Phil Lester

Has grant

Professor

Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand

Research Interests

Explore related searches

Professors in New Zealand

Contact this professor

ORCID

Google Scholar

About

Phil Lester is a Professor at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. His research encompasses pest management strategies for invasive wasps and Varroa mites, focusing on innovative treatments and the ecological impacts of these species. Recent articles highlight his work on the local attitudes towards invasive wasp management, the dynamics of honey bee colonies in the presence of Varroa destructor, and the development of RNA interference methods for controlling pest species.

Recent Grants

Grant: Close

Virus-virus interactions: a key to unravel global honey bee colony losses?

Open Date: 2023-01-01

Close Date: 2026-01-01

Grant: Close

Silencing immunity to determine how pathogens influence invasion success

Open Date: 2018-01-01

Close Date: 2021-01-01

Grant: Close

Bringing back Honey Bees using beneficial Bacteria

Open Date: 2015-01-01

Close Date: 2017-01-01

Phil Lester

Research Interests

Explore related searches

Contact this professor

About

Recent Grants

Articles (20)

Exploring local attitudes towards current and potential future invasive wasp management in Aotearoa New Zealand

Recent advances and avenues for the pest management of invasive social wasps and hornets

In Silico Analysis of Potential Off-Target Effects of a Next-Generation dsRNA Acaricide for Varroa Mites (Varroa destructor) and Lack of Effect on a Bee-Associated Arthropod

Improving wasp control by identifying likely causes of eradication failure

Are increasing honey bee colony losses attributed to Varroa destructor in New Zealand driven by miticide resistance?

Variable viral loads and immune response in an invasive ant's native and introduced ranges

A novel antibody treatment reduces deformed wing virus loads in the western honey bee ( Apis mellifera )

Beekeepers Support the Use of RNA Interference (RNAi) to Control Varroa destructor

Population dynamics and prey community of the invasive paper wasp Polistes chinensis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in a protected coastal habitat in New Zealand

Gene drives for invasive wasp control: Extinction is unlikely, with suppression dependent on dispersal and growth rates

Can immune gene silencing via dsRNA feeding promote pathogenic viruses to control the globally invasive Argentine ant?

Sociality reduces the probability of eradication success of arthropod pests

An invasive ant increases deformed wing virus loads in honey bees

Effects of Deformed Wing Virus-Targeting dsRNA on Viral Loads in Bees Parasitised and Non-Parasitised by Varroa destructor

Integrating biochemical and behavioral approaches to develop a bait to manage the invasive yellow paper wasp Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in the Galápagos Islands

The native and exotic prey community of two invasive paper wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in New Zealand as determined by DNA barcoding

A global review of socioeconomic and environmental impacts of ants reveals new insights for risk assessment

Gene drive and RNAi technologies: a bio-cultural review of next-generation tools for pest wasp management in New Zealand

Viral communities in the parasite Varroa destructor and in colonies of their honey bee host (Apis mellifera) in New Zealand

Identity, Prevalence, and Pathogenicity of Entomopathogenic Fungi Infecting Invasive Polistes (Vespidae: Polistinae) Paper Wasps in New Zealand

Collaborators (10)

James Baty

Rob Keyzers

Lori Lach

Benjamin D. Hoffmann

Ashley Mortensen

Ocean Mercier

Mariana Bulgarella

Peter Dearden

David O'Sullivan

Neil D Tsutsui

How do I reach out?

Meet Kite AI