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Louise Mc Namara
Researcher at Teagasc
Publications - 9
Citations - 160
Louise Mc Namara is an academic researcher from Teagasc. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hylobius abietis & Weevil. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 7 publications receiving 108 citations. Previous affiliations of Louise Mc Namara include Maynooth University.
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Control of a major pest of forestry, Hylobius abietis, with entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi using eradicant and prophylactic strategies
Christopher D. Williams,Aoife B. Dillon,Christopher D. Harvey,Roseanne Hennessy,Louise Mc Namara,Christine T. Griffin +5 more
TL;DR: If choice of EPF strain and application technologies are optimised, EPF may present a viable control method for pine weevil in the future.
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The effect of entomopathogenic fungal culture filtrate on the immune response of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella.
TL;DR: Results suggest that B. caledonica and M. anisopliae filtrate are modulating the insect immune system allowing a subsequent pathogen to proliferate, suggesting EPF for use as biocontrol agents, particularly if the goal is to use them in combination with other control agents.
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Oosporein, an abundant metabolite in Beauveria caledonica, with a feedback induction mechanism and a role in insect virulence.
Louise Mc Namara,Louise Mc Namara,Stephen K. Dolan,John M.D. Walsh,John C. Stephens,Travis R. Glare,Kevin Kavanagh,Christine T. Griffin +7 more
TL;DR: It appears that oosporein promotes infection rather than directly killing insects; this could be mediated both by a reduction in haemocyte numbers and by alterations to the humoral immune system.
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Efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes for control of large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis: effects of soil type, pest density and spatial distribution
Apostolos Kapranas,Ben Malone,Sarajane Quinn,Louise Mc Namara,Christopher D. Williams,Padraig O’Tuama,Arne Peters,Christine T. Griffin +7 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that infestation level (number of weevils per stump) can be an important factor in forecasting EPN application success as there is evidence of negative density-dependent parasitism when weevil densities were high.
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Management of yellow dwarf disease in Europe in a post-neonicotinoid agriculture.
Louise Mc Namara,Kevin Gauthier,Lael Walsh,Lael Walsh,Gaël Thébaud,Michael Gaffney,Emmanuel Jacquot +6 more
TL;DR: The current knowledge on the YDV pathosystem is summarized, management options against YDD are described, the impacts of the neonicotinoid ban in Europe are analysed, and future strategies to control YDVs are considered.