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Research Programmes

Nectria
Armillaria
Unwanted Organisms
Needle Cast
Beneficial Organisms
Bark beetles and wood- borers
Incursion response
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Annual Reports and Workshop Presentations




Bark beetles and wood borers Research Programme

Wood borer and Bark Beetle Risk Analysis
E.G. Brockerhoff May 2009

An experimental test of a visual-based push-pull strategy for control of wood boring phytosanitary pests
S. M. Pawson, M. S. Watt (May 2008)

Light trapping as a potential tool for Arhopalus ferus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) control at wood processing facilities
Stephen Pawson, Michael Watt, Eckehard Brockerhoff (July 2007)

Using differential responses to light as a push-pull control strategy for wood borers
S. M. Pawson, M. S. Watt, E. G. Brockerhoff

The potential of Beauveria spp. for the control of bark and wood boring beetles