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Linda J. Thomson

Researcher at University of Melbourne

Publications -  64
Citations -  2688

Linda J. Thomson is an academic researcher from University of Melbourne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Trichogramma & Pest control. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 64 publications receiving 2315 citations. Previous affiliations of Linda J. Thomson include La Trobe University & Cooperative Research Centre.

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Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition

Daniel S. Karp, +156 more
TL;DR: Analysis of the largest pest-control database of its kind shows that surrounding noncrop habitat does not consistently improve pest management, meaning habitat conservation may bolster production in some systems and depress yields in others.
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Predicting the effects of climate change on natural enemies of agricultural pests

TL;DR: Interactions between the pest light brown apple moth and its natural enemies are considered to illustrate the type of data that needs to be collected to make useful predictions.
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The Effects of Host Age, Host Nuclear Background and Temperature on Phenotypic Effects of the Virulent Wolbachia Strain popcorn in Drosophila melanogaster

TL;DR: It was found that popcorn delayed development time, and host background influenced both this trait and the rate of mortality associated with infection, with no reduction in life span occurring in flies reared at 19 degrees.
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Vegetation increases the abundance of natural enemies in vineyards

TL;DR: Results indicate that the abundance and distribution of vineyard natural enemies and parasitism of pest moth eggs is increased adjacent to edges with wooded vegetation, leading to beneficial effects for pest control.
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Effects of ground cover (straw and compost) on the abundance of natural enemies and soil macro invertebrates in vineyards

TL;DR: This map shows how grapevines in Australia are affected by different types of herbicides, including those used to remove weeds, as well as how the colour of the fruit depends on the type of chemical applied.