Kunjithapatham Dhileepan
• affiliation
• search literature database for additional publications
Publications of Kunjithapatham Dhileepan (59 listed):
Plants (2023) 12 (6 - 1381)
Asad Shabbir, Myron P. Zalucki, Kunjithapatham Dhileepan, Naeem Khan and Steve W. Adkins (2023)
The current and potential distribution of parthenium weed and its biological control agent in Pakistan
Plants (2022) 11 (24 - 3469)
Aakansha Chadha, Singarayer K. Florentine, Kunjithapatham Dhileepan and Christopher Turville (2022)
Assessing seed longevity of the invasive weed Navua sedge (Cyperus aromaticus), by artificial ageing
Biocontrol Science and Technology (2022) 32, 114-120
Kunjithapatham Dhileepan, Paul Mutuku Musili, John Elia Ntandu, Emmanuel Chukwuma, Daisuke Kurose, Marion Karin Seier, Carol Ann Ellison and Roger Graham Shivas (2022)
Fungal pathogens of Navua sedge (Cyperus aromaticus) in equatorial Africa as prospective weed biological control agents
Biocontrol Science and Technology (2022) 32, 1139-1155
Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Boyang Shi, Dianne B.J. Taylor and Kunjithapatham Dhileepan (2022)
Studies on gall-inducing behaviour and life cycle to aid host specificity testing of Notomma mutilum (Diptera: Tephritidae) – a prospective biological control agent for prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica)
Plants (2022) 11 (23 - 3331)
Aakansha Chadha, Singarayer K. Florentine, Kunjithapatham Dhileepan and Christopher Turville (2022)
Effect of rhizome fragment length and burial depth on the emergence of a tropical invasive weed Cyperus aromaticus (Navua sedge)
Biological Invasions (2021) 23, 3383-3408
Olusegun O. Osunkoya, Claire B. Lock, Kunjithapatham Dhileepan and Joshua C. Buru (2021)
Lag times and invasion dynamics of established and emerging weeds: insights from herbarium records of Queensland, Australia
Journal of Applied Entomology (2021) 145, 890-899
Kunjithapatham Dhileepan, Elizabeth L. Snow, Boyang Shi, Bradley Gray, Kevin Jackson and Wilmot K.A.D. Senaratne (2021)
Establishment of the biological control agent Hypocosmia pyrochroma for Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) is limited by microclimate
Weed Science (2021) 69, 69-81
Aakansha Chadha, Singarayer K. Florentine, Kunjithapatham Dhileepan, Kim Dowling and Christopher Turville (2021)
Germination biology of three populations of Navua sedge (Cyperus aromaticus)
Biocontrol Science and Technology (2021) 31, 1365-1376
Shahid Ali, Kunjithapatham Dhileepan, Ali Hussain and Asad Shabbir (2021)
Reproductive biology, abundance and control potential of Paramecops farinosus (Wiedemann) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): a prospective biological control agent for Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae)
Biocontrol Science and Technology (2020) 30, 716-727
Shahid Ali, Asad Shabbir and Kunjithapatham Dhileepan (2020)
Bionomics and damage potential of fruit fly Dacus persicus (Diptera: Tephritidae): a prospective biological control agent of Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae)
Annals of Applied Biology (2019) 174, 238-247
Dianne B.J. Taylor and Kunjithapatham Dhileepan (2019)
Implications of the changing phylogenetic relationships of Acacia s.l. on the biological control of Vachellia nilotica ssp. indica in Australia
Weed Biology and Management (2018) 18, 151-159
Nagalingam Kumaran, Catherine Lockett and Kunjithapatham Dhileepan (2018)
Effect of simulated herbivory on bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia L.) growth and implications for biological control
Biocontrol Science and Technology (2018) 28, 970-988
Kunjithapatham Dhileepan, Jason Callander, Boyang Shi and Olusegun O. Osunkoya (2018)
Biological control of parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus): the Australian experience
Biocontrol Science and Technology (2018) 28, 1014-1033
Dianne B.J. Taylor and Kunjithapatham Dhileepan (2018)
The host specificity of Anomalococcus indicus Ayyar (Hemiptera: Lecanodiaspididae), a potential biological control agent for prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica ssp. indica) in Australia
