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  1. Spring Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) density predicts honey production losses and indicates an action threshold in New Zealand apiaries

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, June 2026, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester

  2. Primary and secondary antiviral RNAi responses throughout Varroa destructor life stages reveal the vertical transmission of viruses

    Article • June 2026, openRxiv

    Professor Phil Lester

  3. Exploring distribution, caste-specific seasonality, and winter activity of three invasive wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in New Zealand using citizen science data

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, April 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  4. Common wasps, Vespula vulgaris (Hymenoptera, Vespidae), utilise a wide breadth of plants to build nests, as determined via chloroplast metabarcoding

    Article • New Zealand Entomologist, April 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  5. The spatial distribution of dispersal-phase adult Varroa destructor mites on two strains of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) in New Zealand

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology, April 2026, Elsevier

    Professor Phil Lester

  6. RNAi can be effective for the control of Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, March 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  7. The miRNAome of the honey bee parasite, Varroa destructor, shows sex-specific expression of miRNA clusters across life stages

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology, February 2026, Elsevier

    Professor Phil Lester

  8. Recent advances and avenues for the pest management of invasive social wasps and hornets

    Article • Current Opinion in Insect Science, April 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Phil Lester

  9. In Silico Analysis of Potential Off-Target Effects of a Next-Generation dsRNA Acaricide for Varroa Mites (Varroa destructor) and Lack of Effect on a Bee-Associated Arthropod

    Article • Insects, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Phil Lester

  10. A novel antibody treatment reduces deformed wing virus loads in the western honey bee ( Apis mellifera )

    Article • mSphere, November 2024, ASM Journals

    Professor Phil Lester

  11. Exploring local attitudes towards current and potential future invasive wasp management in Aotearoa New Zealand

    Article • Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, October 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  12. Beekeepers Support the Use of RNA Interference (RNAi) to Control Varroa destructor

    Article • Insects, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Phil Lester

  13. Are increasing honey bee colony losses attributed to Varroa destructor in New Zealand driven by miticide resistance?

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, June 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  14. Variable viral loads and immune response in an invasive ant's native and introduced ranges

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, June 2024, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  15. Improving wasp control by identifying likely causes of eradication failure

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  16. Population dynamics and prey community of the invasive paper wasp Polistes chinensis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in a protected coastal habitat in New Zealand

    Article • Austral Entomology, April 2024, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  17. Effects of Deformed Wing Virus-Targeting dsRNA on Viral Loads in Bees Parasitised and Non-Parasitised by Varroa destructor

    Article • Viruses, November 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Phil Lester

  18. Gene drives for invasive wasp control: Extinction is unlikely, with suppression dependent on dispersal and growth rates

    Article • Ecological Applications, September 2023, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  19. Sociality reduces the probability of eradication success of arthropod pests

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  20. Are increasing honey bee colony losses attributed toVarroa destructorin New Zealand driven by miticide resistance?

    Article • March 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Phil Lester

  21. An invasive ant increases deformed wing virus loads in honey bees

    Article • Biology Letters, January 2023, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Phil Lester

  22. Can immune gene silencing via dsRNA feeding promote pathogenic viruses to control the globally invasive Argentine ant?

    Article • Ecological Applications, December 2022, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  23. Identity, Prevalence, and Pathogenicity of Entomopathogenic Fungi Infecting Invasive Polistes (Vespidae: Polistinae) Paper Wasps in New Zealand

    Article • Insects, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Phil Lester

  24. Integrating biochemical and behavioral approaches to develop a bait to manage the invasive yellow paper waspPolistes versicolor(Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in the Galápagos Islands

    Article • Neotropical Biodiversity, July 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  25. Viral communities in the parasite Varroa destructor and in colonies of their honey bee host (Apis mellifera) in New Zealand

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  26. A global review of socioeconomic and environmental impacts of ants reveals new insights for risk assessment

