Linda Thomson

Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition

Daniel S Karp, Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer, Timothy D Meehan, Emily A Martin, Fabrice DeClerck, Heather Grab, Claudio Gratton, Lauren Hunt, Ashley E Larsen, Alejandra Martinez-Salinas, Megan E O'Rourke, Adrien Rusch, Katja Poveda, Mattias Jonsson, Jay A Rosenheim, Nancy A Schellhorn, Teja Tscharntke, Stephen D Wratten, Wei Zhang, Aaron L Iverson, et al.

Journal article  |  2018  |  PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The idea that noncrop habitat enhances pest control and represents a win-win opportunity to conserve biodiversity and bolster yiel..

Assessing the current and future biological control potential of Trichogramma ostriniae on its hosts Ostrinia furnacalis and Ostrinia nubilalis

Li-Hsin Wu, Matthew P Hill, Linda J Thomson, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2018  |  PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

BACKGROUND: Understanding interactions between biocontrol agents and their pest hosts under climate change should assist implement..

Potential impact of climate change on parasitism efficiency of egg parasitoids: A meta-analysis of Trichogramma under variable climate conditions

Li-Hsin Wu, Ary A Hoffmann, Linda J Thomson

Journal article  |  2016  |  AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Extreme weather-related events are occurring more frequently in the world’s most productive crop growing regions, potentially affe..

Taiwanese Trichogramma of Asian Corn Borer: Morphology, ITS-2 rDNA Characterization, and Natural Wolbachia Infection

Li-Hsin Wu, Ary A Hoffmann, Linda J Thomson

Journal article  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE

Egg parasitoids of the genus Trichogramma are natural enemies of many lepidopteran borers in agricultural areas around the world. ..

Coccinellid abundance in shelterbelts is affected more by adjacent crop type and aphid abundance than vegetation characteristics

Ian M Smith, Ary A Hoffmann, Linda J Thomson

Journal article  |  2015  |  BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Coccinellidae are important natural enemies of agricultural pests in a variety of crops and there is interest in landscape manipul..

Ground cover and floral resources in shelterbelts increase the abundance of beneficial hymenopteran families

Ian M Smith, Ary A Hoffmann, Linda J Thomson

Journal article  |  2015  |  AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST ENTOMOLOGY

Hymenopteran parasitoids are important natural enemies of pest species in many agricultural crops, including grapes, and there is ..

Ophyiulus in Victoria: Results of millipede surveys from South-eastern Australia

BA Norton, LJ Thomson, MA Nash

Journal article  |  2015  |  Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria

The composition and ecology of the millipede fauna of Victoria remain poorly understood. We collected millipedes as part of a seri..

Species Distribution Modelling in Predicting Response to Climate Change

Matthew P Hill, Linda J Thomson

Book Chapter  |  2015

Species distribution modelling comprises a range of widely used tools for predicting potential changes in insect pest species dist..

The effect of urban ground covers on arthropods: An experiment

Briony A Norton, Linda J Thomson, Nicholas SG Williams, Mark J McDonnell

Journal article  |  2014  |  URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

Changes to the ground layer in urban areas are extensive, but the effects on arthropod fauna are poorly understood. We undertook a..

Spatial scale of benefits from adjacent woody vegetation on natural enemies within vineyards

Linda J Thomson, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2013  |  BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Abundance of predators in crops can be increased by augmenting the adjacent non-crop vegetation, with associated environmental ben..