Unathi Heshula
MSc Rhodes University (2005)
PhD Rhodes University (2010)
Lecturer in Entomology
'phone +27 [0]46 603 8804
Fax +27 [0]46 622-8959
e-mail u.heshula@ru.ac.za
Qualifications
Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education (PGDHE), Rhodes University (2012)
Research interests
Feeding induced responses of plants
Global climate change and invasive plants
Chemical ecology
Teaching interests
Insect predation and parasitism
Plant-insect interactions
Biological control of weeds
Professional memberships
Entomological Society of Southern Africa
Personal interests
Music (singing, composition, playing drums)
Sports
Travelling
Post-graduate supervision
Current students
Lukhanyo Makaka (MSc) - Ecology of Lantana camara as influenced by feeding and other factors. Co-supervisor: Prof Martin Hill
Past students
N. Mazungula (BSc Hons) 2008
Some recent publications
Heshula, L.U.P. and Hill, M.P. The effect of Falconia intermedia feeding on emission of volatile organic compounds from aerial parts of Lantana camara varieties: some preliminary observations. Submitted to Journal of Chemical Ecology.
Heshula, L.U.P. and Hill, M.P. 2012. Previous feeding induces resistance by Lantana camara. Biocontrol Science and Technology 22(6):671-684.
Heshula, L.U.P. and Hill, M.P. 2011. The effect of Lantana camara leaf quality on the performance of Falconia intermedia. BioControl 56:925-933.
Heshula, L.U.P. and Hill, M.P. 2009. Effect of induced responses of Lantana camara on Falconia intermedia. In: Terblanche, J. and Venter, R. (eds.). Proceedings of the 16th Entomological Congress. Stellenbosch, July 2009: pp 34.
Heshula, U.L.P., Hill, M.P. and Villet, M.H. 2005. Establishment and impact of sap- sucking mirid Falconia intermedia (Hemiptera: Miridae) on Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) varieties in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. In: Villet, M.H. (ed.). Proceedings of the 15th Entomological Congress, Grahamstown, July 2005: pp 32.