    Article • Ecological Applications, March 2022, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  27. The native and exotic prey community of two invasive paper wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in New Zealand as determined by DNA barcoding

    Article • Biological Invasions, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  28. Gene drive and RNAi technologies: a bio-cultural review of next-generation tools for pest wasp management in New Zealand

    Article • Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  29. A Diverse Viral Community from Predatory Wasps in Their Native and Invaded Range, with a New Virus Infectious to Honey Bees

    Article • Viruses, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Phil Lester

  30. Gut microbial communities and pathogens infection in New Zealand bumble bees (Bombus terrestris, Linnaeus, 1758)

    Article • New Zealand Entomologist, July 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  31. A citizen science project reveals contrasting latitudinal gradients of wing deformity and parasite infection of monarch butterflies in New Zealand

    Article • Ecological Entomology, June 2021, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  32. Invasive paper wasps have strong cascading effects on the host plant of monarch butterflies

    Article • Ecological Entomology, December 2020, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  33. Bioclimatic Modelling Identifies Suitable Habitat for the Establishment of the Invasive European Paper Wasp (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) across the Southern Hemisphere

    Article • Insects, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Phil Lester

  34. Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), an Introduced Wasp in the Galapagos Islands: Its Life Cycle and Ecological Impact

    Article • Environmental Entomology, September 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester

  35. Genetic Strain Diversity of Multi-Host RNA Viruses that Infect a Wide Range of Pollinators and Associates is Shaped by Geographic Origins

    Article • Viruses, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Phil Lester

  36. Population genetics of the invasive wasp Vespula germanica in South Africa

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  37. Viral and fungal pathogens associated with Pneumolaelaps niutirani (Acari: Laelapidae): a mite found in diseased nests of Vespula wasps

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  38. The association between mitochondrial genetic variation and reduced colony fitness in an invasive wasp

    Article • Molecular Ecology, July 2019, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  39. Different bacterial and viral pathogens trigger distinct immune responses in a globally invasive ant

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  40. Behaviourally specialized foragers are less efficient and live shorter lives than generalists in wasp colonies

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  41. Fitness and microbial networks of the common wasp, Vespula vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), in its native and introduced ranges

    Article • Ecological Entomology, March 2019, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  42. Pathogen shifts in a honeybee predator following the arrival of the Varroa mite

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, January 2019, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Phil Lester

  43. Novel biotechnologies for eradicating wasps: seeking Māori studies students’ perspectives with Q method

    Article • Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  44. A metatranscriptomic analysis of diseased social wasps (Vespula vulgaris) for pathogens, with an experimental infection of larvae and nests

    Article • PLOS One, December 2018, PLOS

    Professor Phil Lester

  45. Social wasps like yellowjackets can be a BIG problem. How can they be controlled?

    Article • Annual Review of Entomology, September 2018, Annual Reviews

    Professor Phil Lester

  46. Behavioural variation and plasticity along an invasive ant introduction pathway

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, August 2018, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  47. The potential for the use of gene drives for pest control in New Zealand: a perspective

    Article • Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, October 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester, Professor Neil J Gemmell, Maxwell Scott

  48. Bacterial communities of ants change over their invasion pathway & influence their hosts behaviour

    Article • Ecology, March 2017, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  49. The long-term population dynamics of common wasps in their native and invaded range

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, January 2017, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  50. A genetic bottleneck in populations of a New Zealand endemic ant associated with density of an invasive predatory wasp

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  51. Booms, busts and population collapses in invasive ants

    Article • Biological Invasions, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  52. Trail disruption of Argentine ants in vineyards

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, June 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor David Maxwell Suckling, Professor Phil Lester

  53. Corruption, development and governance indicators predict invasive species risk from trade

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, June 2016, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Phil Lester

  54. Two pathogens change cuticular hydrocarbon profiles but neither elicit a social behavioural change in infected honey bees, A pis mellifera (Apidae: Hymenoptera)

    Article • Austral Entomology, September 2015, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  55. Invasive ants carry novel viruses in their new range and form reservoirs for a honeybee pathogen

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, September 2015, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Phil Lester

  56. The stinging response of the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris): plasticity and variation in individual aggressiveness

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester, Professor David Maxwell Suckling, Assoc. Professor Stephen Hartley

  57. Toxicity and utilization of chemical weapons: does toxicity and venom utilization contribute to the formation of species communities?

