidae, Hymenoptera). Agricultural and Forest Entomology. doi: 10.1111/afe.12367
Hirsch H, Allsopp MH, Canavan S, Cheek M, Geerts S, Geldenhuys CJ, Harding G, Hurley BP, Jones W, Keet JH, Klein H, Ruwanza S, van Wilgen B, Wingfield MJ, Richardson DM (2019) Eucalyptus camaldulensis in South Africa - past, present, future. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. doi: 10.1080/0035919X.2019.1669732
Haavik LJ, Hurley BP, Allison JD (2019) Effect of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) attack density on Pinus sylvestris (Pinaceae) survival. Canadian Entomologist. doi: 10.4039/tce.2019.12
Meurisse N, Rassati D, Hurley BP, Brockerhoff EG, Haack RA (2019) Common pathways by which non-native forest insects move internationally and domestically. Journal of Pest Science. doi: 10.1007/s10340-018-0990-0
Allison JD, Slippers B, Bouwer M, Hurley BP (2019) Simulated leks increase the capture of female Sirex noctilio in the absence of host volatiles. International Journal of Pest Management. doi: 10.1080/09670874.2019.1695074
Fitza KNE, Garnas JR, Lombardero MJ, Ayres MP, Krivak-Tetley FE, Ahumada R, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B (2019) The global diversity of Deladenus siricidicola in native and non-native populations. Biological Control. 132.
Allison JD, Bernard Slippers, Marc Bouwer, Hurley BP (2019) Simulated leks increase the capture of female Sirex noctilio in the absence of host volatiles. International Journal of Pest Management. doi: 10.1080/09670874.2019.1695074
Katumanyane A, Malan AP, Tiedt LR, Hurley BP (2019) Steinernema bertusi n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from South Africa. Nematology. doi: 10.1163/15685411-00003309
Abate BA, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Conlong DE, Burger DA, Hurley BP (2019) Virulence and survival of native entomopathogenic nematodes for the management of white grubs in South Africa. Biological Control. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.104043
Queffelec J, Wooding AL, Greef JM, Garnas JR, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B (2019) Mechanisms that influence sex ratio variation in the invasive hymenopteran Sirex noctilio in South Africa. Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.5061/dryad.f3p8j8g
Wondafrash M, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Garnas J (2019) Local antagonism and resource partitioning between two invasive pine plantation pests. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. doi: 10.1111/afe.12330
Fitza KNE, Garnas JR, Lombardero MJ, Ayres MP, Krivak-Tetley FE, Ahumada R, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B (2019) The global diversity of Deladenus siricidicola in native and non-native populations. Biological Control. 132. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.01.014
Mlonyeni, X. O., Wingfield, B.D., Greeff, J.M., Hurley, B.P., Wingfield, M.J., Slippers, B. (2018) Population variation in traits of Deladenus siricidicola that could influence the biocontrol of Sirex noctilio in South Africa. International Journal of Pest Management. 64. doi: 10.1080/09670874.2017.1421327
Dittrich-Schröder G, Hoareau TB, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Lawson S, Nahrung HF, Slippers B (2018) Population genetic analyses of complex global insect invasions in managed landscapes: a Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera) case study. Biological Invasions. 20. doi: 10.1007/s10530-018-1709-0
Abate BA, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Malan AP, Hurley BP (2018) Diversity of entomopathogenic nematodes and their symbiotic bacteria in South African plantations and indigenous forests. Nematology. 20. doi: 10.1163/15685411-00003144
Rodas CA, Hurley BP, Bolaños MD, Granados GM, Wingfield MJ (2018) Biology of Litosermyle ocanae in Colombian Pinus patula plantations. Southern Forests. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2017.1334175
Bush SJ, Dittrich-Schröder D, Neser S, Gevers C, Baffoe KO, Slippers B, Hurley BP (2018) First record of Quadristichus mendeli, a parasitoid of Leptocybe invasa, in South Africa. Southern Forests. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2017.1318347
Hurley BP, Slippers B, Sathyapala S, Wingfield MJ (2017) Challenges to planted forest health in developing economies. Biological Invasions. 19. doi: 10.1007/s10530-017-1488-z
Faulkner KT, Hurley BP, Robertson MP, Rouget M, Wilson JRU (2017) The balance of trade in alien species between South Africa and the rest of Africa. Bothalia. 47. doi: 10.4102/abc.v47i2.2157
Kenis M, Hurley BP, Hajek A, Cock MJW (2017) Classical biological control of insect pests of trees: facts and figures. Biological Invasions. 19. doi: 10.1007/s10530-017-1414-4
Rodas C.A, Hurley B.P., Bolanos M.D, Granados G.M, Wingfield M.J (2017) Biology of Litosermyle ocanae in Colombian Pinus patula plantations. Southern Forests. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2017.1334175
Wondafrash M, Slippers B, Garnas J, Hurley BP (2017) Parasitoid assemblage associated with a North American pine weevil in South Africa. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. doi: 10.1111/afe.12246
Abate BA, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Hurley BP (2017) Commercialization of entomopathogenic nematodes: should import regulations be revised?. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 27. doi: 10.1080/09583157.2016.1278200
Olivier-Espejel S, Hurley BP, Garnas J (2017) Assessment of beetle diversity, community composition and potential threats to forestry using kairomone-baited traps. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 107. doi: 10.1017/S0007485316000699
Marzano M, Dandy N, Papazova-Anakieva I, Avtzis D, Connolly T, Eschen R, Glavendekić M, Hurley BP, Lindelöw Å, Matošević D, Tomov R, Vettraino AM (2016) Assessing awareness of tree pests and pathogens amongst tree professionals: A pan-European perspective. Forest Policy and Economics. 70.
Hurley, Brett P., Garnas, Jeff, Wingfield, Michael J., Branco, Manuela, Richardson, David M., Slippers, Bernard (2016) Increasing numbers and intercontinental spread of invasive insects on eucalypts. Biological Invasions. 18. doi: 10.1007/s10530-016-1081-x
Hajek, Ann E., Hurley, Brett P., Kenis, Marc, Garnas, JR, Bush, Samantha J., Wingfield, Michael J., Lenteren, Joop C. Van, Cock, Matthew J. W. (2016) Exotic biological control agents: a solution or contribution to arthropod invasions?. Biological Invasions. 18. doi: 10.1007/s10530-016-1075-8
Bush SJ, Slippers B, Neser S, Harney M, Dittrich-Schröder G, Hurley BP (2016) Six recently recorded Australian insects associated with Eucalyptus in South Africa. African Entomology. 24. doi: 10.4001/003.024.0539
Wondafrash M, Slippers B, Garnas J, Roux G, Foit J, Langor DW, Hurley BP (2016) Identification and genetic diversity of two invasive Pissodes spp. Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in their introduced range in the southern hemisphere. Biological Invasions. 18. doi: 10.1007/s10530-016-1159-5
Wingfield MJ, Garnas JR, Hajek A, Hurley BP, de Beer ZW, Taerum SJ (2016) Novel and co-evolved associations between insects and microorganisms as drivers of forest pestilence. Biological Invasions. 18. doi: 10.1007/s10530-016-1084-7
Abate BA, Malan AP, Tiedt LR, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Hurley BP (2016)Steinernema fabii n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from South Africa. Nematology. 18. doi: 10.1163/15685411-00002956
Hurley BP, Garnas J, Cooperband MF (2015) Assessing trap and lure effectiveness for the monitoring of Sirex noctilio. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 17.
Rodas CA, Serna R, Bolaños MD, Granados GM, Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP (2015) Biology, incidence and host susceptibility of Pineus boerneri (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) in Colombian pine plantations. Southern Forests. 77. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2014.1001662
Slippers B, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ (2015) Sirex Woodwasp: A model for evolving management paradigms of invasive forest pests. Annual Review of Entomology. 60. doi: 10.1146/annurev-ento-010814-021118
Rodas CA, Serna R, Hurley BP, Bolaños MD, Granados GM, Wingfield MJ (2014) Three new and important insect pests recorded for the first time in Colombian plantations. Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science. 76. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2014.965983
Dittrich-Schroder G, Harney M, Neser S, Joffe T, Bush S, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B (2014) Biology and host preference of Selitrichodes neseri: A potential biological control agent of the Eucalyptus gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa. Biological Control. 78. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.07.004
Degefu DT, Hurley BP, Garnas JR, Wingfield MJ, Ahumada R, Slippers B (2013) Parallel host range expansion in two unrelated cossid moths infesting Eucalyptus nitens on two continents. Ecological Entomology. 38. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2012.01396.x
Wooding AL, Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP, Garnas JR, De Groot P, Slippers B (2013) Lack of fidelity revealed in an insect–fungal mutualism after invasion. Biology letters. 9.
