Vol. 70 (2017)

• Foreword

  T.J.B. Herman

  xii-xiv

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• Potential use of electrical penetration graph (EPG) technology for biosecurity incursion response decision making

  M.R.M. Sandanayaka, J.G. Charles, K.J. Froud

  1-15

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• Evaluating co-innovation principles in a fundamental bioprotection research programme addressing challenges to potato production

  J. Vereijssen, T.M. Williams, N.M. Park, M. Nielsen, N.M. Agnew

  16-24

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• Is heat treatment a viable option for destroying weed seeds in biosecurity risk goods?

  C.A. Dowsett, T.K. James

  25-30

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• Do spittlebugs feed on grape? Assessing transmission potential for Xylella fastidiosa

  M.R.M. Sandanayaka, M. Nielsen, V.A. Davis, R.C. Butler

  31-37

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• Insect visitors to avocado flowers in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

  S.F.J. Read, B.G. Howlett, L.K. Jesson, D.E. Pattemore

  38-44

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• Incidence of and defoliation by a newly introduced pest, Paropsisterna variicollis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), on eleven durable Eucalyptus species in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand

  H. Lin, T.J. Murray, E.G. Mason

  45-51

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• Diurnal insect visitation patterns to ‘Hayward’ kiwifruit flowers in New Zealand

  B.G. Howlett, S.F.J. Read, L.K. Jesson, A. Benoist, L.E. Evans, D.E. Pattemore

  52-57

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• Relative abundance and movement of flower visitors within ‘Black Doris’ plum orchards in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand

  H.M. McBrydie, B.G. Howlett, D.E. Pattemore

  58-62

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• Can biological products control Neonectria ditissima picking wound and leaf scar infections in apples?

  M. Walter, R.E. Campbell, N.T. Amponsah, L. Turner, D. Rainham, U. Kerer, R.C. Butler

  63-72

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• Seasonal susceptibility of apple trees to Neonectria ditissima wound infections

  S.A.M. Alves, C.C. Nunes

  73-77

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• Neonectria ditissima spore release and availability in New Zealand apple orchards

  N.T. Amponsah, M. Walter, R.W.A. Scheper, R.M. Beresford

  78-86

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• Evaluation of biological and agrichemical products for control of Neonectria ditissima conidia production

  M. Walter, R.E. Campbell, N.T. Amponsah, R.W.A. Scheper, R.C. Butler

  87-96

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• The effect of wood age on infection by Neonectria ditissima through artificial wounds on different apple cultivars

  N.T. Amponsah, R.W.A. Scheper, B.M. Fisher, M. Walter, J.M. Smits, L.K. Jesson

  97-105

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• A simple method for conidial production and establishing latent infections of apples by Phlyctema vagabunda (syn: Neofabraea alba)

  K.R. Everett, I.P.S. Pushparajah, B.M. Fisher, P.N. Wood

  106-111

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• The effect of fungicides on spore germination, mycelial growth and lesion development of Phlyctema vagabunda (syn: Neofabraea alba) (bull’s eye rot of apples)

  P.N. Wood, B.M. Fisher

  112-119

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• Cold hardiness and effect of winter chilling on mortality of passionvine hopper (Scolypopa australis) eggs

  D.P. Logan, C.A. Rowe, P.G. Connolly

  120-130

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• Annual and regional variability in adult Dasineura mali (apple leafcurling midge) emergence in New Zealand

  P.L. Lo, J.T.S. Walker

  131-136

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• Development of a ‘lure and kill’ technique for apple leafcurling midge, Dasineura mali

  D.J. Rogers, P.L. Lo, J.T.S. Walker, L.M. Cole, J.C. Devitt

  137-141

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• Phase Doppler quantification of agricultural spray compared with traditional sampling materials

  R.L. Roten, S.L. Post, A. Werner, M. Safa, A.J. Hewitt

  142-151

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• Assessing the “user-friendliness” of biopesticides and their conventional pesticide counterparts: A “proof-of- concept” framework for comparing pesticide groups

  T.M. Stewart, T. Ramilan, F. Yu

  152-159

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• Plant mortality and seedling recruitment responses to flupropanate in grassland populations of Nassella trichotoma

  G.W. Bourdôt, S. Jackman, D.J. Saville

  160-164

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• An evaluation of the resistance of annual and perennial ryegrass to herbicides

  M. Gunnarsson, T.K. James, R.J. Chynoweth, M.P. Rolston

  165-170

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• Winter cover crops to reduce herbicide inputs in maize crops

