Dr James Hereward
Research Fellow
School of the Environment
Researcher biography
My research applies population genetics, evolutionary and ecological theory, and genomics to understand agricultural pests, weeds and pollination, all three are billion dollar problems facing Australian Agriculture. I am always keen to explore new approaches and cutting-edge technologies. This is important because some of the most innovative and transformative advances in genomics are coming from human genomics, and I draw upon these advances and apply them to insect and weed pests. As a result, my research combines cutting-edge genomic tools and ecological experimentation to investigate agricultural pests in an evolutionary context, with the goal of protecting agricultural crops and ensuring global food security.
Publications
Journal Articles
Rizal, Leela M., Hereward, James P., Brookes, Dean R., Furlong, Michael J. and Walter, Gimme H. (2024). Hidden diversity within Beauveria and Metarhizium – Comparing morphology, barcoding, multilocus phylogenies and whole-genome sequences. Fungal Ecology, 67 101304, 101304. doi: 10.1016/j.funeco.2023.101304
Crisp, Michael D., Minh, Bui Q., Choi, Bokyung, Edwards, Robert D., Hereward, James, Kulheim, Carsten, Lin, Yen Po, Meusemann, Karen, Thornhill, Andrew H., Toon, Alicia and Cook, Lyn G. (2024). Perianth evolution and implications for generic delimitation in the eucalypts (Myrtaceae), including the description of the new genus, Blakella. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. doi: 10.1111/jse.13047
Hu, Xiaoyue, Hereward, James P., Wang, Duoqi, Yang, Qinglang and Wang, Yongmo (2023). A host-specialized aphid lineage helps another conspecific lineage utilize a new host by disrupting the plant defenses. Journal of Pest Science. doi: 10.1007/s10340-023-01717-2
Merriam, Alicia B., Malone, Jenna M., Hereward, James P., Gill, Gurjeet and Preston, Christopher (2023). Point mutations including a novel Pro‐197‐Phe mutation confer cross resistance to acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibiting herbicides in Lactuca serriola in Australia. Pest Management Science, 79 (12), 5333-5340. doi: 10.1002/ps.7743
Merriam, Alicia B., Malone, Jenna M., Hereward, James P., Gill, Gurjeet and Preston, Christopher (2023). Population structure of ALS‐inhibiting herbicide resistant Sonchus oleraceus in South Australia. Pest Management Science, 79 (9), 3200-3210. doi: 10.1002/ps.7498
McCulloch, Graham A., Gurdasani, Komal, Hereward, James P., Morin, Louise, Walter, Gimme H. and Raghu, S. (2023). Invasion history of Lycium ferocissimum in Australia: the impact of admixture on genetic diversity and differentiation. Diversity and Distributions, 29 (7), 879-891. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13702
Ezeh, Angela E., Hereward, James P., Day, Michael D., Taylor, Tamara and Furlong, Michael J. (2023). Confirming the identity of the Hypogeococcus species (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) associated with Harrisia martinii (Labour.) Britton (Cactaceae) in Australia: Implications for biological control. Austral Entomology, 62 (2), 235-245. doi: 10.1111/aen.12641
De Prins, Jurate, Taylor, Dianne B. J., Gonzalez, Giovanny Fagua, Dobson, Jeremy, Hereward, James P., Shi, Boyang, Rahman, Md. Mahbubur and Dhileepan, Kunjithapatham (2023). Taxonomic delineation of the Old World species Stomphastis thraustica (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) feeding on Jatropha gossypiifolia (Euphorbiaceae) that was collected in the New World and imported as a biocontrol agent to Australia. Neotropical Entomology, 52 (3), 380-406. doi: 10.1007/s13744-022-00994-3
Lau, Ieng Hou, Hereward, James P., Smith, Tobias J., Heard, Tim A. and Walter, Gimme H. (2022). Inter-colony fights in Tetragonula stingless bees result in temporary mixed-species worker cohorts. Apidologie, 53 (4) 37, 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s13592-022-00936-3
Ambrose, Luke, Popovic, Iva, Hereward, James, Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel and Beebe, Nigel W. (2022). Comparisons of chemosensory gene repertoires in human and non-human feeding Anopheles mosquitoes link olfactory genes to anthropophily. iScience, 25 (7) 104521, 104521. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104521
Filipović, Igor, Rašić, Gordana, Hereward, James, Gharuka, Maria, Devine, Gregor J., Furlong, Michael J. and Etebari, Kayvan (2022). A high-quality de novo genome assembly based on nanopore sequencing of a wild-caught coconut rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros). BMC Genomics, 23 (1) 426, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s12864-022-08628-z
