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Darren J. Kriticos is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions in environmental science.

Their research spans several subfields including insect science, plant science, ecology, ecological modeling, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. The main topics addressed by their work include:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Biological Control of Invasive Species
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics

They have published extensively in journals such as:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Bulletin of Entomological Research
  • Entomologia Generalis
  • Invasive Plant Science and Management
  • Insects

Recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Invasiveness, biology, ecology, and management of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda" (2022, Entomologia Generalis)
  • "Global population genomic signature of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) supports complex introduction events across the Old World" (2022, Communications Biology)
  • "Fruit Flies: Challenges and Opportunities to Stem the Tide of Global Invasions" (2023, Annual Review of Entomology)
  • "The potential global distribution of the papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus, a polyphagous pest" (2020, Pest Management Science)
  • "Improving climate suitability for Bemisia tabaci in East Africa is correlated with increased prevalence of whiteflies and cassava diseases" (2020, Scientific Reports)

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Noboru Ota
  • Tania Yonow
  • M. Otim
  • Nikos T. Papadopoulos
  • Anna Szyniszewska

Best Publications

  • CliMond: global high‐resolution historical and future scenario climate surfaces for bioclimatic modelling

    Darren J. Kriticos;Darren J. Kriticos;Bruce L. Webber;Bruce L. Webber;Agathe Leriche;Noboru Ota

  • Climate change and the potential distribution of an invasive alien plant: Acacia nilotica ssp. indica in Australia

    D. J. Kriticos;D. J. Kriticos;R. W. Sutherst;J. R. Brown;S. W. Adkins

  • Pest Risk Maps for Invasive Alien Species: A Roadmap for Improvement

    Robert C. Venette;Darren J. Kriticos;Roger D. Magarey;Frank H. Koch

  • Research investment implications of shifts in the global geography of wheat stripe rust.

    Jason M. Beddow;Jason M. Beddow;Philip G. Pardey;Philip G. Pardey;Yuan Chai;Terrance M. Hurley;Terrance M. Hurley

  • The current and future potential geographical distribution of the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae).

    Stephens A;Darren. J. Kriticos;Agathe Leriche

  • Modelling horses for novel climate courses: insights from projecting potential distributions of native and alien Australian acacias with correlative and mechanistic models

    Bruce L. Webber;Bruce L. Webber;Colin J. Yates;David C. Le Maitre;John K. Scott

  • The potential distribution of invading Helicoverpa armigera in North America: Is it just a matter of time?

    Darren J. Kriticos;Noboru Ota;William D. Hutchison;Jason Beddow

  • A comparison of systems to analyze potential weed distributions.

    D. J. Kriticos;R. P. Randall

  • The potential global distribution of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys , a critical threat to plant biosecurity

    Darren J. Kriticos;John M. Kean;John M. Kean;Craig B. Phillips;Craig B. Phillips;Senait D. Senay;Senait D. Senay

  • The potential distribution of Chromolaena odorata (Siam weed) in relation to climate

    D J Kriticos;T Yonow;R E McFADYEN

  • The hosts and potential geographic range of Dothistroma needle blight

    Michael S. Watt;Darren J. Kriticos;Samantha Alcaraz;Anna V. Brown

  • Climate Change and the Potential Distribution of an Invasive Shrub, Lantana camara L

    Subhashni Taylor;Lalit Kumar;Nick Reid;Darren J. Kriticos;Darren J. Kriticos

  • An assessment of biomass for bioelectricity and biofuel, and for greenhouse gas emission reduction in Australia

    Damien R. Farine;Deborah A. O'Connell;Robert John Raison;Barrie M. May

  • Climate matching techniques to narrow the search for biological control agents

    Mark P. Robertson;Darren J. Kriticos;Costas Zachariades

  • A perspective on management of Helicoverpa armigera: transgenic Bt cotton, IPM, and landscapes.

    Sharon Downes;Darren Kriticos;Hazel Parry;Cate Paull

  • Modelling the population dynamics of the Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera (Dacus) tryoni: a cohort-based approach incorporating the effects of weather

    T Yonow;M.P Zalucki;R.W Sutherst;B.C Dominiak

  • Assessing and Managing the Current and Future Pest Risk from Water Hyacinth, (Eichhornia crassipes), an Invasive Aquatic Plant Threatening the Environment and Water Security

    Darren J. Kriticos;Sarah Brunel

  • Climate change and biotic invasions: a case history of a tropical woody vine

    D.J. Kriticos;R.W. Sutherst;J.R. Brown;S.W. Adkins

  • Extending the suite of bioclim variables: a proposed registry system and case study using principal components analysis

    Darren J. Kriticos;Vojtĕch Jarošik;Noboru Ota

  • The effects of climate data precision on fitting and projecting species niche models

    Darren J. Kriticos;Agathe Leriche

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. De Barro
Paul J. De Barro Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Jan Pergl
Jan Pergl Czech Academy of Sciences
Joel R. Brown
Joel R. Brown United States Department of Agriculture
David Makowski
David Makowski University of Paris-Saclay
Philip G. Pardey
Philip G. Pardey University of Minnesota
Myron P. Zalucki
Myron P. Zalucki University of Queensland
Andy W. Sheppard
Andy W. Sheppard Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
W. M. Lonsdale
W. M. Lonsdale Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
W. van der Werf
W. van der Werf Wageningen University & Research

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