Linda Thomson

Ecological impacts of pesticides and their mitigation within IPM systems

Linda J Thomson, Ary A Hoffmann

Book Chapter  |  2020

Predatory arthropods associated with potential native insectary plants for Australian vineyards

MJ Retallack, LJ Thomson, MA Keller

Journal article  |  2019  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF GRAPE AND WINE RESEARCH

Background and Aims: We evaluated three native plants to determine their capacity to provide insectary benefits to predatory arthr..

Native insectary plants support populations of predatory arthropods for Australian vineyards

M Retallack, L Thomson, M Keller

Journal article  |  2019  |  42ND WORLD CONGRESS OF VINE AND WINE

We provide a summary of two recent studies that investigated the role that three native insectary plants can play in promoting pre..

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..

Which species of Tortricidae leafrollers are key insect pests in South Australian vineyards?

Mary J Retallack, Duncan Mackay, Linda J Thomson, Michael A Keller

Journal article  |  2018  |  TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is regarded as the key insect pest in Australian vineyards..

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..

Trichogramma parasitoids for control of Lepidopteran borers in Taiwan: species, life-history traits and Wolbachia infections

LH Wu, AA Hoffmann, LJ Thomson

Journal article  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY

Trichogramma, polyphagous endoparasitoids of lepidopteran eggs, are used against a variety of crop pests throughout the world incl..

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..