Birch, A.N.E., Geoghegan, I.E., Majerus, M.E.N., Hackett, C. & Allen, J. (1997) Interactions between plant resistance genes, pest aphid populations and beneficial aphid predators. Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute 1996, pp68-72.

Geoghegan, I.E., Thomas, W.P. & Majerus M.E.N. (1997) Notes on the coccinellid parasitiod Dinocampus coccinellae (Shrank) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Scotland. The Entomologist 116(3):179-184.

Birch, A.N.E., Geoghegan, I.E., Majerus, M.E.N. & Robertson, W.M.. (1997) Proceedings of IOBC 6th Ecology of Aphidophaga Working Group Symposium-Biological Control and Management of Aphids, Gembloux, Belgium, Sept. 1996.

Walker, A.J., Ford, L., Majerus, M.E.N., Geoghegan, I.E., Birch, A.N.E., Gatehouse, J.A. & Gatehouse, A.M.R. (1998) Characterisation of the mid-gut digestive proteinase activity of the two-spot ladybird (Adalia bipunctata L.) and its sensitivity to proteinase inhibitors. Insect Molecular Biology and Biochemistry 28(3):173-180

Chudek, J.A., Geoghegan, I.E., Hunter, G., MacKay, R.L., Majerus, M.E.N., Moritz, S., McNicol, R.J. & Birch, A.N.E. (1997) MRM, an alternative approach to the study of host/parasitoid relationships in insects. 4th International Conference on Magnetic Resonance Microscopy "Heidelberg Conference in Albuquerque", 21st-25th Sept 1997. Page 66

Chudek, J.A., Geoghegan, I.E., Hunter, G., MacKay, R.L., Majerus, M.E.N., Moritz, S., McNicol, R.J. & Birch, A.N.E. (1998) MRM, an alternative approach to the study of host/parasitoid relationships in insects. In: Spacially Resolved Magnetic Resonance; Methods and Applications in Material Science, Agriculture and Biomedicine. (Eds. P. Blümler, B. Blümich, R. Botto & E. Fukushima) Page 467-471.

Geoghegan, I.E., Majerus, T.M.O. & Majerus, M.E.N. (1998) A record of a rare male of the parthenogenetic parasitoid Dinocampus coccinellae (Shrank) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Ent. Rec. J. Var. 110:171-172.

Geoghegan, I.E., Majerus, T.M.O. & Majerus, M.E.N. (1998) Differential parasitisation of imaginal and pre-imaginal Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) by Dinocampus coccinellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Eur. J. Entomol. 95: 571-579.

Geoghegan, I.E., Majerus, T.M.O. & Majerus, M.E.N. (2000) Interactions between Coccinella 7-punctata Linn. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and cocoons of the parasitoid Dinocampus coccinellae (Schrank) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). British Journal of Entomology and Natural History (submitted)

Majerus, M.E.N., Geoghegan, I.E. & Majerus T.M.O.(2000) Adaptive preferential selection of young coccinellid hosts by the parasitiod wasp Dinocampus coccinellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). European Journal Of Entomology 97:161-164.

Geoghegan, I.E., Thomas, W.P. & Majerus, M.E.N. (1997) Observations of the coccinellid parasitoid Dinocampus (Perilitus) coccinellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Scotland. Entomology ‘97, The First National Meeting for Entomologists, The Royal Entomological Society, University of Newcastle, 10-12th Sept. 1997.

Birch, A.N.E., Geoghegan, I.E., Majerus, M.E.N., McNicol, J.W., Hackett, C. & Gatehouse, A.M.R. (1997) The impact of an aphid-resistant transgenic potato expressing snowdrop lectin on the aphidophagous ladybird Adalia bipunctata; risk assessment studies. Entomology ‘97, The First National Meeting for Entomologists, The Royal Entomological Society, University of Newcastle, 10-12th Sept. 1997.

Birch, A.N.E., Majerus, M.E.N., Geoghegan, I.E., McNicol, J.W., Hackett, C., Gatehouse, A.M.R. & Gatehouse, J.A. (1998) A case study: ecological impact of transgenic potato expressing the anti-aphid snowdrop lectin on predatory ladybirds. Proceedings of 6th Australasian applied Entomological Research Conference, Brisbane, October 1998 pp169-173.

Shaw, M.R., Geoghegan, I.E. & Majerus, M.E.N. (1999) Males of Dinocampus coccinellae (Shrank) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae). Ent. Rec. J. Var. 111:195-196.

Birch, A.N.E., Geoghegan, I.E., Majerus,M.E.N., McNicol, J.W., Hackett, C., Gatehouse, A.M.R. & Gatehouse, J.A. (1999) Tri-trophic interactions involving pest aphids, predatory 2-spot ladybirds and transgenic potatoes expressing snowdrop lectin for aphid resistance. Molecular Breeding 5(1):75-83.

Geoghegan, I.E. (2000) The Seven Spot Ladybird-a Model Insect! Journal of Biological Education 34(2):95-100

Geoghegan, I.E. (2000) Ladybird 'spot-checks'. NERCNews Spring 2000, pages4-5

Geoghegan, I.E., Chudek, J.A., MacKay, R.L., Lowe, C., Moritz, S., McNicol, R.J., Birch, A.N.E., Hunter, G. & Majerus, M.E.N. (2000) Study of anatomical changes in Coccinellae septempunctata (Coleoptera:Coccinellae) induced by diet and by infection with the larva of Dinocampus coccinellae (Hymenoptera:Braconidae) using magnetic resonance microimaging. European Journal of Entomology 97:457-461

Geoghegan, I.E., Majerus T.M.O. & Majerus M.E.N. (2000) Differential oviposition behaviour of the parasitoid wasp, Dinocampus coccinellae (Shrank) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with respect to host sex. European Journal of Entomology (accepted)

Geoghegan, I.E. & Majerus, M.E.N. (1999) Intra- and inter-specific oviposition preferences of the parasitiod wasp Dinocampus coccinellae with respect to host species, age, size and sex. Aphidophaga VII, Bromont, Canada, 31August-4 September 1999.

Geoghegan, I.E., Chudek, J.A., MacKay, R.L., Lowe, C., McNicol, R.J., Birch, A.N.E., Hunter, G. & Majerus, M.E.N. (1999) A study of the anatomy of Coccinellae septempunctata and the changes induced by diet and by infection with the larva of Dinocampus coccinellae using magnetic resonance microimaging. Aphidophaga VII, Bromont, Canada, 31August-4 September 1999.

Chudek, J.A., Geoghegan, I.E., Lowe, C., Hunter, G., MacKay, R.L., Majerus, M.E.N., McNicol, R.J. & Birch, A.N.E. (1999) A study of the effects of dietary changes on the MRM characteristics of the seven-spot ladybird Coccinella septempunctata. Abstracts of the Fifth International Conference on NMR Microscopy, Heidelberg, P15 .

 


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