Items where Author is "Dhileepan, Kunjithapatham"

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Crous, P.W., Catcheside, D.E.A., Catcheside, P.S., Alfenas, A.C., Alfenas, R.F., Barreto, R.W., Lebel, T., Balashov, S., Broadbridge, J., Jurjevic, Z., De la Peña-Lastra, S., Hoffmann, R., Mateos, A., Riebesehl, J., Shivas, R. G., Soliz Santander, F.F., Tan, Y. P., Altés, A., Bandini, D., Carriconde, F., Cazabonne, J., Czachura, P., Gryta, H., Eyssartier, G., Larsson, E., Pereira, O.L., Rigueiro-Rodríguez, A., Wingfield, M.J., Ahmad, W., Bibi, S., Denman, S., Esteve-Raventós, F., Hussain, S., Illescas, T., Luangsa-ard, J.J., Möller, L., Mombert, A., Noisripoom, W., Olariaga, I., Pancorbo, F., Paz, A., Piatek, M., Polman-Short, C., Suárez, E., Afshan, N.S., Ali, H., Arzanlou, M., Ayer, F., Barratt, J., Bellanger, J.-M., Bidaud, A., Bishop-Hurley, S. L., Bohm, M., Bose, T., Campo, E., Chau, N.B., Colak, Ö.F., Cordeiro, T.R.L., Cruz, M.O., Custódio, F.A., Couceiro, A., Darmostuk, V., Dearnaley, J.D.W., de Azevedo Santiago, A.L.C.M., de Freitas, L.W.S., Yanez-Morales, M. d. J., Domnauer, C., Dentinger, B., Dhileepan, K., De Souza, J.T., Dovana, F., Eberhardt, U., Eisvand, P., Erhard, A., Fachada, V., García-Martín, A., Groenewald, M., Hammerbacher, A., Harms, K., Haroon, S., Haqnawaz, M., Henriques, S., Hernandez, A.J., Jacobus, L.M., Jaen-Contreras, D., Jangsantear, P., Kaygusuz, O., Knoppersen, R., Kumar, T.K.A., Lynch, M.J., Mahiques, R., Maraia, G.L., Marbach, P.A.S., Mehrabi-Koushki, M., Miller, P.R., Mongkolsamrit, S., Moreau, P.-A., Oberlies, N.H., Oliveira, J.A., Orlovich, D., Pérez-Méndez, A.S., Pinto, A., Raja, H.A., Ramírez, G.H., Raphael, B., Rodrigues, A., Rodrigues, H., Ramos, D.O., Safi, A., Sarwar, S., Saar, I., Sanchez, R.M., Santana, J.S., Scrace, J., Sales, L.S., Silva, L.N.P., Stryjak-Bogacka, M., Tacconi, A., Thanh, V.N., Thomas, A., Thuy, N.T., Toome, M., Valdez-Carrazco, J.M., van Vuuren, N.I., Vasey, J., Vauras, J., Vila-Vicosa, C., Villarreal, M., Visagie, C.M., Vizzini, A., Whiteside, E.J. and Groenewald, J.Z. (2025) Fungal Planet description sheets: 1781–1866. Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi . https://doi.org/10.3114/persoonia.2025.54.10

Roberts, J., Dhileepan, K. and Florentine, S. (2024) A review of the biology, distribution, and management challenges posed by the invasive weed Ziziphus mauritiana L., with special reference to its invasion in Australia. Weed Research, 64 (1). pp. 8-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12610

Dhileepan, K., King, A. M., Taylor, D. B. J., Pollard, K. M. and Seier, M. K. (2024) Biological control of cat's claw creeper (Dolichandra unguis-cati; Bignoniaceae): Current status and future prospects. Annals of Applied Biology, 185 (2). pp. 132-145. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12930

Shi, B. and Dhileepan, K. (2024) Life cycle, host specificity and potential impact of a gall-inducing thrips Acaciothrips ebneri, a biological control agent for prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica) in Australia. BioControl, 69 . pp. 699-712. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-024-10269-y

Dhileepan, K. (2024) Pupal diapause in Hypocosmia pyrochroma (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), a biological control agent for Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 44 . pp. 2219-2223. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-024-01316-3

Shi, B., Osunkoya, O. O., Soni, A., Campbell, S. D. and Dhileepan, K. (2023) Growth of the invasive Navua sedge (Cyperus aromaticus) under competitive interaction with pasture species and simulated grazing conditions: Implication for management. Ecological Research, 38 (2). pp. 331-346. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12369

Rahman, M. M., Shi, B. and Dhileepan, K. (2023) Impact of the leaf-mining jewel beetle Hedwigiella jureceki on two forms of cat's claw creeper, Dolichandra unguis-cati. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 171 (12). pp. 913-921. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13367

De Prins, J., Taylor, D. B. J., Gonzalez, G. F., Dobson, J., Hereward, J. P., Shi, B., Rahman, M. M. and Dhileepan, K. (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 . pp. 380-406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-022-00994-3

Shabbir, A., Zalucki, M. P., Dhileepan, K., Khan, N. and Adkins, S. W. (2023) The Current and Potential Distribution of Parthenium Weed and Its Biological Control Agent in Pakistan. Plants, 12 (6). p. 1381. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12061381

Chadha, A., Florentine, S. K., Dhileepan, K. and Turville, C. (2022) Assessing Seed Longevity of the Invasive Weed Navua Sedge (Cyperus aromaticus), by Artificial Ageing. Plants, 11 (24). p. 3469. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11243469

Costello, B., Osunkoya, O. O., Sandino, J., Marinic, W., Trotter, P., Shi, B., Gonzalez, F. and Dhileepan, K. (2022) Detection of Parthenium Weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) and Its Growth Stages Using Artificial Intelligence. Agriculture, 12 (11). p. 1838. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12111838

Chadha, A., Florentine, S. K., Dhileepan, K. and Turville, C. (2022) Effect of Rhizome Fragment Length and Burial Depth on the Emergence of a Tropical Invasive Weed Cyperus aromaticus (Navua Sedge). Plants, 11 (23). p. 3331. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11233331

Chadha, A., Florentine, S. K., Dhileepan, K., Turville, C. and Dowling, K. (2022) Efficacy of halosulfuron-methyl in the management of Navua sedge (Cyperus aromaticus): differential responses of plants with and without established rhizomes. Weed Technology, 36 (3). pp. 397-402. https://doi.org/10.1017/wet.2022.29

