Combining correlative and mechanistic niche models with human activity data to elucidate the invasive potential of a sub‐Antarctic insect

LR Pertierra, JC Bartlett, GA Duffy… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Correlative species distribution models (SDMs) are subject to substantial spatio‐
temporal limitations when historical occurrence records of data‐poor species provide …

Laboratory biology and field population dynamics of Trichopria columbiana (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae), an acquired parasitoid of two hydrilla biological control agents

BR Coon, NE Harms, JP Cuda… - Biocontrol Science and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The biology and population dynamics of Trichopria columbiana, a native semi-aquatic
parasitoid of ephydrid flies of the genus Hydrellia, were investigated in Florida and Texas …

Best of both worlds: The thermal physiology of Hydrellia egeriae, a biological control agent for the submerged aquatic weed, Egeria densa in South Africa

R Smith, JA Coetzee, MP Hill - BioControl, 2022 - Springer
The submerged aquatic weed, Egeria densa Planch.(Hydrocharitaceae) or Brazilian
waterweed, is a secondary invader of eutrophic freshwater systems in South Africa, following …

Not so free range? Oviposition microhabitat and egg clustering affects Eretmoptera murphyi (Diptera: Chironomidae) reproductive success

J Bartlett, P Convey, SAL Hayward - Polar Biology, 2019 - Springer
Understanding the physiology of non-native species in Antarctica is key to elucidating their
ability to colonise an area, and how they may respond to changes in climate. Eretmoptera …

Integrated management of hydrilla with two biological control agents and a herbicide

ENI Weeks, MV Hoyer, JP Bennett… - Journal of Aquatic …, 2022 - search.proquest.com
When left unmanaged, the invasive aquatic weed hydrilla [Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle;
Hydrocharitaceae] causes serious environmental and economic impacts by choking out …

Adult cold tolerance and potential North American distribution of Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

AS Neal, R Diaz, JA Qureshi, RD Cave - Biological Invasions, 2021 - Springer
Cold tolerance and potential distribution of Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall,
a polyphagous pest in the United States, were investigated. Adult survivorship after 2 days at …

Ecophysiology and ecological impacts of an Antarctic invader: the chironomid, Eretmoptera murphyi.

JC Bartlett - 2019 - etheses.bham.ac.uk
Antarctica has entered a period of rapid, and potentially drastic, change. The combined
pressures of anthropogenic climate change, which disproportionately affects the polar …

Influence of competition and predation on survival of the hydrilla tip mining midge and its success as a potential augmentative biological control agent of hydrilla

C Stachowiak, J Baniszewski, JP Cuda, C St. Mary… - Hydrobiologia, 2021 - Springer
Hydrilla verticillata is an aquatic weed that grows densely throughout the water column and
is costly to manage. The hydrilla tip mining midge, Cricotopus lebetis, a potential …

Cricotopus lebetis intraspecific competition and damage to hydrilla

J Baniszewski, N Miller, EM Kariuki, JP Cuda… - Florida …, 2020 - BioOne
Abstract Cricotopus lebetis Sublette (Diptera: Chironomidae) is an aquatic insect adventive
in Florida. Evidence from previous studies suggest the insect may have value as an …

[PDF][PDF] Foraging depth of Cricotopus lebetis larvae

EM Kariuki, JP Cuda, SD Hight, RL Hix… - J. Aquat. Plant …, 2019 - academia.edu
Evidence from previous studies indicates that Cricotopus lebetis Sublette (Diptera:
Chironomidae) might have value as an augmentative biological control agent for hydrilla …