The origins of global invasions of the German wasp (Vespula germanica) and its infection with four honey bee viruses

Evidence of Varroa -mediated deformed wing virus spillover in Hawaii

(2018) Jessika Santamaria et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

The efficacy of Vespex® wasp bait to control Vespula species (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in New Zealand

(2017) Eric Edwards et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEST MANAGEMENT

The potential for the use of gene drives for pest control in New Zealand: a perspective

(2017) Peter K. Dearden et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND

RNAi knock-down of the Bemisia tabaci Toll gene ( BtToll ) increases mortality after challenge with destruxin A

(2017) Can Zhang et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Fitness in invasive social wasps: the role of variation in viral load, immune response and paternity in predicting nest size and reproductive output

(2017) Jana Dobelmann et al.   OIKOS

CRISPR/Cas9 gene drives in genetically variable and nonrandomly mating wild populations

(2017) Douglas W. Drury et al.   Science Advances

Single-stranded RNA viruses infecting the invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile

(2017) Monica A. M. Gruber et al.   Scientific Reports

Elevated virulence of an emerging viral genotype as a driver of honeybee loss

(2016) Dino P. McMahon et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Ultrastructural Characterization of the Lower Motor System in a Mouse Model of Krabbe Disease

(2016) Valentina Cappello et al.   Scientific Reports

Invasive ants carry novel viruses in their new range and form reservoirs for a honeybee pathogen

(2015) Alexandra Sébastien et al.   Biology Letters

The boule gene is essential for spermatogenesis of haploid insect male

(2015) Kazuki Sekiné et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Local dynamics of worker activity of the invasiveVespula germanicaandV. vulgaris(Hymenoptera: Vespidae) wasps in Argentina

(2015) MAITÉ MASCIOCCHI et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

The Trojan Female Technique for pest control: a candidate mitochondrial mutation confers low male fertility across diverse nuclear backgrounds inDrosophila melanogaster

(2015) Damian K. Dowling et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Spread of introduced viruses to new plants in natural ecosystems and the threat this poses to plant biodiversity

(2015) Roger A. C. Jones et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

A CRISPR-Cas9 gene drive system targeting female reproduction in the malaria mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae

(2015) Andrew Hammond et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Opinion: Is CRISPR-based gene drive a biocontrol silver bullet or global conservation threat?: Fig. 1.

(2015) Bruce L. Webber et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

No Evidence of Enemy Release in Pathogen and Microbial Communities of Common Wasps (Vespula vulgaris) in Their Native and Introduced Range

(2015) Philip J. Lester et al.   PLoS One

Determining the origin of invasions and demonstrating a lack of enemy release from microsporidian pathogens in common wasps (Vespula vulgaris)

(2014) P. J. Lester et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Israeli acute paralysis virus not detected in Apis mellifera in New Zealand in a national survey

(2014) Andrew M J McFadden et al.   JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH

Effect of oral infection with Kashmir bee virus and Israeli acute paralysis virus on bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) reproductive success

(2014) Ivan Meeus et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Effects of Introduced and Indigenous Viruses on Native Plants: Exploring Their Disease Causing Potential at the Agro-Ecological Interface

(2014) Stuart J. Vincent et al.   PLoS One

Critical issues facing New Zealand entomology

(2014) P. J. Lester et al.   NEW ZEALAND ENTOMOLOGIST

Concerning RNA-guided gene drives for the alteration of wild populations

(2014) Kevin M Esvelt et al.   eLife

Cross-species transmission of honey bee viruses in associated arthropods

(2013) Abby L. Levitt et al.   VIRUS RESEARCH

Distribution, dispersal and spread of the invasive social wasp (Vespula germanica) in Argentina

(2012) MAITÉ MASCIOCCHI et al.   AUSTRAL ECOLOGY

Pervasiveness of Parasites in Pollinators

(2012) Sophie E. F. Evison et al.   PLoS One

Deformed wing virus

(2012) Declan C. Schroeder et al.   Virulence

Dead or Alive: Deformed Wing Virus and Varroa destructor Reduce the Life Span of Winter Honeybees

(2011) Benjamin Dainat et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Ecological effects and management of invasive alien Vespidae

(2011) Jacqueline R. Beggs et al.   BIOCONTROL

Eradication of populations of an invasive ant in northern Australia: successes, failures and lessons for management

(2011) Benjamin D. Hoffmann   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Effects of Invasive Parasites on Bumble Bee Declines

(2011) IVAN MEEUS et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Patterns of widespread decline in North American bumble bees

(2011) S. A. Cameron et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

TempNet: a method to display statistical parsimony networks for heterochronous DNA sequence data

(2011) Stefan Prost et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Viral Latency and Its Regulation: Lessons from the γ-Herpesviruses

(2010) Samuel H. Speck et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Global pollinator declines: trends, impacts and drivers

(2010) Simon G. Potts et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Indirect effects of invasive species removal devastate World Heritage Island

(2009) Dana M. Bergstrom et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

The Argentine Ant: Challenges in Managing an Invasive Unicolonial Pest

(2007) Jules Silverman et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Evaluating the impact of a biological control parasitoid on invasive Vespula wasps in a natural forest ecosystem

(2007) J.R. Beggs et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL