Toni M. Withers

Toni M. Withers, Ph.D., New Zealand entomologist.

Better Border Biosecurity, New Zealand

Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute), Private Bag 3020, Rotorua, 3046 New Zealand

toni.withers[at]scionresearch.com

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(List may be incomplete)

(List may be incomplete)

Withers, T.M., Raman, A. & Berry, J.A. 2000. Host range and biology of Ophelimus eucalyptii (Gahan)(Hym.: Eulophidae), a pest of New Zealand eucalypts. New Zealand Plant Protection 53: 339–344. Abstract and full article (PDF) Reference page.

Withers, T.M. 2001. Colonization of eucalypts in New Zealand by Australian insects. Austral Ecology 26(5): 467–476. DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2001.01140.x Reference page.

Berry, J.A. & Withers, T.M. 2002. New gall-inducing species of ormocerine pteromalid (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae: Ormocerinae) described from New Zealand. Australian Journal of Entomology 41(1): 18–22. DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2002.00257.x Reference page.

Avila, G.A., Withers, T.M. & Holwell, G.I. 2014. Host testing of the parasitoid Cotesia urabae (Austin & Allen, 1989) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to assess the risk posed to the New Zealand nolid moth Celama parvitis (Howes, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Nolidae): do host deprivation and experience influence acceptance of non-target hosts? Austral Entomology 54(3): 270–277. DOI: 10.1111/aen.12121 . Reference page.
Saavedra, M.C., Withers, T.M. & Holwell, G.I. 2014. Suitability of four Eucalyptus host species for the development of Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero and Dellapé. New Zealand Plant Protection 67: 327. Abstract and full article (PDF) Reference page.
Saavedra, M.C., Withers, T.M. & Holwell, G.I. 2014 (Online). Susceptibility of four Eucalyptus host species for the development of Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero and Dellapé (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae). Forest Ecology and Management 336: 210-216. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.10.024 Reference page.