Bibliography:Microctonus aethiopoides (parasitoid)

Publication list for Microctonus aethiopoides (parasitoid) sorted according to research topics

general biology - morphology - evolution (10)

Psyche (2014) 2014 (652518), 1-9
Kent S. Shelby, Javad Habibi and Benjamin Puttler (2014)
An ultrastructural and fluorescent study of the teratocytes of Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the hemocoel of host alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

BioControl (2012) 57, 751-758
Cor J. Vink, Barbara I.P. Barratt, Craig B. Phillips and Diane M. Barton (2012)
Moroccan specimens of Microctonus aethiopoides spice our understanding of genetic variation in this internationally important braconid parasitoid of adult weevils

Environmental Entomology (2007) 36, 826-839
B.I.P. Barratt, C.M. Ferguson, A.S. Bixley, K.E. Crook, D.M. Barton and P.D. Johnstone (2007)
Field parasitism of nontarget weevil species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by the introduced biological control agent Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) over an altitude gradient

Bulletin of Entomological Research (2001) 91, 245-254
B.I.P. Barratt and P.D. Johnstone (2001)
Factors affecting parasitism by Microctonus aethiopoides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and parasitoid development in natural and novel host species

BioControl (2001) 46, 25-41
S. Sundaralingam, A.A. Hower and K.C. Kim (2001)
Host selection and reproductive success of French and Moroccan populations of the parasitoid, Microctonus aethiopoides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Journal of Entomological Science (2000) 35, 227-238
K.L. Flanders and E.B. Radcliffe (2000)
Phenology of the alfalfa weevil (Coleoptera : Curculionidae) and its associated parasitoids in Minnesota

BioControl (1999) 44, 159-169
C.B. Phillips and R.M. Emberson (1999)
Morphological discrimination between first instar larvae of four euphorine parasitoids

Bulletin of Entomological Research (1996) 86, 101-108
B.I.P. Barratt, A.A. Evans and P.D. Johnstone (1996)
Effect of the ratios of Listronotus bonariensis and Sitona discoideus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to their respective parasitoids Microctonus hyperodae and M. aethiopoides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), on parasitism, host oviposition and feeding in the laboratory

Environmental Entomology (1993) 22, 1234-1250
Philip C. Kingsley, Michael D. Bryan, William H. Day, Thomas L. Burger, Richard J. Dysart and Charles P. Schwalbe (1993)
Alfalfa weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) biological control: Spreading the benefits

Environmental Entomology (1981) 10, 279-284
Jose Morales and Arthur A. Hower (1981)
Thermal requirements for development of the parasite Microctonus aethiopoides

classical biocontrol/new introduction (9)

Journal of Pest Science (2021) 94, 817-827
Scott Hardwick and Craig B. Phillips (2021)
Captive sentinel hosts efficiently measure the establishment, seasonality and dispersal of a parasitoid biological control agent

Journal of Pest Science (2016) 89, 965-976
Scott Hardwick, Colin M. Ferguson, Mark R. McNeill and Craig B. Phillips (2016)
Using mass-emergence devices to introduce an insect biocontrol agent to a new region and assist its dispersal

BioControl (2011) 56, 861-870
Philippa J. Gerard, Derrick J. Wilson and Tina M. Eden (2011)
Field release, establishment and initial dispersal of Irish Microctonus aethiopoides in Sitona lepidus populations in northern New Zealand pastures

Journal of Applied Ecology (2008) 45, 948-956
C.B. Phillips, D.B. Baird, I.I. Iline, M.R. McNeill, J.R. Proffitt, S.L. Goldson and J.M. Kean (2008)
East meets west: adaptive evolution of an insect introduced for biological control

Biocontrol Science and Technology (2005) 15, 791-813
S.L. Goldson, M.R. McNeill, J.R. Proffitt and B.I.P. Barratt (2005)
Host specificity testing and suitability of a European biotype of the braconid parasitoid Microctonus aethiopoides as a biological control agent against Sitona lepidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in New Zealand

Australian Journal of Entomology (2005) 44, 192-200
Barbara I.P. Barratt, Rolf G. Oberprieler, Colin M. Ferguson and Scott Hardwick (2005)
Parasitism of the lucerne pest Sitona discoideus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and non-target weevils by Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in south-eastern Australia, with an assessment of the taxonomic affinities of non-target hosts of M. aethiopoides recorded from Australia and New Zealand

BioControl (2005) 50, 821-870
Dirk Babendreier, Franz Bigler and Ulrich Kuhlmann (2005)
Methods used to assess non-target effects of invertebrate biological control agents of arthropod pests

Biocontrol Science and Technology (2000) 10, 215-221
J.M. Kean and N.D. Barlow (2000)
Long-term assessment of the biological control of Sitona discoideus by Microctonus aethiopoides and test of a model