  M.R. Trolove, T.K. James, A.W. Holmes, M.D. Parker, S.J. McDougall, M.R. Pirie

  171-178

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• Pasture damage from spot-sprayed herbicides

  K.C. Harrington, H. Ghanizadeh, C. Moyo, P.D. Kemp, J.P.J. Eerens

  179-185

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• Influence of glyphosate herbicide treatment of couch grass on take-all caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici with the addition of soil-borne microorganisms

  R.F. van Toor, S.F. Chng, R.M. Warren, R.C. Butler

  186-195

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• Efficacy of a simple liquid culture of Bacillus megaterium in suppressing grain discoloration disease of rice (Oryza sativa)

  M. Kanjanamaneesathian, P. Meetum

  196-202

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• Comparison of in vitro and in planta sporogenesis in Neofusicoccum species from blueberry

  Y.L. Yang, J. Turner, J. Stephens, R.E. Campbell, M. Walter

  203-208

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• Production of Neofusicoccum species conidia and their pathogenicity on wounded and non-wounded blueberry shoots

  K.M.S. Tennakoon, H.J. Ridgway, M.V. Jaspers, E.E. Jones

  209-214

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• Development of phenotyping assays for resistance screening of blueberry plants against Neofusicoccum spp.

  R.E. Campbell, H. Walters, K.M.S. Tennakoon, E.E. Jones, M. Walter

  215-223

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• Reducing bird numbers at New Zealand airports using a unique endophyte product

  C.G.L. Pennell, M.P. Rolston, C. Van Koten, D.E. Hume, S.D. Card

  224-234

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• DNA from 33-year-old dried moth specimens help confirm larva as the elusive Wiseana fuliginea

  N.K. Richards, H. Ehau-Taumaunu, C.M. Ferguson

  235-240

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• Comparison of New Zealand perennial clovers for resilience against common pasture pests

  P.J. Gerard, C.M. Ferguson, S. van Amsterdam

  241-249

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• Laboratory handling and rearing of early instar porina larvae from eggs

  S.R. Atijegbe, S. Mansfield, M. Rostas, C.M. Ferguson, S. Worner

  250-254

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• Using novel-grass endophyte associations as an avian deterrent

  C.G.L. Pennell, M.P. Rolston, D. Baird, D.E. Hume, C.M. McKenzie, S.D. Card

  255-264

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• Effect of peptones on the ability of plant pathogenic bacteria to grow on media supplemented with copper sulphate

  D.A. Cornish, M.M. Schipper, J.M. Oldham, J.L. Vanneste

  265-271

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• Elicitor induction of defence genes and reduction of bacterial canker in kiwifruit

  K.V. Wurms, E. Gould, A. Ah Chee, J. Taylor, B. Curran, T. Reglinski

  272-284

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• Sensitivity of Botrytis cinerea to fungicides used in New Zealand wine grape spray programmes

  R.M. Beresford, P.J. Wright, C.L. Middleditch, M. Vergara, L. Hasna, P.N. Wood, R.H. Agnew

  285-294

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• Conidial production by Botryosphaeriaceae species from grapevine shoot lesions in Marlborough vineyards

  A. Shafi, H.J. Ridgway, M.V. Jaspers, E.E. Jones

  295-300

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• Manipulating rainfall to study symptom expression of Botrytis cinerea infection in wine grapes

  G.N. Hill, W.R. Henshall, R.M. Beresford

  301-309

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• Effect of a protectant copper application on Psa infection of kiwifruit trap plants

  J.L. Tyson, S.J. Dobson, M.A. Manning

  310-314

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Poster Abstracts

• High pressure air for pest removal from kiwifruit

  A.B. Woolf, N.E.M. Page-Weir, R.J. Oliver, A.J. Hawthorne, A. Chhagan, D.E. Hartnett, R. Feng, A. Nangul, C. McKenna, S. Dobson, K. Stannard, C. Rowe, A. Puketapu, A. Mauchline, M. Wood, L.E. Jamieson

  315

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• Pre-treatment dips to enhance the removal of apple leafcurling midge from apples using high pressure washing

  N.E.M. Page-Weir, L.E. Jamieson, A.J. Hawthorne, S.P. Redpath, A. Chhagen, D.E. Hartnett, L. Guo, A.B. Woolf

  315

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• Overview of exotic pest and disease notifications 2015-2017

  K.M. Hofer, M.S. Bullians

  316

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• Chinese language publications are important for understanding the likely impact of brown marmorated stink bug to kiwifruit

  D.A.J. Teulon, B. Xu

  316

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• Host plant selection by the wheat bug Nysius huttoni (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) on a range of potential trap plant species

  S. Tiwari, N. Dickinson, D.J. Saville, S.D. Wratten

  317

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• Who ate all my leafrollers?

