Honorary Professor Darren Kriticos
Honorary Senior Fellow
School of Biological Sciences
Journal Articles
Akrivou, Antigoni, Georgopoulou, Iro, Papachristos, Dimitrios P., Milonas, Panagiotis G. and Kriticos, Darren J. (2021). Potential global distribution of Aleurocanthus woglumi considering climate change and irrigation. PLOS ONE, 16 (12) e0261626, e0261626. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261626
Halerimana, Charles, Kyamanywa, Samuel, Olaboro, Samuel, Paparu, Pamela, Nkalubo, Stanley T., Colvin, John, Cheke, Robert A., Wagner, Thomas, Seal, Susan E., Kriticos, Darren J. and Otim, Michael H. (2021). Distribution and Relative Abundance of Bean Leaf Beetles (Ootheca spp.) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Uganda. Insects, 12 (11), 1048. doi: 10.3390/insects12111048
Kriticos, Jessica M. and Kriticos, Darren J. (2021). Pretty (and) invasive: the potential global distribution of Tithonia diversifolia under current and future climates. Invasive Plant Science and Management, 1-25. doi: 10.1017/inp.2021.29
Kriticos, D. J., Ireland, K. B., Morin, L., Kumaran, N., Rafter, M. A., Ota, N. and Raghu, S. (2021). Integrating ecoclimatic niche modelling methods into classical biological control programmes. Biological Control, 160 104667, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104667
Wang, Ming, Kriticos, Darren J., Ota, Noboru, Brooks, Aaron and Paini, Dean (2021). A general trait‐based modelling framework for revealing patterns of airborne fungal dispersal threats to agriculture and native flora. New Phytologist, 232 (3) nph.17659, 1506-1518. doi: 10.1111/nph.17659
De M. Oliveira, Ruan C., Zalucki, Myron P., Pastori, Patrik L. and Kriticos, Darren J. (2021). Current and future potential distributions of Helicoverpa punctigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): is this the next FAW?. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 1-12. doi: 10.1017/S0007485321000638
Mangeon, Stéphane, Spessa, Allan, Deveson, Edward, Darnell, Ross and Kriticos, Darren J. (2020). Daily mapping of Australian Plague Locust abundance. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 16915, 22361. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73897-1
Wang, Ming, White, Neil, Hanan, Jim, He, DI, Wang, Enli, Cribb, Bronwen, Kriticos, Darren J., Paini, Dean and Grimm, Volker (2020). Parameter estimation for functional-structural plant models when data are scarce: using multiple patterns for rejecting unsuitable parameter sets. Annals of Botany, 126 (4), 559-570. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa016
Witt, Arne B. R., Nunda, Winnie, Beale, Tim and Kriticos, Darren J. (2020). A preliminary assessment of the presence and distribution of invasive and potentially invasive alien plant species in Laikipia County, Kenya, a biodiversity hotspot. Koedoe, 62 (1) a1605, 1-10. doi: 10.4102/koedoe.v62i1.1605
Szyniszewska, Anna M., Leppla, Norman C., Manoukis, Nicholas C., Collier, Travis C., Hastings, John M., Kriticos, Darren J., Bigsby, Kevin M. and Macaluso, Kevin (2020). CLIMEX and MED-FOES Models for Predicting the Variability in Growth Potential and Persistence of Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Populations. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 113 (2), 114-124. doi: 10.1093/aesa/saz065
Kriticos, D. J., De Barro, P. J., Yonow, T., Ota, N. and Sutherst, R. W. (2020). The potential geographical distribution and phenology of Bemisia tabaci Middle East/Asia Minor 1, considering irrigation and glasshouse production. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 110 (5), 1-10. doi: 10.1017/s0007485320000061
Leta, Samson, Fetene, Eyerusalem, Mulatu, Tesfaye, Amenu, Kebede, Jaleta, Megarsa Bedasa, Beyene, Tariku Jibat, Negussie, Haileleul, Kriticos, Darren and Revie, Crawford W. (2019). Updating the global occurrence of Culicoides imicola, a vector for emerging viral diseases. Scientific Data, 6 (1) 185, 185. doi: 10.1038/s41597-019-0197-0
Yonow, Tania, Ramirez-Villegas, Julian, Abadie, Catherine, Darnell, Ross E., Ota, Noboru and Kriticos, Darren J. (2019). Black Sigatoka in bananas: Ecoclimatic suitability and disease pressure assessments. PLoS One, 14 (8) e0220601, e0220601. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220601
Ireland, Kylie B. and Kriticos, Darren J. (2019). Why are plant pathogens under-represented in eco-climatic niche modelling?. International Journal of Pest Management, 65 (3), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/09670874.2018.1543910
