Prof Bernard Slippers



Director of FABI

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I study the molecular ecology and evolution of fungal communities, fungal pathogens and insect pests of plants, especially trees, as well as their symbioses and their natural enemies. I am particularly interested in the anthropogenic impacts on the outcomes of the interactions between these organisms. These interests are explored within a context of both invasive plant pathogens and pests, and native pests or pathogens expanding their host ranges to attack trees of forestry and agricultural importance. My research combines information from systematics, biogeography, phylogenetics, population genetics, (meta-) barcoding, (-)genomics, (-)transcriptomics and chemical ecology.

I work on a variety of systems, but have focused extensively on the Botryosphaeriaceae as models of latent fungal pathogens and endophytes of trees. This work extends to a focus on fungal communities in above-ground parts of trees. From and entomological perspective, I have done extensive work on the Sirex woodwasp and its various symbionts and management. This work extends to the molecular and chemical ecology, as well as the biological control, of various other pests in forestry and agriculture, including in Macadamia and Maize. 

My publications can be accessed via the various Research Profiles links on the left, or the reference lists below.

I tweet about research highlights, science development and other things that inspire me @bernardslippers

Apart from my direct research interest, I am also passionate about science development and the role of science in broader society. In this regard I have been involved in the global Young Academy movement as a founding member of the Global Young Academy (GYA) in 2010 and the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) in 2011. I have served in the leadership of both these organizations and is a past co-chair of the GYA.

I lead a range of science leadership development programs, including the Africa Science Leadership Programme, Tuks Young Research Leadership Programme and the Early Career Research Leadership Programme

I lead the development and am the founding director of Future Africa, an interfaculty and pan-African Institute focused on transdisciplinary research leadership for innovation in Africa. 

Below in the Editorial & Commentaries and News & Views sections you will find pieces I have written about science, science and scientist development, science leadership and research universities. 


Allison JD, Paine TD, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. 2023. Forest Entomology and Pathology: Volume 1: Entomology. Springer Cham. PDF

Slippers B, de Groot P, Wingfield MJ. 2012. The Sirex Woodwasp and its Fungal Symbiont: Research and Management of a Worldwide Invasive Pest. Springer.

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Garnas JR, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Roux J. 2016. Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forests: A South African Perspective. In: Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forest Systems. Paine TD, Lieutier F. (eds). Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp 397-430.
Mehl JWM, Slippers B, Roux J, Wingfield MJ. 2013. Cankers and other diseases caused by the Botryosphaeriaceae. In: Infectious Forest Diseases. Gonthier P, Nicolotti G. (eds). CAB International, Boston, Minnesota, pp 298-317. PDF
Nagel JH, Gryzenhout M, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. 2013. The Occurrence and Impact of Phytophthora on the African Continent. In: Phytophthora: A Global Perspective. Lamour K. (eds). CAB International, Boston, Minnesota, pp 204-214. PDF
Wingfield MJ, Roux J, Wingfield BD, Slippers B. 2013. Ceratocystis and Ophiostoma: international spread, new associations and plant health. In: The Ophiostomatoid Fungi: Expanding Frontiers. Seifert KA, de Beer ZW, Wingfield MJ. (eds). CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands, pp 191-200.
Hurley BP, Croft P, Verleur M, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. 2012. The Control of the Sirex Woodwasp in Diverse Environments: The South African Experience. In: The Sirex Woodwasp and its Fungal Symbiont: Research and Management of a Worldwide Invasive Pest. Slippers B, de Groot P, Wingfield MJ. (eds). Springer, pp 247-264.
Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. 2012. 287-295 Sirex Research and Management: Future Prospects. In: The Sirex Woodwasp and its Fungal Symbiont: Research and Management of a Worldwide Invasive Pest. Slippers B, de Groot P, Wingfield MJ. (eds). Springer, pp 287-295.
Van der Nest M, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, Stenlid J, Vasaitis R, Slippers B. 2012. Genetics of Amylostereum Species Associated with Siricidae Woodwasps. In: The Sirex Woodwasp and its Fungal Symbiont: Research and Management of a Worldwide Invasive Pest. Slippers B, de Groot P, Wingfield MJ. (eds). Springer, pp 81-94.
Slippers B, Hurley BP, Mlonyeni XO, de Groot P, Wingfield MJ. 2012. Factors Affecting the Efficacy of Deladenus siricidicola in Biological Control Systems. In: The Sirex Woodwasp and its Fungal Symbiont: Research and Management of a Worldwide Invasive Pest. Slippers B, de Groot P, Wingfield MJ. (eds). Springer, pp 119-133.
Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Roux J, Wingfield BD. 2010. Fifty Years of Tree Pest and Pathogen Invasions, Increasingly Threatening World Forests. In: Fifty Years of Invasion Ecology: The Legacy of Charles Elton. Richardson DM. (eds). Blackwell Publishing Ltd., pp 89-99.
Perez C, Altier N, Someto S, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Blanchette RA. 2007. Botryosphaeriaceae causing diseases on Eucalyptus and native Myrtaceae in Uruguay. In: Proceedings, IUFRO 2007 Working Group 2.08.03 Meeting “Eucalypts and Diversity: Balancing Productivity and Sustainability”. pp .
Slippers B, Pavlic D, Maleme H, Wingfield MJ. 2007. A diverse assemblage of Botryosphaeriaceae infect Eucalyptus in introduced and native environments. In: Proceedings, IUFRO 2007 Working Group 2.08.03 Meeting “Eucalypts and Diversity: Balancing Productivity and Sustainability”. pp .
Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Coutinho TA, Wingfield BD, Roux J. 2007. Eucalypt pests and diseases: Growing threats to plantation productivity. In: Proceedings, IUFRO 2007 Working Group 2.08.03 Meeting “Eucalypts and Diversity: Balancing Productivity and Sustainability”. pp .
Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP, Gebeyehu S, Slippers B, Ahumada R, Wingfield BD. 2006. Southern hemisphere exotic pine plantations threatened by insect pests and associated pathogens. In: Invasive Forest Insects, Introduced Forest Trees, and Altered Ecosystems: Ecological Pest Management in Global Forests of a Changing World. Springer, pp 53-62.
Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD, Coutinho TA, de Wet J, Slippers B. 1999. Fungal diseases of exotic plantation pines: a southern hemisphere perspective. In: Sustainability of pine forests in relation to pine wilt and decline. Proceedings of International Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, 27-28 October, 1998. Shokado Shoten, pp 322-329. PDF
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Slippers B. (2016) ASSAf and young scientists: Transforming the future of science in South Africa. South African Journal of Science 112:a0189. 10.17159/sajs.2016/a0189 PDF
Slippers B, Alisic E. (2015) Leadership training for African scientists. Nature 519:414. 10.1038/519414c
Slippers B, Vogel C, Fioramonti L. (2015) Opportunities for African research institutions. Chemical Technology March:3. PDF
Slippers B, Vogel C, Fioramonti L. (2015) Global trends and opportunities for development of African research universities. South African Journal of Science 111 10.17159/sajs.2015/a0093 PDF
Slippers B. (2013) Young scientists: Public engagement should start early. Nature 498:299. 10.1038/498299d PDF
Slippers B. (2012) Small science: view from developing nations. Science 338(6109):882. 10.1126/science.338.6109.882-b PDF
Slippers B. (2012) Young scientists reflect on how to effect real change for Rio+4. South African Journal of Science 6/7:1340. 10.4102/sajs.v108i7/8.1340 PDF
Slippers B, Majozi T, Nelwamondo FV, Steenkamp CM, Van Heerden E, Wright CY. (2011) Internet access constrains science development and training at South African universities. South African Journal of Science 107:1. 10.4102/sajs. v107i9/10.685 PDF
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Nel WJ, Randolph C, Paap T, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Barnes I, Wingfield MJ. (2024) Fusarium species associated with Euwallacea xanthopus in South Africa, including two novel species. Mycologia :1-20. 10.1080/00275514.2024.2394758
Read DA, Pietersen G, Slippers B, Steenkamp E. (2024) Genomic characterization of novel viruses associated with Olea europaea L. in South Africa. Archives of Virology 169 10.1007/s00705-024-06132-1 PDF
Maduke N, Slippers B, Van der Linde E, Wingfield M, Fourie G. (2024) Botryosphaeriaceae species associated with branch dieback and decline of macadamia trees in South Africa. Australasian Plant Pathology :1-16. 10.1007/s13313-024-00992-6
Visagie CM, Yilmaz N, Allison JD, Barreto RW, Boekhout T, Boers J, Delgado MA, Dewing C, Fitza KNE, Furtado ECA, Gaya E, Hill R, Hobden A, Hu DM, Hülsewig T, Khonsanit A, Luangsa-Ard JJ, Mthembu A, Pereira CM, Price J-L, Pringle A, Qikani N, Sandoval-Denis M, Shumacher RK, Seifert KA, Slippers B, Tennakoon DS, Thanakitpipattana D, vanVuuren N, Groenewald JZ, Crous PW. (2024) New and Interesting Fungi. 7.. Fungal Systematics and Evolution 13:441–494. 10.3114/fuse.2024.13.12 PDF
Pal E, Allison J, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2024) Lethal and sublethal effects of insecticides on Bathycoelia distincta (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). African Entomology 32: e16992:1-9. 10.17159/2254-8854/2024/a16992
Fitza KNE, Allison J, Slippers B, Chingandu N, Reed SE. (2024) Diversity and potential sources of introduction of the Beech leaf nematode (Litylenchus crenatae< mccannii) to Ontario, Canada. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology
van der Merwe E, Slippers B, Dittrich-Schröder G. (2023) Mechanical egg activation and rearing of first instar larvae of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae). Insects 14(12):931. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/12/931