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, July 2015, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  58. Synthetic pheromones as a management technique - dispensers reduce Linepithema humile activity in a commercial vineyard

    Article • Pest Management Science, June 2015, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester, Professor David Maxwell Suckling

  59. Aspects of resilience of polar sea ice algae to changes in their environment

    Article • Hydrobiologia, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  60. No Evidence of Enemy Release in Pathogen and Microbial Communities of Common Wasps (Vespula vulgaris) in Their Native and Introduced Range

    Article • PLOS One, March 2015, PLOS

    Professor Phil Lester

  61. Nest-based information transfer and foraging activation in the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester, Professor David Maxwell Suckling, Assoc. Professor Stephen Hartley

  62. Confirmation ofNosema ceranaein New Zealand and a phylogenetic comparison ofNosemaspp. strains

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, March 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  63. Density-Dependent Effects of an Invasive Ant on a Ground-Dwelling Arthropod Community

    Article • Environmental Entomology, January 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester

  64. Carbohydrate scarcity increases foraging activities and aggressiveness in the antProlasius advenus(Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Article • Ecological Entomology, September 2014, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  65. Synergistic effects of temperature, diet and colony size on the competitive ability of two ant species

    Article • Austral Ecology, August 2014, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  66. The association between invasive Lantana camara and seedlings/saplings of a plant community in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, India

    Article • Journal of Tropical Ecology, August 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Phil Lester

  67. Determining the origin of invasions and demonstrating a lack of enemy release from microsporidian pathogens in common wasps (Vespula vulgaris)

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, June 2014, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  68. Density-dependent effects of an invasive wasp on the morphology of an endemic New Zealand ant

    Article • Biological Invasions, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  69. Validating spatiotemporal predictions of an important pest of small grains

    Article • Pest Management Science, April 2014, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  70. Disruption of Foraging by a Dominant Invasive Species to Decrease Its Competitive Ability

    Article • PLOS One, March 2014, PLOS

    Professor Phil Lester, Professor David Maxwell Suckling

  71. Foraging Relationships Between Elephants andLantana camaraInvasion in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, India

    Article • Biotropica, March 2014, Wiley

    Dr Gaius Wilson, Professor Phil Lester

  72. Critical issues facing New Zealand entomology

    Article • New Zealand Entomologist, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  73. A neurotoxic pesticide changes the outcome of aggressive interactions between native and invasive ants

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, October 2013, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Phil Lester

  74. Feeling the Heat? Substantial Variation in Temperatures Does Not Affect the Proportion of Males Born in Australia

    Article • Human Biology, October 2013, Human Biology (The International Journal of Population Biology and Genetics)

    Professor Phil Lester

  75. Lethal and Sublethal Impacts of Predaceous BackswimmerAnisops wakefieldi(Hemiptera: Notonectidae) on the Life-History Traits of the New Zealand MosquitoCulex pervigilans(Diptera: Culicidae)

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, September 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester, Dr Nik Fadzly, Dr Wan Fatma Zuharah

  76. Arrival sequence and diet mediate interspecific competition in an ant community

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  77. Ambient temperature variation does not influence regional proportion of human male births in New Zealand

    Article • Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, June 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  78. Reduced Densities of the Invasive Wasp, Vespula vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), did not Alter the Invertebrate Community Composition of Nothofagus Forests in New Zealand

    Article • Environmental Entomology, April 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester

  79. Male production by workers in the polygynous ant Prolasius advenus

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  80. Diploscapter formicidae sp. n. (Rhabditida: Diploscapteridae), from the ant Prolasius advenus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in New Zealand

    Article • Nematology, January 2013, Brill

    Professor Phil Lester

  81. The conundrum of the yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) reproductive mode: no evidence for dependent lineage genetic caste determination

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  82. Temperature and starvation effects on food exploitation by Argentine ants and native ants in New Zealand

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, December 2012, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  83. Population decline but increased distribution of an invasive ant genotype on a Pacific atoll

    Article • Biological Invasions, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  84. Homoploid hybrid origin of Yucca gloriosa: intersectional hybrid speciation in Yucca (Agavoideae, Asparagaceae)

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, August 2012, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  85. Influence of Toxic Bait Type and Starvation on Worker and Queen Mortality in Laboratory Colonies of Argentine Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, August 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester

  86. Genetic diversity is positively associated with fine-scale momentary abundance of an invasive ant

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, July 2012, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  87. Comment on Moffett: "Supercolonies of billions in an invasive ant: What is a society?"

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, April 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester

  88. Behavioral plasticity mediates asymmetric competition between invasive wasps and native ants

    Article • Communicative & Integrative Biology, March 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  89. The widespread collapse of an invasive species: Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) in New Zealand

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, November 2011, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Phil Lester, Assoc. Professor Stephen Hartley

  90. Fish distributions along depth gradients of a sea mountain range conform to the mid-domain effect

    Article • Ecography, November 2011, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  91. Sampling Efficacy for the Red Imported Fire AntSolenopsis invicta(Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Article • Environmental Entomology, October 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester, Professor David Maxwell Suckling

  92. Whatever the Weather: Ambient Temperature Does Not Influence the Proportion of Males Born in New Zealand

    Article • PLOS One, September 2011, PLOS

    Professor Phil Lester

  93. Recent behavioural and population genetic divergence of an invasive ant in a novel environment

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, August 2011, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  94. Prevalence and genetic diversity of three bacterial endosymbionts (Wolbachia, Arsenophonus, and Rhizobiales) associated with the invasive yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes)

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  95. A novel interference behaviour: invasive wasps remove ants from resources and drop them from a height

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, March 2011, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Phil Lester

  96. Trophic-level responses differ at plant, plot, and fragment levels in urban native forest fragments: a hierarchical analysis

    Article • Ecological Entomology, March 2011, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester, Assoc. Professor Stephen Hartley

  97. 10.1023/A:1003983122695

    Article • January 2011, CrossRef Test Account

    Professor Phil Lester

  98. 10.1023/A:1002915806111

    Article • January 2011, CrossRef Test Account

    Professor Phil Lester

  99. Relative roles of climatic suitability and anthropogenic influence in determining the pattern of spread in a global invader

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, December 2010, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Cang Hui, Professor Phil Lester, Assoc. Professor Stephen Hartley

  100. The influence of aquatic predators on mosquito abundance in animal drinking troughs in New Zealand

    Article • Journal of Vector Ecology, December 2010, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  101. Are exotic invaders less susceptible to native predators? A test using native and exotic mosquito species in New Zealand

    Article • Population Ecology, September 2010, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  102. Can adults of the New Zealand mosquito Culex pervigilans (Bergorth) detect the presence of a key predator in larval habitats?

    Article • Journal of Vector Ecology, June 2010, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  103. The influence of nest availability on the abundance and diversity of twig-dwelling ants in a Papua New Guinea forest

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  104. Integrating physiology, population dynamics and climate to make multi-scale predictions for the spread of an invasive insect: the Argentine ant at Haleakala National Park, Hawaii

    Article • Ecography, February 2010, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester, Assoc. Professor Stephen Hartley

  105. Twenty years of Argentine ants in New Zealand: past research and future priorities for applied management

    Article • New Zealand Entomologist, February 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester, Professor David Maxwell Suckling