Kriticos, D. J., Beautrais, J. R. and Dodd, M. B. (2018). WRASP: a spatial strategic weed risk analysis tool reveals important subnational variations in weed risks. Weed Research, 58 (6), 398-412. doi: 10.1111/wre.12327
Paini, D. R., Mwebaze, P., Kuhnert, P. M. and Kriticos, D. J. (2018). Global establishment threat from a major forest pest via international shipping: Lymantria dispar. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 13723, 13723. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-31871-y
Li, Z., Furlong, M. J., Yonow, T., Kriticos, D. J., Bao, H., Yin, F., Lin, Q., Feng, X. and Zalucki, M. P. (2018). Management and population dynamics of diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella): planting regimes, crop hygiene, biological control and timing of interventions. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 109 (02), 1-9. doi: 10.1017/S0007485318000500
de Villiers, Marelize, Kriticos, Darren J. and Veldtman, Ruan (2017). Including irrigation in niche modelling of the invasive wasp Vespula germanica (Fabricius) improves model fit to predict potential for further spread. PLoS One, 12 (7) e0181397, e0181397. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181397
Yonow, Tania, Kriticos, Darren J. and Ota, Noboru (2017). The potential distribution of cassava mealybug (Phenacoccus manihoti), a threat to food security for the poor. PLoS One, 12 (3) e0173265, e0173265. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173265
Downes, Sharon, Kriticos, Darren, Parry, Hazel, Paull, Cate, Schellhorn, Nancy and Zalucki, Mryon P. (2017). A perspective on management of Helicoverpa armigera: transgenic Bt cotton, IPM, and landscapes. Pest Management Science, 73 (3), 485-492. doi: 10.1002/ps.4461
Harris, R. M. B., Kriticos, D. J., Remenyi, T. and Bindoff, N. (2016). Unusual suspects in the usual places: a phylo-climatic framework to identify potential future invasive species. Biological Invasions, 19 (2), 1-20. doi: 10.1007/s10530-016-1334-8
Temba, Benigni A., Sultanbawa, Yasmina, Kriticos, Darren J., Fox, Glen P., Harvey, Jagger J. W. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2016). Tools for defusing a major global food and feed safety risk: nonbiological postharvest procedures to decontaminate mycotoxins in foods and feeds. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 64 (47), 8959-8972. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b03777
Fourie, Paul H., Schutte, Gerhardus C., Carstens, Elma, Hattingh, Vaughan, Paul, Ida, Magarey, Roger D., Gottwald, Tim R., Yonow, Tania and Kriticos, Darren J. (2016). Scientific critique of the paper “Climatic distribution of citrus black spot caused by Phyllosticta citricarpa. A historical analysis of disease spread in South Africa” by Martínez-Minaya et al. (2015). European Journal of Plant Pathology, 148 (3), 1-6. doi: 10.1007/s10658-016-1056-x
Kriticos, Darren J. and Brunel, Sarah (2016). Assessing and managing the current and future pest risk from water hyacinth, (Eichhornia crassipes), an invasive aquatic plant threatening the environment and water security. PLoS One, 11 (8), e0120054. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120054
Li, Z., Zalucki, M.P., Yonow, T., Kriticos, D.J., Bao, H., Chen, H., Hu, Z., Feng, X. and Furlong, M.J. (2016). Population dynamics and management of diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) in China: the relative contributions of climate, natural enemies and cropping patterns. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 106 (2), 197-214. doi: 10.1017/S0007485315001017
Whish, Jeremy P.M., Herrmann, Neville I., White, Neil A., Moore, Andrew D. and Kriticos, Darren J. (2015). Integrating pest population models with biophysical crop models to better represent the farming system. Environmental Modelling and Software, 72, 418-425. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.10.010
Beddow, Jason M., Pardey, Philip G., Chai, Yuan, Hurley, Terrance M., Kriticos, Darren J., Braun, Hans-Joachim, Park, Robert F., Cuddy, William S. and Yonow, Tania (2015). Research investment implications of shifts in the global geography of wheat stripe rust. Nature Plants, 1 (10) 15132, 15132. doi: 10.1038/nplants.2015.132
Kriticos, Darren J., Ota, Noboru, Hutchison, William D., Beddow, Jason, Walsh, Tom, Tay, Wee Tek, Borchert, Daniel M., Paula-Moraes, Silvana V., Czepak, Cecilia and Zalucki, Myron P. (2015). Correction: The potential distribution of invading Helicoverpa armigera in North America: is it just a matter of time?. PLoS One, 10 (7) e0133224, e0133224. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133224
