Vol. 61 (2008)

• Foreword

  P.S. Stevens

  xiv-xiv

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• Biological and ecological traits that assist establishment of alien invasive insects

  L. Peacock, S.P. Worner

  1-7

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• The biocontrol information resource for ERMA New Zealand applicants (BIREA) an evaluation

  T.D. White, J.M. Kean, B.I.P. Barratt

  8-11

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• Developmental biology of Meteorus pulchricornis parasitising painted apple moth

  A. Chhagan, A.E.A. Stephens, J.G. Charles

  12-16

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• Establishment of Thripobius javae (semiluteus) in New Zealand

  L.E. Jamieson, K. Froud, R. Edwards, P.S. Stevens

  17-23

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• Distribution of the clover root weevil biocontrol agent in the North Island of New Zealand

  P.J. Gerard, T.M. Eden, D.J. Wilson, G. Burch

  24-30

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• The effect of parasitism on clover root weevil flight capability

  T.M. Eden, M. Donald, P.J. Gerard

  31-34

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• Detection of Armillaria basidiospore dispersal

  M.W.P. Power, T.D. Ramsfield, I.A. Hood

  35-40

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• A comparison of populations of Armillaria hinnulea in New Zealand and Australia

  T.D. Ramsfield, M.W.P. Power, G.S. Ridley

  41-47

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• Arbuscular mycorrhiza improve apple rootstock growth in soil conducive to specific apple replant disease

  H.J. Ridgway, J. Kandula, A. Stewart

  48-53

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• Suppression of Venturia inaequalis (apple scab) ascospore production using autumnapplied fungicides

  P.N. Wood, R.M. Beresford, T.J. Taylor

  54-58

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• Application of fungicides during leaf fall to control apple scab (Venturia inaequalis) in the following season

  R.M. Beresford, P.N. Wood, P.W. Shaw, T.J. Taylor

  59-64

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• Field testing alternatives to copper for controlling avocado fruit rots

  K.R. Everett, O.E. Timudo-torrevilla, G.N. Hill, T.E. Dawson

  65-69

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• Nutrient nitrogen management for disease control in strawberry

  M. Walter, B. Braithwaite, B.J. Smith, G.I. Langford

  70-79

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• Isolation of copper and streptomycin resistant phytopathogenic Pseudomonas syringae from lakes and rivers in the central North Island of New Zealand

  J.L. Vanneste, D.A. Cornish, J. Yu, R.J. Boyd, C.E. Morris

  80-85

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• Control of Phytophthora cinnamomi in Erica sessiliflora and Erica davisii

  S.G. Casonato, M.A. Manning, P.A. Rheinlander, R.A. Fullerton

  86-90

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• Assessing risk of the natural regeneration of introduced conifers or wilding spread

  N.J. Ledgard

  91-97

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• Vegetation successions over 30 years of high country grassland invasion by Pinus contorta

  N.J. Ledgard, T.S.H. Paul

  98-104

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• Effect of felled wilding pines on plant growth in high country grasslands

  T.S.H. Paul, N.J. Ledgard

  105-110

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• Estimating the fate of seeds in a Nassella trichotoma population

  C.S. Lusk, S.L. Lamoureaux, G.A. Hurrell, G.W. Bourd?t

  111-115

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• Weed cover unaffected after converting a dairy farm to organic production

  K.C. Harrington, M.A. Osborne, P.D. Kemp

  116-120

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• Botanical and management factors associated with Setaria pumila abundance implications for pasture management

  K.N. Tozer, T.K. James, C.A. Cameron

  121-126

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• Ragwort and nodding thistle control with novel 24d mixtures

  T.K. James, A. Rahman

  127-133

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• Carboxylic acid amide (CAA) fungicide resistance prevention strategy

  M.S. Moore, G.B. Follas, G.C. Hagerty, R.M. Beresford

  134-136

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• Benchmarking of potato pesticide use in Canterbury

  R.F. Van_Toor, S.L.H. Viljanen-Rollinson, D.A.J. Teulon

  137-146

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• Improving spray distribution and coverage on avocado trees in low volume concentrate sprays

  R.E. Gaskin, D.W.L. Manktelow, H. Pak

  147-152

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• Development of best practice to minimise offtarget drift from hydrogen cyanamide sprays in kiwifruit orchards

  R.E. Gaskin, D.W. Manktelow, B. May, S. Max

  153-158

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• Determination of spray drift using multiple metal cations as tracers

  J.A. Zabkiewicz, K.D. Steele, J.P. Praat

  159-163

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• Evaluation of the agdisp ground boom spray drift model

  S.J.R. Woodward, R.J. Connell, J.A. Zabkiewicz, K.D. Steele, J.P. Praat

  164-168

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• Fluorescence decline ratio comparison with quantum yield ratio for plant physiological status and herbicide treatment responses

  D.B. Horgan, J.A. Zabkiewicz

  169-173

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• Stem injection of insecticides to control herbivorous insects on Eucalyptus nitens

  S.F. Gous, B. Richardson

  174-178

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• Assessing the effect of Essigella californica on Pinus radiata at two sites in New Zealand

  M.C. Watson, D.J. Kriticos, G.M. Drayton, D.A.J Teulon, E.G. Brockerhoff

  179-184

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• Distribution and current status of natural enemies of Paropsis charybdis in New Zealand

  T.J. Murray, T.M. Withers, S. Mansfield, J. Bain

  185-190

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• Timing of sulphur spray application for control of hazelnut big bud mites (Phytoptus avellanae and Cecidophyopsis vermiformis)

  J. Webber, R.B. Chapman

  191-196

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• Efficacy of plant volatiles for postharvest control of western flower thrips in fresh produce

  C.W. van_Epenhuijsen, K.G. Somerfield, D. Hedderley

  197-204

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• Endophyteinfected Festuca pratensis containing loline alkaloids deters feeding by Listronotus bonariensis

  B.J. Patchett, R.B. Chapman, L.R. Fletcher, S.R. Gooneratne

  205-209

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• Root loline concentration in endophyteinfected meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis) is increased by grass grub (Costelytra zealandica) attack

  B.J. Patchett, R.B. Chapman, L.R. Fletcher, S.R. Gooneratne

  210-214

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• Comparisons of traps and lures for monitoring grass grub Costelytra zealandica

  C.R. Unelius, R.J. Townsend, D.C. Mundy, L.M. Manning, T.A. Jackson, D.M. Suckling

  215-221

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• Development of a speciesspecific probe for detection of Serratia entomophila in soil

  M.R.H. Hurst, S.D. Young, M. O'Callaghan

  222-228

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• Potential for biological control of porina (Wiseana spp) with a novel insecticidal bacterium Yersinia n sp (MH96) EN65 strain

  M. Brownbridge, C. Ferguson, D.J. Saville, J. Swaminathan, M.R.H. Hurst, T.A. Jackson

  229-235

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• Yersinia sp (MH96) a potential biopesticide of migratory locust Locusta migratoria L

  M.R. McNeill, M.R.H. Hurst

  236-242

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• Impact of nitrification inhibitor application on the nematode community in dairy pasture soil

  L.T. Aalders, N.L. Bell

  243-247

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• Establishing white clover (Trifolium repens) in high pest density regions

  J.L. Brock, J.P.J. Eerens, A. Rahman, D.J. Wilson

  248-255

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• Crop rotation with brassicas reduces Phytophthora populations in potato soil

  L.-H. Cheah, A.T. Marsh, D. Hedderley, R.E. Falloon

  256-260

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• Influences of crop rotation tillage residue management and winter cover crop on takeall in spring wheat

  M.G. Cromey, G.S. Francis, L.A. Trimmer, F.J. Tabley, R.N. Gillespie, P.M. Fraser, A.J. Pearson, R.C. Butler, D. Curtin, S.L. Bithell

  261-269

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• Conditions surrounding the outbreak of yellow dwarf virus in autumn/wintersown cereals in Canterbury during 2005

  D.A.J. Teulon, C.M. Till, R.F. van_Toor

  270-276

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• Emergence and reproductive rhythms of Ephestia kuehniella (Lepidoptera Pyralidae)

  J. Xu, Q. Wang, X.Z. He

  277-282

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• The efficacy of various bait products against the grey field slug Deroceras reticulatum

  S.A. Howlett, D.J. Wilson, K.T. Miller

  283-286

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• Chemical control options for the dicamba resistant biotype of fathen (Chenopodium album)

  A. Rahman, T.K. James, M.R. Trolove

  287-291

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• Spatial interpolation of daily humidity using natural neighbours over mountain areas in south eastern Australia

  K.S. Kim, R.M. Beresford, W.R. Henshall

  292-295

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• A costloss analysis to evaluate the value of weather estimates as inputs to a disease risk model

  K.S. Kim, R.M. Beresford, W.R. Henshall

  296-300

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• Production of Botryosphaeria species conidia using grapevine green shoots

  N.T. Amponsah, E.E. Jones, H.J. Ridgway, M.V. Jaspers

  301-305

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• A review of the direct and indirect effects of nitrogen on botrytis bunch rot in wine grapes

  D.C. Mundy

  306-310

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• Impact of mycorrhizal colonisation on grapevine establishment in Cylindrocarpon infested soil

  C.M. Bleach, R.J. Cope, E.E. Jones, H.J. Ridgway, M.V. Jaspers

  311-316

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• Predation of citrus red mite (Panonychus citri) by Stethorus sp and Agistemus longisetus

  L.E. Jamieson, A. Chhagan, J.G. Charles

  317-321

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• Development and reproduction of Diadegma semiclausum (Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae) on diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (Lepidotera Plutellidae)

  D. Khatri, Q. Wang, X.Z. He

  322-327

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• Evaluation of coloured sticky traps for monitoring beneficial insects in apple orchards

  D.R. Wallis, P.W. Shaw

  328-332

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• Biocontrol of pests in apples under integrated fruit production

  P.W. Shaw, D.R. Wallis

  333-337

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• Effect of photoperiod on development and reproduction in Tasmanian lacewing Micromus tasmaniae (Walker) (Neuroptera Hemerobiidae)

  A. Yadav, X.Z. He, Q. Wang

  338-342

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• European earwig as a potential biological control agent of apple leafcurling midge

  X.Z. He, Q. Wang, J. Xu

  343-349

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• Effect of age on the reproductive fitness of Platygaster demades an egg parasitoid of apple leafcurling midge

  W.R.M. Sandanayaka, A. Chhagan

  350-354

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• Effect of host age on searching and oviposition behaviour of Diaeretiella rapae (MIntosh) (Hymenoptera Aphidiidae)

  R. Kant, W.R.M. Sandanayaka, X.Z. He, Q. Wang

  355-361

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• Natural enemies of bridal creeper Asparagus asparagoides in New Zealand

  H.M. Harman, N.W. Waipara, C.J. Winks, L.A. Smith, P.G. Peterson, J.P. Wilkie

  362-367

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• Herbicide selection for wandering Jew (Tradescantia fluminensis) control

  G.A. Hurrell, T.K. James, C.S. Lusk, M. Trolove

  368-373

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• Evaluation of triclopyr triethylamine for the control of wetland weeds

  P.D. Champion, T.K. James, E.C. Carney

  374-377

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• Safety of triclopyr triethylamine to native wetland species

  P.D. Champion, T.K. James, E.C. Carney

  378-383

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Poster Abstracts

• The problem with grubby footwear at international borders a New Zealand case study of golfers

  T.D. White, T.A. Payne, M.R. McNeill, D.T. Bewsell

  384-384

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• Testing the effectiveness of disinfectant protocols for soiled footwear

  S.D. Young, M.R. McNeill, D.J. Saville

  384-384

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• Evaluation of treatment methods for eradication of plant pathogens from carrot seed

  L-H. Cheah, S. Olsson

  385-385

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• Database tools for risk analysis of fungal plant pathogen incursions into New Zealand