Fourie A, Venter S, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2023) Pantoea bathycoeliae sp. nov and a Sodalis sp. are core gut microbiome symbionts of the two-spotted stink bug. Frontiers in Microbiology :1-19. 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1284397 PDF
Barten H, Schröder ML, Slippers B, Howe AG, Lawson SA, Hurley BP. (2023) Reproductive compatibility of a newly imported Australian population of the biocontrol agent Anaphes nitens with an existing South African population. Biological Control 187:105403. 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105403 PDF
Makunde PT, Joubert JC, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Hammerbacher A. (2023) Leaf surface traits may influence host specificity in psyllids of Eucalyptus, Spondyliaspis cf. plicatuloides (Froggatt) and Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae). Chemoecology 33:83-98. 10.1007/s00049-023-00387-x
Harris MA, Slippers B, Kemler M, Greve M. (2023) Opportunities for diversified usage of metabarcoding data for fungal biogeography through increased metadata quality. Fungal Biology Reviews 46:100329. 10.1016/j.fbr.2023.100329
Katumanyane A, Slippers B, Wondafrash M, Malan AP, Hurley BP. (2023) Natural infection of white grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) with entomopathogenic nematodes in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Journal of Helminthology 97 10.1017/S0022149X23000378
Bose T, Hammerbacher A, Slippers B, Roux J, Wingfield MJ. (2023) Continuous replanting could degrade soil health in short-rotation plantation forestry. Current Forestry Reports 10.1007/s40725-023-00188-z PDF
Harris MA, Kemler M, Slippers B, Jamison-Daniel S-L, Witfeld F, Botha M, Begerow D, Brachmann A, Greve M. (2023) Deterministic processes have limited impacts on foliar fungal endophyte communities along a savanna-forest successional gradient. Fungal Ecology 64:101249. 10.1016/j.funeco.2023.101249
Katumanyane A, Slippers B, Wondafrash M, Malan AP, Hurley BP. (2023) Mechanisms behind differential white grub host susceptibility to entomopathogenic nematodes. Nematology 10.1163/15685411-bja10253
Pal E, Allison JD, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2023) Life History Traits of the Pentatomidae (Hemiptera) for the Development of Pest Management Tools. Forests 14(5) 10.3390/ f14050861 PDF
Nel WJ, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Yilmaz N, Hurley BP. (2023) Efficacy of commercially available Entomopathogenic agents against the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer in South Africa. Insects 14(4) 10.3390/insects14040361
Guignard Q, Johannes Spaethe, Bernard Slippers, Natasa Nikolic, Jeremy D. Allison. (2023) Eye morphology and colour preferences in a semi-field test of the pine pest, Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae). African Entomology 31 10.17159/2254-8854/2023/a13406 PDF
Bose T, Hammerbacher A, Jones W, Roux J, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2023) Hybrid vigor in Eucalyptus increases resistance against Phytophthora root rot. Mycological Progress 22:24. 10.1007/s11557-023-01877-6
Katumanyane A, Slippers B, Wondafrash M, Malan AP, Hurley BP. (2023) Susceptibility of white grubs from forestry and sugarcane plantations in South Africa to entomopathogenic nematodes. BioControl 10.1007/s10526-023-10185-7
Luki-Marie Scheepers, Jeremy D. Allison, Bernard Slippers, Egmont R. Rohwer, Patrick M. Mc Millan, Jan E. Bello. (2023) Pine Emperor moths from KwaZulu-Natal use the same pheromone component previously isolated from Nudaurelia cytherea (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) from the Western Cape. African Entomology 31((2023)):1-9. 10.17159/2254-8854/2023/a13231
Makunde PT, Slippers B, Bush SJ, Hurley BP. (2023) Biology of the invasive shell lerp psyllid, Spondyliaspis cf. plicatuloides (Froggatt) (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae). African Entomology 31( e13747) 10.17159/2254-8854/2023/a13747 PDF
Eshetu FB, Barnes I, Nahrung FH, Fitza KNE, Meurisse N, Slippers B. (2023) Unexpected diversity in historical biological control programs: Population genetics of the nematode Deladenus siricidicola in Australia and New Zealand. Biological Control 180:105183. 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105183
Bose T, Dovey S, Brachmann A, Witfeld F, Begerow D, Kemler M, Roux J, Slippers B, Vivas M, Wingfield MJ. (2023) Retention of post-harvest residues enhances soil fungal biodiversity in Eucalyptus plantations. Forest Ecology and Management 532:120806. 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120806
David Read, Bernard Slippers, Emma Steenkamp. (2022) Genomic characterization of a novel potyvirus infecting Barleria repens in South Africa. Archives of Virology 10.1007/s00705-022-05662-w
Pal E, Allison JD, Guignard Q, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2022) Characterisation of the Alarm Pheromone of Bathycoelia Distincta (Pentatomidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 10.1007/s10886-022-01388-w
Read DA, Pietersen G, Slippers B, Steenkamp ET. (2022) Chrysanthemum virus B and chrysanthemum chlorotic mottle viroid infect chrysanthemum in South Africa. Australasian Plant Disease Notes 10.1007/s13314-022-00478-8
David A Read, Elrea Strydom, Bernard Slippers, Emma Steenkamp, Gerhard Pietersen. (2022) Genomic characterization of soybean blotchy mosaic virus, a cytorhabdovirus from South Africa. Archives of Virology 10.1007/s00705-022-05526-3
Sonnekus B, Slippers B, Hurley B, Joubert E, Stiller M, Fourie G. (2022) Diversity and Molecular Barcoding of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Associated with Macadamia in South Africa. Insects 13(7) 10.3390/insects13070601 PDF
Pal E, Allison JD, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2022) Genetic diversity of the two-spotted stink bug Bathycoelia distincta (Pentatomidae) associated with macadamia orchards in South Africa. PLoS ONE 17(6) 10.1371/journal.pone.0269373
Guignard Q, Slippers B, Jeremy D. A. (2022) Chemical and visual ecology of the Symphyta. Agricultural and forest entomology 24 10.1111/afe.12510
Messal M, Vivas M, Kemler M, Begerow D, Brachmann A, Witfeld F, Naidoo S, Slippers B. (2022) Fungal Communities of Eucalyptus grandis Leaves Are Influenced by the Insect Pest Leptocybe invasa. Frontiers in Microbiology 13(3:841621) 10.3389/fmicb.2022.841621 PDF
Jami F, Marincowitz S, Durán A, Slippers B, Abad JIM, Chen S, Wingfield MJ. (2022) Botryosphaeriaceae diversity on Eucalyptus clones in different climate zones of Indonesia. Forest Pathology :1-14. 10.1111/efp.12737
Queffelec J, Postma A, Allison JD, Slippers B. (2022) Remnants of horizontal transfers of Wolbachia genes in a Wolbachia‑free woodwasp. BMC Ecology and Evolution 22(36):1-14. 10.1186/s12862-022-01995-x PDF
Smith AK, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Fourie G. (2022) Diversity of Lepidoptera associated with macadamia nut damage in South Africa and development of molecular tools to monitor pest populations. Agricultural and Forest Entomology :1-22. 10.1111/afe.12497
Fitza KNE, Garnas JR, Slippers B. (2022) Experimental admixture among distinct lineages of Deladenus siricidicola, the biocontrol agent of Sirex noctilio. Biological Control 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2022.104875
Ramabulana E, Kunjeku E, Slippers B, Coetzee MPA. (2022) Diversity of endophytes in the Botryosphaeriaceae differs on Anacardiaceae in disturbed and undisturbed ecosystems in South Africa. Forests 13(2):341. 10.3390/f13020341
Fourie A, Venter SN, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2022) A detection assay to identify alternative food sources of the two-spotted stink bug, Bathycoelia distincta . Journal of Economic Entomology :1-7. 10.1093/jee/toab256
Swart Z, Duong T, Wingfield BD, Postma A, Slippers B. (2022) The relevance of studying insect–nematode interactions for human disease. Pathogens and Global Health 116:140-145. 10.1080/20477724.2021.1996796
Guignard Q, Jeremy D. A, Slippers B. (2022) The evolution of insect visual opsin genes with specific consideration of the influence of ocelli and life history traits. BMC ecology and evolution 22(2) 10.1186/s12862-022-01960-8 PDF
Guignard Q, Allison JD, Slippers B. (2022) The evolution of insect visual opsin genes with specific consideration of the influence of ocelli and life history traits. 22:2. 10.1186/s12862-022-01960-8
Guignard Q, Slippers B, Allison J. (2022) . Agricultural and Forest Entomology n/a 10.1111/afe.12510
Dittrich-Schröder G, Garnas JR, Arriagades-Cares D, Ahumada R, Hurley BP, Lawson SA, Slippers B. (2021) Diversity and Introduction History of Glycaspis brimblecombei Reflects a History of Bridgeheads and Distinct Invasions. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 4:1-11. 10.3389/ffgc.2021.783603
Wondafrash M, Slippers B, Asfaw BA, Makowe IA, Jenya H, Bush S, Kayumba I, Nambazimana A, van der Lingen S, Hurley BP. (2021) Tracing the distribution of natural enemies of non-native invasive eucalypt insect pests in sub- Saharan Africa. Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science 83(3):1-10. 10.2989/20702620.2021.1960218
Gevers CR, Slippers B, Germishuizen I, Dittrich-Schröder G, Hurley BP. (2021) The distribution and diversity of Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and its gall associates in South Africa. Southern Forests 10.2989/20702620.2021.1944395
Tola YH, Waweru JW, Ndungu NN, Nkoba K, Slippers B, Paredes JC. (2021) Loss and gain of gut bacterial phylotype symbionts in Afrotropical stingless bee species (Apidae: Meliponinae). Microorganisms 9:2420. 10.3390/microorganisms9122420
Zhang Y, Zhou Y, Sun W, Zhao L, Pavlic-Zupanc D, Crous PW, Slippers B, Dai Y. (2021) Toward a natural classification of Botryosphaeriaceae: A study of the type specimens of Botryosphaeria sensu lato. Frontiers in Microbiology 12:2938. 10.3389/fmicb.2021.737541
Nagel JH, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2021) Next-generation sequencing provides important insights into the biology and evolution of the Botryosphaeriaceae. Fungal Biology Reviews 38:25-43. 10.1016/j.fbr.2021.09.002
Nagel JH, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2021) Increased abundance of secreted hydrolytic enzymes and secondary metabolite gene clusters define the genomes of latent plant pathogens in the Botryosphaeriaceae. BMC Genomics 22(1):589. 10.1186/s12864-021-07902-w PDF