Annals of Applied Biology (2017) 170, 287-300
K. Dhileepan (2017)
Biological control of Ziziphus mauritiana (Rhamnaceae): feasibility, prospective agents and research gaps
Florida Entomologist (2017) 100, 777-786
Kunjithapatham Dhileepan, Stefan Neser, Damian Rumiz, Anantanarayanan Raman and Anamika Sharma (2017)
Host associations of gall-inducing Prodiplosis longifila (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Bolivia: Implications for its use as a biological control agent for Jatropha gossypiifolia (Euphorbiaceae)
Journal of Applied Entomology (2015) 139, 800-812
K. Dhileepan, C.J. Lockett, A. Balu, S. Murugesan, D.J. Perovic and D.B.J. Taylor (2015)
Life cycle and host range of Phycita sp. rejected for biological control of prickly acacia in Australia
Biocontrol Science and Technology (2014) 24, 977-998
K. Dhileepan (2014)
Prospects for the classical biological control of Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae) using coevolved insects
Weed Research (2014) 54, 217-222
A. Shabbir, K. Dhileepan, N. Khan and S.W. Adkins (2014)
Weed-pathogen interactions and elevated CO2: growth changes in favour of the biological control agent
Australian Journal of Entomology (2013) 52, 175-181
Kunjithapatham Dhileepan, Dianne B.J. Taylor, Catherine Lockett and Mariano Treviño (2013)
Cat's claw creeper leaf-mining jewel beetle Hylaeogena jureceki Obenberger (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), a host-specific biological control agent for Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in Australia
Australian Journal of Botany (2013) 61, 419-423
Richard L. Boyne, Susan P. Harvey, Kunjithapatham Dhileepan and Tanya Scharaschkin (2013)
Variation in leaf morphology of the invasive cat's claw creeper Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae)
Biocontrol Science and Technology (2013) 23, 646-664
Kunjithapatham Dhileepan, Ayyapillai Balu, Selvaraj Murugesan, Ponnusamy Senthilkumar and Roger G. Shivas (2013)
Survey and prioritisation of potential biological control agents for prickly acacia (Acacia nilotica subsp. indica) in southern India
Biocontrol Science and Technology (2013) 23, 1373-1386
D.B.J. Taylor and K. Dhileepan (2013)
Life history of Anomalococcus indicus (Hemiptera: Lecanodiaspididae), a potential biological control agent for prickly acacia Vachellia nilotica ssp. indica in Australia
Australian Journal of Botany (2012) 60, 650-659
Dianne B.J. Taylor and Kunjithapatham Dhileepan (2012)
Comparative growth and biomass allocation of two varieties of cat's claw creeper, Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in Australia
Environmental Entomology (2012) 41, 317-325
K. Dhileepan, M. Trevino, M.P. Vitelli, K.A.D. Wilmot Senaratne, A.S. McClay and R.E. McFadyen (2012)
Introduction, establishment, and potential geographic range of Carmenta sp. nr ithacae (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), a biological control agent for Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in Australia
Weed Science (2012) 60, 571-576
Kunjithapatham Dhileepan (2012)
Reproductive variation in naturally occurring populations of the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in Australia
Bulletin of Entomological Research (2010) 100, 159-166
K. Dhileepan, D. Bayliss and M. Treviño (2010)
Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of Carvalhotingis visenda (Hemiptera: Tingidae), a biological control agent for cat's claw creeper, Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae)
Arthropod-Plant Interactions (2010) 4, 7-17
Andrew G. Manners, William A. Palmer, K. Dhileepan, Graeme T. Hastwell and Gimme H. Walter (2010)
Characterising insect plant host relationships facilitates understanding multiple host use
Annals of Applied Biology (2009) 154, 97-105
K. Dhileepan, C. Lockett, M. Robinson and K. Pukallus (2009)
Prioritising potential guilds of specialist herbivores as biological control agents for prickly acacia through simulated herbivory
Weed Research (2009) 49, 557-562
K. Dhileepan and K.A.D. Wilmot Senaratne (2009)
How widespread is Parthenium hysterophorus and its biological control agent Zygogramma bicolorata in South Asia?
