The use of molecular techniques is rapidly growing as the tools have become more diverse
and powerful, more widely available, and easier to implement. Molecular analyses are able …

One of the fundamental challenges of pre-release studies in classical biological weed
control is to assess and predict the likelihood and consequences of non-target effects …

Classical biological control of weeds depends on finding agents that are highly host-specific.
This requires not only correctly understanding the identity of the target plant, sometimes to …

Click beetle larvae within the genus Agriotes (Coleoptera: Elateridae), commonly known as
wireworms, are abundant ground-dwelling herbivores which can inflict considerable …

Ceratapion basicorne is a prospective biological control agent of yellow starthistle
(Centaurea solstitialis), which is an invasive alien weed in the USA. Although the weevil has …

Molecular diagnostics based on DNA barcodes can be powerful identification tools in the
absence of distinctive morphological characters for distinguishing between closely related …

Incorporating population genetics into research on candidate biological control agents can
help improve the safety and success rates of biological control of weeds. As a case in point …

Several species of the genus Cryptolestes Ganglbauer, 1899 (Coleoptera:
Laemophloeidae) are commonly found in stored products. In this study, five species of …

The systematics of the family Apionidae, as well as the superfamily Curculionoidea, is
currently in a state of flux. The comparative analyses of COI sequences from our studies …

A couple of different members of the coleopteran genus Otiorhynchus (Coleoptera:
Curculionidae) are becoming increasingly important as pests of nursery and ornamental …