  K.R. Everett, I.P.S. Pushparajah, S.L.H. Viljanen-Rollinson, M.V. Marroni

  385-385

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• Eretmocerus eremicus a new whitefly parasitoid found in New Zealand

  P.J. Workman, I.A.W. Scott, G.M. Drayton

  386-386

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• A new lure for Thrips major

  D.A.J. Teulon, M-C. Nielsen, W.J. De Kogel, R.W.H.M. Van_Tol, M.M. Davidson

  386-386

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• New attractants for Vespula vulgaris from honeydew

  N.J. White, A.R. Gibb, L.D. Stringer, L.M. Manning, C.R. Unelius, K.C. Park, D.M. Suckling, A.M. El-Sayed

  387-387

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• Sex pheromone of the pink grass worm Tmetolophota atristriga (Walker)

  V.J. Mitchell, L.M. Manning, A.M. El-Sayed

  387-387

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• Australian black beetle expansion through Christchurch city highlights a risk to pastoral agriculture on the Canterbury plains

  R.J. Townsend, M.R. McNeill, T.A. Jackson

  388-388

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• Biocontrol a possibile option to control manuka beetle (Pyronota spp) causing pasture damage on dairy farms on the West Coast

  R.J. Townsend, T.A. Jackson

  388-388

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• Pupation depth of Microctonus spp

  C.M. Ferguson, C.B. Phillips, D.M. Barton, M.R. McNeill, H.I. Townsend, H.D. Vattala

  389-389

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• Influence of male density on reproductive fitness of female rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae L (Coleoptera Curculionidae)

  C. Flay, Q. Wang

  389-389

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• Survival of Neonectria fuckeliana in woody material

  A.J.M. Hopkins, M.A. Dick, I.G. Simpson

  390-390

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• Host variation in Pinus radiata in response to inoculation with Neonectria fuckeliana

  M.A. Dick, A.J.M. Hopkins, M.W.P. Power

  390-390

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• The fate of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Pinus radiata seedlings in the nursery

  K. Walbert, T.D. Ramsfield, M.A. Dick, E.E. Jones, H.J. Ridgway

  391-391

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• New host association for Sirex noctilio and Amylostereum areolatum on Cedrus atlantica

  G.M. Burnip, I.C. Harvey, D. Voice, M. Braithwaite

  391-391

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• Distribution of Botryosphaeria species causing grapevine dieback and decline in New Zealand vineyards

  J. Baskarathevan, M.V. Jaspers, E.E. Jones, H.J. Ridgway

  392-392

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• Phytotoxicity of phosphorus acid in Leucodendron Safari Goldstrike

  S.G. Casonato, M.A. Manning, P.A. Rheinl?nder, R.A. Fullerton

  392-392

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• Optimum timing of fungicides for control of onion white rot (Sclerotium cepivorum)

  J.L. Tyson, R.A. Fullerton, R.W. Chynoweth, P.A. Rheinlander, G.N. Hill

  393-393

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• Vine death of Hort 16A in Chile caused by Verticillium alboatrum

  R.A. Fullerton, J. Auger, I. Rodriguez, M.A. Manning, R.A. Martin, F. Duboy

  393-393

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• Genetic variation among Glomerella cingulata isolates from different Lauraceae hosts

  R.W.A. Scheper, O.E. Timudo-Torrevilla, J. Rees-George, K.R. Everett

  394-394

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• Effect of postharvest dips on apple surface microflora and Dasineura mali removal

  R.W.A. Scheper, D.J. Rogers

  394-394

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• Herbicide deposition on weeds from weed wipers

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

  395-395

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• Fluorpen a simple hand held chlorophyll fluorescence measuring instrument

  J.A. Zabkiewicz, D.B. Horgan

  395-395

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• Multitargeting for biological control of sleeper weeds

  R. Groenteman, D. Kelly, S.V. Fowler

  396-396

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• Assessing the potential for biological control of Buddleja davidii with the fungus Chondrostereum purpureum

  T.D. Ramsfield, M.W.P. Power

  396-396

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