Australian Journal of Botany (2009) 57, 132-138
Olusegun O. Osunkoya, Karina Pyle, Tanya Scharaschkin and Kunjithapatham Dhileepan (2009)
What lies beneath? The pattern and abundance of the subterranean tuber bank of the invasive liana cat's claw creeper, Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae)
Journal of Economic Entomology (2008) 101, 17-22
Andrew W. Ridley, K. Dhileepan, Gimme H. Walter, Karyn N. Johnson and Barry J. Croft (2008)
Variation in acquisition of Fiji disease virus by Perkinsiella saccharicida (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)
BioControl (2008) 53, 699-707
E.L. Snow and K. Dhileepan (2008)
The suitability of non-target native mangroves for the survival and development of the lantana bug Aconophora compressa, an introduced weed biological control agent
Weed Science (2007) 55, 497-501
K. Dhileepan (2007)
Biological control of parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus) in Australian rangeland translates to improved grass production
Biocontrol Science and Technology (2007) 17, 303-311
K.A. Conrad and K. Dhileepan (2007)
Pre-release evaluation of the efficacy of the leaf-sucking bug Carvalhotingis visenda (Heteroptera: Tingidae) as a biological control agent for cat's claw creeper Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae)
Journal of Applied Entomology (2007) 131, 564-568
K. Dhileepan, E.L. Snow, M.A. Rafter, M. Treviño, J. McCarthy and K.A.D. Wilmot Senaratne (2007)
The leaf-tying moth Hypocosmia pyrochroma (Lep., Pyralidae), a host-specific biological control agent for cat's claw creeper Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in Australia
Australian Journal of Entomology (2006) 45, 303-307
K. Dhileepan, K.A.D. Wilmot Senaratne and S. Raghu (2006)
A systematic approach to biological control agent exploration and prioritisation for prickly acacia (Acacia nilotica ssp. indica)
Australian Journal of Entomology (2006) 45, 308-316
S. Raghu, John R. Wilson and K. Dhileepan (2006)
Refining the process of agent selection through understanding plant demography and plant response to herbivory
Journal of Applied Entomology (2006) 130, 67-71
K. Dhileepan, B.J. Croft, A.W. Ridley, A.P. James and S. Raghu (2006)
Susceptibility of source plants to Sugarcane Fiji disease virus influences the acquisition and transmission of the virus by the planthopper vector Perkinsiella saccharicida
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2006) 119, 101-107
A. Raman, S. Madhavan, S.K. Florentine and K. Dhileepan (2006)
Metabolite mobilization in the stem galls of Parthenium hysterophorus induced by Epiblema strenuana inferred from the signatures of isotopic carbon and nitrogen and concentrations of total non-structural carbohydrates
Australasian Plant Pathology (2006) 35, 103-112
A.W. Ridley, K. Dhileepan, K.N. Johnson, P.G. Allsopp, K.A. Nutt, G.H. Walter and B.J. Croft (2006)
Is the distribution of Fiji leaf gall in Australian sugarcane explained by variation in the vector Perkinsiella saccharicida?