Bouwer MC, Scheepers L, Slippers B, Rohwer ER, Allison JD. (2021) The Sex Pheromone of the Pine Brown-Tail Moth, Euproctis terminalis (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 47(8) 10.1007/s10886-021-01301-x
Guignard Q, Spaethe J, Slippers B, Strube-Bloss M, Allison J. (2021) Evidence for UV-green dichromacy in the basal hymenopteran Sirex noctilio (Siricidae). Scientific Reports 11(1):15601. 10.1038/s41598-021-95107-2 PDF
Schröder ML, Nahrung HF, de Souza NM, Lawson SA, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP. (2021) Distribution of Gonipterus species and their egg parasitoids in Australia: Implications for biological control. Forests 12:969. 10.3390/f12080969
Vivas M, Mehl JWM, Wingfield MJ, Roux J, Slippers B. (2021) Botryosphaeriaceae on Syzygium cordatum across a latitudinal gradient in South Africa. Fungal Biology 125:718-724. 10.1016/j.funbio.021.04.006
Wondafrash M, Wingfield MJ, Wilson JRU, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Paap T. (2021) Botanical gardens as key resources and hazards for biosecurity. Biodiversity and Conservation 10.1007/s10531-021-02180-0
Kemler M, Wingfield MJ, Cowan DA, Slippers B. (2021) Foliar fungi of the enigmatic desert plant Welwitschia mirabilis show little adaptation to their unique host plant. South African Journal of Science 117(3/4):7666. 10.17159/sajs.2021/7666
Pham NQ, Marincowitz S, Solís M, Duong TA, Wingfield BD, Barnes I, Slippers B, Muro Abad JI, Durán A, Wingfield MJ. (2021) Eucalyptus scab and shoot malformation: A new and serious foliar disease of Eucalyptus caused by Elsinoe necatrix sp. nov.. Plant Pathology 70:1230-1242. 10.1111/ppa.13348 PDF
Li G, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Chen S. (2021) Variation in Botryosphaeriaceae from Eucalyptus plantations in YunNan Province in southwestern China across a climatic gradient. IMA Fungus 11(22) 10.1186/s43008-020-00043-x
Guignard Q, Bouwer M, Slippers B, Allison J. (2020) Biology of a putative male aggregation-sex pheromone in Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae). 15(12):e0244943. 10.1371/journal.pone.0244943 PDF
Bush SJ, Slippers B, Hurley BP. (2020) Eucalypt susceptibility towards the invasive Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) in South Africa. Southern Forests 82:243-252. 10.2989/20702620.2020.1824556
Makunde PT, Slippers B, Burckhardt D, de Queiroz DL, Lawson SA, Hurley BP. (2020) Current and potential threat of psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) on eucalypts. Southern Forests 82:233-242. 10.2989/20702620.2020.1813650
Scheepers L, Allison JD, Bouwer MC, Rohwer ER, Slippers B. (2020) Pheromones as management tools for non-Scolytinae Curculionidae: development and implementation considerations. Southern Forests 82(3):202-214. 10.2989/20702620.2020.1858204 PDF
Krivak-Tetley FE, Lantschner MV, Lombardero MJ, Garnas JR, Hurley BP, Villacide JM, Slippers B, Corley J, Liebhold AM, Ayers MP. (2020) Aggressive tree killer or natural thinning agent? Assessing the impacts of a globally important forest insect. Forest Ecology and Management 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118728
Slippers B. (2020) The Plant Disease Pyramid: The relevance of the original vision of plant pathology in 2020. South Africa Journal of Science 116(11/12) 10.17159/sajs.2020/9011
Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP, Wingfield BD, Slippers B. (2020) Tree health in South Africa: Retrospect and prospect. South Africa Journal of Science 116(11/12) 10.17159/sajs.2020/8038
Oates C, Denby K, Myburg A, Slippers B, Naidoo S. (2020) Insect egg‐induced physiological changes and transcriptional reprogramming leading to gall formation. Plant, Cell & Environment 10.1111/pce.13930
Slippers B, Hurley BP, Allison JD. (2020) Harnessing the potential of Precision Pest Management in plantation forests. Southern Forests 10.2989/20702620.2020.1813651
Noeth KP, Verleur PM, Bouwer MC, Crous JW, Roux J, Hurley BP, Slippers B. (2020) Mass trapping of Coryphodema tristis (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) using a sex pheromone in Eucalyptus nitens compartments in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Southern Forests 10.2989/20702620.2020.1813648
Tola YH, Wawera JW, Hurst GDD, Slippers B, Paredes JC. (2020) Characterization of the Kenyan Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) gut microbiota: A first look at tropical and Sub-Saharan African bee associated microbiomes. Microorganisms 8:1721. 10.3390/microorganisms8111721
Li GQ, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Chen SF. (2020) Variation in Botryosphaeriaceae from Eucalyptus plantations in YunNan Province in southwestern China across a climatic gradient. IMA Fungus 11(22) 10.1186/s43008-020-00043-x
Gevers CR, Dittrich-Schroder D, Slippers B, Hurley BP. (2020) Interactions between hymenopteran species associated with gall-forming wasps: the Leptocybe invasa community as a case study. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 10.1111/afe.12413
Queffelec J, Allison JD, Greeff JM, Slippers B. (2020) Influence of reproductive biology on establishment capacity in introduced Hymenoptera species. Biological Invasions 10.1007/s10530-020-02375-6
Bush SJ, Slippers B, Dittrich-Schröder G, Hurley BP. (2020) Host specificity tests reveals new host of a global biological control agent Psyllaephagus bliteus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). African Entomology 28:238-248. 10.4001/003.028.0238
Dittrich-Schröder G, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Nahrung HF, Slippers B. (2020) Invasive gall-forming wasps that threaten non-native plantation-grown Eucalyptus: diversity and invasion patterns. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 10.1111/afe.12402
Jactel H, Desprez-Loustau M-L, Battisti A, Brockerhoff E, Santini A, Stenlid J, Björkman C, Branco M, Dehnen-Schmutz K, Douma JC, Drakulic J, Drizou F, Eschen R, Franco JC, Gossner MM, Green S, Kenis M, Klapwijk MJ, Liebhold AM, Orazio C, Prospero S, Robinet C, Schroeder M, Slippers B, Stoev P, Sun J, van den Dool R, Wingfield MJ, Zalucki MP. (2020) Pathologists and entomologists must join forces against forest pest and pathogen invasions. Neobiota 58:107-127. 10.3897/neobiota.58.54389
Mutitu E, TB Hoareau, Hurley BP, Garnas JR, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2020) Reconstructing early routes of invasion of the bronze bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae): cities as bridgeheads for global pest invasions. Biological Invasions 10.1007/s10530-020-02258-w
Wondafrash M, Slippers B, Nambazimana A, Kayumba I, Nibouche S, van der Lingen S, Asfaw BA, Jenya H, Mutitu EK, Makowe IA, Chungu D, Kiwuso P, Kulimush E, Razafindrakotomamonjy A, Bosu PP, Sookar P, Hurley BP. (2020) Distribution and genetic diversity of five invasive pests of Eucalyptus in sub-Saharan Africa. Biological Invasions 22:2205–2221. 10.1007/s10530-020-02250-4
Vivas M, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2020) Maternal effects should be considered in the establishment of forestry plantations. Forest Ecology and Management 460:117909. 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.117909
Bouwer MC, MacQuarrie CJK, Aguirre-Gil OJ, Slippers B, Allison JD. (2020) Impact of intercept trap type on plume structure: a potential mechanism for differential performance of intercept trap designs for Monochamus species. . Journal of Pest Science 93:993-1005. 10.1007/s10340-020-01204-y
Nagel J, Cruywagen EM, Machua J, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2020) Highly transferable microsatellite markers for the genera Lasiodiplodia and Neofusicoccum. Fungal Ecology 44:100903. 10.1016/j.funeco.2019.100903
Haavik LJ, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Dodds KJ, Scarr T, Turgeon JJ, Allison JD. (2020) Influence of the community of associates on Sirex noctilio brood production is contextual. Ecological Entomology 45:456-465. 10.1111/een.12810
Schröder ML, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP. (2020) Invasion history and management of Eucalyptus snout beetles in the Gonipterus scutellatus species complex. Journal of Pest Science 93:11-25. 10.1007/s10340-019-01156-y PDF
Hurley BP, Fitza KNE, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2019) Sequence data reflect the introduction pathways of the Sirex woodwasp parasitoid, Ibalia leucospoides (Ibaliidae, Hymenoptera). Agricultural and Forest Entomology 10.1111/afe.12367
Allison JD, Slippers B, Bouwer M, Hurley BP. (2019) Simulated leks increase the capture of female Sirex noctilio in the absence of host volatiles. International Journal of Pest Management :1-7. 10.1080/09670874.2019.1695074 PDF
Allison JD, Bernard Slippers, Marc Bouwer, Hurley BP. (2019) Simulated leks increase the capture of female Sirex noctilio in the absence of host volatiles. International Journal of Pest Management 10.1080/09670874.2019.1695074
Messal M, Slippers B, Naidoo S, Bezuidt O, Kemler M. (2019) Active fungal communities in asymptomatic Eucalyptus grandis stems differ between a susceptible and resistant clone. Microorganisms 7(10):375. 10.3390/microorganisms7100375
Postma A, Mlonyeni OX, Clasen F, Joubert F, Slippers B. (2019) The draft genome of Deladenus siricidicola. Journal of Nematology 51:e2019-36. 10.21307/jofnem-2019-036
Jami F, Marincowitz S, Slippers B, Crous PW, Le Roux JJ, Richardson DM, Wingfield MJ. (2019) Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Acacia heterophylla (La Reunion) and Acacia koa (Hawaii). Fungal Biology 10.1016/j.funbio.2019.07.001 PDF
Abate BA, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Conlong DE, Burger DA, Hurley BP. (2019) Virulence and survival of native entomopathogenic nematodes for the management of white grubs in South Africa. Biological Control 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.104043 PDF
Queffelec J, Wooding AL, Greef JM, Garnas JR, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2019) Mechanisms that influence sex ratio variation in the invasive hymenopteran Sirex noctilio in South Africa. Ecology and Evolution :1-8. 10.5061/dryad.f3p8j8g PDF
Naidoo S, Slippers B, Plett JM, Coles D, Oates CN. (2019) The road to resistance in forest trees. Frontiers in Plant Science 10:273. 10.3389/fpls.2019.00273