Etebari, Kayvan, Hereward, James, Sailo, Apenisa, Ahoafi, Emeline M., Tautua, Robert, Tsatsia, Helen, Jackson, Grahame V. and Furlong, Michael J. (2022). Corrigendum to ‘‘Examination of population genetics of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) and the incidence of its biocontrol agent (Oryctes rhinoceros nudivirus) in the South Pacific Islands Current'' [Research in Insect Science 1 (2021) 100015](S2666515821000081)(10.1016/j.cris.2021.100015). Current Research in Insect Science, 2 100035, 100035. doi: 10.1016/j.cris.2022.100035
Foster, Brodie J., Hereward, James P., Uelese, Aleni, Walter, Gimme H. and Furlong, Michael J. (2021). Trichogramma species in Samoa and their potential as biological control agents against the large cabbage moth, Crocidolomia pavonana. Biological Control, 164 104781, 104781. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104781
Wongnikong, Wanaporn, Hereward, James P., van Brunschot, Sharon L., Cappadonna, Justin K. and Walter, Gimme H. (2021). Assessment of relative host plant quality for three cryptic species of the Bemisia tabaci species complex in Australia. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 15 (6), 845-859. doi: 10.1007/s11829-021-09863-z
Werth, Jeff, Thormby, David, Keenan, Michelle, Hereward, James and Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh (2021). Effectiveness of glufosinate, dicamba, and clethodim on glyphosate-resistant and susceptible populations of five key weeds in Australian cotton systems. Weed Technology, 35 (6), 1-7. doi: 10.1017/wet.2021.59
Etebari, Kayvan, Hereward, James, Sailo, Apenisa, Ahoafi, Emeline M., Tautua, Robert, Tsatsia, Helen, Jackson, Grahame V. and Furlong, Michael J. (2021). Examination of population genetics of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) and the incidence of its biocontrol agent (Oryctes rhinoceros nudivirus) in the South Pacific Islands. Current Research in Insect Science, 1 100015, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cris.2021.100015
Wongnikong, Wanaporn, Hereward, James P., van Brunschot, Sharon L. and Walter, Gimme H. (2021). Multiple invasions of Bemisia argentifolii into Australia and its current genetic connectivity across space. Journal of Pest Science, 94 (4), 1331-1343. doi: 10.1007/s10340-021-01343-w
Filipovic, Igor, Hereward, James P., Rasic, Gordana, Devine, Gregor J., Furlong, Michael J. and Etebari, Kayvan (2021). The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) based on long-read nanopore sequencing. PeerJ, 9 e10552, e10552. doi: 10.7717/peerj.10552
Hereward, James P. , Cai, Xuhong, Matias, Ambrocio Melvin A., Walter, Gimme H., Xu, Chenxi and Wang, Yongmo (2020). Migration dynamics of an important rice pest: the brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) across Asia – insights from population genomics. Evolutionary Applications, 13 (9) eva.13047, 2449-2459. doi: 10.1111/eva.13047
Brookes, Dean Robert, Hereward, James P., Wilson, Lewis J. and Walter, Gimme Hugh (2020). Multiple invasions of a generalist herbivore—Secondary contact between two divergent lineages of Nezara viridula Linnaeus in Australia. Evolutionary Applications, 13 (8) eva.12971, 2113-2129. doi: 10.1111/eva.12971
Cappadonna, J. K., Hereward, J. P. and Walter, G. H. (2020). Diel activity patterns and arrestment behaviour in host associations of green mirids (Creontiades dilutus). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 111 (2), 1-9. doi: 10.1017/s0007485320000322
Wang, Yongmo, Huang, Chen, Hu, Bing, Liu, Yue, Walter, Gimme H. and Hereward, James P. (2020). Gene flow across host‐associated populations of the rice stem borer Chilo suppressalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) – implications for Bt resistance management in rice. Pest Management Science, 76 (2) ps.5567, 695-703. doi: 10.1002/ps.5567
Hereward, James P., Brookes, Dean R. and Walter, Gimme H. (2020). The recognition concept and genetic approaches to interpreting species. Theoretical biology forum, 113 (1-2), 67-70. doi: 10.19272/202011402008
Cappadonna, J. K., Hereward, J. P. and Walter, G. H. (2019). Inferring invasion paths into cotton by Creontiades dilutus (Hemiptera: Miridae) from arid zone and agricultural sources. Environmental Entomology, 48 (6), 1489-1498. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvz126
Wongnikong, W., van Brunschot, S. L., Hereward, J. P., De Barro, P. J. and Walter, G. H. (2019). Testing mate recognition through reciprocal crosses of two native populations of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) in Australia. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 110 (3), 1-12. doi: 10.1017/s0007485319000683
