Publications

Apr 2023

Efficacy of commercially available Entomopathogenic agents against the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer in South Africa

Nel WJ, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Yilmaz N et al.

Insects

The invasive ambrosia beetle, Euwallacea fornicatus, was first reported in South Africa in 2018. The beetle has now spread to...

Mar 2023

Five new Graphium species from hardwood trees in Poland

Jankowiak R, Gumulak N, Bilański P, Solheim H et al.

Mycologia

<i>Graphium</i> species form a well-supported monophyletic lineage within the Microascales (Ascomycota). Members of this genus...

Mar 2023

Fungal diversity associated with 38 lichen species revealed a new Genus of Endolichenic fungi, Intumescentia gen. nov. (Teratosphaeriaceae)

Si H, Wang Y, Liu Y, Li S et al.

Journal of Fungi

Fungi from the Teratosphaeriaceae (Mycosphaerellales; Dothideomycetes; Ascomycota) have a wide range of lifestyles. Among these...

Mar 2023

Eye morphology and colour preferences in a semi-field test of the pine pest, Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)

Guignard Q, Johannes Spaethe, Bernard Slippers, Natasa Nikolic et al.

African Entomology

The woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, is a global pest of pines. Although it is known to be attracted to light and possess sexually...

Jun 2023

Convergent evolution unites the population genetics of Protea-associated ophiostomatoid fungi

Aylward J, Ngubane NP, Dreyer LL, Oberlander K et al.

Fungal Ecology

Sep 2023

Unseen fungal biodiversity and complex inter-organismal interactions in Protea flower heads

Aylward J, Roets F, Dreyer LL, Wingfield MJ

Fungal Biology Reviews

Jan 2023

Calonectria species diversity on eucalypts in Indonesia

Tarigan M, Pham NQ, Jami F, Oliveira LSS et al.

Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science

Feb 2023

Pine Emperor moths from KwaZulu-Natal use the same pheromone component previously isolated from Nudaurelia cytherea (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) from the Western Cape

Luki-Marie Scheepers, Jeremy D. Allison, Bernard Slippers, Egmont R. Rohwer et al.

African Entomology

Nudaurelia spp. (Saturniidae) are sporadic pests of pine plantations in South Africa. Taxonomic uncertainty exists in South...

Mar 2023

Hybrid vigor in Eucalyptus increases resistance against Phytophthora root rot

Bose T, Hammerbacher A, Jones W, Roux J et al.

Mycological Progress

AbstractEucalyptus nitens is a cold-tolerant eucalypt that is native to Eastern Australia. Pure E. nitens as well as its hybrids,...