Wondafrash M, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Garnas J. (2019) Local antagonism and resource partitioning between two invasive pine plantation pests. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 10.1111/afe.12330 PDF
Zlatkovic M, Wingfield MJ, Jami F, Slippers B. (2019) Genetic uniformity characterizes the invasive spread of Neofusicoccum parvum and Diplodia sapinea in the Western Balkans. Forest Pathology 49:e12491. 10.1111/efp.12491 PDF
Fitza KNE, Garnas JR, Lombardero MJ, Ayres MP, Krivak-Tetley FE, Ahumada R, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2019) The global diversity of Deladenus siricidicola in native and non-native populations. Biological Control 132:57-65. 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.01.014 PDF
Fitza KNE, Garnas JR, Lombardero MJ, Ayres MP, Krivak-Tetley FE, Ahumada R, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2019) The global diversity of Deladenus siricidicola in native and non-native populations. Biological Control 132:57-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.01.014
Vivas M, Rolo V, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2018) Maternal environment regulates morphological and physiological traits in Eucalyptus grandis. Forest Ecology and Management 432(15):631-636. 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.10.016 PDF
Mlonyeni XO, Wingfield BD, Greeff JM, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2018) Population variation in traits of Deladenus siricidicola that could influence the biocontrol of Sirex noctilio in South Africa. International Journal of Pest Management 64(4):324-332. 10.1080/09670874.2017.1421327 PDF
Jami F , Marincowitz S, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2018) New Botryosphaeriales on native red milkwood (Mimusops caffra). Australasian Plant Pathology 47(5):475-484. 10.1007/s13313-019-00652-0 PDF
Mlonyeni XO, Wingfield MJ, Greeff JM, Wingfield BD, Slippers B. (2018) Genetic diversity of Amylostereum areolatum, the fungal symbiont of the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio in South Africa. Forest Pathology :e12449. 10.1111/efp.12449 PDF
Clasen FJ, Pierneef RE, Slippers B, Reva O. (2018) EuGI: a novel resource for studying genomic islands to facilitate horizontal gene transfer detection in eukaryotes. BMC Genomics 19:323. 10.1186/s12864-018-4724-8
Kanzaki N, Tanaka SE, Ito M, Tanaka K, Slippers B, Tabata M. (2018) Some additional bionomic characters of Deladenus nitobei. Nematology 20(6):597-599. 10.1163/15685411-00003168
Dittrich-Schröder G, Hoareau TB, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Lawson S, Nahrung HF, Slippers B. (2018) Population genetic analyses of complex global insect invasions in managed landscapes: a Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera) case study. Biological Invasions 20(9):2395-2420. 10.1007/s10530-018-1709-0 PDF
Nagel J, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2018) Evolution of the mating types and mating strategies in prominent genera in the Botryosphaeriaceae. Fungal Genetics and Biology 114:24-33. 10.1016/j.fgb.2018.03.003 PDF
Abate BA, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Malan AP, Hurley BP. (2018) Diversity of entomopathogenic nematodes and their symbiotic bacteria in South African plantations and indigenous forests. Nematology 20(4):355-371. 10.1163/15685411-00003144 PDF
Zlatkovic M, Wingfield MJ, Jami F, Slippers B. (2018) Host specificity of co-infecting Botryosphaeriaceae on ornamental and forest trees in the Western Balkans. Forest Pathology 10.1111/efp.12410 PDF
Bush SJ, Dittrich-Schröder D, Neser S, Gevers C, Baffoe KO, Slippers B, Hurley BP. (2018) First record of Quadristichus mendeli, a parasitoid of Leptocybe invasa, in South Africa. Southern Forests 10.2989/20702620.2017.1318347
Jami F, Wingfield MJ, Gryzenhout M, Slippers B. (2017) Diversity of tree-infecting Botryosphaeriales on native and non-native trees in South Africa and Namibia. Australasian Plant Pathology 46(6):529-545. 10.1007/s13313-017-0516-x
Wondafrash M, Slippers B, Garnas J, Hurley BP. (2017) Parasitoid assemblage associated with a North American pine weevil in South Africa. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 10.1111/afe.12246
Hurley BP, Slippers B, Sathyapala S, Wingfield MJ. (2017) Challenges to planted forest health in developing economies. Biological Invasions 19(11):3273-3285. 10.1007/s10530-017-1488-z PDF
Bouwer MC, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Allison JD, Rohwer ER. (2017) Optimization of Pheromone Traps for Coryphodema tristis (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) . Journal of Economic Entomology 110(4):1603-1610. 10.1093/jee/tox171 PDF
Vivas M, Kemler M, Mphahlele MM, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2017) Maternal effects on phenotype, resistance and the structuring of fungal communities in Eucalyptus grandis. Environmental and Experimental Botany 140:120-127. 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2017.06.002 PDF
Zlatkovic M, Keca N, Wingfield MJ, Jami F, Slippers B. (2017) New and unexpected host associations for Diplodia sapinea in the Western Balkans. . Forest Pathology 47 10.1111/efp.12328 PDF
Crous CJ, Burgess TI, Le Roux JJ, Richardson DM, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2017) Ecological disequilibrium drives insect pest and pathogen accumulation in non-native trees. AoB Plants 9:plw081. 10.1093/aobpla/plw081 PDF
Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Wingfield BD, Barnes I. (2017) The unified framework for biological invasions: a forest fungal pathogen perspective. Biological Invasions 19(11):3201-3214. 10.1007/s10530-017-1450-0
Pavlic-Zupanc D, Maleme HM, Piškur B, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2017) Diversity, phylogeny and pathogenicity of Botryosphaeriaceae on non-native Eucalyptus grown in an urban environment: A case study. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 26:139-148. 10.1016/j.ufug.2017.04.009 PDF
Slippers B, Crous PW, Jami F, Groenewald JZ, Wingfield MJ. (2017) Diversity in the Botryosphaeriales : Looking back, looking forward. Fungal Biology 121(4):307-322. 10.1016/j.funbio.2017.02.002 PDF
Crous PW, Slippers B, Groenewald JZ, Wingfield MJ. (2017) Botryosphaeriaceae: Systematics, pathology, and genetics. Fungal Biology 121(4):305-306. 10.1016/j.funbio.2017.01.003 PDF
Human ZR, Slippers B, De Beer ZW, Wingfield MJ, Venter SN. (2017) Antifungal actinomycetes associated with the pine bark beetle, Orthotomicus erosus, in South Africa. South African Journal of Science 113(1/2):2016-0215. 10.17159/sajs.2017/20160215 PDF
Abate BA, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Hurley BP. (2017) Commercialization of entomopathogenic nematodes: should import regulations be revised?. Biocontrol Science and Technology 27(2):149-168. 10.1080/09583157.2016.1278200 PDF
Marsberg A, Kemler M, Jami F, Nagel JH, Postma-Smidt A, Naidoo S, Wingfield MJ, Crous PW, Spatafora J, Hesse CN, Robbertse B, Slippers B. (2017) Botryosphaeria dothidea: A latent pathogen of global importance to woody plant health. Molecular Plant Pathology 18:477–488. 10.1111/mpp.12495 PDF
Cruywagen EM, Slippers B, Roux J, Wingfield MJ. (2017) Phylogenetic Species Recognition and hybridisation in Lasiodiplodia: A case study on species from baobabs. Fungal Biology 121(4):420-436. 10.1016/j.funbio.2016.07.014 PDF
Mehl JWM, Slippers B, Roux J, Wingfield MJ. (2017) Overlap of latent pathogens in the Botryosphaeriaceae on a native and agricultural host. Fungal Biology 121(4):405-419. 10.1016/j.funbio.2016.07.015 PDF
Mehl JWM, Wingfield MJ, Roux J, Slippers B. (2017) Invasive everywhere? Phylogeographic analysis of the globally distributed tree pathogen Lasiodiplodia theobromae. Forests 8(5):145. 10.3390/f8050145 PDF
Burgess TI, Crous CJ, Slippers B, Hantula J, Wingfield MJ. (2016) Tree invasions and biosecurity: eco-evolutionary dynamics of hitchhiking fungi. AoB Plants 8:plw076. 10.1093/aobpla/plw076
Oates CN, Denby KJ, Myburg AA, Slippers B, Naidoo S. (2016) Insect gallers and their plant hosts: From omics data to systems biology. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 17(11):1891. 10.3390/ijms17111891 PDF
Crous PW, Groenewald JZ, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2016) Global food and fibre security threatened by current inefficiencies in fungal identification. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 371:20160024. 10.1098/rstb.2016.0024 PDF
Fitza KNE, Tabata M, Kanzaki N, Kimura K, Garnas J, Slippers B. (2016) Host specificity and diversity of Amylostereum associated with Japanese siricids. Fungal Ecology 24(A):76-81. 10.1016/j.funeco.2016.08.005
Kanzaki N, Tanaka SE, Fitza KNE, Kosaka H, Slippers B, Kimura K, Tsuchiya S, Tabata M. (2016) Deladenus nitobei n. sp. (Tylenchomorpha: Allantonematidae) isolated from Sirex nitobei (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) from Aomori, Japan, a new member of the siricidicola superspecies. Nematology 18(10):1199-1217. 10.1163/15685411-00003025
Human ZR, Moon K, Bae M, De Beer ZW, Cha S, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Oh D-C, Venter SN. (2016) Antifungal Streptomyces spp. associated with the infructescences of Protea spp. in South Africa. Frontiers in Microbiology 7(1657) 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01657 PDF
Bush SJ, Slippers B, Neser S, Harney M, Dittrich-Schröder G, Hurley BP. (2016) Six recently recorded Australian insects associated with Eucalyptus in South Africa. African Entomology 24(2):539-544. 10.4001/003.024.0539
Zlatković M, Keča N, Wingfield MJ, Jami F, Slippers B. (2016) Shot hole disease on Prunus laurocerasus caused by Neofusicoccum parvum in Serbia. Forest Pathology 46(6):666-669. 10.1111/efp.12300 PDF
McTaggart AR, van der Nest MA, Steenkamp ET, Roux J, Slippers B, Shuey LS, Wingfield MJ, Drenth A. (2016) Fungal Genomics Challenges the Dogma of Name-Based Biosecurity. PLoS Pathogens 12(5):e1005475. 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005475 PDF
Wondafrash M, Slippers B, Garnas J, Roux G, Foit J, Langor DW, Hurley BP. (2016) Identification and genetic diversity of two invasive Pissodes spp. Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in their introduced range in the southern hemisphere. Biological Invasions 18:2283. 10.1007/s10530-016-1159-5