Mutitu EK, Garnas JR, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Harney M, Bush SJ, Slippers B (2013) Biology and rearing of Cleruchoides noackae (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), an egg parasitoid for the biological control of Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 106. doi: 10.1603/EC13135
Wingfield MJ, Roux J, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Garnas J, Myburg AA, Wingfield BD (2013) Established and new technologies reduce increasing pest and pathogen threats to Eucalypt plantations. Forest Ecology and Management. 301. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.09.002
Wooding AL, Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP, Garnas JR, De Groot P, Slippers B (2013) Lack of fidelity revealed in an insect-fungal mutualism after invasion. Biology Letters. 9. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0609
Boissin E, Hurley B, Wingfield MJ, Vasaitis R, Stenlid J, Davis C, De Groot P, Ahumada R, Carnegie A, Goldarazena A, Klasmer P, Wermelinger B, Slippers B (2012) Retracing the routes of introduction of invasive species: The case of the Sirex noctilio woodwasp. Molecular Ecology. 21. doi: 10.1111/mec.12065
Hurley BP, Hatting HJ, Wingfield MJ, Klepzig KD, Slippers B (2012) The influence of Amylostereum areolatum diversity and competitive interactions on the fitness of the Sirex parasitic nematode Deladenus siricidicola. Biological Control. 61. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.02.006
Hurley BP, Slippers J, Wingfield MJ, Dyer C, Slippers B (2012) Perception and knowledge of the Sirex woodwasp and other forest pests in South Africa. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 14. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2012.00570.x
Kelly J, La Salle J, Harney M, Dittrich-Schröder G, Hurley BP (2012)Selitrichodes neseri n. sp., a new parasitoid of the eucalyptus gall wasp Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae). Zootaxa. 3333.
Garnas JR, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ (2012) Biological control of forest plantation pests in an interconnected world requires greater international focus. International Journal of Pest Management. 58. doi: 10.1080/09670874.2012.698764
Dittrich-Schröder G, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B (2012) Diversity in Eucalyptus susceptibility to the gall-forming wasp Leptocybe invasa. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 14. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2012.00583.x
Hurley BP, Slippers B, Wingfield BD, Govender P, Smith JE, Wingfield MJ (2010) Genetic diversity of Bradysia difformis (Sciaridae: Diptera) populations reflects movement of an invasive insect between forestry nurseries. Biological Invasions. 12. doi: 10.1007/s10530-009-9509-1
Croft P, Hurley BP, Verleur M (2009) The management of Sirex noctilio in South Africa: Standard operating procedures for monitoring and biological control operations. ICFR Bulletin.
Hurley BP, Slippers B, Croft PK, Hatting HJ, van der Linde M, Morris AR, Dyer C, Wingfield MJ (2008) Factors influencing parasitism of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) by the nematode Deladenus siricidicola (Nematoda: Neotylenchidae) in summer rainfall areas of South Africa. Biological Control. 45. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.02.010
Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Coutinho TA, Wingfield BD, Roux J (2008) Eucalypt pests and diseases: Growing threats to plantation productivity. Southern Forests. 70. doi: 10.2989/SOUTH.FOR.2008.70.2.9.537
Hurley BP, Slippers B, Coutinho TA, Wingfield BD, Govender P, Wingfield MJ (2007) Molecular detection of fungi carried by Bradysia difformis (Sciaridae: Diptera) in South African forestry nurseries. Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal. 69. doi: 10.2989/SHFJ.2007.69.2.5.291
Hurley BP, Govender P, Coutinho TA, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ (2007) Fungus gnats and other Diptera in South African forestry nurseries and their possible association with the pitch canker fungus. South African Journal of Science. 103.
