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  1. Updated phylogenetic and systematics of the Acrapex albivena Hampson, 1910 and A. stygiata (Hampson, 1910) species groups (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Apameini, Sesamiina), with the description of nine new species from the Afrotropics

    Article • Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N S ), March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muluken Goftishu, Yoseph ASSEFA, Dr Des E Conlong, gilson chipabika

  2. Complementarity among dragonflies across a pondscape in a rural landscape mosaic

    Article • Insect Conservation and Diversity, January 2019, Wiley

    Dr Des E Conlong

  3. Predation capacity, development and reproduction of the southern African flower bugs Orius thripoborus and Orius naivashae (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) on various prey

    Article • Biological Control, July 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Des E Conlong

  4. The role of heterogeneous agricultural landscapes in the suppression of pest species following random walk dispersal patterns

    Article • Ecological Modelling, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Des E Conlong

  5. The Sterile Insect Technique in Agricultural Crops in South Africa: A Metamorphosis …. but Will it Fly? ‡

    Article • African Entomology, March 2015, Entomological Society of Southern Africa

    Dr Des E Conlong

  6. A revision of the genus Conicofrontia Hampson (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Apameini, Sesamiina), with description of a new species: new insights from morphological, ecological and molecular data...

    Article • Zootaxa, February 2015, Magnolia Press

    Dr Des E Conlong

  7. Virulence ofBeauveria brongniartiiandB. bassianaagainstSchizonycha affiniswhite grubs and adults (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr Des E Conlong

  8. Direct and indirect effects of development temperature on adult water balance traits of Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Des E Conlong

  9. Alastair John Michael Carnegie (15 February 1928 — 7 June 2014)

    Article • African Entomology, September 2014, Entomological Society of Southern Africa

    Dr Des E Conlong

  10. Impact of mass rearing and gamma irradiation on thermal tolerance ofEldana saccharina

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, August 2014, Wiley

    Dr Des E Conlong

  11. Evolved variation in cold tolerance among populations ofEldana saccharina(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in South Africa

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, April 2014, Wiley

    Dr Des E Conlong

  12. Large-scale sugarcane farmers' knowledge and perceptions of Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), push–pull and integrated pest management

    Article • Crop Protection, February 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Des E Conlong

  13. Integrative taxonomy of Acrapex stem borers (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae : Apameini): combining morphology and Poisson Tree Process analyses

    Article • Invertebrate Systematics, January 2014, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr Des E Conlong

  14. Host plant-related variation in thermal tolerance ofEldana saccharina

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, December 2013, Wiley

    Dr Des E Conlong

  15. Genetic diversity in Pareuchaetes insulata and its implications for biological control of Chromolaena odorata

    Article • BioControl, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Des E Conlong

  16. Species diversity and distribution of lepidopteran stem borers in South Africa and Mozambique

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, October 2013, Wiley

    Dr Des E Conlong

  17. A Comparison of the Infestation of Aproaerema simplexella (Walker) on Groundnut and other Known Hosts for Aproaerema modicella (Deventer) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

    Article • African Entomology, September 2013, Entomological Society of Southern Africa

    Dr Des E Conlong

  18. A reaction–diffusion model for the control of Eldana saccharina Walker in sugarcane using the sterile insect technique

    Article • Ecological Modelling, February 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Des E Conlong

  19. Modelling the effects of the sterile insect technique applied to Eldana saccharina Walker in sugarcane

    Article • ORiON, December 2012, Stellenbosch University

    Dr Des E Conlong

  20. Beauveria brongniartii on white grubs attacking sugarcane in South Africa

    Article • Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, November 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Des E Conlong

  21. Diversity of stem borer parasitoids and their associated wild host plants in South Africa and Mozambique

    Article • Phytoparasitica, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Des E Conlong

  22. Thermal Biology of the Predatory Bugs Orius thripoborus and O. naivashae (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)

    Article • Environmental Entomology, August 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Des E Conlong

  23. Moisture Source and Diet affect Development and Reproduction of Orius thripoborus and Orius naivashae , two Predatory Anthocorids from Southern Africa

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, January 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Des E Conlong

  24. Morphological reinforcement, ancient introgressive hybridization and species delimitation in African stem-borer species of the genus Sesamia Guenée (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    Article • Systematic Entomology, May 2011, Wiley

    Dr Des E Conlong

  25. Buakea(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), A New Genus of African Stem Borers: Morphological, Ecological and Molecular Data

    Article • African Entomology, March 2011, Entomological Society of Southern Africa

    Dr Des E Conlong

  26. Distribution of sugarcane stem borers and their natural enemies in small-scale farmers' fields, adjacent margins and wetlands of Ethiopia

    Article • International Journal of Pest Management, July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Des E Conlong

  27. Systematics and molecular phylogeny of two African stem borer genera, Sciomesa Tams & Bowden and Carelis Bowden (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, June 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Des E Conlong

  28. Record ofEldana saccharinaWalker (Lep, Pyralidae) in inland South Africa and its genetic relationship with the coastal population

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, July 2009, Wiley

    Dr Des E Conlong

  29. Conventional and New Biological and Habitat Interventions for Integrated Pest Management Systems: Review and Case Studies using Eldana saccharina Walker(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Des E Conlong

  30. Farmers' perceptions of sugarcane stem borers and farm management practices in the Amhara region of Ethiopia

    Article • International Journal of Pest Management, July 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Des E Conlong

  31. Establishment of Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Sugarcane Fields of Ethiopia and Origin of Founding Population

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, June 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Des E Conlong

  32. Ganglion (pl. ganglia)

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Des E Conlong

  33. Garden Symphylan, Scutigerella immaculata (Newport) (Symphyla: Scutigerellidae)

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Des E Conlong

  34. Gelechiidae

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Des E Conlong

  35. Gramineous Lepidopteran Stem Borders in Africa

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Des E Conlong

  36. Distribution and Pest Status of African Sugarcane Stem Borers

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Des E Conlong

  37. Damage and Pest Status

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Des E Conlong

  38. Stem Borer–Fungal Interactions

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Des E Conlong

  39. Intercropping and Habitat Management

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Des E Conlong

  40. Biological Control of Chilo sacchariphagus on the Indian Ocean Islands and Africa

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Des E Conlong

  41. DNA identification of Busseola (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae in Ethiopian sugarcane

    Article • African Entomology, September 2007, Entomological Society of Southern Africa

    Dr Des E Conlong

  42. Bt-maize as a potential trap crop for management of Eldana saccharina Walker (Lep., Pyralidae) in sugarcane

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, May 2007, Wiley

    Dr Des E Conlong

  43. Phylogeography ofEldana saccharinaWalker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

    Article • Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N S ), January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Des E Conlong

  44. Genetic Diversity ofSturmiopsis parasiticaCurran (Diptera: Tachinidae)

    Article • Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N S ), January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Des E Conlong

  45. Trichogramma bournieriPintureau & Babault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) andChilo sacchariphagusBojer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in sugarcane in Mozambique: A new association

    Article • Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N S ), January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Des E Conlong

  46. Investigating strategies for minimising damage caused by the sugarcane pest Eldana saccharina

    Article • Agricultural Systems, November 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Des E Conlong

  47. Biological control of indigenous African stemborers: What do we know?

    Article • International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, December 2001, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Des E Conlong

  48. Active defence of herbivorous hosts against parasitism: Adult parasitoid mortality risk involved in attacking a concealed stemboring host

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, April 1999, Wiley

    Dr Des E Conlong

  49. Active defence of herbivorous hosts against parasitism: Adult parasitoid mortality risk involved in attacking a concealed stemboring host

    Article • January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Des E Conlong

  50. Biological Control of Eldana saccharina Walker in South African Sugarcane: Constraints Identified From 15 Years of Research

    Article • International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, March 1997, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Des E Conlong

  51. Rearing beneficial insects for biological control purposes in resource poor areas of africa

    Article • September 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Des E Conlong

  52. Determining strategies for the biological control of a sugarcane stalk borer

    Article • Ecological Modelling, May 1994, Elsevier

    Dr Des E Conlong

  53. A review and perspectives for the biological control of the African sugarcane stalkborer Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, February 1994, Elsevier

    Dr Des E Conlong

  54. Biological control of gramineous lepidopteran stem borers in sub-Saharan Africa.

    Article • CABI Publishing

    Dr Des E Conlong

  55. Integrated pest management in South Africa.

    Article • CABI Publishing

    Dr Des E Conlong