Integrated Pest Management Reviews (1998) 3, 225-242
Edward B. Radcliffe and Kathy L. Flanders (1998)
Biological control of alfalfa weevil in North America

evaluation - screening - selection (1)

Biocontrol Science and Technology (2000) 10, 205-213
M.R. McNeill, B.I.P. Barratt and A.A. Evans (2000)
Behavioural acceptability of Sitona lepidus (Coleoptera : Curculionidae) to the parasitoid Microctonus aethiopoides (Hymenoptera : Braconidae) using the pathogenic bacterium Serratia marcescens Bizio

application technology (1)

Journal of Pest Science (2016) 89, 965-976
Scott Hardwick, Colin M. Ferguson, Mark R. McNeill and Craig B. Phillips (2016)
Using mass-emergence devices to introduce an insect biocontrol agent to a new region and assist its dispersal

resistance/tolerance/defence of host (1)

PLoS ONE (2018) 13 (12 - e0207610)
Paula Casanovas, Stephen L. Goldson and Jason M. Tylianakis (2018)
Asymmetry in reproduction strategies drives evolution of resistance in biological control systems

non-target effects/fate in environm. (7)

BioControl (2012) 57, 735-750
B.I.P. Barratt, R.G. Oberprieler, D.M. Barton, M. Mouna, M. Stevens, M.A. Alonso-Zarazaga, C.J. Vink and C.M. Ferguson (2012)
Could research in the native range, and non-target host range in Australia, have helped predict host range of the parasitoid Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a biological control agent introduced for Sitona discoideus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in New Zealand?

Environmental Entomology (2007) 36, 826-839
B.I.P. Barratt, C.M. Ferguson, A.S. Bixley, K.E. Crook, D.M. Barton and P.D. Johnstone (2007)
Field parasitism of nontarget weevil species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by the introduced biological control agent Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) over an altitude gradient

Australian Journal of Entomology (2005) 44, 192-200
Barbara I.P. Barratt, Rolf G. Oberprieler, Colin M. Ferguson and Scott Hardwick (2005)
Parasitism of the lucerne pest Sitona discoideus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and non-target weevils by Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in south-eastern Australia, with an assessment of the taxonomic affinities of non-target hosts of M. aethiopoides recorded from Australia and New Zealand

BioControl (2005) 50, 821-870
Dirk Babendreier, Franz Bigler and Ulrich Kuhlmann (2005)
Methods used to assess non-target effects of invertebrate biological control agents of arthropod pests

Biocontrol Science and Technology (2005) 15, 791-813
S.L. Goldson, M.R. McNeill, J.R. Proffitt and B.I.P. Barratt (2005)
Host specificity testing and suitability of a European biotype of the braconid parasitoid Microctonus aethiopoides as a biological control agent against Sitona lepidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in New Zealand

Environmental Entomology (2004) 33, 941-948
Nigel D. Barlow, Barbara I.P. Barratt, Colin M. Ferguson and M.C. Barron (2004)
Using models to estimate parasitoid impacts on nontarget host abundance

Environmental Entomology (1997) 26, 694-702
B.I.P. Barratt, A.A. Evans, C.M. Ferguson, G.M. Barker, M.R. McNeill and C.B. Phillips (1997)
Laboratory nontarget host range of the introduced parasitoids Microctonus aethiopoides and M. hyperodae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) compared with field parasitism in New Zealand

environment/habitat manipulation (6)

BioControl (2021) 66, 727-737
Philippa Gerard, Derrick Wilson and Martin Upsdell (2021)
Contrasting host: parasitoid synchrony drives differing levels of biocontrol by two introduced Microctonus spp. in northern New Zealand pastures

BioControl (2013) 58, 149-162
P.J. Gerard, J.R.F. Barringer, J.G. Charles, S.V. Fowler, J.M. Kean, C.B. Phillips, A.B. Tait and G.P. Walker (2013)
Potential effects of climate change on biological control systems: case studies from New Zealand

Australian Journal of Entomology (2005) 44, 201-207
Mark R. McNeill, Toni M. Withers and Stephen L. Goldson (2005)
Potential non-target impact of Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Cleopus japonicus Wingelmüller (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a biocontrol agent for putative release to control the butterfly bush Buddleja davidii Franchet in New Zealand

Bulletin of Entomological Research (2001) 91, 245-254
B.I.P. Barratt and P.D. Johnstone (2001)
Factors affecting parasitism by Microctonus aethiopoides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and parasitoid development in natural and novel host species

Journal of Applied Ecology (2001) 38, 162-169
John M. Kean and Nigel D. Barlow (2001)
A spatial model for the successful biological control of Sitona discoideus by Microctonus aethiopoides

Environmental Entomology (1981) 10, 279-284
Jose Morales and Arthur A. Hower (1981)
Thermal requirements for development of the parasite Microctonus aethiopoides

population dynamics/epizootiology (6)

