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Fazila Yousuf is a skilled Applied Entomologist specializing in the use of biological controls for managing pests significant to horticulture. With hands-on expertise in utilizing parasitoids and entomopathogens, such as fungi and nematodes, she provides innovative and environmentally friendly pest management solutions. Her experience extends to developing non-chemical Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques, with a notable focus on pheromone attract and kill traps. Combining scientific rigour with practical applications, Fazila offers effective, sustainable solutions for pest management challenges in the horticulture industry.
At present, she is engrossed in developing an IPM toolkit for a significant honeybee pest, Varroa destructor, commonly known as varroa mites.
Education/Academic qualification
Applied Entomology, PhD, Interactions between the pine pests Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) and Ips grandicollis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) and their microbial associates., Charles Sturt University
Award Date: 16 Dec 2015
Biotechnology, MSc, Bio-processing of sheep wool, University of Teesside
Award Date: 30 Oct 2009
Plant Physiology (Microbiology), BSC (Hons.), Effect of calcium deficiency on plant growth., University of Karachi
Award Date: 29 Dec 2006
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Exploration of advanced control and detection methods for Varroa mite
Whitehouse, M., Taylor, P., Stolfi, F., Maselko, M., Liu, F., Rangel, J., Frost, E., Sainsbury, J., Mortensen, A., Taylor, M., Gee, M., Harvey, M., Goodwin, M. & Yousuf, F.
1/03/23 → 18/04/24
Project: Research
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Safeguarding Australia's bees: the quest for the best Varroa IPM solution
Yousuf, F. & Whitehouse, M., 2023, The 4th N.Z. Honey Bee Research Symposium: ApiNZ Symposium and conference. Wellington: Apiculture New Zealand, p. 8 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract
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Limited host range in the idiobiont parasitoid Phymasticus coffea, a prospective biological control agent of the coffee pest Hypothenemus hampei in Hawaii
Yousuf, F., Follet, P. A., Gillett, C. P. D. T., Honsberger, D., Wright, M., Chamorro, L., Johnson, M. T., Giraldo-Jaramillo, M., Benavides-Machado, P. & Wright, M. G., Sept 2021, In: Journal of Pest Science. 94, 4, p. 1183-1195 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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First host plant record for the endemic Hawaiian bark beetle Xyleborus pleiades Samuelson, 1981 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
Gillett, C. P. D. T., Yousuf, F. & Robinoff, D., 5 Apr 2020, In: Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. 52, p. 5-7 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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One becomes two: second species of the Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) species complex is established on two Hawaiian Islands
Rugman-Jones, P. F., Au, M., Ebrahimi, V., Eskalen, A., Gillett, C. P. D. T., Honsberger, D., Husein, D., Wright, M. G., Yousuf, F. & Stouthamer, R., 17 Sept 2020, In: PeerJ. 8, p. 1-14 14 p., e9987.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The fungal matrices of Ophiostoma ips hinder movement of the biocontrol nematode agent, Deladenus siricidicola, disrupting management of the woodwasp, Sirex noctilio
Yousuf, F., Carnegie, A. J., Bashford, R., Nicol, H. I. & Gurr, G. M., Oct 2018, In: BioControl. 63, 5, p. 739-749 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Safeguarding Australia's bees: The quest for the best Varroa IPM solution
Fazila Yousuf (Speaker), Mary Whitehouse (Speaker) & Juliana Rangel (Speaker)
28 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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. Parasitism of Hypothenemus hampei adults by Phymastichus coffea (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): effects of parasitoid diet, age, and temperature.
Fazila Yousuf (Speaker), Peter Follet (Speaker) & Mark Wright (Speaker)
19 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Management strategies for almond pests in Australia
Fazila Yousuf (Speaker), J. Paul Cunningham (Speaker), David Madge (Speaker), Cathy Taylor (Speaker) & Kevin Farnier (Speaker)
18 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Trap colour is important in trapping male carob moth, Apomyelois ceratoniae.
Fazila Yousuf (Speaker)
8 Dec 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Pest status and classical biological control of Scolytinae pests of coffee in Hawai'i.
Fazila Yousuf (Speaker)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation