Incursion Reports
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Research Programmes

Nectria
Armillaria
Unwanted Organisms
Needle Cast
Beneficial Organisms
Bark beetles and wood-borers
Incursion response
General

Annual Reports and Workshop Presentations




Incursion Response Research Programme

Modelling the efficacy of different sampling strategies for estimating disease levels and detecting the spread of new pests
D. J.  Kriticos, A. Leriche, L. S. Bulman, M. O. Kimberley, S. Alcaraz and
B. Richardson (March 2008)


Validation of the Spraytrans Model for Prediction of Long-Range Pesticide Spray Drift: Progress Report
Brian Richardson, Harold Thistle, Dean Thompson and Stefan Gous (June 2007)

Improving predictions of pest mortality prior to pest eradication operations: Part II: The influence of a phagostimulant on the efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki
M. K. Kay (May 2006)

Improving predictions of pest mortality prior to pest eradication operations: Part III: The influence of the host plant on the susceptibility of the painted apple moth to a viral pathogen.
M. K. Kay (May 2006)


Improving predictions of pest mortality prior to pest eradication operations: The influence of host species and provenance on the efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki
M. Kay, K. Steele, P. Taylor and D. Jones (June 2005)