Hurley BP, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ (2007) A comparison of control results for the alien invasive woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, in the southern hemisphere. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 9. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2007.00340.x
Carnegie AJ, Matsuki M, Haugen DA, Hurley BP, Ahumada R, Klasmer P, Sun J, Iede ET (2006) Predicting the potential distribution of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae), a significant exotic pest of Pinus plantations. Annals of Forest Science. 63. doi: 10.1051/forest:2005104
Slippers B, Vasiliauskas R, Hurley BP, Stenlid J, Wingfield MJ (2006) A collaborative project to better understand Siricid-Fungal symbioses. Proceedings of SNS Meeting.
Gebeyehu S, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ (2005) A new lepidopteran insect pest discovered on commercially grown Eucalyptus nitens in South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 101.
Moffat R, Hurley BP, Fourie G (2023) Biology of the invasive macadamia felted coccid, Acanthococcus ironsidei Williams (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) and potential native enemies as biological control agents. SAMAC Journal.
Pal E, Hurley, BP, Allison, J, Slippers, B, Fourie G (2022) Potential management tactics hidden in the life cycle of stink bugs. SAMAC Journal.
Hurley BP (2021) The enemy of my enemy is my friend. TIP-MAG.
Smith AK, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G (2021) Nut borers in South African macadamia orchards: the main culprit and research towards improving control. SAMAC Journal.
Pal E, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G (2020) Progress towards characterisation of pheromones of Bathycoelia distincta. SAMAC Journal.
Smith A, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G (2020) Life stage characterisation of Thaumatotibia batrachopa on an artificial diet. SAMAC Journal.
Other Publications (13)
Hurley BP, Slippers B, Lawson SA (2025) Biological control in plantation forests: trends and opportunities. Biological Control of Insect Pests in Plantation Forests.
Goundar P, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Lawson SA (2025) Classical biological control of bark and wood borers in Pinus plantations. Biological Control of Insect Pests in Plantation Forests.
Wondafrash M, Slippers B, Hurley BP (2025) Accidental introductions of natural enemies in plantation forests. Biological Control of Insect Pests in Plantation Forests.
Hurley BP, Barnes I, Wingfield MJ (2023) Diseases and Insect Pests of Australian Acacia Species. Wattles: Australian Acacia Species Around the World.
Hurley BP, Dittrich-Schröder G, Gevers C (2023) Gall Formers. Forest Entomology and Pathology Vol.1.
Measey J, Robinson TB, Kruger N, Zengeya TA, Hurley BP (2020) South Africa as a donor of alien animals. Biological Invasions in South Africa.
Garnas JR, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Roux J (2016) Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forests: A South African Perspective. Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forest Systems.
Ryan K, Hurley BP (2012) Life history and biology of Sirex noctilio. The Sirex woodwasp and its fungal symbiont.
Hurley BP, Croft P, Verleur M, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B (2012) The Control of the Sirex Woodwasp in Diverse Environments: The South African Experience. The Sirex Woodwasp and its Fungal Symbiont: Research and Management of a Worldwide Invasive Pest.
Roux J, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ (2012) Disease and pests of eucalypts, pine and wattle. South African Forestry Handbook.
Slippers B, Hurley BP, Mlonyeni XO, de Groot P, Wingfield MJ (2012) Factors Affecting the Efficacy of Deladenus siricidicola in Biological Control Systems. The Sirex Woodwasp and its Fungal Symbiont: Research and Management of a Worldwide Invasive Pest.
Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Coutinho TA, Wingfield BD, Roux J (2007) Eucalypt pests and diseases: Growing threats to plantation productivity. Proceedings, IUFRO 2007 Working Group 2.08.03 Meeting “Eucalypts and Diversity: Balancing Productivity and Sustainability”.
Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP, Gebeyehu S, Slippers B, Ahumada R, Wingfield BD (2006) Southern hemisphere exotic pine plantations threatened by insect pests and associated pathogens. Invasive Forest Insects, Introduced Forest Trees, and Altered Ecosystems: Ecological Pest Management in Global Forests of a Changing World.
