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MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Molecular Ecology

Bio Security

Pest Management

Forest Health

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Recent Projects in Molecular Ecology of Pests

Production of molecular markers for Lymantriidae in order to identify pathways of entry into New Zealand (in Collaboration with Lincoln University).

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Genetic diversity of sap sucking insects in New Zealand.

Nicol, D., Armstrong, K., Wratten, S.D., Walsh, P.J., Straw, N.A., Cameron, C.M., Lahmann, C., and Frampton, C. M. (1998). Genetic diversity of an introduced pest, the green spruce aphid, Elatobium abietinum (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Bulletin of  Entomological Research. Vol. 88. 537-543

Nicol, D., Armstrong, K., Wratten, S.D., Walsh, P.J., Cameron, C.M., Lahmann, C., and Frampton, C. M. (1997). Genetic diversity of two introduced aphid species in New Zealand. Proceedings of the 50th New Zealand Weed and Pest Control Conference.