Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Entomology) by Title
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Native range studies on insect herbivores associated with fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with prospects for biological control in invaded countries.
(2017)Senecio madagascariensis Poir. (fireweed; Asteraceae), native to southern Africa and Madagascar, has invaded Australia, Hawaii, South America and Japan, reducing pastoral productivity and poisoning livestock. Interest in ... -
Response of carabid and cicindelid beetles to various types of landscape disturbances.
(2013-12-23)A study of carabids and cicindelids was carried out in eastern South Africa using the same methodology as has been used in the northern hemisphere to obtain a southern hemisphere perspective. The study used the macroecology ... -
Sugarcane stem borers in Ethiopia : ecology and phylogeography.
(2006)Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is an indigenous insect widely distributed throughout Sub-Saharan Africa that is a major pest of sugarcane in southern Africa. Studies have shown that populations from West ... -
Systematic revision of Tricholabiodes Radoszkowski (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)
(2013-12-23)This study comprises an examination of over 4000 male specimens, including nearly all type material, a detailed study of the genitalia, and a key to the majority of the species of Tricholabiodes Radoszkowski. Thirty species ...