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Name: Dr Renkang Peng Dr Renkang Peng
Qualifications: B.Sc.
Ph.D
Main role: Entomologist
Phone: +61 8 8946 6763
Fax: +61 8 8946 6847
Email: renkang.peng@cdu.edu.au
Address: School of Science and Primary Industries
Faculty of Education, Health and Science
Charles Darwin University
Darwin NT 0909
Australia

Research Interests

Renkeng's research interests include:
  • The influence of microclimates on the spatial distribution of flying insects
  • Integrated control of mango insect pests using green ants as a key element
  • Transplanted green ant colony monitoring and implementation of the ant technology in commercial cashew plantations
  • The effect of native vegetation on the cashew arthropod fauna with particular reference to the most important pest - Helopeltis pernicialis
  • Diversity of arthropods in agroforestry systems
  • Bio-ecology and control strategies of the tea aphid, Toxoptera aurantii

Recent Publications

  1. Peng, R.K. and Christian, K. (2004) The weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera:Formicidae), an effective biological control agent of the red-banded thrips, Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in mango crops.  International Journal of Pest Management, 50 (2), pp107-114
  2. Peng, R. K., Christian,K and Gibb, K. (2002). Biological Control of Amblypelta spp (Hemiptera: Coreidae) using Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) - progress, prospects and challenges. International Symposium on Tropical and Sub Tropical Fruits, Cairns, Australia.
  3. Peng, R. K., Christian, K. and Gibb, K. (2002). Ecology of the fruit spotting bug, Amblypelta lutescens lutescens (Distant) (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in cashew plantations with particular reference to the potential for its biological control. Australia Journal of Entomology, (in review).
  4. Peng, R. K., Christian, K. and Gibb, K. (2001). Potential of using colonies of the green ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (F.), to control cashew insect pests. Proceedings of the sixth Workshop for Tropical Agricultural Entomologists, 11th - 15th May 1998, DPIF, Darwin, Australia. pp 81-93.
  5. Peng, R. K., Christian, K. and Gibb, K (2001). Factors influencing the spatial distribution of the tea mosquito bug, Helopeltis pernicialis, in cashew plantations. Proceedings of the sixth Workshop for Tropical Agricultural Entomologists, 11th - 15th May 1998, DPIF, Darwin, Australia. pp 113-119.
  6. Peng, R. K., Christian, K. and Gibb, K. (2001). Biological control of Amblypelta spp (Hemiptera: Coreidae) using Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) - progress, prospects and challenges. Proceedings of International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, 26th November - 1st December 2000, Cairns, Australia.
  7. Peng, R. K., Christian, K. and Gibb, K. (2000). Why use weaver ants, Oecophylla spp, to manage the main insect pests in cashew orchards? Proceedings of International Cashew Workshop, 13 - 15 November 2000, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  8. Peng, R. K., Christian, K. and Gibb, K. (1999). The effect of colony isolation of the predacious ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (F.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), on protection of cashew plantations from insect pests. International Journal of Pest Management, 45, pp 189-194.
  9. Peng, R. K., Christian, K. and Gibb, K. (1999). The effect of levels of green ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (F.), colonisation on cashew yield in northern Australia. In: Hong, L. W.and Sastroutomo, S. S. (eds). Biological Control in the Tropics. CAB International, Selangor, Malaysia. pp. 24-28.
  10. Peng, R. K., Christian, K. and Gibb, K. (1999). Utilisation of green ants, Oecophylla smaragdina, to control cashew insect pests. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra, Australia. pp 88.
  11. Peng, R. K., Christian, K. and Gibb, K. (1998). The effect of non-crop vegetation on the insect pests and their natural enemies in cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) plantations. Plant Protection Quarterly, 13 (1), pp 16-20.
  12. Peng, R. K., Christian, K. and Gibb, K. (1998). Bioecology of Helopeltis pernicialis (Heteroptera: Miridae) with particular reference to the control efficiency by Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of international Cashew and Coconut Conference, Dar Es Salaam. pp 170-174.
  13. Peng, R. K., Christian, K. and Gibb, K. (1998). The effect of green ants on insect pests in cashew plantations. Proceedings of International Cashew and Coconut Conference, Dar Es Salaam. pp 179-181.
  14. Peng, R. K., Christian, K. and Gibb, K. (1998). How many queens are there in established green ant, Oecophylla smaragdina, colonies? The Australian Journal of Entomology, 37, pp 249-253.
  15. Peng, R. K., Christian, K. and Gibb, K. (1998). Management of Oecophylla smaragdina colonies in cashew plantations to control the main cashew insect pests. Sixth Australasian Applied Entomological Research Conference, Brisbane, Australia. Vol. 2, pp 332.
  16. Peng, R. K., Christian, K. and Gibb, K. (1998) Locating queen ant nests in Oecophylla smaragdina (F.) colonies. Insectes Sociaux, 45, pp 477-480.
  17. Peng, R. K., Christian, K. and Gibb, K. (1998). Impact of native vegetation on cashew insect pests. Rural Industries research and Development Corporation Publ. No. 98/69, pp 70.

Current Projects

Integrated control of mango insect pests using green ants as a key element. Southern Fruit Research Institute (Vietnam), Northern Territory University, ACIAR $720731 Prince of Songkla University (Thailand), Department of Agricultural Extension (Thailand). 01-Jan-01 to 30-Jun-04.

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