Research conducted by C·I·B post-doctoral fellow Katelyn Faulkner demonstrates that to reduce invasions, ships travelling along high risk routes should be targeted for inspections.
Non-native invasive insects have major impacts on ecosystem function, agricultural production and human health. To make better predictions of where such species may establish and invade, species distribution models (SDMs) are widely used tools to predict potential distributions and invasion extents across new geographical areas.
The Young Science Communicator’s Competition (YSCC) is an annual competition that challenges young scientists and researchers between the ages of 18 and 35 to communicate their research to a larger audience beyond the scientific community.
A popular article about invasive ladybirds by C·I·B PhD student, Ingrid Minnaar, recently awarded her the first prize at SAASTA’s 2016/2017 Young Science Communicator’s Competition (YSCC).
A paper published in the journal Biological Control showed that flower-feeding weevils can be effective biocontrol agents by reducing the number of flowers, fruits and seeds that the invasive tree Bugweed (Solanum mauritianum) produce.