Chadha, A., Florentine, S.K., Dhileepan, K., Turville, C. and Dowling, K. (2022) Evaluation of Florpyrauxifenbenzyl for the control of Cyperus aromaticus (Navua sedge). Advances in Weed Science, 40 . e0202200048. https://doi.org/10.51694/AdvWeedSci/2022;40:00021

Etebari, K., Taylor, D. B. J., Rahman, M. M., Dhileepan, K., Furlong, M. J. and Asgari, S. (2022) Exploration of RNA-Seq data to identify a potential pathogen of the leaf-mining moth, Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Data in Brief, 40 . p. 107708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107708

Dhileepan, K., Musili, P. M., Ntandu, J. E., Chukwuma, E., Kurose, D., Seier, M. K., Ellison, C. A. and Shivas, R. G. (2022) Fungal Pathogens of Navua sedge (Cyperus aromaticus) in equatorial Africa as prospective weed biological control agents. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 32 (1). pp. 114-120. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2021.1968344

Wijeweera, W.P.S.N., Senaratne, K.A.D.W., Dhileepan, K. and de Silva, M.P.K.S.K. (2022) Insect diversity on Calotropis gigantea (L.) in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science, 51 (2). pp. 121-128. https://doi.org/10.4038/cjs.v51i2.8006

Dhileepan, K., Balu, A., Sudha, S. and Raghu, S. (2022) Prioritisation of damaging weed biological control agents for prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica) based on insect exclusion studies in the native range. Biological Control, 172 . p. 104968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2022.104968

Kolesik, P., Kumaran, N., Oleiro, M., Goñalons, C. M., Brookes, D., Cabrera Walsh, G. and Dhileepan, K. (2022) Prodiplosis hirsuta Kolesik sp. nov., a new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) feeding on shoot tips of Jatropha (Euphorbiaceae) in South America. Austral Entomology, 61 (1). pp. 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12583

Chadha, A., Osunkoya, O. O., Shi, B., Florentine, S. K. and Dhileepan, K. (2022) Soil Seed Bank Dynamics of Pastures Invaded by Navua Sedge (Cyperus aromaticus) in Tropical North Queensland. Frontiers in Agronomy, 4 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2022.897417

Rahman, M. M., Shi, B., Taylor, D. B. J. and Dhileepan, K. (2022) Studies on gall-inducing behaviour and life cycle to aid host specificity testing of Notomma mutilum (Diptera: Tephritidae) – a prospective biological control agent for prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica). Biocontrol Science and Technology, 32 (10). pp. 1139-1155. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2022.2090512

Wijeweera, N. and Dhileepan, K. (2022) Temporal Variation of Phytophagous Insects of Calotropis gigantea (L.) in Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Rajarata University Journal, 7 . pp. 1-6.

Wijeweera, W.P.S.N., de Silva, M.P.K.S.K., Dhileepan, K. and Senaratne, K.A.D.W. (2022) Temporal variation in flower visiting insects of Calotropis gigantea in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Ruhuna Journal of Science, 13 (2). https://doi.org/10.4038/rjs.v13i2.128

Shi, B., Osunkoya, O. O., Chadha, A., Florentine, S. K. and Dhileepan, K. (2021) Biology, Ecology and Management of the Invasive Navua Sedge (Cyperus aromaticus)—A Global Review. Plants, 10 (9). p. 1851. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10091851

Kruse, J., McTaggart, A. R., Dhileepan, K., Musili, P. M., Mutie, F. M., Ntandu, J. E., Edogbanya, P. R. O., Chukwuma, E. C. and Shivas, R. G. (2021) Broad and narrow host ranges in resolved species of Cintractia limitata s. lat. (Anthracoideaceae, Ustilaginomycotina) on Cyperus. Mycological Progress, 20 (2). pp. 191-201. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-020-01664-7

Wijeweera, W.P.S.N., Senaratne, K. A. D. W., Dhileepan, K. and de Silva, M.P.K.S.K. (2021) Determination of the distribution of Calotropis gigantea (L.) in Sri Lanka using MaxEnt modelling technique. Ruhuna Journal of Science, 12 (2). pp. 144-154.

Wijeweera, W.P.S.N., Senaratne, W. K. A. D. and Dhileepan, K. (2021) Distribution, development biology and behavior of Dacus persicus associated with Calotropis gigantea in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science, 50 (3). pp. 219-226. https://doi.org/10.4038/cjs.v50i3.7902

Dhileepan, K., Snow, E. L., Shi, B., Gray, B., Jackson, K. and Senaratne, W. K. A. D. (2021) Establishment of the biological control agent Hypocosmia pyrochroma for Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) is limited by microclimate. Journal of Applied Entomology, 145 (9). pp. 890-899. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12901

Crous, P. W., Cowan, D. A., Maggs‐Kölling, G., Yilmaz, N., Thangavel, R., Wingfield, M. J., Noordeloos, M. E., Dima, B., Brandrud, T. E., Jansen, G. M., Morozova, O. V., Vila, J., Shivas, R. G., Tan, Y. P., Bishop‐Hurley, S. L., Lacey, E., Marney, T. S., Larsson, E., Le Floch, G., Lombard, L., Nodet, P., Hubka, V., Alvarado, P., Berraf‐Tebbal, A., Reyes, J. D., Delgado, G., Eichmeier, A., Jordal, J. B., Kachalkin, A. V., Kubátová, A., Maciá‐Vicente, J. G., Malysheva, E. F., Papp, V., Rajeshkumar, K. C., Sharma, A., Spetik, M., Szabóová, D., Tomashevskaya, M. A., Abad, J. A., Abad, Z. G., Alexandrova, A. V., Anand, G., Arenas, F., Ashtekar, N., Balashov, S., Bañares, Á., Baroncelli, R., Bera, I., Biketova, A. Y., Blomquist, C. L., Boekhout, T., Boertmann, D., Bulyonkova, T. M., Burgess, T. I., Carnegie, A. J., Cobo‐Diaz, J. F., Corriol, G., Cunnington, J. H., da Cruz, M. O., Damm, U., Davoodian, N., de A. Santiago, A. L. C. M., Dearnaley, J., de Freitas, L. W. S., Dhileepan, K., Dimitrov, R., Di Piazza, S., Fatima, S., Fuljer, F., Galera, H., Ghosh, A., Giraldo, A., Glushakova, A. M., Gorczak, M., Gouliamova, D. E., Gramaje, D., Groenewald, M., Gunsch, C. K., Gutiérrez, A., Holdom, D. G., Houbraken, J., Ismailov, A. B., Istel, Ł., Iturriaga, T., Jeppson, M., Jurjević, Ž., Kalinina, L. B., Kapitonov, V. I., Kautmanova, I., Khalid, A. N., Kiran, M., Kiss, L., Kovács, Á., Kurose, D., Kusan, I., Lad, S., Læssøe, T., Lee, H. B., Luangsa‐ard, J. J., Lynch, M., Mahamedi, A. E., Malysheva, V. F., Mateos, A., Matočec, N., Mešić, A., Miller, A. N., Mongkolsamrit, S., Moreno, G., Morte, A., Mostowfizadeh‐Ghalamfarsa, R., Naseer, A., Navarro‐Ródenas, A., Nguyen, T. T. T., Noisripoom, W., Ntandu, J. E., Nuytinck, J., Ostrý, V., Pankratov, T. A., Pawłowska, J., Pecenka, J., Pham, T. H. G., Polhorský, A., Posta, A., Raudabaugh, D. B., Reschke, K., Rodríguez, A., Romero, M., Rooney‐Latham, S., Roux, J., Sandoval‐Denis, M., Smith, M. T., Steinrucken, T. V., Svetasheva, T. Y., Tkalčec, Z., van der Linde, E. J., v.d. Vegte, M., Vauras, J., Verbeken, A., Visagie, C. M., Vitelli, J. S., Volobuev, S. V., Weill, A., Wrzosek, M., Zmitrovich, I. V., Zvyagina, E. A. and Groenewald, J. Z. (2021) Fungal Planet description sheets: 1182-1283. Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi, 46 (1). pp. 313-528. https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2021.46.11

