Publications

Electrophysiological responses of Trissolcus japonicus, T. basalis, and T. oenone (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) to volatile compounds associated with New Zealand stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Journal of Chemical Ecology
Peer Reviewed
Electroantennography
Semiochemicals
Host Recognition
Biological Control
Aug 3, 2024
Thomas E. Saunders, Lee-Anne M. Manning, Gonzalo A. Avila, Gregory I. Holwell, Kye Chung Park

Protective geometry and reproductive anatomy as candidate determinants of clutch size variation in pentatomid bugs

The American Naturalist
Peer Reviewed
Pentatomidae
Egg Masses
Reproductive Strategies
Circle Packing
Oct 1, 2023
Paul K. Abram, Eric Guerra-Grenier, Jacques Brodeur, Clarissa Capko, Michely Ferreira Santos Aquino, Elizabeth H. Beers, Maria Carolina Blassioli-Moraes, Miguel Borges, M. Fernanda Cingolani, Antonino Cusumano, Patrick De Clercq, Celina A. Fernandez, Tara D. Gariepy, Tim Haye, Kim Hoelmer, Raul Alberto Laumann, Marcela Lietti, J. E. McPherson, Eduardo Punschke, Thomas E. Saunders, Jin-Ping Zhang, Ian C. W. Hardy

The Future is Open: Establishing Wider Open Access for Research Publications in Aotearoa New Zealand

Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor
Report
Research Policy
Open Research
Jul 15, 2022
Thomas E. Saunders

Retrospective host-specificity testing shows Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston) and the native Trissolcus oenone (Dodd) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) have overlapping physiological host ranges in New Zealand

Biological Control
Peer Reviewed
Biological Control
Host Range
Non-target Risks
Pentatomidae
Scelionidae
Apr 26, 2022
Thomas E. Saunders, Gonzalo A. Avila, Gregory I. Holwell

Improving pre-release risk assessments for classical biological control agents by integrating behavioural, electrophysiological, and chemical-ecological methods for host specificity testing

University of Auckland
Thesis
Biological Control
Ecological Host Range
Non-target Risks
Electroantennography
Arrestment
Oviposition Tests
Pentatomidae
Scelionidae
Mar 16, 2022
Thomas E. Saunders

Pre-emptive host-specificity testing of Trissolcus japonicus (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) reveals high parasitism levels against the endemic New Zealand alpine shield bug in laboratory no-choice tests

Austral Entomology
Peer Reviewed
Biological Control
Host Range
Non-target Risks
Pentatomidae
Scelionidae
Mar 18, 2021
Thomas E. Saunders, Gonzalo A. Avila, Gregory I. Holwell

A molecular approach to study Hymenoptera diets using wasp nests

NeoBiota
Peer Reviewed
Environmental DNA
Metabarcoding
Social Insects
Trophic Interactions
Nov 13, 2020
Marie-Caroline Lefort, Jacqueline R. Beggs, Travis R. Glare, Thomas E. Saunders, Erin J. Doyle, Stéphane Boyer

Taxonomy at a crossroads: Communicating value, building capability, and seizing opportunities for the future

Megataxa
Peer Reviewed
Taxonomy
Natural History
Scientific Collections
Research Policy
Jan 31, 2020
Thomas E. Saunders

Variation in the diversity and richness of parasitoid wasps based on sampling effort

PeerJ
Peer Reviewed
Taxonomy
Biodiversity
Sampling methods
Rarefaction
Apr 5, 2018
Thomas E. Saunders, Darren F. Ward

A new species of Lusius (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from New Zealand

New Zealand Entomologist
Peer Reviewed
Taxonomy
Biodiversity
Jul 3, 2017
Thomas E. Saunders, Darren F. Ward

Optimising capture methods for the evaluation of parasitoid wasp diversity

University of Auckland
Thesis
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Sampling methods
Rarefaction
Feb 22, 2017
Thomas E. Saunders
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