Publications
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Aug 2025
Thermal limitations to the biological control of Gonipterus sp. n. 2 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South African Eucalyptus plantations
Schröder ML, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B et al.
Agricultural and Forest Entomology
Abstract Climate significantly influences the efficacy of biological control agents. Differences in thermal tolerance between...
Aug 2025
Investigating bark, ambrosia and nitidulid beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytinae and Nitidulidae) communities and their potential role in the movement of Ceratocystis manginecans in commercial forestry plantations in Riau, Indonesia
Lynn KMT, Wingfield MJ, Tarigan M, Durán A et al.
Agricultural and Forest Entomology
Abstract Ceratocystis Canker and Wilt Disease (CCWD), caused by the fungal pathogen Ceratocystis manginecans, poses a significant...
Aug 2025
Transcriptional responses of Eucalyptus to infection by an aggressive leaf blight pathogen reveal the role of host secondary metabolites during pathogen germination
Solís, M, Hammerbacher, A, Wingfield, M.J, Naidoo, S
Plant Molecular Biology
Abstract Teratosphaeria leaf blight disease caused by Teratosphaeria destructans poses a serious threat to Eucalyptus plantations...
Jul 2025
First Report of Clavibacter nebraskensis Causing Goss’s Bacterial Leaf Blight on Maize (Zea mays) in South Africa
Coertze S, Coetzee B, Basson E, de Villiers D et al.
Plant Disease
Sep 2025
Chemodiversity of Penicillium isolated from alpine and arctic environments, including ten new species
Overy DP, Frisvad JC, Witte TE, Hicks CL et al.
Studies in Mycology
Polar, high altitude montane and cold desert environments harbour only sparse plant life and often remain frozen for extended...
Jul 2025
Productivity drives leaf mycobiome diversity patterns at global and continetal scales
Harris MA, Kemler M, Slippers B, Hassel N et al.
Global Ecology and Biogeography
ABSTRACTAimStudies assessing large‐scale patterns of microbial diversity have predominantly focused on free‐living...
Sep 2025
A novel Arthrobotrys species: Taxonomic characterization, nematicidal activity, and multi-omics insights into nematode predation
Gao, Mengting, Yan, Zhaoqi, Liu, Zexin, Jiang, Yunxia et al.
Biological Control
Jun 2025
Fungal Planet description sheets: 1781–1866
Crous, P W, Catcheside, D E A, Catcheside, P S, Alfenas, A C et al.
Persoonia
Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Argentina, Septoria reinamora on...