Comben, D. F., McCulloch, G. A., Dhileepan, K. and Walter, G. H. (2021) Genetic identity of Australian prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica, Fabales: Mimosoideae) – assessing the target for biological control. Biological Control, 155 , Art.104540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104540

Chadha, A., Florentine, S. K., Dhileepan, K., Dowling, K. and Turville, C. (2021) Germination Biology of Three Populations of Navua Sedge (Cyperus aromaticus). Weed Science, 69 (1). pp. 69-81. https://doi.org/10.1017/wsc.2020.82

Osunkoya, O. O., Lock, C. B., Dhileepan, K. and Buru, J. C. (2021) Lag times and invasion dynamics of established and emerging weeds: insights from herbarium records of Queensland, Australia. Biological Invasions . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02581-w

Ali, S., Dhileepan, K., Hussain, A. and Shabbir, A. (2021) Reproductive biology, abundance and control potential of Paramecops farinosus (Wiedemann) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): a prospective biological control agent for Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae). Biocontrol Science and Technology, 31 (12). pp. 1365-1376. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2021.1953441

Wijeweera, W.P.S.N., Senaratne, K.A.D.W. and Dhileepan, K. (2021) Studies on the fruit feeding weevil, paramecops farinosa (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Sri Lanka as a prospective weed biological control agent of invasive weed, calotropis spp. Journal of Biological Control, 34 (4). pp. 241-250. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2020/26472

Shi, B., Dhileepan, K. and Adkins, S. (2021) The Impact of Parthenium Weed-Amended Substrates on the Germination and Early Growth of a Range of Pasture and Crop Species. Agronomy, 11 (9). p. 1708. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11091708

Ali, S., Shabbir, A. and Dhileepan, K. (2020) Bionomics and damage potential of fruit fly Dacus persicus (Diptera: Tephritidae): a prospective biological control agent of Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae). Biocontrol Science and Technology, 30 (7). pp. 716-727. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2020.1765982

Shabbir, A., Dhileepan, K., Zalucki, M. P., Khan, N. and Adkins, S. W. (2020) Reducing the fitness of an invasive weed, Parthenium hysterophorus: Complementing biological control with plant competition. Journal of Environmental Management, 254 . p. 109790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109790

Shabbir, A., Dhileepan, K., Zalucki, M. P. and Adkins, S. W. (2020) The additive effect of a stem galling moth and a competitive plant on parthenium weed under CO2 enrichment. Biological Control, 150 . p. 104346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2020.104346

Shabbir, A., Dhileepan, K., Zalucki, M. P. and Adkins, S. W. (2019) Biological control under a changing climate: The efficacy of the parthenium weed stem-galling moth under an atmosphere enriched with CO2. Biological Control, 139 . p. 104077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.104077

Buru, J. C., Osunkoya, O. O., Dhileepan, K., Firn, J. and Scharaschkin, T. (2019) Eco-physiological performance may contribute to differential success of two forms of an invasive vine, Dolichandra unguis-cati, in Australia. NeoBiota, 46 . pp. 23-50. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.46.33917

Taylor, D. B. J. and Dhileepan, K. (2019) Implications of the changing phylogenetic relationships of Acacia s.l. on the biological control of Vachellia nilotica ssp. indica in Australia. Annals of Applied Biology, 174 (2). pp. 238-247. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12499

Dhileepan, K., Callander, J., Shi, B. and Osunkoya, O. O. (2018) Biological control of parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus): the Australian experience. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 28 (10). pp. 970-988. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2018.1525486

Kumaran, N., Lockett, C. and Dhileepan, K. (2018) Effect of simulated herbivory on bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia L.) growth and implications for biological control. Weed Biology and Management, 18 (4). pp. 151-159. https://doi.org/10.1111/wbm.12159

Dhileepan, K., Callander, J., Neser, S., Shi, B., Teshome, M. and Senaratne, W. (2018) Gall thrips Acaciothrips ebneri (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) from Ethiopia, a promising biological control agent for prickly acacia in Australia. African Entomology, 26 (1).

Shabbir, A., Bajwa, A. A., Dhileepan, K., Zalucki, M., Khan, N. and Adkins, S. (2018) Integrated use of biological approaches provides effective control of parthenium weed. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science . pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2018.1464150

Taylor, D. B. J. and Dhileepan, K. (2018) The host specificity of Anomalococcus indicus Ayyar (Hemiptera: Lecanodiaspididae), a potential biological control agent for prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica ssp. indica) in Australia. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 28 (11). pp. 1014-1033. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2018.1504886

Dhileepan, K. (2017) Biological control of Ziziphus mauritiana (Rhamnaceae): feasibility, prospective agents and research gaps. Annals of Applied Biology, 170 (3). pp. 287-300. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12338

Dhileepan, K., Neser, S., Rumiz, D., Raman, A. and Sharma, A. (2017) Host associations of gall-inducing Prodiplosis longifila (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Bolivia: implications for its use as a biological control agent for Jatropha gossypiifolia (Euphorbiaceae). Florida Entomologist, 100 (4).