  106. The role of resource dispersion in promoting the co-occurrence of dominant and subordinate ant species

    Article • Oikos, January 2010, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  107. Invasive Ant Management

    Article • November 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester

  108. Modeling Spatial Variation of Russian Wheat Aphid Overwintering Population Densities in Colorado Winter Wheat

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, April 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester

  109. Invasive ants compete with and modify the trophic ecology of hermit crabs on tropical islands

    Article • Oecologia, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  110. Behavioural plasticity associated with propagule size, resources, and the invasion success of the Argentine antLinepithema humile

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, February 2009, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  111. Competitive assembly of South Pacific invasive ant communities

    Article • BMC Ecology, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  112. Resource heterogeneity and foraging behaviour of cattle across spatial scales

    Article • BMC Ecology, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  113. Competition and Coexistence in Model Populations

    Article • January 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Phil Lester

  114. Terrestrial Arthropods

    Article • January 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Phil Lester

  115. The influence of temperature and fine-scale resource distribution on resource sharing and domination in an ant community

    Article • Ecological Entomology, December 2007, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  116. Large scale unicoloniality: the population and colony structure of the invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) in New Zealand

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  117. Community level impacts of an ant invader and food mediated coexistence

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, March 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  118. Inferring historical introduction pathways with mitochondrial DNA: the case of introduced Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) into New Zealand

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, March 2007, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  119. Behaviourally and genetically distinct populations of an invasive ant provide insight into invasion history and impacts on a tropical ant community

    Article • Biological Invasions, November 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  120. Increasing vineyard floral resources may not enhance localised biological control of the leafroller Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) by Dolichogenidea spp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitoids

    Article • Biocontrol Science and Technology, November 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  121. Quantifying uncertainty in the potential distribution of an invasive species: climate and the Argentine ant

    Article • Ecology Letters, August 2006, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester, Assoc. Professor Stephen Hartley

  122. Habitat complexity facilitates coexistence in a tropical ant community

    Article • Oecologia, June 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  123. Relationships between mosquito densities in artificial container habitats, land use and temperature in the Kapiti‐Horowhenua region, New Zealand

    Article • New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, June 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  124. Increased Larval Mosquito Densities from Modified Landuses in the Kapiti Region, New Zealand: Vegetation, Water Quality, and Predators as Associated Environmental Factors

    Article • EcoHealth, October 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  125. Determinants for the successful establishment of exotic ants in New Zealand

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, July 2005, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  126. Does altering patch number and connectivity change the predatory functional response type? Experiments and simulations in an acarine predator–prey system

    Article • Canadian Journal of Zoology, June 2005, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Phil Lester

  127. Development of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Acari: Pyroglyphidae) at Constant and Simultaneously Fluctuating Temperature and Humidity Conditions

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, May 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester

  128. Development of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Acari: Pyroglyphidae) at Constant and Simultaneously Fluctuating Temperature and Humidity Conditions

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, May 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester

  129. The apparent establishment and subsequent eradication of the Australian giant bulldog antMyrmecia brevinodaForel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in New Zealand

    Article • New Zealand Journal of Zoology, January 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  130. Anthropogenic Landscape Change and Vectors in New Zealand: Effects of Shade and Nutrient Levels on Mosquito Productivity

    Article • EcoHealth, July 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  131. Long-Legged Ants, Anoplolepis gracilipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Have Invaded Tokelau, Changing Composition and Dynamics of Ant and Invertebrate Communities

    Article • Pacific Science, January 2004, Project Muse

    Professor Phil Lester

  132. Presence of adultOchlerotatus (Finlaya)notoscriptus (Skuse) andCulex (Culex) pervigilansBergroth (Diptera: Culicidae) in tree canopy in Wellington, New Zealand

    Article • New Zealand Entomologist, December 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester, Dr José G B Derraik

  133. Temperature-dependent development of the Argentine ant,Linepithema humile(Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a degree-day model with implications for range limits in New Zealand.

    Article • New Zealand Entomologist, December 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  134. Argentine and other ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in New Zealand horticultural ecosystems: distribution, hemipteran hosts, and review

    Article • New Zealand Entomologist, December 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  135. Comparative bioinformatic analysis of complete proteomes and protein parameters for cross-species identification in proteomics

    Article • PROTEOMICS, October 2002, Wiley

    Professor Simon J Hubbard, Professor Phil Lester

  136. Patch and prey utilization behaviors by Aphelinus albipodus and Diaeretiella rapae (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae and Aphidiidae) on Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)

    Article • Biological Control, June 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Phil Lester

  137. Functional and numerical responses do not always indicate the most effective predator for biological control: an analysis of two predators in a two-prey system

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, June 2002, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  138. Release, establishment, and movement of the predator Typhlodromus pyri (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on apple

    Article • The Canadian Entomologist, April 2001, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Phil Lester

  139. The Transfer of Typhlodromus pyri on Grape Leaves for Biological Control of Panonychus ulmi (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) in Vineyards in Ontario, Canada

    Article • Biological Control, March 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Phil Lester

  140. Abundance and Effects of Predators and Parasitoids on the Russian Wheat Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) Under Organic Farming Conditions in Colorado

    Article • Environmental Entomology, April 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester

  141. Abundance and Effects of Predators and Parasitoids on the Russian Wheat Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) Under Organic Farming Conditions in Colorado

    Article • Environmental Entomology, April 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester

  142. The lethal effects of gamma irradiation on larvae of the Huhu beetle, Prionoplus reticularis: a potential quarantine treatment for New Zealand export pine trees

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, March 2000, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  143. Article • Experimental and Applied Acarology, January 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  144. Pyrethroid Encapsulation for Conservation of Acarine Predators and Reduced Spider Mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) Outbreaks in Apple Orchards

    Article • Environmental Entomology, February 1999, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester

  145. Article • Experimental and Applied Acarology, January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Phil Lester

  146. The effects of refuge size and number on acarine predator–prey dynamics in a pesticide‐disturbed apple orchard

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, April 1998, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  147. Effect of a Combined Methyl Bromide Fumigation and Cold Storage Treatment on Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Mortality on Apples

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, April 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester

  148. Postharvest disinfestation of lightbrown apple moth and longtailed mealybug on persimmons using heat and cold

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, December 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Phil Lester

  149. Postharvest disinfestation of diapausing and non-diapausing twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) on persimmons: hot water immersion and coolstorage

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, May 1997, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  150. Demersal fish community diversity off New Zealand: Is it related to depth, latitude and regional surface phytoplankton?

    Article • Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers, April 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Phil Lester

  151. Pretreatment Induced Thermotolerance in Lightbrown Apple Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and Associated Induction of Heat Shock Protein Synthesis

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, February 1997, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester

  152. Gamma irradiation for postharvest disinfestation ofCtenopseustis obliquana(Walker) (Lep., Tortricidae)

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, January 1997, Wiley

    Professor Phil Lester

  153. Hot air treatment for disinfestation of lightbrown apple moth and longtailed mealy bug on persimmons

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, May 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Phil Lester

  154. Hot-water immersion for disinfestation of lightbrown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana) and longtailed mealy bug (Pseudococcus longispinus) on persimmons

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, October 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Phil Lester

  155. Gamma Irradiation for Mter Harvest Disinfestation of Diapausing Two spotted Spider Mite (Acari: Tetranychidae)

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, October 1995, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Phil Lester

  156. Effects of riparian willow trees(Salix fragilis)on macroinvertebrate densities in two small Central Otago, New Zealand, streams

    Article • New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, September 1994, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester

  157. Willow leaf and periphyton chemical composition, and the feeding preferences ofOlinga feredayi(Trichoptera: Conoesucidae)

    Article • New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, March 1994, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester