Professor Andrew Beattie

• Biography
• Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
• Grants / Current Projects
• Awards and Recognition
• Selected Publications
• Contact Details

Biography

Professor Beattie’s major research contributions have been on citrus pests and their natural enemies. He is an international authority on integrated pest management of pests of citrus (particularly scale insects) and other crops and one of the world’s leading authorities on the use of biorational horticultural and agricultural mineral oils. His current research is focused on: how mineral oils cause chronic phytotoxicity; the response of fruit flies and other phytophagous arthropods to mineral oil deposits; management of the devastating disease of citrus known as huanglongbing (citrus greening) and its vector the Asiatic citrus psyllid; the origins of the causative agent of huanglongbing α Proteobacteria in the genus ‘Candidatus Liberibacter’); and the origins and biogeography of the genus Citrus and Citrus relatives. This work, which is primarily being conducted in Indonesia, Vietnam, China and Australasia, is supported by a large ACIAR and Horticulture Australia Limited funded project, and separately by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. He is principal supervisor of 3 PhD students; CH Nguyen, R Spooner-Hart and TH Dao.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

Biological Control; Horticultural Crop Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds); Citrus Fruit; Environmentally Sustainable Plant Production

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Grants / Current Projects

Developing Ecologically Sustainable Pest and Disease Management Strategies for Citrus, with Emphasis on Huanglongbing
Co-Researchers: Associate Professor Robert Spooner-Hart, Associate Professor Paul Holford
Partner/Funding Body: Department of Education, Science and Training: Australia – China Fund
Period: 2007–2010

Fruit Fly Management in Papua New Guinea
Co-Researchers: Mr A Jessup, Dr A Clarke, Mr D Tenakanai
Partner/Funding Body: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Period: 2007–2010

Quarantine Bioassay Insectory
Co-Researchers: Associate Professor Robert Spooner-Hart, Dr David Leach, Professor P Waterman, Dr A Clift, Associate Professor H Rose
Partner/Funding Body: University of Western Sydney Research Infrastructure Funds Scheme
Period: 2004

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Awards and Recognition

Certificate of Appreciation ‘In recognition for the many outstanding, sustained, and enduring contributions to huanglongbing biology and control. The knowledge, expertise, guidance, and technology you have provided forms a highly significant, broad foundation for future work to combat this devastating citrus disease’. Benefactor: the United States Department of Agriculture, 2008.

Medal ‘For the Cause of Agriculture and Rural Development of Viet Nam’. Benefactor: Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development via the Collaboration for Agriculture and Rural Development Program, 2008.
Graham Gregory Award for ‘Excellence in Horticultural Research’ by Horticulture Australia Limited, 2001

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Selected Publications

Books
Rae DJ, Beattie GAC, Huang, MD, Yang YP, Ouyang GC, (2006) Mineral oils and their use: Sustainable pest management and green agriculture, Guangdong Science & Technology Press, Guangzhou, Guangdong People's Republic of China.

Huang M, Rae D, Beattie A, Ouyang G, Yang Y, Patricia B, (2005) Green Technology for Citrus Pest and Disease Control, Guangdong Science and Technology Press, Guangzhou, China

Journal Articles
Zaka SM, Zeng X-N, Holford P, Beattie GAC, (2010) ‘Repellent effect of guava leaf volatiles on settlement of adults of citrus psylla, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, on citrus’, Insect Science, vol.17, no.1, pp 39-45. IF 0.683

Aurambout JP, Finlay KJ, Luck J, Beattie GAC, (2009) ‘A concept model to estimate the potential distribution of the Asiatic citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama) in Australia under climate change - a means for assessing biosecurity risk’, Ecological Modelling, vol.220, no.19, pp 2512-2524. IF 2.176

Finlay KJ, Yen AL, Aurambout J-P, Beattie GAC, Barkley P, Luck JE, (2009) ‘Consequences for Australian biodiversity with establishment of the Asiatic Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri, under present and future climates’, Biodiversity, vol.10, nos.2-3, pp 25-32

Mathenge CW, Holford P, Hoffmann J, Spooner-Hart R, Beattie GAC, Zimmermann HG, (2009) ‘The Biology of Dactylopius tomentosus (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae)’, Bulletin of Entomological Research, vol.99, no.6, pp 551-559. IF 1.415

Mathenge CW, Holford P, Hoffmann JH, Zimmermann HG, Spooner-Hart R, Beattie GAC, (2009) ‘Distinguishing suitable biotypes of Dactylopius tomentosus (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) for biological control of Cylindropuntia fulgida var. fulgida (Caryophyllales: Cactaceae) in South Africa’, Bulletin of Entomological Research, vol.99, no.6, pp 619-627. IF 1.415

Xue Y, Meats A, Beattie GAC, Spooner-Hart R, Herron GA, (2009) ‘The influence of sublethal deposits of agricultural mineral oil on the functional and numerical responses of Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to its prey, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)’, Experimental and Applied Acarology, vol.48, no.4, pp 291-302. IF 1.200

Xue YG, Beattie GAC, Meats A, Spooner-Hart R, Herron GA, (2009) ‘Relative toxicity of nC24 agricultural mineral oil to Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) and Phytoseilus persimilis Athias-Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and its possible relationship to egg structure’, Australian Journal of Entomology, vol.48, no.3, pp 251-257. IF 1.072

Xue YG, Beattie GAC, Meats A, Spooner-Hart R, Herron GA, (2009) ‘Impact of nC24 agricultural mineral oil deposits on the searching efficiency and predation rate of the predatory mite Phytoseilus persimilis Athias-Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae)’, Australian Journal of Entomology, vol.48, no.3, pp 258-264. IF 1.072

Zaka SM, Zeng X-N, Holford P, Beattie GAC, (2009) ‘Repellent effect of guava leaf volatiles on settlement of adults of citrus psylla, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, on citrus’,  Insect Science, vol.17, pp 39-45. IF 0.683

Liu ZM, Meats A, Beattie GAC, (2008) ‘Seasonal dynamics, dispersion, sequential sampling plans and treatment thresholds for the citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae), in a mature lemon block in coastal New South Wales, Australia’ Australian Journal of Entomology, vol.47, pp 243-250. IF 0.684

Pustika AB, Subandiyah S, Holford P, Beattie GAC, Iwanami T, Masaoka Y, (2008) ‘Interactions between plant nutrition and symptom expression in mandarin trees infected with the disease huanglongbing’, Australasian Plant Disease Notes, vol.3, no.1, pp 112-115

Chohan S, Qamar R, Sadiq I, Azam M, Holford P, Beattie A, (2007) 'Molecular evidence for the presence of huanglongbing in Pakistan', Australasian Plant Disease Notes, vol.2, pp 37-38

Liang W, Beattie A, Meats A, Spooner-Hart R, (2007) 'Impact on soil-dwelling arthropods in citrus orchards of spraying horticultural mineral oil, carbaryl or methidathion', Australian Journal of Entomology, vol.46, pp 79-85. IF 0.727

Nguyen V, Meats A, Beattie A, Spooner-Hart R, Liu Z, Jiang L, (2007) 'Behavioural responses of female Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni, to mineral oil deposits', Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, vol.122, no.3, pp 215-221. IF 1.391

Ghajar F, Holford P, Alhussaen K, Cother E, Beattie GAC, (2006) ‘Optimising sporulation and virulence’ in Drechslera avenacea, Biocontrol Science and Technology, vol.16, no.5, pp 471–484. IF 0.857

Ghajar F, Holford P, Cother E, Beattie GAC, (2006) ‘Effects of ultraviolet radiation, simulated or as natural sunlight on conidium germination and appressorium formation by fungi with potential as mycoherbistats’, Biocontrol Science and Technology, vol.16, no.5, pp 451–469. IF 0.857

Ghajar F, Holford P, Cother E, Beattie GAC, (2006) ‘Enhancing survivial and subsequent infectivity of conidia of potential mycoherbistats using UV protectants’, Biocontrol Science and Technology, vol.16, no.8, pp 825–839. IF 0.857

Mo J, Glover M, Munro S, Beattie GAC, (2006) ‘Development of Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on leaves and fruit or orange trees’, Journal of Economic Entomology, vol.99, no.4, pp 1321–1326. IF 1.205

Mo J, Glover M, Munro S, Beattie GAC, (2006) ‘Evaluation of mating disruption for control of lightbrown apple moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in citrus’, Journal of Economic Entomology, vol.99, no.2, pp 421–426. IF 1.205

Song JH, Riu K, Meats A, Beattie GAC, (2006) ‘Optimum sample size and spatial dispersion of red scale, Aonidiella aurantii on an orange orchard in Australia’, Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, vol.9, no.1, pp 49–54

Yang Y, Huang M, Beattie GAC, Xia Y, Ouyang G, Xiong J, (2006) ‘Distribution, biology, ecology and control of the psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, a major pest of citrus: A Status report for China’, International Journal of Pest Management, vol.52, no.4, pp 343–352. IF 0.548

Zongmin L, Meats A, Beattie GAC, (2006) ‘Modification of host finding and oviposition behaviour of the citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella by horticultural mineral oil’, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, vol.121, pp 243–251. IF 1.248

Tan B, Reddy N, Sarafis V, Beattie A, Spooner-Hart R, (2005) 'Noninvasive localization of petroleum-derived spray oil in plants with chemical shift selective magnetic resonance imaging', HortScience, vol.40, pp 720-725

Tan B, Sarafis V, Beattie A, White R, Kabanoff L, Spooner-Hart R, (2005) 'Localization and movement of mineral oil in plants by fluorescence and confocal microscopy', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol.56420, pp 2755-2763

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