Brookes, Dean R., Hereward, James P., Walter, Gimme H. and Furlong, Michael J. (2019). Origins, divergence, and contrasting invasion history of the sweet potato weevil pests Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae) and Euscepes batatae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Asia-Pacific. Journal of Economic Entomology, 112 (6), 2931-2939. doi: 10.1093/jee/toz198
Curtis, Caitlin, Hereward, James, Mangelsdorf, Marie, Hussey, Karen and Devereux, John (2018). Protecting trust in medical genetics in the new era of forensics. Genetics in Medicine, 21 (7), 1483-1485. doi: 10.1038/s41436-018-0396-7
Cappadonna, J. K., Miles, M. M., Hereward, J. P. and Walter, G. H. (2018). Invasions of green mirid (Creontiades dilutus) (Stål) (Hemiptera: Miridae) into cotton – perceptions of Australian crop consultants. Agricultural Systems, 166, 70-78. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2018.07.017
Hereward, James P, Werth, Jeff A, Thornby, David F, Keenan, Michelle, Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh and Walter, Gimme H (2018). Gene expression in response to glyphosate treatment in fleabane (Conyza bonariensis) - glyphosate death response and candidate resistance genes. Pest Management Science, 74 (10), 2346-2355. doi: 10.1002/ps.4804
Thornby, David, Werth, Jeff, Hereward, James, Keenan, Michelle and Chauhan, Bhagirath S. (2018). Herbicide resistance evolution can be tamed by diversity in irrigated Australian cotton: a multi-species, multi-herbicide modelling approach. Pest Management Science, 74 (10), 2363-2375. doi: 10.1002/ps.4914
McCulloch, Graham A., Hereward, James P., Lake, Ellen C., Smith, Melissa C., Purcell, Matthew F. and Walter, Gimme H. (2018). The complete chloroplast genome of the invasive fern Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, 3 (2), 746-747. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1483755
Matias, Ambrocio Melvin and Hereward, James (2018). The complete mitochondrial genome of the five-lined cardinalfish Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus (Apogonidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, 3 (2), 521-522. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1467221
Silva, Rehan, Hereward, James P., Walter, Gimme H., Wilson, Lewis J. and Furlong, Michael J. (2018). Seasonal abundance of cotton thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) across crop and non-crop vegetation in an Australian cotton producing region. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 256, 226-238. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2017.12.024
Evans, Jennifer L., Thia, Joshua A., Riginos, Cynthia and Hereward, James P. (2018). The complete mitochondrial genome of Bathygobius cocosensis (Perciformes, Gobiidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, 3 (1), 217-219. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1437824
Hereward, James P., Werth, Jeff A., Thornby, David F., Keenan, Michelle, Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh and Walter, Gimme H. (2018). Complete chloroplast genome of glyphosate resistant Sonchus oleraceus L. from Australia, with notes on the small single copy (SSC) region orientation. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 3 (1), 363-364. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1450682
Hereward, James, Hutchinson, Jayome A., McCulloch, Graham A., Silva, Rehan and Walter, Gimme H. (2017). Divergence among generalist herbivores: the Frankliniella schultzei species complex in Australia (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 11 (6), 875-887. doi: 10.1007/s11829-017-9543-3
Hereward, James P., Werth, Jeff A., Thornby, David F., Keenan, Michelle, Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh and Walter, Gimme H. (2017). Complete chloroplast genome of glyphosate resistant Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronquist from Australia. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, 2 (2), 444-445. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2017.1357441
Ridley, A. W., Hereward, J. P., Daglish, G. J., Raghu, S., McCulloch, G. A. and Walter, G. H. (2016). Flight of Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)-a spatio-temporal analysis with pheromone trapping and population genetics. Journal of Economic Entomology, 109 (6), 2561-2571. doi: 10.1093/jee/tow226
Wang, Yongmo, Hereward, James P. and Zhang, Guoan (2016). High Spatial Genetic Structure and Genetic Diversity in Chinese Populations of Sitobion miscanthi (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 109 (1), 375-384. doi: 10.1093/jee/tov294
Hereward, James Peter (2016). Complete mitochondrial genome of the green mirid Creontiades dilutus Stal (Hemiptera: Miridae). Mitochondrial Dna Part B-Resources, 1 (1), 321-322. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2016.1172044
Hereward, James P., Werth, Jeff A., Thornby, David F., Keenan, Michelle, Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh and Walter, Gimme H. (2016). Complete chloroplast genome sequences of two species of Chloris grass, Chloris truncata Sw. and Chloris virgata R.Br. Mitochondrial DNA Part B- Resources, 1 (1), 960-961. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2016.1266705
Hereward, James P., Werth, Jeff A., Thornby, David F., Keenan, Michelle, Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh and Walter, Gimme H. (2016). Complete chloroplast genome sequences of six lines of Echinochloa colona (L.) link. Mitochondrial DNA Part B- Resources, 1 (1), 945-946. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2016.1261612
Blower, D. C., Corley, S., Hereward, J. P., Riginos, C. R. and Ovenden, J. R. (2015). Characterisation and cross-amplification of 19 novel microsatellite loci for the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus. Conservation Genetics Resources, 7 (4), 913-915. doi: 10.1007/s12686-015-0500-0
Blower, D. C., Corley, S., Hereward, J. P., Riginos, C. R. and Ovenden, J. R. (2015). Characterisation and cross-amplification of 21 novel microsatellite loci for the dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus. Conservation Genetics Resources, 7 (4), 909-912. doi: 10.1007/s12686-015-0499-2
Brookes, D. R., Hereward, J. P., Terry, L. I. and Walter, G. H. (2015). Evolutionary dynamics of a cycad obligate pollination mutualism - Pattern and process in extant Macrozamia cycads and their specialist thrips pollinators. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 93, 83-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.07.003
Cunningham, John Paul, Hereward, James P., Heard, Tim A., De Barro, Paul J. and West, Stuart A. (2014). Bees at war: Interspecific battles and nest usurpation in stingless bees. American Naturalist, 184 (6), 777-786. doi: 10.1086/678399
Brookes, Dean R. and Hereward, James P. (2013). Characterisation of 18 microsatellite markers for the thrips Cycadothrips chadwicki (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae), an obligate mutualist pollinator of 11 Macrozamia cycad species. Conservation Genetics Resources, 5 (4), 1167-1170. doi: 10.1007/s12686-013-9993-6
Hereward, James P., DeBarro, Paul J. and Walter, Gimme H. (2013). Resolving multiple host use of an emergent pest of cotton with microsatellite data and chloroplast markers (Creontiades dilutus Stal; Hemiptera, Miridae). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 103 (5), 611-618. doi: 10.1017/S0007485313000291
Hereward, J. P., Walter, G. H., DeBarro, P. J., Lowe, A. J. and Riginos, C. (2013). Gene flow in the green mirid, Creontiades dilutus (Hemiptera: Miridae), across arid and agricultural environments with different host plant species. Ecology and Evolution, 3 (4), 807-821. doi: 10.1002/ece3.510
Blower, Dean C., Hereward, James P. and Ovenden, Jennifer R. (2013). The complete mitochondrial genome of the dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus. Mitochondrial DNA, 24 (6), 619-621. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2013.772154
Rafter, Michelle A., Hereward, James P. and Walter, Gimme H. (2013). Species limits, quarantine risk and the intrigue of a polyphagous invasive pest with highly restricted host relationships in its area of invasion. Evolutionary Applications, 6 (8), 1195-1207. doi: 10.1111/eva.12096
Hereward, James P. and Walter, Gimme H. (2012). Molecular interrogation of the feeding behaviour of field captured individual insects for interpretation of multiple host plant use. PLoS One, 7 (9) e44435, e44435.1-e44435.7. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044435
Carter, Kerryn D., Seddon, Jennifer M., Carter, John K., Goldizen, Anne W. and Hereward, James P. (2012). Development of 11 microsatellite markers for Giraffa camelopardalis through 454 pyrosequencing, with primer options for an additional 458 microsatellites. Conservation Genetics Resources, 4 (4), 943-945. doi: 10.1007/s12686-012-9679-5
Ridley, A. W., Hereward, J. P., Daglish, G. J., Raghu, S., Collins, P. J. and Walter, G. H. (2011). The spatiotemporal dynamics of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst): Adult flight and gene flow. Molecular Ecology, 20 (8), 1635-1646. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05049.x
