Garry McDonald

Pests of Australian dairy pastures: distribution, seasonality and potential impacts on pasture production

Paul A Umina, Stuart Kemp, Marielle Babineau, James L Maino, Isobel Roberts, Alana Govender, Garrick McDonald, Alison J Popay, David E Hume, Scott Hardwick, Nicola K Richards, Olivia Reynolds, Evatt Chirgwin

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRAL ENTOMOLOGY

The dairy industry provides an important contribution to the Australian economy, but its productivity relies on grass pastures tha..

Establishing a climate-ready revegetation trial in central Victoria - A case study

Garrick McDonald, Matthew W Appleby, Hayley Sime, Julie Radford, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2021  |  ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION

A promising approach in dealing with the detrimental effects of climate change on vegetation is to introduce pre-adapted genotypes..

Escalating insecticide resistance in Australian grain pests: contributing factors, industry trends and management opportunities

Paul A Umina, Garrick McDonald, James Maino, Owain Edwards, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2019  |  PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Insecticide resistance is an ever-increasing problem that threatens food production globally. Within Australia, the grain industry..

From species distributions to climate change adaptation: Knowledge gaps in managing invertebrate pests in broad-acre grain crops

Sarina Macfadyen, Garrick McDonald, Matthew P Hill

Journal article  |  2018  |  AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Extensive research has shown that climate change will impact the distribution and outbreak potential of invertebrate pests in broa..

Predicting the timing of first generation egg hatch for the pest redlegged earth mite Halotydeus destructor (Acari: Penthaleidae)

Garrick McDonald, Paul A Umina, Sarina Macfadyen, Peter Mangano, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2015  |  EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

Integrated pest management in Australian winter grain crops is challenging, partly because the timing and severity of pest outbrea..

In vitro assessment of grapevine resistance to two populations of phylloxera from Australian vineyards

AV Kellow, G McDonald, AM Corrie, R van Heeswijck

Journal article  |  2002  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF GRAPE AND WINE RESEARCH

A perlite-based medium is described for in vitro cocultivation of phylloxera with micropropagated vines. Using this system, as wel..

Opportunities for integrated management of insect pests of grain legumes

SL Clement, JA Wightman, DC Hardie, P Bailey, G Baker, G McDonald

Conference Proceedings  |  2000  |  LINKING RESEARCH AND MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PULSES IN THE 21ST CENTURY

European earwig, Forficula auricularia L. (Dermaptera : Forficulidae), as a predator of the redlegged earth mite, Halotydeus destructor (Tucker) (Acarina : Penthaleidae)

MJ Weiss, G McDonald

Journal article  |  1998  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY

The European earwig, Forficula auricularia L., consumed the redlegged earth mite, Halotydeus destructor (Tucker), under laboratory..

Soil microflora as hosts of redlegged earth mite (Halotydeus destructor)

KE Maclennan, G McDonald, SA Ward

Journal article  |  1998  |  ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

Proteinase inhibitors from Nicotiana alata enhance plant resistance to insect pests

RL Heath, G McDonald, JT Christeller, M Lee, K Bateman, J West, R vanHeeswijck, MA Anderson

Journal article  |  1997  |  JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

The ornamental tobacco (Nicotiana alata) produces one 6-kDa chymotrypsin inhibitor and four 6-kDa trypsin inhibitors from a single..