Dr Nontembeko Dube
Position
Senior Lecturer
Department
Zoology and Entomology
Address
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Zoology and Entomology
IB 49
UFS
Telephone
Office
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Publications

DUBE, N., ZACHARIADES, C. & OLCKERS, T. 2009. Comparative biology and effects of crossbreeding Pareuchaetes insulata (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), a biological control agent of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae). Proceedings of the South African Sugar Technologists’ Association 82: 433 – 436.

 

ZACHARIADES, C., STRATHIE, L.W., RETIEF, E. & DUBE, N. 2011. Progress towards the biological control of Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King & H. Rob (Asteraceae) in South Africa. African Entomology 19: 282-302.

 

DUBE, N., ASSEFA Y., ZACHARIADES C., OLCKERS T. & CONLONG D. 2014. Genetic diversity in Pareuchaetes insulata and its implications for biological control of Chromolaena odorata. BioControl 59: 253-262.

 

ZACHARIADES, C., OSARIYEKEMWEN U., DUBE, N., STRATHIE L.W., MUIR D., CONLONG D. E., ASSEFFA Y., 2016. Biological control of Chromolaena odorata: Pareuchaetes insulata spread its wings. Proceedings of the South African Sugar Technologists’ Association 89:291-306.

 

DUBE, N., ZACHARIADES, C., UYI O.O., MUNYAI T.C., 2017. Laboratory studies on the biology and host range of Dichrorampha odorata (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a biological control agent for Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae). Biocontrol Science and Technology 27:222-236.

 

DUBE, N., UYI, O.O., ZACHARIADES, C., MUNYAI, T. C., WHITWELL, M., 2019. Impact of the shoot-boring moth Dichrorampha odorata (Lepitoptera: Tortricidae) on growth and reproductive potential of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in South Africa. Biocontrol Science and Technology 29: 350-364.

 

DUBE, N., ZACHARIADES, C., UYI O.O., MUNYAI T.C. 2020. Life history traits and host suitability of a gall-forming fly, Polymorphomyia basilica (Diptera: Tephritidae) for the biological control of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in South Africa. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 14: 237-250.

 

DUBE, N., VAN HEERDEN, F.R., ZACHARIADES, C., MUNYAI T.C. 2021. First records of pyrrolizidine alkaloids from the southern African biotype of C. odorata. South African Journal of Botany 139: 19-25.

Publications (Short List)

 

Research

Biological control of invasive alien plants

Pre-release and post-release studies such as life history traits and host specificity of potential insect biocontrol agents, their impact on target plants and evolutionary changes of phytochemistry in response to herbivory.

 

 

 

Area(s) of Interest

 

Biological control of invasive alien plants

Insect pests management

Management of agricultural pests using biological control and sterile insect techniques.

Courses Presented

Insect physiology (ENTO 2626)

Community Service

Advisory committee member of the Prince Edward Islands
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