Andris, Malvina, Aradottir, Gudbjorg I., Arnau, G., Audzijonyte, Asta, Bess, Emilie C., Bonadonna, Francesco, Bourdel, G., Bried, Joel, Bugbee, Gregory J., Burger, P. A., Chair, H., Charruau, P. C., Ciampi, A. Y., Costet, L., Debarro, Paul J., Delatte, H., Dubois, Marie-Pierre, Eldridge, Mark D. B., England, Phillip R., Enkhbileg, D., Fartek, B., Gardner, Michael G., Gray, Karen-Ann, Gunasekera, Rasanthi M., Hanley, Steven J., Havil, Nathan, Hereward, James P., Hirase, Shotaro, Hong, Yan ... Wright, Mark (2010). Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 June 2010-31 July 2010. Molecular Ecology Resources, 10 (6), 1106-1108. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2010.02916.x
Coleman, R. J., Hereward, J. P., De Barro, P. J., Frohlich, D. R., Adamczyk, J. J. and Goolsby, J. A. (2008). Molecular comparison of Creontiades plant bugs from south Texas and Australia. Southwestern Entomologist, 33 (2), 111-117. doi: 10.3958/0147-1724-33.2.111
Logunov, Dmitri V. and Hereward, James (2006). New species and synonymies in the genus Synagelides Strand in Boesenberg and Strand, 1906 (Araneae: Salticidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society, 13 (8), 281-292.
Thesis
Hereward, James Peter (2012). Molecular ecology of the green mirid Creontiades dilutus Stål (Hemiptera: Miridae) - movement and host plant interactions across agricultural and arid environments. PhD Thesis, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland.
Research Reports
Curtis, Caitlin, Hereward, James and Newton, Giselle (2023). Submission to the Australian Government: Attorney-General’s Department review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) - genetic and genomic data. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland and the Australian Government: Attorney-General’s Department.
Curtis, Caitlin, Radke, Amelia and Hereward, James (2020). Human rights and technology project, submission #73 to the Australian Human Rights Commission. Human Rights and Technology Project: Australian Human Rights Commission.
Curtis, Caitlin, Mangelsdorf, Marie and Hereward, James (2018). Submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission, Human Rights and Technology Project. Australia: Australian Human Rights Commission.
Data Collections
Hereward, James, Rizal, Leela Maya, Brookes, Dean and McTaggart, Alistair (2022). Entomopathogenic Fungi Genomics data. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/a40deda
Hereward, James, Smith, Tobias and Lau, Ieng Hou (2020). Stingless bee fighting. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/0592ecf
Hereward, James and Gloag, Ros Suzanne (2020). Stingless bee hybridisation. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/84de1f8
Hereward, James and Wang, Yongmo (2020). Brown planthopper genomics. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/a371d45
Hereward, James (2019). Tetragonula population genetics data. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.779
Hereward, James (2018). Conyza bonariensis transcriptome. The University of Queensland. (Dataset)
Hereward, James (2017). Conyza_bonariensis_transcriptome. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.1049
Hereward, James (2017). Conyza_bonariensis_transcriptome. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.983
Newspaper Articles
Curtis, Caitlin and Hereward, James (2021, 12 13). New technology lets police link DNA to appearance and ancestry – and it’s coming to Australia The Conversation
Curtis, Caitlin, Hereward, James, Devereux, John, Hussey, Karen and Mangelsdorf, Marie (2018, 12 19). Dramatic advances in forensics expose the need for genetic data legislation The Conversation
Hereward, James and Curtis, Caitlin (2018, 10 24). Tweaking just a few genes in wild plants can create new food crops - but let's get the regulation right The Conversation
Curtis, Caitlin and Hereward, James (2018, 05 11). Criminals can’t easily edit their DNA out of forensic databases The Conversation
Curtis, Caitlin and Hereward, James (2018, 05 02). DNA facial prediction could make protecting your privacy more difficult The Conversation
Curtis, Caitlin and Hereward, James (2018, 01 23). New cryptocurrencies could let you control and sell access to your DNA data The Conversation
Curtis, Caitlin and Hereward, James (2017, 12 04). It’s time to talk about who can access your digital genomic data The Conversation
Curtis, Caitlin and Hereward, James (2017, 08 29). From the crime scene to the courtroom: the journey of a DNA sample The Conversation