Osunkoya, O. O., Akinsanmi, O. A., Lim, L. S. A., Perrett, C., Callander, J. and Dhileepan, K. (2017) Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) invasion had limited impact on major soil nutrients and enzyme activity: Is the null effect real or reflects data insensitivity? Plant and Soil, 420 . pp. 177-194. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3375-x

Buru, J. C., Dhileepan, K., Osunkoya, O. O. and Firn, J. (2016) Comparison of growth traits between abundant and uncommon forms of a non-native vine, Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in Australia. NeoBiota, 30 . pp. 91-109. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.30.8495

Buru, J. C., Dhileepan, K., Osunkoya, O. O. and Scharaschkin, T. (2016) Germination Biology and Occurrence of Polyembryony in Two Forms of Cats Claw Creeper Vine, Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae): Implications for Its Invasiveness and Management. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 7 (3). pp. 657-670. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2016.73058

Dhileepan, K., Lockett, C.J., Balu, A., Murugesan, S., Perovic, D. J. and Taylor, D. B. J. (2015) Life cycle and host range of Phycitasp. rejected for biological control of prickly acacia in Australia. Journal of Applied Entomology, 139 (10). pp. 800-812. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12220

Mainali, K. P., Warren, D. L., Dhileepan, K., McConnachie, A., Strathie, L., Hassan, G., Karki, D., Shrestha, B. B. and Parmesan, C. (2015) Projecting future expansion of invasive species: Comparing and improving methodologies for species distribution modeling. Global Change Biology, 21 . pp. 4464-4480. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13038

Shabbir, A., Dhileepan, K., Zalucki, M. P., O’donnell, C., Khan, N., Hanif, Z. and Adkins, S. W. (2015) The combined effect of biological control with plant competition on the management of parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus l.). Pakistan Journal of Botany, 47 (SI). pp. 157-159.

Khan, A. N., Sharma, A., Raman, A., Dhileepan, K. and Hodgkins, D. S. (2014) Biological management of the invasive Vachellia nilotica ssp. indica (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. (Fabales: Mimosoideae) in tropical Australia: stress-inducing potential of Anomalococcus indicus Ramakrishna (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Lecanodiaspididae), an agent of promise. Arboricultural Journal . https://doi.org/10.1080/03071375.2014.929291

Dhileepan, K. (2014) Prospects for the classical biological control of Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae) using co-evolved insects. Biocontrol Science and Technology . pp. 1-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2014.912611

Osunkoya, O. O., Ali, S., Nguyen, T., Perrett, C., Shabbir, A., Navie, S., Belgeri, A., Dhileepan, K. and Adkins, S. (2014) Soil seed bank dynamics in response to an extreme flood event in a riparian habitat. Ecological Research, 29 (6). pp. 1115-1129. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-014-1198-2

Balu, A., Murugesan, S., Senthilkumar, P., Mahalakshmi, R. and Dhileepan, K. (2014) The leaf-feeding geometrid Isturgia disputaria (Guenee)-A potential biological control agent for prickly acacia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. (Mimosaceae) in Australia. Academia, 28 (2). pp. 81-86.

Shabbir, A., Dhileepan, K., Khan, N. and Adkins, S. W. (2014) Weed–pathogen interactions and elevated CO2: growth changes in favour of the biological control agent. Weed Research, 54 (3). pp. 217-222. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12078

Dhileepan, K., Taylor, D. B. J., Lockett, C. and Treviño, M. (2013) Cat's claw creeper leaf-mining jewel beetle Hylaeogena jureceki Obenberger (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), a host-specific biological control agent for Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology, 52 (2). pp. 175-181. https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12014

Shabbir, A., Dhileepan, K., O'Donnell, C. and Adkins, S. W. (2013) Complementing biological control with plant suppression: Implications for improved management of parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.). Biological Control, 64 (3). pp. 270-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.11.014

Dhileepan, K., Taylor, D. B. J., McCarthy, J., King, A. and Shabbir, A. (2013) Development of cat’s claw creeper leaf-tying moth Hypocosmia pyrochroma (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) at different temperatures: Implications for establishment as a biological control agent in Australia and South Africa. Biological Control, 67 (2). pp. 194-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.08.008http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1049964413001771

Taylor, D. B. J. and Dhileepan, K. (2013) Life history of Anomalococcus indicus (Hemiptera: Lecanodiaspididae), a potential biological control agent for prickly acacia Vachellia nilotica ssp indica in Australia. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 23 (12). pp. 1373-1386. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2013.838625

Khan, A. N., Raman, A., Dhileepan, K. and Hodgkins, D. S. (2013) Localization of feeding of Anomalococcus indicus (Hemiptera: Lecanodiaspididae) and supplementary biological notes: Towards the biological management of the invasive tree Vachellia nilotica indica (Fabales: Mimosoideae) in North-Eastern Australia. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 49 (4). pp. 476-492. https://doi.org/10.1080/00379271.2014.896094

Shivas, R. G., Balu, A., Singh, S., Ahmed, S. I. and Dhileepan, K. (2013) Ravenelia acaciae-arabicae and Ravenelia evansii are distinct species on Acacia nilotica subsp. indica in India. Australasian Mycologist, 31 . pp. 31-37.

Dhileepan, K., Balu, A., Murugesan, S., Senthilkumar, P. and Shivas, R. G. (2013) Survey and prioritisation of potential biological control agents for prickly acacia (Acacia nilotica subsp. indica) in southern India. Biocontrol Science and Technology , 23 (6). pp. 646-664. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2013.788689

Dhileepan, K. (2012) Reproductive variation in naturally occurring populations of the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in Australia. Weed Science, 60 (4). pp. 571-576. https://doi.org/10.1614/WS-D-12-00005.1

Taylor, D. B. J. and Dhileepan, K. (2012) Comparative growth and biomass allocation of two varieties of cat's claw creeper, Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in Australia. Australian Journal of Botany, 60 (7). pp. 650-659. https://doi.org/10.1071/BT12117

Lockett, C.J., Dhileepan, K., Robinson, M. and Pukallus, K. (2012) Impact of a biological control agent, Chiasmia assimilis, on prickly acacia (Acacia nilotica ssp. indica) seedlings. Biological Control, 62 (3). pp. 183-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.04.004

Dhileepan, K., Trevino, M., Vitelli, M.P., Senaratne, K.A.D.W., McClay, A.S. and McFadyen, R.E. (2012) Introduction, establishment, and potential geographic range of Carmenta sp. nr ithacae (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), a biological control agent for Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in Australia. Environmental Entomology, 41 (2). pp. 317-325. https://doi.org/10.1603/en11220

Dhileepan, K. (2010) Australia takes prickly acacia biocontrol search to India. Biocontrol News and Information, 30 (4). 73N-74N.