Garnas J, Auger-Rozenberg M, Roques A, Bertelsmeier C, Wingfield MJ, Saccaggi DL, Roy HE, Slippers B. (2016) Complex patterns of global spread in invasive insects: Eco-evolutionary and management consequences. Biological Invasions 18(4):935-952. 10.1007/s10530-016-1082-9 PDF
Hurley BP, Garnas J, Wingfield MJ, Branco M, Richardson DM, Slippers B. (2016) Increasing numbers and intercontinental spread of invasive insects on eucalypts. Biological Invasions 18(4):921-933. 10.1007/s10530-016-1081-x PDF
Zlatković M, Keca N, Wingfield MJ, Jami F, Slippers B. (2016) Botryosphaeriaceae associated with the die-back of ornamental trees in the Western Balkans. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 109(4):543-564. 10.1007/s10482-016-0659-8 PDF
Abate BA, Malan AP, Tiedt LR, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Hurley BP. (2016) Steinernema fabii n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from South Africa. Nematology 18(2):235-255. 10.1163/15685411-00002956 PDF
Rossman AY, Crous PW, Hyde KD, Hawksworth DL, Aptroot A, Bezerra JL, Bhat JD, Boehm E, Braun U, Boonmee S, Camporesi E, Chomnunti P, Dai D-Q, D'Souza MJ, Dissanayake A, Jones EBG, Groenewald JZ, Hernández-Restrepo M, Hongsanan S, Jaklitsch WM, Jayawardena R, Jing LW, Kirk PM, Lawrey JD, Mapook A, McKenzie EHC, Monkai J, Phillips AJL, Phookamsak R, Raja HA, Seifert KA, Senanayake I, Slippers B, et al.. (2015) Recommended names for pleomorphic genera in Dothideomycetes. IMA Fungus 6(2):507-523. 10.5598/imafungus.2015.06.02.14 PDF
Wingfield MJ, Brockerhoff EG, Wingfield BD, Slippers B. (2015) Planted forest health: The need for a global strategy. Science 349(6250):832-836. 10.1126/science.aac6674 PDF
Nagel JH, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Gryzenhout M. (2015) Multiple Phytophthora species associated with a single riparian ecosystem in South Africa. Mycologia 107(5):915–925. 10.3852/13-380 PDF
Pavlic-Zupanc D, Piskur B, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Jurc D. (2015) Molecular and morphological characterization of Dothiorella species associated with dieback of Ostrya carpinifolia in Slovenia and Italy. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 54(2):222-231. 10.14601/Phytopathol_Mediterr-15011 PDF
Vivas M, Kemler M, Slippers B. (2015) Maternal effects on tree phenotypes: considering the microbiome. Trends in Plant Science 20(9):541–544. 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.06.002
Wingfield BD, Ades PK, Al-Naemi FA, Beirn LA, Bihon W, Crouch JA, De Beer ZW, De Vos L, Duong TA, Fields CJ, Fourie G, Kanzi AM, Malapi-Wight M, Pethybridge SJ, Radwan O, Rendon G, Slippers B, Santana QC, Steenkamp ET, Taylor PWJ, Vaghefi N, Van der Merwe NA, Veltri D, Wingfield MJ. (2015) IMA Genome-F 4. Draft genome sequences of Chrysoporthe austroafricana, Diplodia scrobiculata, Fusarium nygamai, Leptographium lundbergii, Limonomyces culmigenus, Stagonosporopsis tanaceti, and Thielaviopsis punctulata. IMA Fungus 6(1):233-248. 10.5598/imafungus.2015.06.01.15 PDF
Jami F, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Loots MT, Gryzenhout M. (2015) Temporal and spatial variation of Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Acacia karroo in South Africa. Fungal Ecology 15:51-62. 10.1016/j.funeco.2015.03.001 PDF
Oates CN, Külheim C, Myburg AA, Slippers B, Naidoo S. (2015) The transcriptome and terpene profile of Eucalyptus grandis reveals mechanisms of defence against the insect pest, Leptocybe invasa. Plant & Cell Physiology 56(7):1418-1428. 10.1093/pcp/pcv064
Cruywagen EM, Crous PW, Roux J, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2015) Fungi associated with black mould on baobab trees in southern Africa. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 108(1):85-95. 10.1007/s10482-015-0466-7 PDF
Bouwer MC, Slippers B, Degefu D, Wingfield MJ, Lawson S, Rohwer ER. (2015) Identification of the Sex Pheromone of the Tree Infesting Cossid Moth Coryphodema tristis (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). PLoS ONE 10:e0118575. 10.1371/journal.pone.0118575 PDF
Slippers B, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ. (2015) Sirex Woodwasp: A model for evolving management paradigms of invasive forest pests. Annual Review of Entomology 60:601-619. 10.1146/annurev-ento-010814-021118 PDF
Nadel RL, Wingfield MJ, Scholes MC, Garnas JR, Lawson SA, Slippers B. (2015) Population dynamics of Thaumastocoris peregrinus in Eucalyptus plantations of South Africa. Journal of Pest Science 88:97-106. 10.1007/s10340-014-0558-6 PDF
Slippers B, Roux J, Wingfield MJ, Van der Walt FJJ, Jami F, Mehl JWM, Marais GJ. (2014) Confronting the constraints of morphological taxonomy in the Botryosphaeriales. Persoonia 33:155-168. 10.3767/003158514X684780 PDF
Pavlic-Zupanc D, Wingfield MJ, Boissin E, Slippers B. (2014) The distribution of genetic diversity in the Neofusicoccum parvum/N. ribis complex suggests structure correlated with level of disturbance. Fungal Ecology 13:93-102. 10.1016/j.funeco.2014.09.002 PDF
Bouwer MC, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Rohwer ER. (2014) Chemical signatures affecting host choice in the Eucalyptus herbivore, Gonipterus sp. (Curculionidae: Coleoptera). Arthropod-Plant Interactions 8(5):439-451. 10.1007/s11829-014-9327-y PDF
Dittrich-Schroder G, Harney M, Neser S, Joffe T, Bush S, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2014) Biology and host preference of Selitrichodes neseri: A potential biological control agent of the Eucalyptus gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa. Biological Control 78:33-41. 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.07.004 PDF
Van der Nest MA, Bihon W, De Vos L, Naidoo K, Roodt D, Rubagotti E, Slippers B, Steenkamp ET, Wilken PM, Wilson A, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD. (2014) Draft genome sequences of Diplodia sapinea, Ceratocystis manginecans, and Ceratocystis moniliformis. IMA Fungus 5(1):135-140. 10.5598/imafungus.2014.05.01.13 PDF
Yek S-H, Slippers B. (2014) Biocontrol opportunities to study microevolution in invasive populations. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 29:429-430. 10.1016/j.tree.2014.05.008
Marsberg A, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Gryzenhout M. (2014) Endophyte isolations from Syzygium cordatum and a Eucalyptus clone (Myrtaceae) reveal new host and geographical reports for the Mycosphaerellaceae and Teratosphaeriaceae. Australasian Plant Pathology 43(5):503-512. 10.1007/s13313-014-0290-y PDF
Perez G, Burgess TI, Slippers B, Carnegie AJ, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2014) Teratosphaeria pseudonubilosa sp nov., a serious Eucalyptus leaf pathogen in the Teratosphaeria nubilosa species complex. Australasian Plant Pathology 43(1):67-77. 10.1007/s13313-013-0245-8 PDF
Jami F, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Gryzenhout M. (2014) Botryosphaeriaceae species overlap on four unrelated, native South African hosts. Fungal Biology 118:168-179. 10.1016/j.funbio.2013.11.007 PDF
Bihon W, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Duong TA, Wingfield BD. (2014) MAT gene idiomorphs suggest a heterothallic sexual cycle in a predominantly asexual and important pine pathogen. Fungal Genetics and Biology 62:55-61. 10.1016/j.fgb.2013.10.013 PDF
Mehl JWM, Slippers B, Roux J, Wingfield MJ. (2014) Botryosphaeriaceae associated with die-back of Schizolobium parahyba trees in South Africa and Ecuador. Forest Pathology 44:396-408. 10.1111/efp.12116 PDF
Kemler M, Garnas JR, Wingfield MJ, Gryzenhout M, Pillay KA, Slippers B. (2013) Ion Torrent PGM as tool for fungal community analysis: A case study of endophytes in Eucalyptus grandis reveals high taxonomic diversity. PLoS ONE 8(12):e81718. 10.1371/journal.pone.0081718 PDF
Crous PW, Wingfield MJ, Guarro J, Cheewangkoon R, van der Bank M, Swart WJ, Stchigel AM, Cano-Lira JF, Roux J, Madrid H, Damm U, Wood AR, Shuttleworth LA, Hodges CS, Munster M, de Jesús Yáñez-Morales M, Zúñiga-Estrada L, Cruywagen EM, de Hoog GS, Silvera C, Najafzadeh J, Davison EM, Davison PJN, Barrett MD, Barrett RL, Manamgoda DS, Minnis AM, Kleczewski NM, Luke Flory S, Castlebury LA, Clay K, Hyde KD, Maússe-Sitoe SND, Chen S, Lechat C, Hairaud M, Lesage-Meessen L, Pawłowska J, Wilk M, Śliwińska-Wyrzychowska A, Mętrak M, Wrzosek M, Pavlic-Zupanc D, Maleme HM, Slippers B, MacCormack WP, Archuvy DI, Grünwald NJ, Teresa Tellería M, Dueñas M, Martín MP, Marincowitz S, de Beer ZW, et al. (2013) Fungal Planet description sheets: 154–213. Persoonia 31:188-295. 10.3767/003158513X675925 PDF
Phillips AJL, Alves A, Abdollahzadeh J, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Crous PW. (2013) The Botryosphaeriaceae: genera and species known from culture. Studies in Mycology 76(1):51-167. 10.3114/sim0021 PDF
Slippers B, Boissin E, Phillips AJL, Groenewald E, Lombard L, Wingfield MJ, Postma A, Burgess T, Crous PW. (2013) Phylogenetic lineages in the Botryosphaeriales: a systematic and evolutionary framework. Studies in Mycology 76(1):31-49. 10.3114/sim0020 PDF
van der Nest MA, Steenkamp ET, Wilken MP, Stenlid J, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD, Slippers B. (2013) Mutualism and asexual reproduction influence recognition genes in a fungal symbiont. Fungal Biology 117:439-450. 10.1016/j.funbio.2013.05.001 PDF
Ahumada R, Rotella A, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2013) Pathogenicity and sporulation of Phytophthora pinifolia on Pinus radiata in Chile. Australasian Plant Pathology 42(4):413-420. 10.1007/s13313-013-0212-4 PDF
Jami F, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Gryzenhout M. (2013) Botryosphaeriaceae diversity greater in healthy than associated diseased Acacia karroo tree tissue. Australasian Plant Pathology 42(4):421-430. 10.1007/s13313-013-0209-z PDF
Degefu DT, Hurley BP, Garnas JR, Wingfield MJ, Ahumada R, Slippers B. (2013) Parallel host range expansion in two unrelated cossid moths infesting Eucalyptus nitens on two continents. Ecological Entomology 38:112-116. 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2012.01396.x PDF
Mutitu EK, Garnas JR, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Harney M, Bush SJ, Slippers B. (2013) Biology and rearing of Cleruchoides noackae (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), an egg parasitoid for the biological control of Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae). Journal of Economic Entomology 106:1979-1985. 10.1603/EC13135 PDF