Journal of Pest Science (2021) 94, 817-827
Scott Hardwick and Craig B. Phillips (2021)
Captive sentinel hosts efficiently measure the establishment, seasonality and dispersal of a parasitoid biological control agent

Journal of Applied Ecology (2001) 38, 162-169
John M. Kean and Nigel D. Barlow (2001)
A spatial model for the successful biological control of Sitona discoideus by Microctonus aethiopoides

Journal of Entomological Science (2001) 36, 352-365
Thomas P. Kuhar, Roger R. Youngman and Curtis A. Laub (2001)
Alfalfa weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) phenology with its host crop and parasitoids in Virginia

Environmental Entomology (2000) 29, 1295-1304
Thomas P. Kuhar, Roger R. Youngman and Curtis A. Laub (2000)
Alfalfa weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) population dynamics and mortality factors in Virginia

Journal of Entomological Science (2000) 35, 227-238
K.L. Flanders and E.B. Radcliffe (2000)
Phenology of the alfalfa weevil (Coleoptera : Curculionidae) and its associated parasitoids in Minnesota

Environmental Entomology (1984) 13, 1627-1633
D.G. Harcourt, J.C. Guppy and M.R. Binns (1984)
Analysis of numerical change in subeconomic populations of the alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in eastern Ontario

surveys/distribution/isolation (4)

Biocontrol Science and Technology (2003) 13, 631-640
Abdul Aziz M.A. Mohamed, David B. Hogg, Yong Chul Park and Walter G. Goodman (2003)
An immunoassay method for detecting Microctonus aethiopoides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae) parasitism in the alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Norwegian Journal of Entomology (2002) 49, 97-108
Matthias Riedel, Lars Ove Hansen and Oistein Berg (2002)
Braconidae (Hymenoptera) of Norway, Part I

Environmental Entomology (2000) 29, 1295-1304
Thomas P. Kuhar, Roger R. Youngman and Curtis A. Laub (2000)
Alfalfa weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) population dynamics and mortality factors in Virginia

Environmental Entomology (1993) 22, 1234-1250
Philip C. Kingsley, Michael D. Bryan, William H. Day, Thomas L. Burger, Richard J. Dysart and Charles P. Schwalbe (1993)
Alfalfa weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) biological control: Spreading the benefits

molecular biology - genes (4)

BioControl (2012) 57, 751-758
Cor J. Vink, Barbara I.P. Barratt, Craig B. Phillips and Diane M. Barton (2012)
Moroccan specimens of Microctonus aethiopoides spice our understanding of genetic variation in this internationally important braconid parasitoid of adult weevils

Journal of Applied Ecology (2008) 45, 948-956
C.B. Phillips, D.B. Baird, I.I. Iline, M.R. McNeill, J.R. Proffitt, S.L. Goldson and J.M. Kean (2008)
East meets west: adaptive evolution of an insect introduced for biological control

Insect Molecular Biology (2008) 17, 313-324
A.M. Crawford, R. Brauning, G. Smolenski, C. Ferguson, D. Barton, T.T. Wheeler and A. Mcculloch (2008)
The constituents of Microctonus sp. parasitoid venoms

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2000) 95, 213-216
Naomi Lovallo, B.I.P. Barratt, M. Legge and D.L. Cox-Foster (2000)
Effects of Microctonus aethiopoides parasitism on hemolymph protein composition across alternate hosts

resistance to pesticides (3)

Bulletin of Entomological Research (1996) 86, 559-566
M.R. McNeill, L.M. Hunt and R.B. Chapman (1996)
Field application and effects of chlorpyrifos residues on Sitona discoideus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) adults and implications for biological control by Microctonus aethiopoides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Environmental Entomology (1983) 12, 158-160
Mark E. Ascerno, Arthur A. Hower Jr. and Zane Smilowitz (1983)
Effects of the insect growth regulator hydroprene on nondiapausing Microctonus aethiopoides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasite of the alfalfa weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Environmental Entomology (1980) 9, 262-264
Mark E. Ascerno, Zane Smilowitz and Arthur A. Hower Jr. (1980)
Effects of the insect growth regulator hydroprene on diapausing Microctonus aethiopoides a parasite of the alfalfa weevil

review (3)

Journal of Insect Science (2020) 20 (2 - 18)
Stephen L. Goldson, Gary M. Barker, Hazel M. Chapman, Alison J. Popay, Alan V. Stewart, John R. Caradus and Barbara I.P. Barratt (2020)
Severe insect pest impacts on New Zealand pasture: The plight of an ecological outlier

BioControl (2018) 63, 155-167
B.I. P. Barratt, V.C. Moran, F. Bigler and J.C. van Lenteren (2018)
The status of biological control and recommendations for improving uptake for the future

Integrated Pest Management Reviews (1998) 3, 225-242
Edward B. Radcliffe and Kathy L. Flanders (1998)
Biological control of alfalfa weevil in North America