Manners, A. G., Palmer, W.A., Dhileepan, K., Hastwell, G.T. and Walter, G.H. (2010) Characterising insect plant host relationships facilitates understanding multiple host use. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 4 (1). pp. 7-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-009-9079-2

Dhileepan, K., Trevino, M., Bayliss, D., Saunders, M., Shortus, M., McCarthy, J., Snow, E. L. and Walter, G. H. (2010) Introduction and establishment of Carvalhotingis visenda (Hemiptera: Tingidae) as a biological control agent for cat's claw creeper Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in Australia. Biological Control, 55 (1). pp. 58-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2010.06.016

Dhileepan, K., Bayliss, D. and Treviño, M. (2010) Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of Carvalhotingis visenda (Hemiptera: Tingidae), a biological control agent for cat's claw creeper, Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 100 (2). pp. 159-166. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485309006932

Shortus, M. and Dhileepan, K. (2010) Two varieties of the invasive liana, cat’s claw creeper, Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in Queensland, Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 116 . pp. 13-20.

Osunkoya, O. O., Pyle, K., Scharaschkin, T. and Dhileepan, K. (2009) What lies beneath? The pattern and abundance of the subterranean tuber bank of the invasive liana cat's claw creeper, Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae). Australian Journal of Botany, 57 (2). pp. 132-138. https://doi.org/10.1071/BT09033

Dhileepan, K., Lockett, C.J., Robinson, M. and Pukallus, K. (2009) Prioritising potential guilds of specialist herbivores as biological control agents for prickly acacia through simulated herbivory. Annals of Applied Biology, 154 (1). pp. 97-105. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2008.00277.x

King, A. and Dhileepan, K. (2009) Clinging on: a review on the biological control of cat’s claw creeper. Biocontrol News and Information, 30 (3). 53N-56N.

Dhileepan, K. and Senaratne, K.A.D.W. (2009) How widespread is Parthenium hysterophorus and its biological control agent Zygogramma bicolorata in South Asia? Weed Research, 49 (6). pp. 557-562. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3180.2009.00728.x

Morin, L., Reid, A.M., Sims-Chilton, N.M., Buckley, Y.M., Dhileepan, K., Hastwell, G.T., Nordblom, T.L. and Raghu, S. (2009) Review of approaches to evaluate the effectiveness of weed biological control agents. Biological Control, 51 (1). pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.05.017

Prentis, P.J., Sigg, D.P., Raghu, S., Dhileepan, K., Pavasovic, A. and Lowe, A.J. (2009) Understanding invasion history: genetic structure and diversity of two globally invasive plants and implications for their management. Diversity and Distributions, 15 (5). pp. 822-830. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2009.00592.x

Snow, E. L. and Dhileepan, K. (2008) The suitability of non-target native mangroves for the survival and development of the lantana bug Aconophora compressa, an introduced weed biological control agent. BioControl, 53 (4). pp. 699-707. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-007-9085-1

Rafter, M.A., Wilson, A.J., Wilmot Senaratne, K.A.D. and Dhileepan, K. (2008) Climatic-requirements models of cat's claw creeper Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) to prioritise areas for exploration and release of biological control agents. Biological Control, 44 (2). pp. 169-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.10.015

Ridley, A.W., Dhileepan, K., Walter, G.H., Johnson, K.N. and Croft, B.J. (2008) Variation in acquisition of Fiji disease virus by Perkinsiella saccharicida (Hemiptera: Delphacidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 101 (1). pp. 17-22.

Dhileepan, K. (2007) Biological control of parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus) in Australian rangeland translates to improved grass production. Weed Science, 55 (5). pp. 497-501. https://doi.org/10.1614/WS-07-045.1

Conrad, K.A. and Dhileepan, K. (2007) Pre-release evaluation of the efficacy of the leaf-sucking bug Carvalhotingis visenda (Heteroptera: Tingidae) as a biological control agent for cat's claw creeper Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae). Biocontrol Science and Technology, 17 (3). pp. 303-311. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583150701211731

Raghu, S., Dhileepan, K. and Scanlan, J.C. (2007) Predicting risk and benefit a priori in biological control of invasive plant species: a systems modelling approach. Ecological Modelling, 208 (2-4). pp. 247-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.05.022

Dhileepan, K., Treviño, M. and Snow, E. L. (2007) Specificity of Carvalhotingis visenda (Hemiptera: Tingidae) as a biological control agent for cat's claw creeper Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in Australia. Biological Control, 41 (2). pp. 283-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.02.006

Dhileepan, K., Snow, E. L., Rafter, M.A., Treviño, M., McCarthy, J. and Senaratne, K.A.D.W. (2007) The leaf-tying moth Hypocosmia pyrochroma (Lep., Pyralidae), a host-specific biological control agent for cat's claw creeper Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in Australia. Journal of Applied Entomology, 131 (8). pp. 564-568. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2007.01208.x

Dhileepan, K., Senaratne, K.A.D.W. and Raghu, S. (2006) A systematic approach to biological control agent exploration and prioritisation for prickly acacia (Acacia nilotica ssp. indica). Australian Journal of Entomology, 45 (4). pp. 303-307. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2006.00555.x

Ridley, A.W., Dhileepan, K., Johnson, K.N., Allsopp, P.G., Nutt, K.A., Walter, G.H. and Croft, B.J. (2006) Is the distribution of Fiji leaf gall in Australian sugarcane explained by variation in the vector Perkinsiella saccharicida? Australasian Plant Pathology, 35 (2). pp. 103-112. https://doi.org/10.1071/AP06011

Raman, A., Madhavan, S., Florentine, S.K. and Dhileepan, K. (2006) Metabolite mobilization in the stem galls of Parthenium hysterophorus induced by Epiblema strenuana inferred from the signatures of isotopic carbon and nitrogen and concentrations of total non-structural carbohydrates. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 119 (2). pp. 101-107. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2006.00403.x

Raghu, S., Wilson, J.R. and Dhileepan, K. (2006) Refining the process of agent selection through understanding plant demography and plant response to herbivory. Australian Journal of Entomology, 45 (4). pp. 308-316. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2006.00556.x

Raghu, S., Dhileepan, K. and Treviño, M. (2006) Response of an invasive liana to simulated herbivory: implications for its biological control. Acta Oecologica, 29 (3). pp. 335-345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2005.12.003

Dhileepan, K., Croft, B.J., Ridley, A.W., James, A.P. and Raghu, S. (2006) Susceptibility of source plants to sugarcane Fiji disease virus influences the acquisition and transmission of the virus by the planthopper vector Perkinsiella saccharicida. Journal of Applied Entomology, 130 (1). pp. 67-71. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2005.01023.x

Dhileepan, K., Treviño, M. and Raghu, S. (2006) Temporal patterns in incidence and abundance of Aconophora compressa (Hemiptera: Membracidae), a biological control agent for Lantana camara, on target and nontarget plants. Environmental Entomology, 35 (4). pp. 1001-1012.

Florentine, S. K., Raman, A. and Dhileepan, K. (2005) Effects of gall induction by Epiblema strenuana on gas exchange, nutrients, and energetics in Parthenium hysterophorus. BioControl, 50 . pp. 787-801. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-004-5525-3

Raghu, S. and Dhileepan, K. (2005) The value of simulating herbivory in selecting effective weed biological control agents. Biological Control, 34 (3). pp. 265-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.03.022

Raghu, S., Wiltshire, C. and Dhileepan, K. (2005) Intensity of pre-dispersal seed predation in the invasive legume Leucaena leucocephala is limited by the duration of pod retention. Austral Entomology, 30 (3). pp. 310-318. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2005.01475.x

Dhileepan, K., Treviño, M., Donnelly, G.P. and Raghu, S. (2005) Risk to non-target plants from Charidotis auroguttata (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera), a potential biocontrol agent for cat's claw creeper Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in Australia. Biological Control, 32 (3). pp. 450-460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.11.006

Dhileepan, K., Lockett, C. J. and McFadyen, R. E. (2005) Larval parasitism by native insects on the introduced stem-galling moth Epiblema strenuana Walker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and its implications for biological control of Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae). Australian Journal of Entomology, 44 (1). pp. 83-88. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2005.00446.x

Dhileepan, K., Treviño, M. and Raghu, S. (2005) Effect of temperature on the survival of Aconophora compressa Walker (Hemiptera: Membracidae): implications for weed biocontrol. Australian Journal of Entomology, 44 (4). pp. 457-462.

Dhileepan, K. (2004) The applicability of the plant vigor and resource regulation hypotheses in explaining Epiblema gall moth - parthenium weed interactions. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 113 (1). pp. 63-70. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0013-8703.2004.00209.x

Dhileepan, K., Greet, A., Ridley, A., Croft, B.J. and Smith, G.R. (2003) Fiji disease resistance in sugarcane: relationship to cultivar preference in field populations of the planthopper vector Perkinsiella saccharicida. Annals of Applied Biology, 143 (3). pp. 375-379. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2003.tb00307.x

Dhileepan, K. (2003) Seasonal variation in the effectiveness of the leaf-feeding beetle Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and stem-galling moth Epiblema strenuana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) as biocontrol agents on the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 93 (5). pp. 393-401. https://doi.org/10.1079/BER2003255

Dhileepan, K. and Croft, B.J. (2003) Resistance to Fiji disease in sugar cane: role of cultivar preference by planthopper vector Perkinsiella saccharicida (Homoptera : Delphacidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 96 (1). pp. 148-155. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/96.1.148

Dhileepan, K. (2003) Current status of the stem-boring weevil Listronotus setosipennis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) introduced against the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in Australia. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 13 (1). pp. 3-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/0958315021000054340

Florentine, S. K., Raman, A. and Dhileepan, K. (2002) Responses of the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) to the stem gall-inducing weevil Conotrachelus albocinereus (Coleoptera : Curculionidae). Entomologia Generalis, 26 (3). pp. 195-206.

Dhileepan, K. (2001) Effectiveness of introduced biocontrol insects on the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in Australia. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 91 (3). pp. 167-176. https://doi.org/10.1079/BER200188

Dhileepan, K. and McFadyen, R.E. (2001) Effects of gall damage by the introduced biocontrol agent Epiblema strenuana (Lep., Tortricidae) on the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae). Journal of Applied Entomology, 125 (1-2). pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2001.00494.x

Florentine, S. K., Raman, A. and Dhileepan, K. (2001) Gall-inducing insects and biological control of Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae). Plant Protection Quarterly, 16 (2). pp. 63-68.

Dhileepan, K., Setter, S. D. and McFadyen, R.E. (2000) Impact of defoliation by the biocontrol agent Zygogramma bicolorata on the weed Parthenium hysterophorus in Australia. BioControl, 45 . pp. 501-512. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026528304473

Dhileepan, K., Setter, S. D. and McFadyen, R.E. (2000) Response of the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) to defoliation by the introduced biocontrol agent Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biological Control, 19 (1). pp. 9-16. https://doi.org/10.1006/bcon.2000.0847

Raman, A. and Dhileepan, K. (1999) Qualitative evaluation of damage by Epiblema strenuana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) to the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 92 (5). pp. 717-723. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/92.5.717

Dhileepan, K., Peters, C. and Porter, A. (1997) Prevalence of Aedes camptorhynchus (Thomson) (Diptera: Culicidae) and Other Mosquitoes in the Eastern Coast of Victoria. Australian Journal of Entomology, 36 (2). pp. 183-190. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.1997.tb01453.x

Dhileepan, K. (1997) Physical factors and chemical cues in the oviposition behavior of arboviral vectors Culex annulirostris and Culex molestus (Diptera: Culicidae). Environmental Entomology, 26 (2). pp. 318-326. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/26.2.318

Book Section

Adkins, S. W., Asad, S. and Dhileepan, K. (2019) An introduction to the 'demon plant' parthenium weed. In: Parthenium weed: biology, ecology and management. CAB International, Wallingford. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780645254.0001

Dhileepan, K., McFadyen, R., Strathie, L. and Naeem, K. (2019) Biological control. In: Parthenium weed: biology, ecology and management. CAB International, Wallingford. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780645254.0131

Adkins, S. W., Asad, S. and Dhileepan, K. (2019) Conclusions. In: Parthenium weed: biology, ecology and management. CAB International, Wallingford.

McFadyen, R.E., Dhileepan, K. and Day, M. D. (2019) History and management - Australia and Pacific. In: Parthenium weed: biology, ecology and management. CAB International, Wallingford. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780645254.0212

Shi, B., Tang, S., Nguyen Thi Lan, T. and Dhileepan, K. (2019) History and management in East and South-east Asia. In: Parthenium weed: biology, ecology and management. CAB International, Wallingford. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780645254.0253

Seier, M. K., Ellison, C. A., Cortat, G., Day, M. D. and Dhileepan, K. (2013) How specific is specific enough? Case studies of three rust species under evaluation for weed biological control in Australia. In: Proceedings of the XIII International Symposium on the Biological Control of Weeds. USDA Forest Service-FHTET, Morgantown, WV.