Nagel JH, Gryzenhout M, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Hardy GE, Stukely MJC, Burgess TI. (2013) Characterization of Phytophthora hybrids from ITS clade 6 associated with riparian ecosystems in South Africa and Australia. Fungal Biology 117:329-347. 10.1016/j.funbio.2013.03.004 PDF
Pillay K, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Gryzenhout M. (2013) Diversity and distribution of co-infecting Botryosphaeriaceae from Eucalyptus grandis and Syzygium cordatum in South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 84:38-43. 10.1016/j.sajb.2012.09.003 PDF
Wingfield MJ, Roux J, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Garnas J, Myburg AA, Wingfield BD. (2013) Established and new technologies reduce increasing pest and pathogen threats to Eucalypt plantations. Forest Ecology and Management 301:35-42. 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.09.002 PDF
Wooding AL, Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP, Garnas JR, De Groot P, Slippers B. (2013) Lack of fidelity revealed in an insect-fungal mutualism after invasion. Biology Letters 9(4):1-4. 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0609 PDF
Wooding AL, Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP, Garnas JR, De Groot P, Slippers B. (2013) Lack of fidelity revealed in an insect–fungal mutualism after invasion. Biology letters 9(4):20130342. PDF
Wingfield BD, Steenkamp ET, Santana QC, Coetzee MPA, Bam S, Barnes I, Beukes CW, Chane W-Y, de Vos L, Fourie G, Friend M, Gordon TR, Herron DA, Holt C, Korf I, Kvas M, Martin SH, Mlonyeni XO, Naidoo K, Phasha MM, Postma A, Reva O, Roos H, Simpson M, Slinski S, Slippers B, Sutherland R, van der Merwe NA, van der Nest MA, Venter SNV, Wilken PM, Yandell M, Zipfel R, Wingfield MJ. (2012) First fungal genome sequence from Africa: a preliminary analysis. South African Journal of Science 108:104-122. 10.4102/sajs.v108i1/2.537 PDF
Wingfield MJ, De Beer ZW, Slippers B, Wingfield BD, Groenewald JZ, Lombard L, Crous PW. (2012) One fungus, one name promotes progressive plant pathology. Molecular Plant Pathology 13(6):604-613. 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2011.00768.x PDF
Jami F, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Gryzenhout M. (2012) Five new species of the Botryosphaeriaceae from Acacia karroo in South Africa. Cryptogamie Mycologie 33(3):245-266. 10.7872/crym.v33.iss3.2012.245 PDF
Ahumada R, Rotella A, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2012) Potential of Phytophthora pinifolia to spread via sawn green lumber: A preliminary investigation. Southern Forests 74:211-216. 10.2989/20702620.2012.717381 PDF
Begoude Boyogueno AD, Slippers B, Perez G, Wingfield MJ, Roux J. (2012) High gene flow and outcrossing within populations of two cryptic fungal pathogens on a native and non-native host in Cameroon. Fungal Biology 116:343-353. 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.12.001 PDF
Bihon W, Burgess T, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD. (2012) High levels of genetic diversity and cryptic recombination is widespread in introduced Diplodia pinea populations. Australasian Plant Pathology 41:41-46. 10.1007/s13313-011-0086-2 PDF
Bihon W, Slippers B, Burgess T, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD. (2012) Diverse sources of infection and cryptic recombination revealed in South African Diplodia pinea populations. Fungal Biology 116:112-120. 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.10.006 PDF
Boissin E, Hurley B, Wingfield MJ, Vasaitis R, Stenlid J, Davis C, De Groot P, Ahumada R, Carnegie A, Goldarazena A, Klasmer P, Wermelinger B, Slippers B. (2012) Retracing the routes of introduction of invasive species: The case of the Sirex noctilio woodwasp. Molecular Ecology 21:5728-5744. 10.1111/mec.12065 PDF
Dittrich-Schröder G, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2012) Diversity in Eucalyptus susceptibility to the gall-forming wasp Leptocybe invasa. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 14:419-427. 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2012.00583.x PDF
Dittrich-Schröder G, Wingfield MJ, Klein H, Slippers B. (2012) DNA extraction techniques for DNA barcoding of minute gall-inhabiting wasps. Molecular Ecology Resources 12:109-115. 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.03074.x PDF
Dittrich-Schroder G, Wingfield MJ, Klein H, Slippers B. (2012) DNA extraction techniques for DNA barcoding of minute gall-inhabiting wasps. Molecular Ecology Resources 12:109-115.
Garnas JR, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2012) Biological control of forest plantation pests in an interconnected world requires greater international focus. International Journal of Pest Management 58:211-223. 10.1080/09670874.2012.698764 PDF
Hurley BP, Slippers J, Wingfield MJ, Dyer C, Slippers B. (2012) Perception and knowledge of the Sirex woodwasp and other forest pests in South Africa. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 14:306-316. 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2012.00570.x PDF
Hurley BP, Hatting HJ, Wingfield MJ, Klepzig KD, Slippers B. (2012) The influence of Amylostereum areolatum diversity and competitive interactions on the fitness of the Sirex parasitic nematode Deladenus siricidicola. Biological Control 61:207-214. 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.02.006 PDF
Leal I, Foord B, Davis C, de Groot P, Mlonyeni XO, Slippers B. (2012) Distinguishing isolates of Deladenus siricidicola, a biological control agent of Sirex noctilio, from North America and the Southern Hemisphere using PCR-RFLP. Canadian Journal of Forest Research-Revue Canadienne De Recherche Forestiere 42(6):1173-1177. 10.1139/X2012-058 PDF
Nadel RL, Wingfield MJ, Scholes MC, Lawson SA, Slippers B. (2012) The potential for monitoring and control of insect pests in Southern Hemisphere forestry plantations using semiochemicals. Annals of Forest Science 69:757-767. 10.1007/s13595-012-0200-9 PDF
Nadel RL, Wingfield MJ, Scholes MC, Lawson SA, Noack AE, Neser S, Slippers B. (2012) Mitochondrial DNA diversity of Cleruchoides noackae (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae): A potential biological control agent for Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae). BioControl 57:397-404. 10.1007/s10526-011-9409-z PDF
Pérez G, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD, Carnegie AJ, Burgess TI. (2012) Cryptic species, native populations and biological invasions by a eucalypt forest pathogen. Molecular Ecology 21:4452-4471. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05714.x PDF
Hawksworth DL, Crous PW, Redhead SA, Reynolds DR, Samson RA, Seifert KA, Taylor JW, Wingfield MJ, Abaci O, Aime C, Asan A, Bai F, De Beer ZW, Begerow D, Berikten D, Boekhout T, Buchanan PK, Burgess T, Buzina W, Cai L, Cannon PF, Crane JL, Damm U, Daniel H-, Van Diepeningen AD, Druzhinina I, Dyer PS, Eberhardt U, Fell JW, Frisvad JC, Geiser DM, Geml J, Glienke C, Gräfenhan T, Groenewald JZ, Groenewald M, De Gruyter J, Guého-Kellermann E, Guo L-, Hibbett DS, Hong S, De Hoog GS, Houbraken J, Huhndorf SM, Hyde KD, Ismail A, Johnston PR, Kadaifciler DG, Kirk PM, Kõljalg U, Kurtzman CP, Lagneau PE, Lévesque CA, Liu X, Lombard L, Meyer W, Miller AN, Minter DW, Najafzadeh NJ, Norvell L, Ozerskaya SM, Öziç R, Pennycook SR, Peterson SW, Pettersson OV, Quaedvlieg W, Robert VA, Ruibal C, Schnürer J, Schroers HJ, Shivas R, Slippers B, et al. (2011) The Amsterdam Declaration on Fungal Nomenclature. IMA Fungus 2:105-112. 10.5598/imafungus.2011.02.01.14 PDF
Bergeron MJ, Leal I, Foord B, Ross G, Davis C, Slippers B, de Groot P, Hamelin RC. (2011) Putative origin of clonal lineages of Amylostereum areolatum, the fungal symbiont associated with Sirex noctilio, retrieved from Pinus sylvestris, in eastern Canada. Fungal Biology 115:750-758. PDF
Begoude BAD, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Roux J. (2011) The pathogenic potential of endophytic Botryosphaeriaceous fungi on Terminalia species in Cameroon. Forest Pathology 41:281-292. 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2010.00671.x PDF
Bihon W, Burgess T, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD. (2011) Distribution of Diplodia pinea and its genotypic diversity within asymptomatic Pinus patula trees. Australasian Plant Pathology 40(5):540-548. 10.1007/s13313-011-0060-z PDF
Bihon W, Slippers B, Burgess T, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD. (2011) Sources of Diplodia pinea endophytic infections in Pinus patula and P. radiata seedlings in South Africa. Forest Pathology 41(5):370-375. 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2010.00691.x PDF
Bihon W, Slippers B, Burgess T, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD. (2011) Diplodia scrobiculata found in the southern hemisphere. Forest Pathology 41:175-181. 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2010.00649.x PDF
Chen SF, Pavlic D, Roux J, Slippers B, Xie YJ, Wingfield MJ, Zhou XD. (2011) Characterization of Botryosphaeriaceae from plantation-grown Eucalyptus species in South China. Plant Pathology 60(4):739-751. 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2011.02431.x PDF
Heath RN, Roux J, Slippers B, Drenth A, Pennycook SR, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2011) Occurrence and pathogenicity of Neofusicoccum parvum and N. mangiferae on ornamental Tibouchina species. Forest Pathology 41(1):48-51. 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2009.00635.x PDF
Iturritxa E, Slippers B, Mesanza N, Wingfield MJ. (2011) First report of Neofusicoccum parvum causing canker and die-back of Eucalyptus in Spain. Australasian Plant Disease Notes 6:57-59. 10.1007/s13314-011-0019-5 PDF
Mehl JWM, Slippers B, Roux J, Wingfield MJ. (2011) Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Pterocarpus angolensis (kiaat) in South Africa. Mycologia 103:534-553. 10.3852/10-003 PDF
Mlonyeni XO, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, Ahumada R, Klasmer P, Leal I, De Groot P, Slippers B. (2011) Extreme homozygosity in Southern Hemisphere populations of Deladenus siricidicola, a biological control agent of Sirex noctilio. Biological Control 59:348-353. 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2011.09.009 PDF
Piškur B, Pavlic D, Slippers B, Ogris N, Maresi G, Wingfield MJ, Jurc D. (2011) Diversity and pathogenicity of Botryosphaeriaceae on declining Ostrya carpinifolia in Slovenia and Italy following extreme weather conditions. European Journal of Forest Research 130(2):235-249. 10.1007/s10342-010-0424-x PDF