  J. Poulton, J.T. Todd, C. McKenna

  317

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• Biocontrol agent risk assessment: A surprise find ...

  F. MacDonald, D. Hartnett, D. Ward, G. Walker

  318

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• What’s eating green vegetable bugs?

  J. Todd, J. Poulton, F. MacDonald, R. Simpson

  318

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• Monitoring giant willow aphid (Tuberolachnus salignus) on apple trees in close proximity to infested willows

  D.R. Wallis, P.W. Shaw

  319

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• Insect pests in stored grain: a Canterbury example

  J.B. Drummond, J.W.M. Marris, T. Brooker

  319

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• 3D-printed multi-armed rotator mechanism for simultaneously testing a variety of lure blends

  T.E.S. Sullivan, F. Mas, T.J. Welsh, D.M. Suckling

  320

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• A field study of Bactericera cockerelli feeding timing in potato crops

  J.N. Furlong, J. Vereijssen, A.R. Pitman, R.C. Butler

  320

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• Dynamics of plant parasitic and free living nematode populations in sugarcane Saccharum officinarum in Fiji

  N. Prasad, R. Kant

  321

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• The relationship between Epiphyas postvittana (lightbrown apple moth, Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in pipfruit orchards and adjacent vineyards in Nelson

  P.W. Shaw, D.R. Wallis

  321

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• Infrared detection of codling moth larvae in apples

  R.T. Wilkinson, L.E. Jamieson, A.J. Hawthorne, D.E. Hartnett, N.E.M. Page-Weir, G. Kaunds, P. Lindegger

  322

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• Performance attributes of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) con gured for aerial pesticide application operations

  B. Richardson, S.F. Gous, W.C. Schou, T.M. Strand, L.A.H. Wright

  322

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• Comparing the toxicity of two fumigants to insects from the field vs laboratory — does insect origin matter?

  A.J. Najar-Rodriguez, M.K.D. Hall, C.R. Wilks, A.R. Adlam, S. Brierley, S. Burgess, G.K. Clare

  323

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• Is glyphosate-resistant ryegrass resistant to paraquat?

  H. Ghanizadeh, K.C. Harrington

  323

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• Genetic variation for tolerance to defoliation in Cirsium arvense (Californian thistle)

  M.G. Cripps, C.A. Dowsett, S.D. Jackman, A.D.L. Noble, G.J. Houliston

  324

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• Resistance of apple and pear rootstocks to Neonectria ditissima and their effect on scion susceptibility

  R.W.A. Scheper, M. Walter, B.M. Fisher, S. Johnston, T. Curnow, N.T. Amponsah, P. Alspach, D.I. Hedderley

  324

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• Molecular detection of Helicobasidium purpureum on carrots

  E.G. Hough, M.B. Horner, I.J. Horner

  325

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• Determination of potential alternate hosts for violet root rot in Ohakune carrot fields

  E.G. Hough, I.J. Horner, M.B. Horner

  325

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• The uptake of phosphorus acid sprays into kauri foliage

  D.B. Horgan

  326

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• Ploidy in Lolium spp. cultivars affects Argentine stem weevil parasitism by Microctonus hyperodae

  F. Tomasetto, O. Olaniyan, S.L. Goldson

  326

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• AgPest — a decision support tool for New Zealand’s pastoral industry

  K.N. Tozer, T.K. James, C. Ferguson, A. Meikle

  327

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• Porina flight activity and larval distribution in pastures on the West Coast of the South Island

  S. Mansfield, R.J. Townsend, C.M. Ferguson, N.K. Richards, S.D.G. Marshall

  327

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• Winter fungicide sprays impact the dynamics of vineyard Botrytis populations

  P.R. Johnston, D. Park, W.P. Wilkie, A.F.R. Williams

  328

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• Where do spores go? Rain-splash patterns using surrogate dye.

  R.E. Campbell

  328

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• Insights into kiwifruit bud rot

  M.S. Kabir, B.E. Parry, J.L. Tyson, M.A. Manning

  329

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• Performance of Advance Gold budbreak enhancer on Gold3 kiwifruit in cold and warm seasons

  C. Molloy, M. Guy, A. Wells, S. McKennie

  329

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• Strategic framework for New Zealand grapevine trunk disease

  D.C. Mundy

  330

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• Suppression of Neonectria ditissima growth on agar by Bacillus-based products

  B.M. Fisher, G. Gubellini, P.N. Wood, R.W.A. Scheper

  330

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