Palmer, W. A., Lockett, C. and Dhileepan, K. (2012) Acacia nilotica subsp. indica (Benth.) Brenan - prickly acacia. In: Biological Control of Weeds in Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne.

Heard, T. A., Dhileepan, K., Bebawi, F. F., Bell, K. L. and Segura, R. (2012) Jatropha gossypiifolia L.–bellyache bush. In: Biological control of weeds in Australia. CSIRO, Melbourne.

Dhileepan, K. (2012) Macfadyena unguis-cati (L.) A. A. Gentry - cat's claw creeper. In: Biological Control of Weeds in Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne.

Dhileepan, K. and Strathie, L. (2012) Parthenium hysterophorus. In: Biological Control of Tropical Weeds Using Arthropods. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Dhileepan, K. and McFadyen, R. C. (2012) Parthenium hysterophorus L. - parthenium. In: Biological Control of Weeds in Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne.

Toh, R., Hanan, J., Dhileepan, K., Shivas, R. G. and Adkins, S.W. (2011) Simulation of parthenium weed canopy under changing climate using L-systems. In: MODSIM2011: 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Perth.

Dhileepan, K. (2009) Acacia nilotica ssp. indica (L.) Willd. ex Del. (Mimosaceae). In: Biological control of tropical weeds using arthropods. Chapter 2. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 20 pages. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511576348.002

Dhileepan, K. and Strathie, L. (2009) Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae). In: Biological control of tropical weeds using arthropods. Chapter 15. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 44 pages.

Dhileepan, K. (2009) Managing parthenium weed across diverse landscapes: prospects and limitations. In: Management of invasive weeds. Chapter 12. Springer Science, 33 pages. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9202-2_12

Dhileepan, K. (2003) Evaluating the effectiveness of weed biocontrol at the local scale. In: Improving the selection, testing and evaluation of weed biological control agents. CRC Weed Management, 110 pages.

Monograph

Taylor, D. B. J. and Dhileepan, K. (2021) Proposed plant host test list for assessing risk of biological control agents for Navua sedge, Cyperus aromaticus. Technical Report. State of Queensland, Brisbane.

Taylor, D. B. J. and Dhileepan, K. (2021) Application to release Stomphastis sp. nov., an agent for the biological control of Jatropha gossypiifolia in Australia. Technical Report. State of Queensland.

Vitelli, J. S., Day, M. D., Dhileepan, K., Sathyamurthy, R., Morin, L., Mcconnachie, A., Kwong, R. and Lefoe, G. (2020) New biocontrol solution for sustainable management of weed impacts to agricultural profitability. Project Report. AgriFutures.

Shi, B., Taylor, D. B. J. and Dhileepan, K. (2019) Proposed plant host test list for assessing risk of candidate biological control agents for Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica. Documentation. State of Queensland.

Dhileepan, K. and Taylor, D. B. J. (2017) Biological Control of Bellyache Bush: host-specificity testing of the Jatropha leaf-miner. Project Report. Meat and Livestock Australia.

Dhileepan, K. (2016) Prickly acacia biocontrol phase II: host specificity testing of agents from India. Project Report. Meat & Livestock Australia Limited.

Dhileepan, K. (2015) New biocontrol opportunities for prickly acacia: exploration in India. Project Report. Meat & Livestock Australia Limited.

Dhileepan, K. (2013) Biological control of bellyache bush: Native range surveys in South America. Project Report. Meat & Livestock Australia Limited.

Morin, L., Heard, T., Scott, J., Sheppard, A., Dhileepan, K., Osunkoya, O. O. and van Klinken, R. (2013) Prioritisation of weed species relevant to Australian livestock industries for biological control. Project Report. Meat & Livestock Australia Limited.

Conference or Workshop Item

Taylor, D. B. J. and Dhileepan, K. (2025) An update on the biological control of Bellyache Bush. In: Pest Animal and Weed Symposium 2025 (PAWS 2025), 19-22 May 2025, Gladstone, Australia.

Dhileepan, K., English, B. H., Shi, B., Florentine, S. K., Kurose, D., Taylor, D. B. J., Seier, M. K., Tan, Y. P. and Shivas, R. G. (2024) A rust pathogen affecting the invasive Navua sedge (Cyperus aromaticus) in Australia – A fortuitous biocontrol agent? In: 23rd Australasian Weeds Conference; Breaking the cycle: Towards sustainable weed management, 25-29 August 2024, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Shi, B. and Dhileepan, K. (2024) Acaciothrips ebneri, a new biological control agent for the invasive prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica) in Australia. In: 23rd Australasian Weeds Conference; Breaking the cycle: Towards sustainable weed management, 25-29 August 2024, Brisbane, Qld..

Rafter, M. A., Gooden, B., Hopper, M., Kumaran, N., Hunter, G., McConnachie, A. J., Turner, P., Pople, A. R., Callander, J. T., Dhileepan, K., Kwong, R., Steel, J., Lefoe, G., Potter, S., Sheehan, M., Turley, A., Brenton, P. and Glanznig, A. (2024) The development and implementation of a National Weed Biocontrol Pipeline Strategy. In: 23rd Australasian Weeds Conference; Breaking the cycle: Towards sustainable weed management, 25-29 August 2024, Brisbane, Qld..

Osunkoya, O. O., Shi, B. and Dhileepan, K. (2024) The economic cost of managing Navua sedge (Cyperus aromaticus) - a monocot weed of tropical Queensland, Australia. In: 23rd Australasian Weeds Conference; Breaking the cycle: Towards sustainable weed management, 25-29 August 2024, Brisbane, Qld..

Gamage, B., Chadha, A., Dhileepan, K., Larkins, J.-a. and Florentine, S. K. (2024) The effectiveness of herbicides and their combinations for controlling Cyperus aromaticus (Navua sedge) in Queensland. In: 23rd Australasian Weeds Conference; Breaking the cycle: Towards sustainable weed management, 25-29 August 2024, Brisbane, Qld..

Taylor, D. B. J. and Dhileepan, K. (2024) The tale of the Jatropha leaf-miner, Stomphastis thraustica in Australia. In: 23rd Australasian Weeds Conference; Breaking the cycle: Towards sustainable weed management, 25-29 August 2024, Brisbane, Qld..