Six DL, Poulsen M, Hansen AK, Wingfield MJ, Roux J, Eggleton P, Slippers B, Paine TD. (2011) Anthropogenic effects on interaction outcomes: Examples from insect-microbial symbioses in forest and savanna ecosystems. Symbiosis 53(3):101-121. 10.1007/s13199-011-0119-1 PDF
van der Nest MA, Steenkamp ET, Slippers B, Mongae A, van Zyl K, Stenlid J, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD. (2011) Gene expression associated with vegetative incompatibility in Amylostereum areolatum. Fungal Genetics and Biology 48(11):1034-1043. 10.1016/j.fgb.2011.08.001 PDF
Tsopelas P, Slippers B, Gonou-Zagou Z, Wingfield MJ. (2010) First report of Diplodia corticola in Greece on kermes oak (Quercus coccifera). Plant Pathology 59(4):805. PDF
Begoude BAD, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Roux J. (2010) Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Terminalia catappa in Cameroon, South Africa and Madagascar. Mycological Progress 9(1):101-123. 10.1007/s11557-009-0622-4 PDF
Durán A, Gryzenhout M, Drenth A, Slippers B, Ahumada R, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2010) AFLP analysis reveals a clonal population of Phytophthora pinifolia in Chile. Fungal Biology 114(9):746-752. 10.1016/j.funbio.2010.06.008 PDF
Hurley BP, Slippers B, Wingfield BD, Govender P, Smith JE, Wingfield MJ. (2010) Genetic diversity of Bradysia difformis (Sciaridae: Diptera) populations reflects movement of an invasive insect between forestry nurseries. Biological Invasions 12(4):729-733. 10.1007/s10530-009-9509-1 PDF
Nadel RL, Slippers B, Scholes MC, Lawson SA, Noack AE, Wilcken CF, Bouvet JP, Wingfield MJ. (2010) DNA bar-coding reveals source and patterns of Thaumastocoris peregrinus invasions in South Africa and South America. Biological Invasions 12(5):1067-1077. 10.1007/s10530-009-9524-2 PDF
Pérez CA, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Altier NA, Blanchette RA. (2010) Endophytic and canker-associated Botryosphaeriaceae occurring on non-native Eucalyptus and native Myrtaceae trees in Uruguay. Fungal Diversity 41:53-69. 10.1007/s13225-009-0014-8 PDF
Pérez G, Slippers B, Wingfield BD, Hunter GC, Wingfield MJ. (2010) Micro- and macrospatial scale analyses illustrates mixed mating strategies and extensive geneflow in populations of an invasive haploid pathogen. Molecular Ecology 19(9):1801-1813. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04584.x PDF
Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2010) Emerging cryptic diseases of forest trees. Journal of Plant Pathology 92(4 Suppl.):S4-S53. PDF
Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Wingfield BD. (2010) Novel associations between pathogens, insects and tree species threaten world forests. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 40(Suppl.):S95-S103. PDF
Slippers B , Burgess T, Pavlic D, Ahumada R, Maleme H, Mohali S, Rodas C.A, Wingfield M.J. (2009) A diverse assemblage of Botryosphaeriaceae infect Eucalyptus in native and non-native environments. Southern Forests 71:101–110. 10.2989/SF.2009.71.2.3.818 PDF
Rodas C.A, Sleppers B, Gryzenhout M., Wingfield M.J. (2009) Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Eucalyptus canker diseases in Colombia. Forest Pathology 39:110-123. 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2008.00569.x PDF
Slippers B, Burgess TI, Pavlic D, Ahumada R, Maleme H, Mohali S, Rodas C, Wingfield MJ. (2009) A diverse assemblage of Botryosphaeriaceae infect Eucalyptus in native and non-native environments. Southern Forests 71(2):101-110. PDF
Aanen DK, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2009) Biological pest control in beetle agriculture. Trends in Microbiology 17:179-182. 10.1016/j.tim.2009.02.006 PDF
Bergeron MJ, Leal I, Foord B, Ross G, Davis C, Slippers B, de Groot P, Hamelin RC. (2009) Multilocus genotyping of Amylostereum areolatum, the fungal symbiont of Sirex noctilio on Pinus spp.. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology-Revue Canadienne De Phytopathologie 31(1):118-118.
De Wet J, Slippers B, Preisig O, Wingfield BD, Tsopelas P, Wingfield MJ. (2009) Molecular and morphological characterization of Dothiorella casuarini sp. nov. and other Botryosphaeriaceae with Diplodia-like conidia. Mycologia 101(4):503-511. 10.3852/07-180 PDF
Durán A, Slippers B, Gryzenhout M, Ahumada R, Drenth A, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2009) DNA-based method for rapid identification of the pine pathogen, Phytophthora pinifolia: Research letter. FEMS Microbiology Letters 298(1):99-104. 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01700.x PDF
Mohali SR, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2009) Pathogenicity of seven species of the Botryosphaeriaceae on Eucalyptus clones in Venezuela. Australasian Plant Pathology 38(2):135-140. 10.1071/AP08085 PDF
Pavlic D, Slippers B, Coutinho TA, Wingfield MJ. (2009) Multiple gene genealogies and phenotypic data reveal cryptic species of the Botryosphaeriaceae: A case study on the Neofusicoccum parvum/N. ribis complex. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 51(2):259-268. 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.12.017 PDF
Pavlic D, Slippers B, Coutinho TA, Wingfield MJ. (2009) Molecular and phenotypic characterization of three phylogenetic species discovered within the Neofusicoccum parvum/N. ribis complex. Mycologia 101(5):636-647. 10.3852/08-193 PDF
Pérez CA, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Altier NA, Blanchette RA. (2009) Neofusicoccum eucalyptorum, a Eucalyptus pathogen, on native Myrtaceae in Uruguay. Plant Pathology 58(5):964-970. 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2009.02116.x PDF
Pérez G, Hunter GC, Slippers B, Pérez C, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2009) Teratosphaeria (Mycosphaerella) nubilosa, the causal agent of Mycosphaerella leaf disease (MLD), recently introduced into Uruguay. European Journal of Plant Pathology 125(1):109-118. 10.1007/s10658-009-9463-x PDF
Pérez G, Slippers B, Wingfield BD, Finkenauer E, Wingfield MJ. (2009) Mycosphaerella leaf disease (MLD) outbreak on Eucalyptus globulus in Brazil caused by Teratosphaeria (Mycosphaerella) nubilosa. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 48(2):302-306. PDF
Rodas CA, Slippers B, Gryzenhout M, Wingfield MJ. (2009) Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Eucalyptus canker diseases in Colombia. Forest Pathology 39(2):110-123. 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2008.00569.x PDF
Schoch CL, Crous PW, Groenewald JZ, Boehm EWA, Burgess TI, de Gruyter J, de Hoog GS, Dixon LJ, Grube M, Gueidan C, Harada Y, Hatakeyama S, Hirayama K, Hosoya T, Huhndorf SM, Hyde KD, Jones EBG, Kohlmeyer J, Kruys Å, Li YM, Lücking R, Lumbsch HT, Marvanová L, Mbatchou JS, McVay AH, Miller AN, Mugambi GK, Muggia L, Nelsen MP, Nelson P, Owensby CA, Phillips AJL, Phongpaichit S, Pointing SB, Pujade-Renaud V, Raja HA, Plata ER, Robbertse B, Ruibal C, Sakayaroj J, Sano T, Selbmann L, Shearer CA, Shirouzu T, Slippers B, Suetrong S, Tanaka K, Volkmann-Kohlmeyer B, Wingfield MJ, Wood AR, Woudenberg JHC, Yonezawa H, Zhang Y, Spatafora JW. (2009) A class-wide phylogenetic assessment of Dothideomycetes. Studies in Mycology 64:1-15. 10.3114/sim.2009.64.01 PDF
van der Nest MA, Slippers B, Steenkamp ET, De Vos L, Van Zyl K, Stenlid J, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD. (2009) Genetic linkage map for Amylostereum areolatum reveals an association between vegetative growth and sexual and self-recognition. Fungal Genetics and Biology 46(9):632-641. 10.1016/j.fgb.2009.06.002 PDF
van der Nest MA, Slippers B, Steenkamp ET, De Vos L, van Zyl K, Stenlid J, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD. (2009) Genetic linkage map for Amylostereum areolatum reveals an association between vegetative growth and sexual and self recognition. Fungal Genetics and Biology 46:632-641. PDF
Visser AA, Ros VID, De Beer ZW, Debets AJM, Hartog E, Kuyper TW, Læssøe T, Slippers B, Aanen DK. (2009) Levels of specificity of Xylaria species associated with fungus-growing termites: a phylogenetic approach. Molecular Ecology 18(3):553-567. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.04036.x PDF
Pérez CA, Altier N, Simeto S, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Blanchette RA. (2008) Botryosphaeriaceae from Eucalyptus and native Myrtaceae in Uruguay. Agrociencia 12(2):19-30. PDF
De Wet J, Slippers B, Preisig O, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2008) Phylogeny of the Botryosphaeriaceae reveals patterns of host association. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46(1):116-126. 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.08.016 PDF
Durán A, Gryzenhout M, Slippers B, Ahumada R, Rotella A, Flores F, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2008) Phytophthora pinifolia sp. nov. associated with a serious needle disease of Pinus radiata in Chile. Plant Pathology 57(4):715-727. 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2008.01893.x PDF
Hurley BP, Slippers B, Croft PK, Hatting HJ, van der Linde M, Morris AR, Dyer C, Wingfield MJ. (2008) Factors influencing parasitism of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) by the nematode Deladenus siricidicola (Nematoda: Neotylenchidae) in summer rainfall areas of South Africa. Biological Control 45(3):450-459. 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.02.010 PDF
Pavlic D, Wingfield MJ, Barber P, Slippers B, Hardy GESJ, Burgess TI. (2008) Seven new species of the Botryosphaeriaceae from baobab and other native trees in Western Australia. Mycologia 100(6):851-866. 10.3852/08-020 PDF
van der Nest MA, Slippers B, Stenlid J, Wilken PM, Vasaitis R, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD. (2008) Characterization of the systems governing sexual and self-recognition in the white rot homobasidiomycete Amylostereum areolatum. Current Genetics 53(6):323-336. 10.1007/s00294-008-0188-8 PDF
Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Coutinho TA, Wingfield BD, Roux J. (2008) Eucalypt pests and diseases: Growing threats to plantation productivity. Southern Forests 70(2):139-144. 10.2989/SOUTH.FOR.2008.70.2.9.537 PDF
Aanen D, Ros V, de Fine Licht H, Mitchell J, de Beer ZW, Slippers B, Rouland-LeFevre C, Boomsma J. (2007) Patterns of interaction specificity of fungus-growing termites and Termitomyces symbionts in South Africa. BMC Evolutionary Biology 7:115. 10.1186/1471-2148-7-115 PDF