Kriticos, Darren J., Ota, Noboru, Hutchison, William D., Beddow, Jason, Walsh, Tom, Tay, Wee Tek, Borchert, Daniel M., Paula-Moreas, Silvana V., Czepak, Cecilia and Zalucki, Myron P. (2015). The potential distribution of invading Helicoverpa armigera in North America: Is it just a matter of time?. PLoS One, 10 (3) e0119618, e0119618. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119618
Cook, David C., Liu, Shuang, Edwards, Jacqueline, Villalta, Oscar N., Aurambout, Jean‑Philippe, Kriticos, Darren J., Drenth, Andre and De Barro, Paul J. (2013). An assessment of the benefits of yellow Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella musicola) control in the Queensland Northern Banana Pest Quarantine Area. NeoBiota, 1 (18), 67-81. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.18.3863
Cook, David C., Liu, Shuang, Edwards, Jacqueline, Villalta, Oscar N., Aurambout, Jean-Philippe, Kriticos, Darren J., Drenth, Andre and De Barro, Paul J. (2013). Predicted economic impact of black Sigatoka on the Australian banana industry. Crop Protection, 51, 48-56. doi: 10.1016/j.cropro.2013.03.016
Pardey, P. G., Beddow, J. M., Kriticos, D. J., Hurley, T. M., Park, R. F., Duveiller, E., Sutherst, R. W., Burdon, J. J. and Hodson, D. (2013). Right-sizing stem-rust research. Science, 340 (6129), 147-148. doi: 10.1126/science.1229707
Murphy, Helen T., O'Connell, Deborah A., Seaton, Gary, Raison, R. John, Rodriguez, Luis C., Braid, Andrew L., Kriticos, Darren J., Jovanovic, Tom, Abadi, Amir, Betar, Michael, Brodie, Heather, Lamont, Malcolm, McKay, Marshall, Muirhead, George, Plummer, Julie, Arpiwi, Ni Luh, Ruddle, Brian, Saxena, Sagun, Scott, Paul T., Stucley, Colin, Thistlethwaite, Bob, Wheaton, Bradley, Wylie, Peter and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2012). A common view of the opportunities, challenges, and research actions for Pongamia in Australia. Bioenergy Research, 5 (3), 778-800. doi: 10.1007/s12155-012-9190-6
Cook, David C., Liu, Shuang, Edwards, Jacqueline, Villalta, Oscar N., Aurambout, Jean-Philippe, Kriticos, Darren J., Drenth, Andre and De Barro, Paul J. (2012). Predicting the benefits of banana bunchy top virus exclusion from commercial plantations in Australia. PloS One, 7 (8) e42391, e42391. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042391
Gibb, A.R., Suckling, D.M., Fielder, S., Bunn, B., Jamieson, L.E., Larsen, M.L., Walter, G.H. and Kriticos, D.J. (2008). Major Sex Pheromone Components of the Australian Gum Leaf Skeletonizer Uraba lugens : (10 E ,12 Z )-Hexadecadien-1-yl Acetate and (10 E ,12 Z )-Hexadecadien-1-ol. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 34 (9), 1125-1133. doi: 10.1007/s10886-008-9523-2
Yonow, T, Zalucki, MP, Sutherst, RW, Dominiak, BC, Maywald, GF, Maelzer, DA and Kriticos, DJ (2004). Modelling the population dynamics of the Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera (Dacus) tryoni: a cohort-based approach incorporating the effects of weather. Ecological Modelling, 173 (1), 9-30. doi: 10.1016/S0304-3800(03)00306-5
Adkins, S. W., Brown, J.R., Kriticos, D., Maywald, G. F. and Sutherst, R. (2003). Climate change and biotic invasions: a case history of a tropical woody vine. Biological Invasions, 5 (3), 147-165. doi: 10.1023/A:1026193424587
Kriticos, D. J., Brown, J. R., Maywald, G. F., Radford, I. D., Nicholas, D. M., Sutherst, R. W. and Adkins, S. W. (2003). SPAnDX: a process-based population dynamics model to explore management and climate change impacts on an invasive alien plant, Acacia nilotica. Ecological Modelling, 163 (3), 187-208. doi: 10.1016/S0304-3800(03)00009-7
Kriticos, Darren, Brown, Joel, Radford, Ian and Nicholas, Mike (1999). Plant population ecology and biological control: Acacia nilotica as a case study. Biological Control, 16 (2), 230-239. doi: 10.1006/bcon.1999.0746
Conference Papers
Hill, R. L., Buckley, Y., Dudley, N., Kriticos, D., Conant, P., Wilson, E., Beaudet, B. and Fox, M. (2004). Integrating biological control and land management practices for control of Ulex europaeus in Hawai'i. XI International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, Canberra, Australia, 27 April - 2 May, 2003. Canberra, Australia: CSIRO Entomology.
Kriticos, D. J., Brown, J. R., Maywald, G. F., Sutherst, R. W. and Adkins, S. W. (1999). A population model of Acacia nilotica: a tool for exploring weed management and the effects of climate change. VI International Rangeland Congress, Townsville, Qld, Aust., 19-23 July 1999. ACT, Aust.: Sixth Int. Rangeland Congress,.