Dhileepan, K., Kurose, D., Taylor, D. B. J., Shi, B., Seier, M. K., Tan, Y. P. and Shivas, R. G. (2022) Biological control of Navua sedge (Cyperus aromaticus) in Australia. In: 22nd Australasian Weeds Conference, 25 – 29 September 2022, Adelaide, South Australia.

Shi, B., Moilwa, M., Osunkoya, O. O., Dhileepan, K. and Adkins, S. (2022) Management of Navua sedge (Cyperus aromaticus): a role of competition using two pasture species. In: 22nd Australasian Weeds Conference, 25 – 29 September 2022, Adelaide, South Australia.

Dhileepan, K., Shi, B., Callander, J., Taylor, D. B. J., Teshome, M., Neser, S., Diagne, N. and King, A. (2019) Biological control of prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica): New gall-inducing agents from Africa. In: XV International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, 26-31 August 2018, Engelberg, Switzerland.

Wijeweera, N., Dhileepan, K. and De Silva, M. P. K. S. K. (2019) Survey on the distribution of Milkweed, Calotropis gigantea L. (Apocynaceae) in Sri Lanka and the associated insect diversity. In: 6th Ruhuna International Science & Technology Conference, 30 January 2019, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.

Shabbir, A., Shahid, A. and Dhileepan, K. (2018) Exploration of natural enemies of calotrope in its native range: predispersal seed-predation in Pakistan. In: XV International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, 26-31 August 2018, Engelberg, Switzerland.

Wijeweera, W.P.S.N., Dhileepan, K., Senaratne, K.A.D.W. and de Silva, M.P.K.S.K. (2018) Life history aspects of two monophagous insect species feeding on Calotropis gigantea in Sri Lanka. In: 5th Ruhuna International Science & Technology Conference, 2018.

Taylor, D. B. J., Shi, B., Callander, J. and Dhileepan, K. (2018) Progress towards biological control of bellyache bush and prickly acacia. In: 21st Australasian Weeds Conference, 9-13 September 2018, Sydney, New South Wales.

Osunkoya, O. O., Shi, B., Moore, K. and Dhileepan, K. (2018) The invasive Parthenium hysterophorus L. has limited impact on soil chemistry and enzyme activities but influences above and below ground bio-diversity. In: 21st Australasian Weeds Conference, 9-13 September 2018, Sydney.

March, N., Vogler, W. D. and Dhileepan, K. (2017) Advancing prickly acacia management through the war on Western Weeds Initiative. In: 14th Queensland Weed Symposium, Port Douglas.

Taylor, D. B. J., Snow, E. L., Moore, K. and Dhileepan, K. (2017) At last, Biological control of Bellyache bush. In: 14th Queensland Weed Symposium, 4-7 December 2017, Port Douglas.

Callander, J., Shi, B., Raghu, S. and Dhileepan, K. (2017) Biological control of parthenium: progress on the redistribution of established agents to southern Queensland. In: 14th Queensland Weed Symposium, Port Douglas.

Dhileepan, K., Shi, B., Callander, J., Teshome, M., Neser, S., Diagne, N. and King, A. M. (2017) Biological control of prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica) in Australia: prospective agents from Ethiopia and Senegal. In: 26th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference, Kyoto, Japan.

Callander, J. and Dhileepan, K. (2016) Biological control of parthenium weed: field collection and redistribution of established biological control agents. In: 20th Australasian Weeds Conference.

Taylor, D. B. J. and Dhileepan, K. (2016) Prospects for the biological control of Jatropha gossypiifolia: Stomphastis sp. as a potential agent from South America. In: 20th Australasian Weeds Conference, Perth.

Snow, E. L., Dhileepan, K. and Taylor, D. B. J. (2016) The Jatropha webber (Sciota divisella): a potential biological control agent for Jatropha gossypiifolia (bellyache bush) from India. In: 20th Australasian Weeds Conference.

Callander, J., Kumaran, N., Taylor, D. B. J. and Dhileepan, K. (2015) Biological Control of Prickly Acacia (Vachellia Nilotica Subsp. Indica): Progress and Issues. In: 13th Queensland Weed Symposium 2015, Longreach.

Taylor, D. and Dhileepan, K. (2015) Prospects for the biological control of bellyache bush. In: 13th Queensland Weed Symposium 2015, Longreach.

Dhileepan, K., Neser, S. and De Prins, J. (2014) Biological control of bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia) in Australia: South America as a possible source of natural enemies. In: Proceedings of the XIV International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, 2 - 7 March 2014 , University of Capetown, Capetown, South Africa.

Dhileepan, K., Taylor, D. B. J., Lockett, C. J., Balu, A., Seier, M. K., Murugesan, S., Tanner, R.A., Pollard, K.M., Kumaran, N. and Neser, S. (2014) Biological control of prickly acacia: Current research and future prospects. In: Proceedings of the XIV International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, 2 - 7 March 2014 , University of Capetown, Capetown, South Africa.

Taylor, D. B. J. and Dhileepan, K. (2014) Growth of Queensland Jatropha gossypifolia biotypes under varying water regimes. In: 19th Australasian Weeds Conference, September 2014, Tasmanian Weed Society, Hobart, Tasmania.

Buru, J. C., Dhileepan, K., Osunkoya, O. O. and Scharaschkin, T. (2014) Seed germination may explain differences in invasiveness and prevalence: case study using cat’s claw creeper (Dolichandra unguis-cati). In: 19th Australasian Weeds Conference, September 2014, Tasmanian Weed Society, Hobart, Tasmania .

Dhileepan, K. and Snow, E. L. (2014) The Jewel Beetle (Hylaeogena jureceki); a new biocontrol for cat’s claw creeper (Dolichandra unguis-cati) in Queensland. In: 19th Australasian Weeds Conference, September 2014, Tasmanian Weed Society, Hobart, Tasmania.

Snow, E. L. and Dhileepan, K. (2013) Update of biological control research for cat’s claw creeper and Madeira vine. In: 12th Queensland Weed Symposium 2013, 15-18 July, Hervey Bay, Queensland.

Seier, M.K., Ellison, C.A., Cortat, G., Day, M.D. and Dhileepan, K. (2011) How Specific is Specific Enough? - Case Studies of Three Rust Species under Evaluation for Weed Biological Control in Australia. In: XIII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA.

Book

Adkins, S., Shabbir, A. and Dhileepan, K. (2019) Parthenium weed: biology, ecology and management. CAB International, Wallingford.