Hurley BP, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2007) A comparison of control results for the alien invasive woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, in the southern hemisphere. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 9:159-171. 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2007.00340.x PDF
Hurley BP, Slippers B, Coutinho TA, Wingfield BD, Govender P, Wingfield MJ. (2007) Molecular detection of fungi carried by Bradysia difformis (Sciaridae: Diptera) in South African forestry nurseries. Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal 69(2):103-109. 10.2989/SHFJ.2007.69.2.5.291 PDF
Mohali SR, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2007) Identification of Botryosphaeriaceae from Eucalyptus, Acacia and Pinus in Venezuela. Fungal Diversity 25:103-125. PDF
Pavlic D, Slippers B, Coutinho TA, Wingfield MJ. (2007) Botryosphaeriaceae occurring on native Syzygium cordatum in South Africa and their potential threat to Eucalyptus. Plant Pathology 56(4):624-636. 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2007.01608.x PDF
Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2007) Botryosphaeriaceae as endophytes and latent pathogens of woody plants: diversity, ecology and impact. Fungal Biology Reviews 21:90-106. 10.1016/j.fbr.2007.06.002 PDF
Slippers B, Smit WA, Crous PW, Coutinho TA, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2007) Taxonomy, phylogeny and identification of Botryosphaeriaceae associated with pome and stone fruit trees in South Africa and other regions of the world. Plant Pathology 56(1):128-139. 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2006.01486.x PDF
Slippers B, Vasiliauskas R, Hurley BP, Stenlid J, Wingfield MJ. (2006) A collaborative project to better understand Siricid-Fungal symbioses. Proceedings of SNS Meeting :65-68. PDF
Crous PW, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Rheeder J, Marasas WFO, Philips AJL, Alves A, Burgess T, Barber P, Groenewald JZ. (2006) Phylogenetic lineages in the Botryosphaeriaceae. Studies in Mycology 55:235-253. 10.3114/sim.55.1.235 PDF
Crous PW, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Rong IH, Samson RA. (2006) 100 Years of fungal biodiversity in southern Africa: Preface. Studies in Mycology 55 PDF
Crous PW, Rong IH, Wood A, Lee S, Glen H, Botha W, Slippers B, De Beer ZW, Wingfield MJ, Hawksworth DL. (2006) How many species of fungi are there at the tip of Africa?. Studies in Mycology 55:13-33. 10.3114/sim.55.1.13 PDF
Mohali S, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2006) Two new Fusicoccum species from Acacia and Eucalyptus in Venezuela, based on morphology and DNA sequence data. Mycological Research 110(4):405-413. 10.1016/j.mycres.2006.01.006 PDF
Rodas C.A, Lombard L, Gryzenhout M., Slippers B , Wingfield M.J. (2005) Cylindrocladium blight of Eucalyptus grandis in Colombia. Australasian Plant Pathology 34:143 - 149. 10.1071/AP05012 PDF
Barber PA, Burgess TI, Hardy GESJ, Slippers B, Keane PJ, Wingfield MJ. (2005) Botryosphaeria species from Eucalyptus in Australia are pleoanamorphic, producing Dichomera synanamorphs in culture. Mycological Research 109(12):1347-1363. 10.1017/S0953756205003989 PDF
Rodas CA, Lombard L, Gryzenhout M, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2005) Cylindrocladium blight of Eucalyptus grandis in Colombia. Australasian Plant Pathology 34(2):143-149. 10.1071/AP05012 PDF
Slippers B, Summerell BA, Crous PW, Coutinho TA, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2005) Preliminary studies on Botryosphaeria species from Southern Hemisphere conifers in Australasia and South Africa. Australasian Plant Pathology 34(2):213-220. 10.1071/AP05020 PDF
Slippers B, Johnson GI, Crous PW, Coutinho TA, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2005) Phylogenetic and morphological re-evaluation of the Botryosphaeria species causing diseases of Mangifera indica. Mycologia 97(1):99-110. PDF
Slippers B, Stenlid J, Wingfield MJ. (2005) Emerging pathogens: Fungal host jumps following anthropogenic introduction. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 20(8):420-421. 10.1016/j.tree.2005.05.002 PDF
Gezahgne A, Roux J, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ. (2004) Identification of the causal agent of Botryosphaeria stem canker in Ethiopian Eucalyptus plantations. South African Journal of Botany 70(2):241-248. PDF
Pavlic D, Slippers B, Coutinho TA, Gryzenhout M, Wingfield MJ. (2004) Lasiodiplodia gonubiensis sp. nov., a new Botryosphaeria anamorph from native Syzygium cordatum in South Africa. Studies in Mycology 50:313-322. PDF
Slippers B, Burgess T, Wingfield BD, Crous PW, Coutinho TA, Wingfield MJ. (2004) Development of simple sequence repeat markers for Botryosphaeria spp. with Fusicoccum anamorphs. Molecular Ecology Notes 4(4):675-677. 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00780.x PDF
Slippers B, Crous PW, Denman S, Coutinho TA, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2004) Combined multiple gene genealogies and phenotypic characters differentiate several species previously identified as Botryosphaeria dothidea. Mycologia 96(1):83-101. PDF
Slippers B, Fourie G, Crous PW, Coutinho TA, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2004) Multiple gene sequences delimit Botryosphaeria australis sp. nov. from B. lutea. Mycologia 96(5):1030-1041. PDF
Slippers B, Fourie G, Crous PW, Coutinho TA, Wingfield BD, Carnegie AJ, Wingfield MJ. (2004) Speciation and distribution of Botryosphaeria spp. on native and introduced Eucalyptus trees in Australia and South Africa. Studies in Mycology 50:343-358. PDF
De Wet J, Burgess T, Slippers B, Preisig O, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2003) Multiple gene genealogies and microsatellite markers reflect relationships between morphotypes of Sphaeropsis sapinea and distinguish a new species of Diplodia. Mycological Research 107(5):557-566. 10.1017/S0953756203007706 PDF
Denman S, Crous PW, Groenewald JZ, Slippers B, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2003) Circumscription of Botryosphaeria species associated with Proteaceae based on morphology and DNA sequence data. Mycologia 95(2):294-307. PDF
Slippers B, Coutinho TA, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2003) A review of the genus Amylostereum and its association with woodwasps. South African Journal of Science 99(1-2):70-74. PDF
Slippers B, Wingfield BD, Coutinho TA, Wingfield MJ. (2002) DNA sequence and RFLP data reflect geographical spread and relationships of Amylostereum areolatum and its insect vectors. Molecular Ecology 11(9):1845-1854. 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2002.01572.x PDF
Hunter GC, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Coutinho TA, Yamada T. (2001) A study of symbiotic white rot fungi of Sirex and Urocerus from the southern hemisphere and Japan. South African Journal of Science 97(1-2):xix-xx.
Meyer L, Slippers B, Korsten L, Kotzé JM, Wingfield MJ. (2001) Two distinct Guignardia species associated with citrus in South Africa. South African Journal of Science 97(5-6):191-194. PDF
Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Coutinho TA, Wingfield BD. (2001) Population structure and possible origin of Amylostereum areolatum in South Africa. Plant Pathology 50(2):206-210. 10.1046/j.1365-3059.2001.00552.x PDF
Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Zhou XD, De Beer ZW, Govender P, Wingfield BD. (2001) Global spread of insect-associated fungi on exotic plantation pines. IUFRO World Series 11:107-114. PDF
Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Roux J, Wingfield BD. (2001) Worldwide movement of exotic forest fungi, especially in the tropics and the southern Hemisphere. BioScience 51(2):134-140. PDF
Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD, Coutinho TA. (2000) Relationships among Amylostereum species associated with siricid woodwasps inferred from mitochondrial ribosomal DNA sequences. Mycologia 92(5):955-963. PDF
Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Coutinho TA, Wingfield BD, Tribe G. (1996) The Amylostereum symbiont of Sirex noctilio in South Africa. Phytopathology 86(11 SUPPL.):S87.
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Slippers B, Kleinsmith L, Nieuwenhuis R. (2023) National surveillance efforts bridge knowledge gaps. SA Grain Magazine (2):15-16.
Maduke A, Slippers B, Van der Linde E, Wingfield M, Fourie G. (2022) Botryosphaeriaceae on Macadamia leaves, nuts and racemes and their association with disease. SAMAC Journal
Pal E, Hurley B, Allison J, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2022) Potential management tactics hidden in the life cycle of stink bugs. SAMAC Journal :53-55.
Fourie A, Venter N, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2021) It takes "guts" to understand stink bugs. SAMAC Journal :33-37. PDF
Maduke A, Slippers B, Van der Linde E, Wingfield MJ, Fourie G. (2021) Macadamia branch dieback and decline in South Africa. SAMAC Journal PDF
Smith AK, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2021) Nut borers in South African macadamia orchards: the main culprit and research towards improving control. SAMAC Journal :57-58. PDF
Pal E, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2020) Progress towards characterisation of pheromones of Bathycoelia distincta. SAMAC Journal PDF
Smith A, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2020) Life stage characterisation of Thaumatotibia batrachopa on an artificial diet. SAMAC Journal PDF
Slippers B, Visser M, Roux J. (2020) Why it’s so critical to continuously monitor and manage plant diseases. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/why-its-so-critical-to-continuously-monitor-and-manage-plant-diseases-139423#comment_2251101
Slippers B, Alisic E. (2019) African science needs more leaders. Here’s how to develop them. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/african-science-needs-more-leaders-heres-how-to-develop-them-114091
Slippers B, Singh S. (2018) African mothers in science need more support. Providing it is actually easy. The Conversation (10 January) http://bit.ly/2Dp0cl5 PDF
Slippers B. (2015) Plantations provide cover for lost trees but they are also under threat from pests. The Conversation (11 September) https://theconversation.com/plantations-provide-cover-for-lost-trees-but-they-are-also-under-threat- PDF