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Biography
I received my BA in Natural Sciences and Economics from the University of Cambridge in 1964, and a ScD for publications on pasture insects in 2001. My MSc was awarded in 1968 and my PhD in 1974 at the University of New England. I joined CSIRO Entomology at Armidale in NSW in 1964 and at Perth in WA from 1977-2006. I was Vice-President of the Australian Entomological Society from 1998-1992 and President from 2002-2004. At the International Congress of Entomology (ICE) in Australia in 2004 I was elected to the Council of ICE and to the Executive as Secretary General of Council from 2008-2016. From 2012-2015 I was a Visiting Professor at Northwest Agricultural University in China.
I was elected to the Academy of Technological Sciences (FTSE) in 2002 and an Honorary Life Member of ICE in 2016.
Research
My research has been on feeding, reproductive behaviour and ecology of insects and mites. I have co-edited books on insect reproduction, on ecology and evolution of dung beetles, and on the 100 year history of ICE. Currently I am involved in placing some of my legacy data into database programs involving control of redlegged earth mite (pests) and dung beetles (ecosystem services) to improve outcomes in Australia.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Entomology, ScD, Pasture insects, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 21 Jul 2001
Entomology, PhD, University of New England
Award Date: 12 Apr 1975
Entomology, MSc, University of New England
Award Date: 19 Apr 1969
Entomology, BA, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 27 Jun 1964
Entomology
External positions
Hon Fellow CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, CSIRO - Land and Water
3 Feb 2006 → …
Industry keywords
- Agriculture and Food
Research expertise keywords
- Entomology
- Ecology
- Behaviour
- Reproduction
- Economics of research
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Deliberately introduced dung beetles in Australia: 12 years of occurrence and abundance records from 2001 to 2022
Berson, J. D., Edwards, P. B., Ridsdill-Smith, T. J., Taylor, C. K., Anderson, D. J., Andrew, N. R., Barrow, R. A., Cousins, D. A., Emery, R. N., Fagan, L. L., Foster, R. M., Harwood, L. G., Hemmings, Z., Lewis, M. J., Lukehurst, S. S., Manger, J., Matthiessen, J. N., Vieira, M. D. C., Weston, P. A., Didham, R. K., & 1 others, Jul 2024, In: Ecology. 105, 7, 2 p., e4328.Research output: Contribution to journal › Data article › peer-review
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Entomology Comes Downunder: First Time in the Southern Hemisphere, XIV International Congress of Entomology, Canberra, 22-30 August 1972
Ridsdill-Smith, J., 2022, An Important and Victorious Science: The International Congresses of Entomology (ICE). Ridsdill-Smith, J., Weintraub, P. G., Whitten, M. J. & Berenbaum, M. R. (eds.). Entomological Society of America, p. 101-112 11 p. (Thomas Say Publications in Entomology-Memoirs).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
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Nitrogen and plant growth regulator affect plant detoxification metabolism and tritrophic interactions among triticum aestivum, sitobion avenae and aphelinus asychis
Di, N., Wang, S., Ridsdill-Smith, J., Chen, Y., Harwood, J. D., Zhang, K. & Liu, T., 2021, In: Entomologia Generalis. 41, 4, p. 369-384 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Methods to measure performance of Grapholitha molesta on apples of five varieties
Wang, Y., Kong, W. N., Zhao, L. L., Xiang, H. M., Zhang, L. J., Li, J., Ridsdill-Smith, J. & Ma, R. Y., 1 Mar 2018, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 166, 3, p. 162-170 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of maternal diet on offspring fitness in the bird cherry-oat aphid
Hu, X-S., Liu, X-F., Ridsdill-Smith, T. J., Thieme, T., Zhao, H-Y. & Liu, T-X., 1 Apr 2016, In: Ecological Entomology. 41, 2, p. 147-156 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Developing resistance to pests in lupins with low alkaloid content
Grains Research & Development Corporation
1/01/99 → 31/12/01
Project: Research