Bibliography:Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus (weed bioagent)

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Publication list for Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus (weed bioagent) sorted according to research topics

general biology - morphology - evolution (10)

Canadian Journal of Zoology (2019) 97, 304-311
M.N. Rossi and E.B. Haga (2019)
Testing Rensch's rule in Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus, a seed-feeding beetle infesting Leucaena leucocephala plants

Bulletin of Entomological Research (2017) 107, 322-331
A. Wood, E.B. Haga, V.A. Costa and M.N. Rossi (2017)
Geographic distribution, large-scale spatial structure and diversity of parasitoids of the seed-feeding beetle Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus

Ecology and Evolution (2016) 6, 6892-6905
Eloísa B. Haga and Marcelo N. Rossi (2016)
The effect of seed traits on geographic variation in body size and sexual size dimorphism of the seed-feeding beetle Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus

African Entomology (2014) 22, 872-879
K.F. English and T. Olckers (2014)
Does the size of the seeds and seed pods of the invasive tree Leucaena leucocephala (Fabaceae) affect their utilization by the biological control agent Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae)?

Biological Invasions (2014) 16, 303-313
M. Tuda, L.-H. Wu, N. Yamada, C.-P. Wang, W.-J. Wu, S. Buranapanichpan, K. Kagoshima, Z.-Q. Chen, K.K. Teramoto, B.R. Kumashiro and R. Heu (2014)
Host shift capability of a specialist seed predator of an invasive plant: roles of competition, population genetics and plant chemistry

Biocontrol Science and Technology (2013) 23, 545-554
Hiresh Ramanand and Terence Olckers (2013)
Does height of exposure in the canopy influence egg mortality in Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biological control agent of Leucaena leucocephala in South Africa?

Annals of the Entomological Society of America (2012) 105, 259-267
Li-Hsin Wu, Chiao-Ping Wang and Wen-Jer Wu (2012)
Description and differentiation of the four larval instars of Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae)

African Entomology (2012) 20, 111-118
D. Egli and T. Olckers (2012)
Oviposition patterns and egg mortality in Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae), a biological control agent of Leucaena leucocephala (Fabaceae) in South Africa

African Entomology (2012) 20, 44-51
M.E.J. Sharratt and T. Olckers (2012)
The biological control agent Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) inflicts moderate levels of seed damage on its target, the invasive tree Leucaena leucocephala (Fabaceae), in the KwaZulu-Natal coastal region of South Africa

African Entomology (2010) 18, 1-9
Z. Shoba and T. Olckers (2010)
Reassessment of the biology and host range of Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae), a seed-feeding beetle released for the biological control of Leucaena leucocephala in South Africa

non-target effects/fate in environm. (2)

Biological Invasions (2014) 16, 303-313
M. Tuda, L.-H. Wu, N. Yamada, C.-P. Wang, W.-J. Wu, S. Buranapanichpan, K. Kagoshima, Z.-Q. Chen, K.K. Teramoto, B.R. Kumashiro and R. Heu (2014)
Host shift capability of a specialist seed predator of an invasive plant: roles of competition, population genetics and plant chemistry

African Entomology (2010) 18, 1-9
Z. Shoba and T. Olckers (2010)
Reassessment of the biology and host range of Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae), a seed-feeding beetle released for the biological control of Leucaena leucocephala in South Africa

surveys/distribution/isolation (1)

African Entomology (2015) 23, 280-285
Abraham Yirgu, Alemu Gezahgne and Minilik Tsega (2015)
First report of Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus (Schaeffer) on Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit in Ethiopia and a preliminary investigation into its impacts

review (1)

African Entomology (2011) 19, 356-365
T. Olckers (2011)
Biological control of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit (Fabaceae) in South Africa: A tale of opportunism, seed feeders and unanswered questions