Alicia Timm

MSc Stellenbosch University (2003)
PhD Stellenbosch University (2005) 

Lecturer in Entomology

'phone +27 [0]46 603 8525
Fax +27 [0]46 622-8959
e-mail a.timm@ru.ac.za

Research interests

Molecular and morphological taxonomy
Population genetics
Insect-plant interactions

Post-graduate supervision

Some recent publications

Timm, AE, Geertsema, H & Warnich, L. (2010) Population genetic structure of economically important Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa: a comparative analysis. Bulletin of Entomological Research 100:421-431.

Franck, P & Timm, AE. (2010) Population genetic structure of Cydia pomonella as a function of geography, host and temporal variation. Journal of Applied Entomology 134: 191-200, Germany.

Debry, RW, Timm, AE, Dahlem, GA & Stamper, T. (2010) mtDNA-based identification of Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) and Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the continental United States. Forensic Science International 202:102-9.

Wahner, N, Addison, MA & Timm, AE. (2008) DNA sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS 2) region as tool for molecular identification of Trichogrammatoidea lutea (Girault) and T. cryptophlebiae (Nagaraja) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). African Plant Protection 14: 8-14.

Timm, AE, L Warnich & Geertsema, H. (2008) Morphological and molecular description of Epichoristodes acerbella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and comparison with other tortricid larvae of economic importance on deciduous fruit in South Africa. African Entomology 16: 209-219.

Timm, AE, Geertsema, H & Warnich, L. (2008) Population genetic structure of the oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in South Africa, inferred by AFLP analysis. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 101: 197-203.

Timm, AE, Stiller, M & Frey, JE. (2008) A molecular identification key for economically important thrips species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) present in southern Africa. African Entomology: 16: 68-75.

Timm, AE, L Warnich & Geertsema, H. (2007) Morphological and molecular identification of economically important Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) on tropical and subtropical fruit in South Africa. African Entomology 15: 269-286.

Timm, AE, Geertsema, H & Warnich, L. (2006) Analysis of population genetic structure of two closely related tortricid species of economic importance on macadamias and litchis in South Africa. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 8: 113-119.

Timm, AE, Geertsema, H. & Warnich, L. (2006) Gene flow among Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) geographic and host populations. Journal of Economic Entomology 99: 341-348.