Environmental Entomology (2006) 35, 1001-1012
K. Dhileepan, M. Treviño and S. Raghu (2006)
Temporal patterns in incidence and abundance of Aconophora compressa (Hemiptera: Membracidae), a biological control agent for Lantana camara, on target and nontarget plants
Australian Journal of Entomology (2005) 44, 83-88
K. Dhileepan, Catherine J. Lockett and Rachel E. McFadyen (2005)
Larval parasitism by native insects on the introduced stem-galling moth Epiblema strenuana Walker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and its implications for biological control of Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae)
BioControl (2005) 50, 787-801
S.K. Florentine, A. Raman and K. Dhileepan (2005)
Effects of gall induction by Epiblema strenuana on gas exchange, nutrients, and energetics in Parthenium hysterophorus
Australian Journal of Entomology (2005) 44, 457-462
Kunjithapatham Dhileepan, Mariano Treviño and Sathyamurthy Raghu (2005)
Effect of temperature on the survival of Aconophora compressa Walker (Hemiptera: Membracidae): implications for weed biocontrol
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2004) 113, 63-70
K. Dhileepan (2004)
The applicability of the plant vigor and resource regulation hypotheses in explaining Epiblema gall moth-Parthenium weed interactions
Bulletin of Entomological Research (2003) 93, 393-401
K. Dhileepan (2003)
Seasonal variation in the effectiveness of the leaf-feeding beetle Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and stem-galling moth Epiblema strenuana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) as biocontrol agents on the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae)
Annals of Applied Biology (2003) 143, 375-379
K. Dhileepan, A. Greet, A. Ridley, B.J. Croft and G.R. Smith (2003)
Fiji disease resistance in sugarcane: Relationship to cultivar preference in field populations of the planthopper vector Perkinsiella saccharicida
Biocontrol Science and Technology (2003) 13, 3-12
K. Dhileepan (2003)
Current status of the stem-boring weevil Listronotus setosipennis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) introduced against the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in Australia
Journal of Economic Entomology (2003) 96, 148-155
K. Dhileepan and B.J. Croft (2003)
Resistance to Fiji disease in sugar cane: role of cultivar preference by planthopper vector Perkinsiella saccharicida (Homoptera: Delphacidae)
Entomologia Generalis (2002) 26, 195-206
Singarayer K. Florentine, Anantanarayanan Raman and Kunjithapatham Dhileepan (2002)
Responses of the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) to the stem gall-inducing weevil Conotrachelus albocinereus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Journal of Applied Entomology - Zeitschrift für angewandte Entomologie (2001) 125, 1-8
K. Dhileepan and R.E.C. McFadyen (2001)
Effects of gall damage by the introduced biocontrol agent Epiblema strenuana (Lep., Tortricidae) on the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae)
Bulletin of Entomological Research (2001) 91, 167-176
K. Dhileepan (2001)
Effectiveness of introduced biocontrol insects on the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in Australia
BioControl (2000) 45, 501-512
K. Dhileepan, S.D. Setter and R.E. McFadyen (2000)
Impact of defoliation by the biocontrol agent Zygogramma bicolorataon the weed Parthenium hysterophorus in Australia
Annals of the Entomological Society of America (1999) 92, 717-723
A. Raman and K. Dhileepan (1999)
Qualitative evaluation of damage by Epiblema strenuana (Lepidoptera : Tortricidae) to the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae)
Australian Journal of Entomology (1997) 36, 183-190
K. Dhileepan, C. Peters and A. Porter (1997)
Prevalence of Aedes camptorhynchus (Thomson) (Diptera: Culicidae) and other mosquitoes in the eastern coast of Victoria
Environmental Entomology (1997) 26, 318-326
K. Dhileepan (1997)
Physical factors and chemical cues in the oviposition behavior of arboviral vectors Culex annulirostris and Culex molestus (Diptera: Culicidae)
Journal of Medical Entomology (1996) 33, 180-182
K. Dhileepan, J.K. Azuolas and C.A. Gibson (1996)
Evidence of vertical transmission of Ross River and Sindbis viruses (Togaviridae: Alphavirus) by mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in southeastern Australia
FAO Plant Protection Bulletin (1991) 39, p. 94 (Dhileepan)
K. Dhileepan (1991)
Insects associated with oil palm in India
